Arcade | s.m (✔️)

Twenty-One

"That outfit is too cute!"

"Why didn't you wear it?"

"Well, I would have if Theo hadn't spilled his Pepsi right over it while I was about to walk out the door." Kate tells us, tears brimming in her eyes as she plays with her new highlights.

"Are you kidding me?" I ask, shocked. Kate had been telling everybody about the lace white shirt she bought for a week, and how she knew exactly what to match it with for the carnival.

Harper and Kate had convinced me to ride with them to the event, and got Shawn to go along with it too, saying that we would meet up when we got there. Kate said that they "know Shawn is just going to steal you away all night, so we might as well get some time with you."

"After crying for ten minutes, I changed my outfit and got here as soon as possible. Which is why I'm late." Kate explains to us.

"And why your eyes are red and puffy. You can use that to your advantage with Nathan though. Say that your boyfriend broke up with you because you had eyes for another."

"Mentioning a boyfriend might throw him off though, since you guys have kind of been flirting this whole time." I add.

"The drive to the carnival is like, twenty minutes. I'm sure my eyes will be less red by the time we're there. And I could always use the allergy excuse." Kate says, and Harper gets up from her bed, slipping on the gold-colored flip flops she "borrowed" from her step sister.

"Speaking of that drive, we should probably start the journey now if we want to make it on time."

Once we reach the car and the GPS begins to give off directions, all three of us enter random conversations, before starting a game of 'Never Have I Ever'.

"Okay, never have I ever gone skinny dipping." Harper says, and both her and Kate say "I have!" at the same time.

Usually we would be using fingers and counting down, but due to the fact that we really didn't want Harper multitasking, we agreed on calling out when we have done whatever it is.

"Wait- what?" I ask, confused on how this could have slipped my knowledge.

I could picture Harper skinny dipping with college boys, but I couldn't say the same for Kate.

"It was this college party." Harper begins.

"I regret it with my whole heart and soul." Is all Kate adds, shuddering.

"I guess I'll keep that off my bucket list then." I tell them, before Kate takes her turn.

"Never have I ever kissed somebody from our town in the past week." Kate says, and I realize that by the look on her face, she thought she was giving us all a free card since we were each down to three.

Quickly, I cough an "I have" quietly, hoping that it wouldn't put too much attention and they both wouldn't drag me about it. However my eyes widen when my mouth isn't the only one that opens, but instead Harper's as well.

Kate stares at us, blinking only once in absolute shock.

"Wait, what?"

"Harper!"

"Rose!"

"That's it, change route to the nearest place I can get extensive therapy." Kate says, her eyes wide.

"Who was it?" I ask Harper, more interested in the conversation than ever.

"Look, we're here!" She points to the large Ferris wheel, and enters the crowded parking lot, maneuvering away from the conversation.

"This subject is not going untouched." Kate says, pointing at both of us with a deadly stare.

"Mhm. Everyone else is at the west gate waiting, so let's go."

Harper gets out of the car after parking, and we all follow, then beginning to walk before we spot the rest of the group. I smile at everybody, waving until I spot Victoria, who was currently drooling over Shawn.

"Hey! We already bought your entry tickets, now we just need to get wristbands." Ellie greets us, and everybody begins to walk through the gate as Shawn comes over to me, leaving Victoria's side and wrapping a warm arm around me.

I hope I'm this comfortable in my coffin after Victoria murders me.

After getting our wristbands, we go on several rides, and I ignore the death glares that Shawn's admirer gives me every 0.5 seconds. After a while our group splits up, all agreeing to meet in a half hour at the food tent.

"Fun house?" I suggest to Shawn, and he grabs my hand, already walking towards the entrance with a suggestive smirk on his face before he speaks.

"I hear the hall of mirrors can get pretty steamy at times."

REALLY SORRY THAT THIS CHAPTER IS SO SHORT BUT ILL BE UPDATING IN SHORTER TIME TO MAKE UP FOR IT!!! ALSO 2 SURPRISES COMING UP FOR ALL MY HM HOES OUT THERE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER