The Birthmark (#Wattys2016)

Truth or dare

"Today's day was a lovely one. Thanks for making it special. ;)" Her message flashed on my screen.

Over the years, whenever I went out with a girl, either I used to crack poor and stupid jokes or the girl would have too much attitude. Thus, I never even got little close to any girl.

But, here today, the situation was completely different. A girl was sending me a message that she loved the day because of me.

My cheeks blushed. If you were in front of me, you could have seen them becoming red as tomatoes. I thought for a while, about what to reply, until message popped up on the screen again.

"You aren't sleeping, are you?" I read those words. Now, this tym the answer was simple. I replied with a smile,"No, not yet. And yeah the day was amazing. Quite a heck of fun!!"

I read and re-read my message again and again just to make sure that there aren't any grammatical errors or flaws. There weren't. For some time, there was no reply from her. I thought she slept. But then, a voice on my phone, excited me to the core.

"So, feeling sleepy?" She asked.

"Yeah, I am really sleepy. Message me later." This would have been my answer, if this Mike didn't like Sandra. But, a guy always finds reasons to talk to his crush. Forget a crush, I like Sandra a lot. So, sending the above message was like ending everything. Gradually, my answer changed.

"Not at all. What about you?" I texted.

Immediately there was an answer. "Nope. I am an Insomniac. :) ." The smiley at the end made my smile.

So, an insomniac huh? Just like me. I messaged her,"Oh, then we have a lot of time. I would like you to meet your another insomniac friend, Mike. ;) ."

It took her no time to message. "Wow, at last someone to talk at late nights." I texted,"Yep."

And silence again.

I wanted to take out a topic to talk about. I couldn't let her sleep. Come on, this is such a great chance to get closer. I thought alot and then texted,"So, any siblings?"

Moments later, my cell phone made a noise. I am telling, when that gadget makes a noise, my heart skips a beat. It excites a kid inside me.

"Yeah, a small brother. He is just annoying. What about you though?" The final words of her question forced my hands to write a message. "Yeah, I have a sister who is 5 years elder to me. Her name is Christina." She replied in no time,"Cool."

The night progressed and our chat progressed. Cool and mild breezes were flowing gently across the city. My room temperature wasn't that cold nor that hot, but, it was cool enough for me to decrease the speed of the fan. I was laying shirtless on my bed, so you can imagine that the weather was so cool.

After sending her another message, I checked the time on my cell phone. "2:57." It read. The teen aged boy in me jumped in excitement. While, the one who liked Sandra was flowing in a river of sweetness.

"Hahahaa, so you are in love with Rao sir, right?" She asked. I could imagine the funny smile of her. The image of her smiling brought a cheerful smile on my face too. I replied,"No-no. He is your soul mate, I can't go with him. XD." I replied already imagining her, rolling her eyes after reading this message.

"Oh, shut up. I will sue you. Idiot. ;)"

Am I mad? Come on, she is saying me an idiot, and still, I am smiling. This smile was not because I liked her. It meant something else. I just don't know what?

Then, I just realized that we were talking since like 45 mins. In these lovely and sweet 45 minutes, I and Sandra had known each other pretty well. Suddenly the gap between us due to the Sylvester event was filled with friendly moments.

"I am enjoying the chatting with you. Would you like to play a game?" I read her text. Without any hesitate, I ask,"Sure, but which?" In no time, I got a answer, as if she was just waiting to send the sentence.

"Truth or dare. ;) " This was her game.

For moments, I went into deep thinking process. "Come on, a girl never plays this game at this time, unless it's for someone special. That is me. Yippee." I dance mentally and smile externally. I reply,"Ok, but first will be my turn?" She agreed.

I ask,"Truth right?" There came a reply of 'yeah' flashing on my cell. I started with a simple question. "So, do you smoke or drink?" I had a smile on my face. She was quick in her reply,"Nope. Now, my turn."

She asked,"Truth?" I said,"That's the one thing that's possible. ;)" She replied,"Yeah, so, do you have a girlfriend? Honest answers expected."

Lol, is she asking me about my personal life. Well, this game is just like this. There is always an urge to knock at each other's personal lives while playing it. I texted with a smirk,"No, I was waiting for you. XD."

Her reply gave me a scare. "Hehee lol, but my heart is already given to someone." For moments, everything became blank. Silence preserved everywhere.

Then, there was another text. "To my mobile. Rofl." This text from her saved me from future depression. I texted her back,"Oh..lol..Good one."

Time flies. It always wins the Olympic race. Our game progressed further, and it got down to a typical adult game. I asked,"So, what is your favourite position while having sex?" I was chuckling a lot. My phone flashed and I got a reply from her,"Lol, dog position XD."

This was funny (if you know what i mean). Then, the game continued and suddenly she asked,"Why can't we have a dare? We can definitely have it. In fact, you have taken dare right now, right?" I wrote,"Yeah." She replied,"So, your task is to stand shirtless in front of me. XD." I raised my one eyebrow in confusion and asked,"Ok, done, but how will you come to know, that I have done your task?" My face was full of confusion and she erased it all in just one reply.

"Ok, you know what? I know it's about to be 4 am, but we can still meet, right? I mean, everyone at our homes are sleeping. So, we can just sneek out and meet outside. It would be really fun."

I was startled. This what I was witnessing had never happened before. I was never asked to move out of the house at 4 am in the morning. But, this girl was bringing out this weird side of me. Weird yet funny.

After thinking a lot and seeing my sis sleeping, I text her,"Ok, let's meet. I am heading out and you too move out."

There came a reply. "Ok, done. I am already out. Come fast."

To be continued in part 9. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Please vote and comment if u did. It would mean a lot.

So, what do you think, will Mike head out. Will he and Sandra meet at 4 am in the morning? Stay tuned to know.

Till then keep smiling :)