" Are we really going to do this ?" mumbled Anna even though there's nobody around her.
' Relax, Anna. Relax. This is just for the game.' thought Anna.
The door is opened.
Shane comes in.
Anna breathes in nervously, she can feel the pressure.
Shane's footsteps are unusually heard louder.
Anna doesn't dare to look up.
" Hey."
Shane is already in front of her.
***
They stare at the rules.
Grace stands up.
Grace turns to Ella.
Ella glares at the screen angrily.
' How dare you..' thought Ella.
***
Shane stares at Anna.
Anna is still lowering her head.
" M-Mr. Shane, you're going to sit down, r-right ??"
Anna raises her head.
Anna's eyes meet his gaze.
Shane becomes nearer to her.
Anna backs away.
Suddenly she feels something hard behind her, resulting her cornered by the man getting closer.
" M-Mr. Shane ?"
She glares at him.
He stares at her.
Shane looks at the surveillance camera.
Shane smirks.
***
Ella crumples the paper.
Grace mumbles, " Oh my god."
***
Anna closes her eyes, deciding to ignore the meaningless trap.
After all, it's just a strategy to win.
Not true feelings.
Anna feels weird of the time gap.
' Eh ? Why aren't I feeling anything ?'
Anna opens her eyes.
Anna looks at Shane walking to the sofa.
Shane sits down.
" Time up. The defender walked right into the trap. The defender loses a point."
Shane ( 4 p ) VS Anna ( 6 p )
Shane turns away, " Fine. We'll postpone it till Round 6."
Anna exhales and wonders how long she held that breath.
Anna sits down.
***
Ella ( 6 p ) VS Grace ( 5 p )
Round 5 : Devil ( O ) Angel ( D )
Grace walks in.
• Open the white box
• Open the black box
Ella smiles widely.
" You musn't open the white box. The trap is the first rule. So, Grace, please open the black box."
Grace opens the black box.
The screen shows the dealer. Again.
" Lousy dealer.. What did you forget to announce again ?" asked Grace.
" The defender walked right into the trap. The defender loses a point."
Grace pauses.
" HAH ?!" shouted Grace, " for God sake !"
" You dare to lie to God ?!"
Ella looks at her.
" Yep." This is said with a smile.
Grace glares at her.
Ella ( 6 p ) VS Grace ( 4 p )
Ella smiles, " You're currently losing."
Grace bites her lips.
Ella looks at her, " will you join me ?"
Grace glances at her.
Ella smiles, " Let's win together."
" How can you ? Your teammate is Shane."
" We'll win.. next stage."
" Then what about Shane ?"
" I'll give Shane my prize ticket. And you, you want to keep your prize ticket to survive the final stage, right ?"
" Why are you helping me ?"
Ella laughs, " I want to see that idiot lose."
YOU ARE READING
Dumb Beauty & Genius
Mystery / ThrillerAnna easily believes in people. In contrast, Shane uses complex logic to get the result that he wants. One day, Anna gets involved in a scary game because of her father that has a huge debt. Will they survive ? Will Anna ever learn to lie ? Or will...
