𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 | 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐧

8

When we arrived at the next location, I heaved a sigh of relief.

I may suck at driving but this was on another level.

"Oh, you like cars too?" the producer asked me as he picked up the red car keychain that had fallen from the other hanging keychains of my car.

I glanced at Win who already had his eyes on it and quickly took it away.

It was definitely not the right time.

Win's eyebrows raised as he stared into space until Love taps him on the shoulder to get out of the car.

We walked inside the building and instantly saw a very tall rockclimbing wall of about 30 feet. Crews were allowed to try rockclimbing too after the filming so we all got changed and had our gear worn.

The mission of the two was to get the tote bags that were hanging high on the wall. They then have to solve the puzzle pieces in it.

As they both started climbing to each get one of the tote bag, Love found it a little difficult while Win was halfway towards the bag.

Since Love told us that she really couldn't do it because she recently had an injury, the manager decided for me to help her.

I took her rope and attached it to my gear. As I nervously walked to the wall, the professional rock climber behind me signalled for me to start climbing.

With shaking hands, I held onto the small stones and started my climb.

I hated the fact that I was sweating a lot because it felt like I was gonna slip any time soon.

The higher I got, the smaller the stones were. I tried to step on one stone which was almost not even there and almost fell. There were no other stones better to step on than that one.

I was stuck there for a while, hearing my beating heart in my head. The space behind me was daunting.

The bag was just a few inches away from me but I was afraid that if I let go of one hand, I'll fall.

I closed my eyes as I started to quiver. That feeling was here again.

The fear of falling.

"Ahhh, I don't want to jump down!!" Win shouted as he laughed. "I'm scared."

Thankfully, that brought me back to reality.

Inhaling deeply, I let go of one hand and grabbed the tote bag above me quickly. I then threw it down.

"Win, you okay?" I asked from afar.

"I can't jump down!" he answered.

I moved from rocks to rocks sideways to get to him. He already got the bag and gave it to me so I threw it down as well.

"P'Bai, can we jump together?" he whispered. I wiped my sweaty hands and held his.

"1... 2..." he counted.

"3... JUMP!"

We both let go of the wall and swiftly dropped down. As soon as my feet touched the floor, my knees bent as it felt weak.

I sat on the floor trying to breathe in a constant pace to stop that appalling feeling. Win walked towards me and held out a hand for me to pull onto and get up. However, I couldn't find the energy to do that.

Warmth covered my trembling hands as Win joined me on the floor.

"I'm sorry for ruining the fun." I managed to let out.

Win furrowed his eyebrows and shook his head. "That's not true, P'Bai. In fact, you reminded me of someone."

I looked at him when he said that. He was staring down our touching hands.

Does he.. remember?

We were interrupted by the presence of the producer. He bent down and scrutinised me.

"What happened to you?" he asked as he handed me a bottle of water.

I immediately gave it to Win so he could drink but he said he drank already.

"Nothing. The wall's pretty difficult, it tired me out." I replied.

The producer nodded and went back to the crowd of cameras.

As they continued filming, Win and Love took the bags and solved them on the table. Love jumped happily every time she solved a piece and Win would do the same.

Still on the floor, I watched them as they had fun.

When they have solved everything, Love kept quiet all of a sudden. Her wide smile turned into a shy one.

Out of curiosity, I stood up and checked the cameras. One of the cameras were focused on the puzzle they were solving and the two puzzles said "Marry" and "me?".

My heart kinda ached but I knew it was part of the show.

I had forgotten that the male cast has to 'propose' to the female cast unexpectedly and Win did a great job on that.

But after the 'proposal', it would mean that they will have to start sleeping together in the
apartment.

I got a glimpse of hope when I thought Win remembered me but it ended before it could even start.

Then why did he hold my hand like that?

It was as if he understood me.