The face she made after seeing the helicopter really woke the cat in me. I was happy and delighted that she was pleased and I could tell she was so happy. I was happy too. Being with Prim helped me find my own happiness. I always felt that Lily was the one who kept my happiness but I realised I was wrong. She didn't keep or store my happiness. It was within me all along. She just helped me find it. There is happiness in every heart and we all need someone to help us find it. And now, Prim was the one helping me.
She shrieked and went as far as crying when she saw the estate I planted. The roses were planted in a way that they spelled out the four magical words. 'I love you Prim'. I really wanted something unique and brilliant. I wanted to hatch a full love prone plan that when she figures it out she's going to go lovestruck. That's when I first thought of the roses. I planted them the very second day after I met her at the Washington's Palace. I added her name later on after reading it on her budge. I knew she was someone special and one day she was going to become my best friend. I planted the roses, watered them and even went as far as fertilizer application for them to grow healthy and fast. I decided to show them to her today. I didn't expect it to mean so much as she made it seem. It was just an estate of roses and yes it really meant a lot to me but not as much as it seemed to her.
"Omar this is beautiful...", she said peeping outside of the helicopter so that she'd get a clear view. I pulled her in because with her position it felt as though she would fall off.
"Hey be careful, you might fall off",I said pulling her back in. She leaned on my torso and looked right at my face. She was crying. Was it that good? To the extent of crying? Oh my God! I felt so proud of myself. I looked at her and she seemed not to see me clearly. There were tears in her eyes and her vision must have been blurred. I controlled the copter with one hand and with the other I wiped her tears so that she would see me clearly. She blinked and then lowered her eyes exposing her beautiful eyelashes and well shaped eyebrows placed right over her eye ridge above her eye socket. She found the strength to raise her right hand and used it to run her finger down my hairline from my forehead to my ear and under my chin. I did the same and used my hands too. I couldn't let them hang on my sides like two Fettuccini noodles so I put them on her cheeks. I used my thumb to sweep across her cheekbone and with my forefinger, I titled her head upward. A thought occurred to me giving me a hint on another seriously sensational move. I placed both my hands around her head and tangled them in her hair...her beautiful long brown hair and pulled her gently. Receptive to my actions, she closed her eyes leaned in and before I knew it, sweeter than the sweetest candy there has ever been was the smooch.
Minutes later,I felt her draw herself from me and she quickly looked outside. I didn't. I was looking at her wondering what was going on all of a sudden. She held onto me tightly and the love in her eyes disappeared into terror.
"Omar...the copter's going down....",she darted her eyes and started fidgeting her fingers for a while and then placed them back on my shirts collar touching my skin with the tips of her finger. She didn't notice but I did. I felt a few stings from her touch. It always happened when she had her hands on me but I was somehow getting used to it. Somehow I also wasn't getting used to it. It always came brand new each time and I had to go through the quiver all over again. I quickly placed my hands on the controls and made sure we were safe in the air again because sooner or later we would have been offered as a living sacrifice to the Almighty for we would be in flames by now. I soared through the clouds like an eagle and took to us to our destination. It should take us only about thirty minutes that we're using the fastest way of travel.
After surprise number one,I was eagerly waiting to see what she will do when she sees surprise number too. I was taking her to a place in California. A place I am not sure if she's ever wanted to be there but I was just hoping she'd love it. Luen always wished she'd go there. She always screamed in my ear almost each and everyday about this place. Whenever we had a chat,she wouldn't let the whole conversation go without mentioning the name of this place and I knew just how much she loved it. I loved Luen and wished I'd really make life perfect for her. I know I could never really reach the point perfection but the little things I'd do,I knew she would appreciate it. Sometimes, I wish I had some shiny armor to tell her I was her knight. Yet all I was wearing was some torn jeans and a t-shirt, and that was my plight! I always wished I could take her there but circumstances broke my plan and whether fortunately or unfortunately here I was with Prim....in a place Luen has always wanted to be.
*****
"Hey....get up", I poked Prim in an attempt to wake her up. It was only a thirty minute ride and she fell asleep. Girls! I helped her get up and off the copter.
"Ooh",she replied with a clamour. She must have been enjoying her sleep but we had to move. I dragged her along the way. We walked for about half an hour and the path we took led us to this beautiful driveway. Perfectly planted green grass was around the lane and pretty flowers built all the way to wherever it lead. I took her hand and we followed the path together.
"Where are we going?", she asked. I could tell she had no clue of where we were and that was a thing as I'd pull off my surprise. After we walked for some minutes along the lane,we drew near to this heaven on earth and I asked if I'd blindfold her. She hesitated for a while but after my persistent instincts she accepted. I tied my handkerchief around her eyes and walked her down the path.
"Keep your hands on me tight okay....you never know what would grab you...", I told her while holding her hand tighter. She did the same of course after giving me a pinch. A number of people began crowding in the same direction as ours and so I had to make this quick if we were going to go past through the gate.
"... We're going to go through a bridge....", I gave the warning.
"Aye...",she replied steadying herself for the bridge. We carefully crossed the bridge and all the way to the main gate. There was a fuss as its not everyday you get a chance to get into this amazing castle so almost everyone from the whole world wanted to be here. Today was the anniversary of the grand opening of this amazing place. Same day, years back it was officially opened and on the same day every year they open and rent it out for free. Pretty awesome,right? So I decided to bring Prim here. I wanted to come on a completely free day and have it privately booked but it wouldn't be as fun since it'd only be the two of us unlike Dino-Phino where we had company. So I decided to bring her on a day like this with friends around.
"Ready?", I asked while standing behind her. In front of us was a clear view of this gigantic, magnificent amazing building.
"You bet", she jumped ready to see what I installed for her.
I slowly, untied my handkerchief and removed it from her eyes. She put her hand on her eyes and slowly opened each eye. She gasped after what she just saw and quickly squeezed my hand which she'd been holding. More of a tyro insidiousness.
"Oh...Oh..My...what the...Omar can you see it?", she asked as though I was a million kilometers away.
"Yeah...am standing right next to you....",I replied giving comfort to this creature. I could see it too and yet she has to scream out her joy. Letting out all the energy in her which was a good thing.
"I can't believe it! We're in Disneyland!!! Does that mean we're in Anaheim California?",she asked still in shock. I nodded vigorously with a grin on my lips and I knew she could tell I was being snarky. She ran from where I was and into the mini gate. Adoring every single piece of this place, she completely forgot she came with me. Selfie after selfie she raced through it all. One by one, she explored the bars on the gate which I found weird, the garden and the lagoon which was right in front of the castle entrance. She ran to it and swifted her fingers in the water. She took some with her hands and poured it on herself. She smiled and I could tell she was really delighted. She ran to this statue of a man and a mouse holding hands. Ridiculous! She beckoned me to go and I ran to her as though it were an emergency.
"Who's this?", I asked assuming she knew the answer because the way she's so hyper about the place I won't believe it if she doesn't.
"This is a copper statue by Blaine Gibson depicting Walt Disney holding the hand of the most popular character he created Mickey mouse...",she explained with a grin on her face. I was marveled and not forgetting thrilled. I didn't know she was into Disney that much to knowing who this guy on the statue was. She took my hand and together we crossed the small bridge on the lagoon. She lead me to behind the castle and to were the water parks were located.
"Oh my God....they're real..", she gasped as she put her fingers on her mouth. She let go of my hand and ran to the first one. They were four of them. The great Disneyland has four water parks. Not bad. Of course I expected something like ten but it's all good.
"They are open throughout the year other than the brief shut downs for refurbishment... ",she explained as though she were my tour guide. I was annoyed at first but I began to like it. No better tour guide would be like her. Even though she didn't know absolutely everything about this place,the little she knew was enough for me to learn something. I loved how she kept on gasping after almost every single little thing and that made me realise it might be little to me but to her it meant so much. She was mesmerized even by the bars on the gate. Who does that? I couldn't understand it but I was impressed. She loved even the tiny details of life, infrastructure and beauty as well. I didn't need to hire a private tour guide, her being here was enough.
She lead me to the one of the water park of which was the typhoon lagoon. It had attractions like a large wave pool, a water roller coster and a snorkelling tank where people would swim with live sea creatures like live sharks. I called that madness. I wasn't taking that risk. Since I met Prim, I valued my life so much and I didn't want anything to happen to me that which involved death or had a tiny hint of it. I was okay with the rollercoaster as well as the wave pool but swimming with a million deadly predators which go crazy after a hint of my blood's scent was something I'd never ever do.
"So...which one should we try first?", I asked putting my hands in my pocket. I didn't want to make any decisions that would make her uncomfortable or hurt or feel dragged into this fun thing. We both had equal rights in it. If she didn't want to do something I had to respect her views and I knew she would do the same too. I brought her here to have fun, so whatever we do, we do it together.
"Umm....I don't swim Omar, meaning the wave pool is already out....let's try the water rollercoaster...", she grinned and stood on her toes. Excited about the whole event, she looked at me with a very pretty enthusiastic attitude. It made me happy to see her like that. It gave my soul glory to see how pretty she looked when she smiled. Her love and smile had completely given me a new beginning and a reason to live again. Hence,for that smile; I'd do anything. I nodded,signaling her that I accepted whatever she said. We walked to the boarding area and got our passes. A tag was put around my neck and another around Prim's neck. We waited for a few minutes and the rollercoaster came. The people we found first got in and we got the last seat.
"The boat is pulled up on the tracks and then start a trip. The finale of the water coaster contains of a steep drop that ends in a wave", this man that seemed to be the one in charge of everything here told us using his loud thingy. We fastened our seat belts and I held on tight to Prim's hand.
"Am scared",she whispered "It's my first time on a rollercoaster...a water rollercoaster to be extra precise".
"Don't worry..am right here...just hold my hand", I replied, interlocking her fingers with mine. I felt safe for the very first time. Something happened. Something had just happened. I've locked fingers with Luen and Lily before but this has never happened to me. I felt as though Prim's fingers were stuck to mine. Her fingers fit perfectly in the spaces between mine. She was the one....the ONE. It was her... I looked at her and I could see fright across her face. But yet she still wore her smile. Her pretty smile...the firelighting, iridescent smile. The only one that gave me reason to live and make my life colourful. I loved every sight of it and each time I felt like a stranger. It was all new. All new. I kept looking at how she kept turning to each side and avoiding the feeling you feel when you're standing at the peak of the mountain ready to fall. It was disappointing, shocking and hilarious.
The count down began from three and as it reached zero,the rollercoaster started moving. It was slow at first but the became fast and it's speed brought wind slapping my face. It went around the sorta like pillar through which the railway was built for the coaster. Parts of it went into the water through which we passed and ended in a wave. Then it slowly slid along the railway to where it started.
" Again ! Again! Again!!",she shouted while laughing. Her hair was wet and it became thin. She wiggled her head making some of the water from her hair sprinkle all over my face. She didn't notice. She closed her eyes and wringed her hair on the other side of the coaster to drain the water. She did it again and this time I was all eyes to see it all happen in slow motion.
Three rounds later,I insisted that we had to leave although the lady besides me wasn't ready to let go. Her first experience on a rollercoaster became her best experience in life. I was like what about the first time you got on a helicopter...wasn't that best too? All she could say was beat it! We walked away from the rollercoaster and into a whole new world. I was so hungry and we had to find food. We dried ourselves in the driers and started looking for food.
"Any ideas where we would find food?", I asked my personal tour guide in case she new. Of course she did! She nodded and pointed at a building shaped like the head of Minnie mouse.
" Eateries are located throughout the resort but I want us to have our meal there ",she pointed at that place again. I nodded and followed as she led me to that which seemed as the shore of the lagoon we saw in front of the castle. To get through to the place she wanted,we had to cross the lagoon. Not bad but I hoped it wouldn't take us forever. We got in the canoe that was there and the man inside slowly paddled us onto the water. He explained that he was not only a canoeist but also a yodeler. Prim seemed to be impressed by him so she let him sing us a song.
I was busted because this wasn't really me. When am hungry I don't really enjoy any form of thing...except Prim's company. All I think of is food. I wasn't paying attention at first but when I caught her looking at me and acting as though she wasn't when I figured, I knew the song was getting most of her so I listened.
...we're like two in a million
I can't even begin to find..
were I found you
What were the chances
that they'd be this magic
when we touch Oh
We've got something special
..and another label.
Like it's just me and you in the room
...something so brilliant
is made for just two in a million
Wow! Who came up with those lyrics? I asked myself even though I knew I didn't have the answer. I loved every portion of it...not only because they sounded deeply romantic but because they were real and true. I've experienced almost all things in the song and it made me happy to say that. I loved every single word of it...mostly because they were romantically proven...by me! I was a bit sad when this man got to the other side of the lagoon. That meant we had to get off and an end to the song. I was a bit bummed because I was beginning to love the song. Two in a million. Unique phrase by the way. All I've heard are men telling ladies like you are one in a million. I mean, what am I then? Am I not unique too? Am I not one in a million as well? I was. I surely was!! So I loved this song. Two in a million...Prim and I were two in a million.
We got off the canoe after reaching the other end. He helped us get off and we went into this amazingly fantastic building. It was well decorated and covered in pictures of food. I looked at Prim and she was doing what she does best...looking around. I summoned one of the men I saw moving around and in uniform. He seemed to be one of those that worked here. Well obviously. I asked for a place to get food and he listed it all for me. I asked for the most exquisite, expensive and most classy restaurant and he referred me to this place called Victoria and Albert's. He said it was a AAA Five Diamond restaurant of which age is limited to ten for guests. I was fine with that because Prim and I are above ten. Waaaayyyyy above ten. I asked for a special table and he said it's going to be ready in five. I walked to were my first lady was and stood besides her. She was looking outside onto a park through the restaurant's glass wall.
"Pretty view right?", I asked not because I wanted her to hear my opinion but because I wanted her to recognize my presence.
"Uh-huh...very pretty", she replied and walked toward me. She crossed her hand with mine and leaned on my shoulder as we both looked outside the transparent wall. It really was beautiful. Water slides were everywhere, roller coaters and even pendulum swings. Recreation was a big deal over here. Some even involved in boating, biking, horseback riding, golfing, fishing, Segway tours, parasailing ,driving or even riding along a NASCAR-style vehicle. That was epic. I think I should ride that before we leave. Almost everything here was superb and on point; full of fun and excitement.
I looked behind me and the buddy signaled me man to man to go have the meal I requested. I took Prim along and together we went to the upstair part of the restaurant. It was something so beautiful I've ever set my eyes on apart from Prim. The tables were all set for two and each and every set had a different pretty design. One set was red,another was white, another was blue and it went on just like colours of the rainbow. I wanted to ask which table she liked but I held onto the idea after I saw her already walk toward the red design set. She looked at it as though it had just been spoofed in by Cinderella's god mother. I quickly went over as I couldn't watch this lovy-dovy moments Prim has anymore.
"Now that you're done admiring it,can we sit on it and eat..please?", I asked pulling the chair for her to take a seat. She sat down and continued with her weirdness by looking at the cutlery on her side of the table. I snapped my fingers at that friend of mine and he came running immediately.
"What will the fine lady have?", he asked her in the Disneyland accent which sounded like lame.
"What do you have?", she asked.
"Just press the order ma'am,we have everything...just tell us what you want and how you want it...", he replied. Did he mean that? Super duper for real? He meant it? They had everything and all you needed to do was just tell them what you want?
" Oh...is it?",she smiled and leaned on the table."May I please have grilled chicken deepen in cardamom and coriander, a pinch of paper and coleslaw salad with an extra pack of baby carrots and freshly chopped cucumbers and not forgetting dates at intervals",she smiled leaving his face totally confused.
"That's all?", I asked.
"Am not done...",she replied lowering her eyebrows at me. "...and....I want in three different glasses,Merlot, Shiraz and Riesling...", she grinned signaling him that she was done.
" You're just gonna have relish?",I asked after I noticed she ordered no carbs. But anyway, its Prim day today so we're doing everything her way. I told him I'll also have what she ordered and he jotted it down. With her hands folded together she continued to show off her pure white teeth and it made him go away.
"I can't believe am really here....I can't believe it...",she started the talking again.
"I thought you weren't a fun of Disney..", I pointed it out. Seriously I never knew.
"So what if am not a fun of Disney...what girl doesn't dream of coming to Disneyland?", she replied in this antagonist tone as though she wanted to show her shamanism works. She looked at me and I got frightened for a second because her eyes were black and then I remembered she was wearing a black top. She blinked continuously and I knew something was coming right up.
"Thanks Omar...it's always been my wish to come here...I always used to bug my mom to bring me here but she never had enough funds. Thankfully, here I am on a silver platter. I really can't than you enough...", she blushed and bit her lower lip. I could understand now how much being here really meant to her. I thanked myself for being bright and thinking of such an amazing thing. I smiled at her and she did the same. With her hair down,she brushed some of it over her face so that I don't see her pink cheeks but it was too late. I already did. In less than a while, he brought what she ordered and in exactly two portions. One was placed on her side of the table and another on mine. He left us drooling and ready for the battle that was right in front of us.
We quickly ate it as though we had stayed hungry for over a month and were seeing food for the very first time. After my plate was halfway over,I looked at Prim to see how she was doing and to my surprise, she was already done and all she had to do was finish one glass of her wine. Apparently, she had already done away with the other two. I flipped my mouth open and after what I saw,I couldn't believe it anymore.
"Need help?", she asked in a flattering manner.
"I don't see why not...", I replied giving her my plate and she also did to it what she did with hers. Wow...what have I fallen for? I leaned back on my chair and finished my glasses. This was some good wine. Quality and amazing. It even had it's fizz still fresh and making me say hallelujah right after I drank it. I burped and it was followed by another burp from Prim. It didn't matter to us that we were acting like savages in front of highly sophisticated people because we were having fun...and fun is not shy. Satisfied, we left the place and I didn't know where next we had to go.
"Let's go around the place.. Am pretty sure it's got a million rooms inside and all we can do is explore!", she wiggled her shoulders and held my hand. We raced into the big building and it was quiet. The rooms seemed to be sound proof. We walked along the hallway and found ourselves in a ballroom. A lot of coupled sets were all over the place doing the waltz. Their instructor was walking around to see if they were doing just fine.
"Let's get out of here...", I whispered to Prim who acted as if she didn't hear me and pulled me further to among the other students who rather looked gloomy instead of happy for the dance.
" Hey! Why aren't you dancing...? I didn't say break yet!",he asked in this harsh voice. No wonder his students behaves as though they had been turned into frogs and were being asked to catch flies. Prim pulled me toward the class and she positioned me just like any other guys in the dancing set. "I want this performance to be grand and I won't hesitate to eliminate anything that put's it at risk..", he said standing right in front of us and looking firm and Prim and me. She nodded and he left.
"I don't know the choreography... And so don't you",I whispered again.
"No whispering!", he shouted again and smashed his walking stick against the floor making us all shutter in fear. "Now begin!".
"Just have fun...", she winked at me while making weird dances. I followed her lead and added in my crazy dance moves. We wiggled all over the place and turned it from a solo slow dance into a disco hangout. The students where all over the place with everyone dancing their joys out without even caring what this freaky man of a teacher will do. Dancing is supposed to be about fun and expressing yourself and not necessarily being planted in an environment you can't even sprout no matter how much every essential need is provided. Clearly that's exactly what was happening here. All I did was to bring some light in the room and we were good. They even seemed happy and it made me happy too. Prim was busy shaking the most of her body in a manner I've never seen before. Each passing second I spent with her I kept learning a new side of her that I didn't even know existed and it made me merrier. She was a whole world ready to be explored and I was ready to do so!
"Hey!! You ruined my dance class. Am supposed to perfect this waltz for tonights function...", he said after gripping my shoulders tightly. He was angry and was shaking me in manners that weren't getting my interest at heart and it was making me cranky.
"Let go of him!", Prim quickly broke the grip and pushed him away. "Are you okay?", she asked me fixing my shirt. I nodded. With my warrior princess around I can conquer the whole word.
"Am gong to sue you for this...", he shouted as he got up. He looked at us with much attention and examination as though he noticed something. "You're not from around here are you? Who are you?"
"Um....", Prim stammered while holding my hand and taking dainty steps backwards and I already got the message. She quickly turned around and ran straight out of the room.
"Get 'em!!",he ordered his students who came running after us as though they were some dummies who were programmed to just do as his voice says. They already forgot the fun we drew them in and now they were after us. Ungrateful! With Prim pulling my hand,I felt so taken aback. I was supposed to be leading and she was supposed to be following me. But anyway...it's all good. Whether she leads or I do,it's no big deal to me. We managed to get out of that side of the castle but we didn't know where we ended up. We weren't even sure if we lost the angry mob of students that was racing after us.
"....I lose a princess and nature brings one to me on a silver platter...", this grumpy looking man came and pulled Prim away from me. He gave her to the designers and they already got to work.
"What's going on?",I asked completely out of the picture.
"You see,I lost princess seconds ago...am supposed to train her for play tonight...and she run away...so nature brought her to me...", he said referring to Prim. "We're doing the sleeping beauty play today in honour of Disney..."
"Okay...she can't.. Am sorry you lost your princess...but she can't..I wish she could but she can't", I explained. She really couldn't. I had plans for tonight. We weren't staying here. We spend the day here and the night some where even special. If anything,I'd allow her to be in the play but I just can't.
" What?!",she gasped in terror after she just heard what this queer man just said. She quickly jumped off the chair she sat on and came to were I was...not forgetting to hold my hand tight. I knew she'd understand she couldn't do the play but her denying was already something I didn't need to fight for. She whispered into my ear telling me she didn't want to do the play. Happy that she didn't want to, I stood firm and planned on what the next move will be.
"...I am NOT losing another princess...", he said in an angry lioness manner. He was coming toward us with strength and power that he'd just snatch Prim away from me and throw me out. Afraid of what this man would do,I quickly took Prim's hand and ran out of the room. He followed behind along with his team.
"Don't lose princess! Don't let her go!!",he shouted as they ran toward us. I was surprised he didnt notice hs english was gramatically wrong. This could not be happening. First the students now this. I must admit though,it was kind of fun. I've never felt so peaceful and joyous as this. I never knew life would be this sweet at times. I didn't know the fun in provoking other people and letting them chase you around the world. I missed the fun in poking the play director and seeing him drop the thunder on you. I totally missed all that but thankfully here I was experiencing every single bit of it....and with someone else by my side through it all,it couldn't be more merrier.
" Omar they're catching up...",she screamed. I was tired of running. Completely! I wasn't used to it and so I needed to rest although I knew I couldn't. If I did,we'd be caught and we wouldn't visit the one place I wanted us to visit. I dragged myself through, even though I'd didn't know where this route led. In front of us,I saw the dance teacher and his students heading our way. Totally trapped! Front and behind full of enemies and we were caught in the middle! In the middle of nowhere! Lost in Disneyland castle!! Out of ideas, I opened a door that I found at my disposal screaming 'open me!'. I got in and Prim too. She didn't really know where we were and she got in with force and pushed me. I lost my balance and needed up landing on the well baked cake. I saw it before I landed on it and it was really well baked. Shocked with what she just did, she quickly came to my aid but tripped on the slippery icing and for balance, held onto the cupboard which shook...somehow unsteadied the gallon of flour on top of it which ended up on Prim.
"Oh My God...", I whispered.
" Well...looks like we're baking it all again from the T-O-P",one of the bakers signed and began arranging the ingredients for the next cake. I got up and helped Prim dust some flour off of her face so that she'd see. Yeah, see me!
"Are you okay?", she asked me which took me by surprise as I was the one who was supposed to be asking that.
"I should be asking that...",
"Am not the one who tripped and fell...", she winked.
"Am totally fine!", I laughed.
"There they are!!! Get the princess...!!", the grumpy man shouted getting into the bakery. The cruel dance teacher was with him and they were coming our way like hungry lions. I pulled Prim to the window hoping it'd lead us to safety. Well...not really but still okay. I peeped and figured if we jumped we'd end up in a pool which was being used for the water slides.
"We jump...we end in water...we stay..we either get sued or used as princess Aurora and definitely the huntsman", I explained the situation to her. I wanted her to give the final say. Whatever she'd said,I was so ready to do. Whether staying or jumping.
"I can't swim....but I jump, You jump right?", she asked anxiously and holding my hand tight.
"Don't worry, we're a better version of Rose and Jack", I winked. She smiled and at the count of three,we jumped off the window and landed in the pool with a splash. The water did it's job and washed away all the dirt in me. I let it do it's work with my hair and it was brand new again. I never wanted anything to interrupt my hair growth. I love my hair pure,healthy and glorious as it always is. Not forgetting sparkly. I pulled my head out and took a breath. I quickly surveyed the place for my Prim. She managed to keep her head up but since she couldn't swim it was becoming hard. With difficulty, I managed to walk to were she was. The water was up to my chest and it was really hard to walk. I reached her and helped her climb on my shoulders.
" You okay buddy?", I asked making sure she sat properly because if she fell in now,I don't think I'd be able to help. "I still have some water in my ear but am doing fine...", she replied wiggling her head again to make her hair water free. She held onto me tight and slowly and steady I walked out of the pool.
" They're in the pool!", the terrible teacher shouted from the window we just left and he signaled whoever it was to come after us.
"I hate to say this but we need to leave...", I stood up and helped her get up too. We wanted to sit for a while and dry but it didn't seem like it. I grabbed her hand and we raced to were I had left the helicopter. We quickly got in and I turned the engines on.
"Goodbye Disneyland... ",she said waving at the pretty castle. I knew she was sad even though she didn't show it but I trusted that she understood we had to leave. With no hesitation, I took us into the sky and deep beyond the clouds where they wouldn't find us.