SKY 12: Carousel

After we ate at No.9 Diner's Caylus took me somewhere.

A place I have never visited for a very long time.

As my foot step it's ground after 13 years, I can still remember the memories I have in this place.

"Happy Land Carnival"

I have never thought I will be visiting this carnival again. I never pictured myself to here again after that night. I wanted to tell Caylus to let's go and find another place to hang around; but it was to late to utter a word. He already bought tickets for us and the excitement he have on his face is hard to break.

"You ready?" Caylus asked excitedly like he can't contain his happiness upon wanting to enter the carnival.

"Y-yeah," I said

But Caylus' face draw near mine, I can feel his breath brushing my lips and his manly perform lingering my nose. This is so close, that my heart starts to beat rapidly.

This is bad, he might hear my heart racing! What would he say when he finds out my heart is going crazy?

Caylus was carefully examining me: I can't stand his stare or else I would really faint from this situation. Caylus hands extended to me and my instinct tells me to close my eyes expecting his warm lips to meet mine. But instead the back of his palm touched my forehead while his free hand touched his forehead, he was comparing our temperature to check if I was feeling well.

"You don't have fever, but why is your cheeks burning?" Caylus asked worriedly, while the back of his palm remained in my forehead checking my temperature.

"Y-yeah I'm okay," I said gently pushing him away.

This won't do, if we're too close I end up turning to a tomato and my heart playing like drums.

Caylus wasn't convince with what I said that he attempted to step closer but I step back trying to leave distance between us, "Are you sure you're really okay?"

I was about to reply to him a yes I'm really okay and it's nothing you have to worry about.

Of course it's nothing you must worry about because I only loose my control when you're around. It's like I can't control my body's reaction towards your actions and I hate it because I'm falling despite this short period of time we met.

"Yeah I'm o-, hey look a carousel!" I pointed to the spot where the carousel is situated which is just a few distance behind Caylus. Caylus turned around to look at what I was pointing.

"Do you want to ride the carousel first, gorgeous?" Caylus asked as he face me.

"Y-yes if you're okay with it," I look at my feet and placed my hands at the back playing with my fingers while biting my lower lip.

Of course he would say no, who in the right mind would ride a carousel at this age right? Plus I don't think it's Caylus thing to ride such ride, so I tried to change the idea of wanting to ride the carousel but Caylus spoke first before I can utter a word.

"Alright then carousel is the first stop," Caylus said as if it's no big deal to him to ride such kiddie ride with me.

I immediately look up to see his face if he was joking or not but there was no hint of disagreement or anything negative painted in his face. In fact he just met my eyes and gave me an assuring smile that he would definitely ride the carousel with me. With disbelief of the answer and the thought I am that I am dreaming asked Caylus if he was serious.

No words came out from Caylus mouth instead he grabbed my hand and rushed to queue for the ride. There wasn't a lot of people in line so we were able to get in really quick, Caylus picked our spot and we were riding horses side by side! Caylus was a gentleman indeed and helped me settle in my seat since the hors was quite to big for me. Slowly the carousel was getting full and there was no more horses or carriages to sit on, then the music started to play and the so I feel the wind brushing my skin as we move around.

At first I was hesitant to smile and move around until Caylus pulled his phone from his pocket and called my attention, "Gorgeous face here!"

I faced him and was not prepared for the next thing to happen; his phone's flash and I surely wasn't smiling there.

"Caylus delete that!" I shouted and tried to reach his phone but to my dismay it was impossible due to the distance there is in between our horses. Frustrated that Caylus got a very ugly photo of me annoyed me but Caylus wasn't even bothered but instead laugh at me. I glared at him but he laughed louder and finally decided to talk, " gorgeous, don't be afraid to smile.I brought you here to enjoy, that you could laugh and smile a lot to create good memories. Gorgeous you picked this ride and that only tells me that you love this ride so enjoy it till your heart's content!"

I turned to Caylus and thought of what he said.

That's right, I'm already here. Why should I hold my happiness?

Unconsciously, a smile crept to my face.

"Gorgeous face here let's take a selfie!" Caylus once again got his phone and positioned it right in the middle of our horses. Our head popping out from the side to fit in the camera's frame this time it wasn't a stolen shot.

Caylus clicked the camera button to get the shot and he then looked at the photo he took.

"First date with my future wife," Caylus said something but I wasn't able to hear him clearly since the baby at the back of us started to crying. The only word I was able to pick up was 'my future' so I tried to ask Caylus what he just said a while ago, "Sorry I wasn't able to hear you, what did you just say?"

Caylus didn't face me instead he was too busy with his phone for a couple of seconds till he showed it to me.

His phone's lock screen was the photo we just took together. I was smiling and so was Caylus, those who doesn't know our relationship will definitely say we are a couple but in reality we are not.

"You look really beautiful when you smile gorgeous," Caylus said and I who was not prepared for that heart racer words turned to a tomato.

Caylus chuckled and I felt the carousel moving slower than it's actual speed till it stopped. Caylus got down from his horse first to help me out but before he helped out he said, " You're so cute not being able to handle compliments well."

And just like that Caylus pinched my cheeks and helped me down and intertwined our fingers again.

"Gorgeous, the let go and one kiss still applies till the end so don't you dare let go. The place is getting crowded you might get yourself hurt or lost so stay close to me okay?" Caylus said like he was taking care of a baby and not an eighteen year-old lady.

Caylus started pulling my hand and walking in front of me blocking the possibility of me bumping into someone because the area was getting crowded and people were starting to push at one another. I didn't complain with this sweet gesture of his instead let him take control.

Hearts beating like a drum and smiling like a fool,

was all I can do in this situation we are in.

Oh Caylus, will you take this responsibility of yours if worst case scenario happens?