Chapter 18.2: Butterflies in the stomach
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"Ew, dude. That's disgusting!" The dark brown skinned boy exclaimed when the person that was sitting on his right spat out the food he just ate on his bare hands.
That food is a pancake, dipped on a vinegar with a mixed of black pepper, tomato sauce, chocolate syrup and a spoon of rock salt.
It was early in the morning today and Skye and her new group of friends were currently on the town's best diner where they choose to have their breakfast. Since Maddison was busy preparing what all is there to prepare for their wedding. She chose to hang out with her new friends.
It's been about three days since she met them all.
And in the span of that days, she already knew certain information about them. Piper was the only minor on the group, she's still seventeen. Whereas the dark brown skinned boy with curly hair ,Eric, and then Seamus, the one that had a non-sensed sense of humor on the group, were both eighteen. Then the twins, however,were both nineteen.
The younger three were all homeschooled and the twins should be in college right now but they said they stopped after first semester for a reason that Miss Serious, Vanessa, didn't tell her. But then, they said they will try to enroll themselves this next school year.
The diner was packed with costumers earlier around six when they arrived earlier but now there is only a few left.
The group had already finished eating their breakfast by now but they stayed for a while since they don't really had things to do.
Seamus, who's actually the loud one too decided to play an 'I dare you' game. The rules is just simple. The player must choose a category first. Like food, or place, things or people. And the previous player who succeeded on her or his dare should be the one to make a dare to that player. The player who failed to do the dare will be the one to pay the food of the player who dares her or him. And if the player succeeded, his or her food will be paid by the one who dares him. It was such a silly game but Skye somehow enjoyed.
Just like now, Piper, dared Seamus to eat a one whole pancakes that should be dipped in vinegar with other mixtures. The latter spat it out as soon as he put it on his mouth.
"Yes!" Piper exclaimed with a wide grin. " That's is dude. You will pay my breakfast." she added and took a spoonful of creamy pasta and eat it, mocking the boy.
"Ugh, don't you think it's unfair for me? You ordered much." Seamus said to Piper who sat across him. Looking incredulously at her four plates of finished food and the remaining one.
"It's the rule, you idiot." Piper retorted still chewing the food. "And besides, Eric didn't even complained when he pay yours from the last game. You ate all the food they served." she added and rolled her eyes at him.
"Okay, okay. I will pay for it, Miss Piggy." Seamus mocked.
"Yes you will mister whiner." Piper retorted back and stick out her tongue at him.
"Hey guys that's enough." The stopped bantering when Dean, who sat between Piper and Vanessa, talked.
Dean is actually a good looking guy. Cut out straight from a magazine. With a clean cut hair, fine tanned skin body, defined jawline and prominent cheeks. He's the most sensible one on the group and the most serious too. More serious than her sister. Or at least that what she thinks of him cause Piper said otherwise. That his nice and funny.
But one thing is for sure, they obey him and listen to him no matter what the circumstances is. Like his actually stands as a big brother to them.
His nice to her though even they often talk sometimes. She can see how sweet he is to her twin sister. Their like inseparable. Others who knew would really think they're a couple.
"So who's next?" Eric asked particularly to no one when the two stopped their banter. Looking at them, waiting for answers.
When no one said anything he turned to face at Skye who sat on his left.
"You wanna try, Skye?" He asked.
Skye turned her head at him and think fo awhile and said."Yeah, sure."
"She's not in the game, Eric." Vanessa firmly said but void of anger. She was currently sitting across Skye.
"Why not?" Seamus asked questioningly. "She's not a child anymore, she's actually the oldest among us." he added and smirked.
But that smirked quickly gone when Vanessa turned to gave him stern look.
"I'm just kidding." he said laughing nervously. " I think she doesn't like the game anyway." he added.
"I liked it." Skye said with a smile. She really did like it even it the dares were not as hard as the truth or dare she used to play with her friends.
Vanessa turned and look at her. Her stern look was gone and replaced by a soft and seemingly worried look.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"Yes, I am."
"Okay, try me then." Skye added and asked the previous
Seamus glanced at Vanessa when Skye said it. The ash brown haired girl was looking at him seriously and shake her head a slightly no.
"Nah. I think you're still not brave enough." he said.
"You just think that. How would you know if you don't try her." Dean suddenly said and it caught all their attention, especially Vanessa. She look at them questioningly and her brother not even look at her back and just remained unfazed.
"Yeah, I bet she's braver than you. You can't even finish yours. " Piper said while eating her nearly finished pasta.
Innocently unaware to the situation.
Seamus had a hard time what to do. To obey Vanessa or Dean.But he chose the latter.
"Okay, okay. I'll give you a dare then." he started and think for a while.
"I dare you to kiss the most attractive person in this diner. "
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