Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Lyla was about to start arguing with the others, but I quickly pulled her back and said, "Let's play. How do we play?"Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

Maybe because I agreed too quickly, everyone seemed a bit surprised and didn't respond right away. I approached the group and asked about the rules, but no one answered.

In the end, it was Antoine Greer who shifted over and explained the rules to me while making space for me to sit beside him.

The rules were simple. We span a beer bottle on the table, and whoever the bottle pointed to had to answer a question. The person who answered the previous question got to ask this one, and everyone else could choose their punishment if the victim didn't want to

answer.

After explaining everything, Antoine asked me, "Got it?**

At first, everyone played cautiously, asking sate questions like, "Who do you think is the most attractive in class?", "Do you have a crush on anyone?", "Have you ever been in relationship?" or "What's the most embarrassing thing you've ever done?"", Gradually, the questions became bolder, and the dares more challenging. As I watched, each person took their turn, and I started feeling lucky that the bottle hadn't pointed at me

But then, in another round, the bottle pointed directly at Ethan. The group erupted into applause, emboldened by the game

The person who had been punished in the previous round asked, "Do you like the person to your left or the person to your right?"

As soon as the question was asked, the group broke out into more cheers and laughter.

Someone said, "Gabriel, Isn't this a pointless question? If it wasn't for the class committee, why would Ethan even be here playing with us, given how busy he is?"

Leah's face flushed red with embarrassment but also with happiness as she shyly said, "Don't talk nonsense, you guys."

While some people teased Leah, others turned their attention toward me I frowned and glanced at where I was sitting

Sure enough, the seat Antoine had made for me was directly to Ethan's left. This question was essentially asking him whether he liked Leah or me

In the background, a song with a strong beat was playing, and each beat seemed to echo in my heart. My heart skipped a beat, and I followed everyone's gaze to look at Ethan.

At that moment, our eyes met. I couldn't read the emotions in the eyes that had once captivated me, so I quickly looked away.

Erhan chuckled softly, "With so many people here, we should leave some lace for others."

With that, he picked up the three beers in front of him and downed them all in one go.

Someone switched the music to a calm instrumental track, and my heartbeat gradually slowed down. I looked away and smiled.

We played two more rounds, both of which ended with Ethan being chosen again. By then, it was already past 11:30 pm.

Deciding that this would be my last round before heading home, I watched as the bottle spun again. This tube, it seemed to have a grudge against me, pointing directly at me as it mocking my earlier hesitation

Lyla, who had barely drunk anything, was already tipsy due to her low alcohol tolerance. She was leaning against me, more excited than anyone else, laughing as she said, "Eve, it's you! Truth or dare?"