The Waiting Game

THE WAITING GAME - 8

MAY 2018

CALIFORNIA, USA

Ariana is in her living room with her friends. It is a free day for her, so she decided to invite her friends over and just hangout.

"Hey! No phones!" Brian scolded Ariana. "Okay... Geez! I was just checking something." She said and placed her phone on the center table and raised both her hands in a surrendering manner.

Victoria shook her head and chuckled softly before getting the dice. "Yeah... something... - My turn!" She uttered before rolling the dice.

"Wait! Who said you could go first?" Scott complained.

Courtney grabbed the dice from the board. "The turns are not yet decided, Vic!" She said while shaking the dice in her hand. "Says the one who got the dice in her hand..." Brian commented, making Courtney roll her eyes and place the dice back on the board.

"Look at them! Quarreling over who gets to play first." Ariana said while recording her friends. "Tsk. Maybe it's a wrong idea to invite them over. I might just babysit them all-"

"Ariana!" They all said in unison. "No phones!"

"I know! It's just you, guys, are being idiots right now. I can't just let this pass." She said while laughing. "So mature... I let them pick a game and they chose snakes and ladders. What are you... five?" She teased, still holding her phone to video her friends who are looking at her with stoic faces.

"What's wrong with snakes and ladders?" Scott asked while looking at the board.

Brian just shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know... It's a classic for me." Victoria replied.

"YES! Plus, I get to beat your asses this time because it's based on luck, bitches." Courtney added smugly. Their banters made Ariana laugh harder. "You suck at Mario Kart, though. Maybe I should post the match we had earlier... show everyone how I beat your ass." She said after recovering from her laughter.

"Not gonna lie... that was an embarrassing performance, Court." Brian said and playfully tapped the lady's shoulder to show sympathy. "Also, put the goddamn phone down, Ariana." He said, this time, to Ariana.

"Maybe... but that's not as embarrassing as what happened in Canada." Courtney shrugged and smirked at her witty comeback. Ariana's room was filled with 'Oooh!' as the popstar remained silent. She pressed the stop button and put her phone down before throwing a pillow towards Courtney. "Was that necessary? Is it essential to bring that up, huh?" She said, throwing tantrums like a little kid, while grabbing cushions to throw to her smirking best friend.

Everyone laughed at the scene. "Now, this is the one worth filming." Brian joked while getting his phone from the table, but Ariana was quick to throw a cushion at him. "You said 'no phones!', idiot!" Ariana said, mimicking his words.

"You started it, though." Scott said and reached for his own phone too. "My house, my rules!" Ariana shouted to her friends who are just laughing at her. How quickly the tables have turned...

She glared at them while attempting to get another cushion from behind but there's nothing left. "Oops... looks like she has no weapons now." Victoria teased while holding her phone up. Everyone has their phones up to film Ariana. "What did you say to him, Ariana?" Courtney asked while chuckling.

Ariana rolled her eyes and grabbed a magazine from the table. "No shit! She's gonna throw a fucking magazine now!" Brian exclaimed.

"Yes, and you'll be my first target!" Ariana fired back and attempted to throw the magazine, but it didn't reach far enough to hit anyone. Everyone laughed at that failed attempt, even Ariana. She can't help but chuckle at her own failed attempt. "See? The magazines are no threat. Now, answer the question, Ari!" Courtney interjected.