The Lustful Chronicles

The Bad boy in the Park After Dark

After that encounter with the stranger with the kids, I wanted to enjoy myself in Kari-Hope. It may have seemed strange to others or even a little sad, but it was the first smile I’ve had in such a long time. I was ready to go wild. The first place I went to was a kiosk that sells headbands and decorations. Of course, I got the puppy ears. Then I went to get my face painted. Nothing too serious, just had them paint my nose and place whiskers on my cheeks. My celebratory drink may have been interrupted by Andreas, but he couldn’t intrude on this time.

So, for a little while, I walked around the park searching for something to do. My intentions were to have fun by myself. I didn’t expect to meet a cute guy with a group of his friends. I assume I stood out to them wandering alone. One guy called out to me. “Hey, cutie! Why don’t you join our party?”

I looked behind me and around, then at them. Ignoring him was easy. I walked off. I could hear the jeering of his friends. They taunted him as I continued on my way. The same guy just couldn’t handle it, so he chased after me. Grabbing my arm, he stopped me from going further. “Why’d you ignore me?”

Huffing, I whirled around and glared. “Well, I’m not a piece of meat. I have no reason to respond to you. So why should I?”

“I understand, but a beautiful lady like yourself shouldn’t be alone. It’s a magical place.”

I pulled my arm away from him. “Listen, you seem like a handsome guy. You don’t listen well, but a handsome guy. You can spend your time with any of the other ladies that are here. Some that are in a group that you and all of your little immature friends can have fun with. But as for me, I plan on enjoying this park alone. So, it was unpleasant to meet you. Have a good day.”

I walked away. I would not look back, but when I did, he had a smirk on his face. If I wasn’t careful, I could get lost in his dreamy grey eyes. Underneath the leather vest, I was sure there was a muscular build there. He stood tall and erect the same way Andreas did. I shook my head and went back to walking around. Andreas didn’t even need to be on my mind at that time.

Well, I guess I was cursed to see that guy after our initial encounter because I swear; I saw him at the mountain waiting in line with his silly little friends. I was far ahead in the line, but his voice was hard to miss. I shouldn’t have looked back again, but I did. Our eyes locked, and he waved to me again. With a quirk of my eyebrow, I ignored him again. I was wondering if there was a difference between being a nuisance and a bad boy. So far, it seemed that they were the same coin, just different sides. You would think a bad boy could have a heart of gold or a secret sensitive side, but the persona he showed me was obnoxious and I’ve seen lots of guys at university that had that so-called bad boy persona. It was my turn to get on the ride. I had heard a lot about this ride. The owner had created it in honor of his daughter. I thought that was the sweetest thing.

A stranger sat next to me on the ride. Somehow it was one of the bad boy’s friend. Not sure how he managed to get on the ride with me when I know they were at least fifty people back, but who knows, they may have conned the others

The safety bars clicked in place and the slow clacking of the ride taking off had my heart racing. Nervousness, adrenaline, and anticipation bubbled inside me. When we descended to the first low of the ride, I was holding on to the bars so tight. Then the first loop came, and I screamed my head off. The guy next to me seemed terrified. He kept his eyes closed for the first part. I thought that would make the ride scarier; you know the wind caressing your skin, the way your body swayed back and forth because of the quick jerking motions, and the feeling like you're going to drop. I couldn’t imagine going through the ride with my eyes closed. I tried that once when I was younger and after the ride; I threw up. Never again did I want to do that again.

It wasn’t any of my business, but I touched him with my closest hand. He must have thought it was a bird or something, because he screamed before opening his eyes. We were making our way into the mountain now. It had the progression of a child’s likes inside. It was pretty cool. “Did you touch me?”

“Yeah, just wanted to make sure you were fine. It seems a lot scarier when you have your eyes closed.”

“I thought it would be better.”

“Why did you get on this ride if you don’t like it?” I really shouldn’t have asked because truly it wasn’t any of my business, plus I didn’t want this guy to think I was interested in him.

“It was a bet.”

I mulled that over in my head. Guys really are a bit dumb. Well, people are in truth. If you don’t want to do something you shouldn’t have to, but with guys, it seems to me they take it to a whole different level. It was almost like a pissing contest with guys, or maybe it’s more like a measuring contest. You know what I mean? Measuring their d**k sizes. Not all guys are created equally. Some are long and thin, short and thick, average and thick, then the monster ones that are …. Sorry about going off into a dickgent. Play on words. Back to this silly goose. I didn’t ask anything else because the ride ended. He went the majority of the ride with his eyes closed. He got off at the exit and in the distance, we both could see his friends. The lanky guy seemed ill, like he was green around the gills. I know he’s not a fish, but that was how he came across to me. I was going to hate myself for butting in again, but with the ramp coming up, I figured he would need help to go down.

“Would you like help? You don’t look so good.”

He waved me off, but he slowed his steps. Instead of leaving him to his own devices, I walked at his pace near him, but not next to him. You know, in case he decided to upchuck. His friends rushed up to him and in an instant, the sick guy became this brave soul. The way he pivoted was mind-blowing. Since his friends were there now, I figured it was better for me to head on my merry way. But once again, that bad boy called out to me. I would not turn around or acknowledge him. I didn’t want to have to deal with him any more than I already did.

Just as before, he tried to grab my hand. I swear I saw him out of my peripheral and moved my hand away. “I just wanted to thank you for my friend.”

That made me stop. I had said before that he didn’t seem like a secret teddy bear, but just an obnoxiously annoying bad boy. “I didn’t do anything. So, no need to thank me.”

He chuckled. It was soft and sweet. It reminded me of ice cream. Smooth chocolate ice cream, my favorite actually. “I know you walked with him in case he felt ill. He’s my best friend, but the guy always feels like he has something to prove. So, when the others egged him on, he wouldn’t listen to me. It was out of my hands by then.”

I looked him up and down, actually inspecting if I was right about if he had muscles. My eyes made their way to his, and he held a smirk. “It’s stupid to prove things to jackasses that won’t even matter a few months from now, but hey I can’t tell him how to live his life. He didn’t seem to look well, so I was being nice. No need to thank me, as I said. Besides, you’re still a jerk.”

He stepped closer to me. “Then allow me to prove to you I’m not. We can go on a ride, just the two of us. No loud friends, you’ll see I’m a nice guy.”

“Nice guy? That sounds like code for a guy that thinks he’s nice, but in actuality, when things don’t go his way, he’s a jerk. Plus, you’ve shown me you are a jerk.”

“Ok, yeah, I’m a jerk, but I won’t call you terrible names or harass you.”

I twisted my lips together and raised my eyebrows. I’ll assume by my facial expression said what I didn’t. “Ok, I have been kind of harassing you, but it’s not like I’ve been following you. I mean it, these have been coincidences. The mountain is like the most popular ride of all time.”

“I guess so, but I really don’t want to go on any rides with you or be around your friends. So, let's make this the last place we meet coincidentally.”

“I will do my best to make sure that we stay out of your sight. It shouldn’t be too hard, it’s an enormous park. I guess see you around in the distant future.”

“More like a future far away.”

I walked away, hoping this time it would be the last time we came across each other. If fate had a name, it would be a b***h because sure as sin, I saw him again, but this time, he was alone. Just like me, except he looked a bit miserable and slightly different. His clothes had been changed, and he just felt like a different person. Not my problem though, so I went inside the haunted house. Probably not the smartest moment I had, but what better what to test your courage than to go in a haunted house alone? The actors did a bang-up job. Halfway through the scare tactic, I wanted to run. It wasn’t so much as knife-wielding maniacs doing jump scares. It was the disassembled body parts and the low groaning that echoes in the building that terrified me. Then a zombie touched my arm. I will not admit whether or not I ran screaming from the building. Nor will I admit if I punched the poor actor. That would be admitting to assault and to being a coward. However, I can admit that I hurried to get to the exit and when I was outside, the light rain trickling from the sky was much wanted.

I was through with horror for, well, the rest of the week, heck, maybe even the rest of my life.

The sky had darkened, not just from the rain clouds but because it was after eight at night. I heard they usually do a parade before the last call before the park closes. This time they announced the parade will be canceled. Which I thought was good for the actors. Why put them at risk of getting sick or potentially hurting themselves? I wandered around until coming to the tunnel of love. There was a time I wanted to enjoy this ride with Andreas. Stealing kisses in the dark. Touching and teasing him to the point where he wanted to take me there during the ride. Some things are better left as a sweet dream.

That guy came up to me as I stared at the ride. “Did you want to go on the ride? It’d be pretty pathetic to go alone.”

I narrowed my eyes. “If self-love is pathetic, then I guess you don’t know what it really means.”

“Oh, you were going to take the ride by yourself? That be loads of fun. You didn’t seem like you wanted to go on that ride alone. You looked as if you had a want or desire.”

“Dude, didn’t you say that you would leave me alone?”

“Yeah, but I saw you looking sad, so I wanted to make you smile. You can’t deny that my devilishly good looks don’t make you want to open yourself up to me in all things sexual.”

I swear I had so much I wanted to say to him at that moment, but honestly, he was right. He was sexy. His voice caused tingles to form in my belly. And if I really wanted to be honest, I half imagined his calloused fingers plunging into my p***y.