Meeting an Out of Town Friend
Lucy: Hey Jeff, Have you met my friend?
Jeff: No, I don’t think I have.
Lucy: Well, this is my Oldest and best friend, Marlene. She’s visiting From out of town.
Jeff: Hi, I’m Jeff.
Marlene: Hi, iT’s nice meeting you.
Jeff: How long do you plan to be in town?
Marlene: I’m here for the Long weekend, Staying with Lucy. We’re doing some Catching up and I’m getting a Break from work.
Jeff: Oh, What line of work are you in? Are you in the same Field as Lucy?
Marlene: No, I’m In medicine. I’m a doctor actually, a Pediatrician. I enjoy the work but it’s nice To get away For a few days. What kind of work do you do?
Jeff: I work in the education field but what I really want to do is to become a professional singer.
Lucy: Jeff has a great voice. He sounds exactly like Frank Sinatra.
Marlene: Really?
Jeff: No, she’s Just kidding and Lucy knows that I can’t sing. We went to a Karaoke bar once and people actually offered me money NOT to sing.
Lucy: That was a lot of fun. We should do that again sometime.
Jeff: Sure, anytime. Oh, I’d better go. It was nice meeting you Marlene, and Lucy, I’ll talk to you next week.
Marlene: Nice to meet you, too.
Lucy: Okay, Later.
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