How far would you go for a chance at a new life?
In the future, a simulation game is developed: Maverick. A survival game played in teams, where the rich of society take advantage of those desperate enough to enter the sim. Min Soren is more than de...
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All around me is darkness. It's complete silence.
Suddenly I see a hand grabbing my ankle. I look down and I can't see who it is, because the shadows only reveal from the elbow.
Another hand grasps my neck, one on my mouth and another on my arm.
I open my mouth to scream but all that comes out is more silence.
I feel an awful stomach dropping feeling that makes me sit up, breathless and my hand shaking again.
My hand flies up to my neck to see if I'm still breathing.
"It's okay," Sunwoo says. He was already awake and he pulls my head into his chest again. "Shh, it's okay. I'm here."
"W-what happened?" I ask.
"You were having a nightmare." Sunwoo says calmly. He sees my shaking hands and he holds onto them tightly.
"But how, how am I dreaming? You cant dream in a sim." I stutter.
"I don't know, you're too powerful for them," he shrugs.
I stand up. "I have to get out of here,"
"Ren, no you can't go out alone."
"Well I need to be alone," I start walking towards the opening of the base but Sunwoo grabs my arm. All I sense is another person touching me so I slap his hand away and I say, "Don't touch me."
He retreats his hand. Sunwoo looks hurt, not because of the slap.
"I'm sorry," I shake my head. "I didn't mean to do that."
"You don't have to be sorry," He says, but he still doesn't reach out again. "I can't imagine what it feels like."
"I don't even really know how I feel," I say. "All I realized is that... never mind."
"Soren, let me be here for you. Please." Sunwoo says.
"For the first time I just realized that maybe I do need to be protected."
"It's not you. They should have been raised better." Sunwoo says.
"Yeah." I say.
"Come here." He opens his arms and I cross mine.
"I don't feel like leaning on someone else for strength right now. I don't want to be weak." I tell him.
"Come on stop being such a tsudere," Sunwoo rolls his eyes.
"A tsu-what?" I ask.
"You're so cute," he lifts me by my waist and spins me around.
I cant stop a small smile from appearing on my face, and Sunwoo smiles at my smile.
"I like you Soren. A lot a lot. And not that you need it, but I'll always be here to protect you, from here on out I mean." Sunwoo puts me down and rests his hands on the small of my back.
