I was thinking about sneaking out to meet Shining. How I wouldn’t be noticed, I had no idea. While I was working on my plan, Dad walked into my room.
“Hey kiddo, you wanna go bowling? Just me and you today. Your Mom is going to the school meeting today,” he said.
This would be the perfect time. Once he was distracted I could sneak out and meet up with Shining.
“Sure,” I replied.
We walked downstairs and dad grabbed some bits, and I grabbed us two water bottles. Then we walked out of the house and started toward the bowling alley. Neither Dad nor I started a conversation, so it was a quiet walk. The spring breeze felt nice because it was a warm day. Dad started acting strange as we got closer. He glanced at me more often and had a weird grin. It was like he was trying to hide his smile but failed. We walked inside the bowling alley and went to go get our balls. There was some music playing, lots of foals with parents, and a few empty lanes.
Act normal. Like you are just playing the game. Then you can get out, maybe get him into a competitive mood?
I started playing and wasn't doing to great. It was pretty fun though. Our family hadn’t been bowling in a while, so I wasn’t used to the game.
“Hey, I’m going to use the bathroom,” I said, walking toward the door. He just nodded and went back to playing. I ran to the door, and ran straight into someone.
“I’m sorry!” I exclaimed as I stood up.
“It’s alri- Platinum? Why are you here?” asked the voice, causing me to look up.
Shining Feather was standing in front of me, looking confused. She with her dad, who gave me a friendly smile.
“My dad wanted me to come with him… I guess you dad had the same idea,” I replied.
“Yeah,” Shining said. We walked over to the alley my dad was at, and the two dad’s said hi.
“Do you think this was planned?” I asked as the two dads talked and gave us weird looks.
“Probably, my father normally doesn’t like bowling,” She replied.
“It's really helpful of them, I was trying to sneak out to find you! My dad told me why our moms are so mad at each other!” I exclaimed quietly.
“Really? That’s amazing.” she replied.
Then I proceeded to tell her what Dad had told me. We played while I told her, and in the end I won. I got five strikes and seven spares. Shining only got three strikes and eight spares. As we walked out Shining thought of a plan. She whispered it into my ear, and I nodded. We then went our separate ways. Shining was really good at coming up with plans. All I had to do was wait for her que.