The Arcade || Lee Felix (rewritten version)

[08] - I am YOU

~ The last step in realizing who you are is to take help from others. People in your surrounding will influence and form you and your personality. Events that occur in your life and the people involved have a big impact. To realize who you are you must realize who's important to you and how they affect you ~

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"What is Felix doing that's taking so long?" I asked out loud.

We'd been waiting for quite some time. Once I arrived at the third level Jisung was already there waiting for us.

"He probably don't understand the task" Jisung said and looked surprisingly worried and impatient.

He seemed to be more or less back to normal now. He still looked exhausted and he was quite careful, but he could talk without squinting his whole face together because of the internal pain.

"But it was quite easy, especially after your help" I said.

"He's not that smart actually" Jisung said with a shrug.

I grinned. "Oh I'll tell him you said that once he gets here"

"Yeah let's just hope he actually gets here"

"What, can you die on that level?" I asked. From what I'd seen there where no people with guns or shit like that.

"If you enter one of the rooms on the other side, it's not like you die, but you lose a life and have to restart" he explained.

"But Felix has no more lives to lose" I said, suddenly feeling a lump in my stomach filled with anxiety. What if he wasn't coming... now Felix wasn't my favorite person, but he was still a living person. I didn't want him to die.

"Let's just hope he's smart enough to get here" I said.

Jisung nodded in agreement.

The elevator appeared and the doors opened up. Inside was a boy with a dull face. Once he saw us his face lit up slightly. I could almost see the corners of his lips curve upwards.

"Level three, I am YOU. The third level of your fist chapter of your journey, I am: YOU" the speakers in the elevator spoke.

"Felix!" I said and ran towards him to hug him. I didn't even realize how worried I'd been until now.

He was startled by the sudden hug, but didn't say anything.

I stopped hugging him as the speaker spoke again. I hadn't quite understood it the first time, so I listened carefully now that I could hear it again.

"Let others help you realize who you are and where you're going, let them into your life and work together with them" the voice said.

"Last level they didn't want us to take help of others but now that's the task, can they make up their mind?" Felix asked.

"It's not like that" I said and looked at him with a frown. "We weren't supposed to follow anyone when it comes to big life changing decisions, but we can always get help from others because they could give you advice to help you find yourself" I explained.

Felix just looked at me with a frown of wonder. "What?"

"You're starting to realize the game Huh?" Jisung asked me.

I nodded. "It's about finding yourself"

"Again, what?" Felix asked.

"Wow you were right" I said to Jisung.

"About what?" He asked and looked a bit confused.

"Felix really isn't that smart" I said.

He looked at us both, feeling very attacked. "Okay rude" he said. "You're not very bright either" he added.