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"And now I would like to present Agent Peter Sadusky," Mr. Parker, the executive who was
in charge of the Cairo Museum, announced over the microphone.
Applause filled the room as Sadusky walked to the microphone. It had only been 20 minutes
since the speeches began and although there was interesting history and facts in them, my
brain, however, went to another world beyond this universe that no one knew about, except
me. Because I'm the only one who goes to it. This can be referred to as La-la Land. Trust
me. This was as boring as anything else in this small world could be. I REALLY wanted to
take me a nap (ahhh...yes would that feel good!), but I tried 120 to look interested.
However, it's not as easy as it seems. And...I was...losing this battle.
"Thank you," Sadusky said. "These new exhibits here at the Cairo Museum were honestly,
very hard to find. You could imagine how much time went into finding these. Luckily,
one man was determined to bring these exhibits from just some legend to a reality. So,
after years of searching for the Knights' Templar Treasure, from generation to
generation, he has finally proved his family's theory. It's by great honor to introduce you
to Mr. Benjamin Gates."
Everyone started clapping as Ben stood up and walked over to where Sadusky was
standing. "Now Ben. I think all these people want to hear exactly how this adventure
went. Don't you?" He turned towards the crowd. Everyone agreed by giving their
own sign of saying yes. So, to make the people happy, or else, Ben started telling his
story and how it really went down, not by what news shows across the country have
been saying. There were a few laughs, but many amazed eyes, interested face emotion
and body language, and alert ears as he continued on, mentioning Riley, Sadusky, me,
and his most 'favorite' person in the world, Ian a bunch of times.
Finally, he finished with his never-ending tale. Everyone had loved it (probably even
set some other wondering minds back on) and applauded loudly and cheerfully as
Ben returned back to his seat. I smiled at him as my eyes laid on him, telling him in
my own secret way that he did great.
"Alright, then. Let's go to the reception, shall we?" Mr. Parker said.
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"I wonder where Ben is." I sighed. He's probably talking to some fancy VIPs. The reception
area was gorgeous, decorations and decor putting the icing on the cake, and the night sky
was twinkling with who knows how many stars. And plus, I was in Cairo, somewhere I
could only dream about being in. But something was...missing from the picture. Something,
or better yet someone, like my fiancé. I sighed again, this time more heavily. It was eleven
and the three of us were supposed to leave about an hour ago.
"Hey, do you want to hop in the jet and get outta here? I'm sleepy and Ben's taking his
precious time, talking to some weird dudes who I don't even have a clue to who they are."
Riley looked at me, his sleepy eyes showing that if Riley didn't get his "handsome" sleep,
then he'd go insane the next day.
I paused for a moment. "You know...I would wait on him...but let's go." He and I walked
out of the party and back to the jet. Knots tied in my stomach as I sat down, wondering
only about what Ben would think if he knew I was leaving him in another country. Would
he forgive me? Or would he get violently angry? 'Too late now,' I thought as the
jet started to move, starting its trip back to the U.S. Riley's i-Pod starting booming music
that I really couldn't stand, so I decided to lay my head on the to see if my mind could
drift me off somewhere for a little bit. But it didn't work. My blue eyes glanced at my
ring, just looking at it with no feeling what so ever. Then, they closed for a nap before I
could have real sleep without me sitting up or sounds of Riley's...disturbing tunes.
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Sounds of the jet landing suddenly woke me up in a flash. Finally, after that long trip back
from Cairo, I was finally home and ready to get some beauty sleep I needed. I got up from
my seat when I almost forgot Riley, who had fallen asleep, too while his little 'baby' was
still playing.
"Riley, come on. Time to wake up." I shook him gently, so he wouldn't be too disturbed
and complain to me, again.
"Kelly, is that you?" he responded groggily.
What? Who was he talking about? Then, I realized that Ben, him, and I had been
on Regis and Kelly just the other day for yet, another interview. Riley had instantly fallen
in love with her while she was interviewing us with her hair, her beauty, her everything.
I was sick to my stomach especially when after the show, he told Ben that she was HOT
(I listened in on their conversation. Not a great idea!). My mind wanted me to throw up,
however, Ben wouldn't have had it.
"Riley, GET UP!" I now shook him violently.
"Sure, Kelly. I'll be your husband."
This was now ALL I could stand. How could I ever wake him up? Then, I did what he
usually gets when he tries to sound attractive with women. My foot moved from where it
was to where Riley's right foot was. Then, I smashed it, applying as much pressure I could
to it as possible.
Within moments, Riley's eyes opened in a snap. "OWWWWWW!" He looked up at
me. "WHAT did you do THAT for?"
"To snap you back into reality."
"Well you DIDN"T have to do it like that, Abi!" He stood up and followed be out of the
plane and to the house, wincing at every step he stepped. I grabbed the key under the mat
and unlocked the front door, relieved I was home. Riley made his way to the kitchen to
try to find some ice for his foot, which probably wasn't necessary while I went up to my
room, next to Ben's (we decided to have separate rooms until we were married) and
went to the bathroom. My hand reached for a cloth as I turned on the water to make it
damp. When I had done that, I started rubbing my face. Hard. Heavy, black make-up
covered the small piece of cloth as I rubbed harder and harder. Finally, I got it all off so
the pillows wouldn't get dirty, but my face was masked in a light red color, paying the
price.
I walked back into the room where sleepiness took over my body, so I just decided to
sleep in my dress. I fell on my personal cloud and looked at 3:45 A.M. blazing on my
alarm clock. My eyes drifted on my ring, but this time, I didn't smile. I just...stared at it
gloomily with sad, beady eyes. I wanted Ben to be here so badly, but...he wasn't. He just
wasn't. I closed my eyes and tried to relax, but I swear it took me til the end of time to
finally fall asleep in peace with both my mind and body.
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