A Time I Will Never Forget

It normally is played after the age group of elementary and before the age group of high school. I of course have my own story of seven minutes in heaven that still today is something that makes me blush. It was at my friend Sarah's birthday. The party was staged in her basement with the parents upstairs.

We all got the idea to play this game. Since it was Sarah's birthday she decided who would go first and that they would pick a name out of a hat. There we two hats. One hat contained boy's names and the other contained the names of the girls that were there. She picked this kid named Brett to go first and pick this girl Amanda's name.

As they went in the closet we all sat around looking at the clock laughing hysterically at how embarrassed they must be. After their time was up, they both came out of the closet in big smiles. Brett than picked his friend Lucas to go. Needless to say he picked my name. Lucas was a tall blonde that I had been crushing on for a few months.

Basically everyone at the party knew except for him. So when he said my name I do not think I was ever so red. While people around me were laughing hysterically knowing the situation I just wanted to run and hide in a hole. We got into the closet and our time began. I was so shy and not knowing exactly what to do or even how to make the first move just sat there.

When he decided to find move to kiss me our teeth bumped off of one another. It was so painful and funny at the same time that we did not know whether to laugh or say "ouch" first. Eventually we tried again and succeeded this time.

Even though we ended up kissing for not even a minute it was the most awkward and embarrassing time that I can recall. After that point everyone found out, just how bad our aim was and decided they would make fun of us both.

I was 13 years old and it was my first boy/girl party. I was really nervous because I knew eventually we would be playing some kissing games. I had never really kissed a boy before and was extremely anxious about playing these kissing games, but a part of me was really excited too.

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She explained that we would be playing Spin the Bottle and laid down the ground rules. We had to kiss whoever the bottle pointed at, we were not to use our hands, and the kiss had to last at least five seconds. Kristie went first. We watched the bottle spin in anticipation. It pointed directly at my best guy friend.

My heart fluttered as they came towards each other on their knees. When their lips met the room filled up with giggles and "ewwws and ahhs". A couple of rounds went by and with each spin my anxiety level kept rising. And finally my wait was over.

A really cute boy from another school had spun and my lips were his prize. As I inched towards him, my stomach felt as if a million butterflies were fluttering around, my body felt numb and time seemed to pause. As our lips finally met, an excitement inside me lit like a thousand tiny fireflies. It was a short but very sweet kiss.

I sat back down and must have had the goofiest grin on my face because my guy friend was staring at me like I had lost my mind. I just kept staring at that boy who gave me my first real kiss. He was very cute and I later learned his name was Justin.

After awhile, kids became tired of the game and broke off into groups. 9:30 pm came too soon for me and it was time to go home. My mother picked me up and it was all I could do to not tell her about my first real kiss and the kissing game that led to it.

I decided to keep this moment to myself for fear that she would not like that I played a kissing game. That night as I drifted off to sleep, I saw his face, soft lips, and sweet smile coming slowly towards mine. It was an incredible night.

My friend Kendra and I went over to Craig's apartment, a mutual friend, one evening for drinks, snacks and to meet Craig's new boyfriend. We came in, sat down and had some pleasant conversation. Out of the blue Craig suggested us play Truth or Dare.

Ultimate Truth Or Dare Game

Then both Craig and his boyfriend went to the kitchen to fetch another bottle for consumption as well as some more snacks. While they were gone I told Kendra that when it was my turn, I would take a Dare and that she should order Craig to kiss me. And that she should be abundantly clear it was not to be just a little peck, but a REAL kiss.

When we started playing my heart was pounding so hard. I think it did not know if she was going to go through with it or if it was the idea that I was soon going to be kissing an extremely attracting man or if it was the fear that he wouldn't partake in my Dare.

After a few spins of the bottle, it finally landed on me and she DIT IT!!!! I was so beyond nervous. Craig was totally hot, as was I, and while he always said he technically was bi-sexual, he really always ended up with guys, so this was probably the only way I was ever going to kiss him.

We kissed for a very long time and it was heaven, so sweet. After we finished the second bottle of wine, Kendra and I decided to take off. In the car she told me that Craig's boyfriend had very creepily; intently watched us kiss, she mimicked him, all bug eyed and said that he seemed turned on. Kendra and I laughed: "so gross!!!!"