Chapter 4 Let's play the game

Hey calm down." A voice whispered from no where and the unknown voice sips fear into my heart. My heart pounded against my ribcage. I wanted to believe it was dad but hell that will be impossible cause my door is lock, there's no way he'll get into my room without using the door. Right?

What or who on earth is this?

The thunder struck against my roof again and I didn't know how I had slipped from its grip, rushed to my bed and switch on my phone light at a go. I instantly flashed the light to see who it is and my fear slowly faded off desolving into rage at who I saw.

"Mark?" I scowled at a grinning mark who was there standing at the middle of my room. My gaze moved to the door and it was still locked.

"How the hell did you get into my room?" I yelled panting and sweating like I've run a marathon.

"Over there?" He gestured towards the widow. His body was doted with sprinkles of water, water dripping out of his messy hair and running down his face. It's obvious he had ran inside the drizzling rain.

Seriously how didn't I think of that? Why the hell was I scared, knowing fully well I have a pervert friend who'll rather use the widow into my room than the door as every normal human being?

"Till when will you stop sneaking into my room through the widow? What happened to the door"

"Well A, I don't like being interrogated by your parents you know that and b the widow is the quickest route especially during an emergency."

I puffed and landed on the bed, brushed my hands through my hair. Breathing in and out to release all the tension in my system.

"Hey why were you so scared? Don't tell me you now watch horror movies." A smirk was playing on his black lips and I know he's trying to tease me.

We've been friends since kindergarten so him and bethel knows very well I don't watch horror movies but they always use every opportunity to tease me with it.

"That has nothing to do with you." I snapped as I kept my phone behind me. "what do you want?"

"Why are you avoiding the question?"

"Because whatever I was doing with my phone is none of your business. You know I could get you arrested for coming into my room uninvited." I blew a strand of hair off my face.

"You can't do that." He said in a sing-song voice, his annoying smirk Plastered on his face

"Anyways I'm here because I really need your help." His voice was almost in a whisper as if he doesn't want anyone to hear him and I already anticipated what he's here for.

"Well it better not be what I'm thinking cause trust me I'm turning you down in a flash" I snapped at him.

Yeah Each time he sneaks into my room like this, it's either he came to ask me for relationship advice like things girls love, or he comes to borrow my pants or even pads. Surprised? Well that's what happened when you have a playboy as a best friend. But God knows I'm not giving him any of that if he came to ask for any.

"Please... you have to help a friend in need here and I swear I won't bother you anymore." That's one very promise he never keeps. He squad before me enveloping both of my palms into his and revamping me a puppy face.

"You see I..um..." his head fell as though he's avoiding eye contact.

"I need sanitary pad I mean do you have a spare even if just one? There's a girl in my house right now and her monthly flow decided to act up right on my bed and you know..."

"Thank goodness Every malls, drug stores and even grocery sells sanitary pad." I cut him off, retrieving my hands from him and stood up. "Because I for one I'm not giving out one."

"Please all the stores are closed now and you know it's weird for a guy to be seen buying that eww..." he stood up in a flash, raw panic was in his voice and you need to see his face right now.

As a way of paying him for scaring life out of me, I contentiously asked him to leave but being as stubborn as he has always been, he stuck around and kept pestering me.

Getting tired of his annoying pleas, I just sighed and headed for my closet searching for a pack of pad. It took a while before I found out. Grabbing hold of it, I turn round and made to throw it at his face but he was right on my bed battling with my phone in his palm.

"What the hell are you doing with my phone??" I ran to snatch it away from him but he stood up and turn his back against me still operating the phone.

"Give me back my phone." I yelled tugging at his shirt but he kept rotating round with my phone.

"Hey chill, I saw something." He says and moved over to the other side but that didn't stop me.

"Give it back now.." I screamed at his face.

"Wait it's not like I'll eat the phone or are you hiding something? Were you watching...." he trailed off and instantly turn to face me with a sceptical look on his face. "....porn?"

I gasped and opened my mouth to say something when he spoke again.

"Okay okay...I'm sorry that was a slip tongue. I know you wouldn't watch porn. There will be no use for that anyway since your boyfriend wouldn't know how to do those stuffs on you..." he shruged slurring the boyfriend and I gritted my tears in anger . I really don't know why everyone despises Nathan but I love him for who he is.

"Now I see why you were hiding the phone from me." Mark's voice brought me back.

"You were doing research about the game but you are always claiming you don't have a thing about the game. The game is false and all that." He said in a mocking tone and handed me the phone.

"I don't believe anything about the game okay." I snapped. "Now take this and get lost" I threw the pad at his chest.

"But you were doing researches about the game." He imposed.

They really won't stop getting on my nerves would they?

"I wasn't. Yes I was but I didn't plan for it. It's was my brother... why am I even explaining myself? Just leave." I barked at him.

He chuckled and pick up the pad, then he cupped my face into his palms. "Thank you so much Clarisa. You are such a nice friend" he planted a kiss on my forehead and left.

***

"Look at you " bethel said pointing at me from the car

"What" I asked opening the car door. Then I heard laughter's from inside the car. Annabel and bethel burst into a laughter

"What!? Why are you girls laughing"

I asked taking my seat in the car.

"Nothing" they chorused

They're actually laughing at me because I held my boots in my hands and run down from the house.

"Whatever I don't care"I said putting on my boots as the car drive through the streets of Texas.

We got to the mall and shopped for more than 4 hours . Both of them keep gisting me on how they spends the mothers day with their mom yesterday. I only gave them short replies. Then bethel asks me if my mom was able to make it yesterday. I nodded my head negatively and tell her no.

Both of them cheered me up and we continue our shopping.

After the shopping bethel drops me off at home and I bade her goodbye .

By 7pm in the evening, I showed up in Ken's birthday party. Most of our classmates were all present in the party.

I walked up to our table where Ken , bethel and the rest were sitting.

The lights made the strapless dinner gown I'm wearing to glow .

Bethel is also putting on the same design and pattern. This is one of the clothes we shopped today for kens birthday.

The table were all filled with various type of drinks as the DJ play some mind blowing music

Before I could take my seat, I heard a deep voice besides me. I turned and Mark flash his white teeth at me

"You look gorgeous"

"Thank you" I replied smiling

"My pleasure" he said pulling the chair out for me to sit down.

He sat close to me and we both exchange greetings with the others.

"Happy birthday Ken" I wished him and gave him his birthday gift.

" Thank you Clarissa" he smiled at me accepting the gift.

Some group of girls sitting close to our table were discussing the game that is trending every where. They were so serious about it.

"The game is not real . It does not exist" I said approaching them

" Have you played it before" the short one amongst them asked

" No I haven't played it before" I replied her standing in front of their table

" Why don't you play it to prove to everyone that it doesn't exist" they said in unison as if they planned the words in their mouth. And there again they just repeated the same sermon my friends had been telling me.

I just shrugged and went back to my seat.

"What were you discussing with them" Mark asked filling my glass with wine

"It's the dump fake game they're talking about" I replied sipping my drink

" Don't say that Clarissa, the game is real" Royce said taking his seat

"The game is not real! It doesn't exist" I said

" The game is real. I made a research about it few days ago and it's scaring" bethel chirped in

" yeah very scary . If you fail,some one close to you will die" a

Anabel supports her.

" It doesn't make any sense to me. Does it mean nobody has ever failed the game?I asked trying to prove my point.

" You never can tell. Umm Clarissa is right too" Xavier said going through his phone

" And the game is a dumb game just like Clarissa." He said winking at me which made me angry

"I'm not dumb okay" I said looking away

"Dumb people look away when they talk" he replied making me more angry

"I'm not dumb !" I yelled getting pissed off

"Who said you're not dumb? Dumb girl dating a dumb guy" he said sipping his drink

" Xavier! Enough please!! You can call me dumb not him okay" I said making it clear to him to avoid fight between him and Nathan.

Nathan doesn't look like someone who heard what he said. He just sips his drink and focus on his phone. I really don't know what attracted his antention on the phone than me.

They are really making this party unbearable for me. Xavier teasing me like there's no tomorrow and Nathan didn't even glance at me more than three times throughout the conversation and he hasn't said anything apart from the greetings we made earlier.

I wonder what's so special about the phone that made him had all his attention on it. Anyway I'm also glad he has his attention on his phone. If not there would have been a big fight between them just now.

" Why don't you play the game to prove yourself" Nathan jumped into the discussion. "You can play the game and give us the feedbacks"he continues patting my bare back.

I just shrugged and continue sipping my drink and going to the rest room till the party was over.

After the birthday Royce and Anabel drops me off at home and I bade them goodbye .

It's 12am so there's nobody in the sitting room. I just walked straight to my bedroom and threw my hand bag on my bed . I pulled my my shoes from my legs and bring out my cell phone from my purse. I rushed to the bathroom to have a bath .

After bathing, I put on my pajamas and sat on my bed.

The door of my room clicked open and my dad brought a tray with my dinner in it. He dropped it on the table close to my bed. He asked me if I liked it and I nodded yes. He asked me if the birthday party was good and I said yes.

Dad might have waited for me to come back before sleeping. He noticed my presence when I came in.

So he went to the kitchen to dish a food for me.

To be sincere I am truly famished, after drinking all night like a slut in the birthday party.

He noticed I wasn't paying attention to him so he give me a peck on my chicks and bade me goodnight.

The thought of the game clouded my senses that I couldn't concentrate on anything. I turned on my mobile data and I went online.

The strange guy who sent me the message is online. So I immediately send him a text as I push a spoon full of fried rice into my mouth.

"Hey let's play the game"