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“You’re just fucking mad I did it on my own without your help!”

“You know, Rohan, your stubbornness and pride are what get in your own way!”

“How!? I won!”

“We’re not competing! And you’re hurt! What the fuck is wrong with you!?” I snap, and he flinches a little. “That’s why you’re always losing to me too, you know that? You act first, think later.”

“That’s not true!”

“It is!”

“You’re an asshole, and you only care cause we’re trapped in here and if I die, you might die with me!” Rohan snarls.

“Is that what you think?” I tilt my head, squinting my eyes at him. He’s un-fucking-believable.

“You know what. Nevermind. Let’s just go.”

“Fine,” he says before biting at his lower lip.

I hate it when he pouts like that.

Chapter 19

Rohan

The road back to town has been empty so far. It’s still midday, the sun feeling good against my skin. I’ve been quiet our entire way back, even more so than when we were coming. Though when we were coming, I was quiet because I was still fuming about what Tyson said last night. Now I’m quiet for a reason I can’t really point to. It feels weird, and when Tyson and I make eye contact, I can’t help but bite my lip and look away.

I can’t seem to figure out why he’s so furious about the whole boss thing. It’s not like I actually died and we lost the game.

Is … he worried about me?

My eyes slide over to peek at him, and he’s still pissed for sure. And okay, maybe he’s right. I shouldn’t have done that and been so reckless, but I was just so fucking tired of being in his shadow. I guess I understand where he’s coming from though. This time.

“Can … Can we take a break? I know a special map,” I ask, stopping in the middle of the road behind him.

He turns to look at me with an expression I can’t read. “What map?”

“I’ll show you when we get there,” I say, rolling my eyes.

“Whatever. Let’s go. I don’t wanna say no and hear your mouth.”

“I wasn’t going to say anything if you said no.”

“Right.”

“Well, do you wanna go or not?”

“I said let’s go,” He says, his stare so intense it makes me shift on my feet.

“Cool.”

There’s a special rest map I found while playing that has a sauna with a built-in waterfall. Call it a natural wonder, I suppose. I found it while playing without Zero, I mean Tyson, one night. I was so enamored by the design of the map I pretty much stayed there all night in between grinding to level. The water from the sauna also heals you for as long as you’re in it, so that was a great touch.

“How far is it from here?” Tyson says, looking over at me as we take a left instead of the right that takes us back to town.

“Not that far. I’m pretty sure.”

“Yeah, you said that last time, remember?”