I was texting Elijah when I heard Jamal breathing heavily behind me. I turned around and saw he had his face against the AC with it blasting.
'You can't turn the AC up that high. You're gonna blow the power' I told Jamal. 'Dani!' Both Monse and Olivia exclaimed. 'Hi!' I exclaimed back with wide eyes. They're still friends, so she doesn't know.
'I need to regulate my body temperature' Jamal said panting.
'I have to pee so bad. And I'm sprouting major turtle-head' Jasmine said, jumping up and down.
'Daniela, can you ask Oscar to get out of the bathroom?' She asked me pleading.
'He doesn't listen to me' I shrugged. 'You ask him' she looked at the bathroom door hesitating before saying she'll hold it.
'What kind of game you wanna play?' Ruby asked Olivia. 'You guys feeling words, pictures, cards?'
'How about a game that reveals your innermost feelings and secrets?' Olivia suggested. 'Or KerPlunk?' Jamal said, making me chuckle.
'How about smash, marry, kill?' Olivia asked, looking around at everyone. Before anyone could answer, the power went off.
'Jamal!'
'I think that was a sign that we shouldn't play this game' Jamal said, holing his phone flashlight to his face.
'Can I talk to you in the kitchen?' Ruby asked him. 'No, thanks' Jamal responded nervously. 'Jamal, if you come to the kitchen, I'll show you where the snacks are' Ruby said, making Jamal follow him instantly.
'Dani, wanna play with us?' Monse asked me. I shrugged and went to joint them by the table.
'Let's go find some candles first. I can't see shit' I told them, holding up my phone flashlight. We began looking for candles, Jamal, Ruby and Jasmine joining us soon after.
'So, everyone's good?' I asked them all as we lit the Jesus and Maria candles we found. 'Yeah, why?' Monse asked confused. 'No reason' I shrugged.
I saw Jamal look at me from the corner of my eye. 'What?'
'Can I talk to you in the kitchen?' Jamal asked. Before I could respond, he pulled me to the kitchen, leaving the rest to light the candles.
'Do you know something?' He asked me with wide eyes. 'Do you know something?' I asked him back.
'I might know something' he whispered. 'I might know something too' I whispered back as we both looked at the others to make sure they couldn't hear.
'What's the thing that you know?' I asked him, making him shook his head. 'I can't tell you until you tell me what you know'
'I can't tell you' I shrugged. 'Well, then I can't tell you what I know' Jamal shrugged back.
We looked at eachother suspiciously, looking eachother up and down.
'You don't know' I smirked at him. He just wants me to give him Cesar's secret. 'Well, if Cesar walks into the house before my alarm goes off and I will hear the thing that I think that I know you know is the thing that I know you know' Jamal rambled, making me gasp.
'You know!' I whisper yelled at him, making him gasp back. 'And you know!'
'Cesar and Olivia!' Jamal shushed me. 'I'm so happy I can finally talk to someone about it' Jamal whined. 'Cesar only has fifteen minutes before I can't keep his secret anymore' Jamal showed me his watch.
'If you tell his secret, I'll kill you' I told him seriously, making him gulp.
'The fuck is that smell?' I asked, scrunching up my nose. 'Jasmine peed in the sink'
