After the long walk and entering his house, Mike threw his backpack and shoes to the floor and began to make a sandwich. He relaxed on his couch watching television while waiting for his parents to arrive home from work.
“Mike, are you here,” said his mom.
“Yes, just like everyday you come home,” he responded.
Mike continued to watch television for another hour when something suddenly sparked his mind.
“Mom, I have to talk to you,” he said while his mother washed dishes.
“Sure, go ahead.”
“Well, it’s really two questions. First, can I sleep over Jimmy’s? And second, there’s a dance at school tomorrow and I was wondering if I could go?”
“Yeah, that’s no problem.” There was a silence in the air for a brief second before his mom said, “Well, wait a minute. We need you to stay here tomorrow and baby-sit your sister because your father has that important business dinner.”
Mike’s faced grimaced while he threw his hands up. “NO. It’s not fair. This is the first dance of the year.”
His mom pondered again for another minute before responding. “Fine. You can go. But next time we need you to watch your sister I don’t want to hear a word. Understood,” she said with a stern look.
“Fine. Thanks mom, “he said. Then he leaned forward and hugged her.
He was pumped. Mike immediately went to his room, packed his stuff, and called Jimmy and his other friends to inform them he was allowed to go. After waiting, what seemed an eternity, Mike’s mom took him to Jimmy’s. Jimmy’s parent allowed Jimmy and his younger brother to have a sleep over. Mike and the older boys played video games and for hours while Jimmy’s younger brother and his friends raided there party periodically.
“Steven, get out of here,” Jimmy said to his younger brother.
This happened a couple of times until the younger boys grew some courage.
“No Jimmy, were staying, “said Steven.
While whispering in the corners of the room and becoming hungry, the older boys developed a plan. Mike started it off.
“Jimmy, I got an idea,” said Mike loud enough for all of the boys to hear. “You guys can stay only if you guys bring us up some popcorn and soda.”
Steven and his friends agreed to the idea. However, the older boys did not realize that they were dealing with sneaky but smart 6th graders.
After the youngsters left the room, Mike and his friends continued to play video games. Becoming anxious about the welcome-back dance, the boys started to talk about girls and other classmates in their school.
“I bet Mike’s going to dance with Tracy Miller,” said one of the boys. They all started to laugh and Mike’s face became beat red. This went on for fifteen more minutes until the youngsters finally showed up with the popcorn and sodas.
The youngsters arrived with the popcorn and soda, excited to hang out with the older kids. However, Mike and his friends backed out on their word and there was a small scuffle between the older boys and youngsters which mainly consisted of noggies and wedgies. Mike and the older boys went back to teasing each other about different girls and imitated how each other would dance. An hour after finishing the sodas, the boys all seemed to become very tired. Mike could not understand it. He got plenty of rest the night before and there was no practice after school that day. Mike noticed all the other boys eyes becoming very heavy and thought nothing of it.
