remember when

fine.

we head upstairs to my room the girls make comfy pallets on the floor with blankets and beanbags and loads of pillows. Then Hanna pulled an empty small round liquor bottle and waggled it. "For old times sake?" she said with a sly grin. "Why do you have an empty bottle in your bag Hanna? Don't tell me your a drinker." Jessa said with humor in her voice. That's what Hanna used to call anyone that had ever touched a bottle of alcohol in middle school. She thought it ruined brain cells and intoxication was way over rated. Yet marijuana was okay. "Heavens no. You know how I feel about alcohol. This is Brynon's found it in his room in the trash can and thought it would be fun." "Looking for your older brothers stash again weren't you." Zayn laughed. Zayn and Hanna's older brother, Brynon are best friends. they've been neighbors for the longest. Jessa Lynn has had a crush on Brynon since she was in second grade." What's the harm in one game?" I laugh as Zayn and Jess give me the go-eat-shit look. "Okay last time was rough but it was fun. Besides were making memories that we can tell our children and laugh about when our hair is grey and all we do is sit outside in our rocking chairs." I laugh at their faces as they think about being old. "Guys last time wasn't that bad."  "Jelena! I still remember the look on Mr. Shires face when he saw me butt-naked streaking!" Jessa-Lynn, the A plus student, the junior class president, star and captain of the soccer team and football cheer leading squad, said. which made all of us laugh, because of all my neighbors that happened to be outside getting their newspaper that night, was Mr. Shires, our principle. "He dropped his newspaper!" Hanna said in a fit of giggles. "You know what?" Jessa said with a mischievous smile. "What?" I said suddenly worried. "Let's play. Karmas a bitch." "Alright! Hanna spin to see who starts the round." She spins the bottle and claps her hands when it lands on Zayn. "Okay Zayn, truth or dare?" "Dare" he says quickly smiling to a challenge. "Let's start of slow. I dare you to shave your leg." "Just one?" "Just one."Hanna says laughing. She grabs shaving cream and a disposable razor out of her bag. Handing them to my poor boyfriend with a smile. "Right or left?" he asks. "Left seems gayer." "left it is." Then to my horror he spreads the cream and shaves to his knee. "Ouch!" He says not even two seconds after he starts. "Men are so elegant." Hanna laughs. "Come on babe let's clean that up." I stand and take his hand and lead him to the bathroom. As I get some alcohol and soak a rag he sits on the side of the tub. "you know they're planning horrible dares in there." he laughs. "If they weren't they wouldn't be my best friends." I say with a smile. "why are you with me?" he whispers barely audible. "What?" I say surprised. "Why are you with me? you could get any guy you wanted but your with me. I don't get it." "okay you think way too high of me and way too low of yourself. where is all of this coming from? last I checked your the popular bad boy biker boy. I'm just the innocent heart youve captured." I say with a smile." I seen Colby Grace looking at you in school. he was in to you. it made me think I'm not good enough for you." putting the band aid on his knee, I stand up. "I don't care if Colby Grace is into me, I'm in love with you, Zayn. not Colby. we could argue all day about who doesn't deserve who but its pointless because we have each other. and if we have each other then we obviously deserve each other. that's all I'm saying on the subject." I say trying to make the tightness in my throat go away. "Jelena." "Zayn?" "I love you more." he says with a smile knowing I hate that game. you know where its all no I love you more, no I love you more! or no you hang up first, no you hang up first. In those unnecessary baby voices.