Unkind Fate: Jaebum

Chapter 8: Unconsciously

"Now that everyone has their team, we'll begin to the real game!"

The first game that we had was a relay. It has five different obstacles that each member had to go through one after another. After all the turns, we have to pop the balloons without using our hands. That's the final challenge which I think is really easy.

We finished all the obstacles in a quick pace with the strategy JB has made up.

I can see the eagerness on his eyes. It makes me realized that indeed, he's a competitive leader.

"Hey, what are you doing?" I was surprised when JB grabbed me towards him and popped the balloons between our chest.

I didn't expect it to happen. I didn't expect that we have to pop the balloons that way but JB didn't seem to feel uncomfortable with it. Clearing my malicious mind, I began pushing my chest forward, with a greater force that could make the balloons pop. This is just part of the game, I thought.

It was embarrassing but I swallowed it right and think that winning was our priority.

All in all, we finished all the tasks within 4 minutes and 12 seconds, making us the leading team out of all the five groups that have played already.

Mark's team and Yugyeom's were next to play.

Unfortunately, Mark's team didn't surpassed our time. So it's either, we'll get the first place or just the second place. It will all depends on Yugyeom's team performance.

"If only I knew we're going to play relay. I shouldn't have fight for an additional member", Yugyeom said.

"It's your karma for being selfish" Jinyoung teased him.

"But I think, it's still unfair!" Yugyeom complained.

Everyone agreed that it is indeed unfair.
To solve the issue, the staffs agreed to let one of the members just join on the popping of the balloons and the other one is on the relay.

Everything seems fair enough! Yugyeom's team just have to do better to win over us! But I'm confident that they're not gonna win!

However, "Yugyeom is pretty fast!" I exclaimed, feeling nervous while watching over him.

Even JB who's sitting beside me is no longer speaking because he's focus on watching Yugyeom.

They did the same strategy on popping the balloons and in just a blink of an eye, all the balloons were all popped.

"Okay, we lost." I admitted.
"Well, being 2nd place is not really bad" JB said, just trying to console himself as well as the members.

"Yugyeom's team finished the obstacles by 4 minutes and 15 seconds! They lost to JB's team by merely 3 seconds!"

I looked at JB with a confused look and he has the same expression.

"We, what?" I asked.

"YOU WON!" other teams yell at us in chorus.

All of my teammates are jumping out of joy. It took me a second before it sinks in,

"We won, JB! We won!", unconsciously, I throw myself to JB and wrap my arms around him.

He stood still.
He didn't utter any words.

That was the time I realized that I was hugging him.

I immediately let go of my arms and compose myself.

"We won," I said again. But this this time, in a timid voice.

I was looking at his cheek, avoiding a direct eye contact.

"Yeah, we won", he said in a monotone, his face was blank and neutral.