Chapter 27: Harvest Festival I

Before the cab driver took the road to Nevermore, Luke told him that there was a change of plans. The new destination was the Festival.

The cab driver didn’t elaborate much on Luke’s reason for changing his route. It was preferable for him since the festival was closer than Nevermore.

He paid for the cab and got out. At the entrance to the festival, a large crowd could be seen, from Jericho’s point of view.

Luke as he approached noticed two blonde girls standing at the entrance chatting happily. It was Enid and Sabrina.

Enid noticed Luke. She raised her arm and waved it for Luke to see her. Although he had already noticed her.

Enid was wearing all pink clothes. She was wearing a wool pullover. On top of that, she had on a bright pink jacket. Her eyes had colored eyeliner that matched the outfit she was wearing.

“Luke!” said Enid, enthusiastically hugging him shamelessly.

Luke was about to dodge the hug but remembered that this was his girlfriend so he accepted it. He still wasn’t used to how affectionate Enid was especially, in public.

“Hey, Enid… How are you?” said Luke patting the girl’s shoulder as he was hugged by her.

‘She sure wore perfume,’ Luke thought, sniffing. A sweet fragrance was wafting from Enid’s neck.

“Good! I missed you,” said Enid, looking at Luke closely.

“Me too…” said Luke, although internally he thought they had seen each other a few hours ago. So, the feeling of missing was distant.

Without warning Enid kissed him. Even though everyone knew about her relationship with Luke she had to show Sabrina that he was hers and not available to any more girls.

She thought the favor Sabrina asked of Luke was strange. The girl barely had a relationship with Luke. If she wanted to win a game with the help of a psychic she could have asked someone else.

Luke couldn’t dodge the kiss. Their faces were too close. He would have dodged it because Sabrina is watching them, and he finds it awkward to show affection in front of someone he barely knows.

“You two are very loving,” Sabrina said, stepping closer and looking at the couple with a smile and narrowed eyes.

Sabrina was wearing a leather jacket with black jeans. She looked like a typical bad girl from the movies. It looked good on her. A lot of guys passing by were gawking at her.

As for Luke, he was wearing a black hoodie, black trousers, and black and white Nike sneakers. Very simple.

“Really? We’re always like this,” Enid said, pulling her lips away from Luke’s and looking at Sabrina with a smile.

‘…?’ Luke.

“Come on. Let’s win that prize,” Luke said, taking Enid by the hand and starting to walk. Enid was surprised and blushing, as usually she is the one who takes the initiative to show affection like kisses, hugs, etc.

“So fast? Let’s go have some fun. The night is young,” Sabrina said, walking beside Luke and Enid.

“That’s right! Let’s get something to eat and play games. Lastly, we’ll win the prize Sabrina wants,” said Enid. She no longer cared if Sabrina was behind Luke or not. The two of them kissed, hugged, and held hands in front of her. She had already shown everything she needed to.

“Well…” said Luke, looking around at the large crowd walking through the festival booths. There were a lot of young people like them.

Every corner of the festival was illuminated by a symphony of twinkling lights and vibrant colors. Garlands of lights twinkled in the air, enveloping every stall and attraction.

At the heart of the festival rose majestically the Ferris wheel, its multicolored gondolas slowly ascending into the night sky.

All along the streets, food stalls emitted mouth-watering, enticing aromas: the sweet aroma of freshly baked donuts, fluffy and colorful cotton candy, and sizzling caramel apples.

It was all very pretty, except for the crowd. Luke put on his hoodie. He didn’t want to be recognized. The signings he did at the literature had a lot of Jericho people asking for his autograph, so it was best to be cautious.

“Normies,” Sabrina said with a frown as she walked carefully so as not to bump into people. “Do you dislike them?” asked Luke.

“Yes,” replied Sabrina without hesitation.

“Don’t you?” she added.

Luke stood for a few seconds thinking. He usually disliked most people. Whether they were normies or outcasts.

“I guess so,” replied Luke.

“And you?” asked Sabrina, looking at Enid.

“Mm… I don’t dislike them, but I don’t trust them. The Jericho High always treated those of

us from Nevermore horrible,” replied Enid.

Luke recalled some incidents that happened in the series. Most notably, three normie students who always pick on Nevermore students. Typical textbook bullies.

As they chatted they visited the food stalls that emitted enticing aromas. They ate freshly baked donuts, cotton candy, and caramel apples.

Enid activated her gossip mode and started asking Sabrina a lot of questions, and she answered everything with a smile and without bothering to talk about her private life.

Enid got some big news. Sabrina and Ajax started dating only two days ago and had kept it a secret.

Luke asked her why she asked him to accompany her to the festival when she got a boyfriend a day ago. She answered that Ajax caught a cold and was on bed rest, and her friends were bad at

target games.

‘The guy Enid liked on the show is Sabrina’s boyfriend here…’ thought Luke with a strange look on his face. He hadn’t gotten to the canon of the series yet, so Sabrina might end up with

Ajax or something.

As he thought this Luke threw darts without hesitation towards some balloons. All three of his throws hit their targets. The stall attendant’s face was one of disbelief.

The three balloons that Luke popped were the most difficult. Therefore, he earned the best

prize.

‘Hmph easy,’ thought Luke. He didn’t even have to use his powers. Spending so much time controlling objects and throwing them telekinetically also made his normal aim better.

“You’re great, Luke!” said Enid enthusiastically. Both she and Sabrina tried to pop the balloons but failed miserably at the harder ones.

Enid had a lot of strength, but her aim was horrible. Sabrina had marksmanship, but almost zero strength. Her darts could barely hit the target.

‘I guess with fireballs she wouldn’t need physical strength to throw them’ thought Luke as the salesman handed him two large prizes.

The prizes were two large stuffed animals. One was a pink bear with a happy expression. The other was a giant stuffed pumpkin with a ghoulish grin.

This pumpkin stuffed animal was the prize Sabrina wanted. Luke handed her the pumpkin,

and his favor was paid.

“Here. For you,” said Luke, handing the bear to Enid.

“For me?” asked Enid with sparkling eyes, looking at the big pink teddy bear. It matched her outfit. Luke nodded, and Enid took the bear.

Why would he want a giant pink bear? It would only earn the mockery of Xavier and his great- great-grandfather. Besides, as much as he was fulfilling a favor he owed, he couldn’t in front of his girlfriend give another girl a stuffed animal and his girlfriend nothing. “That was easier than expected. Your aim is pretty good. You should sign up for the archery club,” Sabrina said, looking at her new stuffed animal. She noticed Luke didn’t even use his powers that’s why she was praising him.

‘Archery club?’ thought Luke curiously. He knew Xavier was signed up for this club. He

spotted his bow and arrows in the corner of the bedroom.

With his great aim and powers, he could use a bow as a deadly weapon. Perhaps he would need

metal arrows or something similar. He could propel them with his powers and have them

reach great speeds being like bullets.

‘I could become Hawkeye in this world,’ Luke thought, interested.

“Since we accomplished the mission earlier than we thought, why don’t we explore some

more?” asked Sabrina.

Enid first looked at Luke.

“Yeah, why not,” replied Luke, seeing that Enid was still in the mood to walk around and play.

“I saw a makeup stand. Shall we go there?” asked Sabrina again. Enid’s eyes lit up when she

heard makeup.

“Let’s go!” said Enid with a big smile. Both girls passed their stuffed animals to Luke and started walking excitedly to the makeup booth.

“Hey, since when did I become the baggage handler?” complained Luke, but he wasn’t heard.

He tried to follow the girls, but carrying two huge stuffed animals through a large crowd was

difficult.

“Hey, be careful!” yelled a boy as he was hit by Luke, who couldn’t see because of the stuffed

animals.

Luke ignored him and kept walking, while inadvertently bumping into people, ‘Why are there so many people? Should I throw these two teddies away?’ thought Luke pissed off. Finally, he was able to get out of all the crowds. He propped the stuffed animals on a bench

and sat down.

‘I lost them,’ thought Luke as he leaned back against the back of the bench.

‘Well, they didn’t need me for makeup. I’ll wait for them and call Enid in a bit,’ thought Luke,

relaxing on the bench.

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