Part 12

"Oh, my God. Thank goodness she's back!" Cristal said with a sigh of relief as Auristella walked back towards them.

Emily, hearing Cristal's words, raised an eyebrow. She seemed to have misheard something.

"You don't usually say things like that until I must confirm the first words that you said earlier." Emily smiled wryly after saying that. All of them looked at Auristella, who was walking toward them. But Violeen was the only one who narrowed her eyes. She seemed to be investigating something.

"Auri, are you okay?" Cristal asked impatiently after Auristella sat on the sofa.

"Me? I'm fine. What's wrong?" asked Auristella, trying to speak afterwards. She noticed Violeen's gaze, which had been observing her appearance.

"Nothing. We were just worried that you didn't come back soon enough." Gudytha answered Auristella's question.

"Earlier, I felt that you were being affected by stimulating drugs. It seems like someone has deliberately mixed that stuff into your drink. That's why we were worried when you didn't come back from the toilet. It can be that the person who mixed the drug is waiting for the right time to rip you off." Violeen, without hesitation, quickly followed up on Gudytha's statement. She explained everything directly to Auristella without hiding anything. That's better, Violeen thought.

"Yes, we were very worried about you. But seeing that you're okay and that you gather with us again, it's already making us happy." Cristal followed up Violeen's words with a bright and happy smile. It felt good that nothing had happened to Auristella as she had thought.

"Ah! Thank you very much! You are indeed my very kindhearted best friend. Thank you for worrying about me!" Auristella said this in response to all her best friends' words. She was misbehaving a little, but she still tried out her expressions and movements. She is afraid that Violeen will be able to read her slightest mistake in words or movements.

"How? Who lost when I left?" asked Auristella. She attempted to change the subject and refocus everyone on the game.

'oh, God. Please forgive me for lying to them. And to all of my best friends, I'm sorry I can't speak honestly about what happened in the toilet. I think it's very embarrassing. Auristella said it in her heart while daydreaming a little. She also didn't focus on the bottle that was currently spinning.

"Well, she stopped in the middle of us," Emily complained as the bottle stopped between her and Cristal.

"That means this game is still not legal. Now you spin it again so we can get the losing members straight." Violeen said it quickly so they could enjoy themselves.

"I hope I don't lose tonight," Cristal said as she prayed that if she loses again, she won't want to play this game henceforth.

"With you praying like that, it won't make the bottle turn away from you if it's your time to lose. Destiny can't be changed by prayer alone. Unless you try to cheat." Gudytha sarcastically told Cristal. She said it in a very mocking tone. Cristal, who received those words, could only turn her face away with her lips pressed forward. She was upset to hear the words from one of her best friends.

"Wow! Wow! It turns out that one of our best friends already believes in destiny. Ah, you're like the person who is advising us. Surely I'll often miss your advice like this to bring me out of this dark zone."

Violeen responded enthusiastically. But every word that came out of her mouth contained subtle insults to Gudytha. And that direct speech made Crystal have a bright face. She felt someone was on her side right now.

"I'm neutral. I don't want to support any of you. I just hope this bottle doesn't stop spinning when it points towards me."

Emily responded to their words. But her eyes were fixed on the bottle that was spinning more and more. Auristella was the only one who remained silent. But she smiled at her best friends' words.

"You're weird," Auristella said briefly.

Actually, she didn't know what had just come out of her mouth. She was pretending to join in on their conversation. Then, her eyes stared fixedly at the bottle just like Emily's eyes, but she didn't focus and think about the game.

She was still remembering everything that happened in the toilet. Auristella was also still thinking about Avnan's words, asking them to meet at a hotel.

Suddenly, Auri remembered something. She looked up at Avnan, who was sitting not far from her. And it turned out that the man was also looking at her. When their gazes met, Avnan grinned and gave her a distant kiss with his mouth.

Glek!

Auristella shook her head, trying to regain her senses. She must not be influenced by Avnan. That man is extremely dangerous. If she gets even the slightest bit close to him, things will get messy and difficult to resolve. well, like her condition right now. Auristella's thoughts drifted.

Until the sound of Gudytha's swearing brought her back to her senses. Auristella frowned because she didn't understand what made the beautiful woman swear so harshly. Then, her gaze turned to the bottle. It turned out that the bottle still hadn't told them who would lose this game now.

"Why is it so hard for the bottle to stop in the right place? Do we need to get closer so that the bottle knows who it's pointing at?" said Cristal, who was starting to feel annoyed. That was the third time that the bottle had not pointed in the right direction.

"Do I need to spin the bottle? It appears that the problem is not with the bottle, but with the woman who spins it." Violeen's voice was like a code for them to always obey her words. But unfortunately, the owner of the turn that spun the bottle did not allow that.

"You don't have to bother replacing me to spin it. It's only the third time the bottle has been pointed in the wrong direction. If it continues like this for two more times, I'm willing to be a substitute in this game's loss. I don't accept that my turn to spin should be taken by someone else." Emily protested because she didn't accept Violeen's suggestion.

"You're so boring. I think we should stop this game and enjoy the time now to have fun," said Auristella. She rested her body comfortably on the sofa.

"I have to think of a way to avoid seeing him tonight. It'll be a new problem if I end up with Avnan at the hotel. I definitely won't save from him." Auristella's mind was restless.

Actually, since she came from the toilet, Auristella didn't really care about this game. She kept daydreaming, thinking of various plans to save herself. But none of her friends were allowed to know. The worst part is that if the bottle is pointed at her, something even worse will happen.

Remembering that her friends' target is the same as Avnan's request that she meet him at the hotel,

'Akhh shit! Why am I so unlucky tonight? I'm a woman who loves to help others. I do anything, and I'm willing to be anything. But my dream of being with him is still big. But if we do it this way, it won't be worth anything from me. Auristella's mind was still at war in her heart. She is terrified that something terrible will happen to her. Especially if her mistakes will have an impact on the future.

"Ah. It's what we've been waiting for!" Cristal squealed happily with a very loud voice. She was like a child who has just received a toy from her mother.

"What's wrong with you, guys?" "Your voices are making my head spin around," said Auristella in a calm voice.

"Auri Kitty, don't you want to be happy with us? Look at that thing on the table! It's the biggest reason for our happiness tonight." Violeen stated with slow, deliberate words.

Auristella immediately looked at the table. Her eyes rounded as she learned the truth that was there.

"You're our nation tonight, Auri Kitty," Emily said.

"And everything must be in accordance with the agreement that we have made," Gudytha reminded as she looked at Auristella, who was getting uncomfortable.