I promised mybrother that Iwould achievethe gold medalin his stead.With widened eyes, Iran towards Mika andgave him the biggesthug of my life.Choking back mytears, I cried, "Ithought you hadgone to New York."I gawked at myphone in disbelief,"Forty-two missedcalls and twentymessages?"That immense guiltcreptHewent toa party.MC is a short-tempered spoiltbrat. Whatever heasks for, hereceives. One day,he requested for atutor.As a result, Ipromised towear mywatch toschool daily.MC's youngerbrotherwanted awatch for hisbirthday.MC had becomeso obsessed withlosing weight thatshe fainted due tothe lack ofnutrients.My mother wasdisappointedand angry at mefor breaking mypromise.Mygradesdropped.I met my bestfriend againafter five yearsat our favouriteburger cafe.My parentsnever cameback from thatdinner run.They... weregone.I was incorrigiblyhooked on mydevice and couldnot control theurge to touch that'on' button."I would like tohave the newburger fromShake Shack!" Iexclaimedexcitedly.I misplaceda preciouswatch thatmy brotherhad lent me."Drats! I've oversleptagain. I am definitelygoing to be serveddetention this time,"James cried inexasperation."Dad!" I watched myfather helplessly as hegrabbed his chest inanger at my actions.Without warning, hehad collapsed andcrashed onto the floorwith a resounding thud.I was latefor thegroupmeeting.MC'sfamilyis poor."You promised to be alwaysbe there for me as afriend," Leila cried. That lump in my throatwould not go away as Ilistened to his words. I hadleft my old friend in thelurch because of my newand 'cooler' friends.I had to keep thefamily secretburger recipewhich had beenpassed down forgenerations.I realised I hadforgotten to buya birthdaypresent for myfather.I owe myfriend a treatas he or shehad renderedme great help.I ran as fast as Icould to the burgercafe, hoping I hadnot missed theboat in mendingthe friendship.I promised mybrother that Iwould achievethe gold medalin his stead.With widened eyes, Iran towards Mika andgave him the biggesthug of my life.Choking back mytears, I cried, "Ithought you hadgone to New York."I gawked at myphone in disbelief,"Forty-two missedcalls and twentymessages?"That immense guiltcreptHewent toa party.MC is a short-tempered spoiltbrat. Whatever heasks for, hereceives. One day,he requested for atutor.As a result, Ipromised towear mywatch toschool daily.MC's youngerbrotherwanted awatch for hisbirthday.MC had becomeso obsessed withlosing weight thatshe fainted due tothe lack ofnutrients.My mother wasdisappointedand angry at mefor breaking mypromise.Mygradesdropped.I met my bestfriend againafter five yearsat our favouriteburger cafe.My parentsnever cameback from thatdinner run.They... weregone.I was incorrigiblyhooked on mydevice and couldnot control theurge to touch that'on' button."I would like tohave the newburger fromShake Shack!" Iexclaimedexcitedly.I misplaceda preciouswatch thatmy brotherhad lent me."Drats! I've oversleptagain. I am definitelygoing to be serveddetention this time,"James cried inexasperation."Dad!" I watched myfather helplessly as hegrabbed his chest inanger at my actions.Without warning, hehad collapsed andcrashed onto the floorwith a resounding thud.I was latefor thegroupmeeting.MC'sfamilyis poor."You promised to be alwaysbe there for me as afriend," Leila cried. That lump in my throatwould not go away as Ilistened to his words. I hadleft my old friend in thelurch because of my newand 'cooler' friends.I had to keep thefamily secretburger recipewhich had beenpassed down forgenerations.I realised I hadforgotten to buya birthdaypresent for myfather.I owe myfriend a treatas he or shehad renderedme great help.I ran as fast as Icould to the burgercafe, hoping I hadnot missed theboat in mendingthe friendship.

6IN Pay-Off: A Promise - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. I promised my brother that I would achieve the gold medal in his stead.
  2. With widened eyes, I ran towards Mika and gave him the biggest hug of my life. Choking back my tears, I cried, "I thought you had gone to New York."
  3. I gawked at my phone in disbelief, "Forty-two missed calls and twenty messages?" That immense guilt crept
  4. He went to a party.
  5. MC is a short-tempered spoilt brat. Whatever he asks for, he receives. One day, he requested for a tutor.
  6. As a result, I promised to wear my watch to school daily.
  7. MC's younger brother wanted a watch for his birthday.
  8. MC had become so obsessed with losing weight that she fainted due to the lack of nutrients.
  9. My mother was disappointed and angry at me for breaking my promise.
  10. My grades dropped.
  11. I met my best friend again after five years at our favourite burger cafe.
  12. My parents never came back from that dinner run. They... were gone.
  13. I was incorrigibly hooked on my device and could not control the urge to touch that 'on' button.
  14. "I would like to have the new burger from Shake Shack!" I exclaimed excitedly.
  15. I misplaced a precious watch that my brother had lent me.
  16. "Drats! I've overslept again. I am definitely going to be served detention this time," James cried in exasperation.
  17. "Dad!" I watched my father helplessly as he grabbed his chest in anger at my actions. Without warning, he had collapsed and crashed onto the floor with a resounding thud.
  18. I was late for the group meeting.
  19. MC's family is poor.
  20. "You promised to be always be there for me as a friend," Leila cried. That lump in my throat would not go away as I listened to his words. I had left my old friend in the lurch because of my new and 'cooler' friends.
  21. I had to keep the family secret burger recipe which had been passed down for generations.
  22. I realised I had forgotten to buy a birthday present for my father.
  23. I owe my friend a treat as he or she had rendered me great help.
  24. I ran as fast as I could to the burger cafe, hoping I had not missed the boat in mending the friendship.