Game As Novels & Stories

He screamed instead, causing me to roll my eyes at Gino's torture methods. "It seems he needs more of an incentive" Gino replies, turning to Matteo and asking him to hand him the black bag on the floor. "What's that?" I ask annoyed gesturing to the bag. "Chum" he answers taking out the meat from the bag. "Ooh, can I do it!" Matteo asks like a child, before dumping the meat in the water. After a couple of moments the water starts to move a little and before long swarms of crocodiles emmerge and start attacking the meat. It's at this point that Gino starts to pull on the rope, resulting in Guerro being lowered dangerously close to the crocodiles.

"That was me. Just because Zane was jealous of my eyes, you shaved my head and bullied me until I stood on a rooftop ready to jump. "And when I was about to jump—" A voice echoed in my mind. [Binding complete.] The reward for completing the mission wasn’t $100 million. It was $1 billion. The other $900 million had already been advanced to me over the years. It didn’t have human emotions, but it raised me well. It used money to transfer me to better schools and told me that studying was my only way out. Back then, I had relied on it completely. I was afraid it would disappear, so I once asked what a “mission” even was.

Now young people are allowed to also have fun even in front of adults. I promise myself today that I will get Lucas back. I will and I must no matter the extent I have to go to. His wife or Nana I won’t let any of them stop me because Lucas is mine. I walked out of my room and out of my house. I called my doctor on my phone and he answered quickly. “Hey, doc. So what did the result say?” “Emily, I told you countless times, right? You are not pregnant. It was a sharp pain in your stomach and that was all that it was nothing more”

She was the one that owed him something, the offending party, but she still acted like she had the right of choice. “You’re adorable,” he mused, like she had just said something amusing. “But you seem to be under a very mistaken impression that what you want matters here.” Olivia’s stomach churned. “I—” “Let’s play a game,” Nero cut in smoothly, and stepped closer to her. He crouched down so they were at eye level. His amber gaze held her green ones captive. “Let’s pretend, for a second, that I believe you when you say you don’t want the baby.”

The game was on. The perfect revenge!!

“What games do you have?” “God of War. Uncharted 4. Cage Fight Takedown. Horizon Zero Dawn.” She narrows her eyes. “Want me to keep going?” “I’ll get the TV. Let’s play Cage Fight Takedown.” It was worth it to see how big their eyeballs popped. I like being unpredictable. Once in a blue moon.

Truly free. Once upon a time, she stuck to a strict bedtime of 10:00 pm. Now, her schedule had completely flipped. Whether it was late-night gaming or binge-watching dramas—nothing was off-limits. Recently, a new video game based on classic literary works had taken the market by storm, gaining massive popularity both domestically and internationally. Angela, who had never touched a game in her life, decided—out of pure patriotic support for domestic products—to buy and download the game. Then, with a snack cart in tow, she entered the gaming room she had never once stepped foot in.

Soon, it was my turn to present. "Good morning, everyone. It's an honor to be here today at the Ashenford Design Competition organized by the government. I'd like to start by showing you the 3D model our team has put together." I gave a nod to the two team members who were with me on stage. One of them, Logan, clicked the remote, and the screen came to life with my design—a black and white, simple… ball? Inside it were images of Ashenford, but what was this supposed to be?

"Yeah, what's up?" Julian handed me his phone. "Would you mind trying out this game?" I wasn't particularly interested in games, but I didn't refuse him. "What's this?" "It's a dating game developed by the company for female players. Try playing the game and let me know if there are any issues," Julian explained. Taking the phone, I opened the game and returned to my desk. As I played the game, I found myself frowning. Julian followed, sitting down beside me. He watched my expression and asked, "Is it not good?"

Luna wants to play games, then I play along, and I play to win. “Get ready, Elodie… the game has begun and only one of us shall reign supreme.”