Hope

5

"Come on April. You don't have to stay here ! The other girls did not come with me, their case was different ! They had someone to love them back in home. They did not want to leave their loved ones behind. But you don't have anyone here who would love you !-"

He was right.

"-You don't have to stay here....you don't have to act like a grown-up and handle all the weight that burdens on your little head and shoulders....You don't have to wake up everyday and prepare yourself to fight the battle of your life-"

I thought about it....

"-And you certainly DO NOT have to worry about studying ! Come on ! What is the benefit of studying all day long-and half dying, if you don't like it ?!" he said, scrunching his nose up in distaste.

"-I know that deep inside, you hate it too !" he said smirking.

I blinked my eyes in surprise.

'How did he know this ?! I've never let anyone show that I hated studying so much !'

"Come with me to Neverland, where everyday is an adventure and where you would never get old ! Where you'll never get bored and where you'll always receive love, care and friendship."

I smiled a little. 'Sounds good to me.....'

Seeing me smile, Peter became more cocky and smirky.

"Now miss, I won't force you this time, but ask your permission—'Am I allowed to take you to Neverland ?'" he asked dramatically.

Tinkerbell was shaking her head again.

"Peter-" I said, my voice shaky.

"-Take me to Neverland !" I said, surely sure of it this time.

Though I did not believe in Peter and Tinkerbell all this time, I was ready to believe them now. Not that I didn't want to believe ! I already believed who they were but was just convincing myself that whatever I was seeing was probably my imagination ! No more convincing. 

I did not care what the world told about me !

As I got up from the bed and proceeded towards Peter on the window seal, taking a last glance at my small messy room, the brick wall that I built for so many years that 'I was a fighter, I have to fight for my life and wants, I have to survive...' were crumbling down. The first time in almost 18 years, I wasn't feel heavy anymore. I had no worries, I was feeling light....

Peter offered me his hand and I took it and got up on the window seal. Cold air made my hair flow in different direction and gave me shivers in my spine.

"There April, second star to the right and straight on til morning !" he exclaimed cheerfully, pointing at the most twinkling star on top of the London Tower.

"Let's go !" he said pulling me with him.

He began flying ! I almost forgot about his flying part.

"NO PETER ! I CAN'T FL-"

But it was too late, he dragged me with him too far and now I was dangling from his arm, nothing beneath my feet. I began screaming out of fear and closed my eyes. I hopped that no one in my neighbourhood would wake up, hearing me scream.

"Woaaaaaah !!!!!" Peter had grabbed my hand more tightly, trying not to let me go. Maybe he was going to let me fall because he was to weak to hold me any further ?

"ARE YOU INSANE ???!!! I CAN'T FLY ! PULL ME UP PETER !!!! OH MY GOD !!!"

"Oi Tink ! Why didn't you remind me, eh !? I always forget about it !"