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dare wasn’t quite over, the other girls reminded her.
    Looking in the kitchen cabinets, Kelly found an old pot that she filled with water. After hesitating for just a moment, she dropped the shoes into the water. Sam cleared a place in the freezer, and Kelly put in the pot. Then they scurried back down to the basement where they laughed so hard they had to wipe tears from their eyes. “Boy, I sure hope he doesn’t have a baseball game tomorrow,” Kelly said.
    “It’s not baseball season, anyway,” Macy reminded them. “I just hope he finds them before Sam’s mom does.”
    The thought of Sam’s mom opening the freezer in the morning to find a pot of shoes inside started the giggles all over again.
    Macy’s turn.
    “Oh man, I’m scared to pick Dare,” Macy admitted.
    “Go for it. We’ve had two Truths already,” theother girls encouraged her.
    “Okay, let’s get it over with,” Macy giggled. “I pick Dare.”
    The three girls rushed over to the corner to discuss what the dare should be. Almost immediately, Sam rushed over to the desk in the corner and grabbed the phone book. They tore through it until they found what they’re looking for. Scribbling furiously on a piece of paper, they start to giggle.
    Macy’s face looked stricken with dread.
    When they got back to the circle, Kelly thrust a scrap of paper at Macy. Macy was confused when she saw that a phone number had been hastily scribbled on the paper. “Whose number is this, and what am I supposed to do with it?”
    Kelly explained, “You need to call that number, and when the machine picks up, say, ‘This is Macy Monroe. Can you come out to play?’ And then hang up.”
    “That sounds simple enough, but whose number is it, and what if they answer?”
    “Mace, we’re not going to tell you whose number it is—that’s part of the dare. And if they answer, you still have to say it. But they probablywon’t answer. It’s almost two in the morning.”
    “Okay, let’s just do this.” Macy couldn’t wait to get it over with, so she immediately began to dial the phone. Sam reached over to put the phone on speaker so they all could hear. It rang three times and then a fourth time, when the answering machine finally picked up.
    “Hello, you’ve reached the Turner residence.” Macy’s eyes got really wide; she gasped and started to panic. “… No one is available to answer your call right now … please leave a message after the beep.”
    “Um … hello … this is Macy.… Um … can you … um … come out to play?” And then she hung up, embarrassed and red faced. The other three girls were laughing uncontrollably and rolling on the floor.
    Macy, trying to be a good sport by pretending it was no big deal, shrugged and said, “Okay, now what?” The other three knew she was bluffing, and that made them laugh even harder.
    “What? It’s no big deal. I don’t care.”
    “Riiiight, like it doesn’t bother you at all. You got sick to your stomach, and we all know it,” Kelly teased.
    “Well, how would you like to embarrass yourself like that? It wasn’t fun, that’s for sure.”
    “It was kind of fun for us.” Sam laughed, and the others agreed.
    “So, judging by the yawns that have been going around the circle, I’d say it’s time to get some sleep. What do you think?” Sam asked the group.
    They’d had way more than enough fun for one night but agreed they would definitely play Truth or Dare again. They got out their toothbrushes and blankets and got ready for bed. Once settled, it still took them over an hour to actually stop chatting and fall asleep, but eventually they all dozed off with smiles on their faces.

Chapter 5
SUNDAY SCHOOL
    “Rise and shine!” Lindsay’s mom called from the doorway, letting her know it was time to get up and get ready for church.
    “Ugh. Mom, can I just sleep in this one time? Please?” Lindsay groaned. “I promise I’ll go next week.”
    “Oh no. You know better than that, young lady.