Different Breed

Different Breed Part Ten (One)

**********DIFFERENT BREED PART TEN (ONE)**********

Milton could not sleep. It was early in the morning; the sky was still gloomy and dark. Javan had stayed over at Alvaro's friend's empty apartment by himself as Milton slept on a spare mattress in Alvaro's room. The fall out Milton and Javan had hit Milton very hard like a penetrating bullet; Javan was his brother and best friend. Milton tossed and turned violently, Alvaro woke up and turned on the lights

"What's up?" Alvaro asked as he rubbed his hazel green coloured eyes

"I've got to go to Ibiza to meet my Mum" Milton declared, as he rose from his mattress

"Is that your real reason?" Alvaro asked as he sat on his bed. He scratched his chocolate brown short cut hair. Milton took a deep breath

"Course it is!" Milton defended

"It's your brother, isn't it?" Alvaro asked

"I don't even want to hear his name" Milton lied

"How are you going to go to Ibiza? Have you got money?" Alvaro asked. Milton nodded

"I got about £750 left, so it's cool. Got my bank card if anything so it's all good" Milton declared "But I'm thinking, how I can get to Ibiza. I don't want to take a plane"

"I've got an idea...but let's sleep, because I'm very tired" Alvaro declared, as he turned the lights off and covered himself with his duvet. Milton refused to sleep and looked at the ceiling as he lay on the mattress.

A few hours later, Alvaro took Milton to an open field. The weather was hot and sunny, with no clouds in sight. The time was 11:39. Milton had his rucksack with him. He looked at his mobile phone, and scrolled to Javan's name, but he hesitated and decided not to. The teenagers walked but Milton wasn't aware of what awaits him

"Alvaro, what's going on?" Milton asked with curiosity

"You will see" Alvaro replied. There was a vast shed that the boys approached. Alvaro knocked on the door. Another teen opened the door and touched fists with Alvaro

"Hola, Al!" The teenage boy asked in a low-pitched voice

"Hola, Carlos! This is my friend, Milton" Alvaro replied. Milton and Carlos touched fists

"So are you ready for the hot gas balloon ride?" Carlos asked

"What the...Air balloon? Are you nuts?" Milton asked "Alvaro, you can't be serious"

"You said you didn't want to take a plane. This is the next best thing" Alvaro assured Milton

"How old are you?" Milton asked Carlos

"I'm nineteen. I want to be a pilot, but this is my practice. You're in safe hands; I've been to many countries on that air balloon. I've been to Ibiza and back millions of times" Carlos' hazel green eyes turned to the left, and he pointed to the deflated gas balloon that was next to the shed. Milton was visibly unsure, but he really wanted to see his biological mother, so he took a chance. A Border collie dog came out of the shed in excitement

"This is my dog, Eddy" Carlos declared, as he friendly stroked the dog's head

"Very cool dog" Milton replied, as he stroked the dog's head; the dog in return licked his hand.

"I'll gladly charge €200 (£165) that's a discount" Carlos grinned. Milton thought 'you waste man' but he gave the money to Carlos. Carlos indicated for Milton to come with him.

20 minutes later, Carlos turned the hot gas on, and the gas balloon began to inflate gradually.

"Thanks for everything, man. It was cool meeting you" Milton declared