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"Ready..."

The three of us look at each other with a smirk on our face. I scoff. I know very well the smirks plastered on their faces will vanish in 5 minutes or so. This is not our first time after all.

"Go!"

With that, Aera, Hyeonwoo and I start digging into our spicy buldak noodles, braised short-rib stew and stir-fried octopus. Believe me, all of the food combinations are literally so spicy that I can see their faces turning red instantly. Hyeonwoo coughs a bit and reaches for the milk, but I pull the bottle away from him.

"Beg," I utter the word and smile viciously. Hyeonwoo covers his mouth and pats his chest.

"Are you trying to kill me?"

"Darn it, busted," I chuckle and take another bite. While Hyeonwoo turns even redder trying to hold the spiciness, Aera and me glance at each other.

"You don't seriously believe you'll beat me, do you?" I ask. Aera sighs before taking another bite.

"I just need to... Hold on..." She says as tears are formed in her eyes. Usually I would laugh my head off and tease her, but I could feel my tears slowly pooling in my eyes too. Crap, why is the food so spicy? I thought I handled it well.

"AH WHATEVER! GIVE ME THE FREAKING MILK!" Hyeonwoo snatches the milk bottle away from me and chugs down the whole bottle. I watch him in horror. What the heck? We are supposed to share that!

"You son of a—"

"I'M POOPING!" Hyeonwoo cuts me off and runs away towards the toilet. Aera and me share the 'we're-doomed' look. The milk is gone. Tears flow down our cheeks.

"Hyeonwoo you butthole..." Aera smiles. I can see shadow looming over her face. Dang, homegirl is mad. She will definitely beat the hell out of her boyfriend later.

"I'm done. My stomach can't handle it anymore," Aera wipes her tears and snots. I nod and take another bite as a sign of winning, then lean on the chair. Ah, why is the food so spicy today? Or is my tolerance towards spicy food decreasing?

"Hey... Order an iced chocolate milk for me..." I grab Aera's hand as she stands up to go to the toilet. Aera nods and trudges her way towards the counter before going to the bathroom. I wipe my tears. Oh my god, this is embarrassing.

I mean, this whole scenario started because of me. I was too frustrated yesterday that I ended up telling the whole story to these rascals. Including the ultimate ending, where the driver pointed out my... Chocolate stain.

I forgot how much of a teaser they are. Within the next 3 milliseconds, I heard teases from them, enough to make me propose a spicy tolerance competition in order to make a new embarrassing moment for them since I know they can't handle spice.

All in all, this is all the mystery guy's fault. Yeah, I just needed someone to blame.

"Here's your iced—"