going nowhere (5SOS)

part iv

"This better be one hell of an adventure." Calum's eyes grew wide in shock. From the start, even when he called Luke, he knew Bianca would not be as accepting of him. In short; he didn't think anything would come out of this whole surprise.

He takes her hand and leads her all the way to the bottom of the building, leaving the three who are probably drunk off their minds already. Calum already knew what he was going to do, he came up with this plan on the airplane from Japan to Dubai.

18:24

Burjuman metro station

They both end up in the center of the metro. Burjuman. Bianca realizes she doesn't have any money on her but Calum is quick to notice as he takes out his wallet and stops her. He pays for two cards, filling it with seventy-five dirhams each. She was surprised but she knew that Calum isn't exactly a middle-class boy, he definitely lived comforably. He smiles at the cashier as she hands him the tickets.

"Here you go." He gives the cards to Bianca, stuffing the change back in his wallet.

"Where are we heading?" She asks curiously but doesn't look at him, scanning the entire area as if she's not already been here a thounsand times.

"Take a wild guess." He smirks at her, leaving her even more confused.

They ride the first train that comes. During these times, the metro would be packed and it was. It did not help that it was a Thursday. Out of nowhere, Bianca remembers something she said to Calum a few months before he left unexpectedly.

"End to end? We're not going anywhere are we?" He smiles. "You remembered." He stays silent. Bianca appreciates the fact that he still remembers the little things she's told him. The small things she wanted to do. Her bucket list. This is what Bianca fell in love with all those years ago and tonight the flame that is almost gone will be rekindled.

He holds her hand as they stay the farthest corner of the train. The area where they could see the outside view clearly. They both stay opposite of each other, Calum staring fondly at her while her eyes completely engrossed by the scenery. Rarely does she ever get a chance to stay in this area. A lot of tourists would stay here since they get a good view of the outside. She shakes her head and smiles at him, taking his hand and pulling him into a hug. She rests her head on his chest and sniffs him. "Same perfume. Lacoste white."

He smirks, "I knew my plan would work if I wore this perfume." Slightly true but she's not gonna admit that.

"Whatever, loser."

They continue talking but at a distance since they don't want people to report them for public display of affection. Bianca suddenly brings up the time when they both held hands in Sahara mall and a security guard came up to them and warned them, slightly threatening them that they'll be kicked out if they don't stop doing that. It's hard to resist at first but they got used to the rules of Dubai. She notices that Calum isn't listening though, bringing her to frown. She was about to ask him what's on his mind but her beats her to it.

"Why are you with that emo looking punk you work with?" Oh. his poor judgement makes her slightly angry, but she restrains herself from saying anything but as she looks at Calum with a look on his face she loses it.

She crosses her arms, scoffing at him. "In case you forgot, Calum, you left about a year ago. How would I have known you'd come bac-"

He stops her before she could even speak some more which irritated her even more. "I mean- Look at him! He has tattoos, dyed hair and a piercing for God's sake. And he parties almost every night. He even looks like a player with his hair and all." She squints her eyes and looks at him like he was some idiot. She shakes her head and raises her eyebrows, questioning him without even saying a word. "You could have at least done better."