Tim and I playfully taunted Libby and Ben whenever one of them would step up to bowl. The more fun Tim and I had, the worse Libby and Ben played. Soon enough, Tim and I were easily winning by more than twenty points, and we were the ones high-fiving. We’d do little dances or moon-walk up to the foul line. We were finally having fun, and it paid off: Tim and I won the first game. Jake and Laurel couldn’t have cared less, but to Libby and Ben, it seemed like the end of the world for some reason. I was confused by the tension between them.
In between games, Tim and I went to order some fries and two sodas. We sat down in the little food court and shared our fries. “Are you having fun?” I asked him and took a sip of my soda.
“Yeah, this is pretty cool. I’ve never been cosmic bow
