One by One
It was my birthday, and yes, I am surprised as you are that Big Bob let me have it. Everyone was there. Nadine, Lila, Sid, Stinky, Harold, Phoebe, Gerald, even Brainy. (What in this strange world let me invite him?) Arnold wasn't there; he had gone on a fishing trip with his grandpa (ya think they go fishing enough?). He told me this on the phone the night before he left.
"Helga, I'm so sorry, but I already promised my grandpa."
"That's ok, I mean, it's not like the end of the world."
"I'm sorry, Helga, I should be back before the party ends. I'll bring by your gift then. I hope you like it. I went shopping in 5 different stores before I found the perfect gift."
"Really? What is it?"
"Like I would tell you! It's something you'd really like."
"I can't wait! Tell me now!"
"You'll have to wait until tomorrow."
"All right, fine."
"Hey, about what happened a week ago…"
I sighed.
"I haven't told anyone, Helga, have you?"
"No, I wasn't sure if you wanted me to." I said quietly.
"Well, I'm not sure yet either."
I smiled sweetly as if he was right there. I heard his grandpa call "Shortman!" in the background.
"Helga, I got to go! I'll see you tomorrow afternoon!"
"Ok, bye."
Crimemy! Why did I even bother having a party if he wasn't gonna be there? Oh, and guess what else HAD to happen.
Rhonda, with her big mouth, has to present the idea to the party people.
"Ok, lets play TRUTH or DARE!"
"Why do we have to play? I'm hungry!" wined Harold.
"Because…"
Harold gave her a blank look. What a moron.
"Because… I said so. Now lets play!"
There was a loud groan from all the guys…and me.
"Geez, Rhonda, it's my party, why do I have to play it if I don't want to?"
She plainly stated, "Because it's not a real party without the birthday girl."
Rhonda grabbed an empty YAHOO bottle, and said, "Whoever it lands on must pick truth or dare. Then they get to spin it and whoever it lands on must pick next…and so on and so forth." She spun the bottle and it landed on Phoebe.
"Ok, truth, or dare."
Phoebe looked thoughtful. "Umm, truth!" She smiled.
Rhonda looked devilish. "Do you like…Gerald?"
Everyone snickered while Phoebe blushed a brilliant shade of crimson red. I've never seen her that embarrassed before! She mumbled something no one could make out.
"What was that?"
"Yes." She said in her small voice.
It was then that Gerald blushed the same color, and everyone started laughing.
Phoebe then spun the bottle, and it landed on Stinky.
"Oh, man, this really bites. I guess I pick dare."
Phoebe started laughing in an evil giggle, something I've only heard once before, and that was when she was driving our go-kart in the Grand Prix.
"I dare you to…"
Now that Stinky was done losing all his self-dignity, he spun the bottle, and it landed on me. What a load of…
"Ok, Helga, truth or dare."
"I pick dare."
"Oh, geez! I dunno what dare to give her!"
"I do…"
Oh, no.
It was my birthday, and yes, I am surprised as you are that Big Bob let me have it. Everyone was there. Nadine, Lila, Sid, Stinky, Harold, Phoebe, Gerald, even Brainy. (What in this strange world let me invite him?) Arnold wasn't there; he had gone on a fishing trip with his grandpa (ya think they go fishing enough?). He told me this on the phone the night before he left.
"Helga, I'm so sorry, but I already promised my grandpa."
"That's ok, I mean, it's not like the end of the world."
"I'm sorry, Helga, I should be back before the party ends. I'll bring by your gift then. I hope you like it. I went shopping in 5 different stores before I found the perfect gift."
"Really? What is it?"
"Like I would tell you! It's something you'd really like."
"I can't wait! Tell me now!"
"You'll have to wait until tomorrow."
"All right, fine."
"Hey, about what happened a week ago…"
I sighed.
"I haven't told anyone, Helga, have you?"
"No, I wasn't sure if you wanted me to." I said quietly.
"Well, I'm not sure yet either."
I smiled sweetly as if he was right there. I heard his grandpa call "Shortman!" in the background.
"Helga, I got to go! I'll see you tomorrow afternoon!"
"Ok, bye."
Crimemy! Why did I even bother having a party if he wasn't gonna be there? Oh, and guess what else HAD to happen.
Rhonda, with her big mouth, has to present the idea to the party people.
"Ok, lets play TRUTH or DARE!"
"Why do we have to play? I'm hungry!" wined Harold.
"Because…"
Harold gave her a blank look. What a moron.
"Because… I said so. Now lets play!"
There was a loud groan from all the guys…and me.
"Geez, Rhonda, it's my party, why do I have to play it if I don't want to?"
She plainly stated, "Because it's not a real party without the birthday girl."
Rhonda grabbed an empty YAHOO bottle, and said, "Whoever it lands on must pick truth or dare. Then they get to spin it and whoever it lands on must pick next…and so on and so forth." She spun the bottle and it landed on Phoebe.
"Ok, truth, or dare."
Phoebe looked thoughtful. "Umm, truth!" She smiled.
Rhonda looked devilish. "Do you like…Gerald?"
Everyone snickered while Phoebe blushed a brilliant shade of crimson red. I've never seen her that embarrassed before! She mumbled something no one could make out.
"What was that?"
"Yes." She said in her small voice.
It was then that Gerald blushed the same color, and everyone started laughing.
Phoebe then spun the bottle, and it landed on Stinky.
"Oh, man, this really bites. I guess I pick dare."
Phoebe started laughing in an evil giggle, something I've only heard once before, and that was when she was driving our go-kart in the Grand Prix.
"I dare you to…"
Now that Stinky was done losing all his self-dignity, he spun the bottle, and it landed on me. What a load of…
"Ok, Helga, truth or dare."
"I pick dare."
"Oh, geez! I dunno what dare to give her!"
"I do…"
Oh, no.