Overheard at Chipperfields' ... Part XXXVI ...

It was a slow and lazy afternoon around the shop. There were no customers, and Kriss and Jay-Dee had finished the clean up chores they had to do. Bonnie was working on the computer, and Anna and one of the part timers were just hanging out at the counter.

"We need music," Kriss announced, "let punch something up on the Juke box."

"Sure," answered Jay-Dee, "what should we put on?"

"Nothing geeky," answered Anna, looking over her glasses with a look of disdain tempered by a smile, "put something we can dance to."

"You gonna dance?" asked Jay-Dee.

"Of course NOT," answered Anna, the last syllable dripping in sarcasm, "but ..."

Before she could continue Kriss dropped her quarter into the machine and made her selection.

"Oh Yeah," Kriss exclaimed as the 45 was lifted onto the turn table, "this will be good." As she spoke her hips swayed slightly in anticipation to the music she has selected.

"What did you pick?" Kriss asked smiling, her eagerness giving way to a wave of mild concern.

"Oh," Kriss exagerated the syllable, "you'll see ..."

There was a whirl and click and then the sound of static and suddenly the voice of Chubby Checker warbled out of the speakers: "Come on every body ..."

The space of the shop was filled with the Rock'n'Roll classic "The Twist ..." as the song began Kriss began her karaoke complete with a dance to the music.

"Come on everybody," Kriss offered with a broad smile, her hips beginning to swing to the music, "Come on everybody ..."

Jay-Dee rounded the counter and joined Kriss as together they offered thier rendition of teh Twist. As they rocked back and forth between the tables the blinds in Bonnies office were parted.

"What are you doing?" She asked.

Kriss and Jay-Dee stopped and looked at each other sheepishly.

"Nothing," answered Kriss. She was clearly feeling guilty about being caught by the boss.

Bonnie came out of the office, "I don't care about you dancing," she said as she stepped through the kitchen door, "I just wanted to know what dance you THOUGHT you were doing?"

"Um," Kriss was slightly confused, "we were doing the Twist."

"THAT," Bonnie was smiling, "Wasn't the twist. I'll show you the twist."

"Alright," Kriss' face was crossed with a smile, "Bring it on Bonnie."

"Okay, it goes kind of like this," Bonnie started rocking to the music, and started dancing between the tables and the counter.

The song came to an end just as Bonnie was, much to the delight of her staff, showing the how to do the Twist properly.

Everything stopped, a sense of self consciousness washed over them.

"Don't worry," chirped Kriss, "I put in a whole dollars worth and it's all the Twist !!"

"Come on every body ..." broke through the static again ... And with the beginning of the music, Bonnie was moving to the music and invited her staff to join her.

"Come on," she said laughing, "you do it like this ..." and she showed them how to Twist.

Jay-Dee and the part-timer joined Kriss and Bonnie. The four of them looked at Anna.

"Come on and join us ..." invited Bonnie.

Anna was leaning on the counter her face bearing sly smile, "I don't think so," she smirked, "I don't think so."

The other four laughed and continued Twist-ing amongst the tables as Chubby kept singing ...