Chapter 44: Chapter 44

Alan and Brad are at the van that Will Coleman provided them.

Alan( playing with Kanchi’s hair): You know it’s not that bad sitting behind a van with a big cat.

Brad: The panther loves you, but I don’t know why I am doing here.

Alan: Well Eva will be there too at the garden.

Brad: Wii she?

Alan: Ya coleman told me on the phone. You do owe me a one bud.

Brad: She will be with Will. What’s the point. You will be with Helena, Amber and the panther too. But me what am I gonna do?

Alan: Well it’s called a wonder park bud. There are games and rides.

Brad: Ya maybe.

Alan: I am not worrying about anything. The panther is with me. Aren’t you Kanchi?(playing with Kanchi’s tail)

Brad: Well most of the people will run away seeing the panther.

Alan(amazed): Look there’s the park. See the pendulum and the 360 swing.

They see Dorothy and the others at the gate.

Alan(walking outside the vnn): Ok Dorothy who called you?

Dorothy: Well Helena and Brad actually. But I do think I wanted to ride the panther again.

Alan: Hey that’s my panther.

Dorothy: That’s not your panther. Violet will be here in few days. Today is the last day . I heard Mr Stevens will be here to take it back to the barnyard.

Brad: Well maybe I’ll ride the panther today.

Alan: Ya maybe you should.

Dorothy: Ya you should.

Alan: It has a strap and a chain. So I don’t think that the authorities won’t mind it being in.

Amber and Eva join them,.

Eva: Hey guys. We are here.

Alan: See bud no Coleman.

Amber: Hey Alan. You know what? We can even take Kanchi in the park. Will knows everyone here. Isn’t that cool?

Eva: Well he talks too much that’s it. Comeon lets talk. If he comes he will not let me talk(chuckles)

Brad(whispering): Looks like it’s gonna be a long afternoon.

Amber( Whispering to brad): Hey don’t talk to yourself. I got some mint pipes for you.

Brad: Well it’s gonna take a cocktail today.

Alan takes the panther out of the Van as everyone is amazed to see the panther. One of the guards reaches Alan.

Guard: Ok Mr Timoe, Mr Coleman has bought 2 tickets for the animal right cause. SO anyone you wanna ask to go with you and the panther.

Alan: Why?

Guard: Well you see it still is a big cat that should have a wild habitat. Soyou will walk her from the fencing side. Don’t worry you can chain her at the fence whenever you want to go elsewhere.

Alan: Ok but who will come with me? Helena is not here yet.

Amber: Hey I will go? I love wild cats.

Alan: Wow that’s great. Brad will go with Dorothy. Hey bud please take care of Helena. I will meet all of you at the cenral area at the pendulum swing.

Brad( bored): Ok.

Alan and Amber leave with the panther through the pet gate while Brad, Eva,Dorothy wait for Helena and Will Coleman.

Eva: So Brad…..the term is here. How you feeling. And ya how was the concert?

Brad: Oh yeah that was great.

Dorothy: There was a concert and you didn’t tell me?

Brad: Well you can beat Alan later.

Dorothy: Hey.

Eva( tapping Brad;s back): You look tired.

Brad: Ya a safari, a concert , a race……………..you know Alan.I hope it’s the term next.

Eva: Well, we still have some 7-8 days. I guess.

Brad: I was thinking about not getting out of bed until the term though.

Eva(pulls four tickets): So you don’t want to see me then?

Brad: No like I said I am feeling very tired nowadays. Maybe I am old.

Eva(chuckles): 14 is not an age to sleep like an old man Brad. Here this is your and these two are for Dorothy and Helena.

Brad: SO when will Will arrive?

Eva: Well he has taken a SUV to bring Helena. He sure is a fan of Alan.

Brad: Ya even the panther is fan of Alan.

Eva: And you. Aren’t you his o;d pal?

Brad: Well not today I guess.

Dorothy buys a cottom candy.

Dorothy: Here brad eat one. You will feel better.

Eva: You miss her don’t you?

Brad: Who?

Eva: Violet………..Ofcourse?

Brad: I thought you were talking about the panther.

Eva(laughing): You still havent’s changed.

Brad looks at her eyes.

Will(interrupting): Hey guys look who’s here?

Dorothy: Helena? It’s great to see you again.

Helena: Come on Dorothy. Don’t be like Alan. We met in our apartment a week ago as I remember.

Brad: That was 5 days Helena.

Eva: Wow you sure are getting old.

They enter the park. Meanwhile Alan and Amber had reached the toilet of the park with the panther.

Alan: Do you think it’s ok to let the panther smoke?

Amber: Ya actually that’s weed.

Alan: Weed? SO that is why I am feeling like the king.

Amber kisses Alan.

Alan(breaking the kiss): Ok Helena is here too.

Amber: Looks like the weed isn’t srong.

Alan: Ok you know what I am gonna help you ride the panther.

Crowd cheer seeing the panther.Alan chains the panther.

Alan: I think a 10 minute walk is good enough for her. Let’s reach the central park.

They meet the others there.

Helena: OK Amber you are here too?

Will: Ya I asked everyone out. Isn’t that great?

Dorothy: Ya he asked Amber and Helena out. But tell me Coleman why didn’t you ask me out at the concert?

Alan: Comeon Dorothy don’t spoil the fun.

Dorothy; Oh it’s Dorothy today?

Brad: Ya what’s with you anyway.

Alan(whispering): Amber got weeds?

Brad(excited): What really?

Alan(whispering): See I told you Brad likes weeds. There is one at the bathroom. Go there quick.I’ll handle.

Brad runs towards the toilet area.

Eva: Where is he going?

Alan: No just to check the panther.

Eva: Wait you bossing Brad? What you had Alan(smells him)

Amber: Nothing just mint cigarettes.

Helena: Well don’t harm your lungs ok.

Helena sees the lipsticks on Alan’s lips and realizes something. Dorothy seeing that takes Alan away.

Dorothy: Hey gys we will be back.

Alan: What the hell are you doing geekster?

Dorothy: Oh so now it’s geekster then?

Alan: Ya what’s with the pull.

They reach the toilet where they see Brad smoking weed.

Dorothy: What weed?

Alan: Ya it’s good.

Dorothy: Ya and look at the mirror.

Brad: Ya bud did you guys kiss on your way to the toilet………………..Yukkk

Alan: Oh god Helena saw the marks did she?

Dorothy: See I knew you were a tubelight.

Alan: Well I hope it won’t be like Eva and Brad.

Brad: Hey I’m still sober.

Alan: Ya it’s because of you.

Brad: Me ?

Alan: Not you ………..her

Dorothy: Me? I think I saved you.

Alan: Wait how.

Dorothy: Well you can wipe the marks and say it was cotton candy you idiot.

Alan: Oh yeah ofcourse.

Brad: Ya you think Helena will trust that.

Dorothy: She will but anything. When I said I needed money because my brother is sick, she gave me five hundreds.

Alan: What how did you do that? She merely even gives me a 10.

Brad: Well she gave me a 50 at the apartment. Jesus Alan no one trusts you.

Alan: Why did you gave you a 50 and five hundreds.

Dorothy: Well she is a billionaire as I heard. Even Violet and Coleman are poor compared to her.

Alan: That is quite true. She is worth 437 million and her father is some billion as she said.

Brad:437 wow. Violet’s father is a mere half of that and he has a safari park and a big apartment here ar the main city.

Alan: Well Helena’s father’s ancestors were dukes as I have heard. Almost half of the money is from their ancestors properties. Her father has a mansion worth 100 million in Birmingham as I heard. And a house too ar London worth some 3-4 million dollar.

Dorothy: I wish she could take you too there.

Meanwhile Helena and Eva were talking with each other.

Eva: These three sure have changed.

Helena: See I thought I only noticed that.

Eva: Ya look at Amber and Will. There are buying chips I guess.

Helena: Jeez.

Eva: You thinking what I am thinking?

Helena: Tell me Eva what do you think about Violet?

Eva: Well it’s been months since I saw her.

Helena: Don’t you feel jealus?

Eva: Jealous why?

Helena: Well look at Amber and Alan. I do feel jealous.

Eva: Well Alan and you are together. So you should? But Brad and me are not.

Helena: So Alan and Amber are upto something.

Eva: You saw the lipmatks then.

Helena: Ya and smelled the weed also.

Eva: What weed?

Will(interrupting): Ya didn’t you noticed babe. Alan was rolling his balss…………….I am sorry I mean his eye balls.

Helean(laughing): You know I can make him jelaous.

Eva: Ok guys no new plans. Look! the swing let’s play that thing.

Alan and the others return as they reach the swing.