( this chapter and most chapters going forward would be told from a third person's pov until I announce otherwise so please do not get confused ok )
"Susan?"
For a moment, Raina genuinely wondered if she was hallucinating.
The noise of LaLa Land seemed to blur around her.
Children ran between attractions carrying oversized stuffed animals. Somewhere overhead, a roller coaster thundered along its tracks before plunging into a chorus of screams and laughter. Halloween decorations covered nearly every corner of the park. Fake cobwebs hung from lampposts. Pumpkins lined the pathways. Employees dressed as monsters wandered through the crowds, startling tourists and posing for photographs.
Yet none of it registered.
Because standing a few feet away was Susan.
Susan turned and smiled.
"Hi."
The smile looked friendly.
Almost warm.
That was what made it unsettling.
"What a surprise," Susan said lightly, her gaze drifting from Ethan to Raina. "Of all places."
