𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘆 the room was silent to us. For some reason, it was awkward. Both of us do not know what to say or do. So after a moment of silence that passed by every second, the air felt thicker. It felt harder to breathe for me. Which didn't last long as the thread was cut, and the awkwardness and anxiety floated away with the hug of marielis jumping with joy.
"I won the bonus! I won 5k tickets!" I smiled at her as she continued bantering. "Wait, are you busy? I can leave, " mari spoke, and I laughed. "Stay. Please." She smiled as she patted my shoulder. "I think you got this," she said in a joyful voice. "NO. MARI. MARIELIS. DON'T LEAVE ME." My attempts to have her stay failed. So, just like anything else a normal human would do... I went into an Asian squat leaning on the game I just raced in.
By this time, marielis was already across the arcade, leaving us two alone. Or as alone you could get in an arcade located inside of a resort. "Soooo person. How's your morning?" I ask, making finger guns towards Walker, clearly not knowing what to say. He just held back a slight laugh. "I saw you in the elevator and thought,'You might as well' so I went to go back and get your sketchbook." He said, placing a hand on his neck after he went into his bag and handed me my artwork back.
"To be completely honest, you could go really far with your art." He said with a smile. "Oh- uhm.. thank you. But I just plan on showing my followers nothing too big." He just looked at me with skeptical eyes. "Are you sure? I mean, if you ever want someone to send over some followers, I could, " He said, offering in a kind voice. "Oh..oh! Uhm. No, thank you." I said, shaking my hands in front of my face in a 'no need' kind of way.
"Are you sure?" I nodded at his question. "I'm not a big fan of fame. If I ever did become famous, I feel like it would suck to be recognized... in my opinion, of course." He just nodded. "Also, when you drew the claiming scene, that looks amazing." He said with a smile, and I just nodded. "Oh- thanks,"
"Uhm, I think I should move onto another game.." He looked at me confused. "Another game? But you're out of points." I looked back at him and stuffed a laugh. "Oh, would you look at that? The prize booth is calling my name!" He laughed as I started speed walking away with my things. This time, nothing was forgotten. But to my dismay, the golden boy was following me. To the prize booth. Yay. Can you hear my exsitment?
That was sarcasm if you couldn't tell. Or my attempt. Once I arrived at the prize booth, I walked up to the lady. "Why hello there, young lady. I was wondering when you would come here for your prizes. Now- whacha got. " I smiled as I gave her the ticket card, and she swiped it to check the tickets. "Wowy would you take a gander at that. 15.8k tickets. That's a good chunk, little lady. So you can get one thing in the glass and anything at eyes length and down on the wall."
"Do ya think I could get the shark stuff animal? And the bear stuff animal? With 100 red jolly ranchers. Watermelon and cherry are fine." I said with a smile as the lady grinned. "Then you would have 6k tickets left. What would you like to spend it on?" She asked, and I grinned. "Maybe a Nerf gun? The blue one, " the lady smiled. "That would be 5k tickets left." I look in Disbelieve.
"Uhm, can I get more shark plushies?" She looked back at me, and so did walker, and I just smiled. "What? Their cute and derpy." And like that, the rest of my tickets were spent. And when I sat down on a nearby bench, Walkie talkie followed closely behind.
"I'm sorry if this sounds rude. But why are you following me? Like around the arcade." I ask, and he just looks back at me and goes wide-eyed. "Idk what you mean. We just so happen to be going to the same place." My look back at him clearly showed skepticalisum. "Uh huh. Sure. And that just so happens to be a bench on the side of an arcade." He just looks back at me. "I'm not joking!" He retorts, but I just laugh.
"Lucky me. Luuuucky mee indeeed, " I said, leaning back, my head on the wall. "If you want, you can sit. I don't bite." He nodded as he took the seat next to me. "Sooooo what's your favriot color?" He asked, and without thinking, I say "Oh pineapple."
".... pineapple?"
"Mhm, the pineapple leaf green." He looked at me weriedly. "Huh?" I laugh a little but quietly. "I'm joking. My favriot color is Y/F/C. " He smiled once more. "That's nice.. pretty decent two. Mines blue." I look at him weirdly now saying it's my turn. "Blue, as in all honesty. Orrrrr because you play percy jackson?"
"The- no.. both. I would have to say both." He replied, starting to have his leg bounce like mine. "Are you nervous, two?" I ask, more like speaking out loud.". "Oh uhm yea" He nodded as he spoke back. "Sooo are we still going to the 4th floor bar when it opens?" He asks, and I look back at him. "I am, so I can play some games, but you don't have to. It's a vacation so spend it with your family." He just nodded. "I get it.. I get it.."
The silence was clearly noticed between us. "Ima go back to marielis- or go find her at least." I said, getting up and holding my prizes. "I can hold those for you." He said, standing up two, and I just stared at him. My thoughts are bouncing off the wall, my delulu coming in like a motherfucker. "Oh, uhm. I got it. I'll see you around Kay?" He nodded once again as I walked away. But the moment he was out of sight, I went back into my cocoon of an Asian squat, burring my face into my knees.
"That was so fucking akward.... but in a good way."
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