"Welcome to adventure of the strays, or as I'd like to call it, welcome to try escaping hell" he said. "So what's this place then? The lobby?" I asked him with sarcasm, still convinced this was all a joke. "Correct" I laughed but it had some irony in it, like a lot, it was only irony in it, completely pure irony and noting other than irony. "I almost believed you there for a second, now where are we really?" I asked him, dead serious for once. He looked done with me for real now. Well sorry for interrupting your beauty sleep but I would like to know where I am so that I can get back home again. "I'm serious, you need to play trough all the levels to get out" he said. *** A girl who gets stuck in an arcade game with a boy who's already given up. 9 levels, 9 players, the only way out is to finish the 9th level. *** "I'm never playing arcade games ever again" *** Original story Published: June 1 2020 Completed: June 1 2021 This story Published: June 1 2022 Completed: October 16 2022 :]All Rights Reserved