Chapter 4 ~ House of Dares
"I wonder what the new kids will be like." Patricia was sitting on the arm of one of the leather chairs in the living room. Joy sat in the actual chair. "Annoying, boring, crazy, smart, geeky, goth." "Don't get my hopes up." Patricia sighed. "You'll find a nice goth boy someday. Until then, you'll have to be content with Jerome the bad boy." Patricia playfully punched her friend's shoulder. "You say that like we're a couple." "You could be." Joy protested. "If you were the last two people on Earth." "Not even then." Patricia shook her head. "Hey guys!" Jerome and Alfie sat on the floor in front of Patricia and Joy. "What do you want, slimeball?" Patricia asked. "I want to discuss pulling the ultimate prank on the new kids." Jerome smirked. "I'm interested." Joy said. "Please, tell us more." Patricia sounded bored. "So I was thinking we could-" "I was joking." Patricia let him know. "Do you want to play truth or dare?" Joy asked. They shrugged their shoulders, so she took that as a yes. "Okay, Patricia first." Joy smiled. "If he asked you right now, would you go out with Jerome?" "Joy, as we've discussed, I would not date Jerome if he were the last person on Earth." "My turn!" Alfie exclaimed. "Jerome..." He began. "If you and Patricia were the last two people on Earth, would YOU go out with her?" Alfie laughed at the horrified look on Jerome's face. "If Patricia were the last person on Earth, I would move to Mars to get away from her." "Thank goodness." Patricia muttered under her breath. "The new students are here!" Trudy shouted. Everyone rushed to the front hall. "Sorry, false alarm." A short blonde girl said. She looked to be about eleven or twelve. "I'm just here to see gerbil. You, though, might know him as Jerome." At his name, Jerome pushed to the front of the group. "Poopy. What are you doing here?" Jerome asked her. "Mum called. She told me to tell you that dad is-" Jerome interupted his sister. "We can discuss this later." Jerome hissed.
To Be Continued...