Progression

4. Parasail - January 2018

Standing on the sands of Al's Laemson Beach, Chaeyoung and Jennie watched excitedly as the speed boat carrying Lisa and Jisoo pulled in to the shore.

"How was it?" Chaeyoung asked Lisa and Jisoo who just got off the boat.

"We couldn't wait for you guys to come back," Jennie said.

"We went really, really high up," Lisa exclaimed.

"I saw it too! You guys went up pretty high," Chaeyoung exclaimed.

"It was. It was fun."

"But you might not be able to ride," Jisoo said to Jennie, worried about her seasickness. "You have to go out pretty far."

"It was bearable. But if you get seasick easily..." Lisa warned.

The four of them huddled around on the beach, looking at the pictures Lisa and Jisoo took on their phones. They were so high in the sky, it looked like a lot of fun. Jennie pouted, cursing her propensity to motion sickness. She looked at Chaeyoung.

"Sorry hubby, I don't think I can go," Jennie said sadly, walking up to her and hugging her around the waist.

"It's okay, wifey," Chaeyoung said, hugging her back and kissing the top of her head. "I can go on my own."

Even though she was smiling at Jennie, Lisa saw the slight disappointment in Chaeyoung's eyes when she said that. It was such a unique experience it'd be a shame not to be able to share it with a friend.

"I can go on the boat again," Lisa volunteered, even though she was feeling a little seasick herself.

Chaeyoung looked at her in surprise, Lisa had already spent about an hour in the boat on the rocking waves. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, let's do it."

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On the boat, as they were getting ready to pull away, Chaeyoung could barely contain her excitement, bouncing up and down on the seat.

"Yay, I love high places!"

"Fighting!" Lisa cheered, sounding a little subdued as she tried to make herself feel less dizzy.

"Hey, are you sure you want to go again?" Chaeyoung looked at Lisa who was looking in a little green in the face. "I can go alone."

"No, it's okay," Lisa said quickly. She looked around at the partly cloudy sky. "Who's going to take pictures for you if you go alone?"

It was Chaeyoung's first time going parasailing. She wanted her to have pictures so she could remember the experience.

Chaeyoung smiled at Lisa with a fond expression in her eyes, touched that she wanted to do something nice for her.

"I'm dizzy," Lisa murmured to herself a bit later, after a big wave rocked the boat. She was actually dizzy when she first got on the boat with Jisoo.

"You're dizzy?"

"It's okay."

"Why did you come?"

But before Lisa could answer, the crew members whisked Chaeyoung away, giving her safety instructions and hooking her up to the yellow parasail. When Chaeyoung was in the air, Lisa happily took pictures of her and cheered her on. She looked like she was having a really good time.

It went by fast, and before Lisa knew it, Chaeyoung was back on the boat, sitting beside her again. Her seasickness was getting worse, though. Lisa blinked her eyes hard to focus on her phone while she was looking at the pictures she took.

"Are you okay?"

"Huh?" Lisa asked, turning to her.

"Are you okay?" Chaeyoung asked again, worried.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Look straight ahead to the shore. It should help," Chaeyoung said, pointing at the shore in the distance.

Lisa did what she was told, tired smile on her face and feeling queasy.

"How was it?" Lisa asked, glancing back.

"It was fun."

"Did you leave a message while you were up in the sky?"

"I did."

"What did you say?"

"It's a secret."

"Why? Tell me."

"You'll find out through the broadcast," Chaeyoung said cheekily.

"You can tell me though, can't you? We're friends," Lisa said, pouting a bit. They usually had zero secrets between the two of them with how close they were.

Chaeyoung just grinned at her and winked.

When they finally disembarked the boat, Lisa held Chaeyoung's hand as they walked along the beach back to the other girls. Chaeyoung squeezed their hands together and rubbed Lisa's shoulder affectionately. She remembered what she had said, high up in the air, surrounded by the azure blue waters.

Lisa! We fight sometimes but I love you a lot!