The party was fully started, as Mary so happily announced, with a group game. To avoid people not participating, and before sending us off to play games in our own groups, we were all given a slip of paper with one of two words in a phrase.
As Mary walked around explaining the rules and handing out slips of paper I was resigned to the fact I had no choice but to accept one.
Once we'd received them, our papers were unfolded and our words appeared in neat black cursive.
"I have Trinity," Shane's voice fought against the ever growing excitement in the room to be heard, "so is this religious time?"
"Can't be 'cause I have Tok, so I'm looking for Tik."
"Yeah, and I have something butter. I'm guessing peanut?"
"Well what am I looking for?"
"Holy." When he looked confused I clarified, "as in the Holy Trinity."
"Right, right. I knew that."
"Liar." I scoffed and he stool his tough out in response.
"Anyway, are we waiting for people or-"
"Waiting."
It wasn't before people did just that. Wandering from person to person, brandishing their slip of paper like something important, and shouting their words hoping for a response.
A familiar face in the crowd caught my attention and I waved him over.
Joe looked brighter than the last time I saw him. Happily away from his mothers thumb, pressing down on him and making him smaller.
Here he stood, tall, back straight and a smile on his face. It was nice
"How's it going?"
"Good! I'm excited for tonight."
"Yeah? You've got a few friends here?"
He nodded in agreement, "we're gonna play charades after this if you guys want to join?"
I glanced briefly at the others, but I knew what they'd say anyway. "I think we're gonna play something else instead, but thanks for asking." He glance down at my paper and I got the hint, "I'm looking for Tik, you?"
"Oh, I think I saw a Tik over there," he pointed somewhere in the large crowd, "maybe it was Brian? It was definitely a guy."
"Brill, thanks. What are you?"
"Tom and Jerry, I'm looking for Jerry, any ideas?"
"No, you're the first person, but if I find them I'll send them your way."
"Thanks, I'll see you later." And then he was off, winding his way through the crowd in search of his partner.
"Should we go hunt?" Shane finally asked.
"Yeah, I think so."
The three of us began walking around in search. At one point someone claimed they'd seen Marcus' other half and took him in search of them.
Thankfully the crowd was dwindling. Matched pairs had to present themselves to Mary where they won a prize and were then allowed to do what they wanted.
The offer of a slice of freedom was enough to send me searching once more.
"Anyone got Tok?" A voice called through the crowd. My salvation stood, all ginger hair and glasses, to the side of the crowd, watching with curious eyes.
Joe was wrong, definitely not a guy, and still no idea who Brian is.
I briskly made my way over to the girl.
YOU ARE READING
A slow fall
RomanceCaleb wasn't sure who he was. His parents told him one thing, the Church, the people in town, but his brothers, friends, life outside, was a different story. With his brother's both away for University, Caleb was stuck in a downward spiral that he w...
