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

egg slipped down onto the

they?” Linda said, laughing though it sounded nervous.

egg, and returned it to

the room went very

continued adding the mixture to that egg, like nothing

“Linda. Did you see any problem with adding that specific egg

plate?”

confusion. “Accidents happen. I’m

spend time in

said, but her eyes shifted as she spoke.

of the room. “That’s

case.

Joseph pushed off from the wall and stormed out of the room. I stepped

loser, Jullan said.

understand,” Linda said. “What did I do

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

horrible oversight on my part.

Nicholas nodded.

on,” Linda said, voice rising in

the eggs, but you even dropped one on the ground, then returned it to the table. Admit it, you’ve never even

in one!” she announced loudly.

been 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 things up off the floor.