Times Three

Chapter 6

“Really? Amusement Park at six in the evening?”

After our little snacks at the back school, he brought me here at the amusement park with our very comfortable clothes. A both black leggings, and a long tee for me, and both black shorts and t – shirts for him as well. I mean, really? Is he sick in his head?

He did not give attention to what I just said and pull me towards the counter to pay for ‘Ride all Can’ ticket for two. I inhale sharply and bit my lower lip to suppress the frustration that is currently building up to my system. I already imagine mother’s anger when she knows that I went home past my curfew. Aspire must know about my curfew and face me to flick my forehead real hard. I feel like he just broke my skull into two, making me look at him like I am about kill him as of the moment.

But I am quite sure that he is not a little bit scared of what I am going to do with him, and just pull me towards this soul eating ride called drop tower. That giant pole that walks you slowly through the clouds and suddenly, like a rejected angel the sky suddenly demoted you into human again. I already experience this during elementary with the same man who is with me right now, and brought me here suddenly just to tease me.

Luckily, I got away with this man instantly but due to his long limbs, he captures me again and force me to sit and buckle up. He sits beside me with a wide smile on his face, on the other hand, I am praying to all the saints I know just to ask for protection from this ride and to the man beside me. Wanting to escape for the second time but the ride already starts, making me grip on the safety harness when I see people in the amusement park as tiny as the ant. Aspire seems to like, no he likes these extreme rides since young that is why he looks enjoying everything right now.

I am only looking at him when he suddenly turns his face on me. He holds my left hand and told me to scream as high as I can, without knowing that we reach the highest point of this ride. His hands hold mine like he is afraid of something, definitely not this ride but something tells me or am I just over analyzing?

Whatever that is, I want to just end this ride and go home and face my mother’s –

           “Waaaaaaahhhhh!”

Screams from this ride overpowers the noise of the whole amusement park, especially mine. As the ride goes down in a speed of light, I tighten my hold to Aspire’s hand and scream with all my might until this melancholic feeling lifted. I can also hear Aspire screaming but I do not give any more attention to him since my soul literally left my body. After that ride, I am dazing at the experience. Many people already left the ride but I am still here even though there are people who wants to enjoy the ride but my legs won’t cooperate.

           “I will never go with you again if you are going to bring me here.”

           “I won’t. Let’s enjoy other things before Mr. Santy fetch you.”

We did everything to enjoy the night here at the amusement park, not minding what will happen later when we get back to our homes. Not too long, Mr. Santy arrive and fetch us here at the amusement park.

On our ride home, Aspire is not talking and just staring out the window on the other side of the car maybe thinking about valid reasons for escaping his driver. Mister Levefre must be at home right now as well as Lady Ottenbourg. Who says being born in A Class family and Elite family has it all?

Minutes later I arrive home and Nana is already at the gate waiting for us. I took a deep breath and gets out of the car as soon as it is park in front. I am about to bit farewell to Aspire but he gets out of the car and greeted Good Evening’s my parents who are at the front door. Anxiousness took over my being, my tongue becomes numb and bullets of sweats form in my forehead as father asks why we came home eight in the evening.

           “Tine and I team up for the upcoming concert one week from now.”

He also said that we lost track of time because of the practice and had our dinner before going home. He reasons out while looking at me, smiling like assuring that everything is going to be okay. Mother offer him a cup of tea before going home but he declines, saying that his family is already looking for him then mother asks Mr. Santy to take care of him and come back for dinner. He faces me and pat my head before sitting at the back side of the car.

Meanwhile, Nana come to me with my bag and went upstairs saying that she already prepared a bath for me. I ask her how did she get my bag and she narrate that someone texted Mr. Santy under my name to get our bags and the thing about the amusement park. She jokingly asks me if I am dating the only heir of Levefre Empire. The number one leading company for multimedia corporations. If that happens then my life becomes more horrible than it is.

After the bath my phone beeps indicating a message for someone, I look at it with a towel in head and a robe as a cover to my body, it is Annika asking if I already went home. I press the call button and without even a ring from the other line she already picks it up. I quickly put the phone away when I heard her shouting on the other line and gently explain that I have not talk to my parents right now.

           “KID and Aspire, you better watch your actions. Dealing with two giants and archenemy is something out of our league. Even they are one letter different from us.”

           “Someone all mighty like KID’s company and someone from Aspire’s company who likes news that could break or rise a company.”

She is right. I fall into deep thinking when Nana knocks in my room saying that the dinner is ready. Annika hears it and bid goodbye’s when another message pops up in my screen. It is Aspire saying that he got home and rest, we will start the ‘real’ practice tomorrow. Wait! He told my parent’s that we already eat? What an asshole I have not eaten anything proper since morning!

I went down straight to the dinning room and saw a feast. My mouth is salivating as I sit on the right side, damn you Levefre! Nana put the avocado and egg in front of me with a hesitant smile painted on her face. That is right Nana, avocado and egg, eating this for a week and I lost five pounds already.

I did not let mother see my depressing look and just eat whatever is in front of me. The dinner went normal, silent and after everyone’s finish, they got up and went to their different work leaving me here with my water. That is, it? I look at Nana who is currently eating beside me but she shrugs her shoulders.

Not wanting to be stress about something, I smile at her and went to my room with a clenching fist. I lock my room and do not bother opening the lights, darkness is what making me comfortable these days. A tear is about to fall from my eyes when my phone ring, with a furrowed eyebrow I look at the man who dares to call me.

           “What does this asshole want right now?”

I answer it and place the phone on my left ear, no one is talking so I thought he fell asleep and accidentally press the call button. Pulling the quilt towards to my chin then I heard a strum of a guitar in the melody of ‘The Climb’. Did that ride change Aspire? If I know, I would go with him every day.

           “The struggles I’m facing, the chances I’m taking. Sometimes might knock me down but no, I’m not breaking.”

The tears that I keep suppressing suddenly burst when I heard him singing this line. This is just a phase of my life to help me grow and face the real world when I am on my own. Mother and father are just busy with the company to provide everything for us, so stop thinking of unforgivable things. Even though they grow apart they would not be thinking that I am a hinder. I massage my head and practice breathing exercise to calm myself. I dare not make any sound that Aspire can hear or else he will use it to tease me.

Ending strum of the guitar makes it awkward for the both of us, no one wants to speak and I can feel my eyes getting heavy.

           “No matter how painful the climb, someone always has your back to help you reaching your destination.”