Shine by Jessica Jung

Author:Jessica Jung
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 2020-09-29T00:00:00+00:00

Twelve

“Everybody hold on to your loved ones! It’s about to get wild!”

I nearly fly out of the Jeep as we go hurtling along the dirt roads through the Jeju mountains. The rough, rolling terrain is almost as up and down as my life has been lately.

After the mob at the NEXT BOYZ fan signing and the dress rehearsal on Sunday, I could barely bring myself to even think about training. By some miracle of late-night studying, though, I qualified for the botany field trip, along with Juhyun and Hyeri. So instead, I’ve been whisked away to the beautiful island of Jeju to marvel at the wonders of nature.…

And apparently, fear for my life.

“You’re right. That was… ahh… bumpy,” I say, laughing nervously at the driver next to me. Juhyun, Daeho, and Hyeri are sitting in the back seat, clutching the car handles.

The driver bursts into hearty laughter. “That wasn’t the bumpy part. Here we go!”

Okay, so maybe this ride is more up and down than my life. In fact, it probably makes my life look like a kiddie ride at Lotte World, spinning around in carefully engineered circles. I scream as we go racing down the road. The twins shriek in the back, totally exhilarated. Daeho looks like he’s about to throw up.

The car swerves sharply to the left, and Juhyun bounces out of her seat, both her legs splaying up into the air, and lands right across Daeho’s lap. I look into the rearview mirror and see Hyeri’s face fall as Daeho blushes furiously. Juhyun giggles, rolling her legs back over to her seat.

“This ride is wild!” she shouts.

“Certainly the wildest,” Daeho agrees, red to the tips of his ears.

Hyeri leans forward to the driver. “Ahjussi, you could go a little slower, you know.”

“Don’t you worry. I’m a veteran driver,” he responds cheerfully. “Now, look to the left, everyone. Horses!”

I catch Hyeri’s eye in the mirror and give her a sympathetic smile. She sighs and stares out the Jeep, resting her chin in her palm. My phone buzzes in my pocket, and I fish it out to see a new Kakao message from Jason. My own face goes as red as Daeho’s.

Jason: Enjoying island life?

He adds a sticker of Ryan, the Kakao character of a lion without a mane, sitting on a beach chair and flipping on a pair of heart-shaped sunglasses. I grin. I happen to have the same pair of sunglasses perched on top of my head right now.

I snap a photo of the wild horses we drive by. They look content, flicking their tails as they munch on an overgrown field of grass and wildflowers.

Me: The best, obviously. Meet my new friends.

Jason: Jealous. Your friends are way cooler than mine.

He sends me a picture of Minjun making a peace sign as he fits an entire burger into his mouth. I laugh. Jason and I have been texting more since we exchanged numbers. I keep thinking I should stop, I should keep my distance, I should not

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