Page 135 of Pretend You Love Me
“Oh, I know this. Kylie Jenner.”
“That’s right.”
Keene starts humming a tune. Juno has her face scrunched up trying to figure out what it is. “You’re the worst hummer in the world. I don’t know -Jingle Bells.”
Keene just laughs. “No, it wasRocky Top.”
“That’s bullshit,” she chuckles and then takes a sip of her wassail.
I'm still confused as hell. It’s Brooklyn’s turn.
“Okay Brooklyn, Who sent Harry Potter his Firebolt?”
“Sirius Black.”
Declan starts humming, and Brooklyn jumps up and down. “I know this. I know this.Man, I feel like a Woman.”
“Yes!” Declan says.
“Bottoms up,” she smirks. Everyone drinks but Brooklyn. It’s my turn now.
“InGame of Thrones, what animals do the Stark children adopt?”
I have no clue. I’ve never watched it or read the books.
“Dragons?”
“No. I’m sorry that’s incorrect. It’s direwolves.”
“What the hell’s a direwolf?” I mutter.
“You have to jump somewhere else now,” Juno says. The only open spot I see is on the ottoman with Brooklyn. She’s not going to be happy about this, but I do it anyway. When I land on the ottoman, she instinctively grabs my arm to steady me. I wobble a little into her, and then she drops her hands.
“Thanks,” I whisper.
She doesn’t respond. I notice for the first time she’s not drinking. Well, she is drinking, but not alcohol. It’s sparkling water.
The game continues for an hour. I fell in the lava on the fifth round. Everyone started laughing hysterically when the President tried to humSingle Ladies.
Brooklyn bowed out when she knew she couldn’t make a jump and stepped off her chair a few rounds after me. We’re both sitting on the floor watching the remaining players. It’s just down to Will, Juno, and Eli.
“It’s sudden death. Any wrong answer, either trivia or music will eliminate you.”
“Will, your question: When was Madonna’s first album released?”
He looks to the ceiling for a moment and then says, “1984?’
“Oh, so close. 1983,” Olivia says with a pouty frown.
Will takes a drink and steps off his chair.
“And then there were two,” Eli says, pointing at Juno.
“Eli, how many members are in the Spice Girls?”
He starts muttering names and counting on his fingers. “Five.”
“That’s right.” He jumps to another chair with no problem.
