Two Lies and A Truth

"you didn't have to go that far," Liam tells me as we go around the mall for his snickers.

"then he should not have made a bet on me" I pick on the black snickers placed on displacing with a white leopard design.

"This looks good," I commented.

"It was just boys being boys and playing."

I raise my index finger.

"Don't," I paused, "if you don't want me to drown you in the lake."

"I'm sorry, I was a jerk, and Ricky deserved far worse."

"whatever" I leave him to choose his shoe.

"I am going to search for some girl stuff" he looked at me confused

"what girl stuff?" he asked, and I smiled.

"eww, AJ," I laughed at his facial expression.

"call me when you are ready," I said before exiting the store. I wanted to get some breathing space, and I didn't need him following me around.

I look about exploring the mall when I spot Axel laughing with his friends in a café at the mall. He had a friendly smile, which came with a dimple as he smiled. His kink of sense spotted me staring at him. He gave me a mischievous smile and waved at me.

"Hi," I said to the group when I walked up to him. I took the empty seat beside him, and he looked at me sheepishly. He whispered some words, but I couldn't hear him.

"Huh," he said the exact words.

"I can't hear you," I repeated. He knelt down and raked his hands through his hair.

I looked down at the floor to see if there was anything he wanted; instead, he grabbed the handle of my chair and pulled it closer to him.

I yelped at the unexpected force he used to draw me, our faces so close together.

He moved his lips closer to my ear.

"you are pretty" I looked around to see if anyone noticed our conversation. Still, everyone was too preoccupied with something else.

He sank back into his seat, leaving me with my flushed face, which I was trying to conceal.

A few minutes after I had told Axel and his friend the incident about Ricky, they were all laughing. I looked at Axel he gave me a little smile.

"you know I am disappointed you, Cookie" was that my new nickname?

I was stunned. Theo chirped in

"How, your girl clashed his locker room that more than most girls would have done"

He looked at me again with an intense look and smiled at his group

"This girl was more wicked before. She lost her touch" everyone laughed hard at his accusation.

"what do you say, cookie? Let roughen him up a little bit?" Axel smiled mischievously.

"maybe a little, especially his face," Axel observed the boys, smiling.

"I never knew Ricky was such a dick," Dani said. She was the only one who went to high school apart from me.

"you knew the guy," Jasper asked. He sat beside Tessa, who sat beside Dani

"I mean, he knew he was a dick."

Jasper wanted to ask a few more questions, but Tessa interrupted him

"Jasper, I am bored. I don't want to talk about high school drama; no offense Ava."

"Avery," Axel corrected her before I did

"Sorry, Avery, let's do something fun, Truth or dare."

"Truth or Dare is best mixed with alcohol and a bit of," Theo said, demonstrating the last part with his hand forming a smoke.

"where we can make reckless and stupid decisions," he finished.

"what of two truths and a lie" Ashley chipped in. She was so quiet that sometimes I forget that she was even here.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"how about we make it interesting instead, let's make two lies and one truth," Axel offered.

Dani took out her empty water can, which she left on the floor, and placed it on the table.

"then, if the other person does not correctly guess it, he/she must buy something for them, but if the other person does not want to expose which is the lie, he/she must get something for them." she said.

"always like you to extort from us," Theo replied,

"you say it like you are going to lose, got secrets you don't want to expose."

"Na"

"We are all in agreement?" we nodded as she looked at everyone. She takes the bottle and spins it.

Theo started tapping the table forming a beat, and I started singing as soon as I recognized the beat. And soon, everyone joined in to the part they all knew.

"Spin the bottle."

"Spin the fuckin' bottle."

"if you the reason why, it's empty, baby."

"spin the fuckin' bottle."

We all stopped when it landed on Theo and Tessa.

"1. I lost my virginity at 17

2. I cheated on Jasper

3. And I kissed a girl 2 summers ago."

"is it not the same thing as you cheated because you been dating Jasper before then?" Theo asked

"Why did you just assume that I kissed a girl?" I watched as Theo and Tessa spoke. I sensed that she was starting to get irritated by Theo's question.

"Cuz we all know you were a hoe before you started dating Theo."

Axel laughed, I hit him and mumbled not cool, but he just chuckled in silence.

"Am I right?"

"no, I did lose my virginity when I was 17, and it was all those fake rumors that Tyler spread in school, so I just went with it" she crossed her hand.

"I'm sorry," Theo said when he realized his joke was no longer funny.

"Spin the bottle" I started to sing again to destroy the enmity that was about to begin. Axel took the bottle and spun. It landed on Jasper and empty space. He then took the bottle and spun it again. This time, it landed on Ashley and Dani.

"1. I have a crush on someone on this table

2. I got drunk and gave someone on this table a cock suck

3. I had my first kiss with someone on this table."

Jasper coughed hard on the second one. It had been clear that Dani was one of the few people who were raw with their words on this table; another was Theo.

"why is everything associated with everyone on this table" Theo covered his chest like he was not clothed

"you all been doing shit behind my back__" he continued talking

"shut up, Theo," Axel interrupted him.

Everyone waited for Ashley's reply.

"I am bad at this stuff," she said

"you can just look at Dani and choose which one you think is the lie," Tessa explained.

"oh, she can definitely get drunk and do something reckless, but I don't think she has any crush, and I don't think she knew any one of you when you were in high school."

She used her finger to signify one "no 1?"

"no 3"

"who was it?" Tessa asked,

"a secret."

Ashley took the bottle and spun it before Tessa asked more questions,

This time it landed on Jasper and Axel

"huh," he looked at me, then back on the table.

"1. I slept with my sister's best friend

2. I am going to sleep with my sister's best friend

3. I have never slept with my sister's best friend."

"fuck you, Axel," Jasper said.

"is she hot?" he asked

"yes"

I waited for Jasper to answer

"I think__" my ring tone interrupted him. I looked at who was calling. I saw Liam's name. I knew he was ready to go. I turned it off.

"Continue," I said

"em," Liam called again. I took the phone to answer him privately,

"I am ready to go."

"ok," I signaled Axel to tell him I was going, and he gave a wave. I leave him still wondering what option Jasper chose.

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