Is This for Real

Chapter 29: Spicy Indian Food

JUSTIN'S POV

"Who's up for Indian food?" I asked as we walked to our cars. Caitlin got her license a few weeks ago, so now she can drive. I haven't given her her birthday present yet because I'm going to give it to her at my album release party, which had to be post-poned due to all of the paparazzi stuff.

"Yeah!" everyone exclaimed...except for Tori. She stayed quiet.

"Do you want Indian food Tori?" I asked her.

"I probably won't like it," she replied.

"Have you tried it before?"

"No."

"Then how do you know if you won't like it?" She shrugged. "If you don't like it, then we'll swing by McDonald's and get you a happy meal."

"I don't eat happy meals!"

"I'm just kidding. Hop in Caitlin's car. I'm ready for some spicy food!"

When we got to the restaurant, I put on sunglasses in hopes that no one would recognize me.

Ryan and I ordered the Tandoori chicken, Caitlin got Bhelpuri (rice with vegetables covered in a sweet and spicy sauce) Christian got Rogan josh (a lamb curry), Chaz got Chole (chickpea curry), and Tori ordered butter chicken. But, being the big brother I am, I wanted Tori to try the Tandoori chicken. It's not too spicy, so I think she'd like it. I had the waitress switch the butter chicken for Tandoori chicken.

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The waitress handed Tori her "butter chicken" and she dug in.

"This is really good!" Tori said five minutes later.

"That's because it's Tandoori chicken. It's a little spicer than butter chicken," I said to her.

"It-it's spicy?" she questioned.

"The spice should kick in anytime." She took a big swig of her Cherry Coke. "Spicy?"

She nodded. Just then I realized that her eyes seemed a little puffy and red. Her lips looked like they were swelling up, too. "Tori? Are you okay?" Christian asked calmly.

"She's not okay! Can't you see her eyes are puffy and her lips are swelling up!" Chaz butted in.

"Allergic...to...spicy...foods," Tori croaked out.

"You're allergic and you never bothered to tell me!" I about screamed. This is all my fault.

She took out her phone and opened the notepad on it.

You were all so excited to get Indian food that I didn't want to wreck it. Beginning to get really, really hard to breathe.

"Caitlin! Take Tori and start driving to the hospital! I'll call an ambulance and it'll meet you on the way!" I was starting to panic as I told Caitlin that.

"Got it!" she replied in a scared tone of voice while helping Tori out if the restaurant and into her car.

I pulled out my phone, called 911, told them what happened, and they said that an ambulance was on the way.

I plopped an 100 dollar bill on the table and all four of us guys raced out of the restaurant and into my car.

"Chaz. You get to drive because I need to call my mom." I tossed him the keys and and I got in the passenger seat while Chaz got in the driver's seat. Ryan and Christian sat in the backseat.