"What game should we play today?" Aisha inclines
"There's only one game that can fit this little gathering" Koryn utters, gaining gazes from everyone.
She's the silent and new kid. Many students know she doesn't talk much but here she is giving ideas on a game.
"And that is 'Spinning the bottle'!" Jessica finishes her statement with a wide grin over her mischievous face.
"Yeah, let do this!" Miguel roars, seeming happier than everyone here.
The game starts and everyone participates. Gradually it becomes intense.
"Truth or dare?" Miguel is having a nasty grin on his face towards Aisha and she is disgusted.
"Truth" she responds.
He looks a little disappointed but camouflages it at once "When last did someone make you arouse?"
She is blinking her eyes and stabbing him from in her mind. Why does he want to know that?
"Since the high school welcoming party"
No one is surprised because many things took place that day. However, Nice feels pity for her.
Aisha spins the bottle and it lands on Jessica
"Truth or dare?"
"Dare" she is ready to do anything
"Strip of your cloths only and touch the arches of this fire on your laps and chest"
Jessica frowns and grounds her jaws. She wasn't expecting such embarrassment.
However, she does as commanded. She feels secure taking of her cloths because she's used to it. But once the cold air around hits her, her body begins to tremor.
She cries while heading for the ashes fire, hoping it makes her feels better. She hates dirt. However, now she must use it to keep her body temp normal.
Once she is done, she spins the bottle, praying it falls back on Aisha but since she has so many enemies, she won't mind it falling on Nice, or Abi.
It lands on her friend Syrah. She sighs "Truth or dare?"
"Truth" Syrah is not ready to create a scene with or in front of anyone.
"Can you tell us your greatest enemy?" she knows the answer to this but wants someone else to hear it.
"Abigael" is her answer
Abi looks at her displeased. She is the one who supposed to hate her for snatching Jon from her but here she is rambling her name.
Nice robs her friends back in assurance before she looks away. Jessica is so happy. She just regained her joy.
Syrah spins the bottle and it lands on Lexi. She smiles before speaking "Truth or dare?"
Lexi rolls her eyes "Truth"
"Tell Abigael what you told me during the party"
Abi returns her gaze to Syrah then Lexi anxiously. Tell me what?
Lexi is uncomfortable. She shifts in her seat occasionally "N-nothing"
Syrah cranes her brows "Nothing you say! You're unbelievable. You just lied in the game and so I'm going to tell the truth"
Abi's enemy faces her "Well, your so called friend here, told me that you never loved Jon. And that you just wanted to get distracted with him because the person you loved didn't love you back"
That's true. But Jon is annoyed. He looks at Abi who is already staring back at him.
"Is that true?" he questions, forgetting she can't talk.
He curses under his breath and forks his hair.
Abi keeps her gaze on her feet while Johns looks at her with remorse. He knows this is all his fault. He couldn't see the love she had for him.
"You're out of the game Lexi. You lied" she taunts
Jessica has not stopped grinding foolishly at the actions taking place. She's enjoying what her friend is doing.
Syrah places the bottle down "I'd be spinning again"
She swirls the object and it settles between Evan and another guy. She frowns. How is she going to choose? However, the bottle finally points at Evan in the last sec.
She chortles, "I see that this bottle loves you enormously"
His expression is cold. She notices and clears her pharynx "Umm...Truth or dare?"
"Dare"
"I dare you to kiss Jessica"
He clamps his lips, and moves towards her. Nice's heart rise in his every step. He stoops down to a grinning Jessica and pecks her cheek.
Jessica shrugs, her head hanging and looking at Evan walking back to his seat. Nice couldn't see what he did from her posture of seating so she heartbroken. She thinks Evan placed his lips on hers.
Abi noticed her reaction. She took a pen hanging in her blue sweater and wrote down something. She showed it to her best friend before her BF became calm.
It was Evan's turn. He spins the bottle and it lands on Nice. His face illuminates in the yellow and red flames of fire.
Nice is blank and nervous. What is he going to ask from her or order her to do? While she debates her choices, her rivals send her imaginary arrows through their look that she doesn't notice.
"Truth or dare?"
She stares at him for not more than a sec before responding in a muffled voice, "Dare"
He parts his lips and mutters in a very deep but soft tone "Sing for me"
She reddens instantly and her heart skips pace. Luckily for her the flames are not brighter enough from her side for it to expose the smile she's withholding. Keeping that aside, she is chocolate.
Her cheeks can't burn noticeably visible to all eyes. However, nothing misses Evan's eyes. He can see her reaction through her pure white pupil. They sparkle like glitters.
Koryn and her co-worker are currently drowning in jealousy as they stare at Nice in malevolence.
Nice is a good singer but she's unaware of her skills. She closes her eyes for a moment and opens it to see Evan patiently waiting for her and giving her an encouraging smile.
I'm trying, but I keep falling down. I cry out, but nothing comes out. I'm giving my all and I know peace will come. I never wanted to meet someone. I wanted to play tough but I can't do all this on my own. 'Cause every super woman sometimes need a super man'
Her voice is warbling throughout the space as she sings 'Helium' by Sia.
Evan doesn't cease to stay at her. It gives him strength. Something within him starts softening. His heart is about to melt and he can't help but show it to the world. His eyes have drawn to each side and his lips are wide. His dimples are very visible to everyone.
Help me out of this hell! Your, love, lift me up like helium. Your, love, lift me up when I'm down, down, down. When I hit the ground, you're all I need.
She ends the music and almost everyone applauds except the two representatives of the devil.
He hands the bottle to her, his dark hair blowing in the air and making portions of it to fall against his forehead, the whiff of his perfume slowly entering her nostril as she receives.
She gently spins the bottle and it stops at Koryn. She looks up at the young girl and finds her staring back in her direction.
"Truth or dare?"
"Truth" koryn responds
"What's your greatest fear?"
To be continued...