16 Arcade

Beatrice sat in her chair as she worked on new designs in her room. She texted Uncle Bob to see when her next lesson was.

Bea: Uncle, when is my next lesson.

Uncle Bob: I don't know sweetie. There's a few problems on my end, some son of a bitch is attacking my territory. I'll get back to you alright?

Bea: don't die, be careful

Uncle Bob: Yes yes *wink emoji*

Turned off her phone she looked at her clock. It was already midnight, so Beatrice went to bed.

The next few weeks were full of finals from every class. Feifei was dying, both physically and mentally.

"Oh my god Bea, I don't think I can last any longer" Feifei sipped on her orange juice. They were currently in a ten-minute break between the finals and were drinking juice to re-energize their brains.

"You're fine. We can just study with each other every afternoon like usual, you'll pass" Beatrice said.

"So what college do you have in mind?" Feifei suddenly asked.

"Most likely an art school because it have fashion, but right now I don't know" Beatrice was still undecided.

"Should we try to reach for the best college? I want to go to college with you since Kings University has both the best coding major and fashion major" Feifei suggested.

"Do you want to try? You have to get a very good score on the National Examination" Beatrice tested her best friend.

"I don't care how you do it Bea, just force me to study okay?! If I refuse, slap me to wake me up!" Feifei said in desperation because she really wanted to go to college with Beatrice. Feifei is so used to having her best friend around, she'll be sad to leave her.

After saying that she heard her own voice from a device.

"Hey! Why did you record it!" Feifei tried to snatch away Beatrice's phone.

"So I have evidence. If I were to slap you, you can't say I abused you" Beatrice grinned evilly.

"You demon! I wonder how anyone would even want to date you!" Feifei dramatically wailed.

Dating? Beatrice never thought about that. She doesn't have time to invest in love. Chase the check, not the boyfriend.

"I'll probably be single my whole life" Beatrice murmured but the guy sitting behind her heard it all as he gave a small chuckle.

Mr. Larkins came in the room with another stack of paper. The whole class groaned and cried.

"Alright, alright. This is your last final exam for the day. After this and the National Exam next month, you're done!" Mr. Larkins tried to encourage the students whose exhausted.

"Ten minutes was not enough!" Feifei complained.

"Then do you want to finish the finals in ten minutes and have a two hour break instead?" Mr. Larkins asked.

"Hell no!" Feifei retracted as the whole class laughed.

"Alright then, pass down the papers and begin!"

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After school, Feifei dragged Beatrice to an arcade to de-stress. Feifei cried out her stress and drank two bottles of bubble tea.

"You never get sick of all this sugar?" Beatrice asked as she looked at her best friend practically chugging down the drinks.

"Are you crazy? This is what keeps me alive! How much money do you have on you? We have to buy passes to play the games" Feifei asked.

Beatrice shook her head. The daughter of a big perfumery doesn't have cash on her? That was unbelievable!

"I forgot to bring cash with me this morning," Beatrice said.

"I spent my money on the drinks," Feifei said disappointingly. They were about to leave the arcade when a voice rang out.

"Hey! Do you want to play with us?" A voice yelled out.

Beatrice looked at the two boys with her eyes narrowing. The blonde was waving his hand in the air with the other hooking onto the other dude who looked like he's trying to escape.

"What? Are you paying for us?" Feifei asked in suspicion, but they both wore No 1. High School uniforms so Feifei let down her guard a bit.

"Yeah! Why not? This guy here doesn't want to play with me! And since the Ice Queen is here, why don't we play a bit? Those finals wrecked my brains!" said the blonde.

"I know right! What is your name?" Feifei asked.

"Mark Wei!" He replied.

Beatrice looked at the tall guy next to the blonde and asked softly, "what's your name?"

The guy looked at her and said, "Leon Hanson."

Great! Now Beatrice knows the two stalker's identities! However, it doesn't seem like they have any intentions as she couldn't sense it. They either don't have bad intentions or they're hiding it really well.

Mark went to buy passes for the group and they went to play games and relax.

Mark and Feifei were currently playing as a duo shooting at zombies with their guns. While Beatrice and Leon played on the opposite side, trying to see which duo scored more.

"Mark! The left side!" Feifei shouted.

"AHH! They're ganging up on me!" Mark shouted.

Meanwhile on the opposite side, there was silence. Beatrice was killing every zombie she saw and so did Leon.

'Feifei is so loud' Beatrice thought.

'Mark is so loud' Leon thought.

Once in a while, Beatrice could sense the guy next to her stole glances at her. "Am I that pretty for you to keep looking at me?" She asked boldly.

She saw the guy frozen because she caught him red handed.

"Yes, you are the prettiest," Leon said with his whole chest.

"Can't you say it more differently? I have lots telling me I'm the prettiest" Beatrice chuckled as she tested him. It got him into silence as he thought.

Before he could speak, the game was over with a WINNER sign on their screen.

"Aww! Beatrice can't you let me win one game?! You're so good at everything!" Feifei whined.

Beatrice hooked her arm to Feifei and dragged her to the next game as the boys followed along. After playing for a while, there was one particular game that was getting on Beatrice's nerves... the damn cranes!!

She tried many times to get the cute blue lizard stuffed toy keychain, but she could never get it!

Beatrice even tried to change the target and look at the cute monkey near the hole, but it keeps slipping out!

Frustrated she gave up and went back to play with the others.

It was late in the afternoon when the two best friends waved the boys good bye and went back home.

"You owe me a HUGE favor Leon!" Mark said proudly. It was his idea to approach them! And his idea to come to the arcade today! Luck was on his side.

Ignoring Mark, Leon went back to the arcade to get something a particular someone couldn't get.

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