7 | asshole

"When I woke up you weren't there, where did you go? And you look entirely suspicious, so I can tell when you're lying." Yet, he had still decided to lie to her face anyway. "I went to the bathroom, came back then went to another bunk and slept, well almost dozed off but basically sleeping."

"You're lying, and you have tear stains as well, and a bandage on your arm that wasn't there before, well tissue actually, that's overlapped." She raised a brow, "Come on, It's really nothing, don't worry about it too much." He replied, dismissing her growing concern.

"Did you have trouble in the bathroom? You're not telling me anything. And it's clear you're lying." She asked again, "I was just bleeding out. Just don't worry about it.." He smiled and walked away, she could tell that smile was forced, or won't work when you do it too, and when you've done it much longer.

— (flashback.)

"Your performance is in a few hours, you don't look so good, is everything okay miss Jun-hee?" Her assistant asked for the 49th time today, and every time she would dismiss her by telling a lie, but she couldn't believe it, so she just kept asking her until she was really sure.

"Like I said, I'm perfectly fine today, okay? Please stop asking." But she pushed further knowing that she wasn't okay and had been gagging for about the whole day, "If you can't perform today then it's okay, I'll cancel it for you."

"It's fine, thank you for looking out for me. I understand you're only doing your job but seriously, I'm fine." She finally let go and said no more, Jun-hee still insisted on performing for the fans and because she also needed the money, and not to raise any suspicions either about her pregnancy to anyone else, no one.

During her performance she did fine, but it clearly looked like she was sick, but the fans wouldn't notice, they loved her performance so much, only would it be up close that they would know only so much. After backstage she was swarmed by fans per usual with hundreds of questions, Seun-jin wasn't among them, ever since they had broken up he stopped showing up.

"Are you okay? You look pale. You must be exhausted." She looked back at the fan, forcing a smile and nodded signing her album that she was holding, "Don't worry about it."

"I'm fine."

—

Jun-hee thought about, most likely Seun-jin had been harassed the way he came back, but it was really only one person she could think about, Myung-gi. He probably harassed Seun-jin because he's always with her, despite that she had broke up with him to be with Seun-jin, yet he was only mad because he needed her to keep his popularity. But what did he do to his arm that made him bleed? Talk about redemption he only makes things worse for others and her.

"Attention players, the second game will start momentarily, please head to the game site."

Jun-hee caught up to Seun-jin following behind him and almost knocking him over, "Was it Myung-gi that did this to you?" But she didn't get an answer from him, he ignored her question, Jun-hee took a deep sigh.

"Why won't you just tell me?" Seun-jin had only answered half the question so there was a reason, but she must've found out somehow. "Well because I don't want you to confront him about it, it's fine, not that big of a deal really, I learned to just take it, and if I'm being honest I've been through much worse." He shrugged, Jun-hee raised a brow, "So it was Myung-gi."

Oh, he gave it away. He laughed it off awkwardly before putting on a smile, "Look see? There's nothing wrong anymore let's just go." She sighed, he did have a way of avoiding questions, but she'd find out sooner, and surely she would confront Myung-gi, she didn't leave him without out a reason, and she would never take him back.

"These stairs..." Jun-hee deadpanned, about the 5th complaint he made just walking up two steps. "What's wrong with it this time?" He slumped up the stairs, slowing the line down, "Are fucking killing me, I'm so tired..."

"Hurry it up and keep moving little boy! There's no time to take breaks and stop out of nowhere! I almost fell face flat!"

"Yah, shut up old man, gosh."

"Is that how you talk to all your elders with no manners?" Jun-hee shook her head in disappointment, "Luckily you didn't meet my grandparents, not like you could've anyway."

"No, trust me I'm a gentleman, I'm a nice person to those who are nice to me." Jun-hee smiled, "Don't worry, I know."

All players finally made it to the game site, the floor with 2 big round rainbow circles on different sides, this place sure knew how to creep people out, but liking video games this was absolutely nothing, specifically horror games he liked to play more than battle royale.

"Welcome to your second game, Six-Legged Pentathlon, please find a group of 5 within the 5 minute time limit."

"Is Dalgona a team based game?" Seun-jin heard 390 ask 456, "No, this doesn't look like Dalgona."

"Aren't we playing Dalgona?" Player 100 and his minions started, walking up to 456, he knew exactly where this was going, not like 100 would know any better. "No, it doesn't look like it." 456 shook his head, "So what's the game then?" Player 100 raised his voice higher.

"I...I don't know."

"What?!" He snapped, oh great he called it. Yet it was predictable, being 10 billion in debt he'd come at anyone just to pay it off, and the prize money to gamble it away to casinos and on horses. "You said you played the games before! That the triangle was the easiest! Was that all just a lie that you told us?" He shouted in 456's face, "I'm sorry I—"

"Sorry won't cut it!" He kept talking, he couldn't shut his mouth and it was getting irritating to hear, what would he know? "You talked like you knew everything! All those people that believed your bullshit! What are you gonna do? Huh? Will you take responsibility for lying to all of us here?"

"That's enough." 001 stepped in, thank goodness. But now we don't have enough time to find a team, Seun-jin kept a far distance from Jun-hee, he didn't wanna be bothered by Myung-gi again, he was very annoying to talk to. Seun-jin had just figured that she would stay with the rest of the men on his team which was relatively the best option with a previous winner.

But Jun-hee who was already looking for him and left, ran into someone else she didn't want to, exactly, Myung-gi. But she wanted to confront him somehow, and she would, but there was no time now to do so. "What do you want from me?" She raised her voice, "Come on, let's get on a team together."

"No, I don't want anything to do with you, I'll find a team by myself." He sighed heavily, "Do you think anyone would want a pregnant woman on their team? You'll only slow them down because you're easy."

"I don't wanna hear it from you, I know someone who will and who's very much better than you, and the one that you hurt in the bathroom the other day, you know who I'm talking about so don't even think playing dumb, what did you do to him? He wouldn't even tell me and I had to find out myself."

He pretended to be confused, but he knew who this was about, her other ex-boyfriend she chose to leave too. "What? Who? You're not telling me names."

"Cause you know it already, fucking Park Seun-jin dumbass! Get that to your head. Why did he come out with bandages and a twisted arm? What did you do? He told me he didn't want me to confront you about it, did you threaten him?" He didn't say anything and instead tried to change the topic, "Is this really about him? Let's just get on a team together."

"No, you hurt my friend. I don't wanna be with you, I like him better anyway. You ignored me for 6 months and left no texts or didn't even call, you're dead to me, at least he didn't do all of that, at least he tried to call and reach out to me, what did you do? Nothing but tell me to get an abortion and steal my money, you're dead to me."

Jun-hee finally found Seun-jin with 456's group, she walked over, "Can I join you guys?" He l looked over to her, then her belly."Sur—" Before he could finish 390 spoke up, over him. "Sorry, we already have 5 people on our team. I don't think we could fit one more person in our group." She looked at Seun-jin.

"Please help me, I'm pregnant." She held her belly as the rest of the group looked down with more of a shocked expression. "Oh your belly, it's quite big. What do we do? This one here did mention you had stomach pain." He nudged Seun-jin, holding a thumbs up.

"It's fine, I can go." Seun-jin spoke up finally, Jun-hee looked at him with appreciation but also disappointment, she only came here because of him. Not for anyone else, just him. "Are you sure? I don't want you to be all alone." He forced a smile to his face, "Don't worry about it, I'll be okay to find another group, it won't take long, just join them for now."

Before she could respond he was already walking away, like he was getting more distant because of him and Myung-gi's encounter. She watched as he moved between the crowd, she had anxiously looked back at the timer constantly then the crowd trying to make sure he was on a team.

And when she looked back she couldn't find him anymore.

—

Eventually, I ended up on the same team as Myung-gi after I gave up my spot for Jun-hee, I didn't regret it, but it led me to being on a team with this, if Jun-hee had told me about him before maybe I would've been prepared, not to mention he also scammed me too.

"What are you doing here? I thought you were taking care of your 'girlfriend." He asked with a mocking tone in his voice, "Are you stupid? I mean I don't know why I'm asking it's obvious."Myung-gi smirked, "Let me correct myself, ex girlfriend I should say. She broke up with you years ago because of me didn't she?"

"And let's also not forget who she broke up with to get with me in the first place. I'm here because I needed a team, I gave my spot up for her, if I knew you would be on this one I would've killed myself already if it makes you feel better, well present deadbeat and a fraud. When you mix them both together you could say a fraudbeat?"

"Excuse me?" Myung-gi turned to me with a look like I hit a nerve, and that's wonderful, when he talks all that shit from his mouth to others he feels confidence but when it's said back he feels offense, what a wimp. "I said what I said, if you can't even be there for the baby now why even think you could when it's out? Riddle me that fucking smartass, I mean dumbass."

"Who the fuck do you think you are man? Are you the father of her child biologically?" He snapped at me, he was also easily pissed off which made me question his attitude when someone talks mean to him. "Would you doubt her? I might as well be if you scammed her too that she came here on her own for her own child because you took her money."

"And mine too at that."

"I can't even bother with you anymore."

"Then don't, you're the one starting with me when I'm minding my business, I told you we're only friends, do you think you're the only one with an ex? I have two. At least I both of them respectfully and not lovebomb, then using them for my own gain like you did with your own."

"Anyways, back to the point, just focus on the stupid game so we can leave this hell, but looks like you don't want to, do you know how disappointed she'll be? I mean she already is but, look at you." I pointed to the 'O' patch on the other side of his tracksuit. He looked down ashamed before speaking, "I have my reasons."

"I'm sure you don't. Anyways did you even talk it out with her, or you don't know how to take advice either? I mean communication isn't really your thing so I shouldn't expect much should I?"

"Well, she likes you better than me, that's what she told me, she trusts you a lot. That you would be the one to accept a pregnant woman on their team, are they your weaknesses or something? You'll help just anyone?"

"I'll always help someone that needs help, especially when someone is pregnant. What else did you even do to her to make her that mad? Scammed her, deadbeat, ignored for 6 months, got any other stories to tell? I'm sure there's plenty more too." I snickered, "None of your fucking business, asshole."

"Me? You're the only asshole here."