"Tickets?"
"Check."
"Backpack?"
"Check!"
"Signed out?"
"Check!"
"Map?"
"In my backpack! Is that everything?"
"Well, one last thing." Eddie shot a flirty grin at Patricia.
"What?"
"Make a guess." They leaned in and kissed each other, standing in the front hallway of Anubis. Mara came down the stairs, followed by Nina, to get breakfast.
"Have fun!" She said.
"Where are you going?" Nina asked.
"Up to that amusement park about an hour from here."
"Cool! Have fun!"
A moment later, their taxi arrived, and Patricia and Eddie were off for a fun Saturday together.
It was 11:00, and Patricia and Eddie arrived at the amusement park, already seen people being dropped from dizzying heights. Patricia decided to be a little extra sweet as they walked up the long sidewalk.
"Eddie?"
"What?"
She put her arm around him, and said, "Are we going to ride the Menace?" The Menace was the biggest, craziest coaster in the park. Big, black, and lots of upside down.
"Do you want to?"
"On one condition." She said, with a big, flirty smile.
"And what's that?"
"That you'll sit next to me and hold my hand?"
"I think I can do that." He flashed one of his famous grins at Patricia, and grasped her hand tight once they got through the ticket gate. This is what Patricia had always wanted in a boyfriend, just someone to be there for her. Maybe that's why she'd always found herself a little cold, and why she loved Sibuna. And Eddie. And she loved that maybe Eddie would be a part of Sibuna. In time. Today was her day with Eddie, and she was going to love every minute of it.