The next day everything is pretty normal and quiet. Later in the evening, I ask Fred if he remembers our promise about tomorrow and thankfully he does. Weird, I've never done charity service, never thought of it but seeing that cheering personality of the boy I thought how can someone be this lively it's weird enough but I just have this urge to go there and see the reason/s for that joy.
In the morning I eat my usual toast and have a cup of coffee. I pick up Fred 
(forgot it I've got a car an old one, my brother gave me this year, I kinda like it a lot but barely drive it. ) 
Fred is somewhat presentable, the opposite of what I thought. At least he has some sense I thought he sold it all for cheat codes and food.
" pretty dressed up, never thought you had clean clothes, but still you didn't shave "
" didn't have time, I'm a pretty busy person u know "
"yea busy with games  "

" look ahead dude, I don't wanna die right now I've hardly reached the top level "
" oh shit " I swiftly apply the breaks
" whattttttt" Fred looks f*ocked up
" Nothing just tried to gift you a heart attack"  sincerely. 
" why not gift me a coffin already "
"Alright  alright ......."

After some 15 minutes, we reach the orphanage. Inside we sign up for service and a worker helps us into the garden.

                           The atmosphere inside was different from the outside,  children are laughing, and kicking around, some are sticking up to the elderly. Some oldies are sunbathing and some uncles were playing cards .......it was a whole different world in here. Shitt there was peace, opposite of what I had imagined from an orphanage.
 
" hey Sam are these kids here for service "
    It seemed that someone shouted to our guide. And then he came running towards us.
" hey .. hello kiddos, so you are here for a  penalty"
"What! NOOOO we are here on our own"
I said with great pride
" oh come on how could kids like you come to serve when you don't have even a single second to take your eyes off your phone, " the stranger said pointing at Fred who was on his phone
"Oh no you've got it wrong it's just that he's talking to an important person " I lied shit
" yea......I see that IMPORTANT PERSON is a video game buddy "
" Nooo.."
" come on kid I get it, no excuses now you've got a whole lot of work to do."
" no, but we really...."  I tried to explain that we were here on our own but couldn't.
" you see the two kids fighting over there stop them first ." The stranger said pointing towards a duet of kids kicking and punching each other. They seemed pretty angry ...

I went to the kids and they seemed to be fighting over chocolate.  Well, that seemed genuine. It's unfair for one to have chocolate and the other to don't.  I asked the kids to share but they didn't, thankfully Fred had one so I gave it to the kid who didn't have one. See pretty simple right
" Hey, let's exchange our chocolates "
"What noooo...I know you want mine cuz it's better than yours, ( showing his tongue)  bllllll... I'm not gonna give you "

Shit, are they gonna fight ...no they are good kids.
" hey come on it's just a chocolate,  just a tiny exchange"
" nope I'm not gonna give you my chocolate " 
  
" it's not yours it belongs to that uncle " 
they are really bad kids. I'm not UNCLE.
" then why don't you go and ask him yourself? "
" Just wait he'll give me much more than just 1 "
    Ammm kid ask me first ....I don't have a single candy leave having a chocolate.
" hey uncle give me  some chocolates too"
"I'm not an uncle kid "
"Well then give me a chocolate  or else you'll  be one "
"I don't have one " Goddddd what's happening....
" I don't know give me one ....you gave that boy one now when I ask you're not giving me, you are a bad person ....buhuhuhu"
And the kid starts crying .....shitttttttttt, no I'm not good with kids.
"Oh come on I just can't give you one out of thin air, I just don't have one "
"Hey .....everyone this uncle made Freddie cry " the one to whom I gave a chocolate shouted to everyone  ( devil )  ......and some kids along with some oldies stared at me some came rushing towards us 
Nooo.. it's not right I'm a victim. 

" He's a bad uncle," Freddie said
Oh for God's sake I'm not an uncle, I'm just 18. And I'm not BAD.
" here take this," said someone
I turned around to see a similar face. He was that store guy, and he was giving that devil kid the same chocolate as the others.  He sure was an angel.....
" heyyyyyyyyy" I faintly hear a shout and then straight black-out.
  
I feel being carried but then I go numb
* in a room inside the orphanage
" he seemed to have overworked,"  said one
" but all he did was made a kid cry "
"Oh no he can't.....he's my buddy I know him better than you " that's  Fred...I love you Fred 
" he didn't those kids are naughty they do this every time someone comes for service,  see they are sharing the chocolates now "
What those kids ....they fooled me ....no way.. those little demons.
" I think it's better if we go now "
I try to wake up and insist on not going but I'm too weak to do so. Seems like they carry me or something but I black out again. Once I wake up I'm in my bed and no one is beside me.  The least Freddie could do was stay beside me till I woke up but he's got all those video games to play, seems like I'm not that important.  That fatty jerk.
                               I come out of the room and see 2 figures. One seems to be in the kitchen and the other ...well that is Fred  (sigh of relief ) on the couch. But who's in the kitchen ....don't tell me ....a thief, I pick a lamp from the table side and go into the kitchen sneak peeking so that the stranger won't have any chance to do anything.  I take a clear look and now I can clearly see the person's face . Wait that's the orphanage boy . What in the hell is he doing over here ? Is he a thief ? Damn with that cute face ....no wonder ....never judge a book by its cover. I move closer and see a knife in his hand , damnnn is he gonna..
" what are you doing over there? " someone whispers in my ears.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh"
( I shouted) shit, what was that, who the hell whispers like that?
"Aaaaaahhh"
I turn around and see my fat headed friend.  Sure, he's gonna be the reason for my death someday.
  
"What are you doing here? Are you fine now? And what's with the lamp?" he says eyeing towards the lamp I was holding
" Well I'm in my own house so I can be anywhere I want and( I keep the lamp back) i was just checking it, leave that what's the boy doing over here "

" Who?" He looks around then seeing the boy he says
" oh jimmy , he came with me ...it's obvious that I need someone's help to carry a heavy weight like you "
 
" oh come on who are you saying Heavyweight ....you are like double of me fatty. "
                              How can he say that after eating like an elephant and sleeping on my precious couch?
" Hello " said the boy
I turned around and faced him , he had a slight build . And I had my doubts now too.
" hey! So you are ?"
" I'm James aka Jimmy. "
" oh I'm .."
" Jeff right,  your friend told me about you.  You both seem to be some really good  friends"
" leave it, let's just have our meals." Said the fatty. Well that's great because sometimes I'm not good at conversations.

" ooh yea I cooked some food  for you , Fred said you have some heart problem so I cooked the meal accordingly "
" yea, ehm thanks but it's better if I cook "
" well you could try a bit , but anyways go ahead suit yourself " what the hell he was saying suit yourself to me in my own home.  He was that cheeky kid I didn't like.
Too perfect...now I smell some suspiciousness. 
I cook my favourite meal: pan-seared steak with lemon tea. I've always enjoyed having it and this is also my speciality. I take my plate and take up my place on the table.
A bull has his eyes on my plate.
" you have all those dishes in front of you and you still wanna eat my food "
" Well you know a little taste , it looks yummy."
" first finish what's on your plate, and the dishes. Then come for a bite from mine"
" you sure are stingy....come on one bite won't harm you" And then he pokes his fork on my plate and take a large pieces of steak. Bigger than a bite. I can tolerate anything but not this.
" you big fat potato how dare you eat my food without my consent. I told you right first finish yours then you could try mine. But you don't have patience." I say throwing punches at him.
" hey calm down there buddy. It was just a tiny little bite, moreover you do have a knack for cooking and let me tell you this I've never tasted this delicious healthy food. It was superb. And here you can have a bite from my plate then we'll be equal." He says forcing me to eat a bite. I'm about to spit it out but I feel bad for James so this once just for this time I'll eat it.
"Ammmm.." it's alright. 
" how is it?" Asks James. He has this childish curiosity on his face.
" Well it's fine. Edible for me" it was okayy.
" it's better than that kid "
" says someone who has the courtesy to choke his only friend " he could have killed me.
" Well I just tried to feed you "

"But I never asked for it"
"See I ate from your share so I gave some of mine to you"
"And who asked you to eat my share"
"You know there's this thing that what's on others' plate tastes better than what's on yours, so I just wanted to try it"
"You should have listened to me first."
"That's enough, no more fighting like kids.  Everytime I see the both of you are always engaged in fighting with each other. "
James seemed like a mom scolding her kids.
" we're not kids lad" we both spoke at the same time and with disgust I turned my face away.
We finished our meals in silence and I went inside to sleep. I didn't care about these boys they could do whatever they wanted just not disturb me. I lay down on my bed and put on some music to calm myself but that didn't help much. Decided to play some games,  again not a great idea.  After minutes of trying to busy myself and continuously failing at it, I decided to go for a walk. Both of the boys were asleep. So it was a good time.
It was a good time to watch the moon.
I had some piece of mind now. The light breeze was pleasing and I loved it here.
" can't sleep, can you? "
Arghhh! yea! ( sigh ) I can never have peaceful time to myself.
Now here comes the shorty.
" yea! " I answer dully. He doesn't question or answer back just walks along with me. We walk in sync without knowing it. We both don't speak a word just walk .I think this is nice too; we are not uncomfortable and just silently walking acknowledging each other's company. Just then jimmy had to break the silence.
"Hey let's ride a bicycle."
" a what ?"
" bicycle, c'mon I saw 2 of them at your house."
" yea but.."
" let's just do it " He then grabs my hand and takes me back to my house to get the cycles. Those were my brother's and I stopped using them after I turned 16.
Jimmy seemed like an excited puppy seeing the cycles and said
" let's ride over the bridge nearby , there's a great view from there."
" that's a bit far."
" oh come on I'll show you something great."
"Well alright"
We rode past the neighbourhood, got on the main road and straight towards the light bridge. It was a breathtaking view.
The lights, night view, the river everything fit in perfectly. I rode past this many times but never had the time to look around. After parking our cycles we stop to look at the view. It was just too beautiful to take in and it hurt also, thinking about my life.  I don't know why but just this moment I was afraid of dying, otherwise, I was always ready to kill myself. But why afraid now?
I was gonna depress myself again no shit..
" hey, follow me let me show you something."
" what" I was in no mood of walking now.
" let's see who gonna reach the streetlight first" and then he starts running thinking that I'm gonna follow him like a child. 
" I'm not gonna follow you, there's no need to run" what does he think of me a child? Ha...well " you follow me" and I run straight towards the light. He's shocked..then after a couple of seconds he starts running after him. I feel congested now...shit I shouldn't have......I stop and sit down on the road. Jimmy worriedly comes to me and asks if everything was alright. I nodded a yes slowly. It was hard to breathe For a couple of minutes. But then slowly the congestion goes.
"Shall I carry you?"
"What, you.... gonna carry me. Never in a million years."
"Oh come on I can,  don't take me for my height. I might be smaller than you but still I can carry you....hop on" he says offering me his back. I slapped his back and said
" I'm fine shorty let's just walk slowly."
He nods and then helps me to get up. We walk for what seemed like a mile and then jimmy stopped suddenly. We were walking aimlessly and end up in some maze of streets and now here this lad stops like why? " what now?"
" was it right or left? " he says with a confused face
"Whattttttt you must be joking right ?"
"No actually.......wait let's take the left route"
Suddenly he gets some confidence after almost giving me an attack. We follow the left route and go through many small streets and end up .......nowhere. whatttttt?
" hey this is a dead end " I whisper to jimmy but wait he's smiling? What the hell how can he smile in a situation like this
" no it's not , follow me " He steps ahead and twists the knob of a rusted door present on his right side. Inside the place it's pitch dark, just like in those thriller movies where the serial killer lures his prey and then cuts them to little pieces just like in an alley like this. No, it can't be right am I gonna be killed by jimmy ? No right.....
" what are you doing come in " he speaks in a spooky tone and is holding a stick in his hand. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh
I scream at the top of my lungs and try to run away when jimmy holds me back and asks
" what happened, why are you screaming? , did u see a killer or what ? "
" let me go , I didn't even know where you were taking me and came along but now we ended up in an alley with a dead end and you...."
" what dead end take a look in first and then u decide alright " he says in a convincing tone

Just a peek in won't do me bad right? I follow up inside and it was WOW. nothing more could describe the view inside.
It seemed to be a hideout and jimmy was holding a stick bcz of the spider webs. Thank God. 
" I thought that the webs might scare you so I got it to remove them. Seems like you got scared anyways. Pfft ( giggling) u seems to be a scaredy baby. "
" whattt? I'm not a scaredy baby you are the one who's creep u held that stick high up in dark and spoke in a spooky manner." I defended myself. It's not like I like to be a scaredy cat but I just am. But why let others know it , I don't want others to give me a heart attack every single second.
" hey see over here I'll......."
I feel congestion again. I should not have worked up that much now see........THUD.
" Jefffff....." I feel being shaked, receiving a CPR and then being carried. I'm really tired of this all now, I just want to give in and have a deep sleep but I think now is not the time.