Try Hard // l.h.

5: Ugly Yet Beautiful

I woke up the next morning to shouting.

"The hell," I muttered.

I checked the time and was shocked to see it was past noon.

I got up and stretched.

I didn't really feel like changing, so I stayed in my pjs. It was just Soffe shorts and an old Rolling Stones T-shirt.

"What are you guys yelling about," I asked walking down the stairs rubbing my eyes.

"She lives," Ashton shouted.

I noticed they were playing Left 4 Dead 2.

"Are y'all seriously yelling at a video game," I laughed.

"Yes, cause we've all taken turns on this level and each time we die on the very last part," Michael wined.

"Pass the controller Micky," I reached out.

"Have you ever even played a video game," Logan laughed.

I raised an eyebrow. Then I had a great idea.

"I'm sure I can play a stupid little game," I stated.

"It's actually pretty hard, Em," Luke said.

My stomach suddenly felt as if it were filled with butterflies. Weird.

"Fine! Know what, I bet you each ten bucks I can beat this level alone," I stated.

They all laughed.

I'm holding back a smirk.

"Easy money, I'm down. Here ya go," Logan gave me his controller.

"Okay, this level is called 'The Sacrifice' so death is inevitable at the end. You have to sacrifice your self," Calum explained.

I noodled as if I didn't already know.

I admit this is a pretty difficult level, but I can handle it.

"Okay, play," I said starting the game.

I decided to let my self die half way through the game.

"Dammit," I shouted.

I'm such a good actress.

"Well time to pay up?" Michael said patting me on the back.

"No! Double or nothing," I said.

They all looked surprised.

"Emma that's 100 dollars," Luke said.

Yeah that your gonna pay me I thought.

"Oh well I'm going to retry," I said restarting the game.

Now shit gets real.

-

I was on the last part of the level where you had to sacrifice yourself and turn on the last generator.

I still had full health and I hadn't even used a health pack.

"Die, die, die, die," Michael was whispering.

I had just turned on the generator, and beat the level.

"How the-" Logan sat astonished.

I was just laughing.

"Well, pay up boys. That's twenty bucks each," I smirked.

"Mates," Ashton started," I think we've just been hustled."

They all looked at me.

"You've played this before haven't you," Calum asked.