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question isn’t about what you think will happen but what you hope
could
happen,” Sam clarified.
“Well, first he’ll come to the door and pick me up. My mom and dad will be there, and they’ll want to talk to him. I would think his mom would be waiting in the car because she is going to drive us. My dad will probably lecture him onsafety and on treating his daughter right, not that there is much that can happen at a movie. From there, we’ll leave to head to the mall and his mom will drop us off. We’ll go into the movie. I guess that’s it.”
“Oh no! No way are you getting off that easy. What have you imagined could happen during the movie?” Lindsay asked, getting into the spirit of it.
“Well, I’m sure we’ll share a popcorn and maybe even a soda. I guess I hope that we share a soda rather than get our own. It seems more, um, personal that way, if you know what I mean.” She paused for a reaction, and the girls nodded, encouraging her to continue. “So then we’ll be sitting there, close to each other. Maybe we’ll both put our arms up on the armrest at the same time and bump elbows. I’ll leave my arm up there and hope he does the same so that our arms are touching.”
The girls giggled in nervous embarrassment.
Macy hesitated, not wanting to continue.
“Come on,” Kelly encouraged her. “Don’t mind us. We’re just jealous. Continue.”
“The movie will continue for a little while,and we’ll just stay that way, pretending not to notice. Then we’ll reach into the popcorn at the same time. I might even wait until he reaches for it and make sure that I do, too. Our fingers will touch.”
“Go on,” Sam encouraged Macy.
“After that, I really hope he’ll hold my hand for most of the rest of the movie. Then—” Macy stopped short, not wanting to finish her sentence, the part they all wanted to hear the most.
“Come on, Macy, you’re doing great—don’t quit now,” Lindsay prodded.
“Yeah, you have to finish your truth,” Sam reminded her.
“Well, this next part would probably never happen. This is a first date, and it’s in public. But this is about my imagination, so I’ll tell you how my daydream ends. We’ve been holding hands for a long time, and the movie is about to end, which means we’ll have to leave the theater and meet up with Tyler’s mom. So, he takes a deep breath, leans forward a little bit, and turns toward me. We share a soft, very tender kiss. The lights come on, and it’s time to leave.” Macy shrugged and pressed her hands to her burningcheeks. “There, that’s it. That’s the fantasy I have of my first date with Tyler Turner. Now go ahead and laugh.”
“No way, we’re not going to laugh. I hope it goes just the way you imagined, Macy,” Sam said wistfully.
“Are you sure you want to kiss him already?” Lindsay asked, concerned. “Once you have your first kiss, you can’t get it back. You want it to be special.”
“Oh, it will be,” Kelly assured them. “Macy’s had a crush on Tyler Turner for so long that he should be her first kiss. No doubt about it.”
“I just want her to be sure,” Lindsay replied.
“Look at her; she’s sure,” Sam laughingly replied. Macy was sitting quietly, lost in her daydream, with a soft smile on her face as she imagined what it could be like.
“Kelly, Truth or Dare?” Lindsay asked.
“I’ll pick Dare this time,” Kelly answered confidently.
The girls conferred about Kelly’s dare for quite a while. They were clearly in disagreement over what to choose. Kelly finally spoke up from across the room and said confidently, “Bring mewhatever you’ve got, girls. I can take it.” Sam and Macy jumped to their feet, eager to bring their dare to Kelly. Lindsay, with a shrug of her shoulders, reluctantly followed them back to the circle.
“Kelly, you have to drink a can of beer from the refrigerator upstairs—all of it,” Sam challenged.
The three girls eyed Kelly expectantly. Surely
could
happen,” Sam clarified.
“Well, first he’ll come to the door and pick me up. My mom and dad will be there, and they’ll want to talk to him. I would think his mom would be waiting in the car because she is going to drive us. My dad will probably lecture him onsafety and on treating his daughter right, not that there is much that can happen at a movie. From there, we’ll leave to head to the mall and his mom will drop us off. We’ll go into the movie. I guess that’s it.”
“Oh no! No way are you getting off that easy. What have you imagined could happen during the movie?” Lindsay asked, getting into the spirit of it.
“Well, I’m sure we’ll share a popcorn and maybe even a soda. I guess I hope that we share a soda rather than get our own. It seems more, um, personal that way, if you know what I mean.” She paused for a reaction, and the girls nodded, encouraging her to continue. “So then we’ll be sitting there, close to each other. Maybe we’ll both put our arms up on the armrest at the same time and bump elbows. I’ll leave my arm up there and hope he does the same so that our arms are touching.”
The girls giggled in nervous embarrassment.
Macy hesitated, not wanting to continue.
“Come on,” Kelly encouraged her. “Don’t mind us. We’re just jealous. Continue.”
“The movie will continue for a little while,and we’ll just stay that way, pretending not to notice. Then we’ll reach into the popcorn at the same time. I might even wait until he reaches for it and make sure that I do, too. Our fingers will touch.”
“Go on,” Sam encouraged Macy.
“After that, I really hope he’ll hold my hand for most of the rest of the movie. Then—” Macy stopped short, not wanting to finish her sentence, the part they all wanted to hear the most.
“Come on, Macy, you’re doing great—don’t quit now,” Lindsay prodded.
“Yeah, you have to finish your truth,” Sam reminded her.
“Well, this next part would probably never happen. This is a first date, and it’s in public. But this is about my imagination, so I’ll tell you how my daydream ends. We’ve been holding hands for a long time, and the movie is about to end, which means we’ll have to leave the theater and meet up with Tyler’s mom. So, he takes a deep breath, leans forward a little bit, and turns toward me. We share a soft, very tender kiss. The lights come on, and it’s time to leave.” Macy shrugged and pressed her hands to her burningcheeks. “There, that’s it. That’s the fantasy I have of my first date with Tyler Turner. Now go ahead and laugh.”
“No way, we’re not going to laugh. I hope it goes just the way you imagined, Macy,” Sam said wistfully.
“Are you sure you want to kiss him already?” Lindsay asked, concerned. “Once you have your first kiss, you can’t get it back. You want it to be special.”
“Oh, it will be,” Kelly assured them. “Macy’s had a crush on Tyler Turner for so long that he should be her first kiss. No doubt about it.”
“I just want her to be sure,” Lindsay replied.
“Look at her; she’s sure,” Sam laughingly replied. Macy was sitting quietly, lost in her daydream, with a soft smile on her face as she imagined what it could be like.
“Kelly, Truth or Dare?” Lindsay asked.
“I’ll pick Dare this time,” Kelly answered confidently.
The girls conferred about Kelly’s dare for quite a while. They were clearly in disagreement over what to choose. Kelly finally spoke up from across the room and said confidently, “Bring mewhatever you’ve got, girls. I can take it.” Sam and Macy jumped to their feet, eager to bring their dare to Kelly. Lindsay, with a shrug of her shoulders, reluctantly followed them back to the circle.
“Kelly, you have to drink a can of beer from the refrigerator upstairs—all of it,” Sam challenged.
The three girls eyed Kelly expectantly. Surely
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