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25 | Tacky Victory

Music Companion : choose any lol. My song vocab ends here

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"Are you both ready?"

Miss Rosa's voice entered my ears but halted right there, my mind irrevocably invested in the enticing man standing in front of me. As there wasn't a glass bowl available, two chits of paper were put in a disposable white container, deciding what direction we were to go according to what we chose.

"One path is comparatively tougher than the other buttttt what's some fun without the involvement of luck, aye? I don't believe in success without luck!" Miss Rosa chimed, her enthusiasm reaching new heights until she neared me, her ways of speaking shifting as she sweetly whispered in my ear, eyes turning into committed, serious slits. "By the way... red looks great on you, Y/n!"

"Thank you." I beamed, attention drifting down my body as I looked at my clothing, only to acknowledge not a single thing I donned was nearly even close to red.

Unless...

My eyes enlarged but hurried to meet Mr. Jeon's for a second and an unignorable glint made my breath quiver, gulping down harshly as my throat dried further with every seductive action of his.

"Go!"

My feet scampered on their own and my eyes quickly flickered on the white piece of paper with a clear, sleek line of bold red subtly marked on it. This one it is.

Emergency arose imperatively within me as my fingers hurried to grab it until I was hindered by a large hand preventing me from doing so. The rush of adrenaline intensified and I instantly shoved his fingers aside. "I'm going to win."

However, this time Mr. Jeon rose forward but clasped his fingers against mine, tightly holding my hand in his warm one whilst his fierce gaze lowered, a condescending smirk plastered on his goddamningly enchanting lips. "Oh yeah?"

That definitely made me feel a hard beat down there but I retaliated by keeping him in the darkness of my growing apprehension and sneakily raising my other hand, immediately pushing my fingers forward but taking the said chit in my grasp as quickly as I could without giving him any time to react.

"Oh yeah."

The clear victory against the tough man had me seeing stars and I squealed loudly without thinking twice, my body working on its own as I couldn't help but grin wide and gaze into his eyes, mirroring his previous expressions of triumph but adding a little of my own mockery.

"Y/n wins!" Miss Rosa winked at me, clearing her throat before she deepened her tone again, eyeing Mr. Jeon and all the other boys as she folded her arms, "First win of the girls, I should say."

I watched all the boys do an eye roll in sync but there was only Taehyung who continued to stare at me, his lips stretching just a little as he raised his thumb discreetly and cheered for me.

This was enough to encourage me to win more rounds, if the clearly challenging aura on Mr. Jeon wasn't enough, his tongue pressing flat against his slim cheek as his head remained tilted to the side, only enhancing his appeal.

Both of us were handed a piece of paper from which I knew mine was definitely the favourable option. All the girls encircled me as I unfolded the piece of paper, pausing in the moment of time as my eyes followed the short words written in crooked letters, a rough map drawn on the right of the sheet.

Ahead - - > right - - > under the red stone

"What does this even mean?!" our heads raised at the loud voice of a boy, obviously in translucent incredulity by whatever was written in the paper, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Ma'am, what the f-" to which Miss Rosa only snickered, shrugging her shoulders but mimicking Mr. Jeon's words, "I created the game, can't help."