I shifted my mindset, seeking an alternative approach to decipher the letter's contents. Rather than anticipating hell, I chose to imagine heaven.

Yesterday proved exhausting for me as I investigated that Sofitel. So this new day, donning a blue polo and beige pants, I headed to my car and started anew.

While driving, I heard a radio advertisement about an amusement park. Its ads have been going around the town for quite a while now. Not really interested, I decided to change channels. Later on, however, the park’s ad came again and it was getting repetitive and annoying to the ears. I turned my car radio off.

If not on the radio then on a billboard. Their billboard was so big that even with one eye you can certainly catch it. The billboard showed the words "𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 – 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮! 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜! 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙬!"

Everything paused. I just saw an unexpected sight that sent shivers down my spine - not because I’m persuaded of the excitement and enchantment that that amusement park brings but those words that came with it.

I abruptly halted as I applied the brakes too forcefully, almost inviting the vehicle behind to crash into me. There were loud honking and angry gestures from the frustrated driver – I remained oblivious. I started to drive again as I retrieved the letter from my briefcase.

There! "... 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘴…" Only then it registered to me that the letter may have referred to a happy place rather than a chamber of torment. Rollercoasters shake your life with thrill. Shrieks all over the place are naturally a part of a genuine amusement park experience.

I quickly searched the directions to the place. Upon arrival, I sensed something strange, a feeling of familiarity, though I couldn't quite grasp it.

‘𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘣𝘶𝘵…’ I didn't dwell on it any longer and went inside. As is typical in amusement parks, I received a map.

Reading the next lines, "𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙠𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙨, 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙮𝙨𝙨," I pondered its meaning. I looked around and noticed the towering Ferris wheel reaching the sky. Thinking that might be what the message referred to, I decided to give it a try.

Feeling anxious on my first amusement park ride - unsure of what to expect - I distracted myself with the gondola’s design; clouds, grass, butterflies, and angel stickers adorning its glass window. I was trembling a bit. I read the letter, wondering how one could bring the world to a standstill.

As if on cue, the Ferris wheel halted - sparking more of my nervousness.

“𝗜-𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴!” My voice broke and I fretted until I noticed a lower gondola, a couple calmly smiling as if it were routine. 

I voiced in the recesses of my mind, "𝗗𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿!"

Filled with bewilderment, I turned to another side, finding a similar scene.

'𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭.’