Must Read: S.e.d.u.c.t.i.o.n - Season 1 - Episode 9

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Must Read: S.e.d.u.c.t.i.o.n - Season 1 - Episode 9

Dinner was complete and akward,everyone was
present which was seldom.

Peter was finally around after finalizing
arrangements for their wedding. The rehersal
dinner was scheduled to hold in some days time
and he had invited more people than Anne
dimed neccessary. Most of their families and
immediate friends lived in this part of the
country which was a major influencer for
bringing the wedding here.

Linda was not as enthusiastic about the
rehersal as Peter was. She always thought that
somethings were unneccessary;the rehersal
dinner inclusive but she had learned to be low
on opinions as she ofter see how peter get
upset when he sees her lack of interest. She
was just going to play along though.
‘what’s on all your minds?’ It was Jack who
spoke out first. Of them all he seemed to be the
only one with nothing on his mind. ‘comeon you
guys,nobody died.’ he smiled but it wasn’t
reciprocated. ‘I have an idea; a game. Who’s
in?’ he move his eyes around the room.
‘am in’ Tom said. ‘i love games’
‘finally’ Jack smile deepened. ‘peter,anne,linda?’
they hesitated a while but agreed at the end.
‘so what game are we playing?’ peter asked.
‘truth or dare’
They had already said yes to Jack before he
revealed what game they would be playing.

From the looks on their faces,they had wanted
to retreat but everyone awaited the first person
to pull out but no one did.
‘so….peter. Truth or dare?’ Jack was obviously
enjoying himself.
‘me?’ peter exclaimed a little loudly. ‘why do i
have to begin? Can’t someone else do so?’
‘someone has to begin’ Jack was irritated. ‘do
you have an idea of who you want to begin?’
Peter took it for a rhetorical question and kept
mute. ‘so truth or dare? peter.’
After a dead silence,peter responded.
‘truth’ he tried to stay calm but it was obvious
to the blind that he was shaking.
‘were you ever having a affair with someone
else?’
Peter rolled his eyes at Jack. He knew he could
lie but he was going to say the truth.
‘yes’
Anne was stunned. Peter was cheating on her?
‘when i was with Linda,i used to see Anne a
little. It wasn’t that serious’ he felt abashed
‘Anne didn’t know about Linda though’ he
added.

Now it was Linda’s turn to be stunned as Anne’s
had faded. She bit her lower lip as she imagined
how silly she must had looked to him. For the
few years they had been together,she
worshipped him as a saint and often thought
she wasn’t worthy of him;she was wrong.

Tom could she her pain. He groped for her
hands and held them firmly. She felt some
closure until she raised her heads to look him in
the eyes. Like she released a message,she push
off his hands gently and feigned a smile.
‘Tom,truth or dare?’
‘Truth’. He said confidently. He was going to
make her proud.
‘have you ever cheated on me Tommy?’
‘o boy!’
All heads turned abruptly to Jack for his
remarks,with stern looks on their faces; Tom’s
look was harder. Jack’s remark made almost
made him look guilty.
‘am sorry,am just going to shut up’ Jack said
quickly and pulled his gaze to his toes. Silence
broke loose.

‘Tom?’ Peter called when he could hold the
suspense nolonger. ‘are you going to answer
your wife?’.
If Tom hadn’t known better,he would have
thought that Peter was expecting a negative
answer.
‘No honey,i have never cheated on you’ he said
firmly,with a genuine smile.

Linda saw the smile on her husband’s face and
the words left his mouth. She smiled back at
him but wept in her heart; he was such a liar,a
good one at that. She could imagined how he
would have look saintly in her eyes if she hadn’t
caught him.

Jack noticed the silence and intervened.
‘okay kiddos,who’s next?’
‘my turn!’ Anne said excitedly.

Linda caught her smile and smelled danger…