I made my way out of the stand again but this time with the rake on my right hand, supporting myself with my dominant hand. I touched land with my feet.
"Wait, wait, waaaaaiiiit "Made a motion with his hands, graving my and Courtney's attention."Sorry Courtney but WE have work to do, find yourself another aide "Scott suddenly grabs my arm and leads me to his side. I turn my head to see him in the eyes; he had a frown on his face. I just looked him waiting for an explanation, until it finally came."It's our job and our responsibility. Just because you have some lousy audition, you don´t have right to make her do what you should be doing in the first place."
"So … you saying that if she would have asked you instead, as she was planning to do, you would have rejected the request and stayed with me? " I asked, still looking him in the eyes.
"Yes" I shook my head slowly and push his arm away. He looked confused. Seriously? How could someone be so self-centered? But I cannot complain, that did not happen after all.
They are several trees in the park, which means several leaves and several places where to rake them. Courtney told me that she was chosen to rake the area of the haunted house; so it is the place where I most go. I walked thru the road searching for some kind of sign or a map that could guide me into that place. As my eyes were too busy trying to find a clue of my destination's location, I did not get to notice the golf car that just stops right in front of my eyes.
"Hey, Miss could ya sha-move out of the way? Please?" A turn around and now a could see the golf cart centimeters away from me with two young boys sitting on it. Driving; a dark skinned and white haired boy, his aura was blood red with touches of orange, which could mean that he got a lot of confident and talent but he could also be obsessive, whimsical, restless and too impulsive. I move my eyes to see the other boy, a grayish gold aura wrapped on the toasted skin of a Latino, profound eyes and undeniably appealing body but with an aura as decayed as a mummy. These men give me a bad feeling.
"Uhhmm Miss? With all the respect we have to get to sha-work so-"The second man interrupted him "Actually she's an employee; look at her shirt" He pointed out. I think I need to move know. "Oh! In that sha-case… MOVE YOUR BUTT WE NEED TO GET THE HELL OUT HERE! Do ya get it eerie?" They seem tense now that I notice and the fact that they are so desperate to go definitely means something. I am such a nosy but I cannot help it.
"From who are you running from?" I asked. The first boy gave me a bitter gesture with his eyes."We ain't got time for that!"He said as his hand began to hit the horn repeatedly. I take the hands to the ears to isolate the squeaky noise. I didn't know golf cars have horns.
"Stop that! I knew I had to take the wheel!" The second boy shouted as he grabbed his partner's arm to stop him from pressing the horn. "Can't you see that this little lassie only wants a ride from us? Are you that dumb or what?" He said, then he turn his head to see me and with a charming smile and dazzling gesture he asked me "Which is your destination" I have that feeling again; that sensation that something bad is going to happen if I go with them but I cannot deny their offer.
I felt a vigor in my stomach and went up to my mouth, giving me palpitations tongue as he watched my eyes waiting for an answer and I watched his eyes alike. Took me a few seconds to sort the words I had running through my head "I have to go to the haunted house"
"Precisely where we are going, the universe is so lovely " He responded and shot a slight nod to the first boy. I do not need that to know that he is lying to me, he's aura is very clear and transparent in contrast with his look. "My name is Alejandro by the way"
"And I am the sha-Lighting!" I do not get it, is his name Sha-Lightning or Lightning without the sha?
"My name is Dawn" I said
"So, you can go on the back but if you wanna you can go on my regazo" He told me and gave himself a few pats on the lap- if he would not have done that I probably would not have understood- I shook my head.
I sit in the back of the car ;back to the front, so when we started to move I can see the road that we already passed instead of the road that we are about to pass.
"Are you okay there cuz my lap is still quite available if you fancy" Alejandro said with a seductive voice.
"Pretty available if ya ask me" Lightning said between snickers.
"Yeah but nobody did so shout your pico" Alejandro replied. So much hostility make me want to pluck my ears off .
"Uuuu I'm Alelandro and I use Spanish words to protect myself from my enemies. You better not mess up with me!" Lightning yelled with a comical voice.
"I know what you are trying to do ;you want me to get pissed so you would have the attention that you obviously don't get on your house , but I am not falling for that!This conversation is over." Alejandro replied.
I do not know if after that the conversation was really over, at that point I a stop listening. I concentrate on my surroundings. It is weird how deserted and neglected is this part of the park, well deserted of people but not of leaves!
There are trees growing practically everywhere and the dry leaves are covering all of the floor. Wow, I didn't though it was so much to rake, I am going to spend all the day raking this.
The car stops and felt the inertia brake suddenly. The car collected several leaves on its way. I jumped out of the car and took the rake with my dominant hand. I looked around, everything here seems either abandon or in a terrible stated. We were parked in front of the haunted house, next was something like the house of mirrors -looked really old and broken- an old filled with dust carousel, some wooden swings at random sites and on the front there is an old abandon wooden roll-coaster called "Charge of adrenaline" and their roads are all around this area- bad administered if you ask me- if you look at the sky you can see there is one road that is floating over our heads, giving a deep shadow and adding a somber feeling to this place.
Alejandro was texting with his cellphone and Sha-Lightning was kicking the leaves in a playful way. Why are they still here? Is this has to do something with the lie Alejandro told me earlier? I hope not but I know it is.
I started raking the leaves; the rake made a funny noise while scrubbing the floor covered of leaves. It was like "Krank, Krank" . I move back a few steps so I could give the rake enough space but I hit something solid behind me so I turn back to see what it was; a human size statue of a deformed and creppy man with make up of a clown and with a missing arm. I stood there to see him. If it wasn't for all the damaging that the year has come with, this could pass for an actual human, which is good if you want to give someone a heart attack.
I felt a pair of hands covering my eyes and pulling me a few steps away. It is Alejandro I feel it. He loosed her hands from my eyes and looked at me with a half smile "They say that if you looked at him in the eyes for a long time, he will assume that you are a sacrifice and will take your soul" I blink vividly and bite my lips before asking. "Why they say that?"
"So you would get to work" He punctuated and we both laugh . Until Lightning show up with two identical females following them .One of them holding timidly a statue -which I can tell is porcelain- in form of a llama.
"You got it" Alejandro said and I looked at all the faces here confused.
"Doubted us? Well me because Samey here did nothing more than being nuisance, as always" One of them said pointing at the other girl named Samey, who was the one holding the statue, she sighted and gave Alejandro the statue who save it in the cart "Now you and Duncan are tied and you can thank it all to me" I am confused but that won't be for long; I am going to demand explanations, even if it is not my business. They need me for something I know that, otherwise I wouldn't be here with them.
"That's great but are ya all forgetting that Chef is haunting us!" Lightning yelled with his arms in the air" We need to get him da keys NOW!"
Alejandro step on his feet, causing him to yell even higher. He open his hand and one of the twins hand him a keychaing with various keys on it. "Thanks Amy" then he turn to see me and came closer. Oh this is going to be merry...
"Dawn my lassie, can you do all of us and especially me a favor?" He said with a hand on his heart and the other one holding the keys. Lightning stopped his scene to add one comment "Oooh so that's why you bring her. I actually though that you where flirting with her for real!"Alejandro grunt loudly and I crossed my arms.
"I knew you were looking for something, your exteriors may be charming but your insides are tacky" I said, I hand the rake and started to pick up leaves again. Alejandro came closer again.
"Please Dawn, we are into some serious problems. Look, the only thing that I am asking for is for you to give Chef this key and then leave. Just like that."
"I am not dumb! I know there is more than just like that! "I replied.
"You are new in here! He is not going to freak out at you, I can tell you that for sure!" He yelled and I stood confused.
"What did you do?" I asked "What did you all did?" They were all quite now but I wasn't"You stole that statue! But you are all so young and full of opportunities you... young criminals! I..."
"It was a dare ok? I normally don't do think as stupid as these but if I didn't they would have ridiculed me. What do I need to do you so you will do it Dawn?" He said begging me and know I feel bad for what I said but that is still not enough for me to do that but am sure we can worked out.
"Ugh, enough of this. If you do it Samey would be your personal slave for a whole year!" Amy said with a smile bigger as the sun.
"What!? But I-I..." Samey tried to fend but Amy covered her mouth."There is no need for that; that is not what I want" I said trying to calm her down.
"So you want something... What is it?"
I took air and let it out.
"A date... with you. Alejandro" I responded.
I could feel the thin laughs from the people beside me but I only concentrate myself on Alejandro. "So what you want is a date with me? You could have said so, I don't mind I had had worst looking girlfriends ,my lassie"
"Yeah but I do not mean a romantical date if that is how you interpretare it " He raiced one eyebrow as I started explaining myself. "I live in a small and really old apartament and besides that building there is another building almost as old and small as mine, from one apartment you have a perfect view of my front window and my bedroom window. The thing is... that I always get this feeling that someone is watching me when I am not looking so to calm that feeling down I decided to buy myself new curtains; thicker and darker than the others that are almost translucent. So I did and when I was about to installer them I realized that I needed another hanger; one stronger . I got one as well but when I tried installing it, I realized that I didn't knew from where to start so I called the technical of my building and it turns out that he sadly passes away last week." I made a pause, they were all looking at me weird, except Lightning who stopped listening to me a long ago. I decided to shorter my story."I-I was going to contract an expert but if a can safe a few dollars ...it would not fit me bad. So are you going to do it?"I awkwardly raises my hand to close the deal. He began to smile then accepted my agreement by taking my hand. I felt something cracked between or hands and when we both cut out I saw the keys on my palm. I bite my lip and nodded.
I am sorry for taking to long to do this but am having problems with my computer, also I am going to make the next chapter shorter so I could uploaded faster. I hope you like it!