Having a Ball

[At the bowling alley…]

"Ready to lose, Ace?" asked Melody.

"No way!" said Ace. You're all going down!

"We'll see about that, Ace," said Bright Eyes. *they walk inside and head over to the front desk*

"Can I help you?" asked the front desk manager, Jerry.

"Hi, we need to rent shoes and a ball," said Bright Eyes.

"Well lucky for you, I happen to have what you're looking for and one size fits all," said Jerry. Here you all go. Now I suppose you'll all need a lane?

"Two lanes, actually," said Ace.

"Two lanes it is," said Jerry. I have lanes 20 and 21 set up for you.

"Thanks a lot," said Starlight.

"Anytime," said Jerry. [At their lanes…]

"So who wants to be first?" asked Bright Eyes.

"I'll go first for my team," said Ace.

"Wait a minute, aren't our teams truly uneven?" asked Sweetheart.

"One of us can sit out and another of us can join Ace's team," said Bright Eyes. I'll sit out and keep score.

"Well I'm not joining Ace's team," said Melody.

"Me neither," said Starlight.

"Or me," said Clover. *Sweetheart sighs*

"I'll do it," said Sweetheart.

"Works for me," said Bright Eyes.

"I'll go first for our team," said Melody. *she throws the ball down the lane and knocks down 8 pins*

"Great throw, Melody," said Bright Eyes. Only two more! *Melody throws the ball and just makes the spare.

"Nice shot, Melody," said Starlight.

"Now it's my turn," said Ace. *he throws the ball and gets a strike.

"Wow, Ace, that was incredible!" said Teddy.

"Beginner's luck," said Melody.

"No luck, just skill," said Ace.

"Alright, Starlight, your turn," said Bright Eyes.

"Watch and learn, Ace," said Starlight. *she rolls the ball and also gets a strike*

"Not bad for a girl," said Ace.

"You're up, Sweetheart," said Teddy.

"I truly am?" asked Sweetheart. *she cautiously rolls the ball and gets 1 pin* Well that wasn't truly good.

"It's okay, Sweetheart, you still have one more roll," said Bright Eyes.

"Okay," said Sweetheart. *her ball returns and she rolls, knocking down the remaining pins* I truly got the spare!

"I'm up next," said Patch. *she rolls the ball and leaves a split*

"That's tough, Patch," said Bright Eyes.

"It's an adventure," said Patch. Just what I've been looking for. *her ball returns and she rolls it, knocking down two of the 3 pins still standing* That was a good enough adventure for me. *she sits down*

"Lancer's turn," said Bright Eyes.

"Mine?" asked Lancer. Already?

"Just go, Lancer," said Teddy.

"If you say so," said Lancer. *he rolls and gets down 6 pins*

"Not too bad, Lancer," said Bright Eyes.

"You can do it, Lancer," said Teddy.

"Well, okay," said Lancer. *he rolls the ball and picks up the spare* Yes! [Later that day…]

"Good game, Ace," said Bright Eyes.

"Yeah I guess it was," said Ace. We would've won if we had more luck with the pins.

"We should get back home," said Bright Eyes.

"Us too," said Ace. *the group walks home*

"We may not have won the game but I hope one day I can win Melody's heart," thought Ace.