Spin the Bottle

Chapter Two

The car bumped along the unpaved driveway. Tyler was on the verge of tears. He just wanted to be able to hang out with his best friend and his girlfriend. He got out and ran up to the door. Josh answered and tried to hug him. Tyler gave him a sharp look and pushed inside. He threw himself onto the couch.

"You okay, dude?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

Alyssa and Sam walked in, immediately crushing Josh with a hug. They tossed down their bags next to me on the couch, then hugged me. Alyssa always hugged well. She was so nice.

"Where's Jenna?" They both said.

"She didn't want to come."

"That's too bad. Samantha, go call her and see if she wants to come over," Alyssa turned to look over at Samantha.

"I'll text her," Samantha answered.

Sam: Hey Jennnnnnaaaaaaaa!!

Jenna: What's up, girly?

S: I was wondering if you wanted to come over. We are having a partayyyy!

J: Sure. I guess...

S: Yesssss! See you in ten minutes.

J: k.

A few minutes later a small car rolled up the driveway. Jenna stepped out and was greeted by Samantha with a rib-crushing hug. She walked her inside and they sat down at the table and started talking to Alyssa. Tyler was talking to Josh when she glanced over at Tyler. She stood up and grabbed Tyler by the shoulders and aggressively kissed him. He pushed her away quickly.

"What is wrong with you, Jenna? I was talking to Josh,"

"Why can't I just kiss my boyfriend?"

He pushed her away and started talking to Josh again.

"Oh my god! How about we play spin the bottle!" Samantha said from the other side of the room, "It'll be so much fun!"

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They all sat in a circle on the carpet. Empty beer bottle between them. Tyler looked over at Jenna, then immediately looks away. Josh tossed himself down right across from Tyler. Jenna looked at Josh, then Tyler, then back at Josh. She pushed Josh and sat in his spot.

"I don't know why you're such a bitch, Jenna. Did you know that, Jenna? Did you know?" Josh broke the silence.

She stood up, holding back tears, and ran outside. It had started to rain, but she didn't care. She sat on the front steps and cried for ten minutes before Alyssa walked out.

"Boys can be assholes and can't shut their mouths. Especially Josh." she put her arm around Jenna's shoulders, "Just ignore it."

"You're just like him. Samantha too. You're both disgusting queers. I was only pretending to be your friend because Tyler keeps me from having friends."

"Maybe Josh is right," she whispered under her breath.

"What was that?"

"Nothing. Let's go back in and play. We'll forget this ever happened."

Alyssa and Jenna walk in. They sit back down in different spots. Jenna next to Tyler and Alyssa next to Samantha.

"Let's have some fun," Josh looked up from his phone.