p. She opened her eyes and they were as heavy as a mountain. She

m” she whispered c

She opened one eye and spied and it was Sung-min. “What happened last night?” she

taking off the only thing covering his modesty. He had loosened the belt and it was going down slowly. It had passed his shoulder expos

ripped the duvet and covered her face. With the way she kept wiggling

an” she said i

as he walked into the bathroom holdi

where I am” she said with tiny tears es

d he gave her a bottle of water which he g

, but on the plus side you make a pr

. She wasn’t looking to alcohol anytime soon. She

’d love to go to my hotel room now so I can re

f you want to leave, I can’t force

tated and she rest

nie looked up at him squinting her eyes. “If it’s a kiss you

slept with your mouth open and drooled

nd kisses her at the side of

st take me home” she whispers. The e

chen Mi-na was in her bathrobe with

I hope you didn’t do anything too wild” she asked wri

sort happened”

n your room, alone with you” she

room? Why?” Steph

rugged i

r didn’t look affected. She had the

e” Sung-min said gettin

f you look inside your purse I already put my g

ide who had gone quiet and had

to talk to Mi-na

ay. He couldn’t just have left her to sleep on the couch. He slapped himself mentally.

’t even utter a thanks. She opened her door an

ed at hi

d out, but I assure you that nothing h

ed. “Stop making me feel guilty. Anytime you look at me lik

and nothing happened. If it were someone else I don’t know if I’d be stand

ead. “Trust me when I say I’m not going to do a

kissed him. She pulled away and got out clos

t again?” he asked ro

later” she said with a smile and turned

her headache. She ordered breakfast and after eating brushed her teeth.

covering herself up. She yawned and as soon as her head touched the pill

to break her fantasy. She tried to concentrate harder, but then she heard knocking and her dre

e’ she thought turning on her side and closing her eyes drifting b

omeone is going to get it’. She opened the door w

g the door when something was shoved into

soo said holding the pi

a whiff of what smelled like pepperoni and she steppe

t be able to resist a little treat” he said as he set the box on th

!” she warned. He rubbed h

I checked we weren’t friends and you accu

nsulted me” he said so

before I throw you

haven’t gone out to explore, to see the wonders of Seoul” he said all this

” she told him firmly as she flop

ring over her with h

business” she

ed her up. She wasn’t expecting it and was p

t, I’ll just have to drag you ou

” Stephani

h a grin which reminded her of

p and promise not to come

ses” he said wit

er tongue, but she held it in and closed her door loudl

s, when she realized that this wasn’t Sung-min. She dropped it back and p

ked in the mirror. ‘No one is looking at me anyway’ she thought with a shrug. She

ired. Jin-soo walked t

ks and opened his eyes at her.

ly he would get the message, but he grabbed her arm and pulled her out. She just sighed as she

lling her jacket closer. The cold had wo

a wink and Stephanie felt the su

ut was pulled back and she lost her footing and flailed her arms as she was doing

she whisper

she opened the door and got in sitting down and looking out the window. S

is he staring?’ she asked herself getting self-conscious all of a sudden. Asking ques

hts that she didn’t know tha

e?” Jin-s

t and looking round. “When d

time ago” Jin

He asked as he

ecting to see what she saw when she got out. He must have

Always wanted to go to a haunted house and ride bumper cars. M

-soo squeezing him. As soon as it dawned on her that she just acted so out of

e no amusement parks where I co

adorable while doing it. I’m sure that that the

t” Stephanie said confused. He was already assuming and Stephan

He asked as they entered a

slipup just seconds after. She looked at him and bit her lip. She

round him and was relieved she didn’t need to research on how to dress or

t ice cream

omes to sweets” Stephanie said with

stand and he o

going to try?”

the first ride which was a rocking ship. She got in with h

’t get scared”

ever happen” St

stead. She didn’t know it would be this intense. She held onto his arm and squeezed. Jin-soo smiled at

he break was because of her mostly. She was done with her treat and was trying

ing ship ride before” he commen

y” she said

to go on anothe

a verbal reply, but he

ed and held

it possibly b

oo called it. ‘I really need to keep my mouth shut’ she thought

ith all these strangers?” she asked e

you can handle it. B

ervous sweat when she he

he said bringing his phon

didn’t complete it because she shot up

ke it was going to fall off her neck and she could feel her ice cream and cotton ca

time and he was sure he could hear her s

oking more disheveled than earlier. She staggered

ked the panting girl. He heard her inhale and

and then we are done” s

Stephanie felt all warm. She felt like a princess and

h other. They had their seatbelts

red directly into her ear w

” she said trying to cover her ear a

ve to remember that”

s going to slap some sense into him. She raised her hand

ps or something like that. It was all tumbles and twist and she had to cover her m

lean on him for support or she was goi

phanie whispered in a soft voice

n’t be a party pooper. Live a little”

uke if I don’t go

a chicken burg

at because there was no need to argue

r in his arms. “I promise you that it’s the last one”

urger before I change my mind” she said trying

running to the n

k her head sm

what looked like a merry go round. She f

ot into the ride that was made for two each. It cl

was moving round, round and just going round had he

n his shoulder and

ance she could puke on him and she did not want that for him because he thought he

oking into each other’s eyes. He was coming closer

puke!” she

umble and everything go to her throat. There was no way she was going to keep it all in. She couldn’t keep swallowing and a very con

staring at her like they had nothing better to do. Like they d

y. As she walked to Jin-soo she could hear them murmuring. She didn’t unders

I want to leave now” she

nd, but she felt so disgusted with herself. She just puk

didn’t want to see how his face looked like. They w

he door hard and brushed her teeth like she meant it. Her hand

her beanie and jacket and sat at the edge of the tub.

back to the living room and he was w

nd he smiled at her. “Ar

ow in question and

ind of feel bad that you didn’t tell me earlier and it’s like I kept forcing

ed her face. She felt better which was odd,

eady sundown. A beautiful end to a wonde

that?” s

his phone. He got up from the

elf today, right?”

ked away. “When did I say I enjoy

o when are we going

free” she replied with a smile and it

and slowly his

he wouldn’t feel insulted and she ca

MA

face as she saw him holding his

the beginning of today” she said

e put his hand in the way

ore I make such a drastic move” he said

he whispered trying

haste peck on her cheek and backed away befo

ed as he walked to

with her hand on her che

er room taking off her clothes a

arlier. He’s no Sung-min but he’s good looking for a teenager’ she debated. She rinsed off the

It was an unfamiliar number with a familiar f

self on the Sky Drop and a picture of herse

I’ll hit you so har

so violent’ he typed

’ she typed back

y’ he typed with a w

he typed with

hone to delete if you agree to go out w

yped back

th a sad face. ‘You enjoyed your

now’ she typed with an “ar

ith the crying fa

e-skating so

raight. ‘Ice-skatin

smug emoji. ‘I

ed face. ‘I’m not making any p

he typed with a win

ght’ sh

lease don’t de

h a smile on her face and her

cause it’s nothing’ she thought placing her phone under her pillow. She would call her