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BONK Right in Ryan’s face

“Okay, that’s it,” Ryan growled

He plunked down the groceries, reached in the top of the wire container – which, at six three with long arrabbed a ball in each hand

“Ohhhh, it’s on NOW!” Derek hooted and grabbed the pink swirly ball off the floor

Ryan threw and SMACKED Derek on the back of the head

Basically, that started an all-out war

“Guys, cut it out!” I said, nervous through hter

Derek turned around and nailed me in the stomach with the pink swirly

“OH NO YOU DID NOT,” I shouted, grabbed the ball, and threw it back

Shanna shrieked and joined in, and it turned into a free-for-all Rubber balls flew through the air and hit us all in the head and blasted cereal boxes off the shelf by the dozen

It lasted for about 20 seconds before an angry voice shouted, “WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?”

We all stopped and turned to see the storeus down

Ohhhhh shit

We all stood there inaround our feet, bounces dying out until they rolled across the floor

Well, we all stood there in mortified silence – except Derek

“Just playing with your balls, man,” he said jovially

OH MY GOD

Shanna snorted and covered her mouth with her hand

The store er stared at him in shock “WHAT did you just say?!”

“Your balls We’re just playing with them” Derek held up a swirly blue ball in one hand “Don’t worry, we’re not licking them”

The le vein stood out on his forehead

“I’ furiously as he stooped to pick up some cereal boxes and put them on the shelves “We’ll clean it up”

I started helping hi them back in their places

“Oh, you’ll clean it up, alright!” the er shouted “Every last bit of it!”

“We will, I promise – ”

“Hey, man, don’t sweat it,” Derek said “Nobody likes sweaty balls”

OH MY GOD

Shanna could barely contain herself