As the 'Queen of the last minute', she had ten minutes to finish getting ready before her friends came over for dinner. In those ten minutes, she had to set the table, shower, pick an outfit, dab on some makeup and finish cooking dinner. With six minutes to go, she jumped in the shower, leaving the rice on the stovetop. The doorbell rings five minutes early! She makes a mad dash to get dressed. In rushing, she slips on the floor and rolls her ankle. Friends are knocking on the front door, checking if she is okay. The front door is locked, so they can't get in to help. By the time she manages to get up from the floor and make herself presentable, the rice is boiling over on the stovetop and the gas flame is flaring. A kitchen fire was not on the menu for tonight's dinner. Luckily, there is wine in the fridge!
The 10-minute version
As the 'Queen of the last minute', she had ten minutes to finihs getting ready before her friends came over for dinner, In that ten minutes, she had to set the table, shower, pick an outfit, put on some make up and finish cooking dinner. With six minutes to go, she jumped in the shower, leaving the rice on the stovetop. The door bell rings five minutes early! She maeked a mad dash to get dresses. In dashing, she slips on the floor and rolls her ankle. Friends are knockin g on the front door, checking if she is oky. The front door is lovked, so there is no wy for them to get in to help. By the time she manages to get up off the floor and make herself decent to see her friends, the rice is boiling obver on the stovetop and the flame from the gas is flaring. A kitchen fire was not in the menu for tonights dinner.