Hewent toa party.I was incorrigiblyhooked on mydevice and couldnot control theurge to touch that'on' button."I would like tohave the newburger fromShake Shack!" Iexclaimedexcitedly.I gawked at myphone in disbelief,"Forty-two missedcalls and twentymessages?"That immense guiltcreptI was latefor thegroupmeeting.MC is a short-tempered spoiltbrat. Whatever heasks for, hereceives. One day,he requested for atutor.MC's youngerbrotherwanted awatch for hisbirthday.As a result, Ipromised towear mywatch toschool daily."Drats! I've oversleptagain. I am definitelygoing to be serveddetention this time,"James cried inexasperation.Mygradesdropped.I had to keep thefamily secretburger recipewhich had beenpassed down forgenerations."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 misplaceda preciouswatch thatmy brotherhad lent me.My mother wasdisappointedand angry at mefor breaking mypromise.I met my bestfriend againafter five yearsat our favouriteburger cafe.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.MC'sfamilyis poor.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 owe myfriend a treatas he or shehad renderedme great help."Dad!" I watched myfather helplessly as hegrabbed his chest inanger at my actions.Without warning, hehad collapsed andcrashed onto the floorwith a resounding thud.MC had becomeso obsessed withlosing weight thatshe fainted due tothe lack ofnutrients.My parentsnever cameback from thatdinner run.They... weregone.I realised I hadforgotten to buya birthdaypresent for myfather.Hewent toa party.I was incorrigiblyhooked on mydevice and couldnot control theurge to touch that'on' button."I would like tohave the newburger fromShake Shack!" Iexclaimedexcitedly.I gawked at myphone in disbelief,"Forty-two missedcalls and twentymessages?"That immense guiltcreptI was latefor thegroupmeeting.MC is a short-tempered spoiltbrat. Whatever heasks for, hereceives. One day,he requested for atutor.MC's youngerbrotherwanted awatch for hisbirthday.As a result, Ipromised towear mywatch toschool daily."Drats! I've oversleptagain. I am definitelygoing to be serveddetention this time,"James cried inexasperation.Mygradesdropped.I had to keep thefamily secretburger recipewhich had beenpassed down forgenerations."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 misplaceda preciouswatch thatmy brotherhad lent me.My mother wasdisappointedand angry at mefor breaking mypromise.I met my bestfriend againafter five yearsat our favouriteburger cafe.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.MC'sfamilyis poor.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 owe myfriend a treatas he or shehad renderedme great help."Dad!" I watched myfather helplessly as hegrabbed his chest inanger at my actions.Without warning, hehad collapsed andcrashed onto the floorwith a resounding thud.MC had becomeso obsessed withlosing weight thatshe fainted due tothe lack ofnutrients.My parentsnever cameback from thatdinner run.They... weregone.I realised I hadforgotten to buya birthdaypresent for myfather.

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. He went to a party.
  2. I was incorrigibly hooked on my device and could not control the urge to touch that 'on' button.
  3. "I would like to have the new burger from Shake Shack!" I exclaimed excitedly.
  4. I gawked at my phone in disbelief, "Forty-two missed calls and twenty messages?" That immense guilt crept
  5. I was late for the group meeting.
  6. MC is a short-tempered spoilt brat. Whatever he asks for, he receives. One day, he requested for a tutor.
  7. MC's younger brother wanted a watch for his birthday.
  8. As a result, I promised to wear my watch to school daily.
  9. "Drats! I've overslept again. I am definitely going to be served detention this time," James cried in exasperation.
  10. My grades dropped.
  11. I had to keep the family secret burger recipe which had been passed down for generations.
  12. "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.
  13. I misplaced a precious watch that my brother had lent me.
  14. My mother was disappointed and angry at me for breaking my promise.
  15. I met my best friend again after five years at our favourite burger cafe.
  16. I ran as fast as I could to the burger cafe, hoping I had not missed the boat in mending the friendship.
  17. I promised my brother that I would achieve the gold medal in his stead.
  18. MC's family is poor.
  19. 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."
  20. I owe my friend a treat as he or she had rendered me great help.
  21. "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.
  22. MC had become so obsessed with losing weight that she fainted due to the lack of nutrients.
  23. My parents never came back from that dinner run. They... were gone.
  24. I realised I had forgotten to buy a birthday present for my father.