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 the ground.

said,

egg,

room went very quiet

adding the mixture to that egg, like nothing had

Did you see any problem

plate?”

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

“Do you ever spend time in the

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

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

case.

room. I stepped back just in time to narrowly avoid being shouldered by him.

loser, Jullan said.

said. “What did I do

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

part. I beg forgiveness,

Nicholas nodded.

to me what is going on,” Linda said, voice rising in panic or

smirked. “You 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 it, you’ve never even been into

in one!”

in a kitchen, she had not been in one to cook. Very likely, she had never cooked in her entire life. Likely, she hadn’t seen anyone else do so either, or she would know not to pick