Prompt 050. spaghetti with meatballs
1. It was a silly decision to order spaghetti with meatballs during their first date.
A. It was a silly decision to order spaghetti with meatballs during their first date. Even trying his best to be neat, he still ended up with splatters of sauce against the white of his shirt, which he didn’t notice until he went to the bathroom at the movie theater an hour and a half later.
He zipped his jacket halfway up his breastbone and adjusted it to cover all signs of spaghetti sauce. Then he washed his hands and face and returned to his date.
2. Volunteering to help cook spaghetti and meatballs for 2000+ people might have been a bad decision, but they hadn’t volunteered for any other PTSA activities all year. The pressure to join in had been too much.
A. Volunteering to help cook spaghetti and meatballs for 2000+ people might have been a bad decision, but they hadn’t volunteered for any other PTSA activities all year. The pressure to join in had been too much.
Cynthia went to pick up the packages of dried spaghetti noodles while John helped form the meatballs and chop up vegetables for the sauce. Then they helped fill the grab bags before the kids and their families showed up.
By the time they were positioned side-by-side helping to fill paper plates with food, they were ready to leave. But at least the kids were enjoying the food and the chance to hang out with their friends.
3. They all watched as he enjoyed his last meal: a plate of spaghetti with four giant meatballs. Then they led him to his execution.
A. They all watched as he enjoyed his last meal: a plate of spaghetti with four giant meatballs. Then they led him to his execution.
It was with a sense of regret that Reynaldo watched him die. He forced himself not to blink or look away, holding himself perfectly still. There could be eyes watching him, and the last thing he wanted was to show how upset he was about Adam dying.
4. Spaghetti and meatballs was one of the only things he could make well. So he cooked a large batch and invited his neighbors for dinner.
A. Spaghetti and meatballs was one of the only things he could make well. So he cooked a large batch and invited his neighbors for dinner. He figured it was a great opportunity to get to know the newest members of the neighborhood.
He was running a bit behind schedule when the neighbors showed up and had to leave his two daughters to welcome their guests while he drained the noodles and gave the salad one more toss.
