S11-12
STRIKE!

It was still Summer in the town, which meant no school for the children, a lightened work schedule for the adults, and three whole months of fun.

On this nice sunny day, while Ian and Abigail were visiting their grandma Toriel again, Kris and Susie headed to Strike Zone Lanes, seeing that the Holiday parents were there too. That epic music was still playing, pumping up anyone bowling.

"MK, Noelle, we challenge you to a game of bowling!" Susie declared.

That competitive glint sparkled in MK's eyes. "Challenge accepted."

"We're gonna mop the floor with you!" Noelle added confidently.

"We'll see about that. Me and Susie versus you and MK? Sounds like a fair match. I'm game."

A competitive match of bowling was now underway.

Kris went up first, rolling a ball down the middle of the lane, and 8 pins went down. Susie grabbed a bowling ball, then miraculously made a 7-10 split. Frame 1 for the Dreemurr family was a Spare.

MK rolled a ball hard, knocking down exactly half of the pins. Noelle rolled, but missed the 10th pin. Frame 1 for the Holiday family was an open frame.

Susie got another ball off the automated rack, then rolled it. STRIKE! Brimming with a fresh new jolt of adrenaline, Susie moonwalked her way back to her seat, sitting down next to Kris. "You're a natural!" He commended.

"Thanks!"

While MK and Noelle got through frame 2, Kris and Susie ordered up, getting two of the Big Lebowski: Grilled 1/2lb beef patty topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle, and onion, served on a warm bun. Noelle knocked over a solid 6 pins, and MK ended off frame 2 with a Spare.

Susie scooted out of her seat to let Kris take his turn. He knocked over 7 pins. Kris sat back down, giving Susie a high-five as they switched out. She got a Spare.

Noelle stepped up as MK looked over the menu at the table his family was sitting at, scoring a marvelous 9 pins. "I'm thinking about getting the Hot Poppers. What do you think, sweety?" Jalapeno peppers stuffed with cheddar cheese served with ranch.

"Never had 'em. They sound good. Your turn." MK got up and rolled a ball, landing the last pin, scoring a Spare for frame 3.

Frame 4 began, and Susie slammed another Strike into the score.

MK rolled, gaining yet another Strike.

Frame 4 was over fast.

Kris grabbed a ball, then knocked down a significant 6 pins. Susie took her turn, securing a Spare for frame 5.

Noelle managed herself a Strike, moving on to frame 6. "That was awesome!" MK cheered. One thing could be said for sure about Noelle: the overwhelming nervousness she had back in school was just completely gone, and she had MK to thank for her new self-confidence.

Frame 6 had gone by fast, with both teams scoring a Strike. Two teams of such high talent, going against each other in a competition, there was no wonder their scores were so high.

It was at that time that the meal orders came out. "Time out, you two! Food's here!" Susie called to the Holiday family.

Everyone took a break from the bowling match, sitting back down at their shared table. "Well, I have to admit that you two are seriously surprising me." MK stated.

"I've been practicing." Susie said.

"She has. I've seen it." Kris added.

"She's getting nothing but Strikes and Spares. How much practice has she gotten?" Noelle wondered.

"A LOT."

Eventually, the two families ate their meals, then got up to finish their match, starting off on frame 7. Kris scored 9 pins, leaving Susie to get the one left behind.

MK knocked over 5, and Noelle got the Spare.

On frame 8, Susie rolled another of her 'famous' streak Strikes.

Noelle brought down 8, then stepped aside for MK to secure the Spare.

Frame 9 came, and Kris scored up 8 pins, only for Susie to clean up the rest.

MK managed yet another Strike, ready for frame 10.

"Susie, I have something to say." Kris began.

"What is it?"

"You... are... a... fuhreaking... GOD!"

"I still can't believe I have so much potential, and yet I've been wasting it as a school bully so long ago!"

"Nobody really knew you well enough to tell you."

"That's fair."

Now it was frame 10, and Susie rolled the first ball. STRIKE!

MK scored one too, swapping out with Noelle as his ball knocked down all the pins.

Kris rolled, impressively scoring yet another Strike.

Noelle ALMOST got a Strike, but 2 pins were still standing. "Sorry, MK."

"No worries. You did your best. Besides, it's just a game."

With that going on, Susie rolled the last ball, wrapping up the game with one final Strike. MK followed it up with a Spare.

The bowling match was over. Kris and Susie Dreemurr had a score of 210. MK and Noelle Holiday had a score of 209. Victory by a single point.

"Well, that was fun. You won fair and square." MK said, offering a handshake.

Kris accepted the gesture. "A fun day in a fun summer, wouldn't you say?"

"No doubt."

I got a guest review asking for a game, so this is what I put together.

See you all next time.