Chapter 4- Reality
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After taking a long break I go to another block to earn some extra money before I call it a day. This is so good and if I were 18 I'd be able to rent an apartment, but sadly I'm not. I sigh and then check my time and it says 8 pm . I go where I see a comfortable spot and start performing the same hallelujah and people start dropping some tens. I then see two shadows of guys, one's slightly tall and the other is a bit fat and short. I just stare at them as they approach me .
"b***h, why you here?" The slim one says
Uh-oh this is bad.
"Ya and why the f**k you here?" The fat one asks angrily.
This is enough, I don't know these guys and they obviously don't know me. Why the hell they speakin like this. I sigh and then get up to give my reply and I obviously pack my stuff coz I don't like the sound of things here.
Ok you can do this Real, just be abit sassy.
"I'm busy performing here, and I don't know why the hell you shitheads decided to trouble me."
"Will you repeat that?" The slim one asks pissed .
"She called us-"
The fat one starts and I cut him midway.
"-shitheads" I say.
"Well I heard that!" The slim one says raising his voice.
"Too bad I didn't find your names here, finders Keepers losers weepers "
I say whilst making a face and putting my hands in my eyes to act like I'm crying.
"Give us the money you earned and get outta here."
The fat one says commandingly.
"That's the biggest bullshit I've ever heard in my life "
I say with a sassy tone and the slim one opens his shirt and takes out a knife. Uh-oh I'm now starting to feel scared.
"What did you say?" The slim one says whilst pointing the knife to me. I'm not sure if they're really gonna kill me or not. But one thing's certain, I'm not giving them my hard earned money. My fingers are sore from playing the violin.
"Umm.. let's d-discuss" I stummer.
"You say what now?" The fat one says seeming to enjoy the sudden fear in my voice.
"Hey, what's happening here?"
I hear a familiar voice from last night. As I turn to see, I realise it's the guy from last night. Oh my god, what is he doing here.
"And who's this kid?"
The slim one demands with some curiosity burried in his voice.
"Whom you calling kid?" The guy asks
"Must be this girl's boyfriend" the other replies pointing at me.
"Well I've only ever heard of Romeo and Juliet but have never witnessed it in real life."
The fat one says and they both c***k up. Wait he's not my boyfriend, I mean just look at him, he seems to come from money, and then look at me. I think to myself.
"Wait, wait, wait.." I say before the slim one holds out the knife to stab him and they stop.
"I'll speak to him" I say to the two guys and they look at each other before they give me permission. I pull the guy's arm and go to the side with him
"What are you doing here?" I whisper to him so as not to be heard by the others. He lets his arm go and then replies;
' I was looking for you."
"Time out!' one of the guys says and our focus shifts to them.
"Hey listen..." I whisper to the guy from last night.
"Yo Wassup" he replies.
"You're an athlete right?" I ask him still whispering.
"What?" He asks confused.
"Just do as I say." I tell him
"Wha-" the guy starts but is interrupted by one of the guys, the fat one.
"Hey, what are you saying to him!" He shouts .
It's now or never...
"RUN!" I say whilst holding the guy from last night's hand and he follows suit.
We're both running, with me in the lead and the two guys start following us, but we're too far and have kinda gotten away.
We enter into a saloon and get out through the back door.
"Why did we run, I could've fought them off." The guy inquires.
I look at him and then sigh
"Are you crazy... Those guys could've killed you." I tell him.
"And you think I'm scared of death?" He replies.
"Death is not some basketball game you know, people lose their souls and others lose their loved ones" I explain to him . Then I hold his hand again.
"Come on this way"
I take him to my U-Haul cab and lock the door.
"What's this-"
The guy begins but I cut him off by telling him to keep quiet to avoid being caught.
* * * * *
About 10 minutes go and I switch on the torch light of my phone and check out the window. I realise the guys have left.
"You live here?" The guy asks
I look at him and then reply;
"That doesn't matter, you can have a seat over there"
I say pointing at a chair and he just stares at me. I sigh and fold my arms.
"Ok fine, I respect that." I tell him.
"So tell me something, why were you following me. Are you some kind of new stalker boy or something?"
I ask him.
"I have no such interest ok, I just came to return this to you."
He says handing me the diary.
"Thank you! Thank you!"
I say excitedly whilst hugging the small diary.
" I thought it was too personal and you might need it" the guy says.
I pose for a moment to think of it and I then turn to him
"Wait how did you it's personal" I ask with curiosity. I then gasp
"Have you been going through it?!"
I ask him.
He looks at me and then replies
"Well, ya.."
"Oh damn!" I can't take this anymore.
"How could you go through my personal book"
I didn't know it was that personal, until I read it, that's why I'm here."
He tries to explain
"Holy crap!" I say pissed
"Don't worry it was just the first page"
He says reassuring me.
My heart drops and I sigh
"Atleast there" I say feeling relieved.
"To the third" he adds
"Say what now? Oh no... couldn't you see it was a diary?" I say
Right now I can't hold my temper, I can't believe he went through my diary, and plus it was written by my mom, ofcourse I also wrote in it but that's not the point right now.
"People usually keep a bunch of numbers and schedules, nothing else. So I didn't mean it that way"
He tries explaining to me.
"So in that case did you want to see my schedule then?" I ask him
"Absolutely not " he replies.
MILAN
I'm at this girl's place (the one I met last night) and she really seems pissed I read what was in the diary which is very much not to my attention.
I then start feeling short of air and realise I'm kinda suffocating.
"Damn I can't breath" I tell the girl who by now is starting to go easy on the fact that I opened her diary.
She quickly opens a window and comes to me. She puts her hand on my chest.
"Take a deep breath" she says
"What?"I ask kinda pissed
"Just do as I say" she tells me
And I inhale as much oxygen as I can "Now breath with me"she says and then exhale it altogether. Wait.. this works. I'm now breathing properly, thanks to myself. Not the sacarsim.
The girl then takes a bottle of mineral water and gives me. I take a sip and return it to her.
"My name's Milan Valencia, what's yours?" I ask her
"Real" she replies
"My name's Reality" she adds
"Damn.." I say coz her name's sorta awkward. She looks at me with a giving up look.
"Atleast I'm comfortable with it" she shrugs
"That's so sick" I tease
She looks at me and then begins;
"I know right, your name's not any better, just that it's cute." She says whilst giving me a smile.
"It's a city duh" I tell her whilst giving her a smirk.
"Ya and that's what makes it sick" Real says. Her face then lights up.
"Can I call you Lan?" She asks
Well that's kinda weird.
"I'd suppose you don't, but sure."
I look around the room and see a lot of stuff, like what one can call a home
"So this is where you crib?" I ask with curiosity
"Where's your family?" I add
Real seems uneasy with my questions.
She looks at the window
"Those guys are gone now, you may take your leave" she says avoiding contact with me.
"Cool" I reply and start off.
"Yo Lan, got any of my cards?" Real asks me from behind I think about it and then turn.
"Ya, but they're at my house," I tell her.
"So when you bringing em?"
"Come get em yourself at my place"
"When?"
"Whenever you feel like they're important"I tell her
"Well they are now"
"Then find yourself in my house" I tell her.
"Fine!" Real says in a giving up tone.
We both come out of the cab and Real locks it up. We walk hand in hand to my house.
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