The Proposal Was A Bet
EnglishPublished Nov 1, 2026
The Proposal Was A Bet is a serial in English. Part 1 is printed here in full; the story continues from Part 2 in the official app.
From Part 2 the story is in the official app — the code is in the bar at the bottom of the page.
The story
Iris joins her boyfriend Brandon and her friend Mallory on a mountain trek to watch a rare planetary alignment. The two have competed over everything since childhood, and their rivalry turns the climb into a race, leaving Iris behind on the snowline as altitude sickness burns in her lungs. At the summit they post photos of their boot prints side by side, and Iris decides to turn back alone.
At the lodge, a video call reveals the truth: Brandon has bet Mallory fifty dollars on how Iris would react to being left behind, and he claims his winnings while she listens. Realising she is a prize they trade rather than a companion, Iris says nothing to her mother, who believes the pair are looking after her, and quietly books a one-way ticket home.
Past two in the morning, violent knocking shatters the silence at her cabin door.
Opening
Brandon and Mallory had started the hike arguing over who would guide me to the summit first, and within an hour, their playful bickering hardened into something sharp and familiar. Their strides grew longer. Their boots kicked up sprays of powder that dusted my shins. They surged ahead, shoulder to shoulder, so absorbed in measuring their paces against each other that they never once looked over their shoulders to see if I was keeping up.
I stopped near a jagged outcrop of rock, my chest hitching, every breath burning like crushed…
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Questions
- How many parts of The Proposal Was A Bet can I read here?
- One. Part 1 is printed here in full, and it is the only Part this site carries.
- Where does The Proposal Was A Bet continue after Part 1?
- In the official app. Part 2 onward is not published on this site. Install the app, open it, and enter the code 643962 — it takes you straight to this story instead of the app’s front page.
- What is the code 643962 for?
- It tells the official app which story you were reading here. Copy it from the bar at the bottom of the page and enter it after installing.
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