D- 2

The passenger door of the car opened and in you went. Minseok noticed that you were still wearing the necklace he gave you from the night before and he couldn’t help but smile.

“What?” You still asked even if you already know what made him smile like that. “So, where are we going today?” you continued to ask.

“I’m not telling,” he answered back in a cute way. “Why not?” you asked in a cute way, trying to get back at his adorable way of talking.

“Because I don’t want to. Just don’t ask anymore, ok. We’ll get there before you know it.”

It was a brief drive and the next thing you know, you were standing in front of an entrance of an amusement park. You couldn’t hide your excitement just by seeing all the thrilling rides inside. Minseok didn’t have to tell you to go ahead. You grabbed his hand and ran inside. To your surprise though it wasn’t as crowded as you expected it to be. Actually, you were the only guests there until, “SURPRISE!” EXO came out from nowhere.

“They’ll be with us,” Minseok whispered. You smiled in surprise. “Joonmyun rented this amusement park so that we can have it all to ourselves,” he continued to whisper. Your eyes widen in amazement.

“Subin told us that you wanted to go to an amusement park. And so here we are!” Minseok said. Then Sehun immediately blurted, “YEHET!” And you couldn’t help but laugh with the magnae’s newly-made word.

“So where should we ride first?” Joonmyun asked the group. “Roller coaster!!!!” All the members exclaimed except Luhan. Without further ado, all of you went to the most extreme roller coaster right away.

Luhan stopped at the entrance. You’ve never seen his eyes filled with so much fear before. “You guys go ahead. I’ll just stay behind. And besides we’re odd in number so that means someone doesn’t get a partner. And I’m perfectly fine with that being me. Really, you guys go ahead. I’ll wait for you here.”

“What a kill joy man!”, “Come on dude! Don’t be such a girl.”, “YOLO hyung!” The EXO members exclaimed in protest.

“Guys! Hey guys! Sorry I’m late. Got stuck in traffic going here,” Subin explained.

“Subin!” Jiyeon hugged her tight. “Perfect timing!”

“You’re going to ride this now? Oh my! Perfect timing indeed. This is what I’ve wanted to ride here.”

“ Is it ok for you to ride alone?” asked Yifan. Minseok answered for her, “NO! She can’t ride alone. She needs a partner. Luhan, you’re looking for a company, right? Here’s Subin. Now, you have no excuse to not ride here.”

Jiyeon eyed Minseok with an i-see-what-you-did-there look. And they just smiled, perfectly understanding what is inside each other’s mind.

Subin and Luhan was then pushed forward to the entrance. “Oops, bad timing. Sorry.” Subin whispered to Luhan with really apologetic eyes. “It’s ok. There’s nothing we can do about it now anyway. Just bear with me if ever I puke during the ride, ok.” Subin backed off a bit from him. “I was just kidding,” Luhan joked her. “Or maybe not,” he whispered to himself.

Fortunately, the ride ended smoothly. Everyone enjoyed so much, including Luhan. “Let’s ride again! Let’s ride again!” He insisted. But the members ignored him and said that they try the other rides first. His smile turned upside down after hearing the others’ comments. “We can ride again later if you want.” Subin suggested. Luhan’s smile came back.

Next, they went to ride the bumper cars. Each one of them gets their own car. Poor magnae, Sehun, being targeted by all his hyungs and noonas on that ride since he’s the only one left without a driver’s license. Chanyeol’s laugh was the bomb as he was chasing his dongsaeng in the area. Before their ride time ends, they all surrounded Sehun and bumped him together for the last time. It was a brief tragic moment for the magnae but the rest had extreme fun sabotaging him.

Extreme water rides are twice the fun. Not only will you feel thrilled but also you’ll get wet without a doubt. This is definitely one of the rides that all the EXO members wouldn’t want to miss. Tao was the most excited among the 14 people. But he regretted riding it after when he was the one who got wet the most. Nothing on him was dry, including his underwear. “I’m feeling dirty right now with my underwear this wet!” The Beagle Line – Chanyeol, Baekhyun and Jongdae – couldn’t help but laugh at him so much that they almost rolled on the ground.

The group took a rest for a while before continuing with the rides. They dried themselves first and ate to regain their energy. After an hour or so, they headed to their next ride. They’re back to being kids as one by one took a seat at the Merry-Go-Round, except for Subin. “Subin why aren’t you taking a seat?” Minseok asked. Jiyeon whispered to him that Subin doesn’t like that particular ride because it makes her dizzy to the highest level. Luhan, not knowing how extreme her fear is, went to her and persuaded her by making her feel guilty about the roller coaster ride earlier.

“You’re the reason those guys had an excuse for me to ride in my own death. It’s time that I take revenge by making you ride here.” Subin was begging for Luhan not to persuade her. But it didn’t work. “Whether you like it or not, you’re coming with me,” Luhan grabbed her by the hand and suddenly she felt weak all over that she wasn’t able to save herself from the torturous ride of her life. They sat beside each other. While Luhan was enjoying, Subin was being quiet throughout the ride. When it was done, Subin immediately went to a garbage container and puked. Luhan ran to her aid and caressed her back.

“Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry Subin. I didn’t know it was that terrible for you. I’m really sorry.” Luhan felt so apologetic that he couldn’t bring himself to leave Subin. Jiyeon finally handed Subin some water to drink, and for a moment she felt better.

“Subin, are you feeling better now?” Her best friend asked. “Would like you like to come with us to the next ride?” she continued. “I'll say no for now Jiyeon. I’ll rest first. You guys go ahead. I’ll be fine. I’ll just stay here for a few minutes or so.” Only ‘buts’ came out from the EXO members’ mouths. “Really, I’ll be fine. Don’t worry about me, please.” Worried as they may seem, they still wanted to make the most out of that day since it’s never like that for them everyday.

“I’ll stay with you. You guys make the best out of this leisure time of yours,” Jiyeon said. But Minseok protested, “If you’ll stay, then I’ll stay as well.” Jiyeon pushed Minseok back to group insisting that he join them. An argument was about to start until Luhan volunteered himself, “I think I ought to stay instead. It’s my fault in the first place why she ended up like this. Jiyeon and Minseok, you guys join the rest. This is your special day. Spend it wisely. No arguments whatsoever now. And don’t you protest with me volunteering Subin,” he added before Subin actually opened . It was then settled, Luhan stayed with Subin while the rest continued enjoying the rest of the rides.

“They actually look good together, don’t you think?” Jiyeon asked Minseok while they went off to the next ride. 

“Who?” He asked with confused looks.

“Your best friend Luhan and my best friend Subin. They look good together, don’t they?” She repeated her question. “Oh! Yeah. They look good together. What are you thinking?” Minseok saw that light bulb look on Jiyeon and he knew she has something in her mind.

“Can you do me a favor after I die?” she continued without waiting for Minseok to respond, “Subin has been in love with someone for the longest time. I don’t know if he’s the one for her or not. My only wish for her is to have her most deserved love story. Help her find that right man for her. Help her find her way to him. I don’t know who he is or where he might be. All I know is that he’s out there somewhere waiting for his right girl to come along. And when that happens, I want to be at least part of it even if I’m not already with her physically. I want her to have her fair share of this happiness I’m feeling because she made this possible in the frst place. Can you help me with it?”

“I’ll make sure Subin will be the second happiest girl in the world, next to you of course. I’ll help her reach her dream ending just like how you’re having yours.” Jiyeon hugged him tightly and gave him a kiss on the cheek. “I knew I can trust you.”

After trying the other rides, the 11 EXO members plus Jiyeon went back to fetch Luhan and Subin. Dark, cold, and deserted, the ever so playful EXO members only have one thing in their minds to bring the energy up and make the night more exciting. It was there, right in front of them, the Haunted House.

“Are we really going to enter that?” Tao asked nervously. The rest of the group nodded at him in response. “We’re going to enter together right?” He added. Minseok and Jiyeon looked at each other with another idea in mind.

“I think it would be more exciting if we won’t enter altogether.” Minseok announced. Tao jumped back in fear.

“We’re going to have a contest,” Jiyeon announced after. “The prize is something you guys will definitely love.” Minseok added. Jiyeon pulled out the remaining gift certificates that her parents gave on her birthday. Its worth is enough to make the coward Huang Zitao feel competitive and eager to win first place.

“Me and Jiyeon will of course be excluded since we are the game masters for tonight. The mechanics is this. You guys will enter by pairs. And whoever pair gets out of the Haunted House the fastest wins. Only one pair will win. No 2^nd or 3^rd place. So get your feet and hearts ready if you want to literally shop ‘til you drop with these gift certificates. You can choose who you would want to be with. Choose wisely.” He concluded.