Fate in Captivity

Chapter 28- Red Sun

(Aubrey)

I continue walking and walking around this huge land, I want to get myself lost in thoughts and even met a path end. I don't want to meet same old faces, I want to be by myself, alone on a vast world. I hate pretending and I hate leaving out a conversation. Life is not that sad as I am having right now, but surely life is full of deceiving games, labyrinth that you should get out unfazed. I saw the main mansion and the number of people having fun in there, I envied them for their free souls, without worrying anything, just lashing out the wealth they have. I see my friends are now drunk, dancing all night long, playing games that they find interesting and unique, when in face they are all wasting their money up. To add some, adults are not here, this is a party for teens- for us. The adults do have their own world, own conversations and their own way of enjoying the party. But one thing is for sure, being rich is everything you could ever wish for. 

I arrived at some pavilion here, I did not notice that I already made my way towards the end of the place. This is where Cheen's 18th birthday was held, it was the luscious and expensive of all parties I have ever attended, to the point that you would feel humiliation if you are not wearing million dollars worth of clothes and accessories- that was an insane night. I entered the center aisle and sat down on the cement, it was not on a flat land, it was a bit elevated and my feet were landed on the grass. I just stare at the silent forest in front of me, that place was still owned by them but they haven't thought of what would they put in there, for now it was all covered with huge trees. 

"Why are you here alone?" I looked at the person who talked and it was Louise. Why people always found me in this kind of places? I just want to be alone and I thought they were all having fun there. 

"Then let me ask the same thing, why are you here alone?" I answered to him and he just chuckles. He is the only guy among our classmates that I can call my best friend. We don't see each other often as he was in a military school. His parents were the famous legacy and their own family especially his older sisters were all high status military officers. 

"You know that I am not into parties." he answered. Right, how could I forget about that? He was that quiet guy who would always follow you wherever you go, but also the man who could protect you from anything it dangers you. 

"Right and we are the same page." I answered and laughed. I patted the seat beside me and he nodded. He walked towards me and have a seat, he is now facing to the view I was looking from the beginning. 

"I did not know that you were now marrying someone." he opened the conversation and I just laughs. 

"That is the reason why you have to check on your mails." I said to him. 

"Military is not easy, you just cannot use your phone and communicate to the outside world." he answered to me. 

"Yeah, I got it. I mean you could just check it once in a while." I said. 

"I am distancing myself." he suddenly said and I looked at him. 

"From whom?" I asked on being curious. 

"Just someone, I just thought I should focus on myself first." he answered. 

"Really? Then how was that distance you did? You were satisfied?" I continuously asked. Louise had a situation before, he always told me stories about the girl he likes but he don't want to confess or just show his feelings. I mean I don't know why, that girl must be luck to have Louise as her man, but he decided to go to the military and let her live the life she wanted. Sounds foolish to me but of course you cannot judge the actions of a person especially if you did not experience any of it. 

"Let us just say, it was half half. Half I was satisfied and half I was not." he answered. 

"I am listening." I just said and he let out a deep sigh. 

"I tried not to check her socials, I even asked some of her friends about how is her life now and she seemed fine. I don't know if I should directly reach her out or just continue my life being like this." he started and I was only listening without saying any word. 

"I know she must have someone she likes, she must have her own life to enjoy. But there were times that I just found myself dialing her number but never got the confidence and courage to press the call button." he continued. 

"I told you, you should have tell her your feelings before you left. Now that you are in the military, you have no way to ask her out and have a relationship with her." I said to him. I am not blaming him for choosing the decisions he got, but at least he should have tried. 

Am I being hypocrite? I want to laugh at my own self for saying those words. I can advise things like that to other people but I cannot say those to myself. I have no courage to admit to myself that I, too was being a coward. 

"I cannot leave military for her, I chose this path and this is where my heart wanted to go to." he suddenly said to me. 

"Come on, don't be serious. We were just talking about it, just asking how you have been." I said. I hate dramas and I want to stop now hearing stories that I am sure would prove to me that I am the worst in making choices. 

"I know and this is a great night for sad stories like that." he answered and chuckles. 

"So, is that girl attending tonight's party?" I asked and he looked at me with a huge smile. 

"Yeah, she did. And I felt happy that I did attend this social classed party." he answered and we just laughed. 

"Hey! You are also included in that social classed thingy!" I exclaimed and still laughing. 

"What? Of course not! I do not drink billion dollars worth of wine and alcoholic drinks just to celebrate an interview." he jokingly said to me and I can't stop laughing. 

"Oh my God! Stop saying that, they might hear you!" I said but I am still having a good time because of him. Louise is not the same with other rich people, he is the first person who knows about the past situation of my family but he just ignored it and treat me like I was originally belonged in this one percent status of the society. 

"So what? They won't do anything, I am in the military." he proudly said and I just hit his shoulder upon he said that. 

"You are did not change. I was just a bit hurt when you left and did not call me ever since." I said to him and he hugged me. 

"Aubrey is being a baby again, alright! I will call you every hour." he said and I pushed him away. 

"Every hour?! Are  you insane? I am busy too with the company." I said to him and he chuckles. 

"Ow! Aubrey is now getting on the top of the triangle!" he suddenly teases me out. 

"Shut up! But I would tell you if I made it." I said and winked at him, he was just laughing all this time. That triangle we were talking about is the world of the wealthy people, for now the family that was on the top of the triangle was Cheen's as you can see. We are all just in the middle and the upper part was the family of politicians, that would be Liam and other people there. 

"Whoa! I like that confidence. But you still cannot hide the fact that you removed that gold design on the food when we were in high school." he suddenly said and stood up.

"Louise! How could you bring it up that thing again?!" I yelled and stood up. He started running so I have no choice but to chase him, he was giving me a huge laugh and sticking his tongue out just to irritate the whole of me. That incident happened when I had my first ever expensive dessert on a restaurant, it was his birthday so he said he would treat me out. I thought it was a plastic or paper attached on the dessert but it turns out it was all edible, and it was just a design to make it gold! That was so funny even at me when I think about it. 

"Aubrey! Still slow with running? I thought you have changed!" Louise yelled and now I realized that was now far at me.

"Hey! How could I win over a military officer? Can you imagine that?" I answered and he was still laughing hard. We were surprised by a sudden cold air flew around the place, I just realized that the water sprinklers around this place where we at were suddenly opened to water the grass in this night hour. 

"Louise! We can get sick if we stay." I said to him and started going back to the place at the center aisle. I was near by it when he grabbed my wrist. I looked back and he was being shined by the huge moon over us at the sky. 

"Let's play." he suddenly offers and flashes a huge smile. 

"Are you insane? It is cold and we don't have spare clothes." I said to him and turned my back and walked. He again stopped me and his face were saying everything the words he wanted to say. 

"Alright! What do you want?" I asked. He did not answer but instead he dragged me in the middle of huge lawn as the water sprinklers were still on. The water started to touch my skin and my clothes were now wet, I don't know why I agreed to do this but it was a bit fun. I don't have any clothes brought with me but I guess Cheen would save the day. 

"Aubrey! Why are you slow?" he yelled at me and I pinched his arms. 

"Aww! Why did you do that?!" he exclaimed and I just grinned. 

"That is for letting me do another crazy thing again." I answered. 

"This would be a great memory, imagine they were all partying and we are showering here out of nowhere." he said to me and I just scoffed. 

"And your clothes are now starting to get thinner." he suddenly said and looks away. I looked at myself and I just remembered that I was wearing a white top, of course it would get see through and thin when wet. 

"That is why I told you we should not do it!" I exclaimed to him. I am not embarrassed with him, I am used to him as we are together since we were young. I just saw him wearing off his jacket and gave it to me, I smiled and gladly wear it. 

"Now, are you ready? Let us race until that huge tree, the loser would do the winner's wish." he suggested and I suddenly got competitive. 

"1... 2...-" before he said the three, I already run off ahead of him and I heard him yelling my name. I saw him running behind me and was about to chase my pace when I blocked his path and we both slipped and lied on the grass. 

"Hey! That was cheating." he said to me while panting. 

"No one say that we should run in the count of three." I answered and he just chuckles. 

"Still shameless as ever." he said and I did not answer. I am just looking on the sky while lying on the grass. 

"If you don't want to get married, tell it before you regret it." he suddenly said and I get up to looked at him. 

"What are you saying? It was not a matter of choices, it was a deal." I answered. 

"Then will you let your life be under some kind of a deal?" he said and also get up. 

"The sun appears in white but it was originally a mixed colored one. Don't get misconceptions, you have other options not just what you can see." he insists to me.

"No Louise, sun was colored red and it was the sunset of my life, the bloody color before the dark night comes around." I answered to him with a weak smile.

"Aubrey!!" We looked back at the person who yelled my name and we both stood up when I saw who it was. 

"What--" I was about to ask him a question when he goes and punched Louise really hard. 

"Julius! What did you do?!" I yelled at him and approached Louise. 

"Hey, are you alright?" I asked to him and he touched the end of his lips, we saw it was bleeding. 

"I am good, I am in the military, remember?" he jokingly said to me. 

"Stop joking at me, you are bleeding. We should treat it up." I said and I looked at Julius. 

"Are you out of your mind?! Why did you do that?" I yelled at him. 

"I was watching the whole time and I cannot tolerate how he was treating you." he answered to me and I slapped him, really hard. 

"You don't own me, you don't have the right to do that to him." I firmly said and grabbed Louise hand, then we left. 

"Aubrey!" I can still hear him calling me but I just continue walking without looking back. 

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