Page 117 of More Than Chemical
We followed him back inside, dodging the other residents leaving without jackets.
“They’re brave.” I watched through the window as they disappeared. “Braver than me.”
“They might be, but we’re smarter.” Jay grinned at his cell. “Uber will be here in four minutes.”
“Awesome.” But I didn’t feel awesome. Probably from the overload of caffeine.
Emma leveled her gaze on me. “You okay?”
“I’m fine. Why does everyone keep asking me that?”
Jay looked over his phone at me. “Because you don’t seem nearly as excited as you were when you got the results of your test back.”
“Of course I am.” I stuck my hip out and plastered on a smile.
He shrugged.
Damn it. I needed to do a better job of looking like I was having fun.
I chewed on my bottom lip until a piece of skin came loose.Stop it, Ade.You’re going to have fun. You will.But it was hard when I wasn’t feeling it. The inside of my body was like a cold gothic castle. Creaking and shuddering.
“Have any of you ever been in love?” I asked, but then flicked my gaze to Priya. “I mean, I know that you have, Priya, but what about you, Emma, and you, Jay?”
Jay unburied himself from his phone once again and lifted an eyebrow. “If we’re playing Truth, Dare, Double Dare, Promise or Repeat, I’d never have picked truth.”
I smiled. “What would you have picked?”
“Dare,” Jay said.
“Interesting,” I said slowly, and squinted at him. “Very interesting.”
Emma grimaced. “I hate that game.”
“Not me,” Priya said.
“Okay, Jay.” I had an idea. “When we get to the Station, I dare you to ask someone to dance.”
His forehead creased. “That’s the best you can do?”
“Fine, scratch that.” I squared my shoulders. “Jay, when we get to the Station, I double dare you to ask someone out on a date.”
“Humph.”
“Good. Now Priya, your turn. Truth, Dare, Double Dare, Promise or Repeat?”
“I pick truth, and you don’t have to ask me a question. I have a confession to make.” Priya tapped the toe of her shoe on the floor. “Umm…okay…my truth is...Luke and I broke up.”
Emma’s jaw fell open.
I coughed, but then covered my mouth to stifle the noise.
Jay didn’t move, just stared at Priya. “What did you say?”
“I broke up with Luke.”
Emma shut her mouth and took a deep breath. “As in he’s no longer your boyfriend?”
“Correct.”
