Chapter 5: Comparison

SAMUEL POV- 

   

      My mom told me "she looks Like "Victoria". 

I got more confused and asked. "Victoria.? Who?" She looked at me with shock written all over her face.

       "What? Do I know her?" mom raise her eyebrows in amusement. I grunted 

     "Don't look at me like that. Tell me already" i asked her becoming more impatient.

"Sam, you are not kidding right?" She asked me 

  By the look on her face, i got second thoughts for a second. I rolled my eyes.

       "No mom. I'm not. And i don't even know any girl named Victoria " i chuckled.

      "Infact this name is wierd. Victoria secret" i laughed. Mom lightly punched my arm gasping at my joke. But then shook her head chuckling.

       "Seriously sam. Your lame jokes. Actually victoria is" before she complete my romantic dad called my mother huhh

     "Isa, isa darling where are you. My love" jackson yelled at the top of his voice. She roll her eyes 

I become more impatient and asked her.

     "Mom leave him. You just tell me" but my dad again called her. 

My mother sighed frustratedly

 "Oh my dear boy! I will be right back okay. Your dad may be want something important. And it's not like there is only one girl with these blue pretty eyes. If you both are meant to be with each other. Then you will someday meet her okay. Don't lose hope"  she cupped my stubbled cheek and pat it, then left.

Even I'm smiling listening to her small speech. But what caught my mind is that who is this victoria. Why my mom even compared her to my girl. Okay. I might be dramatic calling visual creature my girl. But my feelings are true. She is somehow become my world. Though i didn't see her face yet but i know. Whenever i met her, i will make sure that she will become the happiest girl in this world. I love her to the moon and back.

I touch the portrait and smiled. Then put the veil on it so that the dirt won't be able to touch her.

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ELENA POV-

My eyes widen and I tried to balance the bike but unfortunately i fell  

       "Aahhh" My bike drag taking me with it. I'm sure that big bruises should have adorned my left leg now. The peircing pain caught me really badly. But i don't want to lose this race. I Arrogantly make bet with him now i can't just lay here injured. I tried to stand up but a scream found it's through out my throat. 

           "Aaaaa" i Screamed in pain.

The people who started cheering me, They all become silent at a moment

John, he turned back and saw me while passing his dirty smirk. 

My father once told me that this world is full of cheaters and lies. But now i myself saw it. Experienced it. And that resulted in me laying her. 

But no i will prove everyone wrong. I will show them that i have a talent and i can win anything and evrrything with it. I didn't knew from where the sudden energy came. I stood up and someone came to stand my bike up. I again sat on it and bring my bike engine to life. 

It made a roaring sound. I saw people again cheering. John sneered and started his bike riding futher in race. I'm at the very back on the path. But what mistake he made is. He stopped just to see me like this. And i loved it. I raced my bike repeating 'I will win' in my mind. 

 Everyone started cheering again but not for me. Half of them were now cheering for him and the other half were silent expecting the unexpected results. They thought now i can't win this. Huhh. You guys will see

    

       Micheal shouted "come on Elena you can do it "

He snatched the mike from the anchor and began shouting at mike.      

       "Come fast", "Yes. Yooooooo"

  

       "Come on Elena"

John again tried to hit me with his silly tricks, but i dodged it and raced my bike in full speed and won the race. All in the publuc gasped but they clapped their hands and cheered for me at the end.

   

      "Yoooo! you did dude" he hugged me and twirled me around in his arms. I laughed.

Some.of the people from public even came and congratulate me

John glared at me.

     "huhh. Hey john see you lose. From a girl"Micheal started laughing at him and others join him too.

I was shocked listening to Micheal           

      "wait Michael what did you say just right now? From a girl. What u mean that we girls can't whoop your ass in these shitty games." 

Micheal gasped in horror 

       "No No i am not saying like this.", he tied to explain me but i was angry.

      "Don't even try to think in ur dreams. We arent any less from uh bloody assholes"

Some nodded appreciating my speeck while some scoffed. Well we can't change everybody's thinking right.

Micheal said"  

        yes yes! I agree am sorry I didn't mean it. forgive me dear, and I really appreciate your skills,"  he offered me handshake i shook his hand.

John marched where i and micheal was standing 

         "hey this is Cheating. Micheal, you can't bring some girl in the mid of the race and then expect me to lose the bet." 

Micheal said

       "well, what u did is cheating. You have agreed on the bet with her. She had a deal with you. So that makes you lose"

John was fuming in anger 

      "what? No way. I'm not lost here. You are not having the prize of this race. I will "

Anchor buttee in between 

       "hey Mr Lockwood rules are rules. You yourself agreed to the deal. So now you have to accept that. We didn't accept these thing if you haven't made a deal with her. So you can leave. Otherwise we have to call the police."

John glared at me and then micheal      

      "fine am leaving." 

He left but before giving me his infamous glare.

And that's how micheal get the prize. He was reluctant to take it but he did after a lot of persuading. I felt proud of my self. He won five thousand dollars and gave me two-fifty dollars. Okay that's not harming. That will be enough for my one month expense

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After Some Time

Micheal bring me to a cafe some miles away. he pulled a chair for me like a gentleman. 

       "After you my lady" He bow down his head signalling to the chair with hands. He flirted with me, but it is not new to me. Many guys did it before actually. I smiled and sat down on that chair while he sat at the opposite one.

 

    "So what do would you guys like to order?" A waitress around my age came and asked us. 

      "water will be fine" i ordered her. But micheal gave me a confused look. 

    "What don't look at me like that. I'm here just to accompany you. I seriously don't want something."

     "No fair Ms williams." he called me after knowing my full name. 

      "It's just because of you that i had won this prize. And now I'm going to give u this treat whether you like it or not" 

     "Italian pasta, steak and chicken alfredo with coke." he gave a wink to the waitress atleast to which she blush and smiled. She scurried off noting down the meal he ordered. Then he looked at me and smiled 

"You should try chicken alfredo here. It's drool worthy" He licked his lips dramatically and i laughed at his antics. He is so funny.

      "Fine. But you don't really have to give this credit to me. You deserve it because if that bastard wouldn't trapped you then you definitely going to win on that prize your own. You are an excellent rider" I told him. 

He stare at me for sometime amused. Then smiled.

       "yeah. But you know, never ever anyone has stood up for me. You are the first. And I'm going to keep you for myself." He grinned. I chuckled

I looked out of the window. A boy around his teenage was playing a guitar beautifully, singing in his deep voice. That's the actual peace i want. Away from the bodyguards. The protecting stares. I closed my eyes. But i feel a pair of eyes staring at me. I know it's micheal. He is taking me too seriously. Well a friend won't hurt right.

        "So Elena" i snap out of my peace zone. "Where are you from? I know you arent from here." He asked me

I was taken aback by the sudden question. Okay because that's the thing i don't even think about. I knew that I'm not gonna make any friend at the first place, but i did. And if i had then why he is so sure about me not living here. I don't even know what to freaking say. His face was frowned in confusion like he asked me if i have ever saw an alien walking around eating icecream. 

My dad has always told me that this world is fake. But he never let me experience it myself.

He snap his finger infront of me.      

    "Hey are you there? Okay don't answer it if you wanna be that mysterious girl" he laughed lightly and waved his hand. And that's i literally like about him. He is not minding, not telling him about me, at all. 

I smiled. Okay he atleast deserve some honesty. 

     "Yes! Am not from here. Came from New York yesterday. I'm living in nearby. Currently try to find an apartment because i don't know anyone here" 

     "Uh huh! So I'm first one you met. Or i can say actually talk. I'm you first friend here" he grinned like a child got candy flos. I smiled and bobbed my head up and down. 

The girl who took our order, put the plates infront of us. 

     "Thankyou sweet cheeks" he complimented her she blushed scurrying away. 

We ate our meal which was really awesome by the way. Especially the chicken alfredo. Micheal really had a good taste in the food. While eating in between i spoke. 

      "Sorry Micheal" he looked at me confused. "I can't trust people that easily you know. You are treating me really good. But i can't give you false hopes. You consider me as a good friend and that's really ok to me. But you know i will take time" i don't know what the hell i am blabbering. But i had to clear that. 

      "well it's okay i know. You don't have to trust me that easily. And offcourse we didn't even met at the right situation" he chuckles

      "Let's start from the beginning then. I Myself Micheal, yes only Micheal. I don't have any surname cause am an orphanage"

He told me about him I Just looked at him gaping like a fish. Well i didn't think that this free soul would be an orphanage. I thought he should be from a sweet family having siblings and parents. 

      "Oh" what should i say. I don't know

     "Common don't sound so guilty. It's nothing seriously. On the contrary i have my freedome to do anything. It's not like i don't have any relatives. My mom and dad died in a plane crash when i was four" 

     "when you have relatives then how could be an orphan?" I asked him

     "Elena, when you expect love but you don't get it just because you had no one blood related then you are turned into an orphan automatically. My dad's business was blooming. He was rich not like a billionaire but we were quite rich. My all relatives would come then and bought us presents because they knew we will obviously return with something costlier. But once my dad has a big loss and we burdened with debt. They all quit coming to our house. They stop contacting us. 

My parents went to france to another company for help and when they returning with the good news. They died "I gasped"

 At funeral all came showing their fake concerns. I did their funeral and pay all the debt by selling the company then came here with a little amount of money i had. I started doing small business to live and see i am happy." he smiled but i know that is fake. His eyes looked gloomy. I so wanted to cry. I now knew that there are so cruel people in this world.

He told me his story to me. A stranger. He trusted me this much and on the other side. I'm not even giving him a chance. What should i do? I really like his carefree nature. But I'm not so sure about being friends with him. 

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Samuel Pov

My grandfather used to take me in this small restaurant. At that time i was free to move anywhere. But now for me, it become so rare to have free time without my bodyguards.  My grandfather also love to sing. Maybe his genes overpowered me. There is a fountain outside the restaurent and we sat at the barrier. Sing together. 

My eyes become teary remembering this beautiful memory. 

A band was playing and a young boy was playing guitar. He was singing beautifully. I smiled. These guys need encouragement. They should be our next singers but they can't have it because of their circumstances. 

Suddenly a girl screamed my name. 

        "Oh my god is he the one, Samuel Gilbert, the rock star" She ran towards me. But my bodyguards came infront of me and stop her from.reaching me.

       "Oh my god! Samuel I love you..I love your songs I love your voice. I just want to take  a selfie with you. Please samuel. Please" she pleased showing me her puppy eyes. 

I smiled. I love these people. Just because of them i am here. I'm not a star who anyone can't touch. They are just trying to protect me from any harm or clinging people. 

      "Hey Beautiful it's okay relax" I chuckled and motioned my bodyguard to move aside so she could come to me. He did and she took baby steps towards me.

    "What? You call me beautiful, oh my god" she ask me with shock and get excited wearing a smile of hundred watt bulb. 

   "Ofcourse you are beautiful, actually you are cute come here take the selfie."

She was teenager. She looks really cute and young. I can see a young maril in her. We were taking selfie but what caught my eyes took me offguard. My eyes become as big as saucer.

            "Dream girl"