Five years have passed since Kang Naeun and her now ex-boyfriend broke up, and now each of them are moving on with their lives. On one afternoon when her twin sister visits the coffee shop where she and her best friend are part-time workers, she bri...
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"Tiebreaker round Naeun."
"Indeed it is."
"I still think you cheated on that motorcycle race game because you've never beaten me at that before." Jaemin pretends to pout, him being his complaining self again. I lightly laugh at his behaviour.
"I think I was just lucky this time. I was ridin' and rollin' I guess you could say. You and your roommates all have motorcycles Jaemin, and yet I beat you at a motorcycle game."
"Yeah yeah bask in the glory all you want but just so you know, I'm gonna win this time. Whatever game you choose, I'm gonna win." I playfully roll your eyes at his confidence.
"We'll see about that." I look around, deciding which game to play. That one. After deciding, I face Jaemin, a playful smile on my face.
"Let's add another level of difficulty. Whoever loses has to pay for karaoke tonight. Snacks, booth, drinks, everything. This is all for the marbles."
"Choose a game first Naeun." Jaemin looks sceptical, thinking about my proposal. I hold eye contact with him, confident about my choice. I point to the game behind him.
"That one." Jaemin turns around, looking in the direction that I'm pointing towards. He turns back, with an eyebrow raised. I just grin at him.
"Basketball?" I nod at his question, confirming my choice.
"You sure Naeun? Chenle shoots hoops all the time at our house, and I've picked up a few things. You've just made it easier for me to win."
"Haha well, you aren't the only one who has picked up an extra skill. I smirk to myself as I face forward, focused on the game ahead.
"Alright Naeun, let's play."
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I let out a squeal, clapping and punching a fist in the air "I won! Omg I won!" I let out a laugh as I poke a pouting, annoyed Na Jaemin. "Jaem, you lost and I won!"
"Ok fine fine. You won fair and square..." He mutters out, sulking and tasting defeat. "But in my defence, you tried to block me and that resulted in me missing some shots." I stop celebrating and smack him across the head.
"Yah! Don't act like you didn't do that to me too." I frown "It was a fair fight and you just gotta accept that I'm better at arcade games than you." I shake him again, happy with my victory. "Thanks Nana, I'll make sure to eat well at karaoke tonight." I ruffle his hair and walk off, laughing to myself- leaving the poor boy staring blankly at his misfortune. "Anyways, we've been here for about two hours. Karaoke time?"
"Sure Naeun, whatever you want." He links his arm with mine as we exit the arcade. Luckily, there was a karaoke place near by. The closer we get however, the closer Jaemin looks lowkey worried and I can't blame him. I would do if I lost a bet and would be spending my money on the other person. I felt slightly sorry for his wallet, but on the bright side at least I get to spend a fun night with my best friend while my sister and him are off somewhere doing whatever. We reach the karaoke building and bow in respect to the receptionist, booking a room slot for 2-3 hours. I grin as I turn to Jaemin, who in turns sighs before getting out his money and paying for the time slot. We get a room number in return This was just the beginning. I sling an arm around his shoulder and ruffle his hair as we bow thanks to the receptionist and make our way to our room, number 721. It's on the first floor. We've been here many times but usually were lucky enough to book a ground floor room. As we step inside, I notice that it's immediately slightly bigger than the first floor rooms- almost big enough to accommodate four people. It's spacious, the walls are a pastel blue hue with marble speckling for the floor. The exterior of the room was lined with comfy, padded seats- perfect for the back.
"Alright Jaem, I'm ready to order some snacks." I grab the menu on a table positioned near the seats, eyeing the options. I hear my best friend groan and I can't help but let out a snicker.
"Sorry dude but that's what you get for losing the bet haha." He sulks, he says he's over it but I know him all too well.
"Ok so I think I'll just start out with some sparkling water, maybe a whole packet of chocopies and then some pocky and then we'll go from there." I see my best friend sigh in relief and I can't help but let out a chuckle.
"Don't be too relaxed yet Jaemin, we've got this room booked for max three hours so better pray for your wallet." I wink at him and he rolls his eyes. We do rock, paper, scissors to decide who gets to sing first. I won with my paper. Jaemin holds up his rock fist in the air, with a look on his face radiating "why have you failed me" vibes. I laugh, my best friend was just not lucky today with his never-ending losing streak. One could call him 'the dud king'.
"Alright, go for it Naeun. Let's see what you got." Oh gosh, vocal cords please last. I haven't sung properly in a while. I choose a song, Beautiful by Crush. Sure I've never watched Goblin but the OST was hella good. The instrumental starts up and I get ready, trying to ignore the fanchants of one particular boy. I roll my eyes at his enthusiasm, getting ready to sing.
* It's a beautiful life
난 너의 곁에 있을게 (I'll stay by your side)
It's a beautiful life
너의 뒤에 서 있을게 (I'll stand right behind you) *
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I get 88 in the end, I shrug my shoulders. It was merely a warm up for my voice, saving it for screaming later on in the night. I hand the karaoke mic over to Jaemin, a smug grin on his voice.
"Alright, my turn. Let's pump it up a bit." I raise an eyebrow, was he going to rap? Jaemin takes off his outer jacket, putting it by the sofa. He chooses a song, entering the numbers on the control pad. My eyes slightly widen in surprise at the song he chose. Get it Jaemin, show me your moves.
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