Just a dare…?
Liam O'Donovan is the prank master of Elm Tree house. It doesn't matter if it's just to dump disgusting broccoli sauce in Tracy's shoes or steal all of Gina's left socks, he has done them all. At least until he gets a very unusual dare that could change everything. "I dare you to kiss Sapphire. On the lips." Elektra says with a content smirk. "You dare me to do WHAT!?"
Liam O'Donovan had a really nice day so far. He had gone burger diving with Frank right after school. After that they had played football in the garden with Tee, Johnny, Carmen and Toby. When it was time for dinner he was actually in such a good mood that he almost didn't even get bothered when he heard the terrible news, Tracy was on cooking duty tonight.
"Oh my god Tracy, this is actually eatable and not totally disgusting. This is a very big milestone in your life. Congratulations!" Liam commented right after he sceptically had tried dinner. This made the other kids laugh all around the table.
"Ha ha, very funny Liam," Tracy answered ironical. The dinners in Elm tree house were always the best part of the day, everyone sat down together and had a chat about what they had done during the day. It was as close to a family thing they ever came.
"Does anyone fancy a game of truth or dare?" Liam asked when he right after dinner entered the living room.
"Sure, I'm really bored," answered Carmen happily. "Someone else interested?" Everyone came to their feet, no one wanted to miss this, the dumping ground dares were always the best and you always found out some juicy new secret from when there was a very unusual truth.
"Everyone take a seat in the middle so we can sit down in a ring", Tee said and looked at the others with a big grin on. "Who wants to start?"
"Me," Elektra said quickly before she spun the bottle. "Liam, truth or dare?"
"Dare", he answered after a bit. Unsure what was worst, telling everyone something personal that they could use against him or risk being caught while doing something forbidden, the later easily won.
"Hmm…" Elektra thought for a bit. "I dare you to eat a worm." Liam looked like he had just swallowed a very sour lemon.
"No way," he said with a disgusted look on his face. "We agreed that The eating dares were abandoned, they are too gross. Remember? he continued with his most know-it-all voice.
"Fine," Elektra at last acknowledged. It took her a while to figure out a new prank that was as good and dreadful as the last one.
"I dare you to kiss Sapphire. On the lips." she said with a content smirk.
"You dare me to do WHAT?!" Liam exclaimed. "You have got to be joking with me, she's going to kill me."
"Are you backing out, Liam? Have we finally found something you dare not to do? I always knew deep down you were a coward," she continued to mock the stunned browned haired boy who stood completely still with his mouth wide open. It was such a comical vision that everyone in the room started laughing hysterical. Johnny began to run around the room making chicken voices while he at the same time flapped his elbows like wings. It didn't take long before the rest of the children stood up and mimicked him.
Liam stood completely frozen but his mind worked harder than ever. He had to find a way to get out of this. He didn't doubt for a moment that Sapphire really would kill him, and he enjoyed life to much to let such a tragedy happen. But he couldn't just refuse to do it, his honour was at stake. He was the only dumping ground resident who had always done all the dares, it didn't make any difference if it was just to dump disgusting broccoli sauce in Tracy's shoes or steal all of Gina's left socks. He had done them all and he, Liam O'Donovan, was famous for NEVER EVER backing out (beside from really gross eating dares, but they didn't count since they were abandoned). But kissing Sapphire was different. He could just as well start to write down how he wanted his memorial to be right now.
Sapphire Fox took a deep breath and tried to shut out the very high annoying laughter that came from the floor beneath her. Slowly she counted to three before she decided that the other dumping ground residents were not going to stop if she didn't do something about it. She dragged herself from the very comfy bedsit and angrily stormed forward the door.
"SHUT UP YOU WEIRDOS!" she shouted loudly down the staircase. Sapphire turned away to go back to her room to continue to read her magazine but was stopped before she had taken more than two steps.
"Jeff wonders why you are yelling at the staircase. Don't you like it?" Harry asked with a shy smile.
"Oh, hello Harry, I didn't see you coming," Sapphire answered. "Well no, I didn't scream at the staircase. I just kindly asked them down there to be a bit quieter, that's all. But I don't think they got the message so I'll have to go down there and ask them gently one more time," she continued to explain to the much younger boy and his giraffe. Harry made Jeff nod and then ran away.
Sapphire turned around one more time and irritated stomped down the hallway towards the very annoying noise.
The others hadn't stopped jumping around like chickens yet and Liam had started to panic. He had no plan and he knew that all the commotion would soon summon an most unwanted Sapphire.
"Shut up you lot!" he shrieked as high as he could. This only made them laugh even harder. He signed dramatically when he sat down on the couch with his head in his hands. What should he do? Come on Liam, think.
A very comical sight welcomed Sapphire when she stormed into the living room.
"What are you lot up to?" she said, trying to not show them her growing grin. Everyone, beside Liam, were acting like a bunch of chickens. This would probably make an ordinary girl a bit suspicions, but well, she was a care kid that lived in the Dumping ground. These kinds of things were completely normal to her.
Suddenly Liam stood up and quickly approached towards her. Before she had time to think, his lips met hers.
Well this is the end of the first chapter, I really hope you enjoyed it. Don't forget to review! :-)