Mid Afternoon, Sunday, June 14th
"Tell ya nigga, he better shoot back."
Portia looked up at the boy, who looked like he was about her age, and stood before her, nose flaring, eyes focused, and fists tightening. She didn't know what was happening, but she just decided to back up a little before twisting around him and going the opposite way around him. Grumbling to herself, rethinking that bizarre encounter with that boy,
"Whatever that was."
Portia looked around, trying to figure out where to start first. She didn't think having the fair come to town would be as elaborate as it was, but she guessed it was the first one, so maybe that's why it was so gigantic.
She looked around and decided to start on all the bigger rides and then the more miniature rides before going home.
She passed through the ticket booth, obtaining her free pass wristband, suitable for everything from food to games and even rides. She kept walking, heading towards the first big ride she saw, dodging large crowds of people as she did so.
He began following her but backed out when he saw her in line for the Ferris wheel. That wasn't his thing; on-the-ground games were his thing instead.
As the ride rounded back around, he got a wonderful glimpse of her face as the attendant helped her out of the ride. He approached her as she stopped in line for the next ride that was just as big,
"You said you want a thug, so don't be scared now!" He spoke as he tried to step further into her space, stepping back as best she could as she stood confused,
"I never said that!"Doing her best to laugh it off as she went around him, moving up further as the line began moving. Pivoting, he hustled after her retreating, catching up to her, linking their arms together, and turning them to walk the opposite way,
After two games she had unwillingly learned his name as he kept speaking in the third person but she had kept her name to herself she knew she didn't want to see him again so knowing her name wasn't needed, but now that he had unsuccessfully lost yet another round at the particular game they were standing in front of, she was more than ready for him to leave her alone,
She wasn't paying him attention, though. As she had turned away from him and was walking the other way, he ran up behind her, stepping in front of her and halting her movements. "Well, that's what you got," Ken whispered in her face before backing away and leaving her alone.
