The Luna Choosing Game

Linda took the eggs off the stove too soon. I wondered if they had fully solidified. When she cracked

them on a bowl, however, the whites of the eggs, at least, seemed whole. Yet when she cut them in half,

to remove the yokes, the yellow yoke was slimy,

She didn’t seem to mind and poured them into a bowl anyway. A bold choice.

Nathan leaned closer, peering into the bowl. “Does that look right?”

Linda nodded. “I cook the eggs shorter than necessary so the yellow bit comes out better. It makes it

easier to mix too.”

To me, Julian said, “I wonder who they are going to get to taste test this, because not it.”

I really hoped it wasn’t me, either.

Nathan leaned back. His face crumpled like he wanted to correct her, but ultimately, he decided to stay

neutral.

Linda then mixed the other ingredients in with the eggs and began to stir. She lifted an egg half to add

slipped down onto

aren’t they?” Linda said, laughing though it sounded

down, picked up the egg,

the room

mixture to that egg, like nothing had

forward again. “Linda. Did you see any problem with

plate?”

him in obvious confusion. “Accidents happen. I’m sure the floor

frowned. “Do you ever spend time in the

“Sometimes,” she said, but her eyes shifted as

into the center of the room. “That’s enough. I believe this experiment has proven my

case.

wall and stormed out of the room. I stepped back just in time to narrowly avoid being

Jullan said.

“What did

the girls when they cooked,” Nicholas said to Nathan, “If we do another cooking challenge,

my part. I beg

Nicholas nodded.

on,” Linda said, voice rising in panic or anger or both.

blew it, Linda. Not only did you undercook the eggs, but you even dropped one on the ground, then returned it to the table. Admit

one!” she announced

been in one to cook. Very likely, she had never cooked in her entire life. Likely, she hadn’t