Edwin sat in the dining hall of the cruise ship, Philomena. The waiter tossed a plate of food on his table, spilling some contents. “What next?” he asked angrily.
“Strawberry ice cream” stammered Edwin
The waiter scowled at him. Edwin returned to his room to find his clothes back from the laundry. They were still dirty and his room was not swept well.
He described the events to his friend in the next cabin.
“Philomena employs only cockpit crew and engineers. The other ‘employees’ are those who sneak in without paying their fares.”
Edwin shuddered. “Where can I hide?”
Thank you, Rochelle, for hosting Friday Fictioneers and thanks to Jan Wayne Fields for the lovely photo.
Well done…..so much for him being unhappy.
Thank you, Summer:)
No trips on this line for me, thank you. 🙂
janet
for me either. Thank you for reading, Janet:)
Ha – Good one!
Not for Edwin though.
not good. He wants to hide as he hasn’t paid his fare either..but has escaped notice so far. Thank you, Rosy
Where can I hide? I empathize with him. Nicely written.
Thank you very much:)
This is great! Padmini. How fun, but I think I’ll pass on traveling on that ship! 🙂
Yes, that is better. Thank you, Penny:)
Lovely piece of writing. Though I would skip my trip on this ship.
right choice. they have some strange rules. Thank you, Samina:)
Good One. Poor Edwin.
Thanks, Aesop:)
🙂
Nice one. Sounds like a nightmarish cruise to me.
It is. unpleasant travel. Thanks for reading
Dear Nightlake,
The inmates are running the asylum.
Aloha,
Doug
yes, and Edwin is to join soon. thank you, Cheers, Nightlake
Dear Night,
Cut-rate cruise to be avoided at any cost. Looking for a place to hide.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you so much, Rochelle:)
Edwin is safer as a stowaway 😀
yes:) Thank you very much for stopping by, Mike:)
Enjoyed this little ditty quite well. 🙂
Thank you:)
I would hide so I wouldn’t have to pay with bad service like that. Good story.
He wants to hide because he didn’t pay his fare either:) Thank you very much, Kim:)
You realise I am going to be looking to see if that ship docks here 😉
lol. You wouldn’t want ot travel in that:)
Definitely not 🙂
😀 Thanks for the smile!
Thank you, Cao:)
Sounds like a pleasure cruise 🙂
Quite:) Thank you very much:)
ha! 🙂 good one.
Thank you, kz:)
Nice twist at the end. I didn’t expect it. Nice writing!
Thank you very much