Page 134 of Pretend You Love Me
“There are rules?” Declan smirks. “I always thought you guys were just making up things as you were going along.”
“I’ll explain it,” Juno says. She’s just holding her own straw now.
“First there are trivia questions.” Her eyes dance as she talks. “They used to be Presidential themed, but for obvious reasons, we deemed that unfair. Now, they are pop culture.”
Declan gives a thumbs up.
“You forgot to mention that we all stand on the furniture,” Keene says.
“Oh, right. Yes, that’s important. If you miss your trivia question, you have to jump to a new spot. If you fall in the lava, you’re out.”
She’s looking at me.
“Okay.”
“But if you get the question right, the person to your right has to hum a tune.” Keene’s explaining now.
“What?” I say. This is one weird game.
“Yeah. It’s like Name That Tune. If you get the tune right, everyone else has to drink. If you get it wrong, you drink.”
“Right.” None of this makes sense.
“What do you want to drink?” Keene asks.
I’m so confused.
“Probably just a beer, or the night will get rough, really fast.” Declan leans toward me.
“Beer then.”
Juno passes out drinks.
“What are the straws for?”
“They just tell us the order. We used to do teams, but honestly that didn’t make much sense.”
“But the rest of this makes sense?” Celeste asks. Maggie gives a little laugh.
Keene claps his hands together. “Let’s get started!”
Everyone climbs onto a piece of furniture except Elizabeth, Zadie, and Olivia, who are reading the trivia questions.
“Who drew the longest straw?” Elizabeth asks, looking up from the stack of trivia cards.
“Eli.” Keene points.
“Okay. First question: How many times did Ross Geller get divorced onFriends?” she asks.
Eli strokes his chin. “Two.”
“Wrong!” Liv says. “It’s three.”
“Damn it.” Eli shakes his head and jumps from a chair to the couch.
“I’m next,” Juno says.
“Who didForbesname the youngest self-made billionaire ever in 2019?”
