Professor F novel Chapter 35

They hailed a cab and when they reached the park, Flynn pulls out his wallet but she stopped him. "I'm paying. It's my treat!" She hands the money to the cab driver and they stepped out of the car.

She grabs Flynn's hands in hers and looking so excited when she saw the rides and he followed her everywhere. She paid for an all day pass and ride and also got themselves food for lunch at any restaurant inside the park.

Flynn insisted to pay or at least share but she refused. "I invited you to this kind of date so I'm paying, okay? Keep that expensive wallet of yours and let my proud coin purse handle it!" She shows him her pink coin purse with folded cash and some change.

He chuckled and she can imagine that handsome smile on his face behind the mask as they step out of the cab.

He hugged her from behind and nestled her face between her shoulder and neck. "I'm so happy, August. I am."

She heard him sniff so she tries to look into his teary eyes. "You're crying?"

He looked away when she tried to stare. "Just dust in my eyes." He cleared his throat and held her steady while he hugs her from behind. "Thank you. This means a lot to me."

She smiled. "I'm glad to hear that. Stop crying or you'll ruin our first date."

He nodded and without warning he places his arm around her shoulders. "What ride do you want to try first?"

She blushed feeling him this close while they're in public. They really seem like a normal couple dating. Some people are staring at them with the masks on their faces but they didn't mind and just continued enjoying their time at the park.

They tried different rides and she keeps holding on to Flynn while screaming. Flynn would just look at her, laughing at her reaction. She's thankful she's wearing the mask or Flynn would see her ugly face screaming in fear with the rides.

They also tried the horror house but Flynn was as composed as always. He wasn't scared. He even got an explanation how the scary faces, fake blood and wounds are made.

"Really? What are you? You're not scared of the rides and you're not even scared of them? What is it that you're scared of?"

She was giggling asking the question but he was suddenly quiet. "Losing someone I love." He answered as he looked into her eyes and squeezed her hand in his while they're walking with few people along the dark hallway going out of the horror house.

She caught herself in his spell and they were both pinned near the exit door in the dark. He stared at her, removing his mask. And as if the time ticks so slow, he lifts his hand and removes the elastic band behind her ear, letting the mask fall from her face.