Play House

Chapter 34: Getting Along

Roger drove the car fast and Jilliane was terribly asking him to slowdown a bit. After a brief while they were on a bay walk.

"It's so relaxing here! And i can feel the fresh air" Jilliane said.

"Well good for you!.. it's nice that you liked this place!" Roger said to her giving her a drink in a can. "I used to come here when i feel i want to be alone... If sometimes i don't want to be in the band at least an hour... Or simply just having a past time looking at the harbor lights at a distance..." Roger continuedly said.

"This place really fits to unwind" She said and drank her drink. "I don't even think that you also wants to be alone sometimes... For i think your a kind who doesn't want to be alone" she smiled to him.

"Not every moment... Hey! You got another vital information about me!" Roger said

"Well... It just comes out naturally!" She  smiled at him.

"You're unfair! I still do not even know about you.".

"I've already told everything on your grand mum. We are still fair! I still do not even know all about you!" She said to him.

"Well as you said... It comes out naturally so wait for it!" Roger replied. "Wait... Do you want to have fun... We'll go to Magic Land!"

"Are you crazy? Magic Land is already closed... " She replied.

"...that's what you think... Come!" Roger went inside the car and Jilliane followed her and they went to Magic Land.
But as they go there, Jilliane is right... It is already closed.

"See...it is already closed! How could we get in?" Jilliane said to Roger.

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Jilliane was so happy enjoying ice skating inside the icy world of Magic land. Roger only looking at her with smile.

"Hey Roger! Come here and do skating!"

"No need for me to do it! I don't want skating!"

"Come on! It's fun!" She said while skating. "Don't say you do not know how to skate?"

"What?"

"So come on!"

Roger wear the skating shoes and tried to skate but there is one problem... He do not know how to skate. He tried but it is really difficult for him to balance himself so he always fell on the ground.

"Fuck!" He exclaimed. Jilliane laughed at him.

"Come on it's easy! It's like you are doing roller blades!"

"It is easy for you to say it... But it's difficult!" Roger yelled.

"Ok...I'll help you..." Jilliane approached him and give him a hand. As he is about to reach his hand Jilliane suddenly moved away.

"What the-!" Roger exclaimed.

Jilliane laughed again. "You're saying I'm a "bird brain" right?... What do you think? How a bird brain head like me knew how to skate...?" She said to him and laughed again with an insulting laugh.

"So you're having your revenge?...ok you win!" He yelled. "What the fuck I'm doing in this place?" He said ro himself.

"Come on! Give me your hand and i will teach you!" Jilliane smiled at him.

"You're only tricking me ... You will let me fall!" Roger said.

"No...this time it's for real... Take my hand." She said to him but Roger was in hesitation. "Come! Take my hand" Jilliane smiled at him.

Roger took her hand and together they skate. Jilliane guided him and Roger looked at her while she is enjoying skating with him. That is the very first time they get along without any quarrel between them. They both skate until they get tired and decide to go out the Magic Land.

"How fast learner you are!" Jilliane said to him.

"Yeah...compared to you..." Roger smiled.

"What?" Jilliane asked.

"Nothing... What i told you.. i can make this Magic Land open" Roger said.

"Yes it's because you know the person who owns this amusement park so we have VIP's.". She said.

While they are about to go outside a sudden heavy rain fall.

"Oh! It rains!" She exclaimed.

"We'll gonna stay here for a while.."

They wait for the rain to stop but it didn't happen. It only continues to rain. And Jilliane got an idea. Jilliane went out and let herself get wet.

"Jilliane! What are you doing?" Roger exclaimed.

"The car is still on the distance... And this rain is heavy!... I remember when i was young, my mother told me... That if you get caught in the rain and there is no where you can find a shelter... Then go and enjoy the rain!"

"What?...you are only get a fever in this heavy rain!"

"Is that what you think?! It is more better if you take a bath in the rain and enjoy it! You will become more ill if you are half wet! Come on Roger! Enjoy the rain!" She encourage him.

Roger smiled and decide to join Jilliane in the rain. They play like  children in the rain. He remembered her childhood friend who always used to be wet in the rain after their class has ended. And Jilliane also remembered her childhood friend whom she always encourage to enjoy the rain if they cannot find shelter. They got a good bonding today. They enjoyed getting a long together more than Brian's birthday party. After the rain stopped they decided to go home.

They are both wet when they got home. Jilliane went to the bathroom and washed herself with warm water and changed her clothes to bath robe. Roger did the same.

"You want some hot stuff?" Jilliane offered.

"Yeah... I just need a hot coffee"

"Hot coffee...checked!"

"With 1 and 3 sevenths sugars!" Roger said.

"What? 3 sugars?"

"One and three sevenths sugar" Roger replied.

"Seven sugars?" Jilliane was confused.

"I said One and three sevenths!"

"One and three sevenths...how will i scale that?!" Jilliane asked.

Roger didn't replied. He just only looked at the magazine on the table and read it. Jilliane made a coffee for them but she did not add sugar Roger's coffee. She get the table spoon measurement.

"Here is your coffee...but without sugar"

"I told you One and Three Sevenths sugars..." Roger said to her.

Jilliane gave the tablespoon measurements to him. "Here! Scale it yourself how plenty is that One and three sevenths!"

Roger laughed at her. She didn't even get the point that he is joking her. What a poor girl! But the latter was really quite annoyed. Jilliane decides to go upstairs to have a rest while carrying a cup of coffee.

"Jilliane!..." Roger called her and she stopped and looked at him.

"What?" She asked.

"Thank you... I enjoyed the day with you!" Roger smiled at her.

She smiled back and continued to walk upstairs. As she reached her room she smiled and acknowledged the other side of Roger's personality.  The side of him that naturally came out into him, the side in which has a big resemblance on her childhood friend with the same name as his.