Chapter 16

Lyla was about to start arguing with the others, but I quickly pulled her back and said, "Let's play. How do we play?" 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 spun 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?" I nodded. "Got it." At first, everyone played cautiously, asking safe questions like, "Who do you think is the most attractive in class?", "Do you have a crush on anyone?", "Have you ever been in a relationship?", or "What's the most embarrassing thing