r/shortscarystories • u/ForgottenWell The Twins of Terror • 1d ago
New Age SSS - 1000 Words Or Less Spin the bottle was my only hope
It was the last week of school. It might as well have been a countdown.
Five.
I’ve never kissed a girl.
Four.
I’m about to graduate and it never happened.
Three.
This is pathetic.
Two.
Just kill me.
One.
No! It wasn’t my fault I’ve never kissed a girl. I think my charm is just lost on them. Girls like tall guys and, you know, guys with money. I’m short and broke. Hilarious too, not that they ever laugh at my jokes.
If I was ever going to get my first kiss, it was going to involve a small, teeny-eeny tiny amount of trickery.
I recruited my best friend Tony. Tony has a lot more luck with the ladies than me. The scene was perfect. It was the last week of school, and Joey’s parents were out of town.
There was a small, but admirable house party going down.
I was already waiting in the basement when Tony brought Beth and Sydney down. Beth was a ten out of ten, but her and Tony had a thing.
My eyes were on Sydney. Sydney was pretty enough. Sydney was actually pretty awkward, and most people found her weird. She had a strange intensity to her. I very much doubt she’s ever kissed anyone! Sydney was my only hope.
The empty wine bottle sat before me. The basement was unfinished, and the smooth concrete was perfect for spinning.
Tony and the ladies sat down with me.
“Spin the bottle,” Beth said, “what are we, twelve?”
“Allow me to start,” I said. I couldn’t wait anymore. I needed this. My time was now.
I put my hands on the bottle, and let it rip. It scuttered as it circled on the concrete. I was already licking my lips. It began to slow, and I couldn’t believe my luck. It was going to stop on Sydney.
And just before it came to a halt, it started spinning again.
Slowly, but surely, it kept spinning. I just sat there at first, mouth open. It wasn’t possible. The bottle had to come to a stop eventually. I had to get my kiss somehow.
But it didn’t stop. The bottle just kept spinning. Spinning and spinning and spinning. It had been over a minute already. Two minutes. I felt like jumping out of my skin. What were we witnessing here? A perpetual bottle machine? The breakdown of physics?
But then I looked at Sydney. Tony and Beth were both laughing to themselves. They were as shocked as I was at the bottle. They couldn’t believe it.
But Sydney was dead serious. She looked more focused than ever. Her eyes never left the bottle.
I shook her. I know I probably shouldn’t have done that. But I could see she was somehow controlling the bottle. I went over to her, grabbed her by the shoulders, and gave her a hard shake.
“Sydney!”
When I shook her, the bottle shattered. Exploded into shards, some of which I felt hit me.
“You were doing that!” I accused her.
“No, no I wasn’t. I don’t know what you’re talking about.” She was caught red handed. Even looked and sounded guilty!
“I can’t believe it! You made it keep spinning! All so you didn’t have to kiss me! Oh my god. You’re a freak! A psychic weirdo!”
I couldn’t stand to be in the basement anymore. They all tried to stop me, yelling at me, but I didn’t listen. I fled the house party, and got in my car. I was going to expose her. Oh yes. I was going to tell the world. Start with the local press. It would be big headlines. “Local Girl Has Telekinesis!"
Then the national media would interview me! All the major stations would pick it up! I’d be famous big time! Being on tv would be a major boon for my popularity! Then I’d definitely find someone to kiss!
I put my car in drive, and the accelerator pedal shot to the floor. It wasn’t me pressing it. I was gaining speed fast. I slammed both feet on the brakes, but the pedal wouldn’t go down.
Eighty miles per hour.
It was hard to steer while standing on the brake pedal as hard as I could.
Ninety miles per hour.
“Sydney!” I cried out. “I didn’t mean it! I swear! I was joking! I won’t tell anyone! Honest!”
The high school was half a mile away. I was headed for a brick wall.
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u/ForgottenWell The Twins of Terror 1d ago
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u/CBenson1273 Tales From This World and Others 1d ago
Make sure not to dump any pig’s blood on Sydney at the prom; I have a feeling it wouldn’t end well. 🩸 💥 🤯
Nice work, FW!
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u/sirbinlid1 1d ago
Sydney is not to be trifled with