Beyond Us (completed)

Chapter 10

 My dad notices my shift of emotions. I hang up the phone soon without realising that I have actually agreed, meeting Launa at 12 . Nesta pushes my shoulders funnily and says " Finally you are going to hang out with Launa after such a long time. Good luck . Have a good time."

" You have no fucking idea that Launa told me to meet her at the fucking Gilbert's donuts, on the streets of fucking Willstern! I don't know, I just couldn't tell 'no' to her. She was so excited and I had no other choice. Fuck I am never going to go there again.!" I squeak and Nesta gulps.

" I think you should be leaving now to reach there atleast by 12. What's wrong Willstern streets are the pride of Washington. Go sweetie hurry up!" My father has no clue about what had happened with me and Nesta. We got lost on the Willstern road , fucking pride of Washington! I don't want to take the risk of being lost again and walking for hours , but now that Launa is waiting for me , I have no choice but to take this risk, of again stepping into the Willstern streets.

" I'll keep a track of your location and in case you get lost and there's no network, I can come pick you up from your location." , Nesta assures me. I give her a tight hug and stand up from the couch. My father looks at us cluelessly.

I know it is strange to tell someone that I actually got lost , on the city's most populous and busy streets, along with my sister.
In all this chaos , we had totally forgotten about mom. I look at her and she is still walking, panting and calling the cops to know Jordan's whereabouts. Ohh this boy is such an irresponsible jerk. What joy is this boy getting from making people around him go round and round.

I head out of my house with enough money and full charged phone. I am not even confident that this time, I would not get lost. And this time , I drive my dad's car, the black jaguar, to keep myself safe from taking the wrong routes.

Today the streets of Willstern is busier than the other normal days. The markets are flooded with people and I can hear the shopkeepers bargaining with the customers regarding the prices of their products. I park the car in front of a concrete building. I turn around and realise that my car is parked just a mile away from the main road. I lock the car and start walking. The time is 11 AM. I should have reached earlier, but today's traffic is may more than I ever thought it would be..

I have more one hour to go for 12 , so I decide to buy some goodies for Samuel and our much awaited guest, Jordan. I wonder if Jordan has reached home by now. I hope so. I come to Archies gift store.

Its all red in here and it has always been. The Archies, is my favorite gift store in the entire Washington. I first go to the kids gift section. Kids section has been my favorite since 5. There are variety of teddies, colored chocolates, games, toys and red, heart shaped balloons. Samuel loves balloons. So I buy 10 heart shaped balloons and 20 chocolates for Samuel. I next, go to the adult gift section and spot delicious chocolate Belgium cookies. They look amazingly baked. I also spot, heart-shaped hourglass, which I have never seen before, greetings cards, flower vase, men's watches and perfumes. I'm confused as to what Jordan actually likes. I have never spoken to him even once and I don't know about his likes and dislikes. But nobody will hate cookies for sure. So I buy 2 boxes of Belgium cookies and pay my bill. The shopkeeper hands me a medium sized bag with all the goodies in it and hands me the Balloons . I give her a smile and walk out of the store.

I decide to keep all the things in the car , as I don't want to roam with all that heaviness in my hands. I unlock my car and keep the bag on the back seat. And by the time I try to keep the balloons in, a heavy wind blows and my Balloons refused to stay, and flies away. I am helpless. I can't even chase the Balloons. They are flying at such heights and the wind is blowing way too fast. The shift of weather seems like an indication to me ,that something is not going to go well.