Harmony takes another shot of cinnamon whiskey without flinching. "Save your pity for the weak, Danielle," the short thick brunette says confidently. Her tall blonde friend claps.
"Let me try!" says Sarah the freckled redhead who is the youngest at twenty-one and has very little experience drinking. Knocking back a shot, her face instantly twists in disgust. After a hard swallow, she yells, "Ah! How did you do that?" The other two women laugh in response.
The three are sitting in Danielle's small cozy living room, playing Truth or Dare. Danielle has just rented the house and is throwing a party to celebrate. Harmony brought her favorite drinks cinnamon whiskey and some red wine. Sarah brought balloons and homemade chocolate cake.
After Harmony's last shot, totaling a massive six shots, she is having a hard time hiding her stares at Danielle's chest. Danielle is wearing a low-cut party dress, displaying the top of her DD breasts that jiggle as she laughed. Harmony lifts her eyes from Danielle's chest and sees Danielle looking at her with a slight smirk.
"Okay, my turn! Um, Danielle, truth or dare?" says Sarah.
"Dare," Danielle says, breaking her glance from Harmony.
"I dare you to go to the basement!" Sarah laughs, impressed with her dare.
"I don't know, her landlord said not to go down there," Harmony warns.
"Don't be a pussy, Harmony," Danielle says, standing up. "What's going to be down there that I shouldn't know about?" Danielle heads to the door that leads to the basement stairs. Sarah, giggling, follows her.
"It's locked, you know," Harmony says, walking over to them. "I tried opening it, thinking it was the bathroom." Danielle frowns and pulls a bobby pin out of her hair. She fidgets with the lock until they hear a click.
"Not for long," says Sarah, smiling ear to ear.
Danielle swings the door open wide. The darkness shares nothing with them. Feeling around the wall, she finally finds a light switch that switches on a single bulb on the lower level. The basement looks to be small and dingy. Dread fills Harmony's stomach.
"That is sketch as fuck, guys," Harmony says with an uneasy expression.
"Stay up here then. Only Danielle needs to go," Sarah says, slightly annoyed.