“Nothing, I think she is perfect and very beautiful, why should I change something about someone so perfect?”
“Aww that’s sweet, I accept your answer—she is pretty.”
Jessie replied and nudged Beauty, who remained still without looking up.
His answer made the rest exchange glances, gossiping with their eyes.
“Perfection indeed,” Kathy murmured.
Jessie glared at her.
Finally, it was Bruno’s turn to spin. He felt a little light-headed, like he was slightly affected by the alcohol, but still alert enough to play.
The bottle came to a stop right in front of Beauty, as if by magic.
Jessie smirked to himself.
“Beauty...”
Bruno’s voice called.
She sighed, rolling her eyes, and looked at him.
“Go ahead and ask your question,” Beauty replied, as if she had prepared herself mentally for this moment.
Bruno gave her a small smile that sent chills through her, while she tried to maintain her composure.
“Truth or dare?” he asked, his voice sounding deeper and more captivating, softened by the drink.
Truth would reveal a lot of things—she could lie, but she wasn’t good at that.
“Dare,” she replied, hoping he wouldn’t ask for a kiss like the others.
“I dare you to kiss me,” he said without hesitation.
Gasps rippled through the group. Jessi laughed in disbelief, and everyone’s attention focused on her.
Beauty looked more offended than ever.
This man thinks a kiss always ends a quarrel. Why does he think I would feel like kissing him at this point?
She reached for a glass of drink instead.
That caused an uproar among the young models and crew.
“She thinks she’s everything, rejecting Bruno’s kiss?”
“I almost threw up thinking he’d kiss her. Poor thing probably thinks she has a chance. Thank goodness she said no.”
“If Bruno kisses her? I can’t even imagine that.”
“If she actually went for it, she’ll brag about this for life.”
The models whispered to each other.
Bruno rolled his tongue; he wasn’t expecting her to kiss him anyway, that was just the only thing that came to his mind.
Kathy seemed curious to know what happened between these two, while Jessie looked disappointed that her plan of uniting them hadn’t worked.
The game went on, and soon it was May’s turn.
The bottle pointed at Jessi.
“Truth or dare?” May asked.
“Truth. Those dares are getting ridiculous,” Jessi replied.
“All right, what’s your body count? And tell us your wildest experience.”
“Isn’t that supposed to be one question? But anyway, I’ll do you the favour of hearing my piece.”
The group leaned in, intrigued. Jessi, as a wild cat, was notorious for her talk about sex, and even her friend Beauty assumed she’d have shocking stories.
She wondered how embarrassing this could be for Jessie.
Kathy seemed to pay more attention than ever.
“My body count is...”
She glanced at the faces.
“Zero.”
A stunned silence followed.
“What do you mean, ‘Zero’?” Kathy scoffed, unconvinced.
“Bitch, let me cut it down to your own understanding. I’m still a virgin,” Jessi replied tightly.
The group looked at her in shock; they couldn’t believe it.
Kathy sneered, “No wonder you’re so annoying! A sex-starved virgin!”
“You should stop taking those birth control pills,” Jessi shot back. “I think they’re messing with your head.”
“You are the one messing with my head.”
“Sorry, what?”
Jessie replied immediately, both confused and irritated.
“Kathy, virginity is a choice. Why shame her for it? Respect her choice.”
Johnson, one of the photography crew, said, trying to keep the peace.
“Mind your business, Dick!” Kathy shot back and grabbed the bottle.
“It’s my turn!” she announced.
She spun the bottle—it landed on Beauty.
That was concerning.
“Truth or dare?” she snapped.
Beauty had a lot going on in her mind and wanted to avoid saying anything else; she feared she might say something she’d regret.
“Dare.”
“I dare you to French kiss the manager for a full minute.”
The room erupted in laughter.
“Is that even allowed?” May asked, tightly.
“Of course! Calm down; no one’s stealing your man, there’s nothing special about him,” Kathy replied to her with a smirk.
Beauty’s face betrayed her discomfort. She looked at Jessi nervously.
“You have an option, Beauty,” Jessi whispered, “you could take a shot instead if you’re uncomfortable with her dare.”
Ferdinard cut in with a mocking tone.
“Yeah, that’s a great idea. I don’t want to die just yet! She’ll swallow me whole! But if you insist, I’ll give it a try. Pray for me, guys.”
A few laughed at that joke.
Beauty reached for the glass, then paused.
“No, don’t do it, Beauty,” Jessie whispered beneath her breath.
Bruno watched her silently as she walked over to Ferdinard. He poured himself another drink to distract himself; just then, laughter erupted.
“She did kiss him!”
Kathy’s voice yelled.
Bruno smirked in disbelief and anger.
His hands shook slightly as he held the wine glass without looking up, and he swallowed the drink in one gulp.