The following morning, Melissa and Lisa woke up to find that Wendy was sleeping in the other bed, but Sarah was nowhere to be seen. As they discussed in lowered tones the possibility that she had stayed out all night, Wendy stirred.
“Never mind Sarah. What happened with you and Ben-ja-mín?” Wendy prolonged his name with a hint of sarcastic humour in her voice as she looked at Melissa with an expectant twinkle in her eyes.
Melissa was momentarily taken aback. “Nothing, really.”
“Ah, come on, spill the beans! I’m dying here!”
“Well, he took me down to the stream…”
“Yeah, and?”
“Well, we were talking - he knows some English so it was easier than I had expected.”
“Yeah, and…did he ask you out?” Lisa interrupted.
“Not exactly. But he did kiss me,” Melissa explained.
“Ha!” Wendy pump fi
