Protagonist BROOKE EVELYN finds herself in a usual place called the borderlands . Playing games over and over she sees countless people's lives end. The day routine ends one day though when she was kidnapped and brought to a strange place called THE...
"Ok let's go with, Timber!" I said pointing it out enthusiastically.
The man looked at me with a gleam of approval in his eyes. "Timber it is," he nodded stepping back a little to take in the scene.
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"Yay ok umm," I have no idea what his name is.
"Niragi, Suguru Niragi," he introduced himself, extending his hand with a confident yet playful demeanour.
"Brooke Evelyn" I responded with a grin, shaking his hand firmly. We both took a moment to seal the greeting with a nod, acknowledging the adventure we were about to to embark on.
Turning back to the screen, it lit up showing our characters I was the girl , Niragi was the bear. "This is probably the most exciting game ever." I said smiling and jumping slightly.
"I guess but I'm not ready for what's coming next." Niragi chuckled, glancing at me with a mix of anticipation and apprehension.
"Really!" I said "Are you nervous?" His chuckle might have been casual, but the tension in his voice hinted otherwise.
Nervous? Maybe a little," he admitted, rubbing the back of his neck, glancing away from my gaze.
"But that's what makes it exhilarating, right?" I prodded, trying to tease out his bravado.
"Exactly," Niragi replied, his grin widening as he steeled himself for the next change. And like the a dance began, precise and deliberate as we both advanced into the mesmerising screen unfolding before us.
The dance wasn't that hard it was very up beat and touchy such as swinging each other around, linking arms and stuff like that. I'm not lying when I say that moment with Niragi was the most alive I had felt in years, I was laughing, jumping around without a care in the word and Niragi's gaze met mine with the same unrestrained joy. Our characters mirrored us on the screen, shadowing out every move as if knowing exactly what came next.
The dance ended with a piggy bag so I jumped on and the dance ended. Out of breath I leaned my head against Niragi's shoulder and partly leaned against his head. "That was incredible," I breathed, feeling the exhilaration coursing through my veins.
"Yeah it was." Niragi voice echoed my own excitement.
"We should do this again," I suggested, letting the the idea linger in the air between us, as though our playfulness and spontaneity might carry.
"Definitely," he agreed, a mischievous glint in his eyes as he looked at me, still catching my breath. In one quick motion he threw me head first over his shoulder, caching me and standing me up straight. My head tilted up to smile as him but I realised how close our faces were and instinctively, a warm blush crept across my cheeks. When his laughter dissolved the tension, I could help but join in.
"Come on then." I said hitting his shoulder lightly.
