To get out of the Gate of Hell, Baron and Hazel had to get out of an escape room. If they had chosen Indefinite Terror, they would have encountered simpler puzzles and much bloodier western ghosts.
It was close to noon, but the sky was getting darker and darker. The sky was covered with dark clouds. Above people’s heads, there was no sun or blue sky. It was so dark, as if it was the end of the world.
The amusement park had already turned on the colored lights, which should be turned on at night. Moreover, grids on the sky wheel were framed by different colors, yellow, green, red, white, blue, purple, orange, and so on. When the sky wheel rolled, the lights in various colors also moved slowly.
“The sky wheel stopped. Let’s get in.”
Hazel was in a great mood. She offered to take a ride on the sky wheel with Baron. They sat in a purple grid.
“It’s my first time taking a ride on the sky wheel. The reason why I am interested in this is the story about the sky wheel.”
Hazel seemed to think of something. She smiled.
Baron nodded and helped Hazel put on a jacket that was given as a free gift at the haunted house. Baron did not realize how natural his actions were.
It was said that the invention of the sky wheel was inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
It was said that a ride on the sky wheel would bring people happiness. When the sky wheel turned and rose, people on the ground would look smaller and smaller. Those sitting in the grids would feel that they were left alone in the world and were closer to heaven.
When it moved to the highest point, people would make a sincere wish. They believed that it would come true if deities in heaven heard it and thought of them as good people.
Hazel had no fear of heights. She looked down through the glass window and saw that there were a few scattered people below. People on the ground had already started to become smaller and smaller. The feeling of rising slowly from a high place was really wonderful.
“It’s said that every time it makes a circle, there will be one more couple kissing in the world.”
Hazel sounded light. “No one knows how many people are looking at the sky wheel and waiting for happiness.”
Baron did not say anything. He looked outside the window at the trees below. With the trees as reference materials, Baron and Hazel were getting higher and higher. Baron started to be a little uneasy because he remembered another story. Somehow, he felt pity.
The story said that lovers who took a ride on a sky wheel together would break up. But if they kissed when they were at the highest point, they would be together forever.
Hazel was not as afraid of heights as Baron thought. She sat opposite him and looked at the scenery outside the window with a smile.
As time went by, their box was higher and higher. It would soon reach its peak. Baron pretended to be calm.
He thought to himself, ‘It’s okay. We’re just pretending to be a couple because of the Plum Blossom Organization.’
But somehow, though trying to persuade himself, Baron couldn’t stop thinking about the scene when Hazel resolutely threw herself at him to protect him from the bullets.
He couldn’t stop thinking about her soft lips, shyness, toughness, and the way she tried to hold her tears back when she was sad.
Baron was a little restless and even anxious.
At the moment when they were at the highest point, Hazel, who had been leisurely watching the scenery outside the window, suddenly moved. She moved directly from opposite to beside Baron. Hazel held his arm and whispered, “Close your eyes.”
At that moment, she was like a witch who knew magic. Hazel successfully made Baron’s mind go blank. She asked Baron to close his eyes. So, Baron did.
The next second, Hazel and Baron touched each other. They couldn’t help but quiver. He hugged her, and neither of them would stop first.
When they were almost out of breath, Baron let go of Hazel reluctantly and panted, “Do you know about that story?”
“What story?”
Hazel blinked innocently as if she didn’t understand Baron’s words.
After giving her first kiss to Baron, Hazel relaxed a lot. She decided to practice it more. It was okay because they were boyfriend and girlfriend.
Baron and Hazel both realized that they were too much into the acting thing.
Baron stared at Hazel with a pair of deep eyes and wanted to see different emotions in her eyes.
Baron wondered, ‘She must know about the story. That’s why she doesn’t want to be apart from me.’ People changed more or less when they were in love.
Baron, the president of a multinational group, skipped work and abandoned a one-billion order to have fun in the amusement park with his girlfriend.
It was more unacceptable than the fact that Baron went to the spook house.
Edie was one of those who couldn’t accept that.
“Dave, I’m asking you. Where are Baron and Hazel?”
Edie was going to hold a small party in the evening and wanted to invite her friends. But she couldn’t get through to Hazel on the phone. Edie called Hazel, but Hazel didn’t pick up her phone.
As for Baron, his phone was rarely answered. Edie didn’t think that she was an exception. So, she quit calling Baron cleverly.
Hazel’s assistant, Lucy, was on holiday today. Thus, Edie had to call Dave, who usually knew everything. She was sure that Dave knew where Baron was.
“Dave, can you speak louder? It’s so noisy over there. I can’t hear what you are saying.”
Edie poured herself a glass of lemonade and muttered, “I must hear it wrong. How would Baron take Hazel to the amusement park? That’s hilarious.”
Edie didn’t think Baron was the kind of person who would go to the amusement park.
“Ms. Turner, you really called at the right time.”
Dave was about to cry. He wanted Finn to give him a lift home. But Dave didn’t expect Finn to leave early.
After being abandoned by Baron, Dave had to take a bus, which was so crowded. Because of Edie’s call, Dave almost couldn’t get on the bus.
The bus was overcrowded. In front of Dave was a tall and sturdy middle-aged woman. Dave was thin. He was almost crushed.
There was nothing for Dave to hold. Luckily, it was so crowded that no one would fall.
“Ms. Turner, I’m on the bus.”
Dave didn’t think it was embarrassing. Rich young ladies didn’t know how hard ordinary people’s lives were. The traffic in City J was congested. If Dave took a taxi, the money would be as much as his meal expenses for days.
“You little jerk, what are you touching?”
The sturdy woman glared at Dave. She slapped him with her big hand. Dave staggered.
The phone was dropped. On the other end of the line, Edie kept calling Dave’s name but got no response.
Hearing what the woman said, people thought that Dave was so lustful that he harassed the middle-aged woman. People on the bus watched the scene with interest. Even the driver looked back and asked what happened.
Dave was hopeless. Just now, the driver made a turn. Dave lost his balance and tried to hold something subconsciously. Then, he grabbed something really soft.
Under the reprehensive gaze of everyone, Dave got off the bus awkwardly. Then, he realized that he had lost his phone.
The heavy rain poured down. Without any preparation, Dave got all drenched. He wanted to cry. Dave thought, ‘How could I be so hapless?’