Chapter 5: Treasure Box

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Chaeng is at my house, just watching baseball with dad again. Sana unnie and Momo unnie are out with the other two kids, look like they getting close these days.

"Chaengie" I call out to him.


"Yeah?" he answers with eyes still locked to the television screen.


"Wanna go out?" I ask, settling down next to him. I already completed my homework doing some revision and now I'm bored.

"I'm watching Minari, later" 


"Ahhh~please~~" I whine, holding his arms as shake it. He let his body swayed left and right before he finally looks at me.


"Father! Look at her whining, please do something" He rebukes. I quickly throw a dirty look and glare at my dad, signalling him to take my side.



"Mi----" Dad press his lips then awkwardly laugh "Haha just go with her Chae, she really has her mother death stare"


"What? Urrgg alright let me go first" He says pushing me away by flicking my forehead. And that's hurt but never mind, I won't be mad since he agreed. I'll let it pass.


"Where are you going?" I ask when he suddenly stands and walks away.


"To the bathroom, Why? Wanna join?" He smirks.


I don't answer but blush crazily. He got me,  geez, I hate it when it happened.

"Look at your face! It's like a toma--"
He laughs earning a smack at the back of his head from my mom.

"Wha-? Mother~ ouch"

"Stop teasing her, " Mom says as she put the tray full of fruits on the table then sits beside me. I stick my tongue out at him who glaring at me. Dad really doesn't care and just continue watching the game. Good job dad

"And you----" Mom adds, turn around to face me

"Yeah?"

flick

Geez not again. Why? Arrgh my forehead hurts. It's exactly at the same place where chaeng flick it earlier. "Mom?! Why me?!" I cried, rubbing my forehead. I bet it's super red now.


"You already grow up. Don't force Chaeng to come with you" Mom scolds.

Seriously?!

I can see him at the corner of my eyes making stupid faces mocking me behind my mom back. I wish I could punch him and get rid of that annoying smile.

Errgh I hate him.









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I stand stoned to the view in front of me. Heat crashing down on me like an ocean of lava. I can hear the thick clanking of rides moving, the shuddering of rails and tracks, and the screams of their passengers as they are whipped around.



Theme Park.



My greatest nightmare. My eyes shiver as I snap my head to Chaengie who's paying our entrance ticket. How do we end up here? Both of us bickered about where to go until we came out with a conclusion, to play the Pop Up Pirate Barrel Roulette Game. And I lose, I'm good at games but that doesn't mean I'm lucky.



"Chaeng, I can only ride the Carousel. That's it" I noted. The Cub laughs and pushes me to enter.



My stomach fills with even more butterflies of nervousness as we approach the ride, the screams of the passengers making me want to disappear. "Come on, Pingu, let's have some fun." Chaeng nudges me in the side, and I nearly jump out of my skin.


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