Twisted

CHAPTER THIRTY TWO

      I alighted from the plane and walked into the car. Uncle Joe placed my luggage inside the back of the car and got in.

     He looked at the driver and told him to start the car. The car engine was ignited and the inside of the car became silent. It was nice, the silence that is.

     It had been a long journey after all and I wanted to get some rest before we got to the appointed place.

     I looked out the car through the rolled up window. Different cars passed by, pedestrians walking at the side on the pedestrian road, a boy riding his bicycle, and school girls laughing together.

      I smiled a little at the scene. 'This brings back wonderful memories.' I thought. I placed my head on the side and closed my eyes.

     It has been three years now since I last saw them. I wonder how they are doing now? We couldn't be in contact over the pass three years after all. This will be the first time we get together again.

     'I'm really looking forward to seeing them both. Hopefully, everything will turn out just right.' That was the last thing I remember before being engulfed in slumber.

...

     I got off the car and bade my goodbye to Uncle Joe after informing them to come pick me up after a while. Uncle Joe nodded and the car was driven away.

     No longer able to see the back of the car anymore, I looked up at the signboard in front of me.

      "FRUITS YOGURT" it's been a long time since I came here. I walked in and went to where we always stayed.

     It looks likes Fruits Yogurt had gone through some renovation. The place was still arranged the same though.

     I sat on the cushions and ordered my favourite meal. I wonder what happened to Auntie Rosie, I didn't see her at the front when I came in. It also looks like am the first to arrive.

        I looked out the window and remembered a distant memory that happened her long ago.

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***FLASHBACK ***

      It was a few months after Jason's mother had passed away and Jason wasn't doing all right. In fact, he was becoming more depressed by the day.

       Most of the time, he will become absentminded and look at a object or place for a long time. It worsened so much that it began to affect his studies.

     He no longer hang with us and stays indoors always. Even when we go to visit we end up either being asked to go back or having to wait for hours and then sent back later.

     Leah and I planned to help him get some fresh air to in the hopes of making him feel better. It wasn't an easy feet to get him out of his house. We had to force him and use threats.

       Leah even threatened to stay at their house for a whole week if he didn't agree to come. Thinking about it now, it was quite a funny scene with Leah's chubby chin inflating.

      After that, we all came to Fruits Yogurt.

     "So why did you forced me to come out here?" Jason asked plainly.

      "Well, you know..." Leah started out. We can't possibly say it's because of how his been acting lately.

      Leah turned in my direction for help. "We just wanted to chat together. After all, it has been long since we last got together." I said with a smile.

      Jason just kept quite and said nothing else. Leah and I talked about various things and tried to involve him in it but it was to no avail. All he did was stare blankly at his food which had gone cold and nodded a minimal amount of time.

     "RING RING RING "

     Jason looked at his smart watch and said,

    "Two hours have passed now, the agreed upon time has been exhausted." He stood up from his cushion and looked at the both of us, "I'll take my leave now if there's nothing else."

      I didn't know what to say or do anymore so I just nodded my head in approval, slightly disappointed.

      "BANG!"
 
     I looked up to see Leah had slammed her hand on the table angrily.

     "You know,..." Leah started off. "...Everyone have been worrying about you! Every time we go over to visit you, your butler and the other servant always looked worried! Don't be selfish and make everyone worry about you!"

       Jason eyes widened in surprise, even I was shocked by Leah. She always like joking around but she looked serious while saying those words!

     "Hey, hey now." I said trying to calm everyone down.

       "We shouldn't among ourselves, ok?" I said, making Leah and Jason to sit back down.

      I nodded in approval of their action and faced Jason,

     "You know, we will always be there for you." Using hand gestures, I said,

      "The three of us are like the 'Fru' which makes the 'it' in 'Your' 'gut'"

     The both looked at me weirdly as I smiled at them.

    "Did you just tried to make a sentence with Fruit yogurt?" Jason asked.

     "Yep. It's our favourite place after all. And you can see that it doesn't make any sense with the words being joined together. Just like us. Right?" I asked in jest.

    "Hahahahaha!" Leah burst out laughing.

    "What! I am right, right?" I said, making Jason to join leah in her laughter and soon after we all laughed along.

     It had been long since we saw Jason being happy. I'm happy everything turned out well.

***FLASHBACK ENDS***

      'Hahaha!' Those were some really nice memories.

     "Yo!" I heard a masculine voice and turned around. "It has been quite a long time, don't you think?"