It works perfectly

You open your eyes and see...

Nothing. The spot where the girl had been is empty.

Then you hear Wendy's voice say, "Don't think for a second you're going to beat our booth, Janey!"

Janey! That's her name! You turn around, but again you don't see her. She must be close, Wendy just spoke to her. You follow the head cheerleader's gaze to the whack-a-mole booth next to the sac toss booth and see an amazing looking brunette.

"Oh, we'll get the best-booth prize, and we'll look better than you guys doing it!" says Janey with a competitive smile. The confidence in the smile alone makes her look incredibly different than before. In addition, her brown hair is longer and shinier. She still wears glasses, but they're stylish wire frames. She even looks taller because of black leather booths that show off her legs. Legs that look terrific coming out of a short denim skirt.

"Hey John!" calls Janey, waving to you. "Come over her and spend a few tickets supporting the debate team. Come on, everyone loves whack-a-mole, I know you want to play!"

Wendy opens her mouth as if to call you away, but then looks at Janey and looks back at you with a smile. She winks and nods towards Janey, hinting for you to make a move.

You walk over to the booth and take the foam mallet that Janey offers you. She waves a hand over the board theatrically, then kicks the machine and says, "Start pushing up moles, Phil, we've got a customer!"

Little mole puppets start popping out of the board, but you barely hit any. You're too distracted sneaking glances at Janey's trim, athletic figure. By the end several onlookers are laughing at you.

"Sorry John," says Janey. "That wasn't enough for a prize. You should try again."

"Uh, actually, I came over here to, uh, try something else." You grin as wide as you can, trying to look calm.

Janey looks intrigued. "Oh? Try what?"

"Um... to get a phone number... maybe?"

She folds her arms and takes on an intense expression you can't read. "Really? Why would you want a phone number?"

"Well..." Your throat feels like it's going to close up. "It was Wendy's idea. She told me to talk to three girls in half an hour."

"Is that so?" says Janey, a smile spreading across her lips. "Now that's very interesting!"