Life of the Party: Chapter Two

The second in a five part investigative series (no, not that one) about a party that happened this one time.  EVERYTHING YOU READ HERE IS TRUE.

We rejoin our revelers as the Canada vs. US party's organizer makes a toast...“Thank you all for coming to my favorite event of the year,” said Sparkletights, who, like the other attendees, wished to keep her real name private (drinking at their age is illegal on this side of Niagara Falls).  She wore shimmering red leggings, a maple leaf wristband, and war paint.“Let’s make this biennial… bicentennial…” Sparkletights had started drinking before the other dozen guests arrived, and now searched for the right word.  “What’s once a year? …Annual!”The group then made its way to a tray containing small cups of vodka-spiked Jell-o.   Someone had placed tiny toothpick American and Canadian flags in each cup.“Potent beverage?” a girl in a red bandanna offered.A girl with a down-home drawl accepted.  “Southern conservative family plus underage drinking equals… no good,” she said before downing a shot.Elsewhere, a young lady with a Canadian flag draped around her shoulders mistakenly picked up a cup marked with a US toothpick.“Don’t drink from an American cup!  What are you doing?” asked her friend, a hockey player.“I’m annexing territory!” Flag Girl replied.TOMORROW: THE GAMES BEGIN!!!