Style

Mrs. Myrtle Standich met for lunch yesterday at Griffin's Tavern with her granddaughter, Ms. Lisa Standich, age fifteen. Talk was steady and pleasant as Ms. Lisa Standich spoke of playing with the Kalesburg High School volleyball team this past school year and possibly trying out for the Kalesburg High School softball team the next school year. She also held a position as student council representative and was currently at the top of her class in grade point average. Mrs. Myrtle Standich expressed her pride on multiple occasions.

Lunch was served in the form of a croissant with added side of cottage cheese for Mrs. Myrtle Standich and a turkey club for Ms. Lisa Standich. Talk was light whilst eating, a polite action abided by both women.

Whence lunch was finished, Mrs. Myrtle Standich felt it a proper time to once again express her pride in Ms. Lisa Standich and also to inquire as to why a smart and pretty girl like Ms. Lisa Standich chose to wear such short skirts to school. Ms. Lisa Standich replied that it was the style. To this, Mrs. Myrtle Standich posed a question. The question was "If it was the style to jump off a bridge, would you?" Ms. Lisa Standich avoided the question by citing an alleged grammatical error. According to Ms. Lisa Standich, jumping off of a bridge would be a trend and not a style. Mrs. Myrtle Standich differed on opinion, feeling that style and trend were synonmous. She cited frequent crossword puzzles that used one to describe the other. This was denied once more by Ms. Lisa Standich.

Though Mrs. Myrtle Standich was indeed proud of Ms. Lisa Standich's assertiveness, it could also be stated that Mrs. Myrtle Standich was also slightly hurt by her granddaughter's stubborn refusal to believe her. This led Mrs. Myrtle Standich to challenge Ms. Lisa Standich to look up the two words in a thesaurus. Of course, this would have to be saved for another time as neither of them had a thesaurus and inquiries to the waitress revealed that the kitchen and waitstaff also did not have one.*

The conversation ended in a slightly awkward fashion with Mrs. Myrtle Standich paying for the bill and Ms. Lisa Standich stating that Mrs. Myrtle Standich "did not understand". But, a warm hug was given at the end and it could be assumed that all would be well.

*An important addendum:
Ms. Lisa Standich looked up both "style" and "trend" in Webster's Thesaurus that same night and, once finished, called Mrs. Myrtle Standich on the telephone with an apology that was both sincere and sweet.