The girls alighted and stretched their legs a bit.
“We have lots of time to look around,” Veve remarked. “Twenty whole minutes.”
They gazed into a drugstore window before crossing the street to the other bus stop.
“Let’s get a dish of ice cream,” Veve proposed. “One with nuts and whipped cream on it.”
This suggestion Connie promptly turned down.
“Why, Veve, you greedy girl! Didn’t you have milk and cookies at the meeting?”
“Yes, but that was a long time ago. I’m hungry.”
“You’re always hungry,” Connie accused. “We might miss our bus if we don’t stay right here.”
“Oh, all right.” Reluctantly, Veve gave up the idea. “It will be tiresome waiting, though.”
The girls seated themselves at the curb, watching cars whiz past.