In the name of love

022

The array of rides available was simply overwhelming as Sana looked up from the information brochure with the long list and let her eyes wandered around the indoor Adventure of the theme park. A large ice rink was placed right in the middle of the complex while the entrance to the outdoor Magic Island was just up ahead past it. Dahyun turned to the girl still enthralled in the fantasy world.

"So.. where to first?" Dahyun asked with a smile, swinging their entwined hands blissfully.

"Since the weather is great, let's head to the outdoor!" Sana added in a voice filled with excitement. Dahyun simply smiled and followed the girl as they headed out towards the Magic Island.

Once they exited to the outdoor section of the park, the sight of a white castle with blue rooftops across the long bricked bridge greeted them delightfully with its dreamy aura. Not surprisingly, Sana easily found herself immersing in the fairytale setting. She looked down at their linked hands and smiled, feeling almost as if this castle was theirs to begin with.

"Shall we visit our castle, Princess Sana?" Dahyun said with in a charming voice, much to Sana's amazement, for the prince had just voiced out her unspoken thoughts.

Together hand in hand, the smiling couple proceeded in through the gateway. The candy-like coloured short buildings all around further accelerated the girl's excitement. They certainly seemed to be enjoying an excursion trip.

"So which ones caught your fancy?"

Sana looked at the prince and beamed widely, "Everything."

Dahyun gave her an incredulous look, "You wanna ride them all?"

"Yes! Starting from... Gyro Drop!" Sana pointed at the icon on the map, showing the famous freefall ride and then directed Dahyun's gaze to the tall twenty-over-storey structure just diagonally across.

Dahyun gulped nervously. "G-Gyro Drop?" Free falling from high places wasn't exactly her idea of a fun filled date.

"Let's go!" Sana chorused, dragging the reluctant prince towards it.

Once they were in the queue, Dahyun began to come up with all sorts of excuse, ranging from being hungry to being sleepy. Sana simply looked on, amused by the prince's antics, all just to avoid riding the Gyro Drop.

"Are you scared of heights?" Sana spoke out. It would be their turn next.

"Me? Of course not!" Dahyun refuted her claim apprehensively and of course, the continuous loud screaming that came down along with the freefall platform certainly did no help.

"Next!" The operator opened up the gate to allow the next batch in. The excited riders in front instantly entered the platform, except for Dahyun who remained rooted to the ground, paralysed by fear.

"Aren't you coming?" Sana wheeled around with an amused look.

"Eh, I don't think this is a good idea..." Dahyun stuttered slightly as she tried to recollect her calmness.

"Oh come' on..."

Sana ended up dragging a stiff prince into the enclosure to avoid the human jam behind him and quickly settled him down, removing his sunglasses before taking the next seat. The instance the harness was lowered and buckled down tightly, Dahyun began to regret her decision to come to Lotte World.

"This is so fun!" Sana said in a child-like tone as the platform began to rise up in a slow revolve. Throughout the ascent, Dahyun maintained her silence, shutting her eyes tight while Sana playfully prodded his arm, trying to get his attention.

"Look at that! I can see the whole Magic Island from here... Wow, I want to try that Swing later!"

The platform came to an eventual stop. Dahyun held her breath, waiting for the dreadful drop.