Beyond The Barriers

Chapter Eight

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Chyna

After I told him my story I had a relief because it was a weight off my shoulders. Silence was dominant in the room for a long time but it wasn't an awkward silence. It was comfortable and I was drifting asleep slowly.

No before I was halted to my feet and dragged to window. The view from outside was beautiful. The sky was multiple colours and they blended together and created a portrait in the sky. Being on the other side of this fence would always take a toll on someone.

I dreamt of what it would be like to go outside and how the world would look on the other side. If people were still the same as they were before. My mind was bombarded with many possibilities. But they were just that, possibilities, none of these would turn into reality.

Xavier

But I had a good idea, one that would put a smile on both of our faces. I grabbed her arm, not forcefully but in an encouraging way so that she could see that I was not trying to force her into anything.

I opened the windows and I knew we weren't allowed but...

I decided that we would go Beyond The Barriers...

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Chyna

Fear is a feeling. One which can prohibit you from achieving a certain goal. It occurs when there is a feeling of a threat of danger, pain or harm. But none of those were what I was feeling because I felt safe with Xavier and an overwhelming feeling of excitement filled me from head to toe.

My room was on the second floor but there was a balcony right under that was situated on the first floor so we jumped down to the balcony which was a small height away, Xavier jumped first onto the balcony and landed smoothly and then I jumped but I wasn't very athletic so I was paralysed by fear but he gave me a reassuring nod and I plucked up enough courage to jump. Unfortunately I missed my step and ended up flat on top of Xavier.

I was straddling his hips and I did not do well with uncomfortable positions and this was surely one of them. If I was white, my face would be flushed a bright pink colour. But I quickly got up but not before kneeing him in the groin. Clutz was an understatement, I was clumsy.

He groaned in pain but quickly got up as if nothing had happened and brushed himself down. Before I had a chance to fix my hair, I was dragged across the garden and that is when realisation hit me. I would go Beyond The Barriers. But did I really want to go?

It could be compared to the feeling you get when you have to meet someone that you had feelings for after a long time. Or trying to ride a bike when you last rode one, ten years ago, at the age of two. That is what I felt like. Not being outside in years and finally having the chance to. I didn't know whether I really wanted to go anymore.

I halted digging my feet into the grass to make sure that we both of us weren't able to move.

"Xavier, this feels right, so right. But I don't know what to expect. I haven't been outside of this compound in years. This isn't my hometown, this is yours. So I don't know what to expect. What if everything is different? What if people judge me or look at me weirdly and I may sound stupid but honestly it sounded better in my head."

He just looked at me and smiled sincerely, it wasn't forced which put me at ease a bit. People always pre-judge and I am sure that I will not fit into the crowd seeing as I am properly the only black girl living in a white secluded areas, where the houses were ten times bigger than an average one.