A Strange Reader

Chapter - 4

"How do you know that I had to go downstairs?" I asked Estelle.

"Oh, comeon Jennifer! After all, most of the houses in the cities are so built.
That was a guess. Mine is an apartment though.
By the way, Truth or Dare?" She replied.

"Okay. Dare again!"

"Fine then, turn on any switch of your room.
And before you ask, here is my reasoning- I have a power cut at my place and so, I gave you this task, since it was the first thing that struck my mind."

As soon as I read her message, the electricity of our house was cut down too.
"Oh no! Something is fishy with her", I thought.
However, I decided to lie this time, that I completed the dare and so, I replied, "Yup. Done! Turned on the AC."

"Okay. And I choose truth again", she replied.

"Well, tell me about your family."

"My family? Okay... I have an eight year old brother and my parents.
Simmy was a part of our family.
That's all! A small family."

"Hey! Cool. Even mine!
And moving forward, I choose truth this time", I replied.

"Did you really complete your previous dare?" She asked me.

"What?! I mean, why is she asking me this?
Anyways, let me manage. After all, I'm smart too!" I boosted up myself.

"Yeah! I did. Why?" I asked her.

"Comeon, you aren't supposed to cover your lies, buddy", she replied.

"Okay, fine. I confess! Actually, power was cut the next moment itself and so, I couldn't.
But how do you know?"

"Of course I'd easily know! In this high temperature, why would anybody not turn on their AC? Unless they don't have one.
Since you told that you turned it on just to finish the task, I could guess!"

Though her answers were all logically right, I didn't find a strong reason which could compel me to believe her.

"Hmmm... Good sense! By the way, Truth or Dare?"

"Dare! Feel free to give any task."

"Okay. As you told that yours is an apartment, go to the ground floor and come back.
But, set timer and tell me how many minutes you took."

"Fine. Just hold, I'll be right back."

And then within sometime, she replied,
"One minute."

"Which floor do you stay in?" I asked.

"Fourth floor", she answered.

"Auh aww! I caught your lie. :D
It's not possible for anyone to go to the ground floor, using staircase and come back within a minute.
That too from fourth floor!"

I raised my shoulders and was proud.
I pat my back for showing such an intelligence!

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So guys...
What do you think?
Estelle is right or... Bella is right?

Good noon! :)