"Truth or dare?" Sarah, a girl who is celebrating her 12th birthday with a group of friends, stared up at her.
"Well, Sarah," Monica started, but another girl named Amanda urged her on. "Amanda?" but then finally she chose truth.
Sarah asked, "Have you ever, you know?"
Monica, taking a brief moment to figure out what Sarah had meant and then she said, "Oh no, no Sarah, me? No, I'm still a virgin"
All the kids starting laughing at her like she was from a different planet.
"OK, your turn," Aidan said to Monica. Monica spun the bottle and it landed on Aidan.
"Truth or dare," Monica asked.
Aidan's face turned red. He thought Monica might choose badly because maybe she was mad at Sarah and Amanda and maybe she had to take it out on him. Finally, Aidan wisely chose, "Truth," be he said it in stone voice--he didn't know what to expect. "But you can't do anything bad, seeing I am a kid and you're an adult."
Monica could sense the fear so she decided not to, instead, with the one thing on her mind she always does, she asked, "Have you ever had coffee and what kind was it?"
Aidan, relieved at the question said, "Only once, but I was with high school kids and I had to have some to make me look cool and it was the Starbucks Frappuchino with vanilla flavor. And we were at Target at the food court. I think we should go to sleep--it's been a long night--even Emily's starting to look tired!"
"Hey!" Emily through a pillow at her brother's head and all the kids settled down and went to bed.
About ten minutes later, while Monica was sitting one couch by the sleeping children, Sarah's mom walked in and thanked Monica for watching the party while she was at work.
"Well, Sarah," Monica started, but another girl named Amanda urged her on. "Amanda?" but then finally she chose truth.
Sarah asked, "Have you ever, you know?"
Monica, taking a brief moment to figure out what Sarah had meant and then she said, "Oh no, no Sarah, me? No, I'm still a virgin"
All the kids starting laughing at her like she was from a different planet.
"OK, your turn," Aidan said to Monica. Monica spun the bottle and it landed on Aidan.
"Truth or dare," Monica asked.
Aidan's face turned red. He thought Monica might choose badly because maybe she was mad at Sarah and Amanda and maybe she had to take it out on him. Finally, Aidan wisely chose, "Truth," be he said it in stone voice--he didn't know what to expect. "But you can't do anything bad, seeing I am a kid and you're an adult."
Monica could sense the fear so she decided not to, instead, with the one thing on her mind she always does, she asked, "Have you ever had coffee and what kind was it?"
Aidan, relieved at the question said, "Only once, but I was with high school kids and I had to have some to make me look cool and it was the Starbucks Frappuchino with vanilla flavor. And we were at Target at the food court. I think we should go to sleep--it's been a long night--even Emily's starting to look tired!"
"Hey!" Emily through a pillow at her brother's head and all the kids settled down and went to bed.
About ten minutes later, while Monica was sitting one couch by the sleeping children, Sarah's mom walked in and thanked Monica for watching the party while she was at work.