Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter

641

I glanced back at the window. The amusement park, once eerie and dead quiet, was now lit up like a dream. Cheers from outside drifted in, muffled but unmistakable.

"It's back," Wayne muttered, eyes glued to the glowing scene beyond the glass.

"Ms. Kay, Mr. Johnston, look..." One of the tech guys pointed at the monitor, voice

tight.

I followed his gaze. The lights on the screen weren't stable anymore. They'd warped into messy, zigzagging streaks.

"There's still an issue," Wayne said, frowning hard.

For a beat, I just stared, heart pounding. Then, without thinking, I bolted for the door. I didn't stop running until I was outside. The noise hit me like a wall- screams, gasps, and excited chatter. A crowd was gathered, all pointing at the lights. "There are words up there!" someone shouted.

I tilted my head back, and my breath caught. The shifting lights sparked a memory-Hayden's proposal. My chest squeezed as I remembered the streamers, the words floating around me: [Kiki, marry me.]

"It says 'Kiki, marry me!""

"It's a proposal!"

""Who's Kiki?!"

I wish someone would

into full-on excitement. But I couldn't move. Tears blurred my vision as the lights overhead pulsed with the same

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thing-it had his name written all over it. Nobody else could pull off something like this with the lights. This wasn't some random glitch; it was intentional. It was

reckless. So,

point.

me like a punch to

the crowd, losing their minds, chanting, "Say

I wanted to. But...

off. Boom-total darkness. The cheers cut out like someone

split second, everything felt frozen, suspended

exploded back on, brighter and more colorful

my world? It felt...

had left behind-it was gone, just

jolted me. He was next to me now,

concern.

couldn't answer. My throat felt like it was closing in on itself, trapping every word I wanted to

to say.

"Wayne said quietly. "The glitch must've triggered it to play again." Did