Write a story about Angela who is very arrogant and snooty. She is in her mid-40's and very self-absorbed. She is on the board of commissioners and will be supervising a community day event on a Saturday afternoon in April. After a week of rain, the weather warmed up and dried up. Angela - always needing to her best - decides to wear a crisp white Ralph Lauren blouse, cropped and tailored tan slacks and brand new white canvas Keds.
Describe Angela arriving at the park where the event is to be held and surveying the grounds. Most things look good, however, she does notice an area at the intersection of two sidewalks where the week's rain formed a nasty muddy area made worse by kids riding their bikes through it the previous day.
Angela stepped out of her sleek, black sedan, the sun glinting off her perfectly styled hair. Dressed to the nines in her crisp white Ralph Lauren blouse, perfectly tailored tan slacks, and pristine white canvas Keds, she exuded an aura of superiority. As the mid-April sun warmed the air, she felt a swell of satisfaction; today was to be another display of her exceptional taste and undeniable poise.
She adjusted her oversized sunglasses, casting a critical eye over the park grounds as she strode confidently towards the event area. The community day had been her brainchild, and she intended to ensure it unfolded flawlessly. After a week of relentless rain, the park, now vibrant with the scent of freshly cut grass, buzzed with anticipation. Children and families were beginning to trickle in, and volunteers were setting up booths and activities, but Angela’s gaze quickly honed in on the details that mattered most—those that could potentially tarnish her meticulously crafted image.
As she surveyed the park, her heart momentarily lifted at the sight of colorful balloons, bright banners, and cheerful volunteers hustling about. However, that fleeting moment of joy evaporated as she reached the intersection of two sidewalks. There, the aftermath of the week’s downpour was starkly visible—a nauseating patch of mud, churned up by the tires of children’s bikes racing through it the day before.
Angela's perfectly manicured brow furrowed in disapproval. How could this be overlooked? She could already hear the whispers among the board members, the slight chuckles at her overzealous intentions for community engagement. "Typical,” she thought, rolling her eyes inwardly, “these people could never understand the importance of presentation."
With a flourish of her hand, she adjusted her blouse, feeling a drop of sweat bead at her temple as the sun beat down. Making her way towards the muddy area, she could picture the murmurs of discontent already buzzing in her mind. “What if someone stains their clothes while walking through this?” she grimaced. She imagined the phone calls, the complaints that would come to her if matters were left untended.
“Excuse me!” she called out, her voice cutting through the cheerful chaos like a knife. A young volunteer, a bright-eyed teenager wearing a tie-dyed T-shirt, turned towards her, the enthusiasm in his demeanor quickly curbing into uncertainty.
“Yes, ma’am?” he answered, clearly taken aback by the intensity of her presence.
Angela gestured with disdain at the muddy patch. “This needs to be cleaned up immediately. We can’t have our community day marred by such... unprofessionalism. Run, find some shovels and get to work. And make sure to put down some mulch afterward; it should never have reached this state in the first place!”
As the young volunteer scurried away, Angela huffed, her self-absorbed thoughts spiraling as she assessed the situation further. “No one understands the first thing about how to organize an event of this magnitude. It’s not just about throwing up a few tents,” she reprimanded under her breath.
Content for the moment, she went back to surveying the rest of the park grounds, fully engrossed in her own narrative of excellence, blissfully unaware of the frowns and whispers among the other volunteers sharing glances at the fuss over a little mud. In Angela's world, the spotlight was only on her, and today, it was essential that everything be just so.