Chapter 42 Amusement Park

KIA

The rustling of leaves calmed my nerves as I lay with my eyes closed on the leather couch. Even the occasional thunder strike didn’t frighten me. I could hear a trickle of rain beginning to calm me even further. Moreover, I was looking forward to the weekend; the sunshine was about to begin.

"Ares is busy at his work again…" I mumbled as I lay face down on the couch.

I need to kill my boredom. There is an amusement park a couple of miles from here. It is called the Enchanted Kingdom. That amusement park is quite popular here in the Philippines. The Enchanted Kingdom, often abbreviated as EK, is a theme park in the Philippines. It is located in Santa Rosa, Laguna, about 39 kilometers from Manila. It has a land area of 25 hectares. Which makes it more exciting since there are so many rides to enjoy.

I grabbed my phone and Facetime with my two best friends.

"Hey, girls~" Marcy said as he joined facetime.

"Hi, besties! What's up?" Miaree asked.

"Are you both busy tomorrow?" I asked immediately.

I can see the look on their faces change as they narrowed their eyes. "Why? Are we going to a bar? Girls, I know a place where we can swing our hot and sexy bodies—"

"No! The bar is not an option!" I remarked.

"What?! But why?!"

Miaree shook her head, "Well, Marcy, as you can see our little miss perfect is being serious about her wife's duty…"

"I just don't want a misunderstanding between us, besides, I am not into a bar so that won't be a problem—"

"But we need to try it together just once, Kia!" Marcy interjected.

"Mhmm… Maybe I'll go if we will take him with us—"

"No!"

"Eww! No!"

They both disagreed. I just laughed as I looked at their expression of what I just said.

Marcy crossed his arm, "Don't you have your own life, Girl?"

"I do! That is why I am asking you both if you are free tomorrow so that we could go and visit the Enchanted Kingdom. Rides are more fun to do than dancing at the bar and getting intoxicated."

"God! Why amusement parks? I'm scared of heights and rides. We could go out of town instead. What do you girls think?" Marcy asked.

"What? You are afraid of heights and rides but you are not afraid to ride a d*ck?! I can't even!" Miaree said stressed out.

"Girl, you're just jealous that I already tried it, while you were still a virgin. I guess you will die a virgin, not even had a chance to try a very authentic delicacy that you can only taste underneath in a man's pants—"

"Eww! Gross! I would rather die a virgin than have a mindset like that!" Miaree shouted while acting like she was going to throw up.

I couldn't hold myself and burst out laughing. I really don't know if they were really best friends or enemies. They always fight like a cat and mouse, chasing each other in a room, and I guess I'm the room here.

"Okay. Enough… Stop it, okay? You can't kill each other in facetime so save it for tomorrow. Anyway, back to my question, are you girl's free or not—"

"I'm totally free! Marcy, you better come tomorrow, my day won't be perfect when I will not be able to punch your face." Miaree answered right away.

"Oh, girl, don't worry. I'll be there, but before you could even punch me in the face, you are already sitting in a trashcan." Marcy said, letting his tongue out, teasing Miaree.

Gosh, I thought I was going to have a quiet life with them but I guess I'm wrong. But, finally, we will be having our first bonding this year. I also made sure that I would tell Ares first, and since he approved it, we will be going tomorrow!

It was a chilly morning when I woke up early, excited to go on an adventure with my best friends. As I packed my things for the trip in my sturdy brown bag, I thought of bringing the most essential things so that I would have a blast later on. At the time of our meeting, as I was going to the meeting place by car at Miaree’s house, Miaree, my talkative half-Japanese friend, called me over the phone.

[Hey, girl! Where are you? Why are you guys always late?! Marcy is still not here either! I called him and he said that he was on his way. How about you?] Miaree said on the other line, with a hint of sulk in her voice.

“I’m on my way too,” I answered. Ares insisted on driving me to our meeting place, and since I didn’t have time to wait for a bus, I agreed with him.

[Okay! Take care! Don’t be too late, understood?]

“Got it! I need to drop the call now. See ya!” I said before dropping the call.

As I arrived at Miaree’s house, I immediately said goodbye to Ares and gave him a kiss on the cheek. “I will pick you up by 4 p.m. If anything happens—”

“If anything happens, just call my hubby! Yes, I got it, hon!” I interjected, and he just smiled at me.

He was about to give me a kiss when suddenly, someone abruptly knocked on the door. Ares immediately opened it and it was Marcy and Miaree.

“Girl, let’s go!”

I got out of the car and waved my hand as Ares was driving away. We rode excitedly in Miaree’s car. It was exciting for me because I had never experienced this kind of thing in my life. We passed through SLEX to the Enchanted Kingdom.

“Kia, have you already seen the new guy in the IT department?” Marcy asked.

“New guy, ha? For sure, Miaree definitely knew about that, even the background of that new guy!” As Marcy and I burst out laughing, I said.

“I didn’t!” Miaree screamed, defending herself from my allegations.

Marcy and I both make faces at her.

“Fine. Just small backgro—”

“I knew it! I told you, Marcy!”

“Hey! Let me explain first!” Miaree interjected. “I saw him at the library, and guess what, I was the assigned student to watch the library at that time. He asked for my help and then boom! I just found myself getting so curious about him and wanting to know more, so I did a little background check on him.”

Marcy covered his mouth in shock, “Omg! What did you find out?”

“Well… to tell you, girls, honestly—”

“What?!” both I and Marcy said.

“Okay! Okay! I found nothing about him. I don’t know, he is kind of a mysterious one. I guess I need to use some connections first.” Miaree answered.

“Don’t bother, Miaree. That’s just a waste of time.”

With haste, I walked towards the gates of the park. I saw a Ferris wheel, a roller coaster, and a snack bar. After arriving at the famous theme park, we got more excited than ever as we took pictures of the entrance gate and their mascot that was waving at us.

“Say, cheese, everyone!” Marcy screamed while holding a camera.

“Cheese!”

The Enchanted Kingdom has so many exhilarating and soothing attractions for all ages that we rode all of them at once to maximize our fun. We rode "Anchors Away" first because it was the nearest, then went to the Ferris wheel. I was nervous as we lined up to ride the Ferris wheel because I'm frightened of heights. We visited our favorite ride. We felt like we were above everyone on the terrifying EKstreme rollercoaster. As we fell down the ride, I let myself scream and closed my eyes. We withstood the Philippines' sweltering weather and long lineups to ride the "Rio Grande Rapids." We got drenched on the ride, but it was worth the wait.

“Wait, let’s take a picture first!” Marcy said and positioned his camera. Of course, we took some group photos and individual selfies to post on our social media accounts.

We decided to stroll around the Enchanted Kingdom even though we were literally dripping with water and took pictures of ourselves. I think this will be one of the most memorable moments of my life starting now when we just get to walk around this area and laugh among ourselves.

One thing about the Enchanted Kingdom is that you will never get bored here. Once you’ve played a game, you just can’t stop trying unless you get a very big stuffed toy. As we were strolling, we passed by a game where you need to shoot the ball with a gun. I don’t have any idea what game they called this, but since there was a giant panda toy and it was so cute and looked so cuddly, I tried to play it. I positioned myself and focused on my aim.

“Go, girl! You got this!” My best friend was cheering for me.

I needed to shoot twenty balls to get the price, but then the game was just too hard for me. Maybe if I take criminology in college and not psychology, I will be able to get that cute giant panda toy.

Time passes so quickly. I checked my phone and saw that it was already 3:30 p.m., but since our clothes were still wet, we decided to stay for another thirty minutes in EK and rode the Grand Carousel. The line was very short and we also wanted to get dry fast, so we rode the carousel among the kids and a few adults supervising their children. It didn’t hurt to feel like an eight-year-old again and ride a horse.

The day ended as the beautiful moon shone up above in the sky, along with brilliant glittering stars. The breeze stroked my skin and I felt a sudden chill down my spine. However, Marcy embraced me and I felt comfortable, a feeling that will always be in my mind as I think of my friends. I observed that all the visitors were lining up and getting ready to go home after a tiring day. They all looked tired but happy at the same time, reminiscing about what they did that day. The group and I were tired as well. However, we could not contain ourselves from the happiness we had after this unforgettable day.

“I feel much better after having fun for a whole day. We should hang out more often. Don’t you think so, girls” Miaree asked while doing some stretching. I suddenly feel ill. My head hurts and my body is trembling because of the cold wind.

“Kianna, are you okay?” Marcy worriedly asked as they immediately checked on me.

“I-I’m fine. Maybe I am just tired because of all the rides we rode today. I just feel a little bit dizzy.” I answered.

Miaree held my hand and said, “Oh, that was thoughtless of me. I didn’t know you were not yourself. It’s my fault.”

“That’s alright. Ares should be here soon. He will pick me up.”

“How can you be alright looking like that? You look so pale! We will take you to the hospital now! Can you stand up?”

“Yes, I can…” I answered and tried to stand up, but then I lost my balance and lost consciousness.

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“Kianna!” Kianna’s best friend screamed as she suddenly lost consciousness. Fortunately, Ares came at the right time as he caught Kianna from falling to the ground.

“You are Kianna’s husband, right?” Macy asked.

“Yes, what is wrong with my wife? Why did she look so pale?”

“I guess she gets sick because of the rides we took today. Take her to the hospital.” Miaree added.

Ares removed his suit and put it on Kianna, “Thank you for making her enjoy this day, I will send her to the hospital. Is it okay for both of you to head home by yourself?”

“Yeah! It’s fine! We will just go back by ourselves. Besides, we bring a car, so it’s fine. Hurry up, send Kianna to the hospital!” Miaree answered. Ares nodded and held Kianna tight as he started walking toward his car, leaving Marcy and Miaree worriedly staring at their unconscious best friend.