We Belong Together (A Friendship To Die For!)

chapter 4

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Song playing: In my blood
Artist: Sean Mendez
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VERONIKA

“Are you almost done?” Frank asked again. She ignored him for the fourth time he had asked. She rounded up the last few ballot papers for their truth or dare.

The six of them sat in the large sitting room all waiting patiently for her to finish, at least all except frank.

He had done his part very well providing the pot of smelly green disgusting sticky soup he had specially made for anyone that didn’t answer the question or complete their dare.

She had been voted the ballot picker for the game. She reached over than dropped the green ballot box on the small middle glass table.

“Done!” she finally declared.

“What are the rules?” zander said.

Veronika smiled to herself happy she finally finished her work of creating so many ballot papers after almost an hour. She checked her watch, the time read 1:02.

“They rules are simple. We spin the bottle whoever it picks will chose between truth or dare. I would not be the one to ask the questions, I would only pick the kind of question” Veronika explained.

“The kind of questions include emotional, personal and family problems… etc.”

“If you don’t want to answer the question you would pick between my smelly soups which would terrorize your stomach… or you would drink three shots of vodka.” Frank explained.

“If you don’t want to play raise your hand.” Frank said, with an authoritative tone.

Tylor slowly raised her hand feeling guilty for not playing, but she always felt Awkward with them. They all knew each other so much, and she knew nothing at all.

“Let’s gets started!” zander yelled.
Veronika then reached out, spinning the bottle with little to no effort. They all watch with great anticipation.
It finally stopped.

They all gasped in surprise.

The head pointed right at Rayan, while the bottom pointed at zander.
Veronika shuffled the ballot box, than picked one.

“Emotional.” she announced.

Zander probed himself thinking about the right question, he could feel all eyes on him, waiting for him to speak.

“Truth.” Rayan picked.

Zander smiled. He had gotten the best question for Rayan.
“If you were straight which high school teacher would you make out with.”

zander asked.

Rayan laughed.

“Our science teacher. Miss Delany. The one with the big ass.”

Rayan smirked.

They all roared in laughter. At least he did not have to taste that soup.

“You are really horrible.” Alison whispered to him.

“If you don’t stop complaining I just might make out with you instead.” Rayan whispered back. Nuzzling her face with his nose.

“Next.” Veronika announced. Then spun the bottle.

It finally stopped. As they gasped in surprise again.

The head pointed right at Frank, while the bottom pointed at Veronika.

It was as if it purposely happened. Frank smiled back her.

“Truth.” he said.

“Emotional.” Veronika said.

He smiled prepared for her question. But he didn’t prepare for the question she asked him.

“Have you ever cheated on me?” she asked, unemotionally and cold.

Frank felt nervous. He had been totally caught off guard and he could see the others were too.

She was not looking at the others. She was looking directly into his eyes.

He felt her grey eyes pierce right into his. And at that moment he wished he never played this stupid game.

“I… I have never cheated on you.” he said firmly. He was not lying at all. He had only committed the sin of looking at other girls.

Veronika finally smiled at him, he could feel his heart warm again.

“Next.” she announced, then spurn the bottle around.

It finally stopped.

The head pointed right at Alison while the bottom pointed at Tylor.

“Are you playing?” Alison asked Tylor.

“Fine... I will.”

“Truth.” Alison said.

“Family” Veronika announced.

Tylor just wanted to know, but immediately she asked her question she regretted it.

“What happened to your father?”
Alison’s face fell into a look of remembrance and something of sorrowfulness with a mixture of mourning.

That look already gave Tylor everything she needed. Why? Why did you have to mess things up?

“There goes that. I guess I will just take the shots.” Alison said.

Then she took the three shots. They all laughed at her as soon as they saw the look on her face.

The alcohol went straight to her head, as she immediately felt light headed. Throwing in a smugish smile.

“Next.” Veronika announced.

She spurn the bottle. And this time it stopped facing Alison and the bottom pointed at Rayan.

“Dare.”

without thinking Alison said.
And so, they went on playing their idea of a game.

Trying to enjoy every single moment they had left with each other but right now it was like a version of forever.

They could all agree it was all a lame version of truth and dare.