Du Nord: The Believing heart lost years (EN)

The Shiny Chariot impact

Thursday 22 June 2006, Dalystown, Ireland

"Everything was very quiet and relaxed, we spent a lot of the time playing around the house, we didn't go into town all those days, which was a time when I could relax without realising that little by little the city was getting busier, all because of the Croix promotion, we were just enjoying ourselves in the house, running around in the woods, playing video games, doing whatever we felt like doing, it really was fun that never ended, giving me that feeling that I was a child again."

Another marvellous day, I don't know what to do now, we've spent so much time here at home, I think I'll go for a walk in the city today, see how the city is preparing everything, mums go there a lot during this time, once in a while, which I'll get a broom for, I'll go to Croix who had come out of the bathroom to talk to her.

"Love, what do you say we go for a walk in the city, it's been a few days since my mums left" I say to her and she nods.

"Well, it's been a while, but I don't know if it's a good idea, maybe they'll recognise you and this place will fill up with people" said my girlfriend.

"That's the least of it, we can see it from afar, I really want to see the preparations for the gymkhana, since I used to help a lot before, but now I'm left out" I say as I get ready to mount the broom.

"Well then, let's go, I'll get a broom and we'll go out" How marvellous.

I follow my girlfriend, she picks up her broom, and we make our way out of the house, since Meg and Phoebe are playing video games and there's not much to do, I fly along, already able to see a bit of the city from afar, which is very close to home.
We're going very slowly and passing through the forest too, a bit on the sly, so at least they won't know we've passed this way, which I'm getting a bit closer to, already at a house, which I've taken cover to see from afar.

"Wow, they're really making this gymkhana count" said Meridies.

"I've never seen so much work put into something, this is really going to be a festival, look at all the cars that are passing through here" I'm really surprised.

We signalled to each other and walked calmly from one house to the next, seeing that many of them were full of cars, the hotels seemed to be full of people, all of this must have a reason, surely it wasn't just that post that Croix made publicising the gymkhana here, or was it really that, look at this thing, it looks like there's going to be a real festival here.
We got a little closer to the town centre and I could see that my mothers were helping with the preparations, setting up stages and everything else, no small feat, they're really pulling out all the stops.

"I wonder if they're not overdoing it a bit, it must be quite costly" I whisper to Croix.

"It certainly is, they're really entrusting you to be the main star of this too, I don't doubt it, I think my publicity is doing quite well, Aunt April is also doing something, she's also one of the ones who has access to publicise on our page" It makes sense, now I have an idea why so many people are coming here.

I could see that on one of those posters they're making a stage with my posters and everything, I could see in the background that even Alan was in on it, he's really going to help with the presentation, that's no small feat, and to think that I didn't want to go back with the worry I had before, which frustrates me, I've seen enough.
I turn my back and pick up my broom, flying off back home, this is too frustrating, when I thought I was just going to have to do a quick relaxed presentation, but this concert thing in my head again? By the nine witches, I can't take it anymore, every time I have to go back to this situation.
I land back at the house, I even go outside where I sit on a part of it that makes a gap in relation to the ground, I'm practically mute the whole way, just staring at the horizon, until my girlfriend arrives with a more concerned expression.