I hear my name called and I turn around.
It’s Mia.
“You’re on the green team,” she says. I walk to the table and one of the moms hands me a bright green bandanna. It reminds me of Leo’s golf clubs.
She points me in the direction of the green-bandannas group. I’m on a team with four other people: Archer (one of the seniors this party is for), Judd, Danlee, and a guy named Mason. I wish one of the golfers was on the team, but I haven’t seen any of them here yet. At least I’m not stuck with the Evil Joes.
“Okay, group huddle,” Archer says, motioning us to come in close. He holds out a piece of paper. “Here’s the list. We need someone to keep us on track and someone to drive.”
“I’ll drive,” Judd offers, and we all veto him.
Danlee says, “I’ll drive.” No objections.
“I’ll keep up with the list.” I need a distraction.
The moms get our attention once more. “You cannot speed or break any laws. You must respect others’ property. If you need a stranger to help with a challenge, that stranger can only be used once!” She then gives us the go-ahead to start and we race to Danlee’s car. Once we’re in and on the road, I skim the list.
1.Charlie’s Angelspose with two strangers and a team member
2.A team sitting with a family/group enjoying their yummy meal
3.Entire team’s reflection in something other than a mirror
4.Entire team doing a handstand
5.Entire team at a fire station (+1 if in front of or inside of a fire truck)
6.Entire team with a stranger wearing a concert T-shirt (+1 if the stranger is playing air guitar)
7.Entire team playing Twister—without a mat
8.Two members pose in the front window of a store as mannequins. ASK FOR PERMISSION FIRST!
9.A human pyramid involving at least one stranger
10.Find a stranger wearing a T-shirt with the logo of a team member’s future college and take a pic with stranger and team member
11.Two team members challenge a pair of strangers to a three-legged race—must run at least fifteen feet and use your bandannas to join the legs
12.Entire team going down a slide (+1 if the slide is a spiral slide)
13.A team member inside a restaurant kitchen washing the dishes
14.Interview a stranger outside the movie theater about the movie they just saw—must ask the name of the movie and at least two questions (+1 if they give you their ticket stub)
15.Team playing one round of Duck, Duck, Goose at the Duck Pond
16.One teammate dances in front of a stranger, and the stranger scores them on a scale of 1–10
17.Team saying the Pledge of Allegiance in front of an American flag
18.Do exactly what a sign says (any sign will work)
19.Reenactment of any scene from a Will Ferrell movie
20.Get advice from a stranger
“Who came up with this?” I mumble.
