The Unlucky Turn by Mark Twain 258

Callahan looked at her slightly tense profile and smiled. “If you get scared later, remember to hold on to me tightly.”

To Leilani’s ears, Callahan’s sweet words sounded like a challenge. She let out a soft huff and shot him a sideways glance, looking both feisty and proud. “That’s hard to say. Maybe I won’t react at all, and you’ll be the one who’s scared?”

However, when the roller coaster slowly climbed to the highest point and then plunged downwards, Leilani instinctively grabbed Callahan’s hand. She didn’t scream. The intense sensation of weightlessness made her heart stop for a second, and her fingers tightened unconsciously.

Callahan squeezed her hand back, his palm warm and strong.

The wind roared, and screams rose and fell all around them, but Leilani could only feel the warmth from his fingertips. It was reassuring.

When the roller coaster stopped, Leilani’s hair was a bit messy from the wind, and her cheeks were flushed with excitement.

Callahan raised his hand to fix her hair, chuckling low. “How was it?”

“Not bad.” Leilani took a deep breath, her usually cool and calm eyes shining with brilliance. The corners of her lips curled up as she felt her heart rate slowly returning to normal.

Callahan looked at her sparkling eyes and suddenly felt that this version of Leilani was even more vivid than usual. It was hard to look away.

Over the next few hours, the two of them went on almost every ride in the park. They rode the carousel, the Ferris wheel, and even took a turn through the haunted house.

On the carousel, Leilani sat on a white horse and looked back at Callahan, who was standing outside the railing. She couldn’t help but smile. “You’re not riding?”

Callahan stood with one hand in his pocket, holding a camera in the other as he snapped a photo of

her. “I’m fine just watching you.”

Leilani’s ears grew hot, and she turned her face away. “…Suit yourself.”

In the haunted house, Leilani walked calmly in front while Callahan followed behind. Suddenly, a “ghost” blocked their path.

Leilani turned back to see Callahan staring blankly at the “ghost.” The scene was so comical that she couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “Mr. Langley, don’t tell me you’re afraid of ghosts?”

Callahan glanced at her, then suddenly reached out and pulled her in front of him. He made Leilani face the actor and hid behind her, leaning down to whisper in her ear. “Yeah, I’m scared. So you have

to protect me.”

Leilani said nothing. She had underestimated Callahan’s shamelessness.

The haunted house employee was speechless. Who was going to consider his feelings as a single guy watching this?

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In the evening, as the sun set, the lights of the amusement park gradually turned on. Leilani and Callahan sat in the Ferris wheel, overlooking the city’s night view.

The car rose slowly. Leilani leaned against the window and suddenly spoke softly. “Thank you for today.”

Callahan looked at her sideways. “Thank me for what?”

Leilani pursed her lips. “For coming here with me.”

Callahan chuckled softly, reaching out to hold her hand. “There will be many more times in the future.”

Leilani looked up at him, the lights outside the window reflected in her eyes, bright and gentle. “Yeah.” The Ferris wheel reached its highest point. Callahan suddenly leaned in and placed a light kiss on her lips. “Leilani,” he whispered her name. “I’m very happy.”

Leilani’s heart skipped a beat, and the tips of her ears turned red enough to bleed. She turned her face away, muttering softly, “…Me too.”

After their date at the amusement park, the two of them surprisingly didn’t go to a restaurant for dinner. Instead, they went home.

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