“What do you mean you need me to cover your shift? I can’t, I start work tomorrow. Isn’t there anyone else?” Carly threw her hands up in frust...ation. Blair had a fever and chills and needed someone to cover her shift at The Spur. “Everyone else has a class or something else going on. Please! It’s just from 9am to noon, and no one ever goes in at that time, you can just chill and do homework. Seriously, the place will be empty, you just have to babysit the register, and maybe serve coffee if. ... you. Oh fuck that is so exciting .... I can't beleive it!" After the initial embarrassment subsided, the crafty little madam said, "Well if you are not going to answer then you'll have to do a dare, won't you?" I didn't want to embarrass Pauline any more, and as the truth was out, albeit unsaid, I thought it best to agree; "OK young lady, you've won that one. What do you want me to do?" She smiled, and I could nearly hear what was going through her mind, "Daddyjon, you have to go into the. I looked at her face once again and asked “Are you sure about it”. She replied “yes, but not like this, not in open like this. You have that blanket right. Let us share it, and under it we can have our play”. I felt it difficult o believe my ears. Is this the Kavya that I know? Is this the same hard faced, hard-tongued kavya that I have known throughout my office life? But I didn’t have much time to think. I sat closer to her. My blanket was big enough to be shared by two and I got her covered. One of my best friends, Christina lived next door. She was the complete opposite of me. Blonde hair, blue eyes and really pale complected. Both of us were thin and of average height for children our age. It was a hot summer day, Christina's mom had called and invited me to come over and play in her new sprinkler.My mom didn't have to ask, she already knew I wanted to go play. I put on my one peice hot pink ruffly bathingsuit and ran next door. I was always over there so I felt comfortable .