Lovatic Escape: Two Weeks With Demi

Chapter 11: Truths & An Unforgettable Dare

(Shreya's P.O.V.)

"Guys, let's do something fun." Demi said, "how about a round of truth & dare?"

"Dems, seriously?" Jade laughed and rolled her eyes, "Truth & Dare? Really?"

"Yeah, we are not teenagers anymore." Paige giggled.

Demi smirked, "Are you guys scared?"

"Scared? Us? No fucking way!" Anastasia shot back. Demi mock glared at her, "Mind your language, missy!"

"Says..." Anastasia trailed off as I shouted, "The Queen with a sailor's mouth!" the room burst into laughter once again.

After the laughter died down a bit, I downed the remaining water in my bottle and set it down amongst everyone. "Let's do this, guys. I'm in." Demi immediately grabbed it and spun it round. When it stopped spinning, it landed on Anastasia.

"Anastasia, truth or dare?" Demi asked.

"Erm... I'm gonna go with truth."

"Okay, I'll be easy on you. Who is your celebrity crush?" Demi asked.

"It's not really a secret," Anastasia laughed, "I think everyone in this room knows."

"Nice way to dodge the answer," Demi snickered, "but, I'm not letting you go. Name them."

"You, obviously!" Anastasia fired back.

"Haha, cute, but seriously, who is your celebrity crush?"

"Erm..." Anastasia suddenly grew quiet and whispered something barely audible.

"Can't hear you," Demi said in a singsong manner, "louder please."

"Fine, you got me," Anastasia huffed, "it's Leonardo DiCaprio."

"See? It wasn't that hard, was it?" Demi chuckled, "Who's next?"

As the game continued, with each spin, daring truths came out and sinister dares were performed. Paige made everyone double over in laughter with a comical dance performance; Jade almost spoke during her dare of a mime act and so on. At one point the bottle landed on Olivia. She chose dare

"Hmmm, I can't think of any more interesting dares," Demi said, "How about you sing a love song for us?"

"Sure," Olivia grinned, "Let me get my guitar."

With that, she went to her room and returned with her guitar. With a few soft strums, she closed her eyes and started to sing:

"The silver rose on your ear

I hate myself when I think of it

'Cause when I do I'm a wreck

Your name rings 'round my head

We're drunk and in your room

I hope you feel it too

I usually play it cool

But I can't play cool for you...

Oh, Ashley

I need you so badly

'Cause life is a bad dream

So if lovin' you kills me

Yeah, I would die happy

Oh, Ashley

I'm yours if you'll have me

I'm sick, it's so sappy

But if lovin' you kills me

Yeah, I would die happy..."

As soon as I heard the first lyric I froze. Instinctively I touched my ear feeling the rose shaped earring I was still wearing. My breath caught in my throat and I secretly hoped no one noticed the reference. Olivia was being subtle, changing the lyric from "silver chain around your neck" to a reference to my earrings. I moved a few steps back and leaned against the wall, my gaze fixed on Olivia.

I couldn't hold back my tears as Olivia sang:

"I know that one day you could hurt me

And I will probably deserve it

Maybe our best is less than perfect

But I'm sure that this is worth it

Oh, Ashley

I need you so badly

'Cause life is a bad dream

So if lovin' you kills me

Yeah, I would die happy..."

As the song ended, everyone started clapping, including Demi.

"Olivia, that was wonderful!" Demi squealed.

"Yes, Liv, that was phenomenal." Anastasia cheered.

As others nodded and murmured in agreement, Sara's snicker cut through, "Ooh, Shreya, you are crying? You didn't think this song was meant for you, did you?"

I bit my tongue and turned my face away to wipe away the last few of the tears that were rolling down my cheeks. Clearing my throat, I turned to face the others, "Sorry about that, guys, it's just that this performance was so good, I didn't even realize I was crying until Sara mentioned it. But yeah, that was an amazing performance, Liv." I forced a smile as I looked at Olivia. Olivia smiled too and nodded slightly.

"Well, would you guys look at the time?" Demi looked at her watch and said, "It's almost 9 p.m. I know, some of you guys have travelled across the world to get here. All of you must be tired. Let's call it a night, shall we?"

"Yeah, I think it's best," Paige suppressed a yawn.

"Tomorrow's breakfast is on me," Demi smiled, "Be sure to be present at the Lovato Residence. Have a good night's rest, everyone."

With that, Demi left. As everyone proceeded towards their respective rooms, I was left all alone in the vast living room, drowning in my thoughts.