â**Chapter 11**â
4 Years Ago - Canada
Madison
Kids running around, Family having a vacation everywhere you look, with the sun warming up the days together will the loud splashes from Niagara Fall. If I look on my right side, I could already see the horseshoe falls.
It was a warm sunny day in June and a lot of tourists-just like me- came here. I was supposed to bring Hazel with me, but her exams are coming, and she needs to stay in Japan for a couple of weeks.
I suddenly miss her. It's been 3 months since I last saw her, the one when I went to Japan. Furthermore, I'm even wearing the dress she gifted me right now. A simple blue mini v neck dress with short sleeves,
I walk to the side of the walk road where I'll be able to see the whole falls and lake underneath it. I hold my camera to take a picture of it when someone suddenly bumps me as the camera accidentally slips out of my hands. Luckily, it didn't fall on the water, but the lens shattered into pieces as it rolled in front of a guy who's having a conversion with his friends-I think-.
"Oh, may god-" I muttered as I immediately picked it up. A deep breath escaped me as I looked at the broken lens. "It's broken."
I was about to get mad when a little boy came up to me while looking at his feet, I bet he's around 10 years old, "I-I'm the one who bumped you, sorry, I didn't mean to. Is it broken?" He asked while looking at the camera. I want to get mad, but he's too cute, with that sulking lips.
"Hey, Little boy, where's your parents?" I didn't mean to scare him, but when I said it, he suddenly looked at me terrified.
"I'm begging you, please don't tell them anything. They'll scold me or might even take me home immediately. Please. I'm sorry. W-will this do?" his eyes were now shut as he clasped his hands together before handing me his lollipop. "Please."
Letting out a sigh, I took his lollipop and smiled at him. "It'll do, young man, thanks." he smiled at me before excusing himself and running back to his parents. As I look at the lollipop, I smile at it before putting it in my bag.
Throwing the broken lens away. I took my phone from my bag and just took a picture with it. It's still pretty, though.
"Uhmm- Excuse me, Miss?"
I look behind me only to see a blonde man. A handsome blonde man.
"Can I help you?" putting my phone down, I smiled at him as he did too.
"I'm Coleson. I saw you earlier, and I thought, maybe, I could ask for your number? If that's okay with you."
"My number?" I grip my phone before noticing the group of men earlier looking at us. Is he with them? I don't really have a problem with giving my number, so I just nodded and smiled. "Yeah, sure. I'm Madison."
"Coleson Miller." He smiled at me as he gave me his phone. Saving my number in it, I notice that he looks at them. As I thought, Friends. They start to smile at the guys who're wearing a simple white tee and jeans, but he just rolls his eyes at them before meeting mine.
What kind of water does these man drink that they look so fucking fine?
"Here." Giving back his phone, he turns to me again and smiles.
"Thank you, for this."
"Welcome, Sorry, but I need to go now." I excuse myself because I really need to do something right now.
"Yeah, sure. Thank you again, I'll call you." As I said goodbye to him, I went to the nearest coffee shop, my throat was going dry as shit.
Ace
As Coleson went back to his seat, he smiled at us before punching the air in victory. We just saw that girl earlier talking to the kid when her camera rolled in front of me. And she's gorgeous, no wonder why these 3 dorks are drooling even though 1 of them is already married, and 1 is getting married next week. James and William. While I'm engaged, Coleson is single, but maybe after a few months, he'll manage to ask that girl out.
"She's so fucking pretty that close bro, and her sweet vanilla scent... Fuck." He continued, looking like an idiot for simping.
"If you think you'll be able to ask her out? You must be thinking high of yourself." James smirks while looking where the girl just left.
"Let's say some miracle happened, and it came true. Then we'll all have a gorgeous partner, right?" William said while rolling his eyes at the two.
"We're not sure yet with Ace, we'll find out in 4 years. But Coleson, maybe you can let Ace with her first, besides you still have 2 sluts waiting for you in New York. Let our friend have fun."
Even though they already know about my engagement, they still keep on pushing me to have some 'fun'. But I don't want to, I don't want to have a problem when the time comes when I'm already married.
"Stop it, you, fuckwit. It's not helping at all."
"Let's just hope that your fiancé is someone who can give you a boner with just a simple touch. If she can't then she's not the right one." William, who's middle name is Sex, said making me chuckle at him.
"You guys are full of shit. We're here for your bachelor's day, aren't we, William?" I stated as they chuckle. William had these 3 days bachelors days just like his fiancé wanted.
"When did you see Ace being interested in a woman?" Coleson added as he got up from the bench. "Let's go to Cave of the Winds now, so we can go back to the hotel for lunch. I'm hungry."
Like always. One that's always hungry, One that's always horny, One that's a Killjoy. Let's just be thankful that the Talkative one isn't here. Zane would have to fall on his knees if he saw that girl.
She's really a goddess, fuck. And the smile she flashed for Coleson, I wanna see it again.
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It's too noisy down here. We come to the bottom side of the fall, since William wanted too. When the elevator opened wide, a big splash immediately hit us. I really should be thankful for their raincoats. Why did I even agree to be here?
"Come on." James shouted as the three of them quickly ran near the lake, where all the water from the Falls fell and made a large splash.
Not wanting to get wet even more, I went further away from them. Inside the cave. Even here, splashes will still catch you.
Letting out a sigh, I step backward not looking behind me when I suddenly hear a small groan, that's when I realize I stepped on someone's feet. Immediately moving back, I turned to look at the person to know who it was and to apologize but when I did, my mouth fell open.
I couldn't say a word.
It's the girl from earlier.
It seems like she stumbled back as I saw her sneakers already on the ground.
"Sorry, I didn't see you there." I apologize but she just smiles, fuck.
"It's fine, I didn't see you either." she tried to shrug it off. How can someone be this fucking pretty?
"Oh- Your shoes." Getting down on my knees, I took her shoes before placing them in front of her. She looked at me curiously before smiling and nodding in her gratitude.
"ACE!!!"
Fuck you James. Why now?
Hiding my annoyed face, I took a step back and excused myself. "Sorry again."
Madison
Isn't that the guy from earlier? Are they also here for the splashes? Gosh, they'll regret it.
I came here 15 minutes ago, and I'm giving up. Yes, it's pretty here and the experience of being at the bottom of Niagara lake is awesome. But I don't like the sounds of it hitting the small cabin's roof and how it looks from here. It's like it's raining. And I can't take it anymore.
I made my way to the elevator and when I got in, I pressed the highest level button. That's the exit.
After this, I'm planning to go to a restaurant and have my lunch before going around the Niagara lake again. And around 6, I go around the CN Tower. For my three days vacation here-which I use the first one to rest all day- I'll just go here and to the Banff National Park tomorrow.
Hayst. I'm so tired, after this, I'll be back studying again. I still have one and a half years to finish college. Hopefully, I'll be able to pass my law exam.
After what happened to Mom and Dad, I decided to take law and become a Lawyer, even though Dada wants me to handle his business. But Until now, After 10 years they still don't have their justice, And that's one thing I wanted to do, I don't know why Dada just let it go. He didn't even try to look for the murderer and just told us to move on. Sure I can pretend that I can do that and act like it's nothing but the more I realize that their murderer might be somewhere around this planet and living his best life, It's just making me wants to look for him and throw him behind the bars. He's already lucky that he got 10 years to spend with his family. Once I finish my studies, I swear I'll look for him.
Time skip - 7 pm
I came to the hotel to get a cardigan as it's already cold, and I'll have a walk around CN Tower. It's a cropped purple cardigan with a small tie in front if I want to close it.
As I arrived at the Bobbie Rosenfeld park, There's a lot of people here, As always. Maybe because the CN Tower is just on top of us. It's towering the whole park.
I was about to look for a bench when I noticed a bunch of people gathering because of someone's performing near the water fountain, And because I recognized the song, I decided to walk to them just near the fountain. Just in front of the performers, it's a simple band, 2 girls and 3 boys.
"Who knows the secret tomorrow will hold? We don't really need to know" the guy with long hair who I assume is their vocalist sang. He has a pretty voice. "Cause you're here with me now, I don't want you to go, You're here with me now, I don't want you to go."
It's my favorite song, Perfect Stranger by Jonas Blue and Jp Cooper.
"Maybe we're perfect strangers, Maybe it's not forever, Maybe the night will change us, Maybe we'll stay together-"
I took out my phone and started to record them. I've always been down to music. Music can make everything feel right, like it was all fine. And this guy's voice is angelic, he kinda changed the tone from hyper one to romantic like. It's a fine cover.
"Maybe we'll walk away, Maybe we'll realize, We're only human, Maybe we don't need no reason why-"
This became my favorite song because of that guy who kissed me in Barcelona, even though I already forgot how he looks, I can still remember how I felt after that kiss. I may be in denial at that time, but the truth is I liked it. That made me realize that perfect strangers really do exist, like him. And falling in love with a person who you 've only met once is also possible.
"Come on, come on, come over- Maybe we don't need no reason why, Come on, come on, come over"
As I was about to zoom it in, when my eyes caught someone on the screen. It's the guy from earlier, the one who accidentally stepped on me. He's with her again.
Ace
"No one but you got me feeling this way, There's so much we can't explain, Maybe we're helping each other escape, I'm with you" the performer continued making me look at him. We're on the other side of the water fountain taking a small break as we just finished sky walking on the CN Tower.
"He had a good voice there." Coleson said while tipping his chin up to the guy, In five of us with Zane, he and Zane are the ones who have interest in music, I do too but only when I'm alone.
"Who knows the secret tomorrow will hold? We don't really need to know, 'Cause you're here with me now, I don't want you to go, You're here with me now, I don't want you to go"
The lyrics made me think back to when I kissed that beautiful stranger back in Barcelona. She is a complete stranger to me, just like how I am to her, but I wish to see her again, even just to see her face again. If I see her again, I'll paint it, so I can keep it.
"Maybe we're perfect strangers, Maybe it's not forever, Maybe the night will change us, Maybe we'll stay together-"
Our meeting is just a one time thing, but even though I know that it's like that, They became my standard.
"Maybe we'll walk away, Maybe we'll realize, We're only human, Maybe we don't need no reason why-" at the exact time, fireworks from the CN Tower lit up the whole park.
I want to look at it too like what others are doing but my gaze is fixed on someone, just like others she's also looking at the fireworks with a smile on her face. Is it the girl from earlier? I bet she is.
She's glowing more than the sparks in her eyes, she so fucking pretty for real.
****
It's already dark at midnight when we decided to go back to the hotel, but on our way back with the Banff National Park on our right, We saw a parked car on the roadside and a woman standing next to it on her phone.
It's really rare that someone would go here at midnight to look at the lake, so I bet she's not here for the lake because it's already dark. And there's not a lot of cars that usually pass here because the tourist attraction is at the entrance of it. No one would be here unless they're going to one of the hotels inside the Banff National Park. And-
Before I even asked them to stop since we're all riding a different big bike, They're already standing next to the girl and talking to her. This guy is seriously something when it comes to women.
I stopped my motor just in front of them as I don't want to get off from it, besides it'll be a quick talk right? Or not?
"Thanks but... I already called a towing truck to take it." she said and looked at me, making me shocked again, because again, it's her.
"Is that so? Then can I ask where you're supposed to go? Maybe we can take you there." Coleson said all smiley while looking at her.
"I appreciate it, but it's fine. It's just near here, see that building over there, that's where I'm going, and it's just near here, see. I'll just wait for the towing truck before going."
We all look at where she is pointing, only to realize that it is the same hotel where we are going.
"Ohh what a coincidence, that's where we are also staying, here look." James said while showing her his hotel room card, making her look at him confused before shaping her mouth into a round one.
"But the truck will come in 20 minutes, I don't want to hold you guys up. It's fine, thank you."
She really wouldn't let us help.
"Didn't you guys say you're already tired, go ahead, I'll stay here with her and just come back with her. It's not safe here to be alone, if something happened to you while you're alone here, you'll not be able to ask for any help. So let me give you a ride to the hotel, okay?" That's it, It came out of my mouth. That made the four of them shut as William gave me a 'I know what you're doing' look before elbowing James and Coleson.
"He's right, I'm exhausted, I need to go to sleep now."
"But-" Coleson was about to say something, but William dragged him back to his motor.
As they all drive away from us, I let out a sigh before taking off my helmet, it's kinda hot.
"Thank you." She said before showing me her smile.
"If you're thankful, then why didn't you accept it when they first offered you a ride? They asked you multiple times, but you keep refusing. " I don't know if that came out sounding rude, but her smile dropped before looking away. Did I sound like I'm forced to do this and don't really want to? Because I think I did after she spoke again.
"I'm not really going to agree with you too, you're the one who told them to go. If you want, then you can go follow them now, I'm not asking you for anything. Thank you. But like I said, I can go there alone." she rolled her eyes at me before going in her car and slamming the door shut.
Letting out a sigh, I knocked on the window, but she hesitantly opened it.
"What?"
"Why did you really refuse-"
"Because I don't ride two-wheel vehicles. In fact motor, Now happy? Mister?"
Now it makes sense, but I'm also using bigbike just like them though.
Shaking my head, I put the stand on my bike down and just sat on it while waiting for the truck. After 15 minutes it came. She goes out of the car and talks to the towing driver before she takes her car and leaves.
When she turns to me, she rolls her eyes before starting to walk away. Am I really arguing like a couple with a stranger?
"Hey Miss, Get on." Of course how would I know when Coleson didn't tell us anything except he got her number. Coleson being Coleson, fucking selfish.
I drove next to her and held her arm making her look at me. "Get on. It's already late."
She stares at me for a moment and lets out a tired sigh when I signal her to get on. She held my shoulder helping herself up before sitting behind me. I thought she'll be hard to get but she's not. At first she's holding on the back handle and keeping space between us but when I start to hit the gas, her hands grip the side of my shirt and I notice from the side mirror that she's closing her eyes.
"If you don't want to fall, then hold me." I admit I was taking advantage of the situation. With my simple words, she wrapped her hands on my waist making me smile a little. But it immediately fell off my face when I felt my pants tightening, I let out a sigh before looking at a fucking boner. For real? Just because she hugged me?
God I must be going crazy.
Next Morning
After she got off earlier, she thanked me before going to the hotel. While I need to calm myself first so I wouldn't need to go up to 14th floor with a fucking aboivous boner. And it took me another half an hour before I fell asleep.
Wearing a simple black sweater and black trouser. I went to the private coffee shop just in front of the hotel where the three idiots are waiting for me for breakfast.
"Bro, we already ordered food for you."
"Thanks." I said as I sat in front of William.
"Guess who's at the table behind you." I look at him as he smiles at me knowingly making me stare at him confused but he just looks at me before looking behind me. And my eyebrow rose in shock as I saw her sitting just behind me, Having her breakfast while her eyes on her laptop.
Immediately looking back at William, he smirked at me before sipping his drink. "Ace, let's change seats, I hate the sunlight from here, It's too bright." He get up from his seat before signalling me to take his seat, what the fuck is he really doing? Is he thinking that I have something for that girl?
But with my feet moving on their own, I went to his seat and smiled at him weirdly. The two beside us just keep on looking at their phones and know nothing about what's happening, William chuckled as he slightly moved his chair aside giving me a way to see her. What the actual fuck William?
Instead of saying anything, I just sigh when my eyes get their way to look at her. With her hair all down with small curls, it looks cute. I just noticed that she's wearing a Brown Long Sleeve Cropped Top Off Shoulder Cardigan button up knitted slim with deep V-Neck and a Dark Brown Wide Leg Pants together with a simple white high cut chuck taylor sneaker. Also the red scarf that's now on her lap.
The waiter goes to her and puts a plate of small crêpes red velvet cake. I know I look like some crazy stalker watching her every move, but my lips form in a small smile when I see how she eats the cakes. She's taking it layer by layer, I know she's not the only one who ate crêpes like that, but she's the cutest. It's cute how her lips make a small pout while munching it.
She's so freaking cute, I've never been this simple over someone, especially to the one I'm sure is younger than me. I can see that she's still young, but it's not like 26 is old, right?
"They have a good espresso here, taste it bro, I know you like espresso." James offered while giving me his mug, but I just rolled my eyes at him
"I don't share things mouth-to-mouth, did you forget?"
Coleson looked up at me from his phone before smirking, "We know that bro, you fucking hate it. What did you call it again? 'It's disgusting'. Why would you even ask J."
But for real, I hate mouth-to-mouth sharing, like you're just sharing a bacteria, what's so special about bacteria?
Rolling my eyes at them, I again look at her, but this time, she's staring at me too. Not knowing what to do, I look away and curse to myself.
I want to simp over her, but something inside me is still in Barcelona, waiting for that woman.
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