Catching Us

CHAPTER 2

Meli's POV

We somehow managed to stay alive till afternoon. Baking & movie marathon seemed way boring today. Actually it always happens whenever we plan to go to the carnival. I know its a bit childish. Okay, totally childish. But its just awesome! You can't really blame us about the rides. They are fanfreakingtastic!

So here we are. Getting ready for the carnival. Though we dropped the topic of my little encounter with my siblings today morning, Shan is still putting on her grumpy face. Though I know she'll never do anything against my will. But still, I can't blame her.

I hate this fights. I know it hurts more every time. But then I know it hurts Shanaya equally. She's suffering too. Two reasons. One, she knows the truth. She knows everything that actually happened. & two, she liked Jayson. I knew she liked my brother & its killing her to digest the whole truth & Jayson's behaviour at the same time.

No, its not just a teeny tiny crush. Shan is head over hills for Jay. She really loves him. I see the way she looks at him, every time he is near. The way her face lit up whenever she catches a sight of him. The way her her eyes shine, her lips curves upwards in a mesmerized smile. I remember her present to Jay on last Christmas. She saved her allowance for almost a year to get Jay an appointment with this famous french tattoo artist he always wanted to get a tattoo from. It was pretty expensive too. I remember how astonished & happy Jay was. He said that it was his best gift ever & Shanaya was grinning the whole day. Though he didn't know it was from Shan & I was great full for the fact that he didn't think it was from me & threw it away like always.

Everything about her so dedicated love for Jay is so obvious. I never asked her anything about it. I know its gonna be awkward to ask my best friend about having a crush on my big bro. So I left it on her to peel off when she's ready.

I know exactly how it feels to see the one you love doing the wrong & how much it hurts to know the truth & not being able to do anything about it. But I just hope all of it ends soon & I can see my bestie relax. And that depends on my siblings how soon they can realise it.

Well its more that one hour now & my two best friends are still 'getting ready'. I really don't understand how people can be obsessed with makeups. Don't they make them feel suffocated? Well it surely makes me feel so. I mean.. okay makeup is a good thing. Its not that I hate makeup. I like them too. But not always. Jenny is the craziest one about makeup. Being a photographer, she always thinks of makeup as a major priority.

So after what felt like forever, when they're finally ready, we headed to carnival.

The weather's beautiful outside. Its warm. Comfortably warm. I stopped after entering the carnival. Yelling of small kids, smell of delicious foods, cotton candy, soap bubbles & the happiness radiating from everything made me wanna jump up and down like a 5 years old.

Carnival is a place where I can breathe some happiness. Seeing a kid grinning ear to ear & holding his parent's hand & his cute struggle of stuffing the whole cotton candy in his mouth will sure make you smile. Kids are really something. They can always make you feel better, make you smile when you don't even feel like. Maybe its their selfless love for everything. They can know nothing about you & can still love you. Kids. Yes, they are the main reason I come here every time. Because I can see their happy faces & forget my life for a while.

The rides are always exotic. Shan & me always act like a kid during a ride & Jenny tries to keep us decent being the more sensible one. Shouting & laughing at the top of your lungs when your in a ride is pure fun!

After several rides & playing bin different booths, we're tired. So we decided to take a break. We sat on a table of a café & ordered some snacks & drinks.