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Hall’.”
    He
chuckled as he idly tapped the leaves and bushes with his branch as we walked.
“I suppose that makes me the cowardly lion?”
    I smiled
despite myself. “From what I saw tonight, you definitely found your courage.”
    He
chuckled again.
    “So what’s
it like being a fighter?” I asked.
    “Not bad.
I like the competition.”
    “Aren’t
you scared of getting hurt?”
    He paused.
“Nobody likes to get hurt. That’s where training and preparation come in. You
keep your head on straight, and the worst you come out with are some cuts and
bruises most of the time.”
    “I think
‘Mr. Hyde’ would have to disagree with you—you forgot concussions.”
    “Sometimes
it happens. It’s not like I intended to give him a concussion. Besides, Mr.
Hyde’s a big boy. He would’ve done the same to me if he had the chance.”
    “Not nice,
but not mean right?”
    “However
you want to put it.” He smirked. Suddenly, he swatted at my face. I was
frightened for a moment but quickly realized he had saved me from a nose-diving
mosquito. Damn thing must’ve been resistant to the cold. “So Lorrie, how about
you? I know you’re not a good swimmer; I know you don’t like my apartment; now
I know your name. What else can you tell me? Or do I have to figure it out?”
    “By the
way, I am a decent swimmer,” I corrected him. “It’s just different when you’re
trying to swim in heavy clothes and freezing cold water. But other than that,
there’s not much to know. Nothing of importance anyway. I’m just your average
college girl.”
    “Normal
right?” he teased.
    “Exactly.”
    “Any
major?”
    “Ugh, I
wish. I’m ‘undecided’.”
    “‘Undecided’
is legit. It’s certainly honest. I think most people are in that major whether
they want to admit it or not.”
    “I guess .
. . How about you?”
    “Physics.”
    I raised
my brows. “Physics? Wow, that’s quite a brainy major. Physicist by day, brawler
by night?”
    He
chuckled. “The matches help pay for the tuition. But physics isn’t all that
bad. Most of it is just memorizing a lot of formulas. Once you realize that,
it’s a lot less intimidating.”
    “Do you
have a particular interest in being a physicist?”
    “Eh, not
really. I was just kinda interested in planes and stuff when I was growing up
and thought learning physics would be cool. I’m kinda less interested in it
now.”
    Hunter’s
expression seemed to turn unusually despondent and I decided not to pursue the
topic. “I see.”
    We came to
a clearing and found ourselves in front of what looked like an abandoned
amusement park. There was a beat up sign over the entranceway that said
“Neverland”.
    “Are we
walking in there?” I asked.
    “Sure, why
not?”
    “It looks
sketchy. What if it’s dangerous?”
    He smiled.
“You’re walking with me. If anybody tries something on us, they’ll be sorry.
Trust me. I saved you once already, remember?”
    “Okay,” I
said tentatively. I was intrigued by the idea of exploring an abandoned
amusement park. What would a place for fun and laughs be like when it died?
    We carried
our sticks with us as we hopped over a broken turnstile and entered the park.
There were yellow and red flags, tents, game booths, a ferris wheel, a
merry-go-round, and a bunch of other fascinating things. Everything was covered
in dirt and rust. Small crevices were filled with iced water. I’d have thought
some of this stuff would’ve been salvaged but it was as if one day people
decided to abandon everything.
    “This is
pretty crazy. They just left all this stuff here,” I said admiring the
surroundings. “Do you walk around here often?”
    He prodded
a broken styrofoam cup on the ground. “I like to walk around this place
whenever I’ve got a match here. Kind of always had a thing for amusement parks
since I was a kid. There was a fire at this place a few decades back. You can
see some burn marks on the carousel over there.” He pointed with his