Free Dare to Be Different by Nicole O'Dell

this would be the dare that would break her and cause the first loss in the game of Truth or Dare.
    “No problem!” Kelly jumped up confidently and headed up the stairs to the garage where her dad kept the beer in an old refrigerator. All three girls stared after her with openmouthed expressions. No one could believe that she was willing to do it.
    Kelly came back into the kitchen from the garage and headed back downstairs to the basement where she took the can of beer out of the pocket on the front of her hooded sweatshirt. She winked at the girls and popped the can open and began to drink it. Although she tried to chug it down, it was too much for her, and she had to take several breaks. Eventually she was able to empty the can, and just for emphasis, she crushedit in her hand.
    “I cannot believe that you just did that, Kelly.” Lindsay said incredulously. She shook her head in disbelief.
    “How did it taste?” Macy wondered.
    “You’ve never tasted beer?” Kelly asked.
    “Nope,” Macy replied.
    “Me either,” both Sam and Lindsay answered. “I tasted a sip of champagne at my cousin’s wedding once,” Sam added.
    “Well, we’ll have to change that sometime,” Kelly teased, her words slurring a bit from the effects of the alcohol.
    “Okay, Lindsay, your turn. And you have to pick Dare, remember?” Macy reminded her.
    “Yeah, I know. Just be good to me, guys.” Lindsay laughed nervously. She had prepared herself for this, and after seeing what Kelly agreed to do, she figured that her dare couldn’t possibly be as difficult. She’d just do whatever it was and get it over with.
    The girls huddled for just a moment and then returned to the circle to give Lindsay her dare.
    “Lindsay, we dare you to go down to the store on the corner and buy a single can of beer,” Kellylooked smug, like she was sure that Lindsay wouldn’t do it. “You don’t even have to drink it,” Kelly added.
    “What?”
Lindsay shouted. “I can’t do that! For one thing, we’re not allowed to leave the house. For another thing, my parents would have a fit if they knew I went to the store at this hour. And the last straw would be that I bought a can of beer. If I got caught, I would be in so much trouble. That would be the end of our sleepovers, that’s for sure.”
    “Well, let me put it this way,” Kelly said, while the other girls sat silently waiting to see what would happen. “If you do it, you will prove that you not only keep your word, based on our deal when this game started, but you will also prove that you really are cool and fun to hang around with. And if you don’t do it, you won’t be able to be a part of the sleepovers or our group anymore.”
    Sam and Macy gasped in shock at Kelly’s words. “Kelly, that’s not what we …”
    Kelly interrupted her. “Look, we said as a group that we were going to take this game very seriously. Consider it a test of her loyalty.”
    “But, Kelly, we don’t want to put anyone’s friendship on the line over a game,” Macy pleaded with her.
    “It’s not just a game. It’s a matter of honor. All four of us were there when these rules were decided, and we all agreed to uphold them. If she decides not to, then she has no honor and isn’t interested in keeping her word to us.”
    Sam didn’t even try to convince Kelly any longer and turned to Lindsay instead. “Linds, you’re not going to get caught. You can just go right out the front door. The store is barely a block away—and if you try to buy the beer and they say no, you still did your part. Right,
    Kelly?”
    “Oh yeah, if she tries but they say no, it’s not her fault. We’ll even walk with you and watch from outside the window.”
    Lindsay was about to cry. She didn’t want to disappoint her friends, and she wanted to play along and be cool. But this was a big breach of trust, and it was just plain wrong. On the other hand, she would risk losing her best friends if she didn’t do it. She didn’t