Truth or Dare

It was almost midnight when we sat in a big circle around a bonfire with marshmallows on some wooden sticks. It was a typical bonfire when one of the guys in our batch suggested we play Truth or Dare. All the seniors refused but juniors really wanted to play. Puppy faces really worked on our seniors. The girls agreed but the guys did not and said it was very childish. I looked at Ryan with a sad face and he was not able to refuse. When he said yes, all the other guys also started saying yes. We got a beer bottle out and spun it in the middle of the circle. It was Joy's chance to spin it the first time. She spun it and ran back to her seat. The bottle stopped on Kilyan and Senior Ben. Ben asked Kilyan "truth or dare". As he said dare, Ben's face lit up with excitement. He looked around thinking what the dare should be. He saw Ryan staring at me which I got to know later. He asked him to kiss me. I froze. So did Natalie and Ryan. As Kilyan got up to do his dare, Ryan got up and caught him by the collar. His face was burning with anger. Ben said it was not a big deal but Ryan did not care. He asked Ben to give him a punishment. The punishment he gave Ryan was horrible. He had to do ten pushups in the sea water. He did not hesitate even a bit. He got up and headed for the sea. Soon he was back safe but he was shivering. I ran to my tent and brought him a thick blanket. The other seniors were all very angry at Ben because he had destroyed a good night. They all started returning to their tents. I helped Ryan up. Some of his friends helped him walk back to his tent. After they had helped him to bed, they returned my blanket. My blanket was soaking wet but I did not mind it. I smiled remembering how he did not hesitate even a bit to do the pushups. There was another thing that had been worrying me since the same evening. After Dan had apologised for not believing me, I had not seen him. I asked one of the professors who were on the night shift and they said that Dan had to go back as he had a shoot back in Ufa. I went back to bed with loads of things on my mind. We were talking almost the whole night about how much fun we had on this trip. The next day we had to go back to the university. The next morning we got up in a rush. I ran out to get my blanket which I had forgotten to get last night because I was worried about Dan. It was almost 8 when we all were settled down in the bus. We had some snacks in the bus as we did not have breakfast. Ryan was not there. The professors said that he had caught a fever last night and was going by one of the professor's cars. I was so worried about him that I was thinking about him the whole time. As we arrived back at the university, I ran to the medical room to see Ryan. The seniors had already arrived as they had taken a shortcut. I saw some of his friends around his bed. As I walked in they all went silent but I could hear some giggles. They patted Ryan on his shoulder and headed out with grins on their faces. As I sat next to him, he started to sit up. I scolded him not to and tucked him back in. As I saw him laughing, I asked what was so funny. He replied that I looked very cute when I was angry. I turned red. He looked at me with those puppy eyes and said that he was never going to play truth or dare again in his life. I laughed at his cuteness. I had started to get feelings for him but did not want to show it. He brought his head up and rested in on his fist. He pushed a strand of hair behind my ear. I pushed his hand away immediately and ran out. When I was out, I realised that I had forgotten to wish him "get well soon". I popped my head in from the door and put my thumbs up. He laughed and nodded his head. I put on an awkward smile and left the room. As I was heading out, I saw Dan walking to the guy's dorm with one of his assistants carrying his bags. I ran to see him but as I was near him, I tripped on a stone. Dan noticed me and ran to help me up. I laughed it out but Dan knew that it must be hurting so he helped me to a bench. He went down on his knees and tried to twist my ankle but it was sprained so it hurt. I tried to get up but I couldn't. Dan turned around and gestured for me to get on his back. I said no but he gave me a stern look. I took support of his shoulder and got on his back. He picked me up and held me from my thighs. I got looks from the students as Dan walked me to my dorm. I whispered if he was embarrassed and tried getting down. He looked at me with a puzzled look and held me tighter. He then nodded his head in disagreement. I tried to hide my face but he held me even higher. I buried my face in his jacket. He giggled. I hit him on his shoulder and smiled. He put me down in front of my dorm. All the second and third years had not seen him before and they were in a daze by his handsomeness. Bianca helped me to my room. I looked down from my window and saw him waving at me. I waved back. I could not do anything but smile at his goofiness. Joy nudged me and started laughing at my smiling face. All the others joined her. They took me to my bed and helped me lie down. There was a knock on the door. Natalie helped open the door to find Bianca standing there with a packet in her hand.