Half a Heart

Chapter 4

A/N I know this book has been saddening a lot of you guys lately so here is a daily reminder to try and have 👆🏼 !!!
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*Steffi POV*

"Anaya- What the hell is that?" I cut myself off, raising my eyebrows as she opens a cabinet full of water guns and balloons.

She smirks over her shoulder at me before she starts pulling them out one by one, setting them on the counter, "Um, water guns and water balloons? What else would it be silly." She chuckles snatching the last one and setting it on the counter.

I smile picking one up, "Classic. So what are we gonna do?"

She smirks facing me, "Well, these are filled with very cold water. Most of them have ice in them, making them really cold, you know." She chuckles shaking a large water gun, making the ice rattle inside.

I nod for her to carry on, "And we should get everyone when the least expect it. We'll hide these around, then when the time is right I'll ask you to come with me so we could talk or something then we'll get them, and bombard everyone, yeah?" She questions smiling as the lifts two large guns filled with ice.

I nod grinning, "Yeah. I'll fake something being wrong, like with my stomach or something, then you come help me and in reality we'll go hit them all with freezing water." I say trying to make my voice manlier at the end.

She laughs at my failed deepened man voice, "Bonus points if someone goes into the lake." She crosses her arms smiling widely.

I smirk, "Trust me. We'll be sure to lure someone out to the dock." I cross my arms laughing.

She grins, "Great. Let's go stash these, broskie." She grabs my arm and drags me out the back door, laughing.

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I sit down next to Anaya on a log. I give her a side smile as Dan  sits down next to her, making her scoot towards me so he could fit. I chuckle and look up, towards the bonfire in front of us. Everyone's circled around the bonfire right now, either roasting marshmallows or talking. Dan nearly choked Nash for lighting more fireworks so Dan and Phil hatched a plan.

Dan decided to tell facts about sloths to Nash whilst Phil went and took all the fireworks and put them away in the back of their shed. At least that's what Anaya told me happened. And naturally, Nash listened to Dan as he came up with made up facts on purpose. Nash now thinks sloths are the fastest animals on earth due to Dan's convincing.

"So, truth or dare?" Aaron asks clapping his hands together from across the fire.

Groans come from Dan and Phil while me and Anaya chuckle. We're gonna hit everyone soon with the water guns. We're still thinking of how to get someone out to the dock though, "Ohh, why truth or dare? That's ALWAYS being played." Dan grumbles.

"Oh stop it Dan if they want to then we'll play." Phil nudges Dan beside him while looking around smiling as he nods.

Dan looks at him with a Are you fucking serious Phil look, "Great! I'll go first. Anaya," Aarons says looking to her. She looks up with raised eyebrows, "Wait what. I wasn't listening."

I let out a small laugh, smiling and shaking my head. This is actually pretty great. I'm having fun and I don't regret coming, and honestly.. Anaya is helping me pretty well. She really knows how to raise someones mood and get them happy. I feel like I've known her forever and we're just old friends being united, we feel oddly close and after just meeting we're already planning fun things in the future.