Quiet Girl 3

Part 1

It all started with a stupid game of truth or dare. Have I ever told anyone how much I freaking hate this game? You get embarrassed if you choose either question. But its always the most stupid questions too. "Who's your crush?" "I dare you to kiss them." "What's your most embarrassing moment?" Ugh!!! So. Stupid.

But before I get into that story, I have to explain a few things.

I was not the one who had a crush on him. She was. I was not the one who ever thought about him. She was. I was not the one who would hang out with him. She was. I was not the one who cared about him. She was.

Now some of you are probably wondering who I is. I is me. The Quiet Girl. The girl who never spoke her mind. The girl who never talked out loud. The girl who never had a crush on the boy.

And she.... She is my cousin. My best friend. The Loud Girl. The girl who almost always speaks her mind. The girl that talks louder than I ever could. The girl who does have a crush on the boy.

Now get this - The boy lives across the street from me. The boy lives in a different town than her. She's liked him for a long time. And I have never liked him in that way. And for a while he liked her. But then I guess he changed his mind.

"I think he likes you." My dad said to me one day.

"What?" I replied, completely caught off guard. "Why?"

"Because of the way he acts around you. He gets nervous." He laughs and I laugh along with him, doing my best to hide the panic inside my body. So I started watching the boy. He would always end up outside when I went out with my sisters. He would always include me in the silly card games him and my brothers would play with him. He would get nervous when I was sent over to buy eggs from his family. He was acting just like a boy in love.

So now we get to when it all happened.

"Truth or dare?" She asks him. I laugh and turn my attention back to the music while they continue the game. But then unfortunately, I'm pulled into this stupid game. Its my turn and me and my cousin have decided to try to get the boy to admit he likes her.

"Ask him if he likes you." I dare her. Now its her turn.

"Wait no," She starts. "We can't do it like that."

"Then do it somehow. Just ask the question." I laugh.

"Fine." She sits up and looks at the boy. "So," She says to him. "Out of all the people here, who would you want to date?"

Ooo... Good move. I think and the two make eye contact. I turn my head to the boy who's letting out a"uuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh......." I wait in anticipation, waiting to hear her name.

"What do I say?" I hear him ask my brother.

"I don't know!" He replies.

"Uhhhhhhhh......" Then he says a name. But not her name. My. Name.

I shrink down in my seat and hide my face. My hands shake. My heart races. My brain is screaming. And all I can think is 'no no no no no..... This was not supposed to happen. This was supposed to be for her. No no no no.....'

I don't know if it ever would have happened if I hadn't told her to say that.....

I should've just listened to my music and written fan fiction instead, but no... I had to play the stupid game.