Doris asked, “What game is it?”
Blinking her long eyelashes, Janie waited for the next word.
Sam said, “I support games. Let’s play!”
Emmeline suggested, “Let’s play a game of Truth or Dare, shall we? Do you dare to play?”
Doris and Janie hesitated for a moment.
Emmeline said, “Don’t be shy. Nobody else is here.”
“That’s right,” Sam said. “Isn’t it just about speaking the truth? What is there to be afraid of?”
“Alright then,” Doris said, “I’ll take the plunge.”
“I’ve accepted it too,” Janie said. “Emma, just say whatever you want to say, to whomever.”
Emmeline said, “The truth is just a sentence, ‘I miss you.’ As for who to say it to, we’ll decide unanimously.”
“Okay,” said Sam, “I proposed first that Janie say this sentence to Mr. Benjamin.”
“I agree,” Emmeline said.
Doris also voted, “I agree.”
Sam said, “Janie, the vote has passed, so you will be the first.”
“……” Janie said awkwardly, “Say ‘I miss you’ to Benjamin?”
“Yes,” Emmeline said. “Otherwise, how can it be called Truth or Dare?”
Doris said, “It’s actually quite thrilling. My heart is beating fast.”
Janie was feeling anxious and said, “Do you really want me to say it?”
“Why are you so afraid?” Sam asked. “Isn’t it just a sentence?”
“You brat,” Janie said. “Wait, I’ll also vote against you and say this to Luca myself.”
Sam’s small face immediately turned bright red and he said, “Janie, I already knew it, you won’t let me off the hook!”
On the other side, Doris scratched her head, wondering when it would be her turn to vote among these three.
I think she really had no one to talk to.
“Janie, come on,” Emmeline offered Janie some food. “Everyone’s waiting.”
“…,” Janie pondered and said, “Is it sending a message?”
“Of course, it’s sending a message,” Emmeline replied. “Let’s see how the other person responds.”
“That’s fine then,” Janie gritted her teeth and took out her phone to send Benjamin a message: “I missed you.”
As soon as the message was sent, Janie’s heart beat irregularly.
It felt like it was about to jump out of her chest.
She was getting along well with Benjamin now, but they hadn’t reached the point of flirting or pouring their hearts out for each other.
“It’s sent,” Janie said as she showed her friends the illuminated phone screen on her hand. “I’ve completed the task. Who’s next?”
As soon as she finished speaking, the phone rang with a “ding” sound.
Janie’s hand trembled, almost dropping the phone into the soup bowl.
The other three women also got excited.
“Benjamin called back,” Emmeline whispered, “Janie, your truth or dare wasn’t ruined!”
Janie’s face turned red. She really didn’t know what to say when answering Benjamin’s call.
But the phone kept ringing, so she picked it up and walked to the side to answer.
“Janie,” Benjamin’s deep and soothing voice came from the other end, with a hint of concern. “Is everything okay?”
“……” Janie hesitated for a moment and said, “No.”
“……” Benjamin softly replied, “That’s good then.”
“Well…” Janie cleared her throat and continued, “Emma, Doris, and I were playing a game, so the message got sent to you.”
“Truth or Dare?” Benjamin asked with a smile.
“Yeah,” Janie’s face turned red.
Although it was just a game, those three words were flirtatious.
Would Benjamin mock her?
But Benjamin chuckled and said, “I miss you too.”
Now it was Janie’s turn to be stunned.
Was Benjamin joking or being serious?
“What time will you and Emma finish?” Benjamin asked from the other side.
“Why?” Janie asked in a late realization.
