"you can pick it"
Alexander was only 10 when his father left him and his mother, two years later, him and his mother were very sick, they had no money, no food, just a shelter and a roof over their heads, not even a week later his mother died, but he got through the sickness, he moved in with his cousin, but after he lost his child, he committed suicide and died. And Alex felt a bit of himself die as well.
then the hurricane came
and he saw his feature dripping down the drain
a few months later, he decided to write an article about the tragedy he saw in the hurricane
and the news spread fast like a disease
when people read the article they brought him to the New York City so he could get a education, and maybe even get a scholar ship, but he was only sixteen, and he didn't have a job for an apartment or a house so...
He was sent to an orphanage, and also sent to a school not that far from the orphanage. He used to spend a lot of time with kids that were there with him, he was the oldest one out of them all, but all of them either got adopted or sent to the hospital by a flu that was passing around, and he would never hear from them again. Some who got adopted wrote some letters to him, but it will only last for a week before they got distracted from their new family, he couldn't blame them, he would probably do the same if he was their age.
but then this boy only a year older then he was, came into his life
His name was Lafayette
He was an immigrant just like him, he was from France, all night before bed he would say how beautiful it was, and some times at night he would wake up to the sound of him crying, and every time it happens...
He would always comfort him...
He would say-
"Someday, you and I will go there"
And Lafayette would smile and thank him every time
They were like brothers, they always liked talking to each other when they had something on their mind, they shared some common interests like reading, writing, speaking French, and watching stupid dumb kid shows on TV that they couldn't watch when they were younger. But their time in the orphanage stopped when they were kicked out
they were nineteen and almost twenty
They were old enough to get a job, to go to collage. To start adult life, but they weren't ready, even though they were at that age
They were nineteen and almost twenty
in a world they didn't quiet grow familiar with yet, the world was still new to them. But they started to hate it each day, they kept trying to succeed in life until they got to where they are now
succeeding in collage
they had high grades
they were both smart
very smart
some may even say almost TO smart
but they were succeeding not only as friends,
but as brothers...
Alexander ponders on what him and Laf should do, It's been seven years since they left the orphanage, and ten when they first met. so it's special, he paced their dorm thinking what to do, the bar was good but...
he wasn't quiet fond with waking up to somebody who he might have just slept with, nor waking up with somebody he might have just slept with, with a headache and feeling like he needed to throw up every two minutes before he actually dose
So drinks were a no, no. Why not a French restaurant...?
Or he could just make some pasta at home and get some expensive wine
Hell, they mine as well go to France-
wait...
France! They could go to France for the weekend!
Alex grinned and jumped up and down as he ran into their room to wake up Lafayette
"Laf, Laf!"
Laf groaned and squinted at Alex to shield his eyes from the bright sun that was shining right next to their window in the middle of their beds
"What, mon ami?" He said sitting up squinting slightly
"We're going to France!"
...
"What?"
"I said, we. Are. Going. To-"
"I heard you the first time lion, but...at this time? It's sev-"
"Seven-o-eight, I know, which is more the reason why you should get up!"
Laf groaned again and rubbed his face
"But, France? Really?"
"Yes France, really! Now get up and get dressed and pack!"
"But-"
"No-buts-no-nuts-coconuts. WE are going to France mon ami!" Alex said with a grin on his face Laf chuckled and shook his head and laid back down
"You my friend are insane"
"Fine...Don't come!"
Laf heard the door to their room open and close, he sighed of relief
wait...
Alex never gives up a fight
somethings-
Laf gasped as a bucket full of by icy cold water was poured onto him
"You son of a-"
"Get up, get dressed, pack, lets go, I already booked us a flight that will be starting in a few hours"
Laf shivered and groaned "Fine..." And went to their bathroom to take a quick bath
They were on the plane, Alex was reading, and Laf was just doing nothing, which was very, very boring for him, their plane took off about twenty-nine minutes ago, so for the past twenty nine minutes
He was doing nothing
"Here"
Laf looked down at Alex's hand and see's that he's offering him gum, Laf smiled and took a piece of gum and began to chew it
"Merci" He said while chewing his gum, Alex nodded and went back to reading his book. "What book are you reading?" Lafayette asked curiously, Alex hummed and looked up to see Laf nodding towards the book he was reading, "Oh, just one of the Narnia chroni-"
Laf gasped
"You have the Narnia Chronicles?!" Laf yelled
loudly
Alex swore he heard a baby crying
"Shhh! Laf! Be quite!"
"Désolé..."
Alex chuckled quietly "Yes, I do, all seven of them" Alex whispered
"waaahhhhtt?!" Laf yelled
quietly
Alex chuckled under the chair in front of him searched in his bag full of serval books including the first Narnia chronicle which he gave to him "Here" He said giving it to him
Laf gasped and grabbed it as if it was a favorite toy he always wanted
Alex rolled his eyes
once they landed they immediately went to go get coffee at a coffe place in the airport, after they got their luggage Laf literally pulled Alexander's hand to go outside, Laf waved for a cab and pulled Alex into the taxi
" Où aller? "
"Paris, mon ami"
Alex chuckled "You want me to see it that much?" Laf pouted
"The Eiffel tower is beautiful! Non...More then Beautiful! I can not explain how...Wonderful she is! Once you see her, you will be speechless" Alex chuckled
"It is true! Watch! You will be glad that I took you!"
Laf was right, she was truly wonderful! Not only that, the view was amazing! He was right
it dose leave you speechless
Laf chuckled at Alex's expression "See, speechless, non?" Alex nodded with a grin on his face, Laf looked around and grabbed Alex's hand to the elevator Alex chuckled "What are you doing?"
"Simply going up!"
Alex rolled his eyes once they got to the second stage they went to another elevator
"Seriously Laf! Where are you taking me?" Alex said with a raised eyebrow, Laf just smiled
"You shall see"
Alex rolled his eyes
When they got to the top Alex eyes widen
He could see everything! It was a better view then the last!
He heard Laf chuckling behind him, Alex turned around with a raised eyebrow
"What?"
Laf smiled, "That is nothing mon ami..." Laf led them to very top of the tower, and there was a door that said "Rester en dehors" Or "Keep out" In French, Laf tried to open the door but it was locked
"It's locked, lets go back down,"
"non"
"Do you not read French? It says-"
"I know what it says Alexander" Laf said giving Alex a boring look, Alex rolled his eyes
"Then lets go"
"You can pick it"
"Laf, no! We can get in trouble!"
"Please? Aren't you just a little curious of what's in there?"
"No, not really"
Laf rolled his eyes "Do you know what is even behind this door?"
"Nope, nor do I want to"
"When Gustave Eiffel finished the Eiffel tower he built himself a secret apartment, it is said that the small room was filled with wooden furniture, colorful patterned wallpaper, and a grand piano!"
"Nice, can we go now?"
"Alexander, s'il vous plaît?" Laf begged with puppy dog eyes
Alex gritted his teeth and sighed
"Do you have anything I could pick it with?"
"Oui, here!" Laf gave him his two hair pins in his hair he used to put back his hair, and a few curls poped out which made Alex snort, He put the hair pins in the lock, but before he picked it he looked back at Laf
"If we get in trouble-"
"I will take full responsibility!" Laf said with a bright smile, Alex rolled his eyes and sighed
After a few minutes of picking the lock the door clicked, Laf squealed in excitement, Alex just shook his head. When the door opened Alex sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose
"Great, stairs"
"Lots of stairs!"
Laf said, Laf giggled and ran up the stairs like a kid about to go back to playing with his toys after dinner
God, he was almost like a kid now that he thinks about it
Alex sighed and fallowed Laf up the stairs, Then a man said something in French in the speakers
"What did he say?"
Laf grabbed Alex's hand and started the run up the stairs
"I thought you knew French?"
"I do, but I'm still learning some words"
"Oh, well they said it's about to close"
Alec groaned as they ran up the stairs
"How long do we got?"
...
"Laf, how long d-"
"ten minutes..."
Alex groaned again
Once they got there, Alex only had a few seconds to breath before Laf started to grab his hand and pull him again, Laf had a huge grin on his face when he saw another door,
"Great...Another...Door..." Alex panted, Once they got to the door Alex put his hands on his knees and panted
"G-Give me a sec Laf-"
"Hurry! It's about to close!"
Alex groaned "Alright, alright!" Alex searched in his pockets and got the two hair pins from Lafs hair and picked the lock, once the door clicked they opened the door, And they both gasped
Whoa...
there were desks, a chair, and two windows that showed the blueish pinkish sky that seeped through the white curtains, and stairs that looked like those ladders from the library you use for reaching books you can't get
Laf giggled and again grabbed Alex's hand and lead them up stairs, and
wow
there was a purple couch with purple leather behind it, there were five tables with unlit candles and a white flower pot with purple flowers, and man did this guy love purple,
(he almost loved it as much as Laf and when he meant almost he meant ALMOST Laf's side of their bedroom was all purple, he had a purple carpet, purple bed sheets, purple pillows a lot of purple pillows hell, even a purple Christmas sweater that he would ALAWAYS where!)
Gustave even had his own little bar place
was it a bar place?
He didn't know, to be honest the whole room looked like it was a bar
"Alex! Come look!"
Alex raised an eyebrow and went down the hall where he heard Laf call him from, he went down the hall to the left thinking that's where he would be, but when he opened the door he gasped
No
Fucking
Way
The bedroom and bathroom were so pretty, the bathroom had a nice shower, and a nice sink which looked kind of like a basket, and cool neon bluish lights on the side of the wall, it was amazing!
"Ale- Jesus christ..." Laf gasped when he came in with Alex to check what he was doing
"It is so pretty!"
"I know right!"
Laf chuckled and grabbed (oh my god could he STOP pulling his god damn hand!) his hand again
Leading him to one of the rooms, there was a nice white bed, with two grey pillows and one black one under the two and some pink flowers on the night stand with a white vase,
"La tour Eiffel se ferme en cinq minutes..."
"It is closing in five minutes, we should probably go" Alex nodded, they were walking down the stairs until Laf stopped
"What?"
"I'm going to post a quick-"
Alex hit Laf in the back of the head
"Are you insane?!"
"Ow! L'enfer?!"
"If you post that on twitter or Instagram you'll get arrested when the police see it!"
"Well, they will not know, they'll probably think we just we got permission-"
"And what if it was a security guard here?"
"oh...Well..."
Alex sighed
"Lets just go"
Laf nodded and they went downstairs after they locked the door, and locked the other door once they were back outside,
"Okay, lets just go, and never speak of this again"
"Why not?"
Alex rolled his eyes "Oh, gee, I don't know, so the POLICE won't arrest us!"
Laf chuckled and patted Alex's back
"What's so funny?!"
"Calme down mon cher, you might explode" Alex scoffed, and they went on their way to leave
"Oh! Tomorrow let's go see the Louvre Museum!" Alex sighed "Okay, fine" Laf giggled and hugged Alex tightly
"Merci, mon ami!" Alex chuckled and patted his back,"De rien, now come on, we still haven't booked a hotel yet"
Laf let go of Alex and they went to go to book a hotel
I have NOT been to Paris, so If I got anything wrong, I am sorry, all I know is that there is a secret apartment the creator of the Eiffel tower (Gustave Eiffel) built when it was finished, and I know this because of watching the Movie "Tomorrowland" and from a top ten video. I would like to go to Paris one day, or something like that, it doesn't have to be Paris, just going to France is good enough, the next chapter will be good! (Hopefully) Again, if you spotted any misspelled words that I missed, lemme know!