The Experiment

“And they never saw Little Timmy Crampner again,” finished Vance.

“Ha,” said Jobey (my version of the 98th Street counterpart of Butch), “You make me laugh. Aliens, trains, carrots. I can tell you a story so scary it’ll make your teeth curl. One time, I was spying on my sister Jobsephine. She had a friend round and they were watching TV together. Suddenly, Jobsephine, put her arm around her friend. Closer and closer they came, until, until they KISSED! That’s the future! Boys kissing boys! Girls kissing girls! And we’re all gonna like it!”

“Ewwww!” All 6 of the group said.

They couldn’t get it out of their minds all day. It went on till Greta suggested an experiment: They get 2 boys or 2 girls to kiss each other and test it. They decided to pick through the straws. CJ and Vance got the short ends, meaning THEY had to kiss.

They decided to do it the next day. They initially wanted to do it after school in the park, but ultimately decided to get it over and done with before school. CJ and Vance kissed and they liked it, but reacted otherwise. They then went in school, and then Timmy Crampner arrived in the school grounds, having been dropped off by the aliens.