THE HEART WANTS WHAT IT WANTS ♡

chapter 35: distraction

I woke up with a massive headache as my alarm clock was blaring right next to me. I lazily threw my hand towards my phone, desperately trying to turn off the darn thing. Even though I just woke up, I was still feeling extremely exhausted. I usually don't feel like going to school because, who likes going to school anyways, but today was different. Worse. I just wanted to stay in bed and sleep whole day. Can you blame me though? My dad died and my boyfriend is hundreds of kilometers away. I'm really not the biggest fan of life right now. But nonetheless I get out of bed.

"Morning mom." I greet lazily as I make my way into the kitchen. The sweet aroma of pancakes fills my nostrils. Yum.

"Morning son. Enjoy your breakfast." she says in response as she hands me my plate.

Now that I think about it, did I complete all my homework? I don't think so. I might have to finish some of it at school. Damn it. More stress.

As soon as I finish my breakfast I make my way upstairs to the bathroom to brush my teeth and thereafter get dressed for school. I feel like today is going to be a looooong day.

***

My friends were waiting for me in my homeroom as they usually did. They seemed to be in quite a happy mood.

"Morning guys." I greet and they greet back.

"You guys seem jolly. What's happening?" I ask, eager to find out.

"So get this, we're planning on having a get together kind of thing. We're thinking of going to the Waterfront. Maybe go on the big wheel, maybe a boat ride, and definitely some amazing food. What do you say?" says Tony in response.

"I don't know. I don't really wanna go out to be honest." I say as I scratch the back of my head.

"Bro, listen. You need to get out a bit. It can only do you good. You could use a good distraction from everything." says Layyah sternly.

I mean, she's got a point. Maybe it will do me some good. I mean, what's the worst that can happen?

"Fine, I'll ask my mom." I say raising my hands in defeat.

"Perfect. Is this weekend fine with you guys?" asks Tony.

We all agree that Saturday is a good day. Now I've got something to look forward to.

[fast forward to Saturday]

We were just walking around the Waterfront when we heard a load sound near us. I don't know how to describe it. Almost like a car horn but magnified greatly. After walking around for a bit we found out the loud sound came from a big boat that just pulled into port. It was a passenger boat that took people around the Waterfront.

"Anyone wanna go on the boat?" asks Levona. Unsurprisingly we all agree and run towards the boat.

But one thing about me is I'm afraid of the ocean. And I get seasick. So I was a bit nervous. Well not a bit per say, more like a lot. But I kept telling myself that I needed to enjoy myself. I didn't wanna be a wet blanket so I just sucked it up.

We boarded the boat and made our way to the front of the seats on deck. There was a small orchestral band in front of us preparing their sheet music for the trip ahead. That'll be awesome because now I can distract myself from my fear and seasickness. I hope.

Noticing my slight uneasiness, Levona puts her hand on my shoulder.

"Don't worry, we're gonna be okay." she says reassuringly.

"Thanks Vona." I say in response.

After a few moments the boat starts pulling away from the quay and out into the open ocean. I kept taking deep breaths in an attempt to calm myself. My mind was so preoccupied with the thought of the boat capsizing. I tried shaking the thoughts out of my head and started listening to the band play their beautiful music.