Will you relax?" Cathy quietly scolds me.
"What are you talking about?" My eyebrows furrow, clearly confused at her question.
"You keep glancing sideways." She glares at me.
"I don't." I deny. Being with Jaden in public makes me anxious.
"What's the matter?" Jaden joins our conversation.
"Nothing." I shrug trying to act cool.
"You, sure?" He glances at Cathy whose eyes are rolling.
"Of course." I mutter. Jaden doesn't look convinced stops asking.
Cathy moves forward and distances herself a little. She's been doing that since we arrived here. "Hey, why don't you try the rides now?" She suggests. I raise my right eyebrow at her. She's not into amusement park. I have to play the guilty game with her just to include Everland in our itinerary. "You wanna try T Express, right?" She continues referring to the huge roller coaster that's made of woods. It seems like the most extreme ride in here. I cling my arm to hers.
"Only if you try with me." We're both scared of it, but "try it before you judge it" has been my mantra since we've decided to come here.
"Duh. Didn't you hear me. I said why don't you try."
"You don't ride that alone." I emphasize.
"I know that. Good thing you have someone with you now." She side glances at Jaden. "You can take that awful deathtrap without forcing me to be with you."
"You're so morbid. You're still riding with me!"
"No!" She detaches herself from me and runs away. When she's fifty meters away, she stops and faces us. "I'll see you when you're done. Kiss him..." she points to Jaden and makes a smooching sound. Gross! "...when you're at the top, will you?" That's all and she's gone again.
I am left stunned that I fail to notice Jaden's already on my side.
"So T Express?"
"Are you up for it?" I check whether he's just bluffing.
"Are you not?" He challenges me.
"Huh! That's what I'm here for." I don't want to be some scaredy-cat in front of him. Though I really want it, I am not so sure what to feel given its height. However, I prefer to ride it with someone I can comfortably shout at the top of my lungs, and I'm not sure if I can do that with Jaden.
"Then let's go." He pulls toward its direction that I am not given any options to say no anymore.
There's already a line when we reach it. Jaden pulls his visor a little more lower which shows only his mouth now. There's a placard on every turn of the rail stating how long you have to wait more. We're in the fifteen-minute post. I sigh. Opening a conversation with him seems more anxious than being on the ride. I'm guessing he senses it too with the way I can hear him clearing his throat.
"So when exactly are you leaving?" He starts.
"In three days." I reply.
"How's Korea so far?"
"Great." I hear him chuckle.
"What?" He nods his head. "Is my answer too cliché?"
He laughs again. "You're uncomfortable with me, aren't you?" I didn't see that coming, but he's got that part right.
"Um, I don't know. Not just because you're a celebrity, but you're like my boss, too. I don't even know how I should address you. Sir? Mr. Lee? Boss?" I look at him, and he gives me his nicest smile with all dimples. Oppa? Of course, I won't dare say that. He won't stop smiling! I think of all the Korean words I've learned. "Sajangnim?" He's quite taken aback but gives me an all-smile. He's face is so stretched. Why is he so happy? "Ajussi?" His smile breaks into a laughter. He is quite contagious now, and I myself can't contain it either.
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