Chapter 87 - Body Turning Hot
The two people then found a good spot in the hot sun, and opened their next clue while Kiaraa kept running her hand through her hair to get it dry soon, unknowingly affecting Song Ji Hun, who was not able to pay attention on their next clue due to her actions.
"What happened, you alright?" Kiaraa suddenly asked him as he was facing the other side muttering something to himself.
"Yeah, I am just.. umm.. nothing" Song Ji Hun kept telling himself to not get affected by Kiaraa's actions when she suddenly called him out.
Seeing her in his clothes was a different kind of feeling which made him want to keep looking at her and suddenly he was having the urge to hug her closer.
Song Ji Hun was in his adolescent years so his hormones were acting up and he was trying to control himself as he didn't wish to do anything to scare this girl.
"Maybe we should take a break and get some hot drink?" Kiaraa suggested seeing Song Ji Hun's state which didn't look that well.
"Hot? Let's get a cold drink" Song Ji Hun blurted out without thinking as his body was already turning a bit hot.
"Song Ji Hun, we are still wet, look at our clothes" Kiaraa laughed at his suggestion but seeing this guy, who seemed to have difficulty in breathing, her smile froze.
Kiaraa stepped towards him and turned Song Ji Hun to face her and the next moment she placed her hand on his forehead.
As if she was a heat generating machine, his forehead turned hotter, at the spot where she touched and this teenager had even more difficulty when he saw the concern in her eyes towards him.
Although, these two knew each other since their childhood, they rarely interacted. Today was the first time they spent so much time together.
When she visited the coin museum he made for her years ago, she spent her time checking the coins and not with him but today the two people were together for a long time away from everyone else.
Therefore, seeing how she was concerned and worried for him, made Song Ji Hun happy.
"Song Ji Hun, it seems you are having a fever, your forehead is hot" Kiaraa stated looking guilty as she blamed herself for going into that water assuming that being the reason for his state.
But she was unaware that it was indeed because of her his state was like this, though for a different reason.
Kiaraa's pretty face with her wet hair was not helping him any further, with whatever last bit of restrain was left in him, Song Ji Hun used it to hold her wrist and gently moved it away, "I am fine, we were in water so.."
"I am sorry, I shouldn't have insisted.."
"Not your fault. If I wouldn't have wished to go through something then no one could make me" He clearly meant it was his choice too and she shouldn't blame herself.
"Hmm but your body is still burning" Kiaraa was thinking of giving up on this treasure hunt.
Song Ji Hun checked the time on his watch, "It is still 4:50 pm, we have some time, let's take a ten minutes break and go to that café" He pointed to one nearby eatery place.
"Okay"
Kiaraa ordered a hot chocolate for herself and Song Ji Hun ordered cold coffee to calm down the heat in his body.
"You sure you fine?" Kiaraa again asked him. She wished to touch his forehead and check for herself but she was aware of the distance between them and the boundaries they shared.
"Yes, thank you" Song Ji Hun avoided looking at her face painted with worry.
He was trying hard to control his emotions which were ready to burst any moment.
After having their drinks, in the café itself, Kiaraa untied the scroll and opened the next puzzle, there was a silver star at the end of the scroll which surprised them as no clue before this had this star.
"What does this silver star might mean?" Kiaraa voiced her doubt.
"Are we reaching the end of the game? Is this like the second-last clue?" Song Ji Hun wondered.
"Wow, that would be great if true" Kiaraa excitedly read the next puzzle.
[Setting Sun, Starry Night, Silvery Light of the moon
Snow covered mountains, scented flowers and fragrance of the noon]
"This puzzle is the weirdest puzzle we got until now" Kiaraa looked confused as she didn't understand what location it is"
"It doesn't feel like an amusement park ride" Song Ji Hun shared his thoughts too.
"There are mountains outside this amusement park, right?" Ji Hun asked her for confirmation.
"Yes, but the rules state we can't leave this place as no clue is outside" Kiaraa reminded him.
"But there can be some spot here from where we can see those mountains?" It was more like Song Ji Hun was thinking to himself.
"Garden?" Kiaraa asked and again read the puzzle, "If we are standing in a garden we can see the setting sun in the evening, starry night and silvery light of the moon at night, snow covered mountains during the snow season, scented flowers are what fills a garden. Garden is the answer"
"Hmm but why does it say fragrance of the noon? Noon is gone, it is evening now and don't you think the words 'fragrance of the noon' sounds weird? Like, noon has no fragrance" Song Ji Hun commented.
"This clue looks like the easiest one but it is rather the weirdest one" Kiaraa pouted annoyedly.
"This amusement park has multiple number of gardens; it is going to be difficult to find the one this clue is talking about"
"We can check the gardens from where the mountains are visible" Kiaraa said.
"Hmm but one big problem is, the brochures and maps have all the locations of fantasy lands and the activities offered but none of the maps have the list of gardens." Song Ji Hun informed her from what the observations he made till now.
"Finding the right garden is going to be very tough"
"Hmm, let's go" Song Ji Hun and Kiaraa then left that café and started looking for the gardens.
They began their search from the main gate, they kept running all over the place as they didn't come across any garden from where they could see the mountains.
After twenty minutes, they reached the last garden in the amusement park. They were on their toes and only these two knew how fast they ran today.
Panting heavily, they reached the last garden, which had the most beautiful scenery amongst all the gardens they visited until now.
"What the hell" Kiaraa exclaimed after they reached.
"Wh.. what happened?" Song Ji Hun was leaning a bit, his hands on his thighs as he panted, trying to catch his breath.
"See, somebody is sleeping there" Kiaraa pointed and headed straight towards two people, who were sleeping on the ground, under the shadow of a tree with no care in this world.
Assuming it is something related to their game, Song Ji Hun and Kiaraa stepped towards those two people and got surprised when they clearly saw, who it was.
They saw Song Ji Hwan and Aera, peacefully sleeping.
"Hahaha, oh god, I wish I had a camera. They look so cute" Kiaraa joked seeing the two people and the next minute Song Ji Hun took out a buttoned mobile phone, which had 2 MP camera and a small screen display on it.
He handed it over to her.
"Wow, you have a phone" Kiaraa looked impressed and after taking that phone from him she clicked the picture of Song Ji Hwan sleeping straight on his back while Aera was sleeping on one side of her body, closer to Hwan, her head on his shoulder and her arm wrapped around him.
Earlier, unknowingly in her sleep Aera moved closer to Hwan and slept comfortably wrapping her arm around him just like how she sleeps next to her teddy bear.
Aera has a habit of hugging her teddy while sleeping, so subconsciously she ended up hugging the guy next to her.
"Don't they look cute?" Kiaraa smiled seeing the sleepyheads, who clearly had no care for the world and didn't even wake up because of these two people's presence.
"Hmm, they do" Song Ji Hun agreed with her surprising Kiaraa.
'Wow, I never thought this cold guy finds anything cute' Kiaraa thought to herself and after clicking a few embarrassing pictures of her sister to her heart's content, she gave Song Ji Hun his phone back.
"Can you please share these photos with me?"
"Sure, but how will I?"
"Save them in your computer, I'll give you my pen drive later"
"Okay"
Kiaraa didn't wish to leave from there and wanted to keep looking at Hwan and Aera.
"I wish I could sleep like them" Kiaraa pouted as her sleep is always a bit disturbed, she keeps having dreams every night.
"Hwan loves nature, this is where he finds true peace. That's why whenever he sleeps on the terrace or in such places, he sleeps more peacefully" Song Ji Hun informed her.
"Oh, don't know what Aera finds peaceful to sleep like this?" Kiaraa wondered as she doesn't know her sister so well.
"Maybe my brother's presence" Song Ji Hun commented surprising her.