Truth

“Ugh.” Hayden scoffed and walked after her, he pulled her back into the room and she gave him a questioning look.

“Let’s just play the game.” He muttered and set up the game, he picked up a controller and stretched one to her. She collected it and they both sat on the floor to start.

“I don't know how to play it.” She said and he sighed.

“Butler Lucas will play with me.” She muttered and he moved to her.

“It's easy, a five-year-old knows how to play this game.”

“Great, keep mocking me.” She said and he glared at her.

“You know, in this review, the female character is supposed to act submissive to the male character, not talk back at him at every chance she gets.”

“Oh, you are serious?”

“Yes.”

“Okay, I am sorry sir.” She said and he nodded.

“Good, now listen carefully cause I won't show you twice. Just follow this direction and the square, triangle, and circle shapes are for jumping, running, and fighting, while the X is for balance, got it?”

“Yeah, sure.”

“How many levels are in this game?” She asked.

“I think fifty.”

“Good, we should better get to work now sir.” She said and started the game.

“Wait, hold on. We are going to play fifty levels?”

“Yeah, sure.” She replied and he sighed. He also played the game and she smiled knowing she is experiencing some of the things she wanted.

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“Yes!” Ashley yelled happily as they completed the last level and Hayden dropped the controller, he was about to walk out when she stood in front of him.

“You do realize it's night already right? We played the game all day.”

“Yes, I know but each day, you have to do two of the things I want on my list and the second one is sitting on the roof with a friend and making wishes.”

“Oh, God.” Hayden sighed and stared at her, she pouted and he rolled his eyes.

“Fine.” He replied and she smiled happily.

“Okay, but we need smoothies, I should inform Lucas to bring them up.”

“I will just text him, let's go.” Hayden said and walked ahead of her, she smiled as she trailed behind him.

They got to the roof and they both slowly sat down, Ashley smiled as she stared at the moon.

“Why will this be on someone’s list of things to experience?” Hayden scoffed and she gave him a look.

“Of course, it will be there, ever since I was young, staring at the moon has been so soothing to me, I just couldn't find a friend to do it with because I didn't have one.”

“And I am also not your friend.” He said.

“You don't have to be rude about everything.”

“I told you earlier, you have to be submissive, my role to play is to be mean, you really don't get this job and if I tell Bryan about how you are acting, he might fire you.”

“No, no, no. Please don't do that, I am sorry sir.” She apologized and they suddenly heard footsteps behind them, Ashley turned to see it was Lucas and he slowly dropped the smoothies between them.

“Thank you, Lucas.” She said and he bowed before walking away.

She opened the smoothie and took a gulp, she turned to Hayden and he was staring at his phone.

“Sir.” She called and he looked at her.

“You are supposed to be staring at the moon, not your phone.” She said and he sighed before dropping his phone.

“Let’s play a game.” She suddenly said after a while.

“I am not interested.”

“Why not?”

“Because I played one for over eight hours straight.”

“Well, this one isn't stressful, so please.” She said and he nodded.

“Okay, the game is called Wishes, Truth & Lies.” She said and he nodded urging her to go on.

“All you have to do is make three wishes, tell me three truths and three lies, and I will tell you the one that is true and will tell you the one that is a lie, if I am correct, you will do anything I want and if I am not correct, you will give me money.”

“The rule is stupid, why does it have to be a win for you if you lose both ways?”

“Because it is my games and my rules.”

“Whatever, I don't care.”

“Good, now make three wishes.”

“Okay, I wish you would go away, I wish I never met you and I wish you will stop bothering me to do things on your list.” He said and she looked at him surprised.

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“Well, your loss sir cause I am going nowhere for the next three months and you will keep doing this on my list!”

“Fuck you, Bryan.” Hayden scoffed and Ashley giggled.

“Good, now tell me another three things, just say it and I will tell you if it's a truth or a lie.”

“Okay, all of this about a review and us being characters for a movie is a lie, there is no such thing as an Empire company, all of these is a fantasy.” He said and she stared at him in shock but slowly burst into laughter.

“Oh my God!” She said and laughed out loud.

“Yeah, it's funny.” Hayden muttered.

“That is a big fat lie! You are just saying all that just to get rid of me but I am going nowhere.” She laughed and he shrugged.

“Well, I told you.”

“Okay, so if all you said was a lie now, tell me the truth.”

“I am a vampire and a demon, I am three thousand years old and I own this house.” He said and she slowly burst into laughter again.

“I really don't think you get this game, it's time for you to tell the truth, stop lying.”

“But am serious, I am not lying.”

“Oh, you are serious?” She asked with a shocked expression but slowly burst into laughter again.

“You are not serious!” She yelled and he rolled his eyes.