This is a true story, or as close to one as makes no difference. I had just got back from university (for you Americans that's what we brits call college) for the summer break to find that Lizzy, my one time girlfriend from when we were 15 was visiting my parents house.
This wasn't too much of a surprise - our mums were family friends and both of Lizzy's parents were also visiting. Mine and Lizzy's relationship was... awkward. When we'd dated we had both been immature and messing around for the first time. She has said I'd broken her heart when I split up with her (I hadn't) and I in turn said she'd broken mine when the friends with benefits situation-ship we then had had from the ages of 16-17 came to an end (she hadn't). We were both 21 by this point and had barely spoken a word to each other since we were 17.
Lizzy was tall for a girl, close to 5'9 and had long straight black hair; last I had seen her she had been in the habit of wearing it in one long pig-tail but now she had it loose - it came down to her waist, that was how long it was.
Aside from her hair she was decidedly average to look at: skinny and with the small ass and tits to match. It feels bad to say, but of the two of us I had been the one to glow up at university. I had started playing rugby and had both dropped weight and put on muscle. My hair was well trimmed, and I'd actually started to dress with some sense of style.
"Lizzy." I said upon finding her in my parents kitchen.
"Jake." She said in reply.
We said no more as both our parents greeted me and commented on how I'd changed since they'd last seen me. Eventually the attention moved on from my recent arrived status and our parents resumed the topic of conversation from before I'd got home. It was some bullshit to do with why the government was responsible for Lizzy's parents next door neighbours parking in front of their drive every day.
From a zoned out perspective I vaguely heard my dad say "people like your neighbours, Ann, should be shot". I stifled a laugh. The idea of my dad shooting any body was ludicrous.
My mum eyed me, noting my meagre input before saying, "Jake, you and Lizzy seem equally bored. Why don't you show her the rest of the house before we bore you to death."
In a resigned tone I agreed. It wasn't like I'd seen the house recently so it was going to be a relatively new tour for myself as well.
I groaned as I got up from the sofa I'd been reclining in. Lizzy also seemed annoyed at the prospect of alone time with me but said nothing.
It took barely anytime for me to show Lizzy the rest of the house - although there wasn't really any point: she'd seen it enough times when we were younger and still on talking terms. Eventually we ended up in my room. It was small and cramped and contained an equally small single bed, a wardrobe and a desk. A large window ran the length of one wall.
"So how's uni been?" Lizzy asked.
"Fine. You?"
"Equally fine." She replied.
I motioned to the door and the stairs that lay beyond, "time to go back down?"
Lizzy threw herself down onto my bed in an excessive display of annoyance. "I don't think I could survive another 10 minutes of our parents conversation." She moaned into my duvet.
I smiled, "I know, wanna hang here instead? We don't have to talk."
"Brilliant idea." She moaned again, still face down on my bed.
I slumped into my desk chair and pulled out my phone. Lizzy sat up and saw me start to browse Instagram. "Oh don't be boring Jake, let's actually talk."
"I have no idea what to talk to you about," I said bluntly.
"Then let's use a game to get over the awkwardness, stupid! How about truth or dare?"
I frowned. When we had been having on and off sex at the age of 16 and 17 we had occasionally played truth or dare via Snapchat whenever either of us couldn't fall asleep. It had almost always ended with one of us sending naked selfies to the other.
Lizzy noticed my expression. "Oh don't give me that, no phones so you can't exactly be dared into sending me a dick pic can you?"
"I guess." I said slowly. "Okay fine"
"Amazing!" She said, before pushing herself back against the wall that bordered my bed. She patted a spot next to her, "come and sit down then, I'm not talking to you from the other side of the room."
The room was tiny, but I did what she asked anyway. "Truth or dare?" I asked.
"Truth." Lizzy answered.
I thought for a second before asking, "you still unemployed?"
She batted my arm with her hand. "Yes." She said, slightly angrily.
"Truth." I didn't wait for her question.
She looked at me for a few seconds before asking, "you still dating that whore from uni?"
"No." I said morosely. Sarah had split up with me a month ago. I still wasn't over her.
"Grow up." Lizzy said, rolling her eyes. "Truth please."
"You still fucking that idiot Daniel?" I was annoyed at her.
"Noooo, his dick was way to small."
"Didn't need to know that." I muttered.
"Truth or dare?" Lizzy urged me.
"Truth." I Said again, there was no way I was saying dare just yet.
"What's your body count up to now?" Lizzy asked.
I frowned again. "What's with all the sexual questions, Lizzy?"