Mira decided to try her luck at a game of archery. She was given ten arrows and a simple set of rules. The target had ten rings, numbered one to ten. Each ring corresponded to a cash reward—hitting the 1-point ring would earn her $1,500, while striking the 10-point bullseye would reward her with a staggering $150,000. The higher the score, the greater the prize. With steady hands and a focused gaze, she prepared to aim.
She took a deep breath, aimed at the bullseye, and shot her first arrow. Unbelievably, she scored 10 points. The board was moved further for the second round, but still she managed to hit 10 points again. With each round, the difficulty increased — the board kept moving farther away.
By the time she used all my arrows, she had scored 90 points, which meant $135,000
However, she didn't get the money immediately, They told her she'd receive her total earnings once she exited the amusement park, after finishing all the games she wanted to play.
She went on to try a few more games, similar to archery — knife-throwing, shooting, ring toss, and others. By the end, she had accumulated a total of 400 points.
Later, while walking around, she spotted another game — a treasure hunt. But this one had a terrifying condition… If you didn't win, you would lose your life.
That was the moment she realised that there were dangerous games too... Involving life risk..
She immediately dialed her friends. First, she called Silas — since he was the stupidest one among all three of them, at least she thought that, she feared he might've already joined something like this.
He picked up quickly.
"Where are you?" she asked without wasting a second.
"I'm near the beachside. I'll be doing boat racing in a while," he said, and then hung up.
Boat racing?? Oh boy, she didn't even know there was a beachside here. She quickly asked a nearby person for directions and, after getting the info, rushed there. It took her about 20 minutes to reach the beach.
Once she got there, she searched for him frantically. After five minutes, she finally spotted him.
And just as she feared — he had already signed up for a life-risking boat race.
Mira couldn't stop him… The race had already begun. She stood there frozen, terrified. She crossed my fingers and prayed like crazy that he would win.
And somehow — her prayers were heard. He won.
The prize was a whopping 1000 points.
But no amount of money was worth risking his life.
As soon as he got to the shore, the first thing she did was punch him on the arm — and then she pulled him into a hug.
"Are you mad?! How could you risk your life for money?!"
"I was confident I'd win... and hey, I did win!" he said, grinning.
"This isn't confidence, it's overconfidence!"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever... How much did you make?"
"i have nearly 400 points"
"Not bad! I have 1800 points now. I wonder how much Elliot earned."
That's when it hit her — Elliot was the second dumbest among them.
She quickly called him. After a few rings, he picked up.
"Where are you?" she asked.
"I'm on an island," he said casually. "You'll have to take a train to get here."
An island?! A train?! She didn't even know this place had an island — let alone a train!
She asked Silas to come with her to the island, but he said he still had one more game to play, and it wasn't a dangerous one.
She sighed and decided to go alone.
When she reached the train station, a blue train arrived at the platform. She was the only passenger.
She stepped inside, and the driver greeted me warmly. The train had only one compartment, which was fused with the engine — it honestly looked more like a futuristic bus than a train.
"Where would you like to go?" the driver asked.
"I want to go to the island," she replied.
Without another word, the train started — and zoomed at the speed of light. The train was traveling over water, which was breathtaking to see.
In less than a minute, the train reached the island.
She thanked the driver, who genuinely seemed like a kind person, and continued walking. That's when she found out about a game happening nearby: a water tank challenge.
Contestants had to stay submerged in a glass tank for 2 minutes. If they didn't come out within 30 seconds after the time ended, they'd be thrown into corrosive acid.
And guess what?
Elliot had joined it. For 1000 points.
"Why do I only have stupid friends?!" She cussed out loud
She searched for him and, when she finally found him, she begged him to back out.
But he didn't listen.
Worse — once your name was registered, you couldn't withdraw.
All she could do was stay and cheer for him, even though her heart never agreed with it.
The game began.
Elliot was doing fine for the first minute and a half. But then he started losing consciousness… she screamed his name, trying to help him stay alert — but nothing worked.
Only 10 seconds were left now… He had to get out of the tank.
He was still drifting into unconsciousness.
She screamed louder than she ever had in my life.
And finally — he opened his eyes.
The 2 minutes ended. Now he had 30 seconds to get out.
Summoning all his strength, he managed to swim up and break out of the tank — just in time.
If he had been a second late, he would have been a goner.
She hugged him tightly, her heart beating loudly syncing with his heartbeat
He slowly regained his strength, patted her head, and said:
"Don't worry... I'm still alive."
"You almost died!!" she shouted.
"But I didn't, right?"
"You're insane! Is money really that important to you?!"
"I'm still alive, aren't I? Don't overreact… Anyway, I'm too tired to argue with you."
Mira helped him stand up, and they walked to the station together. The train had just arrived — and to her surprise, Silas was on it.
"Let's go now," she said, pulling him into the train.
"Go? But I just got here! Let me explore—"
Before he could finish, she dragged him in and shouted:
"No! You're not going anywhere!!"
"Eh? What's wrong? Why are you so angry?" he asked.
"You both risked your lives for money?! Do you know how scared I was?! You two are seriously the dumbest people I know!"
"But we're still alive," Silas said with a shrug. Elliot nodded in agreement.
Mira completely lost it and launched into a full-on lecture. They both sat through it quietly — until they reached the station.
"I want both of you to stick with me from now on! And no arguments!"
They looked at each other and nodded silently.
After checking their scores, Mira found out they had over 2,000 points each.
Meanwhile, she had only 400 points. But it didn't matter to her as long as her friends were safe.
"Hey, we have to eat something—I'm starving!" Silas groaned dramatically, clutching his stomach.
"Me too!" Elliot added, equally dramatic. "I swear I could eat a brick right now."
"You both can stay hungry," Mira snapped, her voice sharper than she intended. "You deserve it for making me worry like that!"
"Hey! That's not fair!" Silas protested, eyes wide with guilt.
"What's not fair," Mira shot back, her voice cracking, "is that you both went off risking your lives without telling me—and left me wondering if I'd ever see you again!"
Her voice broke completely then, and the tears she had been holding back finally spilled down her cheeks.
"Hey—" Silas stepped forward, eyes softening.
Immediately, both of them wrapped their arms around Her, holding her tight.
"We're sorry," Silas whispered, his voice muffled against her right shoulder. "We didn't mean to scare you like that..."
"Yeah..." Elliot added from the other side, "We just... we wanted to make sure we had enough credits. Enough to get all three of us home safely. Without debt, without having to beg for scraps."
"You think I care about that more than I care about you?" Mira whispered, still crying, her fists clenched against their backs. "You think I wouldn't rather be broke and safe with you both, than rich and burying your names in my memory?"
"I know..." Silas said quietly. "It was just... desperation. We saw how others ended up here. Tourists who couldn't get out, struggling, losing themselves. I didn't want that for us."
"Neither did I," Elliot added. "So we took a chance. A stupid one. But we didn't know what else to do."
She cried for a while longer, caught between relief and anger, as they held her, saying nothing more.
Eventually, when her tears had dried and her breathing calmed, they walked together—arms still linked—and used what little they had to get a warm meal. It wasn't much, but somehow, sitting there with three of them together, it felt like everything.