"The weekend is still young. Gotta have some cool stuff set out for yourself." Axel was always the one to nudge me in the arm, pulling my leg like a child, the child he is.
My two friends were now giving me all those funny looks, constantly nagging at me like gnats always in my parents' home.
"What do you think of doing today??????" Gary had his arm around me, I grew this face of annoyance and disgust when he did this. Gary then moved his hand away, brushing my shoulder of dust in the process.
"Nothing. Nothing at all. In fact, all I want to do is watch show Roxanne a few episodes of DBGT."
"You still haven't shown her it yet?"
"I was waiting!!!!!" I made a bit of a pout at the end, as Gary just sighs.
As I was talking with Gary and Axel, I thought there was this obscure set of eyes on me at all times. Was there a stalker? Was it Roxanne? Was it Cora? Was it Kiana? I was curious about this, I could swear that someone is watching me, but I don't know who, or from where they're watching. All I did know was the chill was going up my spine.
"You alright buddy?" Gary was just asking me, with a gaze of bewilderment, I must have zone off again, at this point, if it's been happening enough times, I need to start making a list of this, maybe even count money and put into a jar, but it won't be called a swear jar, it will be called a "Zoned Out Jar".
"I'm good. Happen to do this all the time."
"Yeah......You need to sort that out." I think Gary is over exaggerating this. I get it, but I don't think it's the end of the world.
"You make that sound like I need a professional."
"I didn't say that." His tone and voice were a bit more forceful and snobbier; he usually is chill about this.
But I still understand what he is going for. We went on to have a quick lunch break. Though, this time I've tried to eat less fatty food, mainly for a better workout regimen. However, I do think I'll either forget about this or drop it because I'm lazy and hungry.
Once we did that, all three of us went back to our respective rooms, when I entered mine, Roxanne stood in front of the TV, holding the DVD box set of DBGT.
"Ah.....I was gonna show you that."
"This the show?" She holds it out being a bit confused by it at first glance. My head nodded to her.
"One of your favorite shows?"
"Yep. Though there are a few scenes that aren't great. Other than that, I love the show." I converted my hands into fists and pushed them against my sides, with a big grin on my face, I was feeling proud about telling Roxanne.
"Why are you so excited?"
"I just want to show you one of my favorite shows." I tell Roxanne with my hands behind her back, like what she does during her entrance on NXT. She even chuckles seeing me mimic her.
"Well, I wouldn't mind watching it, the only problem is.....There's no DVD player here." Her right hand points to the stand the TV was on. And she was correct, there was no DVD player.
"Fuck." She chuckled again upon my disappointment of no DVD player.
"I have one. You want to come over to my place?"
"You sure? I said with a tad bit of caution.
"Yeah. Come on let's go."
———
The TV had been on for a few hours well into the night, the screen brightening up the whole room. A boy sits in front of the television with open eyes, filled with wonder and amazement. Hearing that enchanting theme song,
"Bit by Bit I'm Falling Under Your Spell, Your Smile's All I Need To See To Know We'll...."
Dancing to the beat of the song, the boy was happily grinning from ear to ear, sitting down cross legged watching Goku, Trunks, and Pan fly away as Hercule waves them goodbye in his space suit.
"I love this show..."
Unbeknownst to the boy, his mother was watching through the crack of his door. Just seeing his dimples pop out made her so proud.
"He's been watching that for most of the day, Susanne."
"He's allowed to have this kind of fun." Susanne replies to Shane in a whisper, making sure their son can watch in peace.
"Watching a cartoon......Yet he'll have to be strong! He'll have to be stronger than ever!"
"What are you on about? He doesn't have to be that yet!" Shane shook his head listening to his wife speak about the young boy. Susanne had a hand out like she wanted a handshake but was going to emphasize her point.
"The boy needs to eventually stop being a baby and grow up to be strong! That's what I want him to be! That's what you should have him be!" Shane did the same gesture as Susanne, almost mocking her in a sense.
"Vater! Mein Sohn ist gluecklich!" She points to the door to emphasize her point.
"What are you blabbing about?" Susanne smacks Shane in the back of the neck. Shane's hair falls in front of his face, covering him in shame.
"Our son is happy..........." Susanne said in frustration to Shane who still had his head down looking at the floor.
"Maybe you're right." He uses his right hand to push his hair back before standing back up right to face Susanne.
"I know I'm right......Let him be."
———
Imagine being in a flying spaceship created by Capsule Corps. A young boy heading out through the galaxy wearing an outfit identical to Goku (GT). With the yellow pants and blue gi shirt.
"I'm gonna step into the Grand Tour!!!!"
———
A big smile was plastered on my face the whole time with Roxanne, all I wanted was to be with her as we finished up episode 3 of DBGT. With the brilliant ending song "You're Not Alone" sung by Stephanie Nadolny making me almost shed a tear.
"You ok?" Roxanne had her right hand in front of my face, perhaps offering to wipe the tears from my eyes. But I stopped the hand as I didn't feel any more tears coming out.
"I'm good. Did you like it?"
"I kinda get what you see in it." Roxanne seemed pretty honest about that, or at least that I could tell. I had to confirm with her,
"You being serious right now?"
"Yes. I do. Plus.....I love this music." She was moving her head from side to side to the beat of the music.
"It's good isn't it?" I had started dancing with her, now hand in hand.
"Think we can just lay here watching this show. Just you and me." We both leaned against one another before hearing the end of Stephanie's singing.
"And remember that I'll be here, standing right by your side!"
———
Now getting into the afternoon, I decided I wanted to go out, and maybe leave Roxanne by herself for now. I had to go through the a long line of people, mainly cause I thought of getting some more deodorant to put up, running low on it anyways. As I was walking down, I had come across a face I recognize from NXT. Lyra Valkyria. Wearing a brown-greenish shirt, dark gray pants, and black boots. She was around the same height as Roxanne, maybe a bit taller, I had spotted her, but she had her eyes on me first. I was initially confused by this before that turned into worry.
Did I look like shit? Did I smell like shit? Why was she looking at me like that? I broke the awkward shell of ice between us with a greeting,
"Hello."
"Hello." She repeated with a very stern voice and posture.
"Did I miss something?"
"Miss something?" She had her hands clasped together with a raised eyebrow.
"Did I say something? Did I?"
"No no...." Lyra was quick to answer that.
"Then.....Ok I have no idea what's going on." The former NXT-UK superstar produced a moderate chuckle before putting her hands behind her back.
"You're interesting for a rookie."
"Well I'm not.......Kinda have experience." Lyra's smile faded a bit, maybe I should've been a bit less dickish about the way I said that.
"I was kidding."
"My bad." I say this in the same vain as R-Truth. Who will dethrone Roman Reigns by the way.
"It's ok. I could tell you've been around the ring. Wanna walk with me?" She gestured me to move with her as I turned myself around to be facing the same direction as her as we walked down the sidewalk. The same few cars whirring by, the smell of gasoline going through my ears and nostrils, giving me the taste of second-hand smoke and charcoal.
Me and Lyra's feet matching up, she tried to trip me up a couple of times, sometimes she would go behind me, and clip my shoes from behind, like I would do to my dad when we were in the supermarket.
"Why are you doing that?" I asked Lyra as she stopped trying to trip me up and came up to me, still with her hands behind her back.
"Because it gets a pop out of me." Gets a pop out of her? Who is she? 2009 Randy Orton? What's next is she gonna rip a toilet out of the wall and have water leak out into the hall? Actually, make sure to never tell her about that, in case I give her ideas.
"You are a bit different than what I was thinking?"
"What were you thinking?" Lyra had her head tilted at me but her eyes were staring at the ground.
"I actually can't give you an answer to that." As we were walking down the sidewalk, Lyra started staring out into the forest on our right side.
"........" She didn't speak up another word, only glaring through the tall trees and bushes. The sounds of birds chirping and bugs crackling were more prominent than the cars. Though, the sound of a speeding vehicle behind me lurked.
"You love the outdoors."
"Yes." Lyra said to me, not even staring back at me. She started walking down the grass heading into the forest, I just took a look around before I started following her into the forest, rubbing the back of my head. Checking the surroundings, I saw very little aside from a deer only eating grass, not raising its head to face us.
"It is quite beautiful out here."
"Indeed. It always is." We just had the sunshine bathe us in warmth. The specs of dust whooshing through the air and in our hair. The atmosphere clearing out the muck in our noses to allow us to smell the roses. A beautiful day with an oh so pretty array.
"Do you always want to go outside?"
"When the weather is like this? Yes." Lyra was now facing me, the sun casting her shadow over my chest, her smile brightening each time the wind blows past.
"You good?"
"I am......Could you just do one thing?" She held up one finger to reemphasize the point.
"Sure?" I said it with a bit of complexity as I didn't know what she wanted me to do. But at this point I was ready for anything.
"Close your eyes." She closed her eyes almost like she was teaching me how to do this.
I followed her order and my eyelids fully shut. Now, the reddish light was still partly visible through my shut eyes.
"What should I be doing right now?"
"Breathe in and out. Then let yourself be absorbed by the environment." I did as she told, I had felt the chill approaching my head, the skin on my body had formed goosebumps, the slight tingle of my ears, the sensation of the musty, fresh air. All of it made me want to sink into the earth and be absorbed by its overwhelming nature.
"Do you feel that too? I feel the air getting all heated tonight." I almost had to let part of my snark show through to Lyra, but I don't think she was expecting or appreciating this. So she just ignored my sly comment.
"Heated from the weather, yes. It does always feel this way during this time." It does, a rare time for a late November day.
"Can I keep this spot here?"
"Of course. Let us just relax here. Together."