As I strolled into the amusement park with the boys, an exhilarating mix of excitement and nerves filled me. Entering at the amusement park feels like a step into another world. Sunghoon grabbed my hand with a mischievous grin, pulling me toward the roller coaster. "Aera, you ready for this?" he asked. I nodded, my heart pounding, and we joined the line. All of us got on the roller coaster. Sunghoon and I sat together, Jake and Jungwon in front of us, Heeseung And Sunoo behind us followed by Ni-ki and Jay. As the roller coaster started, I couldn't help but laugh as our screams echoed through the twists and turns. The boys and I were enjoying so much. I could hear Sunoo screaming the most. This is fun. As the ride was over, we got off.
"Noona, let's go to the haunted house." Ni-ki said. I've never been to a haunted house before because my parents did not allow me to go there as they knew I was afraid of the dark. Neither Kenji would let me go there. Since i was the boys, I decided to take on the haunted house attraction. "Sure, let's go." I said. Ni-ki, Jungwon, Heeseung and I were the ones to go there as the O2z and Sunoo were scared to go. As I entered the haunted house, I felt the sudden change in the environment sending chills through my soul. It was dark, with dim red and green lights.
"G-guys." I said. "Yes rae, everything okay?" Heeseung asked worriedly. "Is it going to be scary?" I asked them. "Yes of course, you'll encounter different kinds of ghosts and- Suddenly it clicked something. They look at me with widened eyes. "You have never been to a haunted house before?" I shook my head. "No, because i'm afraid of the dark and my parents never allowed me to." I said having a tight grip on Heeseung's jacket.
Their eyes widened again. "Rae, you should have told us. The doors are closed now. Just move with us, okay? Close your eyes." Jungwon said. Ni-ki held my hand tightly before walking again. I opened my eyes because I felt safe. They were with me. Walking through the eerie corridors, our screams echoed, but this time with a mix of laughter and fright. I pretended to be the bravest, but when a jump scare got the best of me, they couldn't stop teasing me. I screamed the most.
As we were getting out of the haunted house, suddenly someone tapped me. "Yes Ni-ki?" I said not knowing Ni-ki was besides me and Heeseung & Jungwon were in front of me. I felt someone tapping on my shoulder again. "What is it, Ni-ki?" I turned around to look at what he wanted. Suddenly, a ghoul-like figure jumped out of the darkness, and I let out a terrified scream. My instincts took over, and I turned to flee, running through the haunted house's corridors.
In my panicked state, I didn't realize where I was going until I hit into something. I stumbled backward, looking at what i collided into, and there stood Jake, his strong arms instinctively wrapping around me to prevent me from falling. I looked up, my eyes wide with fear, and saw the concern in his gaze.
"Hey, are you okay?," Jake asked me, his voice gentle. "You're safe now. It's just a horror house." He gave me a comforting smile.
With them by my side, I felt a newfound sense of security as we exited the haunted house and rejoined the group, my heart rate slowly returning to normal. "Haha Rae, you were too funny just now. The way you ran through the corridors." Ni-ki laughed teasing me making me smile a little.
After conquering the haunted house, we made our way to the carnival area for some cotton candy, popcorn, and drinks. We sat on the benches near the carnival area. We started eating the snacks and talked about different stuffs until I spotted a claw machine. I remember playing this with Kenji in Australia. I miss him. I'll talk to him today. Shrugging my thoughts away, I decided to go to the claw machine and play a little. I got excited seeing that it was a soft toy claw machine.
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I put in a coin and tried grabbing a purple kuromi plushie. I tried twice but it was a fail. "Need some help?" I looked around to see Sunghoon standing besides me. "I'm trying to get that purple Kuromi plushie but I just can't." I sulked. He chuckled and put a coin inside the vending machine. I look at him being so focused. He managed go drag the claw to where the plushie was. "You can do it, hoon." He smiled. He pressed the grab button and surprisingly it did grab the plushie. I jumped in excitement and grabbed the plushie from the vending machine crane/dispenser. I hold the plushie in my hands and could feel the softness. "Thank you, hoon. I love this." I said being grateful. "You're welcome, rae." He said ruffling my hair.
AUTHOR POV Aera and Sunghoon stood there laughing, not knowing someone was staring at them since so long. Jake, who witnessed the interaction between the two, seemed to be bothered by this. He couldn't help but feel a mixture of emotions welling up inside him as he watched Aera and Sunghoon sharing laughter. His heart tightened, and a pang of jealousy stabbed at him. In that moment, he questioned the nature of his own feelings for Aera and wondered about the dynamics within their group.
As the night grew later, they decided to wrap up the amusement park adventure with a visit to a cafe. We bought ourselves some desserts. "Hi, can i have a tiramisu dessert?" Aera hears Jake say to the worker who nodded smiling. "Jake, you're buying tiramisu too?" She ask him curiously. He shook his head. "It's for you." He said handing me the paper bag. "You don't have to." She said and he smiled. "It's nothing. I know you like it a lot, have it. I got one for Sunghoon Hyung too." He said while showing the other paper bag in his other hand. This guy, is so thoughtful. Well, their girlfriends are going to be lucky, thought Aera.
AUTHOR'S NOTE Hey guys. Sorry for such a short chapter. I promise the upcoming chapters will be fun and longer!
