your voice,
too.”
And without any warning,
the bike swept forward in sixth gear. I had to hold him tightly in order to stay
firm.
He drove and drove and drove
and didn’t even so much as falter for hours. I wondered how he had got past all
the checkpoints. Dizziness started to consume me. On a normal day, I would have
enjoyed the free ride, but you can’t really wander about being blindfolded, can
you?
Finally, after what
felt like raised to the power infinity, we stopped. It took me a few minutes to
calm my senses. And when I reclaimed my vision, well… I couldn’t believe what
my eyes were projecting. No! This can’t be real. Mind tricks… I told myself. I rubbed
my eyes several times and then blinked profusely, but the scenery in front of me
didn’t change.
You have got to be freaking
kidding me.
Chapter 5
“You’ve got to be kidding
me. Disneyland!!!... Seriously! Of all the places….”
I still couldn’t process
the fact that I was here…… at Disneyland.
I’ve been to Disneyland
only once and I’m not really fond of the memories. I was only two back then. After
that, I lost interest in visiting amusement parks, this one in particular. Mom tried,
several times, but some wounds just don’t heal.
Standing at the entrance
now, I regretted my decision right then and there. Just because I was afraid, doesn’t
change the fact that this place was splendid. Just amazing, and I haven’t even been
inside.
I looked with amusement;
it was so beautiful, everything out of a fantasyland. Mr. Monster scowled at me.
“Don’t go all happy on
me. We are here for work. My part here will be over and soon I’ll be off for my
own entertainment .” He chuckled at his own inner thoughts, giving special
emphasis to the word entertainment. I wonder what that meant.
“Wait a minute. You’re abandoning
me? I’ll just get lost here.
Never mind, I could just
spend my whole life here. It’s a pretty amazing place to live.”
I twirled around in three
full 360 degree circles and breathed in the fresh air. Then the odd reality of the
situation struck me.
“YOU…. You should have told
me we were coming here. I can’t go in public like this.” I gestured furiously at
my sloppy outfit. “Everybody will mistake me for a clown. I won’t be able to take
pictures. What about my Facebook? Huh!! That’s not fair.” I stomped my foot childishly.
He shook my shoulders and
pulled me towards him. “Stop acting like a child. We’re not here for fun. I’ve been
restrained, but mind you, Majestic will show you no mercy and she’ll be here
sometime soon.”
I heard each word, but couldn’t
process the sentences. He was close, so close. I could practically feel his breath.
I couldn’t do anything except
stare at him with blinking eyes. He was obviously oblivious to what had gotten
to me. “Nevertheless, it’s none of my business. You’ve already caused more trouble
than any other assignment in my career,” he added skeptically. And then he released
me, and I could finally switch my mind from hibernation to active mode once again.
“What are you talking about???
Aren’t you going to call
my dad and ask for, like a ransom to release me? That’s how it’s done, right? You
can’t simply hand me over to some other terrorist,” I cried in exasperation.
“Oh, don’t mistake Majestic with some mere terrorist, Angel , she’s bigger than that and certainly don’t
mistake my reputation as just some creepy local kidnapper. I’m the prince of the
underworld.”
“Do you have any idea with
whom you tried to mess around?”
“Prince!!!” I know, I should
have been scared and all, but damn my mind, always wandering out of league range.
“Now I get why underworld
is deteriorating in its territory.
Monarchy is the worst form
of governance. You should try Democracy.”
He looked absolutely exasperated
and shook his head back and forth like a simple pendulum.
“Are you for real? Here
I am envisioning