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wrist and dragged her towards the nearby ice cream parlor.
    “But I—”
    “You know you want to.” She retorted.
    Despite her protests, the girl managed to pull her into the shop anyway and buy her an ice cream. Seraphina's eyes twinkled childishly as she gazed at the treat she was given, almost like a child granted a whole jar of cookies.
    “Do you not want any?” Seraphina asked, offering her ice cream to Valeriana.
    “No. I'm not really fond of sweets.”
    With that, they left the shop and continued on their way. Having to lick her food seemed a very foreign thing to do for her that it was almost funny.
    “So . . . what exactly is Bolemia?”
    “Valemnia.” Seraphina corrected, slurping.
    “Right. Valemnia.”
    “It's far different compared to this city.” She answered. “But when it comes to beauty, it will never lose.”
    “Great . . .” She answered. “I really can imagine what it looks like inside my head.” Her words carried a hint of sarcasm as they rolled off her tongue.
    The woman merely smiled in return.
    A cold wind rushed past Valeriana's face, making her shiver. “Geez. That was a cold one for summer.”
    Seraphina's smile faltered and was replaced by a suspicious frown. “Are we here?” She asked her.
    “Yeah, sure.” Valeriana nodded and motioned towards an old-looking building to their right.
    The front yard was full of weeds and patches of wilted grass. The wooden fences needed intense repairing. The gate needed to be oiled and the lopsided sign had creepy, crooked letters carved on its surface.
    “Okay . . . this is pretty convincing.” Valeriana muttered. “I will actually think it's a house of demons if it weren't for the sign.”
    On the other hand, the house itself seemed almost halfway from being destroyed. The walls had gigantic holes that you could see the inside. The atmosphere that surrounded it looked very gloomy, giving it the haunted feel.
    A high-pitched scream echoed occasionally.
    Valeriana felt the hair on the back of her neck rising as a dark figure passed by the window. “That's just . . . scary. I don't think I can go in there now. I'm already scared just by standing outside.”
    Seraphina shoved the ice cream into Valeriana's hands and walked through the gates as though under a trance. If Valeriana wasn't paying attention, she would've thought that she left her all alone. Even so, as soon as she noticed Seraphina going in on her own, she ran forward and caught up.
    “I thank you for leading me here, Valeriana. I can go in on my own.”
    “Wait a moment! We have to wait in line!” She looked down reluctantly on the ice cream, not knowing what to do with it. Even though she really hated wasting perfectly good food, she didn't like eating sweets so she threw it away in the nearby trash can and ran after her companion.
    They both stopped before a queue of people by the entrance.
    “This is still a horror house, so we have to wait to get in.”
    “I don't think I can wait at all.” Seraphina answered.
    With that said, she pushed past the people waiting for their turn at the entrance. They reacted harshly towards her, complaining loudly about how they waited for hours to get where they were. However, their whines fell on deaf ears as Seraphina proceeded calmly without even looking back. Valeriana could only walk after her, feeling embarrassed and uncertain of the things she was currently doing.
    “Seraphina!” She whispered loudly. “Hey!”
    When they were right in front of the door, a man stepped in their way. “I'm sorry. Do you have any—”
    The piercing gaze the woman shot his way caused him to shut his mouth completely and back off. With only a slight push, they easily brushed past him and walked into the horror house without any trouble.
    Valeriana looked back and saw the man helplessly standing in the entrance, scratching his head.
    “You've got to teach me that.”
    Seraphina swept aside the black, silky curtains and went inside without