Diction Piece

As the teams went out for the second half of the game, the townspeople smelled a smoky aroma in the air.

Right good barbeque they got going there,” said Bubba, a local.

“That’s not a barbeque,” uttered Joyce, another resident, “That’s a regular old fire!”

As the townspeople shrieked and others dashed to their cars, the teams just kept playing on. The fire department soon arrived and set up hoses to combat the fire. As the building started to blaze, the teams gazed in horror as the firefighters tried valiantly to stop the blaze. Alas, the building collapsed to the ground.

In the aftermath of the event, the game was rescheduled for a later date. The players clothes and possessions were not spared by the fire at all, but the town was gracious enough to reward them with new clothes and whatever they could replace.