“You would think they would give us something more inspiring.” The girls sorted out her art materials ready to draw what they had revealed. “I mean, it is just a scarf, some books, a teapot, and the chair.”

“You are forgetting the plant.”

“It looks like a lettuce shoved in a glass. Even the scarf is white. Proper boring.”

The girls drew and use all the techniques they had been taught in classes beforehand. Such as shading to convey both texture and depth.

“Good work everybody.” The teacher nodded, approvingly.

“Harder than it looks,” the student commented, “but still uninspiring.”

Britain inspired by this week’s Fandango’s flash fiction challenge.