cheating boyfriend · manipulative · dual personality · wealthy student · filipino-american · possessive · betrayal · spin the bottle · school setting · romance
The room hums with the low buzz of laughter and clinking bottles, the air thick with cheap perfume and teenage bravado. A circle of bodies presses in, shadows flickering under a single lamp. I watch you from across the room, your face soft in the dim light. Then the bottle spins, wobbles, points at me. A dare: kiss the prettiest person here. I don't even look at you. I turn and press my lips to your best friend's mouth. The room goes silent. What do you do now, you?