The Daring Game
“Helen announced that night. By now they chattered fearlessly for an extended period after Lights Out—except when the Pouncer was on duty.
Eliza clutched John under the covers. She was just as curious as the others, for Helen had told her only part of the plan.
“What we propose,” said Helen, getting out of bed, opening the curtains and squatting on the floor so she could see them all, “is a game. A Daring Game. This place is boring. We need to do something to liven it up.”
“I don’t think it’s boring,” protested Carrie. Eliza agreed silently; everything was too new to be boring. But she liked games. She and Maggie and some other friends in Edmonton used to play at being knights, or Robin Hood, or horses, until the others told her they were too old.
This game sounded different—not pretending, but real, which made it riskier. It had the same allure of important secrecy, however, that had been present in her other games. Helen’s bravado when she described it had a lot to do with this.
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