Am I Too Overwhelming?

7 ~ Are you guys gonna abduct me?

"Hey, are you guys here to abduct me?" I speak without thinking twice. Oogie turns to me and blinks.

"Yeah, we are." Oogie smiled at me.

"Well then, I should run, right?" I asked, still under Matt's protection.

"Right." Matt says.

"But I don't run, though," I say, knowing it would confuse Matt and cause him to let me go. He did. He let me go and stood with Oogie, both of them staring at me strangely.

"You do run, you've been running all day." Matt responded.

"No," I say.

"I skip." I winked at them and waved goodbye. I started running and when I was pretty far enough, I started skipping. Huh. I guess I do run.

Losers. How could they fall for that? It was such an obvious move. Or is it me that fell for their trap? Did they see it coming? Did they know that we're seven chapters into book and still in this park? I'm not even sure anymore. Wait. Did they know I would caught up in my thoughts like this? But of course! They saw it coming! I did fall for their trap. 

I don't even know where I'm going anymore. It's only a matter of time until they catch up. I should probably turn or something. You know, because I'm skipping in a straight line. I think they can see right through me. They can see where my thoughts lead up to. Maybe I should think differently.

What if they're not even running after me? I guess I should walk now. I'm at an amusement park in another state by myself. What should I ride first, I wonder? Let's see, there are more than 50 rides here and I can't pick one. Sounds like me.

I look around at the signs and one of them catch my attention. There's a comedian, whose also a magician, performing at 1:30 and 3:30 PM. His name is Chris Linn. I have to go. He's a comedian. If you're a comedian, let alone a magician, we're gonna get along, let me tell you that. I take out my phone and check the time.

It's 1:07 PM. 

Damn. I've been here for 4 hours and nothing much has happened.

I laugh at my own thought. Even saying that to myself makes me laugh. I mean, I met Matt. I met Oogie. I fought Jordan. Matt held me. I ate funnel cake and then it was wasted. I would've been good for the whole day if I had the chance to finish my funnel cake.

I find one of those park seating things and sit on it. What are those called, anyway? Is it a park chair? A bench? These are things I think of on a daily basis.

I enjoy the time alone that I'm having. I don't get time like this as much as I wish I could. I take my phone out and browse through my snapchat stories. I didn't even notice someone was approaching me. I just kept scrolling.

"Who broke your heart?" The voice spoke. I turn to him and smile.

"Hey, Jason!" I put my phone in my pocket and go in for a hug. Jason is a classmate of mine who also went on this trip. I'm really glad to see him. I totally don't even mind that he just interrupted my time alone. That sounded a little sarcastic, but I truly meant it.

"Hey, Kate," He smiled at me as we sat facing each other. On a bench. Or chair.

"We haven't had an actual conversation in a while." He spoke.

"Yeah, it has been a while." I reply.

"Well, I found the girls and I didn't see you with them. I thought you got lost or something." He chuckled.

"I see why you thought that," I spoke.

"but no, I didn't. Something else happened and I've been away from the girls ever since." He looked at me.