2. The Bet

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Sam turns on his camera and begins his intro
"Ok, I've got all my friends round, you know them, but I also have a special guest. This is Kats friends Rose, you may recognise her out of the Blue Roses music video. Today we are playing blindfolded hide and seek. I'm going to give you five minutes to hide while I stand outside. Ok ready go" Sam walks out of his apartment with the camera and immediately everyone gets up and starts running around trying to find somewhere to hide. I'm not very tall and I'm quite slim, Tara and I seem to be the same size in clothes and shoes and I know by watching one of these videos last time Tara was able to fit in a cupboard so I for sure will be able to fit in the gap between the cupboards and the fridge. I get up and walk over to the kitchen and look up, how the hell am I getting up there?
"Need some help?" a voice comes from behind me making me jump ever so slightly
"Please" I say as I turn around and see Colby. He bends down for me to get onto his shoulders then pull myself up into the gap "thanks" I say as Colby turns "hey before you go could you get me my bottle of wine?" I ask with a smile
"Your not gonna drink the whole thing are you? I mean your tiny there's no way you can't drink that and not get drunk" Colby crosses his arms with his eyebrows raised
"You wanna bet?" I copy how Colby is looking at me
"Why have I got a feeling that your not and shy and innocent as you make out to be?"
"Maybe because I'm not. Now are we mailing this bet or not?"
"Fine. If you drink that whole bottle whiteout getting drunk I'll buy you dinner"
"My choice of restaurant?" I ask
"Yes your choice"
"Deal" Colby walks over to the table where I had left the bottle and he brings it back to me "thank you. Now you best go and find a spot to hide before Sam comes back"
"We haven't finished this conversation" Colby points at me and laughs before walking off to find his own place to hide
"Ok I'm coming in" Sam yells as he opens the door.

During the game Sam walks past me at least ten times. It's now just down to me and Kat. Sam walks over to the kitchen table where Kat is standing and using his hand he feels around touching her foot then shooting her with the nerf gun making me the winner. He takes off his blind fold and helps Kat down
"Where's Rose?"
"Up here" I say smiling
"How the heck did you get up there?" Sam's eyes widen
"With a little help. Oh and Colby" I pull out the now empty wine bottle "I guess you owe me that dinner" I hear all the boys either say 'oooo' or 'yes Colby get some'
"Do you need some help down?" Colby asks
"Errrm yeah I can't get down on my own" I laugh. Colby and Mike help me get down and Sam finishes up his video. We all then sit down to chat.

"So we're going back to the Queen Mary ship tomorrow" Sam says but I cut him off before he can continue
"Wait the Queen Mary? isn't that supposed to be like really haunted?"
"Sorry boys I'm guessing she's not a fan" Jake comments putting his hand on Sam's should as if to comfort him
"Nope I'm not going" Corey says crossing his arms
"We've already paid for you to go" Sam now says. I lean over to Kat
"I thought they all like ghosts hunting?"
"Corey's petrified and always says he won't do it but he always gives in in the end" Kat giggles
"Come on Bro" Colby pleads
"No I'm not going end of"
"Rose will go won't you?" Kat turns to me
"I Ughh"
"Would you actually?" Sam asks
"I mean sure"
"I've never actually met a girl who's willing to go to a hunted place" Colby looks at me with shock
"Yeah I'd be up for it. The paranormal has always intrigued me" I shrug as if this a completely normal conversation
"So do you believe in spirit?" Sam asks now leaning forward facing me
"I like to think that there's another side, but I think it's also important to be a skeptic. Like I think you should try and debunk it before deeming it as paranormal"
"What's are your thoughts on demons and angels?" Jake asks
"Well I think if you believe in one you have to believe in the other. Maybe angels aren't what we think with halos and wings maybe it's more good and bad spirts"
"Interesting" Sam mumbles a little
"So you down for Queen Mary then?" Colby asks
"Sure why not?" I shrug
"Guys I've just realised I've drove Rose here and neither of us can drive back because well she's drank a whole bottle of wine and I've had a couple of glasses and she can't stay here because Sam hasn't got a spare bed" Kat sighs
"I can sleep on the couch I don't mind"
"No no you need a bed" Kat shakes her head
"Kat it's fine it's one night"
"No you can go back to Colbys right?" Kat looks at Colby
"Yeah sure you can come and stay with me" Colby says like it's nothing, then again he probably has girls over all the time like damn he is definitely good looking
"I couldn't" I say shaking my head
"He has a spare room so it's fine right Colby" I glare a little at Kat
"Yeah I do"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah come on it's getting late" Colby gets up off the couch
"Errrm ok then" I stand up as well. I pick up my bag and head out with Colby. Why is Kat pushing me to spend time with someone I don't know? I'm guessing this is her trying to play Cupid again, but I've told her I don't want a relationship yet.

"So what's Kats deal then?" Colby asks me as we walk through his door, wish is next to Sam's
"I honestly have no clue. I was just thinking the same" I chuckle as we make our way to his couch
"So tell me a bit about yourself" Colby says
"Oh well errm like what?"
"What's your family like?"
"Family" I look down at my nails fidgeting again "I don't really have a family as such"
"Oh I'm sorry I didn't mean..."
"No it's ok" I cut Colby off who's currently looking at me with sympathy "I just haven't really told anyone about them. Kat and the girls know bits but not the whole truth"
"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but I'm here for you so anytime you want to talk I'll listen" Colby says placing his hand on my knee in a comforting way
"Thank you Colby. I'm sure I'll talk about it one day, it's just hard"
"Ok. Do you want to watch a movie?" Colby asks smiling
"Sure" I smile back.

 Do you want to watch a movie?" Colby asks smiling "Sure" I smile back

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