𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝕱𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖙 𝕸𝖆𝖓'𝖘 𝐖𝐢𝐟𝐞

006 Tug-of-war

A/N have a nice day!<3

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The lights flashed on, and I almost fell forward. I let my eyes blink their way into adjusting to the light. It was meal time now before the third game. I looked over my team. We were still all together, that's good. I'm glad no one decided to betray us.

I sluggishly followed Saybia into the line for breakfast. I got up to the line and it was just a piece of bread and milk. I've had worse, but would this be enough for the game?

After we finished eating, we all were lead into the game hall. I call it that because it's not the actual game room. It's only a white room with four sets of stairs on each side of the room. There were also guards by some doors. They love their surveillance here huh?

As everyone piled in, the announcer woman came on. "Welcome players to the third game. Before it shall start, please divide yourselfs into teams of ten each. You have ten minutes."

Teams of ten? We have five-or six now. So all we need is four more! Should be easy right?

I look over to Sangwon and ask, "Hey what should we do?"

It was obvious, we needed ten strong team members. But we only had one. And that one was him. He looked down at me and sighed. I already knew his answer before it escaped his lips.

"We need men. Strong ones at that, do your best to find some willing to join us." He sounded dead on with his answer, I agree, we do need strong men. But only four? Will we have to give up someone?

I looked back over to the other players, and nodded. I started walking off, I didn't know who I was looking for, but I knew he had to be strong.

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After about six minutes of trying to find someone I finally did! He was another old dude. Probably in his late 50s? I walked him back over to our group, that has grown. But only by two. Ali and I have both brought someone over. The others still haven't found anyone yet. I looked over to Sangwon and asked.

"Should we get rid of the homeless dude?" He looked down at me in disbelief. "I get he's your friend sir, but we need someone stronger." He nodded a few seconds later. I could see the hesitance in his movements.

He walked over to his friend, and told him he should split up with us for this round only. He reluctantly agreed and went off to find another team.

Roughly two minutes later, the toilet girl was begging her "honey" to let her back on their team. She kept calling him "babe" did they have something? She was thrown to the floor after trying to kiss the thug. I guess he only used her for his own game.

With only one minute left, our team had nine on it now. But we still need another person! Was it wrong of me to get rid of him? Because the old man couldn't find anyone...should I ask him to join back? Would he even come back to us after this game? If he survives? All those questions were then interrupted when that girl joined us. She pushed past me and another girl Saybia brought. She looked at us disgusted.

The timer went off and it was decided for me. She was our new teammate, and the other dude was now gone. But will he be for good? I don't know, all I need to be thinking about is this next game.

All of us lined up with our teams like the woman asked of us, and we walked into a larger room. This room was yellow and black. The platform we were on was only the waiting area. I looked up with the others in unison, there was two more huge platforms above us. And a long gelatine. What was that about? I looked back down, and there were the guards. A tall square mask man in the middle of circles. Two on each of his sides. He asked us all to sit down, and we followed his orders.