HERSHE - SEULRENE

SR - Horror

"Shit."

Seulgi gawked at signage in front of her. She just came back from a quick phone call with her dad, having no idea which rides Irene had chosen for them.

Irene walked closer to link their arms together while she sips from her juice box.

"What's the matter?"

"Uh. Nothing."

Irene sensed that there is something wrong. She looked up the signage to check on what Seulgi saw.

'Horror House – Where Your Worst Nightmares Come True'

Irene almost spat her drink out with what she realized. A soft mocking laugh followed it.

"Oh. I guess we have a scared cat here, huh?"

"I'm not scared," sneered Seulgi.

"Just what?" Irene bit her straw, still having that mocking smile on her face.

Seulgi's eyes examined the hem of her jacket and played with it. "I'm just... just afraid of the dark."

Irene burst out laughing. "Wow. So, the office heartthrob is a Nyctophobia?"

"Hey. Don't laugh at me." Seulgi pouted. "I have a serious fear of darkness."

"Do I remember someone telling me earlier that she walks on the wild side and laughs at the face of danger?"

"I was thinking of the rides that time, not this one," grunted Seulgi. "I never thought you're a fan of horror."

"Not really. I'm a scaredy-cat myself. But I want to try this with you." Irene looped back her arm through Seulgi's and dragged her.

"Are we seriously going in?" Seulgi was still not moving from her spot while Irene was pulling her.

"Don't worry. I'll protect you." Irene tried pulling with much effort this time, but Seulgi stayed glued to the ground.

"Please, let's just take the rides instead."

"We'll take the rides later, let's do this first." Irene pulled Seulgi again but the latter won't even budge. "Come on. Don't be a wimp now."

"Hey. I'm not a wimp. Come here you..." Seulgi pulled Irene closer to her.

It was too sudden that Irene's brain wasn't able to process how to balance. She landed face-first on Seulgi's neck, breathing in an intoxicating combination of the latter's cologne and body scent. It was just for a split second but it's enough time to completely enthrall her.

"Irene, stop sniffing me."

Irene shoved Seulgi away. "Excuse me! I'm not!"

"Hah! Maybe you're not, but your blushing face tells me otherwise."

Irene stomped a foot. "Ugh. I hate you. I hate you."

"Don't be mad, boss. Come here." Seulgi put an arm around Irene's shoulders. "Let's go get some rides now, okay?"

"Nope. No rides yet."

"What? Still not giving up the horror house?"

"Definitely not."

Seulgi pinched the bridge of her nose. "Ugh. Can we just drop this off?"

Irene shook her head. "Let's go in now..." She tightened her grip on Seulgi's hand and tried pulling the latter to the entrance. When she felt that Seulgi isn't budging, she stopped.

"Yah! Seulgi-ah!"

Then from hard rock, Seulgi turned into a soft jelly. "Ugh, no..."

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