Birthday Bang

Lola had waited all day for her birthday party to begin. She had invited peers from her school class, but she was worried now that she had made a mistake. Miranda was bossing all the boys around and Ryan had threatened to dunk her head in the sink. Today was supposed to be fun and exciting; instead, it was turning into a headache. Why had she invited anyone to her party?

Lola’s mother came down the stairs into the basement with root beer floats.

“Here you are, Lola dear. Let me know when you are ready for the hamburgers and I will turn the grill on.”

Fortunately, Ryan and Miranda had calmed down a bit. Lola’s mom went back upstairs without realizing what a mess this party was turning out to be. That is when things deteriorated. Jake leaned over to get the root beer float in the middle and ended up knocking three or four down in the process. Cold root beer flowed on Kate’s dress.

Kate stood up furious and yelled, “Food fight!”

She grabbed a root beer float and tossed it at Jake. Ryan grabbed the potato chip bowl and dumped it on Miranda’s head. Miranda grabbed two root beer floats and splashed them back at Ryan.

Lola sat back stunned. She could not believe what she was seeing. The food and drinks were flying. Just then, her mother walked down the stairs. Ryan tossed a bowl of watermelon in her direction. Lola cringed.