The Luna Choosing Game

Everyone was starting to unwind.

I glanced at Nicholas. He was staring hard now into the fire. It made the shadows flicker and dance over the hard plains of his face.

“I wouldn’t want you to be a stranger,” I told him.

He glanced back at me.

“To become strangers means I would have to forget everything that came before this moment.” I smiled at him, genuinely, from the heart. “Every memory with you is a precious one. I'd never want to forget.” Something shifted on his face. He suddenly seemed much more open. He turned to me, opened him mouth and

his arms.

“piper,” he began.

“Let’s play a game!” Bridget called, bringing us all to attention.

Nicholas’s mouth closed. He looked down.

The moment was gone.

later, we were all seated in a small circle beside the bonfire. Bridget, somehow, likely through

«Pwo truths

to play?” Everyone nodded, except

were becoming fast friends. a3 “We go around the circle and everyone says three things about themselves,” Veronica explained. “They say two truths and one lie but don’t reveal which is which. It’s left to the others to guess.” “Oh. Okay.” «p11 start,” Bridget said. Her smile was

easy on us,” Julian said. He grinned at

hear him.

each of us, and suddenly I began to

else. When Bridget had suggested the game, she had seemed to be in a good mood,

to make me feel very nervous. Maybe this was a really bad

I'm an actress,”

a truth!” Jessica

she is done,

right. Sorry.” Jessica sipped her own boat drink through the

wider

Nicholas.” My heart twisted uncomfortably in my chest. Was that a truth? Was ita