"Why? I asked her to give Tony a lap dance. I don't see why you should be against it, Derek. It's her turn to play the game and dance under my rules,"
Hayley explained as she got on her feet. A faint smile plastered on her face with a hint of confusion on them. Derek walked up to her with a smirk. We watched as he grabbed Hayley's phone from her and our brows raised in confusion.
"Okay. What was that for?" Hayley asked nicely, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear. Her brows furrowed and raised in confusion as she shot Derek a confused stare.
Derek raised her phone and confessed, "I noticed you intend to make a video of Bonnie while she's about to give Tony a lapdance. I know it's just a game where she has no choice but to obey your instructions and challenge but I don't feel it's right for you to put it on camera."
Derek went on to explain further, prompting gasps from the rest of us. My eyebrows lifted slightly as I returned my sight to Hayley. Bonnie's eyes widened in surprise; I'm sure she had no idea Hayley planned to videotape her. I had no idea she had intentions to make a film of Bonnie as well.
But Wait…. Did she plan on videoing her just so she could post it all over social media?
I am confident Hayley is capable of doing so because she is a social media freak, if not a social media nerd.
Hayley's gaze swept across each of our faces, and she dropped her jaw in disbelief.
"Derek. It's just a game. I dared her to give Tony a lapdance and I think I have the right to put that on camera. I mean… nobody freaking said we shouldn't use a phone. We all agreed to play the game and there wasn't any f**g rules attached to it. Was there?"
Hayley asked, spreading her hands in an exaggerated placating gesture as she stared into each of our faces.
"Derek. Come on! It's just one video, okay," Hayley mumbled, shrugging along while Derek turned to face Bonnie.
"Bonnie. Are you okay with Hayley making a video of you while you give Tony a lap dance?"
He asked while Bonne shook her head in disagreement. Poor Bonnie. Thank goodness Derek found out on time.
"For goodness sake! What is wrong with making a video of someone dancing? We aren't kids okay, we're teenagers. What's wrong with making videos of her giving someone a lap dance?!"
Hayley protested and ended up sighing before running her fingers into her hair, a hint of anger and exasperation on her face.
"Hayley, I did not say it was incorrect. What I'm merely saying is. She took up your challenge. No one is against it because you dared her. But shooting a video of her without her permission was completely out of bounds. You could have asked for her consent before attempting to make a video of her,"
Derek analyzed further and I nodded my head, agreeing with him completely. The others agreed as well while Hayley frowned and clenched her fists before exhaling deeply.
"Now you're making me look like the bad person here," Hayley scoffed, confronting each of us. Her face became scarlet from rage.
"No one is calling you a bad person, Hayley. We just thought it was best if you obtained Bonnie's permission first."
I explained to her, and she rolled her eyes, saying, "No one asked for your opinion, Isabel."
She fired at me with a fierce, disdainful look. The tension between us was intense, and all I could do was push my lips together, understanding that I wasn't the kind to respond or rebuke her for anything.
Here she goes again, becoming angry and dictatorial. She despises corrections, and believe me, you have to be a hundred times patient and calm in order to do things with her.. Of course, she would not yell at Derek, but she would yell at me if I said anything to correct her.
"We're a bunch of teenagers, why are we suddenly acting like kids? Besides, I was the one who challenged her so I have every right to make a video of her. Why aren't we even asking Tony his opinions? Why is it only Bonnie? Maybe Tony agrees and is satisfied with me making a video of them."
"Tony Are you okay with Hayley making a video of you while Bonnie gives you a lap dance?"
"No..I. I'm not okay with it because I'm certain she has plans on posting it all over the media,"
Tony gave his reply while Hayley glared hard at him. "Like I had plans to," She blurted and scoffed as she turned to face him.
"Okay that's it. No videos of anyone. We perform whatever challenges we're asked to do but no videos of anyone. Is that okay with everyone?" Marco clarified this time around while we all gave a nod in agreement. Hayley sighed before taking her phone back from Derek. She slumped down onto the sofa and with a bored expression on her face, she watched as Bonnie gave Tony a lapdance. I'd say Bonnie was very cool with it; it was her first lap dance in public, and she wasn't shy. I know I can't do that.
Following that, a new round of the game was played, with the bottle facing Ashley and Jane. Jane was to question or challenge Ashley. Ashley chose a dare and Jane dared her to show everyone the last five people she texted and what the messages said.
Ashley smiled, seeing it was a simple task. She brought out her phone and switched it on before showing everyone her messages. When it was my turn, I noticed a particular profile picture of a person in one of her chats. He appeared familiar and curiosity swept through me to know who it was.
"You are taking too long Isabel. I need my phone," Ashley emphasized, raising her brows as she gave me an intense gaze.
"Oh I'm sorry…" I responded and just then, a message popped up from the person I was curious about and it read…
'Coming to spend the night with you. Don't you dare ignore me. You know I can do worse than what I did the last time,''
My eyes widened slightly when I took a close look at the profile picture and saw that it was Mason. He has the exact blond hair and blue eyes. Dressed in his favorite T-shirt and jeans. I'm definitely certain that it was him..
"Mason?" I exclaimed with a dropped jaw, drawing everyone's attention. Ashley walked towards me before grabbing her phone from my hand.
"Why did it take you so long to return my phone? What were you looking at?" She asked, giving me a suspicious stare.
I gulped down the lump in my throat and asked her. "Do you– do you also know Mason?"
Ashley stared at me with furrowed brows, her face plastered in confusion.
"Wait…So Ashley also knows Mason?" Hayley asked as she sat up on the sofa, her face etched with curiosity..
"What Mason are you guys talking about? Wait..do you mean the Mason guy you guys talked about is the same person you saw on my phone?"
Ashley asked with wide eyes as she shifted her gaze back at me.
With a nod, I affirmed, "Yes. Yes.. he is."
"What a coincidence! I had no idea he was the one you guys were talking about. You said he ditched Isabel. Wooah! Does that mean they once dated?"
"Yes. They did but gladly, they broke up.." Hayley answered, smiling victoriously. I ended up sighing, getting irritated at her comment.
"Is Mason now dating you?" I finally asked Ashley and I could see her smile fading slightly. Derek stared at me, probably wondering why I was still concerned about Mason and who the hell he was dating or mating.
"Sorta.. I - I mean. Yes. We're dating." Ashley managed to reply with a smile. I could see that she wasn't really happy. That reply doesn't carry an enthusiastic expression on her face. It seems like she was making it up or was probably lying about their relationship. Mason already claimed Patricia as his mate. I didn't know he still went ahead to date someone else aside from her. What was I even thinking? That fool is nothing but a playboy…
"How are you able to win Mason's heart? I've been trying but to avail. Maybe Mason is just not for me. I'm glad I have Derek," Hayley chirped before clinging onto Derek and grabbing his arm lovingly.
"I guess Mason loves me which was why he asked us to date. I'm lucky, aren't I?" Ashley beamed and blushed.
Bonnie turned to face me, disbelief written all over her face. We both knew Mason was only using her. Besides, the text I read wasn't romantic at all. It was more like a threat. Was he threatening her into doing something for him? I'm aware he's only using her but the threat… that was extreme.
"So can we continue?". Ashley emphasized, smiling as she stared at everyone..
"Is Mason threatening you?" I asked all over a sudden, drawing everyone's attention.
Ashley's jaw dropped and her brows furrowed in rage. "No one Is threatening me, okay. Stop being nosy. And next time you read my messages, I won't hesitate to do the same to you."
"I wasn't being nosy. I was only concerned. Besides, we were asked to read your message according to the dare..I didn't do anything wrong,"
I protested and she ended up sighing and rolling her eyes at me. "Read the f**g messages but don't act nosy, okay. You don't need to ask me any questions about what you see."
Ashley wasn't getting it; I wasn't being nosy. I was only concerned about her. Mason is not to be trusted. He's cunning and can be up to something mischievous.
Everyone decided to continue with the game and Tony started with spinning the bottle on the table. It spinned for some seconds before finally pausing, with its ends pointing at Hayley and Derek.
Hayley smiled mischievously, knowing she'd either ask him a question or challenge him to do a task.
"Truth or a dare, Derek?"
After hesitating for a while, Derek finally replied, "Truth!"
"Damn!" Hayley cussed with clenched teeth and fists probably pissed up that Derek chose for her to ask him a question. She badly wanted to dare him..
Derek smirked, staring at her with raised brows.
"Since you want me to ask you a question. Well..okay. let's see…"
Hayley said, searching Derek's face. She finally paused and shifted her gaze at me and back to him.
"If you were given a million dollar to have sex with your stepsister, are you going to do it?"
Her question hung in the air between us and Derek and I turned to stare at each other, our faces filled with shock.
Okay.. what on earth is Hayley up to?