The Legacies and The Clowns

Chapter 12

   Alias walks back to the rest of his friends with an uneasy look. Instantly, his head is filled with overwhelming questions. Questions he can't get the answers to.  
 
   Noticing the gloominess in Alias' eyes, Sierra grabs his hand and asks, "What's wrong?" "Can I speak to you privately?" Alias asks. Hesitantly, Sierra agrees. "S-sure, yeah."
 
   They walk towards the Ferris wheel and even get in line.

   "What is it?" Sierra asks, nervously. "I like you, and I want things to work between us. Last time I got put in this type of situation I hid what was wrong, and in the end, I got dumped. To avoid that, I'm going to tell you instead of hiding it.

   Umm... Kate just approached me. All she said was that it's been a while since me and her had spoken, and she also told me to meet her at the park in 4 hours. It was less of a question and more of a demand. I won't go if you don't want me to," Alias explains.
 
   A sigh of relief comes from Sierra. "I thought I did something wrong. Heh- umm... I don't like the idea of you being near her, but if you think it's important then you can go.

   Looking at the bigger picture I don't have a say in whether you choose to go or not, but thank you for telling me," Sierra says.
 
   "I wanna know what she's up to. The only time she contacts me is when she wants something from me," Alias says.
 
   "I'm sorry if this is bad timing, and you don't have to if you don't want to, but what exactly happened between you two?" Sierra asks. "I did a lot of bad things to her. Let's just put it that way," Alias says. "I don't believe you. You're too sweet for that. Sure, you have your moments but everyone does.

   Did you cheat on her?" Sierra asks. Alias answers: "What?! No!" "Did you ever shame her?" Sierra asks. "Not really," Alias answers. "Did you ever physically, mentally, or emotionally abuse her?" Sierra asks. Alias again denies it. "No! Absolutely not!"
 
   "Whatever you did clearly wasn't that bad. You two probably could've worked things out. Not to be hateful, but I'm a little glad she dumped you. Cause now you're mine~," Sierra says, giggling. She pulls his face closer to her and she kisses him on his cheek.
 
   A smile quickly forms on his face and Sierra takes notice of it. "I love seeing you smile. You should never stop smiling whatever the case is. There's always a bright side. The bright side is that you're mine and Kate is irrelevant now. Say what you wanna say to Kate when and while you can 'cause I don't know if I like her a whole lot, and I don't want her hurting you." His smile only gets bigger and brighter.

   "Do you have a bracelet or tickets?" A man asks. Sierra and Alias show the man their bracelets and they get on the Ferris wheel together. Sierra thinks this is going to be so much fun.
 
   There's nothing like a slow ride that stops every other second and squeaks louder than a dog's chew toy. Talk about romance!
 
   Alias thinks, who is shaking this death trap?! A little girl at the top of the Ferris wheel is screaming and throwing a tantrum. "I hate heights!" The little girl screams. The only thought that enters into Alias' mind is, if you hate heights then why go on a Ferris wheel?! What parent takes their child to the big kid festival? The whole reason this festival is separated is so adults and young adults can have fun. Ughhhh!
 
   "You okay?" Sierra asks. "Yeah, I just thought this would have been a better experience," Alias replies, disappointed. "Me too. It'll be okay! Think on the bright side! The ride is almost over anyway... Which one do you want to go on next?" Sierra asks. "We can do the cliff jumper. It makes you feel like you are gliding. I think it fits up to four people," Alias suggests. With a sensible and contagious happiness in her voice, Sierra shouts, "Yesss! Now that one is going to be fun."
 
   Sierra and Alias find Logan and Iris. "Does the cliff jumper sound fun?" Alias asks. "Me and Logan just got off of that one but we can do a round two," Iris chuckles.
 
   They get on the ride and wait for it to start. Unfortunately, the safety bars didn't click the first time so of course they're panicking.
 
   "What do we do?" Logan asks. With a sinister laugh, Iris says, "Hold on tight." Panicking, Sierra yells, "stoooop! Don't say that!" Able to calm the situation, Alias says, "I see the guy coming this way. He's checking all of the safety bars to make sure we're secure in this thing."
 
   The man comes around to them and clicks the bars in place correctly. They all sigh in relief. Shortly, the ride begins spinning them in circles at an angle. 
 
   The speed causes a fast but not overpowering or overwhelming wind. It's rather comforting. Well, it would be more comforting if Logan wasn't screaming like the little girl on the Ferris wheel.
 
   "I almost hit the tree!" He screams. "You'll be okay! After a couple more laps you'll see that there's nothing to be afraid of. As long as you don't stick out your right arm too far," Iris says. "Not helping!" Logan screams. "It's calming if you close your eyes. It's like you're really flying," Sierra suggests. Of course, no one listens to her except Alias.
 
   "I feel my phone slipping out of my back pocket!" Iris screams. As Sierra thinks about it, she can no longer feel her phone in her back pocket.  "I can't feel my phone in my pocket! Sierra screams. "Well, mine just flew out of my pocket," Iris says. In the distance, you can hear a young woman scream. They all try hard not to laugh. "That is why I keep my phone in my front pocket," says Logan. "Hey, I see your phone, Sierra! It's by the tree that Logan is afraid of," Alias says, chuckling.
 
   The ride ends and they rush to find their phones. "Did someone steal my phone? It's not here anymore," Sierra says, standing near the huge oak tree. "I just asked a few people and they haven't seen my phone either," Iris says.
 
   A group of young adults approach them. "Are you looking for your phones?" Micah asks. Iris squints suspiciously at Kate. "Your phone almost hit me in the face. It flew right past my nose," Kate says looking upset. Smirking, Iris whispers, "I'm kinda glad it fell out of my pocket."
 
   "Okay, why do you have Sierra's phone?" Logan asks. Kate answers, "I saw it fall out of her pocket before I almost got hit in the face with Iris' phone.  I just wanted to grab it for her." "Can I have it back, please?" Sierra asks.
 
   Kate gives Sierra and Iris their phones back. As she places the phone in Iris' hand, she says with a smile, "Please, try not to hit me with your phone again." Gasp! Smiling at Alias, Kate says, "Remember to meet me at the park. It's really important." As Kate and her band walk away, Sierra gives Kate a nasty look.
 
   Afterward, they continue riding all the fun, scary rides. The festival has this one huge ride that swings you around like a sledgehammer. It takes you side to side; upside down; every direction a sledgehammer can go. 
 
   Shook with fear, Logan said, "We are never doing that again." "You're such a baby," Iris mocked, only messing with him.
 
   During the sledgehammer-like ride, they are flipped upside down. The only thing audible are the screams of adults and young adults. Isn't that just music to your ears?
 
   Spitting the hair out of her mouth, Iris screams, "Sierra, your hair is going all over the place! I told you to put it up!" They all laugh with each other and before they all realize it, it's already 6:30 PM.
 
   "He should be here," Kate whines. "Well, he isn't. You said he'd be here. You said you knew him and that he'd be here," Micah says.

   "Apparently he's changed," Kate says. Another band member, Ron, says, "Our futures depend on this. We can't throw it all away because he's changed! You need to figure something out." "Why me!?" Kate snaps. "'Cause this was your idea!" Micah shouts.

   Kate rolls her eyes and storms off.  "Where are you going!? We have a gig that starts in 35 minutes!" Micah shouts. Kate just keeps walking.