Stupid Rich Girl

$ 43 - Vulnerable Torment

~ The only part of your reflection that your can lick is your tounge ~

Rosen

I was waiting outside for Léna at 9:30pm. I needed the extra half hour for myself to think. Everytime I thought about what I was gonna do, the pit of my stomach swelled. Whether it was with nerves, excitement, relief or cautiousness, I have no clue.

My mind also kept drifting to Chucks words earlier. He warned me that an old friend was going to be making an appearance on Sunday night. Serpent was going to be there, challenging anybody that shows their face. I didn't plan on going, not again. Last year, I foolishly challenged him. My ego boosted by my lack of defeats. The same ego that nearly got me killed, literally. That guy was the size of a building. He was merciless, vicious, and fights for the kill more than anything. I didn't plan on making the same stupid decision twice.

I shook my head, ridding miself of those thoughts, knowing it didn't affect me. I held the rose in my hand. I wanted to go straight there without stopping. If I stopped, I think I would turn around and drop Léna home.

I didn't realise the time until I heard a groaning Léna coming towards me.

"You sound like a zombie" I deadpanned, pulling the helmet over my head and then handing one back to her. She snatched it and threw her leg over the seat.

"Watch your mouth or I might just eat your brains" She grumbled, wrapping her arms around my waist. "I don't know how you climb up and down that fucking balcony, I feel like I was just put through army training. And, I've got thorns and branches where there shouldn't be shorns and branches... You can help me get them out if ya want" I could hear the smirk in her voice as she trailed off. I kicked back the kickstand, rolling my eyes.

"You wish"

~*~

I killed the engine as we pulled up outside the cold metal gates. I slowly took my helmet off and heard Léna do the same.

I could feel the anxiety creeping in as I thought about the events to come. How this could go. My heart beating fast in my chest as I tried to resist the urge to turn around. This. This is a stupid idea.

"Sunshine, I know we joked about you killing me before, but personally I was kinda hoping to be cremated rather than buried"

And just like that, she had calmed the fire inside my heart in seconds. I looked down at my finger and played with the ring, twisting it slightly. I took a deep breath and nodded to myself.

I can do this.

For her.

I hopped off the bike and took the helmet form Léna's hands, putting it down beside mine. Then, I gently took her hand and helped her off the bike. She smiled at me, but never let go of my hand. And I was so fucking glad. I grabbed the rose in my other hand.

I began walking towards the gates before my mind took over my feet and lead me back the other way. Léna stayed quiet as we walked over graves of young, old, good, bad. I've learned the route by heart, even with the only light coming from the full moon high in the sky, I walked the path with ease.

When I was younger, graveyards used to terrify me and I would never come here in the dark. But over the years, I've realised coming in the dark is the only real time I can spend with her alone. Quiet. So I sucked it up.