Summer holiday arrived and that meant 93 days of no school! The girls decided to celebrate by holding a sleepover at Bijous place at 4 pm the week after. The girls, who were invited, couldn't wait for the sleepover. When it was 3:45 p.m., on the day of the sleepover, Pashmina came to pick up Penelope so they could walk together to Bijou's house.
"Got everything?" Pashmina asked before she shut her door behind her.
Penelope looked at her two bags, "Yeah, I'm sure."
"Okay, let's go!" Pashmina said excitedly.
When they arrived, Bijou welcomed them into her mansion. The other girls were already there. Once they arrived, Bijou lead them to her Theatre room; it looked like a normal theatre, but smaller, and they chose to watch a video clip of them all when they were younger. After that, they partied, danced, and sang with laughter until they all got tired and was ready for the actual sleepover part. When the girls surrounded the floor with mattresses and couches surrounding the edge of them with a table of snacks on one side, they all got comfy in their pajamas and picked a spot to sit.
"Okay, let's play truth or dare." Bijou smiled.
"Get ready to spill all your dirty secrets." Sandy teased.
"Oh, I'm so scared." Pashmina said sarcastically, playing along.
"You should be!" Pepper laughed.
Penelope, then, came in all hidden in her yellow cloth that she use to have on when she was younger, but now that she's older she puts it around her waist.
"Boo!" Penelope acted ghostly.
They all screamed then laughed about it.
"Okay, okay, it's 10:30. Let's get the game started." Pepper settled down and suggested.
They all were still laughing a bit, "Yeah."
"Let the game begin!" Sandy declared.
Pashmina went to grab a bottle to put in the middle of all of them. "Do the honour, Bijou." Pashmina said while sitting down.
Bijou spun the bottle and it kept spinning and spinning. With each spin, it got the girls more anxious. Finally, the bottle stopped and pointed to Penelope.
"Penelope!" They shouted.
"Truth or Dare, Penelope?" Pashmina asked.
"Aw. Um, Truth."
All the girls gathered together to decide what they could make her confess about. This got Penelope really nervous.
"Okay, we've decided." Pepper announced.
"Penelope, who do you have a total crush on?" Sandy asked.
"I." She began.
"Yeah?" Pepper asked impatiently.
"Give her time." Pashmina spoke kindly and patiently.
"Like." Penelope continued.
All of them waited patiently.
"…" Penelope turned red.
"You don't have to do this if you don't want to, Penelope." Sandy said noticing her getting nervous.
"Oui, we're not forcing you." Bijou supported.
"No, I'll tell you." Penelope said and gulped. "I….like…." She started again, "Cappy."
"Cappy!" They all shouted surprised.
Penelope nodded shyly.
"Aw, that's so cute." Sandy replied.
"Does he know?" Bijou asked.
Penelope shook her head, "No."
"Wow, I'd never expect Cappy." Pepper thought.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, Penelope." Pashmina hugged her.
"Yeah, Pashmina's right. We'll make you guys happen!" Bijou smiled.
"No, don't!" Penelope replied quickly, "I don't want him to love me just because he knows I love him. I want him to love me for me; on his own, by himself."
"That's my girl." Pashmina smiled and hugged her tighter.
"You go girl!" Sandy cheered on.
Penelope smiled, "Thanks."
So Penelope's secret was out and the girls knew, but she didn't mind because if she had to choose whom she'd tell her secrets to, it'd be them. Will they change or try to do anything? Penelope wondered at night when she laid awake.