< Sharon's POV >

"Mum? Was that you? What happened?!?"

My mum looked at me and she was rooted to the ground, speechless.

What on earth is going on?

"Sharon, darling... We're... moving. We have to move."

Did I hear that right or am I dreaming? Why? I loved our house. It's so peaceful, serene and just... perfect.

"But, why? Let me have a look at that letter."

"The government wants to demolish the whole stretch of houses, not only ours. They wanted to create a new plot of land at our area. So it means we don't have much choices but to move." Mum explained while I tried to understand what that wordy and boring letter meant.

"Why? I really loved this house, it's so beautiful. Screw the government. That means we have to change our school too, right?"

"I guess we do. We will be moving to some other area and so both of you definitely have to find a new school."

"Isn't that awesome, Alex? We can finally leave that corrupted school and from that horrible Miss Chloe!"

"Oh yeah... That's true. I really hope that this new school will be much better," Alex said.

"Don't worry, I'm sure we will even be able to find someone hot for you. A curvy girl for a hot guy would be perfect, wouldn't it?" I shot her another wink and I watched her cheeks turn those light shades of pink again.

I loved teasing her, I just found it funny when she was angry because she would look really cute.

"I will... continue preparing the dishes for dinner later. Have fun, girls!" my mom suddenly spoke up and that's when I realized she was just standing there awkwardly, listening to me and Alex's conversation.

"Oh! Of course, mum. Sorry for the awkwardness."

"What? You silly girl. Alright, I will have to hurry up now, stop wasting my time young woman."

"Yes, boss!" I saluted at mum before she smiled and went into the kitchen.

"You're lucky I got my driving license. Otherwise, we would still have to take those troublesome modes of transport," I said to Alex as I started the car.

"Seriously? I don't really see what's wrong with the public transport. I mean I agree that it's always congested with traffic and the cars are packed like sardines but at least we will reach our destination eventually. Usually, except for the likes of accidents."

"Yeah... I guess you're right."

Awkward silence.

"Why do you always talk in that formal manner?" I broke that silence with this stupid question. Well, someone had to say something.

"What do you mean? What do you expect us to talk about? Barbie dolls? Dress up?" Alex raised her eyebrow, wondering why I asked such a dumb question.

Good job, Sharon. Just excellent.

"Umm, no? What I meant was like, you know, talk about something more interesting?"

Shit, she's gonna blow up now.

"So you're saying, that I'm boring?" I could feel the hurt behind those words and I started feeling guilty...

"No! Of course not! I was just... Umm... being crazy yeah crazy hehe umm, you know?
I'm sorry."

I'm perspiring so much and I have no idea why.

"Okay... It's okay. I forgive you."

As soon as she spoke those words, I felt like a burden was lifted off my shoulders.

I don't know why but, I always feel like I was going to lose her, that she was going to be gone from my life forever.

That fear always haunted me and sometimes even brought nightmares to my sleep. I would try not to make her angry because I knew she's a bit hot tempered. And if I was to lose her then, it would be one of the greatest regrets in my life.

Although we were different in terms of her being more to an introvert and me being more to both an introvert and an extrovert, I still felt like she's the only one I can trust, the only one I can rely on.

I could always sense that I was safe around her, that she would always be there for me.

And it was true. Throughout the ten years we had known each other, she helped me so many times that I can't remember just how much.

She would always be there when I needed her, always encouraging me to do well when I fail something, always being there when I faced problems I definitely couldn't had solved without her.

The numerous "friends" which I used to have in school? They were just useless, all they cared about was money and all those kinda stuff... They never even once bothered to ask me why I was feeling down or just being quiet. Sometimes, I felt like they were just using me, for the money I have contributed when it comes to shopping or whenever we wanted to do something that was defined "fun" by them.

Sooner or later, I grew tired of them and decided to leave them. Guess what their reaction was. They did not care at all, they just said that, " It's not a big deal. We still have the remaining seven of us at least. So you can do what the fuck you want."

It was not surprising to me, it was something I expected from them. It was then when I realized who my real friend was, Alexandria.

She was my savior, sister and...a part of my life.

"Here we are, the mall. Let's start shopping!"

"Are you crazy? We have just arrived. At least get something to eat first for christ sakes!"

Alex's right, I am crazy. How could I forget that she was a huge foodie?

"Oh yeah, Woops! Alright, let's get something from Starbucks then."

Her eyes widened when those words left my mouth and she nodded her head vigorously
making me burst out laughing.

"Which cake do you want? The Oreo cheesecake or, the Tiramisu?"

Those were her favorites and this would be my treat.

"Umm, Oreo cheesecake!"

She emphasized on the word 'Oreo cheesecake' and sounded just like a little girl.

Deciding to get the same thing, I quickly made our order.

"Where do you wanna go after this? I don't think I'm gonna shop for anything. There's nothing I really have to buy," Alex asked.

"Well, I did wanted to buy some stuff so... you can just window shop in the meantime!"

"Fine."

After we were done with Starbucks, we went to H&M to get me some new tees and jeans.

Then, we dropped by Victoria's Secret to get a new perfume kit and I bought one for Alex too because she was ogling the perfume bottles.

After we started feeling bored of window shopping, we decided to go somewhere else.

"Where do you wanna go now?" I said after finally being able to start my car and it's engine roared signalling that it was ready to go!

"Hmm... how about the theme park? I missed the one we always went to when we were young. Let's go there."

"Ooh, you mean that one. Okay. Besides, I think our clothing is also suitable for the rides since I'm wearing shorts underneath this skirt."

"So, that's a yes?"

"Yeah, wait I mean No! Didn't you say you were exhausted? And now you wanna go to a theme park? I really think you're just crazy. I mean, we are going on rides and stuff. Won't it be tiring?"

"Nehh, I don't care. You know me. I just love doing everything the physical way."

Seriously? She's really crazy. Ugh never mind. Maybe her mood will be enlightened after the rides, I hope.

"Wow, everything looks so... different. Couldn't believe so much could change in just five years."

Actually, she's right. The last time we came, which was five years ago, there weren't many rides but now it even has it's own spa and about 10 types of different roller coasters!

"So, which ride do you wanna go on first?" I asked Alex hoping she wouldn't choose the roller coaster.

"The roller coaster, duh."

Great, my sweet little nightmare came true.

"No, wait! How about we go to the water park first? It closes earlier and since the sun is scorching hot now, we might as well sink ourselves into the cool waters. Are you okay with that?"

"What? But I didn't bring my bikini you idiot!"

I laughed hysterically when she said that. Did she forget that I just bought two sets just now when we were shopping?

"I already bought new ones, idiot! So, let's change now."

"Alright, fine." She replied in an unsatisfied manner but I'm sure she will love it when she experiences the cooling of the waters.

After we were done changing, we quickly went on the water rides.

The first one we went to was this boat that would slide down a slope that was filled with water, increasing the slippery process and making the boat go faster.

It wasn't thrilling as I felt like I was screaming my heart out and not daring to look down. However, Alex was just screaming with joy and laughing at how I scared I was.

God knows how she could survive that horror.

After that crazy experience and many more of those rides, I decided to take a break.

And so we went to the water playground! What? It's really peaceful there, okay? Alex was pissed with me and she said the most she would stay there was 20 minutes and so we played there for only 20 minutes.

We went to the beach next. We decided to try the banana boat and it was AWESOME! It was hard to balance on the boat and we did flip over and plunged into the water many times but the whole experience was fun and it really required teamwork.

Next, we tried kayaking and canoeing and I honestly didn't know which was more amazing. They were really fun and I finally learnt how to canoe and  kayak!

Then, we decided to just slack on the beach for a while. We built sandcastles and splashed water at each other just like when we were young. Those wonderful memories...

After we were completely drenched from head to toe, we decided to change back.

And of course, it was Alex's turn to choose what we were going to do. She said that she wanted to go to all the theme park rides and my hairs stood at ends when I heard what she said.

Does she not know how scary the high and fast rides would be? And how would we be able to complete EVERYTHING in just one day?

Of course, I tired to protest but she still insisted to go on as many rides as possible so I just decided to go along with it.

It was fair enough. I did demand her to go to the water park first.

And now, it's time for me to embrace my fears. With Alex. Great. Just great.

< Alexandria's POV >

She's always like that. She's afraid of so many things and I have no idea why.

I decided we go to the pirate ship first. I could see her expression changed but she decided to ride on it.

The things she do for me ♐♥

Throughout the whole ride, her hands were merely stuck on the support and her head was just down all the time. I really need to do something about this.

After we got off the ride, her face was as pale as a sheet of paper.

"Hey, are you okay? If you are really uncomfortable with these rides, then I'm sorry. You can choose whether you wanna go on them or not, okay?"

"What? Of course I'm okay! It's just some kinda shock that's all." She lied, it was obvious.

"Are you sure? You look like you are going to throw up any moment. If you really don't wanna go on the rides, then don't. I won't force you. Don't do this for my happiness, I will be happier if I see both of us enjoying ourselves. Just like at the beach."

"Okay. I won't go on the rides which I don't want to. But, you won't force me right?"

Just sensing the hidden fear behind her words, I was guilt-ridden.

"Yes, I won't force you, I promise."

And with that, a weak smile appeared on her pretty face and if only she knew how contented I felt just seeing it.

After that, we decided to go on the chill stuff  like the Ferris wheel and bumper cars.

We also went to a haunted house and Sharon's grip on my hand would always tighten whenever she saw a 'ghost' or heard any creepy and incessant noises.

To be honest, I also felt quite scared whenever I heard them. It reminded me of dad. And of course I didn't want to remember him at all.

But I'm glad we emerged out of that place without having any heart attacks or lung disease or... you get the point.

And of course, who wouldn't like roller coasters? Well, except for this whimpering girl behind me. 

She's basically afraid of heights.

So, when I told her that I would be going on stuff like the flying fox, some kinda bungee jumping and even the zip line, she would just shake her head vigorously. And obviously, I would take it as; Sharon is not going on these rides.

And she would just wait at a corner or just take annoying pictures of me when I'm having those kind of expressions. Yup.

After that, we decided to eat dinner at Subway. I know, it's stupid, but we were starving.

And of course, last but not least, the roller coasters. Why are they the last? Well, the park is closing in like 2 more hours and so the queue is shorter. Plus, we needed to get the most amount of energy for this ride and so we ate first.

I should have known, Sharon wouldn't be taking this ride. Great. Now I will have to sit next to a complete stranger.

Actually, it wasn't that bad. The person who was sitting next to me was a hot guy- wait what? Did I just call him hot?

Oh well, and so he sat next to me and smiled and I couldn't help but to ogle him.

I mean, who wouldn't? He's too hot to be true. Wait, what did I just say?

Great, now I'm going crazy. And what makes it worse is when he looked at me and smiled or should I say smirked?

Then, he stretched out his hand and said, "Hey, I'm Blaze."

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Greetings my fellow readers, this is one of the longest among all chapters that I had ever written.

Wanna know the word count? Here it is... 2602 words.

But, it was a late chapter, I know. You know the reasons everyone.

And so... Alex have finally met Blaze! I'm sure everyone was yearning for this chapter.

I have also changed the cover of this book and I would like to thank humorously for helping me to add the stickers to my cover! Thanks Alayna! <3

Last but not least, I have dedicated this chapter to my kawaii marshmallow ! XP

And I almost forgot ,thank you so much to everyone whom have read my book and it has now reached 4.54K reads!!!
Thanks guys! ♥♥♥

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