Maisie buried her face in his shoulder. It was too embarrassing.
Nolan put her down on a bench, put his hand on the backrest behind her, and seemed to want more. “Do
you want to continue?”
Maisie had been scared so badly in the haunted house that her tears were still in her eyes, looking very
delicate.
She said, “No more.”
Nolan laughed and gently wiped the tear off the corner of her eyes. “My Zee can be afraid sometimes.”
She hummed and turned away, looking at the Ferris wheel far away.
He noticed that. “Do you want to ride that?’
Maisie nodded.
Nolan brought her to the bottom of the Ferris wheel paid, and walked into a cabin.
The cabin slowly moved upward while Maisie looked out and smiled with joy. “My first Ferris wheel ride
was in Stoslo.” Nolan looked at her, and something flashed across his mind while they rose higher.
Maisie kept her eyes on the view outside. Riding on a Ferris wheel during daytime and slowly moving
upward, she could see far away,
even the sea that connected with the horizon.
The sea looked like a silver veil under the sun, the waves gleaming.
The people on the ground looked so small, and half the Winston Island town was in view. When Maisie
started zoning out, Nolan suddenly got up. She turned around and saw a huge face with clear features,
then her lips were warm and wet, and time froze. Nolan held the back of her head with his hand and
kissed her deeper. When their cabin reached the top, the light warmly shone through the glass window,
and pink bubbles surrounded them.
Nolan let her go after a long while. Maisie was stunned, her cheeks still warm.
“Nolan, do you know what it means to be kissed on a Ferris wheel?”
Nolan touched her face with his palm and looked at her. “I guess it’s something good.”
Maisie thought he remembered but was disappointed when she heard that reply. She sat back in her
seat, crossed her arms. and started being serious. “If we kiss on the Ferris wheel, it means that you can
only belong to me from now on.”
Nolan tried to hide his smile. “Really?”
Maisie pretended to be angry. “Why? You don’t want that?”
Nolan got close, kissed her, and sneakily smiled, “Let’s kiss a few more times then.”
Maisie closed her eyes as his lips came close again, and her hand that was on her shoulder moved
backward to hug him.
Back in Bassburgh, at the hospital…
“Zee and her husband are having their honeymoon in Winston Island, but you’re enjoying IV drips in the
hospital with your fiance.” Ryleigh was having an apple when Barbara said that and laughed till her tears
came out. She got annoyed. “Are you here to visit me or to laugh at me?
Barbara stifled her laugh. “Of course I’m here to visit you.”
Ryleigh took a huge bite out of her apple, then Barbara thought of something and said, “I bumped into
Xyla on the way here.”
Ryleigh paused and looked at Barbara.” That’s not surprising. There’s nothing wrong if an ex-girlfriend
visits her exboyfriend who’s injured.”
“It’s not surprising,” Barbara leaned on the wall, “But you’re Louis’ fiance. It’s not great if your fiance still
can’t get over his ex.”
Ryleigh slammed the apple on the table.” It’s not bad. The families, not ourselves, decided my marriage
with Louis.”
“I smell something.”
“What?”
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