Astronomy // Duty After School

Chapter Fifty-Seven.

"Is this really okay?" (Y/n) asked nervously as Bo-ra and Il-ha excitedly led (Y/n) up the wide steps that took them to the actual boat of the Viking ride. "We don't even have someone who knows how to properly operate..."

"Stop worrying about it," Bo-ra mused, pulling (Y/n) into the back row. "Besides, Wu-taek had a summer job at Seoul Land." Jang-su and Deok-jung sat on the ends of the girls' seat. Ahead of them, So-yeon, Il-ha, and Yu-jeong were riding. On the opposite side, Yeon-ju, Sun-yi, Jun-hi, and So-yun sat at the very back row. Ahead of them was Ae-seol, Na-ra, Chi-yeol, and Yeong-shin.

"Is this it? Where's the seatbelts?" (Y/n) asked alarmed as Jang-su and Deok-jung pulled down the bar that would keep them in their seats. The other six started shushing her worries whenever she said something in a panic. Wu-taek walked along the ride, checking that the bars were firmly in place before entering the booth and starting the ride. He sent them a thumbs up when the ride started moving back and forth. Jang-su grinned at (Y/n)'s shakily uttered, "Oh, gosh..."

"Put your hands up— Hey, open your eyes!" Bo-ra shouted at (Y/n), who had clenched her eyes shut the moment they started getting higher.

"No way!" (Y/n) rapidly shook her head. Jang-su and Bo-ra exchanged a glance before they both took one of (Y/n)'s hands and raised their own hands in the air. (Y/n) opened her eyes for the sole purpose of glaring at them, but her complaints came to a halt the moment she saw how high she was. She screamed and closed her eyes again as their side of the ship descended again and the opposite side rose high into the air. Laughing, Bo-ra and Jang-us released the girl's hands, allowing her to cling to the bar for dear life. Given that it was a timed ride, the Viking came to a slow swinging halt until it was unmoving altogether. Wu-taek hit a button that unlocked the bars and allowed them to be raised so they could all get off.

"Bumper cars?" Yeon-ju suggested, linking her arm with Sun-yi. The others nodded in agreement. Seeing that there was a limited amount of bumper cars, a few people wound up sitting out and watching.

"You keep looking at that," (Y/n) mused, spotting Chun-ho looking at the Cell detector for the nth time. She had been leaning on the railing, watching the others squeal and crash into each other, having the time of their lives. She was perfectly content taking pictures and videos of them all, using both her personal camera as well as the camcorder. Wu-taek and So-chul had gone off to see what other attractions the park had and Yeong-hun was at (Y/n)'s left, also watching the others at play.

"There could be Cells swarming into the area as we speak," Chun-ho stated.

"That's probably true, but when else will we have an entire amusement park to ourselves?" (Y/n) asked. She, of course, was glad that at least one person kept constantly checking the detector. "I saw there was a Go-Kart track."

"Oh, really?" Chun-ho asked, looking intrigued as he pocketed the detector. (Y/n) turned on her heels and started heading toward the exit.

"(Y/n)!" Sun-yi cried in protest. "Where are you going?"

"Racing!" (Y/n) answered. Yeong-hun's lips turned up into a rare smile as he followed her. Chun-ho stared for a moment before also heading after her.

"Hey! Wait up!" So-yun hollered in protest as she, too, wanted to race. "Let me off," she demanded, hitting Jang-su's arm.

"Are you crazy? If you fall onto the rink, you'll get electrocuted," Yeong-shin said from where he was driving Chi-yeol around. 

"Is that really a thing?" Jun-hi whispered in horror to Na-ra, who was her passenger. Na-ra nodded, pointing at the ceiling where they could see sparks flying from the antennae of the bumper cars scraping against the grated roof.