Blaze

In Your Life

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Namjoo let out a snort and watched Tao hand the man their tickets before he joined her in the ferris wheel. The man closed the door to what seemed like a cage before pressing a lever to hoist them up.

"You're serious," she blatantly stated.

"Well, it's not like you could go anywhere like that," Tao pointed at her ankle. "You're like...an annoying kid now."

Namjoo shot him a glare before she turned to look out the dirty window full of tiny scratches. Her eyes ran over the scenery down below as they were slowly carried into the air by the big machinery. She stared down at the little kids who had now become ants to the eye oblivious of the curious gaze Tao was shooting her.

"Don't tell me you wanted to come here to ride..." she began as she turned around to look at Tao only to see him quickly turn away.

Her eyes narrowed in suspicion when she saw his face flush a quick pink before it disappeared.

"What's wrong with you?" Namjoo wondered. "Scared of heights?"

"No!" he shouted turning to face her before retreating back into his earlier position.

Namjoo shot him a snort, "What's with you?" Then she let out a laugh, "You never rode a Ferris wheel before? Ha! You're shy, aren't you? Because you never rode the Ferris wheel before!"

Namjoo clapped her hands together and laughed. Tao timidly glanced at her before sinking into his seat. Namjoo felt a hysterical laughter roll through her and she clutched onto her stomach to laugh away. Tao's eyes quietly swept over her before he reached a hand out to sweep back the hair that had fallen over her shoulder.

The laughter ceased right away and her eyes stilled. Namjoo glanced at Tao before pressing her lips together and ran a hand over her hair. It quickly became awkward and she straightened up never minding the scenery below.

From the corner of her eye she watched Tao's hand drop onto his lap before he sat up. She felt their legs brush, but was unable to move away for the sake of awkwardness.

"Can I ask you a question?" Tao asked.

"Oh...yea...sure." She slightly glanced at him.

"Have you...do you think about having a life separate from this job?"

"I don't know," she quietly replied. "What about you, Tao? Going to be a criminal for the rest of your life?"

"I'm not a criminal now."

Namjoo felt her eyes hit the floor before she turned to look at him, "Yea, I guess you're not a criminal."

She felt their eyes meet before he shyly looked away.

"Why don't you be a nice guy, Tao?" Namjoo said then felt a smile fall across her lips. "I think you'd be an awesome nice guy."

He slowly lifted his eyes up to meet hers, "What's in it for me?"

"Well," Namjoo blinked, "for starters, you could have a better life and maybe friends and do the cliché, like, get married."

Tao slightly snorted, "Married."

"It's a possibility," Namjoo shrugged. "A lot of people do it."

"Would you want to get married?"

Namjoo felt her mind literally go blank. She turned away from Tao, her mind still blank.

"I haven't thought about it." Namjoo replied then turned to him. "Would you?"

Tao shrugged, "I don't know. I've never liked anyone."