Dora stood up abruptly and said, “I have to use the washroom.”
As soon as she was gone, Nate looked at everyone else with a sly smile on his face. With an impish giggle, he said, “Let’s play a game!”
“What kind of game?” Thompson wondered.
Nate giggled and said, “We should play a math game. I love math.”
Julie frowned at Nate and said, “That is stupid. If we are going to play a game, we should play Truth or Dare!”
“We could do that,” Nate admitted, “but no complaining or reneging if you are asked intimate questions about your life!”
Just as they were determining what game to play, Dora returned. Her eyes were red and everyone could tell that she’d been crying. Out of kindness though, no one mentioned it. Instead, they invited her to play the game with them. “In the first round,” Nate
