Chapter 114

In the end, Zara got the queen and Jade got the witch. I was the last one to draw and was surprised to see that I’d be playing the role of the princess.

Felix had it worse, though. He was supposed to portray the boy laborer who was bullied. Poor thing. I wondered who would play the chef, then. They could give Felix a good smack!

Meanwhile, Colin peered at me affectionately before the glass window. He was several years my senior. He wouldn’t be playing such a childish game if it were not for my birthday. This kind of game was far beneath his sophisticated demeanor.

“Colin, which character did you get?” I wanted to check his character card. Felix stood in front of me, seemingly trying to tell me something. But I ignored him and rushed to Colin’s

side.

Colin’s fingers unfurled as he showed me the crumpled paper. The word “prince” was

written on top. I blushed. At the end of the fairytale, the prince would wake the princess with a kiss. They then lived happily ever after.

In other words, Colin and I had to kiss. Gosh. A kissing scene? This was too much.

“Colin, it’s just a role–playing game. We don’t have to kiss, do we?” I probed gingerly. That’d be my first kiss. I didn’t want to lose my first kiss during a role–playing game.

face. Playfully, he asked in a husky voice, “But do you want

would be a lethal weapon. I swatted his hand away and rubbed my warm cheeks. “We’ll

game began very soon, and everyone got into position. I only had two scenes to play out -one when I was put into slumber by the spindle and another when I was woken up by the

the first act, I lay on the bed and waited for the prince to arrive. Perhaps something was amiss during the story as I waited and waited but Colin never appeared. I slowly got more and more

room was so cozy. I could catch a faint whiff of roses in the air. Warm sunlight cascaded over my head. I lost myself in the comfortable embrace and fell asleep. Suddenly, my nose picked up a familiar, woody cologne. My eyes fluttered open, and I saw a handsome face

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screamed and got up

seized the room. All I could hear was my beating heart and the ringing in my mind.

Just. Kissed. Colin.

his back and looked away. His crimson earlobes were perceivable from behind. He was

felt awkward. “You were too close to me!” I protested

embarrassment.

the kissing scene. I was trying to find the perfect angle. You woke up suddenly, and before I could

on him? Oh, gosh! My face turned even redder than before. My ears were buzzing from all

bad.

ground open

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