Living in darkness

Chapter 5

It's hard to keep up with the pace Leo is walking at. I'm basically jogging just to stay beside him. I look at him and start to tell him he's walking too fast, and I see this big grin on his face. Well sorry buddy, bout to ruin your moment. I think. I call out to him, only after slowing down a little bit.

"What? Why are you so far back," He asks.

"You're going way too fast. I'm tired of having to jog," I say. To put emphasis on this, I bend over with my hands on my knees and pretend like I'm catching my breath. Then I look up at him. "What are you? A professional speed walker?" He laughs.

"No I'm not. And how can you not keep up," he questions me. "You were doing fine until a minute ago, and I was stupid, your facade would have fooled me." Damn, I was figured out, I think, snapping my fingers while looking away. He chuckles and starts jogging in the same direction we were going when we left the hospital.

"What are you doing," I yell up to him.

"Keep up," He calls back to me. He doesn't speed up or slow down, but it seems like he's already a million miles away. I grin and sprint to catch up to him. Once I do, I slow to a jog and the conversation between us sparks instantly.

"Doesn't it look weird," I ask him.

"Doesn't what look weird," Leon returns.

"The fact that we're jogging in regular clothes," I tell him. He shakes his head and I call him a liar.
Not long after that, he suddenly stops in front of a beautiful white and blue motorcycle. The blue streaks of the design run the motorcycle, with large spaces revealing white pools.

I run my hands along the side, admiring its beauty. I can't believe he had a motorcycle this whole time. Still, I stare at him with a weary glance.

"I have two questions for you," I say to him.

"I have two answers," he replies, and I chuckle at his response.

"You had a motorcycle this whole time," I proceed. When he nods, I continue. "Is it safe to ride?"

"I will protect you with my life," Leo says, bowing down to me with his hand over his heart. My geeks flush at this action. No one has ever bowed down to me before, so I don't really know how to react. I stay silent and Leo laughs at me for it.

"Hey! It's not funny," I say, crossing my arms. his laughter only grows and he clutches his midsection. I glare at him and turn like I'm about to stomp away. He calls after me, speaking in between laughs.

"Aurora...wait. I'm...I'm sorry he he he," he says, grabbing my arm. He giggles a little bit more before finally calming down. He takes a deep breath before speaking again. "Hey, Aurora. I'm sorry. You're just so adorable I couldn't help but laugh. Forgive me?"

His words have me flabbergasted. But I refuse to give in this easily. I snatch a helmet from his bike and put it on my head while shoving my hair in there at the same time. Leon feigns a look of disdain as he grabs the other helmet.

I hop on behind him and the motorized bike roars to life. When he unexpectedly jolts out of his parking space, I cling to him as if my life depends on it. In fact, it does because he's racing down the street and onto the highway at an unimaginable speed.

When he finally slows down, I relax my grip on him. It isn't long before the speed jumps and I'm clenching my arms again. I feel his arms shake under my arms, and I know he's laughing at me. I mean, we're on smooth terrain at the moment.

I grit my teeth and loosen my grip again. This time, when he suddenly jumps the speed again, my hands begin to slip. In a panic, I take two handfuls of his shirt to try and gain control. The helmet is beginning to slip off. I manage to pull myself back up, but not in time to catch the helmet. It flies away, crashing into the next truck coming. It swerved dangerously before turning on its side. I gasp as I watch it roll. It rolls three times before landing on the roof.