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CHAPTER THREE • x or o.
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You could hear a pin drop in the large bedroom, silence overtaking all of them, aside from a few sniffs and whimpers. Chin-Hwa sat on a metal step beside Thanos, her knees up to her chin as she sniffed harshly.
" What's up with you two?" Nam-Gyu asks, leaning forward to look at their faces. " Do you not feel well?"
While Chin-Hwa chose not to answer, Thanos sniffed again before responding, " Don't worry. It's okay."
Thanos leaned in towards her, speaking close to her ear. " So, what's with all the little marks on your arm? Heroin? Meth?"
" Anything." She shrugs, staring ahead of her, eyes unfocused. " Whatever I can get." Subconsciously, she reaches a hand up her sleeve to scratch at the scars, the man beside her watching her do it, brows raised.
" Those are nice earrings." He points out, a finger touching one of the silver hoops in her ears. She scoffs quietly, pushing his hand away. " Are you hitting on me?" She whispers.
" Is it working?" He whispers back, and Chin-Hwa rolls her eyes, glad he's unable to see her flushed cheeks in the dark. That would be humiliating.
A few quiet seconds pass before a loud buzzing sound makes a lot of people jump, and the lights turn on. Chin-Hwa watches as the doors at the other end open, and the pink guards enter again.
All of the players begin to back away, some whimpering in fear and some even hiding under the bunk beds. Chin-Hwa backs up slightly, moving a few steps higher. Thanos notices and realises he should probably back up too.
" Congratulations for making it through the first game." Great job, you didn't die! " Here are the results of the first game." The square guard holds up a little remote and pushes a button, and everyone watches as the numbers on the screen begins to go down.
" Out of 456 players, 91 players have been eliminated. 365 players have completed the first game. Congratulations again for making it through the first game." Thanos scoffs, his hand fiddling with the cross necklace around her neck. Chin-Hwa crosses her legs, a grimace on her face.
" Sir!" A shout startles her, and she looks to her left to see that the elderly woman and her son have stepped forward. " Please don't kill me!" She begs, falling to her knees. " Please don't kill us. I beg you!"
" I will do whatever it takes to pay my son's debt back! Please forgive us!" She looks up at her son, still standing, and smacks his calf. " Don't just stand there, beg for his forgiveness!"
