"Balderdash!" I say. "I bet his name isn't even Kim. And if it is, I can come up with a way better one for him."

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The students must be partying in the school. Karaoke party.

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Quickly catching up, I grab his shoulder and turn him around. "Give it back!" I say angrily.

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"That introduction wasn't kind." I say out loud.

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The rules are simple. You each put a raisin in your mouth, and the one that keeps it there the longest without eating it is the winner.

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"Mama!" one complains to her mom. "She keeps looking at me!" "You keep doing weird things!" her sister snipes back.

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It occurs to me briefly that this guy could be my wife, but I dismiss the thought, as her bike doesn't have the fat tires that his does.

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Okay, I admit it, I was pushing that belly out like a German pushing his daughter out of the house when she turns eighteen; but I couldn't eat another bite.

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