Romance

I Lost But I Also Won

by Cecilia Bright

Being naturally competitive, I must take first place in any game. So, when someone on the yacht suggests playing the no-looking-back game, everyone laughs and says I'm sure to win.The rule is that I stay where I am and can't turn around. If I do, I lose.My girlfriend, Selena Hodge, and good friend, Ivan Motley, stand behind me. Meanwhile, my older brother, Mack Carson, is in charge of finding a way to trick me into looking back.Not long after the game starts, Mack suddenly shouts, "Chuck, Selena is holding Ivan's hand!"When Mack sees that I don't even bat an eye, he says with a smile, "You're really not going to look back? Those two are already hugging."I remain unmoving.That is, until Mack says drily, "Chuck, they're kissing."Even though I know it's a trick to make me turn around, I still do it anyway.Ivan's head is bowed, while Selena's face is tilted upward. The two of them are indeed kissing.My mind goes blank, and I walk over to pull the two apart.Ivan's face instantly goes pale, and Selena too falls silent for a long time.In the end, it's Mack who finally speaks up."Chuck, the two of them must have just acted on impulse. Besides, we all thought you'd never look back for the sake of winning. Who'd have guessed you actually did?"Only then does Ivan speak."Chuck, I'm not going to lie to you—Selena spent four years chasing me. We just don't want to look back on our four years in college with regret."I have always known that Selena spent four years chasing a guy in college.During those four years, I watch her get drunk over that guy and comfort her as she curses him for having no taste.However, I never know that guy is Ivan.Yet, everyone knows. Only I am always the one kept in the dark.

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