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.
Colin grabbed my chin and lifted my scarlet face. Playfully, he asked in a husky voice, “But do you want us to kiss, Lulu?”
If voices could kill, his would be a lethal weapon. I swatted his hand away and rubbed my warm cheeks. “We’ll fake a kiss, okay?”
The 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 prince’s kiss.
After 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 anxious.
But the 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 before me.
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“Ah!” I screamed and got up instinctively. My lips accidentally touched Colin’s.
Silence seized the room. All I could hear was my beating heart and the ringing in my mind. I.
Just. Kissed. Colin.
I fell back to the bed. Colin straightened his back and looked away. His crimson earlobes were perceivable from behind. He was blushing.
My cheeks turned warm. It felt awkward. “You were too close to me!” I protested out of
embarrassment.
“You told me to fake the kissing scene. I was trying to find the perfect angle. You woke up suddenly, and before I could adjust myself, you kissed me. I…”
Was Colin–a tall, handsome man–implying that I forced myself on him? Oh, gosh! My face turned even redder than before. My ears were buzzing from all the emotions.
“Sorry, Colin. My bad. I actually fell asleep.”
I kissed Colin! Could the ground open up and swallow me whole already?
“Well, it’s my first kiss, Lulu.” Despite my apology, Colin continued to act all victimized as if he were a wronged lady.
How annoying!
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