Miracle in the Making

Chapter 3

James's POV

It had been a couple days, and A troupe were all hanging out together at Riley and Emily's house, just before Internationals. "Guys! Let's play truth or dare!" Stephanie said excitedly.
"No!" A couple people groaned.
"Come on, it'll be fun!" Emily said, with just as much excitement at Stephanie. Riley sighed, as everyone agreed. I looked around the room. Stephanie, Michelle, and Ella on a couch across from me, Noah, Giselle, and Max leaning against it. Emily beside me on the couch, Thalia on her other side, Eldon on the armrest, Cierra on a chair to my right, West just sitting in the middle of the floor, and of course, Riley on my lap. "I'll go first!" Emily squealed, causing me to roll my eyes. She looked around the room, before deciding on someone to ask. "James, truth or dare?" She asked me. I thought for a second.
"Uh, truth." I responded.
"Okay, what's the most embarrassing thing you've very done for a friend?" She asked me. I thought for a second.
"Well, if it counts, I read Riley's diary in front of everyone at Culture Shock, like it was mine, for the list." I said. Thalia's eyes widened.
"That explains so many unanswered questions." She said, causing a couple people to laugh.
"Alright, um, Cierra, truth or dare?" I asked.
"Dare." She answered, without debate.
"I dare you, to chose one makeup item, don't tell West what it's for, and have him put it on you." I said. She sighed, and grabbed something from her purse, handing it to West. I recognized it as concealer, I've been in Riley's room many times, and watched as West opened it. He stared at the brush, before applying it to Cierra like lipgloss. The girls laughed as West did so.
"Thanks." Cierra said, taking the product back from him. "But for next time, it covers dark circles." She laughed. "Eldon, truth or dare?"
"Dare." He answered. Cierra smiled.
"Stephanie, has to go get a product from the bathroom upstairs, give it to you, and you have to figure out what it is, and how to use it in 90 seconds, or you have to tell us your biggest secret." She said.
"Anything I want?" Stephanie questioned as she walked upstairs.
"Yeah. Anything." Cierra confirmed. Stephanie came back down moments later with a cylinder like package. I saw Emily cover her mouth, stopping laughter. Eldon looked at it, before opening the plastic around the item. Inside was plastic with a string hanging out. He looked at it confused, before pushing the bottom, causing a puff of cotton to come out the top.
"What the?" He asked, confused.
"You broke it!" Stephanie exclaimed. "I got another, cause I knew this would happen." She said, handing him the second one. I knew what it was, which was funny because Eldon seemed so clueless. He opened it again, before freaking.
"Oh my! Is this a tampon?" He asked, whispering the last word. Steph nodded, laughing.
"78 seconds." Cierra said, since she had been timing him.
"Alright, Ella, truth or dare?" Eldon asked.
"Truth." She replied, smirking.
"How are you enjoying Canada?" I face palmed myself. Eldon is the worst at truth or dare.
"It's very nice." Ella asked, before moving on. "Riley, truth or dare?" She asked, pulling her knees into her chest.
"Truth." Riley said, after a moment of deciding. Riley hated this game, so either way she wasn't going to like it.
"What wouldn't you tell me I'm the change room the other day?" Ella asked smugly. My eyes widened. Riley had told me about how Ella had been asking about the thing that happened during dance, and now I knew she planned to find out all along. The one thing I knew now though, was that this game wasn't ending well.