"Does that mean we will get free tickets?" Rosse asked curiously.
"We could if we asked her, but I bought the tickets anyway," Melinda showed them the tickets.
"What about our swimsuits, though?"
"The water park has twelve pools, and one of them is reserved. We will use that. Rina said it was okay if we were not wearing swimsuits while we went on the rides.
They talked all the way to the water park until they reached there. Realizing how close the Bus stop was to the water park, they chose to walk there, and eventually reached there after a few minutes.
As the water park's revenue kept growing, Reina decided to take it upon herself to make some changes, without having to ask Rudy for assistance.
She had hired professional watchmen for each area, including the parking. To ensure the water park was fully monitored, cameras were put up in the locations that were missing them.
Melinda handed the tickets to the watchman and passed through the security check.
"Wait, the ticket is only for five people. But the group is of six."
Rina raised her hand and said, "I have a lifetime pass to come here whenever I want."
"Madam hasn't informed me of such a pass," the guard said calmly.
"She is the owner's sister," a female guard, who just arrived at the scene, said.
"Sorry, I am late. I had to drop my son off at my sister's."
"Can we go now?" Melinda asked them.
"Yes, please."
The girls made their way in and stopped at a divergence point.
"Holy molly! When you said there are twelve pools, I thought they would be next to each other, but this place is huge!" Rosse exclaimed.
"I have never seen a water park so big, not even in the movies! How come I didn't know about it?!"
"The park was closed down. It recently opened a few months ago. My sister is trying to advertise it wherever she can, but her boyfriend has other ideas.
He wants to fulfill our parent's dream and make this place an amusement park," Rina stated.
"He seems like a nice boyfriend."
"He is. A little too nice to be real. I have never met him, but I saw his photo on my sister's phone. He doesn't look ugly, either. Which is why I don't understand what he is after."
She placed her hand on her mouth and muttered, "Could it be that he is after her fortune? He somehow seduced her and now he will get her to sign the property papers?"
Melinda chuckled nervously and placed her hand around Rina's shoulder.
"I will take her to her sister's office. You girls can wait here or proceed to the reserved pool."
"We don't know where that is."
"You can follow the directions. There are sign boards at every junction."
After saying that, Melinda dragged Rina to Reina's office.
Suzan glanced at Rosse, who couldn't hide her excitement after seeing the water park.
Leah looked at her cleavage and said, "I think I will need a swimsuit."
"We all do. Even if we swim in our current clothes, what are we going to wear after that? We can't go home in wet clothes."
Lucy rubbed her legs together as she squirmed.
"What's wrong with you?" Suzan asked after seeing Lucy acting strangely.
"After seeing so much water, I want to pee."
"You want to pee in the pools?" Rosse asked with a shocked look on her face. "I used to do that when I was in middle school, but doing that now is… eww…"
Lucy furrowed her brows and said, "I want to pee in the bathroom. And I don't know where they are."
"Oh. Actually, I should take a leak too. I hate getting out of the pool to pee."
"Then let us all go together."
Lucy, Rosse, Suzan, and Leah glanced at the boards and spotted the ladies' restroom in the distance.
Leah pointed her finger in the direction and said, "I think it's there."
Lucy was in a hurry, so she began to walk hastily. The tiles used for the floor were made in such a way that they wouldn't become slippery when wet.
As Lucy was running, she didn't notice the shirtless boy and bumped into him.
"Excuse me."
She didn't even glance at the boy and tried to go by, yet the boy moved in her way and wouldn't let her through.
She tried to go through the left side, however the boy prevented her from going any further.
'Getting harassed by boys at the pool is common, but I didn't think it would happen to me,' she thought to herself.
"Lucy," the boy called her name.
Hearing the voice, Lucy immediately realized who it was and looked up in surprise with a face full of curiosity.
The boy was Rudy, and he was only wearing shorts because the lifeguard's uniform made him uncomfortable.
"Rudy?! What are you doing here?!" she exclaimed.
"What are 'you' doing here? Didn't you say you were going to hang out with your friends?"
"I asked you first. Answer me!"
"I am helping a friend here."
"Eric?"
"No. He is not the only friend I have. This water park's owner is my friend. She wanted me to fill the life guard's shift, so I am doing just that."
"…"
Rudy folded his arm and impatiently asked, "Now you turn."
"I am here with my friends."
"Where? I don't see them."
"Huh?" Lucy looked back to see she was alone.
"Maybe they got lost."
Rudy noticed Lucy's hand was on her crotch, so he assumed she must be wanting to go to the washroom.
"There she is," Suzan approached Lucy, followed by Rosse and Leah.
"There. See?" Lucy pointed her gaze at them.
Leah was the last one to arrive, and she saw Rudy standing in front of Lucy with his arm folded like a boss. She thought Lucy was being harassed by Rudy.
"Leave it, punk! Or I will call security!" She shouted at Rudy.
"Hmm?" Rudy raised his brow at Leah and glanced around.
"I am talking to you!"
