(38): Truth or Truth

"I have an idea! We should play 'Truth or Truth'" Kat excitedly announces.

"Is that even a thing?" Nathan deadpans.

"Off course it is" She retorts "Come on you guys, let's do it. We'll get to know each other better"

We're all sitting around in a big circle on the comfy carpet. We were told that we wouldn't be able to do outside activities for now since the winds were too strong so we had to stay indoors. We don't really mind though. We haven't even showered yet so we're all still in our pj's. The guys look so ridiculous.

Anyways we all have a hot chocolate with a marshmallow in our hands and snacks in front of us, which includes chips, sweets and cookies. The guys wanted to go to the gym, since there's one inside, but we protested that we needed to do things together.

Did I mention that breakfast was so awkward? Everyone was still kind of shocked from what happened at the bar last night so we didn't really speak. Literally no one brought it up. I think Nick is still mad at Winnie because he sat far away from her when he normally always sits next to her. Winnie noticed and frowned. I squeezed her hand to try and make her feel better.

Poor girl. She doesn't even know what she did.

We all started warming up to each other a bit later. Nick started joking around again but you could still see he wasn't completely okay. Winnie also started speaking but only to Kat and I. And now we're all together and trying to act like everything is okay. I just think those two need to sort their shit out soon and not involve us.

"Do you wanna explain to us how this will work?" I ask with my legs crossed in front of me.

She holds up a finger as if to say I should give her minute. She gets up and walks to the kitchen before coming back with an empty Coke bottle.

"Wait, are we playing Spin The Bottle?" Kyle asks with furrowed eyebrows "I'm not kissing any of you"

Ouch!

Kat shoots him a look "No, idiot. Do you think any of us want to kiss?"

"I bet Kyle and Chels do" Nick teases.

I liked it better when he was quiet.

I lean over to pinch his thigh "Stop it. You're not funny"

Nathan shoots a smirk from opposite me.

I regret telling him. Not really.

"Okay as I was saying" Kat narrows her eyes at all of us as if to warn us not to disturb her "I'll spin the bottle and if the cap lands on you then you get to pick someone to ask a question to and they have to tell the truth"

"Oh, okay" We all murmur understanding.

"I hope it doesn't get weird" Winnie mutters next to me. I'm sitting between her and Kyle.

"Same" I agree.

I really don't trust these people with asking questions. Most of them like to start shit. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Kat then spins the bottle and it points to Nathan. Oh god. Can he not pick me.

"Winona" He smirks looking at her and she groans loudly "What's the craziest thing you've ever done?"

She thinks for a second before laughing.

"Okay, I may or may not have burned all of Dee's clothes that were at my apartment after she told me about everything" She admits sheepishly. "It was like a week later and I seriously didn't want to speak to her to come and fetch them. Plus, they were finishing my closet space"

Oh my gosh. She really is crazy.

"You crazy bitch!" Kat praises impressed.

The rest of share a look of amusement.

Kat then spins the bottle again and it points to her before she smirks mischievously.

Oh no.

"Chels" She smiles my way "Tell us about your first boyfriend"

I roll my eyes at her "Okay, I was in freshmen year and he was a junior. I know, I don't know what I was thinking. Anyways we dated for like two months until he got sick of me and dumped me for the head cheerleader. It was horrible"

The others start laughing loudly, especially Kyle, and I flip them all off unamused.

"Poor Chels" Nick wheezes.

"You laugh now but that was my first heartbreak, you guys" I scowl.

After we've all sobered up, Kat spins the bottle and it points to me before I grin widely and contemplate who I want to ask a question to.

"Nathan" I grin wickedly and he groans "Tell us something you've never told anyone"

Kat looks to him interested.

"Shit, seriously?" He sighs and I nod impatiently "Jeez okay. Uhm, I didn't have sex until my prom night"

"Dude!" Nick and Kyle burst out laughing.

The rest of the girls are confused as to why that is so funny. I still haven't had sex.

Just because they did it in freshmen year.

"What the fuck, man?" Nick laughs and Nathan just shoots him a pointed look "You were a late bloomer?"

"How's that late?" I ask exasperated.

"Some of us didn't do it until college" Kat adds agreeing with me "I'm really happy with those news, babe. Don't he ashamed"

Nathan mutters incoherent words under his breath, because his guy friends are still laughing at him, pouting like a big baby.

Kat then spins the bottle again and it points to a still laughing Nicholas. He is having way too much fun with this.

"Kyle, my man" He announces to which Kyle scowls in response "Did you or did you not have sex with Olivia that night?"

"Dude, that was fucking five years ago" Kyle argues.

"I wanna know" Nick demands.

"Wait wait wait, Olivia? Your ex-girlfriend Olivia?" Winnie asks Nick and he nods timidly, not really looking at her. At least they're 'speaking'.

Ex-girlfriend?! Kyle would do that?

"Does someone wanna explain to us? We're kind of confused here" Kat speaks for the three of us who didn't grow up with them.

"There were rumors at school that my then girlfriend had had sex with Kyle, who was my best friend. I never really asked them because I thought they were just stupid rumors. Now I want to know" Nick explains.

"Ohh" Kat and I press looking at Kyle.

"No, dude, I didn't fucking sleep with her" Kyle answers after a while of shooting daggers at everyone "She wanted to but I stopped her"

"You promise?" Nick drags.

"Yes fucking jeez" Kyle replies impatiently.

"Okay good" Nick says satisfied.

"Well, that was very entertaining" Kat mutters before spinning the bottle and it lands on her again.

Great.

"Nicholas" She grins "Would you rather kill Kyle or sleep with Chels?"

"What the fuck?" I scream unamused.

"Seriously?" Kyle scowls.

She just laughs "It's a game"

"I'd rather kill Kyle" He smirks "Not like in a 'I wouldn't want to sleep with Chels' way, but yeah I think I'd want him dead first"

"What the fuck dude?" Kyle bites.

Nick shrugs "Don't hate the player, hate the game"

She spins the bottle and it points to Winnie.

She grins wickedly my way and I hope she doesn't ask anything weird "Chels, if you had to pick a guy to date in this room, who would it be?"

Are you fucking joking?

The others burst out laughing, except Kyle. He just looks at me curiously. The rest all look my way with wicked and teasing eyes.

"I'll pass" I gulp.

"No" Nick dismisses "We all answered so you also have to"

"I don't want to answer that" I protest.

"You have three seconds or we'll throw you outside in the snow" Winnie threatens to which the others agree and I still don't bulge "3...2..."

Fuck my life.

I groan loudly "Fine! Nathan has a girlfriend. Nick is gross, so Kyle, okay!"

This is so embarrassing.

God, can the ground open up and swallow me.

The others burst out laughing even rolling on the floor and Kyle just looks to me amused with a brow raised.

So damn embarrassing.

"Only by default" I argue loudly.

"Don't worry, Chels, we all knew" Winnie reassures rubbing my back and I slap her hand away annoyed.

"I hate all of you" I grumble.

Kat spins the bottle again happily and it lands to Nick.

"Kyle" He grins again "Would you rather give up girls or give up being Chels's friend?"

These people are so annoying with trying to force things between Kyle and I.

"Dude that doesn't make sense" Kyle replies.

"It does, now answer" Nick presses.

"Speak man" Nathan smirks mischievously causing me to roll my eyes in annoyance.

I'm not enjoying this game anymore.

"Do you also want to be thrown in snow?" Kat threatens.

He sighs loudly "Fine. The first one"

Yay.

"Oh. So you'd rather give up girls over Chelsea?" Nick smirks widely at the both of us. The other do too.

I can't help the little smile that plays on my face as I desperately try to hide it. He'd really give up girls over being my friend. I know it's just a game but I'm so happy.

"Fuck you" Kyle deadpans unamused.

Kat spins the bottle again and it points to Winnie.

"Nathan. Play 'Kiss, Marry or Kill' with the girls in the room" She says.

People are playing so dirty.

Nathan sighs as his girlfriend looks at him curiously "Fine. I'd kill you Winnie cause you asked me this lame ass question. Kiss Kathrine and marry Chels"

Awkward.

"Marry Chels?" Nick raises a brow. Kat doesn't look happy either. She knows nothing would ever happen between Nathan and I though.

"Dude, we'll get a divorce" He excuses "When you kiss someone you can't take it back but you can take a marriage back. See? I'm smart"

Yeah right.

"Yeah. Plus I wouldn't say 'I do' in the first place. I still hate him" I add on causing some to laugh.

"At least I didn't say I'd kiss you, player. Gross!" He retorts childishly and I just stick my tongue out at him.

Kat just smiles meekly before spinning the bottle and it points to Kyle.

"Kathrine" He says "Tell us your biggest secret"

Woah, people are really playing dirty.

And I'm pretty sure there's only one that's really that big... Mr Price.

"I used to have a crush on you" She tries lamely, looking at Kyle.

"We all knew that" Nick deadpans "Try again"

She sighs loudly deciding to stop beating around the bush "Okay, I trust you guys, and you can't tell anyone" She looks to her boyfriend nervously "Babe, you can't be mad at me"

Nathan's jaw tightens already "What?"

"Promise you won't be mad" She presses.

"I'll try" Is the only thing he says as he runs a rough hand through his hair.

This just got so tense.

"Okay. Uhm, I may or may not have had a thing with my professor in first semester"

Oh jeez.

Everyone looks shocked and surprised, except Nick and I because I remember I did tell him. I mean he tries to play along but he's not really fooling me.

"What?" Nathan booms angrily "Which one?"

She bites her lip "Mr Price. The junior one"

"Are you fucking kidding me?" He shouts. I can see rage all of his face. So much for him trying "Did you report him?"

"Report him? I would also go down"

"Kathrine" Nick interrupts softly "Chelsea has something to tell you"

Betty...

I narrow my eyes deadly at him.

Are you fucking kidding me? I knew this stupid game would lead to no good.

"What Chels" She demands looking at me.

The others are watching the scene unfold with dreadful but curious eyes because I think they can tell that it's something serious.

"Okay. Uhm, you're not the only girl he's done something with. He had a thing with Betty too. Nick saw a video of them doing it"

She gapes hurt "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I found out the day after she exposed your first time with Mick to everyone. I didn't want you to feel shittier than you already did. And I didn't want you to convince yourself that boys only wanted you for sex because you know how you get sometimes"

"Sorry to say but he also had a thing with a friend of Delilah's. Had I known he's done it to you too, I would've told you, Kat" Winnie adds quietly.

Oh no.

"Wow" She croaks hurt, eyes wet. "Clearly they do just want me for sex" She looks to her boyfriend, tears streaming down her face "Nathan, are you one of them? You said yourself that you wouldn't marry me"

Double oh no.

"What?" He breathes taken aback.

"Are you just like every other guy I've dated? Do you just want the sex?" She asks, angrily wiping her face.

"What the fuck Kathrine, why would you even say that?" He bites sharply "I'm still here, aren't I?"

She gets up, a single tear leaking "Whatever. I'm gonna go shower"

"Fuck" Nathan breathes pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Sorry" I murmur.

"Dude, did you have to fucking ask that?" Nathan narrows his eyes to Kyle "I know you don't like her but seriously?"

Now everyone is fighting.

"What the fuck? You think I knew that's what she'd say?" Kyle argues agitated "I'm as surprised as you are"

"Then why'd you ask that?"

"I didn't know what the fuck to ask her! And why are you gonna be pissed at me for playing dirty when everyone else did. Fuck that bro. It's always nice to give shit but never to receive"

He's so angry. Oh god.

Nathan gets up and leaves.

He doesn't go upstairs though because he can probably tell that Kat needs some alone time, but instead walks past the downstairs corridor. I think he's going to the gym.

"Wow" Winnie murmurs next to me "This was just supposed to be an innocent game"

"Actually, Winnie, can I talk to you?" Nick pleads softly looking at her.

She visible gulps "Yeah. Sure"

They both get up before making their way down the corridor that Nathan just went past. Maybe there's a private room they can speak.

"Are you okay?" I ask a quiet Kyle.

"Why do you care?" He bites harshly causing me to flinch in hurt and surprise. He hasn't snapped at me in forever.

I clear my throat "You're my friend"

He just laughs bitterly shaking his head. His eyes are darker and it's not the 'good' dark they get when he looks at my lips.

I'm kind of scared.

"What did you tell them? Why do they keep forcing shit with us?" He asks, eyebrows furrowed in confusion, anger and interest.

"Nothing" I defend loudly "They think we like each or something"

Which is true on my side but you don't need to know that.

"Wow" He murmurs saying nothing else.

"Are you really mad at me right now?" I confront annoyed "I didn't even do anything"

"I'm not mad at you" He says calmer.

"Really? Your tone and eyes say otherwise" I retort sharply, arms crossed.

"It's just.." He breathes deeply before looking at me calmer "People need to stop starting shit if they won't finish it"

"I know" I say.

"This is why I didn't want a lot of friends. Because things like this happen" He tells me "I hate drama and stupid things like that"

"I think everyone hates drama"

He snorts "I don't think Nicholas does. He always starts it"

"Yeah" I breathe a soft laugh.

"He's probably telling Winona, huh?"

I nod sadly, looking behind me to where they disappeared to "Yeah"

"Shame" Kyle mutters.

I frown.

He gets up and offers me a hand "Wanna come watch me finally unpack in my room?"

"Sure" I grin following him upstairs "By the way, you knew you hadn't done it yet"

"Yeah yeah" He retorts.

A minute later he opens his room door for me and I enter. It looks exactly like mine so I'm not fascinated or anything.

I throw myself on the just as comfortable bed.

"Did you really not know about Mr Price?" I ask him softly as he lays his suitcase below me on the bed.

He sighs annoyed "Why would I know that?"

"I'm just asking" I defend "What did you think her biggest secret was then?"

"I don't know" He says quickly "And I was anyways happy with her first answer because I didn't even know she had a crush on me. I was just asking a question. Like everyone was"

He didn't?

"So why didn't you ask someone else?"

"Because that's the question I wanted to ask and I know all of their secrets. I know Nathan's, Winona's and Nicholas's. So it was either you or her"

I hum slowly "Why not me?"

"I don't need to ask you on a stupid game"

"Fair enough" I shrug.

He rolls his eyes "Are you done grilling me now, Chelsea-Anne?"

"Sure" I giggle amused "Do you wanna have our own truth or truth?"

"No. I'm done with that stupid game"

I just laugh "You didn't even get hard questions though"

"Whatever" He murmurs hanging his jackets so that I'm now facing his back. I don't really want to speak to it so I keep quiet while I wait for him to finish.

His pajamas that he's still wearing consist of a brown and white long sleeve shirt and loose matching pants. He's also wearing that black beanie that makes him looks so dang cute. It exposes his perfect face and grey eyes. I do kind of miss his blonde locks though.

"What are you thinking about?"

I'm snapped out of my dreamland when he jumps on the bed and lands on his back next to me. I follow his lead and also lay on my back so that we're facing the grey ceiling.

"Me" I snort.

I hear him laugh softly "What about? How annoying you are?"

"How awesome I am" I correct.

"You weren't this arrogant when we first met" He notes.

"You weren't this ugly when we first met"

Liar.

"Oh so I was hot?" I can feel his eyes on me so I also turn my head to be greeted by them "I know I still am"

"Who's arrogant now?" I tut.

"Was I hot, Chelsea-Anne?" He presses.

I shrug against the bed "Something like that but it doesn't matter now cause you're ugly"

He laughs amused "Well you were ugly when we first met but now you're not. We may have switched roles"

"So you think I'm hot now, Chambers?"

He shrugs mimicking me "Something like that"

Calm down, heart.

I shake my head laughing "Nicely played. Hey, how come I always end up being stuck with you?"

"Stuck?" He raises a brow.

I'm more mean to him than he is to me lately.

"Kidding" I laugh and he shakes his head "Do the others hate us or something though?"

"I told you... we're the only normal people in this house. Normal people tend to get along better with each other"

"Oh yeah" I play along.

He hums closing his eyes and facing the ceiling again. Christ, he is beautiful.

"I can feel you staring at me" He murmurs.

I clear my throat awkwardly "I wasn't"

"Yeah right" He shoots me a sarcastic look "Do you look like your mom or dad?"

I raise a confused eyebrow "What?"

"I'm curious"

"Most people say I look like my dad so I guess I do" I answer as I think about it "Okay, I definitely do. My little brother looks just like him, and I look like my little brother even though we have different mom so that means I look like my dad"

"Damn, you can speak" He breathes amused.

"You asked!" I defend loudly.

"I thought you were just going to give me a one word answer"

I roll my eyes "Have I ever done that?"

"Touché" He murmurs.

"Who does Riley look like? You know you're your dad's twin" I ask curiously.

He smiles gently "She looks just like mom. She and Zack took almost everything from her, so I was always the odd one out"

"That's so cute" I laugh "Do you have a picture of her somewhere?"

"Why?"

"Can I see her?" I ask timidly, not too sure how he feels about my request.

He doesn't answer but instead gets up from the bed as I panic that I took it too far but he starts to fiddle in the cardboard, before coming back with something in his hand.

"Here" He hands it to me.

I take it and am greeted by a family portrait. It's dated from six years ago and there are five people in the picture.

I immediately recognize a much younger looking Kyle, nothing much has really changed except now his face is just older. He was always beautiful, huh? He has a huge smile on his cute face and is standing next to his also younger looking brother. They look happy.

I also recognize their parents who basically look the same as they do now. They are standing behind their three children.

The girl, she looks just like her mother and Zorro. Kyle was right. Wait a minute... why does she look so familiar? It's like I've seen her before. But the her I know now is much older and has different hair, as opposed to the brown hair she has in the picture.

"Who is this?" I ask Kyle sitting up straight.

"RJ obviously" He replies.

My mouth opens and closes in shock "Kyle, I know her. I've seen her before"

"What are you talking about?"

I look to him with wide and scared eyes.

"What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost" He asks alarmed "Did you see her in the news or something?"

I shake my head "No. I saw her recently. But she was much older"

"No you didn't" He bites "She's dead, okay?"

Think Chelsea! Who is she?

"She... she" I stutter, desperately trying to remember where I have seen this face. I look at the picture again and the minute I see her eyes I remember everything.

"Jean" I utter.

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