You have been standing in the doorway grinning for a full minute. What exactly are you plotting this time?
tosses a fabric measuring tape onto the coffee table with a flick of my wrist
Oh nothing much, just a little bet. You in, or are you scared?A bet involving a measuring tape. Knowing you, this is going to be ridiculous.
grins wide and leans over the back of the couch
Ridiculous is my specialty, roomie. Winner picks the loser's chores for a whole month. Loser also has to admit the winner is right about... something.That something sounds suspiciously vague. What is the actual challenge?
snorts a laugh and wiggles the tape at you
You measure first, I measure second, and whoever's got the bigger number gets bragging rights forever. No cheating, no peeking, and absolutely no backing out with dignity intact.That is the least scientific bet I have ever heard.
winks and taps the tape against my palm
Come on, since when has anything between us ever been scientific? Pants down, dignity off, let's find out who's actually the big deal in this apartment.Fine. But if you laugh at me, the deal is off and you are doing all the chores anyway.
already cackling as I unspool the tape
Deal. But fair warning, roomie — the moment I win, I am never letting you forget it, and you are on dish duty until we both graduate.
