"Hmm...The mango please," Hunter and Azul walk up to order. They are cute. They have time for love which I did not and couldn't.
I look past these two months and It has been a little bit different lately in these two months. I never lost any energy. I did need to time-travel but not as frequently. I would say 8 or 7 months, my body has been so weary making me have to travel. However, if I did not go at least once a year then I would get sick, severely sick.
About 3 years ago...2 years after I got these abilities I only went once and that is in the first year. The reason I went again for the second time is that I wanted to make sure I was not going crazy so I went to where exactly the first time travel happened in Broad Street. I traveled to the future and went to the convenience store to buy snacks that I loved and were only available in 2025. After, I traveled back to 2016 and never traveled again for more than a year. I became feeling nauseous so I just took medicine, which seemed like nothing serious. The nauseousness was every day, day, and night when the sun sunset until the sun came back. Rosaline started becoming worried about me because the sickness was becoming more and more serious by the day. She wanted to take me to the hospital but I refused. I did not know much about genetics or anything much about myself so I did not want to expose myself to anything or anyone. I stayed home and asked Rosaline to head to a pharmacy to buy something that she thought would help me. After all, she was the only one who knew I was sick. Before she came back with the medicine, I felt like throwing up, I rushed to the bathroom. I opened the toilet lid to throw up but ending up coughing up blood. This is serious. As I thought that, I bled out of my nose while coughing up blood, and then bruises starting to accumulate on my skin. The bruises looked as if I was beaten up by someone but I wondered how can bruises arise in my skin when I was not doing anything. I went to the mirror covering my mouth with paper. My eyes were extremely red like the color of a red rose. I blinked to see if it would go away and It did not. I went to reach for eye drops to see if it would go away but it made it worse. My body started hurting now, maybe as the bruises accumulated, my body could not take it. I only thought of one thing to do, going to the subway to travel to the future or even the past. I put on a black mask, dark-shaded sunglasses that did not expose my eyes to anything, a black hoodie, black jeans, and my black boots. I pulled the hoodie over my head, took the elevator, and exited the lobby. I ran to the subway station as fast as I could, as much as I could. I did not know what else my body can take of this. I head into the subway and stay in the subway until Broad Street. I became anxious, this time people sneaked peeks at me maybe it was because I was all covered like I was hiding something. I walk to a different part of the subway where no one can notice me. Finally Broad Street, I needed this to go away. I started feeling light and heavy at the same time, I felt as if I was going to die. I end up traveling to the past, 2008 in Suwon, South Korea. I never have been to South Korea so I did not know how I came to travel here. Usually, if you travel to the past you end up being somewhere you have not been before maybe this was not the situation here. I walked around and end up at an abandoned parking lot. I noticed one car and saw something moving inside so I approached the car. There was the little boy...he seemed as if he was crying...maybe it was because of the darkness...however...this kid...this boy... is the one from the subway not too long ago as I disappeared, I saw him. The one who called my name. He turns his head and I get against the wall so he does not notice see me. I am new to this wild game of time traveling and I do not want to be seen by anyone right now or make any mistake. I checked my arms, my nose, to see if they stopped bleeding and becoming bruised. I touched my nose and I was not bleeding from my nose anymore. I check my arms, poked at them, they hurt a little but the bruises are fading away. I do not know if my eyes became better, I pulled my phone and there was no signal. I knew it was because we were in a year where they do not have cellphones this advanced yet. I walked away from the parking lot. As I did, I noticed a woman, she seemed Bolivian, I guessed this because I only was able to get a glance at her face, she looked as if she was in a rush. I needed to be in a rush too, I did not want to seem as if I disappeared, then I would have to explain to Rosa and I could not do that. At that moment in 2008, I ran at the speed of light to the subway and waiting as I ending up being back in the year 2016. I became anxious, wishing for the subway to hurry up. The subway reaches a stop and I get off. I take a taxi to the loft. I reached the loft and seen Rosaline down the sidewalk with a bag of medicine. I ran to the elevator and pressed the button repeatedly for it to open quickly. It took too long and decided to take the stairs so I went to the stairwell. I ran up the stairs faster and faster hoping to reach the loft in time before Rosa reaches the loft. I reach the top floor out of breath. My body does not seem hurt or anything right then so I let out a sigh of relief. Then I thought how will I look sick? When you travel in time, well what I have seen, is when you travel and travel back it is like you were never gone, as if you stopped time. I guess that wasn't the case here. I was out of breath, maybe that could help me look as if I am sick. I hear the ring of the number of the elevator when it reaches the top floor. I open the loft door and rush inside. I change into the pajamas I was in before. I pick up the clothes and head upstairs, to my room. I put my mask away, my glasses in the drawer of my nightstand, and get in bed. I start to cough because of how dehydrated and tired I was. Rosaline yells from downstairs that she is home. I can hear her scatter up the stairs saying my name over and over saying she had medicine for me. She walked into the room and took my temperature. I didn't have a fever but she tells me to 'take these pills but only one or two of this one, oh wait, drink this later before you sleep' type stuff. Thinking about that, that was what helped me gain a lot of knowledge of time traveling through that one time. That time of almost dying did not feel well. I wanted to try to be happy, keyword try.
Everyone already ordered so the last ones are me and Alejandro. We ordered and joined the others outside to eat our ice cream together.
After that Alejandro and I rode many rides together. He slowly became my best friend. Many people say a female and male cant be friends but I thought the opposite. A female and male can have a friendship with no romantic feelings. Or did I? No, I can't.
I see Azul walking alone. I walk up to her trying to clear my head from these thoughts.
"So you and Hunter huh?" I ask rubbing my shoulder on her.
"Actually...we are already dating," I stare at her blankly.
"Y-you huh? How?"
"We haven't said anything yet...When we were on the way here, I sat on the back with him and he slid a note in my hand. It read '3...2...1' and he leaned in and whispered 'Will you go out with me?'" She blushes.
"Oh-oh," I point at her "this little cheeky girl," I pinch her cheeks, "You are already blushing"
"What is all this ruckus?" Jane scares us.
"So Alejandro...," Azul starts.
"He's my boy best friend," I say doubting myself, "You know, someone I can talk to other than you girls when I have a problem or if I am scared"
"You, scared?!" Jane yells.
"Boy Best friend?!?" Azul yells also. I turn around and see Alejandro touching his ear as if it is bothering him.
"I feel like someone is talking about me," I hear him say.
"Quiet. Look Alejandro is listening," I roll my eyes.
"Or...do you want him to hear?" Jane smirks.
"Ooooo," I smack my hand on my face.
"I know good and well you like him," Jane puts her hands on her hips.
"Yeah, they fell in love because of how close they are!" Azul laughs.
"But Aleja- We need a code name for Alejandro," I whisper.
"Why? Is it because you like him? You love him?" Azul teases me.
"Nah, I just do not want others hearing the conversation, you crazy creatures with two legs called humans," They both keep their mouths shut trying to hold in the laugh "...let's call him L.S," I say smiling at the code name. This code name brought back memories of the past.
"What does that mean?" Azul asks.
"Yeah, how are we supposed to call him by an abbreviated name that we do not know. Common sense, Gwen"
"L.S. is just a brot-...a best friend, nothing more nothing less"
"Hmm, I guess. But either way, I think you have his attention," Jane winks.
"You can say that again," Azul says as we start to line up in the next ride which is called Steeple Chase. This ride is a roller coaster. It seems like we are doing the roller coaster rides first. L.S. walks up to me but I walk away from him towards the girls so they do not get a wrong idea. He seemed a little disappointed when I walked away from him. I needed to think of something to say so he does not think that I am mad at him.
The ride starts and it is normal speed but as we get to the turns, the ride speeds up. I am getting a little tired, so I lay back on my horse, horse seat. I feel somebody stroke my hair but I did not move and pretend to be sleeping.
"Wake up, Gwen," I wake up surprised. As we get off the ride he runs out of the seat and goes to Azul helping her out the ride like a princess.
"Hey, I have an idea, everyone. What about the boys and girls separate and just bond with one another. Just a little break?" Rosaline crosses her arms but she lets go of Ross easily as if it was never a problem in the first place. Hunter and Azul giggle with each other. Each one of us agrees.
"Girls, so where we going first?" Rosa smiles holding our arms together, locked. Our arms are all locked so we do not get lost in the crowd. We look like we are in a girl group. I look around to see the rides around us.
"I see Coney Tower and Clockworkz," I say to the girls pointing to the rides with my head.
"Hmmm...You all can decide," Jane says shrugging her shoulders.
"Coney Tower looks fun, I love the design of the ride, it is like antique vibes," Azul suggests. We wait in line for 40 minutes until we can get on the ride. After those minutes pass we all sit down ready for the ride to start.
"Do not be scar-ahhhhhhhhhhh," Suddenly, the ride goes up quickly. I feel like my brain is going to pop out of my brain. I close my eyes. When I do, I see...the little boy from the subway last time...the little boy is in the car...like last time when I traveled to the past...I thought it did not mean anything when I saw this little boy the other day...my question was why does he keep popping up in my head.
"That was boring like seriously, we need something crazy not gonna lie," Rosaline says as we all return to walking together.
"I was falling asleep not gonna lie," Ann-Marie yawns.
"I was bout' to throw up 'not gonna lie'," I say laughing realizing the train I was getting on.
"Not gonna lie, this 'not gonna lie' words are getting annoying, so please stop," Jane shakes her head.
"You all are wild," Azul laughs hysterically.
"You know what else is crazy. I like Alejandro," Ann-Marie laughs staring at me specifically as if she is waiting for a reaction from me.
"Not surprised," All the girls say.
"Let us go to the Slingshot, I can see it from here," I say trying to change the subject. As we approach the ride, it's 1-hour water but only two people can go at a time.
"I can go with Azul, Jane can go with Rosaline, oh wait...," Ann-Marie stops to think "Gwen who do you go wit-"
"I can go myself. It's all good"
As an hour passes quickly, The slingshot gets flung into the air. The guy next to me stares at me.
"I have to ask, Do I know you from somewhere," I scream trying to catch my breath.
"Yeah you do," He responds. The voice sounds familiar.
"Where do I know you from? Or What is your name?"
"My name is..."