The bumper cars are starting to activate themselves, and the people around who have to participate are getting thrilled.
"Oooooh, it's starting. Kaiden, we'll see each other later at outside after this." Jaime told me, smiling.
"Okay, Jaime."
People, including Jaime and me, start driving randomly and begins to bump each other. The rides themselves sincerely say to mind other people's business, and I have never thought of that because I want to ride on my own smoothly without disturbing anyone. That will be awkward if I don't.
There are some children in my front direction. They caught my eye and decided to start bumping with me. I am evading the children who are trying, and they wouldn't stop messing with me. They think it's a game which I thought it is not.
I look at the back, and they are still chasing me. I sigh then says," Kids." Shaking my head with disappointment because they are weak, and they haven't chased me yet.
Unexpectedly, I have bumped someone on my front side of my ride. I felt sorry immediately to the person for being so careless and realized that I looked too long enough from those children—the person who I have bumped with heads down with a black cap.
"I'm so sorry, are u okay?" I said forgivingly. Little didn't he know that I was hurt as well, but that doesn't matter. It's my fault that I brought him into this mess.
He looks at me, and it's the guy again from the cafe. "I'm okay. How about you?" He asked me, smiling with pleasure.
I'm so afraid after he appears to me again on my sight three times already. But my fear didn't let me do the wrong thing, such as assuming him a stalker. "Uhm, haven't I seen you like three times already?" I asked suspiciously.
"Oh yes, what a coincidence, right?" He chuckles after he responded.
I nod slowly and chuckle awkwardly. "Uhhh.. right."
The bumper cars immediately got shut down, I tried moving them, but nothing works. It was showing that it's the end of our 6 min, too bad that it is not enough in my opinion, to have fun with the bumper cars.
I untie my seatbelt, and after that, there's a hand showing up in front of me. I look confused, and I start to look for the person's face, and again it's the guy who wears all black.
"Take my hand, let me help you." The complete random stranger told me with his kind offer.
I am supposed to ignore him, but I shouldn't leave him hanging with his kindness, so I accept it.
I take his hand, and he softly pulls me over," Careful, I'm heavy." I bashfully said.
I carelessly slip over the ride, and I begin falling that lands to his upper body with my left hand and the right side of my face, unexpectedly. I'm speechless after what just happened due to his warm and bumpy chest, where I can feel what's inside even for just an instant. I can even guess for myself that he works out because this stranger has enormous man boobs. But wait, that's not just it. His heart starts beating faster. Why?
"Uhm... this is..." The stranger felt speechless towards me, his face begins to turn red. I'm shocked that we do get the same reaction.
"Oh right, I wish I could be more careful. I'm sorry that I have slipped myself carelessly." I sadly started to forgive the stranger.
"No, no, no, I should be the one to forgive you for not holding you tightly." He tries to reason out for himself to blame.
"Okay, let us clear this outside." I walk outside from the bumper cars ride and sits on the bench for a stranger to making things clear with me. "Look... I should be the one as a person to be blamed because I'm part of this, which also means that it is also my responsibility," I said things about myself about every mistake that should always be pointed at me and take responsibility for it.
He's questioning himself and tries to ask," Uhm..."
I draw my hand with a stop gesture, then I unfinished his sentence, "No more questions, I shouldn't suppose to talk with strangers like you, but you seem nice, so what I did was just an excuse." I complimented him with a smile. I hope he's okay that I treated him differently, unlike other strangers.
"How about just a last one? Please." He desperately asked for an excuse.
I roll my eyes over, "fine." I said, since why not.
"What's your name?" He asked softly.
"Kaiden, my name is Kaiden." I said without a doubt since he asked for it.
"Nice to meet you Kaiden, my name's Zion." He draws his hand to shake with my hand.
I slowly approach and grab his hand," Nice to meet you too, Zion." I smile after.
Before I let off, I can sense his heart again, beating so fast. I start to wonder that probably he has some heart disease, poor Zion.
"Kaiden!" Jaime shouted and waves at a far distance.
"Oh, I have to go. It's probably late right now. So we are going to head home." I told Zion before leaving.
"I understand, bye! See you later." He said, smiling and waving.
I turn around and face Jaime, then start walking towards Jaime slowly while questioning myself simultaneously, "What does he mean by seeing you later? Isn't suppose to be a goodbye instead?"
"Is there a problem? Did that guy do something wrong about you?" Jaime asked as they feel that it doesn't seem right between Zion and me.
"I'm okay Jaime, it's just that I feel a little dizzy after the ride," I said.
"Probably you're just sleepy, so let's go home." Jaime said.
I nod after that, then Jaime tries to find an uber by searching around. After a minute, Jaime finally found one. We go inside after that and start heading home. But this doesn't end our night with my best friend. We always talk about things that are optional but worth being entertained and be informed.
"Oh my...." Jaime left speechless for 10 seconds with their smartphone. "Kaiden, look at this," Jaime said and wants me to look on their phone.
I lean my head closer and look on their Facebook," Who is this?" I asked.
"My ghad!" Jaime sighs. "Still, you didn't know Kaiden by just looking at him?" Jaime asked in low intensity of upset.
I shake my head slowly, "I'm so sorry, Jaime."
"This is the famous student that we were talking about yesterday," Jaime said.
I awe by looking so surprised and looks up to the roof car. "Ah... I see." I immediately change my mood to ask for forgiveness, "but I'm so sorry again, Jaime." I head down with a slight disappointment.
"It's okay, Kaiden." Jaime has forgiven me, then starts to continue about the topic, "This is the famous student." Jaime points to the picture. "His name is Zion, and he's finally going to the university tomorrow," Jaime said, smiling.
"Who?" I asked even I heard Jaime, but I want to make sure.
"The famous guy," Jaime responded.
"No, I mean about his name," I said.
"Oh, I'm sorry. It's Zion, Z-I-O-N." Jaime told me slowly, and I begin to surprise myself and decide to look more deeply at the picture on Jamie's phone.
As I look at the picture, his perfect nose shape, his glossy lips, and his jaw and cheeks are entirely the same in the picture. I raised an eyebrow, as I couldn't expect that the stranger I just met is the famous student that Jaime and the whole university was talking about.
"Wow, I have never seen that Kaiden is so curious about this," Jaime told me, whistling that Jaime expects me to say something.
I chuckle awkwardly, "Uhm... It's just that I heard calling Zion's name at the amusement park."
"Probably there's just other guys who named Zion too or... some people just talking about him just like what we did," Jaime told me as they couldn't believe that Zion was in the amusement park and starts scrolling to their Facebook feed.
We finally have arrived and headed directly to our dorms. I then prepare myself before sleep. And after that, I switched the lights off and ultimately lay down over my bed. Before closing my eyes, I start to think back to the last time I saw Zion, where he said that he would see me later.
"See you later... what does he mean by that?" I asked myself. I finally have slept after a half hour thinking about him.