Description
Ray's best friend, Cece, rents a house for the spring break party to end them all. Bachelorette style, 8 invitees form four couples, arranged by chance, with 5 days to test things out in hopes of finding true love. Aromantic and asexual, Ray wants nothing to do with that bullshit, but at Cece's insistence, she goes along, only to find herself in a very uncomfortable situation. And, when a mysterious guest comes to her rescue, Ray questions if 'aromantic' is quite the right fit anymore. But soon something else puts romance on the back burner. Murder. Cut off from help, Ray finds herself thrust into the role of detective, and unable to trust anyone-especially her oldest friend. - Open Novella Contest 2023. This is a combination of prompts 39 (On a blind date with a complete mismatch, you're increasingly uncomfortable but too polite to leave. Then an attractive stranger comes over and gives you an out), 5 (Flip the coin and make a life choice with it. Two choices, one coin, and no turning back. Do you dare?) and 68 (You have been driving down a long, winding road looking for something, but it hasn't appeared. Did you take a wrong turn somewhere? Should you turn back? Suddenly, you are stopped on the road, and you soon realize there is no turning back.)
1: The Toss of a Coin
