Rely-tionships

Chapter X: Truth or Dare

            Months had passed and he’s still avoiding me. He never replied to my messages. He didn’t answer any of my calls. He never looks at me during class. I realized that the curse had become worse. I thought that only chosen scenarios will happen but now, everything in the book happens to me.

            It was already Valentine’s Day. During our Math time, our teacher did not teach and gave her time for us to have fun. The whole class decided to play Truth or Dare. Since I didn’t want to be a kill joy and out of place, I decided to join. The questions given were pretty common; who’s your crush?, who’s your first love?,  and etc. I never thought that I’ll be chosen to answer a question. “Aubrey, you’re it.” Rosalie, a classmate of mine excitedly told me. “Truth or Dare?” she asked me. I sighed heavily and said “Truth”. Rosalie put my fingers between each other and hardly pressed it. I tightly shut my eyes because of pain. “Who’s your crush?” she asked me teasingly. I can feel the whole class stare at me. “No one.” I answered. She pressed my fingers harder and asked me again, “Who’s your CRUSH?” “No one. I told you no one!” I said to her. “Oh come on!” the whole class said in chorus. “Had they connived with each other? Why do they want to know?” I thought to myself. Rosalie asked me again, “Who’s-your-CRUSH?” she really emphasized each word. She was already crushing my fingers. “Come on Aubrey! Tell them. Secrets aren’t meant to be kept forever.” I said to myself as I observed how the whole class stares at me. I sighed loudly and said “Sir James”. “We knew it.” everyone in the class murmured. Sir James was in the room next to ours, and I know that he heard me tell the whole class that I have a crush on him. In fact, I don’t really have a crush on him… I LOVE HIM.

            After that day, my whole life had changed. Everyone knows my secret; even the faculty members know it. Does gossip really spread this fast? I know Sir James also knows it. I know that he knows I have a crush on him, that I love him. He’s not numb. I was just very lucky that he did not change. He was still the same.