Waterpark Surprise
We welcomed the start of summer vacation.
Of course, high schoolers' break isn't really a break... but still, as humans, we need to catch our breath, so there were tons of friends heading off to explore all over.
Seonghun and Donghyeok were off on family trips, and Minsung had gone overseas for work.
Well... I could ask if I'm not going anywhere, but it would sour the mood. I wasn't worried at all.
So, as always, I lay in bed for a bit, taking it easy.
A call came in from Sia.
"Hello?"
"[Siwoo Siwoo, don't forget we're going to the pool tomorrow, okay?]
"Yeah, I remember."
"[Yeah! Come to our house early in the morning!]
"What time?"
"[Ah, until 8:30!]
"8:30? Meeting that early... got it."
I wasn't thinking much about it, considering how fast we'd be meeting at the pool.
Well... I could even eat breakfast at her house before we left.
After finishing my last remaining workbook, the doorbell rang.
"Son, Mom's here."
"Ah, Mom."
Mom had come to pick me up and was seeing me off outside.
Just as I was about to head back into my room after seeing her off.
"Son, you're going to the pool with Sia tomorrow."
"Ah, yeah."
"Did you pack everything?"
"Swimsuit, water shoes, swimming cap... all packed."
"Then the waterproof bag?"
"The waterproof bag? Do I really need it?"
"Of course you do. I'll pack it for you later."
"It's fine."
"It's not fine. Looking at how carefully you're packing things, I'm worried."
I had packed everything, but Mom said she was short, so... I asked happily.
The next morning, I headed to Sia's house with the bag Mom had packed.
"Eh... ."
"Siwoo, get in!"
"Huh... !"
Before I knew it, I was sitting on the shuttle bus.
I was so confused about why I was even here, but the destination had arrived.
Getting off the shuttle, the first thing I saw was a massive water park starting right from the entrance.
"...Sia... the pool I agreed to go to was a water park?"
"Eh? Eh!"
"Ah... ."
I remembered when we were in middle school, agreeing to go to the local swimming pool, but I hadn't expected a water park.
"Why...? You don't want to?"
Sia suddenly started watching me, so I quickly clarified my misunderstanding.
"No no! I thought we were going to the neighborhood pool like back in middle school."
"Ah... maybe the water park... you don't like it?"
"Not that at all, don't worry. Let's just go in already."
"Yeah... !"
So Sia and I headed to the ticket counter.
Showing the pre-booked ticket to the staff, they gave us two bracelet-style card keys for the bath.
"You can recharge the amount in advance or pay after. Which one will you choose?"
"Which one should I do?"
"I'll pay after."
"Both, pay after."
"Yes, understood."
With the entrance ticket in hand, Sia and I entered.
"It's ten ten now... how long do we plan to stay?"
"Let's meet up in twenty minutes!"
"Okay."
So Sia and I parted ways and headed to our respective changing rooms.
I changed into my swimsuit, packed my sunscreen, waterproof bag, and phone, then washed up and came outside.
I came out a bit early and was waiting for Sia when.
"Waaah!"
"...!"
Suddenly someone grabbed me from behind.
I jumped in surprise and turned around... and it was Sia.
"Hehe! Surprised?"
"You startled me... when did you get here?"
"Just now! Come on, let's go!"
"Ah... yeah... ."
Guided by Sia's hand, I followed, staring at her back.
Sia with her long hair tied in a ponytail, the rest of the scenery faded away.
"First, we need to borrow life jackets."
"Can we go this way?"
"I guess so."
We went to the life jacket rental place, swiped our cards, and got the jackets...
"Ah... ."
"Why?"
"Ah... is there a larger size?"
"Larger? But... if you wear the larger one, the jacket might come off when you get in the water..."
"Still, please."
"Ah... okay."
The staff brought me one size larger than what Sia had gotten.
"Ah, thank you."
So Sia put on her life jacket properly and came out.
But why had Sia wanted the larger size?
I asked why she had asked for the larger one.
Sia thought for a moment, then answered.
"It was too tight on my chest..."
"... ."
At those words, I nodded and didn't say anything else, but it was incredibly hard to stop my gaze from constantly drifting to Sia's body.
Anyway, after a bit of commotion, Sia and I started walking through the water park.
"Where first?"
"I want to ride the water slide!"
"Okay."
Since Sia wanted the water slide, we headed there right away.
Since it had just opened, there weren't many people waiting, and soon we could go up.
From below, it looked like we were just riding a single-person tube down, but looking up once we were there.
"Eh... this is a two-person one?"
"There are two-person ones too! Let's ride the two-person."
"Yeah... ."
I felt a bit tense, but it should be fine, so I sat at the front of the tube when.
"Ah, the person with more weight should sit in the back."
"Got it... ."
I ended up sitting in the back with no choice.
So the person sitting in front was, of course.
"So I'm here."
Sia.
Sia sat right down between my legs without any hesitation.
Plus, the tube was small, so the distance between Sia and me was very close.
With my breathing right there, my mind started racing.
If this went on, I'd be caught by Sia... I got worried and tried to look away, but there was nothing around me.
Only the front had anything to look at.
It was a ride designed for the person behind to hold the one in front, but the problem was I couldn't hold Sia.
"Then we start descending."
But the staff pushed me down without noticing my struggle.
Into the dark tunnel we gradually went, and in my mind, I was figuring out where to put my hands.
Sia took my two hands and placed them on her waist.
"Siwoo, hold on tight."
At those words, I was still debating whether to obey or not when the front lit up and we came out.
"Waaaaah!"
"Kyaaa~"
We started dropping straight down.
Sia had both arms up, so it felt like Sia was flying, and I grabbed her hands tighter.
We enjoyed the short descent and were nearing the end when.
If I stayed like this, the boat would push through the water and the splash would hit Sia directly.
So, just before the water hit Sia.
"Fuh...!"
I pulled Sia into my arms and turned her head toward me.
And right after covering her ears so the water wouldn't get in.
——Swoooosh!!
The tube collided with the water below, sending a massive splash, and the spray hit us, but since I was holding Sia in my arms.
"Wawaw... Sia, are you okay?"
"Ah... yeah... ."
"Good."
Sia hadn't gotten very wet.
Of course, I had taken the splash straight on, so I was soaked like a drowned rat, especially my head.
I shook my hair hard, but it was still wet.
I just ran my fingers through it, pushing it up.
"Now let's get up."
"Ugh... ."
Getting up from the tube, the staff came to retrieve it, and Sia and I came outside... .
"Um? Is there a problem?"
"Ah... no... no problem at all..."
Sia was looking at me oddly before turning back to normal.
Maybe the sunscreen from when we came out had gotten wet? I checked, but she didn't seem off.
Well... Sia said she was fine too, so I let it go.
"What next? What do you want to ride?"
"Um... let's ride that."
What Sia pointed to was an incredibly huge structure.
"Okay, let's go."
So we headed to the ride Sia had chosen, but after some time, more visitors had started coming.
"Sia, there are a lot of people, let's hold hands."
"...Yeah."
Sia reached out her hand, but she seemed really shy about it.
Well... I thought it was just her, and headed to the ride.
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While holding Park Siwoo's hand and heading to the ride, Lee Sia would glance at Park Siwoo whenever she got a chance, and the reason was.
'Siwoo... you're so cool...!'
She kept staring at Park Siwoo's hair flip.
At first, it was her plan to make Park Siwoo's hand hover around her waist, but then.
After that, Park Siwoo's protective action of keeping the water off her... she hadn't predicted at all.
'Eek! Just like Mom said, I was trying to score big points with Siwoo...!'
That's why Sia had lost sight of her original goal.