Affliction by L. A. Cotton

Author:L. A. Cotton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Delesty Books

Six

Cassie

I’d let someone kiss me. What the hell was I thinking? I was just so angry at Dennis. And then he hadn’t shown up at the party and I was even more pissed.

I thought—hoped—he’d come.

Thought he might take advantage of the opportunity of us being around one another without the need for pretense or excuses.

I thought we could steal a few moments together—that he might want to fix things.

I was wrong.

So, what had I done? I went and kissed some schmuck during a game of spin the bottle.

Way to go, Cass.

The whole night had been weird. Mari, Paul’s girlfriend, was acting odd. She’d invited a bunch of random people to celebrate his birthday. And then, as if things couldn’t get any weirder, Lydia’s boyfriend Nate, had slapped one of them in the face with his dick for a dare.

“Seriously, Nate,” Lydia scolded him quietly, but even she couldn’t hide the amusement on her face.

“Just so you know,”—he puffed out his chest and pointed at the guy—“I never back down from a challenge.”

“Nice, hmm, work, Nate,” Mari giggled, obviously tipsy. Her eyes were glazed and her voice slurred. It wasn’t like her. The girl had no filter, but she was quiet, preferring the background to the limelight. Much to everyone’s relief, people started to lose interest in the game, and I used the lull to my advantage, discreetly checking my cell for any messages.

There weren’t any.

“I want to dance,” one of the random girls whined to her friends, who all nodded in agreement, but Mari handed the bottle to one of the guys—Lewis, I think—determined to keep the game going.

“Just another couple of goes.” Her eyes moved around the circle as if she was mentally calculating who was left to take a turn.

Lewis placed the bottle on the floor and spun it. It whizzed around until it slowed and landed on Ana. Mari clapped her hands together, enjoying this far too much. “Ana, you’re up,” she beamed, a stark contrast to Jackson who looked ready to commit murder.

“I choose truth,” Ana said with a hint of uncertainty, but it seemed like a safer bet than dare given Nate’s earlier stunt.

“Is it true you used to cut yourself?” said Lewis.

A whoosh of heads snapping over in Lewis’ direction filled the room and Jackson said, “What the fuck did you just say?” His voice was eerily calm, but we all saw the anger radiating underneath the surface.

“Whoa.” The guy’s hands came up in front of him. “It’s just a question, man. She picked truth, so I asked.”

“A fucking insensitive one,” he snapped. “This game is over.”

Jackson stood and helped Ana up while the rest of us watched on, dumbfounded. I shot Lydia a look and mouthed, “What the hell?” Nate helped her up and then offered me his hand. Elena had already rushed over to her best friend, and the rest of us stood awkwardly, drinking our drinks, watching as she consoled Ana.

An hour later, the party began to wind down. Mari’s friends had outstayed their welcome and the tension hanging in the air had reached nuclear levels.

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