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It really is fun here in Tom's World. It is really entertaining for teens, children, or even adults. Jut like I said, I have never been here, not until now.
If it's fun here, then there's more fun in Hongkong, Disneyland? They say it was the happiest place on Earth.
Before we went to the basketball part, we bought some tokens again, it was all spent earlier when we played that claw machine. Yeah, such a waste of time but worth it.
By the way, I know how to play basketball either. I'm not the person who can only do boxing as a sport! I can also play basketball.
Thinking about basketball...
I suddenly remembered Lloyd— my cousin, we used to play basketball together, but we can't now. He's gone. My favorite cousin who understands me is...gone.
Lloyd is the only person who stayed by my side, aside from HER. Unluckily, I just got the news that he died because of heart failure way back 2017, when I was 19 years old.
“Let's challenge, again? The one with the highest points will be the winner, while the loser, of course the one with the less points. Deal?” I challenged him.
“Deal,” he accepted with a confident smile. He might think that he can beat me, huh? Watch me, moron.
We started playing.
I shoot the balls to the ring as fast as I can. And luckily, most of them were shooted.
We played basketball for more like 20 minutes? I also noticed that the crowd's are watching us now. I can hear their gossips.
“Are they dating?”
“So she really is a flirt? Lately, she was issued that she's flirting with Marcus, and now with Dwyne!”
Oh, spare me! I'm not your reflection bitch!
“Aww, they are so cute, they fit for each other”
Oh, please. Don't ship me with this guy. It's cringey!
“Why are they here in this kind of place? Xyna is the least person I will expect to be in this place”
Ask this guy beside me. He just drag me in this place.
After a few minutes our bet ended. And there's only one who won. And it is none other than me!
“Tsk, tsk, tsk! A man lose a basketball match with a woman. So you're weak at basketball, eh?” I mocked him.
The crowd laughed hearing what I said.
And I could see the pissed expression on his face.
Well, it'll really hurt his ego as a man, he was just defeated by a woman, man! And for all the sort that might a woman defeat him, it's the basketball! BASKETBALL! A sport wherein guys mostly played than girls. But I'm enjoying what I'm doing—pissing him off.
“Imagine getting defeated by a woman? Seriously? In BASKETBALL? Wheren't you guys mostly played it than girls? How come I was able to defeat you if my sport is boxing, and not basketball? How very disappointing. I doubt if you can even beat a guy in this game, probably not. You can't even defeat me” I pisses him more.
I want to annoy him all the time because he is so cut—I am cute!
He just stormed off and go to the counter to buy tokens again. I laughed and follow him.
We played other games until we got tired.
“Let's exchange these tickets with things,” I said and went to the ticket exchanger.
We have accumulated 16,000 ticket. Not very surprising, because we almost played all day.
We looked for things we could exchange for tickets.
Until one caught my attention. It's the Harry Potter Book Collections! But its ticket equivalent is 15,600.
Our tickets is enough to exchange it, there's stilk even 400 tickets remained. But, I can't be so selfish. Dwyne has a part in this ticket too.
“That Harry Potter Book Collections, and that heart-shaped necklace, miss” Dwyne said to the counter lady. I was surprised when he picked what I want—the Harry Potter Book Collections. I can't help but looked at him with confusion.
The woman gave what Dwyne said.
“Thank you for coming, sir, ma'am” the girl said. Dwyne nod and smiled, but being a bitch me, I just rolled my eyes at her.
“Oh, this is for you” Harvey said and handed me the necklace and the Harry Potter Book Collection.
My eyes widened and sparkled.
“Really? This is all for me?”
“Yes, but there is a condition” he let out a lopsided smile. Gradually my smile faded.
Yeah, right. We both worked hard on those tickets and then everything will just went to me. He won't let it pass. I hope that the condition he want me to do is not that hard.
“What is it?” I raised my eyebrows.
"Sing there," he said and pointed to the karaoke machine. Apparently, no one is singing right now.
“I thought you were going to make it difficult, but you will just want me to sing?” I said in disbelief. He just smiled at me.
I immediately went to the karaoke machine and started looking for something to sing in the booklet.
And I chose Anna Blue's song 'Silent Scream'. This is what I wanted to tell them, then. Until now ...
For me, this song is suitable for me to sing it for them. I really want them to know their mistakes. But I doubt if they will feel guilty. Knowing them, they hate me so damn much, that they can throw me off their house like a useless trash.
I started singing the first part of the song.
Silent Scream
By: Anna Blue
“I'm caught up in your expectations
You try'na make me live your dream
But I'm causing you so much frustration
And you only want the best for me”
They expected too much from me. Because of their high expectations, even if I only made a small mistake it frustrates them immediately. They are forcing me to live their dreams, and say it's for my own good too, tss. Preposterous! That is for them, for their wealth, and for their so-called reputation, because they are a family of lawyers! But I don't want to be a lawyer. I don't want to defend someone. I can't. How can I be able to defend someone, if no one defends me when I was in the hot seat. No one...but me.
“You're wanting me to show more interest
To always keep that big bright smile
Be that pinky little perfect princess
But I'm not that type of child”
They are always the ones to follow, they're always the one who always right! They say, I must respect them because they are the ones who gave birth and fed me. But still, I have my own life! They don't have the right to meddle with my life? Yes, they fed me, gave me clothes, everything I need except one...love. I never felt their love. Better say, tha they NEVER gave their love to me, but her. Only HER.
“And this storm is rising inside of me
Don't you feel that our world's collide
It's getting harder to breath
It hurts deep inside”
I didn't even tell them what my dream was. When I'm with them not only do I feel angry, but also, sadness. Extreme sadness. Darkness...
“Just let me be who I am
It's what you really need to understand
And I hope so hard for the pain to go away
And it's torturing me, but I can't break free
So I cried, and cried but just won't get it out
The silent scream”
How couldn't they at least hear me out, before they criticized me and did that. Because it hurts. Fucking hurts! They are my parents, but they don't act like one.
“Tell me why you're putting pressure on me
And everyday you cause me harm
That's the reason why I feel so lonely
Even though you hold me in your arms”
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