13 | crazy girls

"Seun-jin, tell me, what happened in the mingle room?" Seun-jin didn't turn to her and instead kept staring at his own hands. "Jun-hee, I just killed someone, he was begging me to let go and that he wanted to go home, but then I still killed him, for mine and Aera's life to be saved, I don't wanna turn out like them, who kill people just for the money. I really don't."

"Listen, if you didn't do that you would've died Seun-jin. And you're the only person I have, you did the right thing, but no matter what even if you didn't kill him the 3 of you would've died anyway, one sacrifice had to be made so it's fair, don't worry about it too much."

"Did you want to ask about Aera?"

"Oh, Well—"

"I have no idea why she's here, I didn't even know she was myself, I just need someone to go with in mingle, Myung-gi got to you first so I just chose her since she was standing there alone."

"Speaking of the devil." Jun-hee watched as Aera came up to Seun-jin, Aera glared at Jun-hee then turned to look back at Seun-jin. "Hey, it's been a while don't you think? Maybe about a year so so? But anywho can we talk? I'll make it quick so you can come back and sit with your girlfriend here."

Seun-jin looked back at Jun-hee for an answer and she silently nodded as they walked away to a more private area. Aera turned to Seun-jin with her hands behind her back and a wide smile.

"Ah, it's really been forever, how are you Jin?" Seun-jin gave her a confused look at the nickname, "Oh it came to my mind just now, I'll call you that instead of your full name or Seun-jin. There's not really much nicknames I could give you anyway though, sad."

"What do you want with me?"

"Well for starts, thanks for saving my life. Let's be friends again, might as well since we trust each other don't we?" Seun-jin scoffed, "I don't trust you at all, don't forget you're the one that cheated. It's all on you Aera, not on me, and we were never friends. We only dated because—"

"It's because of that girl isn't it?"

"Actually, it is, why are you here?" Aera rolled her eyes, for the whole time they've been together it's always been her. "I got sued because I didn't pay my taxes on time, so now I'm in huge debt." Seun-jin snickered, before bursting out laughing.

"Come on now seriously? Did you think they really wouldn't notice?" Aera shrugged, hitting him on his arm. "Hey listen, no one told me about it so I thought I was okay! It's not my fault that I didn't pay it!"

"Oh goodness you're so dumb Aera, do you not check your mail? Well goodluck with that, thanks for a nice laugh."

"Thanks, if that even helps or whatever." She sighed watching him leave. "Shit."

He walked away from her and sat next to Jun-hee who had many questions in her mind, it's okay to have a little jealousy, she didn't know how their relationship was like. Before she could say something to him the doors opened, the guards entering.

"Congratulations on making it through the third game. As a result 155 players have been eliminated. The prize distributed among all has been moved up to 356 million won per player."

356 million? That wasn't enough to cover Seun-jins debt, but he genuinely didn't care anymore. Whatever they would do to him he would just take it, he was voting to leave. Who's waiting for him anyway? Either way, it would still be a choice to stay, the O side always won.

"Five players have been eliminated."

Seun-jin looked up at the prize money increasing, the sound of money. From dead people, his attention turned away when he heard 124. "Hey, everyone on team O!'" 124 shouted, looking around at everyone.

"The X team started attacking us out of nowhere,  they tried to kill us! They even killed my friend!" He continued shouting his bullshit. "That's a lie, they started it first!"

"Seun-jin." He came back to reality, eventually someone would be waiting for him that probably needed him the most, "Please, vote to leave, I don't want to stay here I can't be here any longer."

"Why wouldn't I? I wanna leave too."

boring......

"The vote will be held in reverse order from highest to lowest player number, 456 please cast your vote." 456 walked up and pressed X then walked to the other side.

"390."

"388."

Leave, leave, leave. Was all he could think about, he wouldn't survive another day here not at all, he had to go. He'd rather hear what his mom had said to him when he was 6 on loop than rather stay in these fucked up games.

"333."

"222." He watched as she walked up and started down at the X then pressed it as she stood on the other side next to Gi-Hun, the X's were winning and thank goodness, he wanted out."

"124."

"111." Seun-jin slowly walked up to the podium looking at the both the blue and red button for long until he finally pressed X and moved on with his day and stood by 390, followed by Jun-Hee who stood next to him with her head on his shoulder. "Are we actually leaving?"

Seun-jin smiled, "Don't wanna get too excited now, but I hope so." He looked back.

"Player 115." That was Aera's number, she looked back at both Seun-jin and Jun-hee she smiled before pressing the O button and walking the other side. "She was gonna do it anyway."

"I don't get her problem."

"Player 001." He watched as his hand hovered over the O button then hit it, Jun-hee's smiled faltered we weren't leaving, we had to stay here, but why? It's enough money for most of us, maybe not all but it's just greed.

Seun-jin left the tray untouched, he had gave up on eating any of the food and he was allergic. "Why don't you eat?" Jun-Hee asked him, "I'm allergic, to that. It's making my throat itch because it's right there and if I do I won't have a clean face to attract you anymore."

"Should I move then?" He shook his head and smiled. "No need to, you can stay there. I was planning on taking a nap anyway. So I won't smell it, tell me if you don't feel well, alright?" He closed his eyes or at least attempted, but someone else tapped him, "Myung-gi?"

"Why do you have so much blood over your face dude? The fuck did you do in there?" Seun-jin sat up, facing Myung-gi, sleeping leaving his mind.

"I killed 230 in the bathroom, with the fork." But he wasn't surprised by it, he'd been getting bothered by Thanos ever since they both entered the games. Seun-jin shrugged.

"You should get that wiped off dude, people might come fight you, especially 124."

"But we're leaving aren't we?" He raised a brow, Seun-jin shook his head no, "They voted to stay, I don't think we're leaving anytime soon dude." Myung-gi dropped the fork.

"So people can still kill each other, this one might be the worse night, it's too much chaos." Seun-jin replied, "That's true, then I'll stick with you guys, anyone got a napkin?" He looked at Jun-hee and Seun-jin, "Um, they took everything I had, so just wipe it with your tracksuit."

—

Lights out was in 5 minutes, this wouldn't be the last night here so other people would start fighting so just in case, the trio was under a bunk so they would be safer according to 456 while he had a plan to get the guards and reach the frontman's control room.

Jun-Hee was in the middle as both boys were on the other sides of the bed at the end. Jun-Hee laid her head on Seun-jins shoulder once again closing her eyes attempting to go to sleep. Myung-gi stared at her then looked up towards to Seun-jin.

"I accepted that she chose you over me. Just don't, break her heart okay? Don't do what I did." He sighed, "I'm very sure I won't, I'm not into the scammer shit or whatever, or cause trouble. But only by those dumb loan sharks, I didn't even know I had a debt that high you know."

"So they just surprised you with it?" Seun-jin nodded, he was still unsure where the 1.1 billion had came from, he only remembered investing 500 million.

"Basically, that recruiter guy was so creepy. But he gave me money to skip work for a day." Seun-jin smiled widely, "I just want to retire completely so I don't have to keep walking up so early in the morning."

"What do you do for work?" He never talked much about it, and yet he did not even expect to talk about it to the person that scammed him, "Well I was a retired actor, but I got recruited for another role, so I guess I'm not really retired I guess. But I act, yeah."

"How old even are you?" Seun-jin raised a brow on why he was asking this many questions, "The age where I'm a legal adult by law but a little older, does that help answer your question?"

"Okay, sure." The lights turned off and there was commotion going on outside from under the bunks. He saw player 380 getting cornered by 124 but he couldn't interfere when Jun-hee is just right there on his shoulder.

A glass bottle dropped on the floor as shards flew, one of them hit Seun-jin's arm as he stayed quiet waiting until 124 left and saw 380's lifeless body, but he was losing blood which looked like a lot. "Ah, fucking shit."

"What happened, you okay?" Myung-gi peaked over at him as the blood dripped down his arm, "I got stabbed by glass, it's fine though don't worry." He ripped off a part of his tracksuit and tied it around his arm. Jun-Hee woke up from the noise and movement, she turned to Seun-jin.

"What happened?"

"I got stabbed, but I'll be fine." Her eyes were flashed with concern as he started growing more pale, in his face, his eyes were drowsy. "What's going on, did it affect you that much?"

But his vision was fading, he couldn't really see anymore or hear as his eyes were closing, "Yah! Wake up! Park Seun-jin." But their voices sounded like background noise to him, was he dying? Didn't feel like it, if it was he would've said his last moments.

"He's okay, he's just passing out." Myung-gi said with relief. Seun-jin was still breathing which was nice, but no one would know when he would wake back up, somehow Aera found the 2 in the dark, she looked at Jun-hee then Myung-gi.

"Who are you?" Myung-gi asked her. "Me? I'm Seun-jin's ex girlfriend." She looked over to the bunk then turned back to the two of them, "What the hell did you do to him? And why is he pale? And what's with his arm?"

"Were you going to take care of him?" Aera scoffed, "What makes you think you could? You're pregnant, you can't do anything. Seun-jin doesn't like you, but he likes me."

"Why lie to yourself? You were only my replacement and nothing more, he doesn't like you. We were together more years than the both of you have been. You don't even know him like that because you took the time to use him and cheat on him for whatever."

"You're not even close, sure I cheated but I never used him. But know this, i'm going to kill you and that fucking baby of yours, the child will go down with her mother, and don't forget who held him last, because it surely wasn't you."

Before she left she turned to Myung-gi with a smile on her face, "And you're pretty cute I must say. Come to me anytime and let's hangout when we get out of here! Not with her though." He gave her a disgusted look, "She's fucking crazy no?"

—

Seun-jin woke up from what had felt like a nap to him, Jun-hee was hugging him tightly, he was confused, not for long until he remembered last night. "My arm hurts like fucking shit, damn that fork and glass." Jun-hee backed away and smiled, "I'm glad you're okay, I thought you died."

"Don't doubt me."

"Also..." Jun-hee continued, her smile gone in an instant. "Aera came while you passed out yesterday." Seun-jin sighed deeply, "What did she say this time? Don't worry she just wants attention, don't pay her any mind, just me, okay?"

"I—She said she would kill me and my baby." Seun-jin sat up holding her face with both of his hands making Jun-hee face him, "If she tries, I'll take care of it so don't worry about her words."

"Because I'll be the one to kill her."