In A Different Light

The Sleepover: "Truth or Dare?"

Beverly walked out of the bathroom and got her backpack, then walked back to the bathroom and took a shower, washing all of the blood off of her body. After the shower, she got dressed into some clean clothes from her backpack. She put the bloody clothes in a bag and put it in her backpack, then walked out to her friends. “Hey, guys. How 'bout we play a good game of truth or dare?” Beverly asked her friends that so they could hopefully have a good time during the sleepover.

Eddie shut his eyes, but as soon as he did, all he could see was the monster from his nightmare. “I don’t think I’m gonna be able to get back to sleep just yet. Maybe Beverly is right, lets play truth or dare...” He then paused to say, “Just no gross stuff."

Bill gave an "I'm sorry" look to Eddie, then shook his head at Beverly's idea. "Sure." Bill then asked, "Should I get Joan and Richie from the living room?"

“Sure, or we could just go downstairs.” Eddie suggested.

“Let’s just go downstairs.” Beverly said to the two.

Bill shook his head then headed towards the stairs. He then proceeded to go down them, entering the living room.

Eddie jogged down the stairs and joined the rest of them in the living room. He walked over and poked Richie to wake him up.

Beverly followed Eddie and Bill, heading downstairs. She grabbed the bottle of wine from the table. “This would work perfectly." She said while holding it.

Bill went over to Joan and lightly shook her awake. "Joan, wake up. We're g-going to play a game." Bill said, a little quieter than his talking voice so he wouldn't sound rude.

Joan slowly opened her eyes and yawned. "What game?"

"Truth or Dare." He said, answering Joans question.

Beverly put the wine bottle back on the table. She walked into the kitchen and grabbed an empty juice container then walked back into the living room. She picked the wine bottle up and poured it into the container so the rest of the wine wasn’t wasted, then she said, “There. Now we can use it”.

Joan sighed and crawled off of the couch, standing up and looking at Bill. "This was Richies idea, wasn't it?"

Bill pointed at Richie then said, "N-nope. He isn't even awake."

“It was my idea.” Beverly said, holding the empty wine bottle in her hand.

"Oh, good, I don't trust Richie in this game." Joan said.

“I have an idea...” Eddie smirked and walked out of the room. He later came back with a small cup of iced water in his hand. To throw everyone off, he took a sip and then dumped the glass on the sleeping Richie.

Richie woke up, sitting up slowly. “Hello?” He said, still half asleep. He brushed his wet hair out of his eyes, looking at the blurry figures since his glasses fell onto the floor.

Eddie giggled a little bit at Richies reaction. He knelt down and grabbed Richies glasses and handed them to him. “So, now that you’re awake, we’re gonna play truth or dare.”

Joan quickly grabbed Richies glasses from Eddie and put them on. "Jesus fucking Christ, Richie. You're blind!"

Richie took his glasses back and put them on his face as he sat up completely. “You think I don’t know?” He replied, looking at Joan.

Beverly made a comfy circular area on the floor in the living room. She placed the bottle in the middle of the circle.

Joan sat down on the floor next to Beverly, then looked at her. "You okay?"