Everyone seemed doubtful about the game so to clear things up, i had to go through some rules.
We gonna split each other into two groups, to the left side of the food table is where the girls are gonna sit, and the boys will be sitting on the right side.
After that someone will be picked to stand up in the middle. He has to be describing using hints on a period of thirty seconds, and we have to guess before the time run out.
The hints are about your girlfriend/potential girlfriend and the way they speak and act. You have to say a phrase they often let out, or mimick their attitude. That's how you play the game.
If we guess the couple right, then they both will take a picture together at the prom stage. If not then you'll take your picture at the no chemistry couple stage.
You should be careful and not slip up by telling us your partner's name during the game. That would be an elimination.
Those are the rules we have set. That's what we've thought is the tool for Nadeer and Inna to hit it up together.
"So whoever wants to play would raise their hand. Let's see how strong y'all relationship is."
. . .
The sun's almost completely set, hidden behind the clouds as the weather started to become chilly.
To properly launch the game, we started with the most extravorted airhead student of our class, Tori, who chose to stood up to play.
Tori slowly walked to the middle with a wide smirky smile printed on his face.
"Alright everyone, if anyone here guesses wrong i will kill him on the spot. Don't you dare make me lose."
His threats sound like a country guy mixed with a thug, spat out by an idiot.
"Alright Torino, your time starts... NOW."
Tori with a chest that sucked all the confident out of us tried to mimick his supposed partner the best he could.
"Oh! Tee... I never seen someone as cool and lovely as you are. You are the best boyfriend a girl could hope for~"
Following that statement, a wave of mocking comments come to hit him from random classmates.
"Says nobody."
"That has never happened, i don't believe even Ruby would say something like that to you."
"Hey!! What're you trying to say? Fat ass bit-"
"Fifteen seconds remaining." Interrupted by the broadcaster.
Our attention was drawn back to Tori. In my mind, i was still pissed about that comment.
"Damn. I can't believe you guys will do me like that... Fine I'll think of something."
"Hmph... We're... Uhhh... Yes! I got it."
Tori started pointing up and throwing his hands up in a grace way with both his hands praying then kept pointing high.
"Say it you idiots!! What am i doing?!!"
"Uh, highness...? Oh! Alya!" Says the baseball boy.
"Yes!"
At the end he won. It was a wordplay with her name which is supposed to be cheating, but we couldn't prove it. So now Alya is going with Tori to take a flick on the prom stage.
With that the game served it's purpose of being a fun way to pass time. It looked like things are going smoothly and light hearted. Perfect for the mission.
"Did you see that... I know you too well baby. Aren't i the best boyfriend ever... Hehehe."
Now after that start, everyone realized that if they want a picture they need to put on a show... And that's what they did.
We were too invested on the game, a lot of people participated, more than I've expected and it kept getting louder every time someone played.
The ones that succeeded at making us guess right went to take a picture at the prom stage. Where as the losers went to the shameful one.
We went through almost the whole class, from the baseball starter that the whole class loves, to the serious looking down on us guy that everyone hates, we got as many people as we could.
That rolled the carpet for Nadeer to stand up and do his performance. We were very optimistic about it. How could we not, there was nothing but good vibes and energy. Joy seemed like the dominated feeling.
And joy wasn't enough to describe how Nadeer was feeling, he looked happy, smiling wider than my mother on her marriage picture.
"Who should we have next?"
"I think Nadeer should coplay."
"Huh... He barely know any of us... How could he already liked someone?"
"... Oh he just got up... It means he wants to play!"
"The audacity... He already got someone in his mind...!"
My heart was beating fast. I don't how it gonna go. In fact, i could see Inna sitting with some classmates. I don't know what is it she's doing...
Me and my friends went over the plan again, even though things are going well, we still needed to put extra effort in.
. . .
"Thirteen seconds... GO!"
Silently anticipating, everyone's eyes were fixiated on Nadeer and what he was about to do.
He gave us a long look and pointed his fingers to both his shoulders followed by a circle motion over his head, and then a praying gesture by putting his hands together.
He then peeked to the side of his praying hands and smiled. That smile got me worried i withhold the planned intervention.
Until he started to do the say the phrase thing, and that's where we're supposed to step in and make a fuss around him in support.
'... It's lonely... It's so lonely. With me, you will never be alone...'
We were so spooked, i loudly gasped unpromptedly because of how he looked saying that phrase. That look was similiar to the one from his self-introdution.
He went off script and made a poem, we didn't agree on that, but the effect never the less was quite something.
It all started when the first scream came in. Coming from a fellow classmate.
"THAT'S ME!!!"
This made me and my friends without a clue on what to do, since that was our plan, to throw ourselves at him. But some girls who weren't wrapped on the plan started doing it themselves out of nowhere.
"Wooo! Say it's me please!!!"
"Nadeer you're so cool! I wanna be by your side... Mmmmhmmm"
It was jaw dropping how they reacted. It made the boys group intervene to block and ruin the moment.
"Hey! Time's almost up and we still don't know who's your partner, come on give a hint."
Nadeer didn't think too much, he went for the money and the upperstatus sign. So now if you didn't already know, it became obvious, there's only one person with that criteria present at the party.
"... Oh."
"You mean..."
"It can't be!"
"That could only mean-"
"Jeuji!?"
We all turned to look at her. And when that happened, Nadeer affirmed our assumption.
Part of why some were surprised because nobody would dare try her. She's so unapproachable it left no faith in getting into a relationship with her.
Only a few could have a chance with her, and Nadeer seemed to be one of them. He went through all that effort of throwing a party and successfully performed in the game that everyone started putting pressure on Inna and support Nadeer.
"That's a double nationality student for you."
"The foreigner... Who else could catch Jeuji."
At that point, the energy surrending us leaned into putting the two together, so it was supposedly pretty much done...
It was not. I know Inna... She's not folding. I know that look. Which made me resort to my last trick.
I moved at a visible view for Inna and i looked at her. She was definitely going to reject him. But when our eyes met, i gave her a look that reads please do it for me... And she saw it, thought about it, and i saw her smile.
That smile that lifted a lot of weight from me. Finally, she accpeted him and went on stage to be his partner, we were so happy for him and her, everyone was cheering. Our mission went better than expected.
. . .
When good things happen, you think there's nothing that can ruin your moment. But most of the times, they turn out to be only prior events to the storm.
And that exactly how i felt the next moment. I thought he was enjoying the prom with Inna until i saw him looking exhausted walking passed me.
"He doesn't look good. I think you need to check on him."
"Yeah... He doesn't look good at all."
So i left the food table and scooped around it to follow Nadeer.
"Umm... Hey. How is it going...?"
Nadeer did not react at all. It's like he didn't hear me.
"What's wrong... Did something bad happen... HEY!"
It's like he's not there. He continued walking, low spirited going until he reached the cake table, where he grabbed a knife.
I immediately grabbed his hand to stop him, realizing how serious the situation is.
"Hey. Shhh. Let go. It not worth it. You will just ruin it for yourself."
I tried to cause no scenery and simply made him calm down and slowly sit down at the floor, before he fainted at the end.
I asked Torino to come and help me take him outside and make sure that he's breathing.
I tried to investigate what happened, there's only one suspect in my mind. I was going straight to her.
But seeing How Nadeer was, i give up on trying to investigate to check on how Nadeer was doing.
"Hey Ruby... You leaving already?"
Amira and Haime followed me outside. I was about to cry from how sad he looked, until i saw her standing in front of me...
I was shocked, her eyes were red, like she was drunk. She approached us with high energy while being under the influence of something. She was so joyful, craving for a hug.
"How is it going Ruby! My dear friend! My favorite person in the world! I missed soooo much!!"
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