17.
It took me about 30 minutes or so to get back to school. Once I got there, I saw many construction workers and volunteers exiting and entering the school with festival supplies. It would be hard to spot someone amongst a crowd such as this. But as I have said before, Angelina has an arua so bright that you could see it anywhere, like a beacon.
And as if on cue, my eyes caught a glimpse of a bright girl. I turned my head and saw Angelina, chatting with someone near the school entrance.
Angelina happened to turn her head at that moment and spotted me," Lucifer!" She called out, waving her hand high in the air as she raced towards me. Once she reached me, I noticed she was dressed differently.
She wore a beautiful long-sleeve flower dress, long brown cowboy-boots, with her the top layer of her hair braided to look like a flower crown," Wow..." I mumbled as I stared at the stunning girl in front of me.
" Wow what?" Angelina asked smiling at me as she raised her right eye brow.
" Just you, wow."
" Me, wow? I don't even know what that means..."
" What I'm trying to say is that...you look amazing." I stated, as Angelina blushed at my complement.
" Oh, thanks..." Angelina replied bashfully before turning her attention back to the school," Wanna head in? They're setting up everything at the field area."
I replied with a simple " Sure."
Angelina smiled at me brightly before grabbing a hold of my right arm and pulling me back towards the school entrance. Once we were inside, it felt almost like a school day. The hallways were loud with the sounds of laughter and conversation.
Angelina and I made are way to the field area, where we we saw volunteers hanging up lanterns along the line of booths.
It was just as I imagen, lights hanging high above the air while rows of booths led a path straight to an attraction. What amazed me the most was that they're seeing up a ferris wheel! I mean, come on, how can a school afford this?
" So what do you think of it?" Angelina asked, snapping me out of my thoughts," I know it isn't finished setting up, but it still looks awesome right?"
I nodded," Yeah, but I do have one question."
" Ok? Shoot."
" How in the world did this school afford a ferris wheel?"
Angelina gave me a cheeky smile," Hmm~ Let's just say an anonymous person donated, let's just say $800,000, to the school for this festival."
I stared at Angelina in pure shock," Look, I knew you rich, but not THAT rich..!"
She giggled at my reaction," Don't you remember? My father runs the BIGGEST company in Los Angeles." She stated, emphasizing on ' biggest '.
" That's true..." I commented, looking off in the distance with a small grin," But why?"
" For you of course!" She answered, smiling at me brightly. I felt my cheeks heat up as I stared at Angelina in surprise.
" Y-You spent $800,000 on me?" I questioned, as Angelina nodded happily," Now why would you do that?!"
" Because it's your first time at a festival..!" Angelina replied happily.
" This is too much...." I mumbled in frustration, she did all of this, for me?! I swear, if she were someone's girlfriend, she'd win the number one trophy for ' Best girlfriend ever '. I mean, really, this has to be a dream...
" It is? Did I over do it..?" She questioned, looking at me with concern,"...I knew I shouldn't have done the ferris wheel! I should have gone with-"
I placed my hand on her shoulder, causing her to stop mid-sentence," Hey, it's fine. I think it's awesome that you did this for me. Really." I stated, a smile dancing upon my lips as I looked down at Angelina," It's just....I really don't know how to repay you..."
" No need!" She cheered, once again, catching me by surprise," I did this for you, so you could enjoy it!"
" You're too kind..." I commented, stuffing my hands into my pockets.
" Isn't that a good thing?" She questioned with a smile as I chuckled.
" Yeah...yeah it is..." I replied, smiling down at Angelina as she did the same," Wanna walk?"
Angelina nodded excitedly as we began to walk around, pointing at all the things we saw, even though they were still setting up, everything seemed perfect.
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For a whole hour, Angelina and I just walked around, talking about whatever came to mind. It was nice and peacefully. As the sky began to darken, causing the lanterns that were hung up to glow brightly, students began to come to the festival grounds.
I began to grow nervous as more and more students flooded in. Angelina and I stood near the willow tree, a safe distance from everyone," Well, come on!" Angelina said, grabbing my right arm and pulling my towards the festival," The festival started!"
I wanted to protest, but I kept my mouth shut. Soon enough, we were in the eye of the storm. Students walked in groups, laughing and making fun of one another as the walked past booths filled with games, prizes, and food.
Angelina seemed happy as she pulled my around, showing me all of the booths. I tried to enjoy it, but the glares we kept receiving from students just bothered me.
But out of no where, Angelina stopped walking, causing me to stop as well," Why did you stop?" I asked.
We stood in the middle of the road, some students stared as us while others glared. Angelina turned and face me with a concerned look," What's wrong?" She asked.
" It's nothing..." I replied, not making eye contact with her as I rubbed my neck nervously.
" Liar." She stated, crossing her arms on her chest," What is it?"
" I said its nothing, lets just keep going."
" Is it because people keep glaring at us?"
I stayed silent, I guess she really wasn't oblivious to her surroundings," I'm right, aren't I?" she questioned, as I nodded back.
She then smiled at me, catching me a bit by surprise," Why are you smiling?" I asked, raising my eye brow.
" Don't you remember? I told you I'd fix this." Angelina replied cheerfully, coming closer to me.
I didn't know what she would do, but Angelina was full of surprises.
Angelina reached for my right hand, intertwining our fingers together. I could feel my face heat up as students stared at us in shock," W-What're you doing..?" I asked, stuttering a bit.
" Holding your hand silly!" She replied, smiling at me brightly as her cheeks were tinted a light shade of pink," No one's gonna glare at us if we hold hands, right?"
It took me a moment to process, but I quickly smiled at her," Yeah, I-I guess you're right."
Angelina smiled at me again," Ok then, let's keep going!" She cheered as she began to walk towards the other booths, holding onto my hand as she pulled me.
I could tell my face was red by how hot it felt, it was just so sudden of her to hold my hand. And it's not that I didn't want her to hold my hand, I mean, she's held onto my arm, but never this...! I was just a bit nervous.
Once my face cooled down a bit, I noticed how students looked at us. They weren't glaring at us, they were staring in shock at us. I guess Angelina was right. I felt a smirk form on my face as I looked at the people who stared, saying ' Yeah, she's holding my hand '
I then began to hold onto Angelina's hand as well, since she was mainly holding mine. Her hands were as soft and tiny as I imagen, I just wanted to hold them forever.
" Hey Angelina?" I asked, snapping myself out of my own thoughts.
" Yeah?" She replied, looking up at me from the right side of me.
" I was wondering, if we could go on the ferris wheel, since you paid $800,000 for it." I answered, emphasizing on ' $800,000 ' as I pointed at the ferris wheel with my left hand.
Her face seemed to become a bit more nervous as she smiled at me," Heh, s-sure! I'd love to go on the f-ferris wheel..!" she replied nervously.
" Um, are you ok?" I asked, still holding onto her small hand.
" I-I'm fine..!" She replied," I just...have a small fear of...heights..."
" Then why did you agree if you're afraid of heights?" I questioned as we began to head towards the attraction.
" B-Because! You wanted to go!" she replied, still nervous," B-Besides! As long as the ferris wheel keeps moving, I'll be fine!"
" You've got guts." I commented as we walked towards the back of the line, which happened to be very short.
" Thanks!" She said, smiling up at me as she held tightly on my right hand.
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