Breaking Free • TFC 2.0 • l.t. au

Chapter Forty Five

"Meg! Come on!" I hold tightly onto Lisa and Stella's hand, afraid I might lose them in the crowd.

It's back to school in the United Kingdom. High schoolers and University graduates reunite in places like these; amusement parks. What can I say? I keep my word.

It's not like I can go away from it. Lisa calls me every morning. Impressive that she knows my

Number.

A group of teenagers walk pass us. They nearly trample over Stella that I had to hold her against me.

They remind me of myself as I watch them run around the park with their arms loop around each other.

I've never really had friends in university until Milly and Perrie came along in my senior year. Alanna, my roommate, was more of an acquaintance and was forced to be friends with me because of our room arrangements. Other than that, nothing.

"Meg we don't want to be last in line!" Lisa whines as she struggles to pull me with her and Stella. The same time, I struggle to balance myself when having two little girls pulling me.

I see a faint smile on Louis' face as he approaches us. Stella squeals when Louis picks her up and let's her sit on his shoulder. I feel relieved when he showed up. It's been an hour since these two have been dragging me from one ride to the other. I nearly threw up on the last one. That's when I decided I've had enough.

"Hope you didn't have too much fun without me." he says, holding Stella upside down. I widen my eyes and slap his arm. He chuckles and puts her down, much to stella's dismay. These kids are dare devils, I'm not kidding.

"Whats the next ride?" Louis asks them, grinning at me for a moment.

The two them shout the name of the rollercoaster, one where I told them not to get on until Louis gets here. I had to get them cotton candy to stop them from throwing a tantrum.

"I don't know, can you handle it?" Louis teases them.

"YES!" they shout at the top of their lungs.

"Just take them, please." I beg him making him laugh. "It's been an hour since they were dragging me around." I plea. Louis lets our a subtle laugh. His arm wrap around my waist and he gives me a kiss on the cheek.

"Come onnnnnnn!!" Stella pulls Louis by his fingers, making her hands look even smaller. I push him towards them before they go mad. He laughs and the three of them run towards the ride.

Lisa and Stella got what they wanted. An afternoon in an amusement park, taking on head to head with every ride they wish to go to. It's cute to see the smiles on their faces as the go out the exit, even Louis' grinning from ear to ear. Everytime they get on a ride, I'd stay behind and hold Lisa's backpack or Stella's Teddy bear that we won earlier today. The joys of being a mum.

They went out of the last ride for the day. It's the last because Lisa can't even stand straight anymore. She's spinning on her feet. I get up from the bench and she snatches her bag from me.

"You guys done yet or you've got more rides up your sleeves?" I ask them. Stella giggles and bounces on her feet, pointing at the little mermaid ride. The carriage goes in a cave that looks like Ursula's mouth. The entrance is covered with a dark cloth. A family rides in, I watch as the curtain parts and a flash of white and blue lights catches my vision.

"Last one, we promise! Please please please please!" I look down and see Lisa tugging at the end of my shirt with a pleading face.

"One last?" I ask her and she beams at me with a bright, innocent smile.