Marry Money by Laikyn Meng

Author:Laikyn Meng [Laikyn Meng]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Orange 9 Publishing Company LLC
Published: 2024-04-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Zero

I can’t do this.

Are there different degrees of fear of heights? Because hanging out above the rush of the water in Victoria Falls seemed easy. If I tumbled over, I would surely die, guaranteed. But being at the top of the Ferris wheel, I want my money back. If we fall, we will get paralyzed or become zombies.

The Ferris wheel lights the entire park like it was built to entertain.

“Are you scared of the Ferris wheel?” Lieve moves and shakes our cage enough that I hold the frame with both hands.

“Stop moving! Are you sure this thing can hold my weight? God, how did I let you talk me into this? Savvy! Where is he?” I shift frantically to see where my best friend is and if he is close enough to save me.

“Zero, we haven’t even started moving yet,” Savvy says in the lowest, most annoyed voice.

“The fuck are you saying? I am tilting ass over nose here, bro!” But I realize I am making things shake because I freeze when the whole death trap starts to rotate.

My wife to my left laughs, covering her mouth just slightly.

“You think this is funny?” I squeeze my eyes shut and try to remember what solid ground feels like.

“I mean, you are a giant, over six feet tall, and seeing you scared of...” Lieve leans forward.

“Don’t do that!”

“Babe, we are going to be okay.” Her hand pulls mine away from the railing, just one because someone has to be the sensible one in the relationship.

“You called me babe.” My smile grows a little more, with fear fading just an inch.

She stares at me, shakes her head with a low grin, and then puts her face up to the skies. Then I see the tiny edges of sharp hope where she might dare a little too much to wish to have an everyday existence next to me.

In the corners of her eyes, they crinkle as she takes away the shield she has on for the rest of the world.

“Oh no, Zero! I feel an earthquake coming!” Savvy wants to be murdered; I know he does; he wouldn’t say such things unless he would like to meet an early death.

But I can only flip him off because I am in a trance, and I won’t look away as I witness another side of my wife.

“I used to hate the color blue for some reason.” God, that little chuckle gets me every time. She pushes a piece of hair away from her face so I can see her better. “Some girls grow up hating pink and purple, not that color is specified by gender or anything. I just remember growing up and thinking how it was associated with innocence.” Lieve bites her lip as she squints back up. “But blue, I didn’t understand it; it felt so cold, too bold, and then like a bruise. After a while, I realized I hated it so much because it connected with me in ways I didn’t know how to explain other than its hue.

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