Page 133 of Forever

“And it’s a movie, Tanner,” Bee said. “What movie has the word Tesla in it?”

He shrugged. “I don’t know. I’m not very up to date with the movies. I just watched all those new early 2000s movies for the Halloween party though.”

“Newearly 2000s?” Mason shook his head. “They’re old, man.”

“Hardly.”

“Park!” Daphne yelled.

“Damn it, Daphne!” Rob stopped driving. “Quit guessing for the other team.”

“Sorry,” she said and drank another sip of hot chocolate.

I was pretty sure hers was spiked.

Especially since she then hiccupped. “But was I right?”

“Yes.” Rob shook his head and started motioning with his hands.

“First word,” Bee said. “Three syllables. Third syllable. We’re guessing the last syllable!” she yelled at all of us.

I forgot how competitive she was.

Rob pretended to throw up into the fire.

“Vomiting into a fire!” Tanner yelled.

“Dude, way too specific.”

“It’s charahhhdes, Matthew,” Tanner said. “Oh! Burmiting!”

“Burmiting?” Mason asked.

“When you burp and a little vom comes up,” Tanner said. He shook his head. “I’m just going to guess the movie. Mansfield Park! Wait, is that a movie? I know it’s a book. But all of Jane Austen’s books are movies, right?”

“I think it’s a movie too,” Brooklyn said. “Is that right, Rob? Is it Mansfield Park?”

“No that’s not right. Why the fuck would I be doing Mansfield Park? I said it was a classic.”

“That book is a classic,” Tanner said.

“Not a classic movie. You didn’t even know if it was one. And Mansfield only has two syllables. I said three, damn it.”

“Ah!” Tanner yelled. “A classic you say? Central Park!”

“I literally just said it’s a movie,” Rob said.

“You’re really not supposed to be talking, Rob,” Bee said. “Isn’t that a disqualification?”

Rob threw up his hands.

“Central Park is a movie,” Tanner said. “A modern day classic.”

“I’ve never heard of it,” I said.

“Of course you have! It was from the 30s, good lad. It came out just a few years ago when the newfangled moving pictures were all the rage.”

We all stared at him.

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