(G)I-DLE: Dahlia (18+)

15. Ragged

Jaeheo went into the shady-looking garage and drove downwards in a tight clockwise spiral. This place looks like no one has bothered renovating it for a long time. Some lights weren't on and the electronics looked crooked. The paint had faded from the walls accompanied by scratches presumably from cars that couldn't make the turn as well.

That turn didn't last for more than 10 seconds but it felt like an eternity. After it was done the walls widened and we were greeted by the parking lot.

By parking lot, I mean a barely lit room with 9 luxurious cars parked against a wall with barely enough room for a seasoned driver to turn the car around to get out. It looked terrible and the smell was far from great.

This is under a casino? This seems so damn sketchy. Plans change suddenly and now all of a sudden we are in a shady, dirty parking lot in an alleyway in the middle of Busan. Are we about to get jumped or someth-...

"AH YES! I'VE BEEN HERE!" shouts my dad excitedly.

...aaaand there go my worries. Somehow his joyful reaction was enough to make me relax again.

All we had to do is drive forward to park, something we did swiftly.

Although another problem soon arose. We were so tightly packed that we could barely squeeze through to get out of the car. Actually, the girls had absolutely no issues with the tight spacing, just making sure that their clothes don't get dirty, unlike the rest of us.

Once we all got out dad took a look around and started chuckling. "Hahaha, it's just as I remember it." he said with his raspy voice seeming really amused by the parking lot.

There seemed to only be an elevator door but I'm not sure if I trust it with all the crooked lights around us. Regardless, Jaeheo led us towards it.

The flickering lightbulb in the corner caught my eye. It kind of makes you wonder how long it has been on the verge of burning out.

As we were walking towards the elevator I felt my arm being grabbed by a petite hand. Yuqi was holding on to me with a concerned look on her face. Despite feeling a little concerned myself I muster up a smile to reassure her that everything will be okay.

Our driver pushed the elevator button and the doors opened. Surprisingly, in stark contrast to the parking lot, the elevator was bright and shiny, as if it just got cleaned up. It was so clean that you would feel bad stepping in it feeling like you could dirty it just by stepping inside it...

...unless you are my father. He casually walked in as if he owned the place and waited for us. Yoora followed suit and behind her were Yuqi and I, Jaeheo came in last.

There were only three buttons on the control panel alongside the emergency buttons, labelled "-1", "0" and "1". Jaeheo pressed the button with the number 0.

The ascent was really smooth and seamless and as the doors opened we feasted our eyes at the stunning casino.

There were many tables for a plethora of games. Pool, Poker, Craps, Roulette, if you can name a casino game it was most likely played there.

The black marble floor with its white details was barely visible under the endless red carpeting. Just like the floor, the walls were black with white details but also had a few gold details too, giving the place a posh feeling.

Adding to said feeling, there were a lot of people there, others dressed formally and others dressed elegantly to impress others. The dealers were also really fancy, dressed in red buttoned shirts and black trousers, a really smart and formal look while also being somewhat different from the usual dealer look.