Now or Never (Scott Wormer)

Prologue

"Come on Amber Lee!" The girls scream at their friend who was running into the arms of a big group of people, hoping to burst through the other side.

She got pushed back and the girls sigh. The other team cheers as Amber Lee now joins them.

"Aw crap!" Flora states looking at the excited faces of the other team. She heard things such as "they're never going to win" and "we are going to win".

The girls huddle into a circle, "who's it gonna be?" Roberta asks. They all look out at the group of kids cheering in a straight line.

Flora thinks, "we should chose a strong one shouldn't we? Like Scott or something", she suggests. They huddle in a circle again.

"Ok..", Samantha, who they called Sam trails off. Flora looks back out the the group of kids, "gross!" She hears Chrissy gag, averting her attention back to the group.

"He's always picking his nose!" Chrissy protests. "And eating his boogers", she continues.

"So what he's a wimp!" Roberta says, and Flora rolls her eyes. "What about a stronger one?" She asks. "We are too weak to hold up any real boys", Tina says and Flora shrugs.

"Ok", the group agrees. "We can do this guys", Roberta says. "Come on Chrissy...just hold on", Sam reassures.

"Red Rover, Red Rover. Send Bobby Frickers right over!" The group chants except for Flora because she didn't know who they were picking.

The group of kids groan and Scott sighs, he wished he were the one jumping into a group of girls.

"Ew you chose him-" Flora says but gets cut off when he leaps in their arms. They push him back and the group of girls look at eachother.

They burst out into cheers and jump up and down. They ended up winning the game, Scott and Flora held hands for some of it, not by choice though. They both secretly through up in their mouths because of it.

That was the start of summer 1970...