The Carnival by Iris Carter (best black authors .TXT) 📕

Hey I'm Iris this is my first book. Yay! Anyway if you find any spelling or grammar mistakes please alert me and I will fix them! Please enjoy the book. And I will try and update and add a new chapter every week or so. This story will transition between three points of view (Hailee, Jake and Connor).

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HAILEE

“How many?” asked the tickets lady at the small country carnival it was more of a fair do to its size and location.

“Twenty please.” I said as I smiled at the middle aged woman before me and placing 10$ in her outstretched hand.

“Is there anyone else with you needing tickets?” she asked handing me the paid for tickets.

“No, just me” I said faking my happiness I was supposed to come with my best friend Em but she texted saying she was hooked in to go to her boyfriends’ family dinner. I was almost there after being on the public transit bus for a little over an hour. So I thought mind as well since i’m here.

“Thanks!” I said stuffing the long strip of small pink tickets in my black high-waisted shorts leaving the small office near the front of the carnival.

I had twenty tickets and only wanted to ride two rides the ferris wheel and bumper cars I was a decent driver considering I am sixteen but haven’t gotten my license yet. I went straight to the large tent hovering over the oval of bumper cars. I gave the man two of the pink tickets and stepped through the gate and navigated myself towards the purple car near the back of the tent. I got in and facined the makeshift seat belt around my slender hips. I tested the pedle and the steering wheel. There were no apparent deficiencies I was good to go when the bell rang commencing the 3 minute session.

I drove forward and dodged the small children with their parents in the cars heading in my direction. I drove to the edge and started doing laps around the perimeter of the tent. I was looking at a cute child on the other side of the tent when my car and another person's car between a pole supporting the tent above us.  I was rotating my steering wheel and pressing on the pedle with determination. I turned to look at my assailant he looked awfully familiar. He was tall as far as I could tell from him sitting down. He had light brown hair that framed his chiseled face with a killer jawline. He had a muscular frame I imagined being wrapped in his comfort by his arms. His white T-shirt strained against his broad shoulders and toned chest. His eyes caught mine his green and blue staring at my brown. He was gorgeous he looked like a million bucks or at least he had a million dollars.

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JAKE

She was gorgeous with her brown hair with natural blonde streaks. Her eyes were large and intoxicating I could stare into them for hours. She had full kissable lips and a cute small nose. Her tight pink halter shirt left little to the imagination, her body wasn’t stick thin it was shapley and toned like she played a sport or two. I longed to wrap my arms around her body and share the warmth of it. Never had I been happier to have gotten stuck in my life. Then after what felt like an eternity of oggoling on both are parts we held the most intense eye contact I have ever experienced in my seventeen years of life. All of a sudden the timer rang it was the end of the session and we were supposed to leave. She left without a word she just walked out of the tent giving me a view of her long smooth legs and her toned behind. Damn, I wanted her number.

I left and looked around trying to find the girl of my dreams. She was gone and nowhere to be seen. I had a few tickets lefts and set my sights on the colorful ferris wheel. I was supposed to bring my younger sister here but she caught a cold in the middle of July. I decided to come here than stay home with my overbearing and work obsessed father. I made it to the long line and decided to check my phone for an texts about my sisters condition. Apparently I was on my phone for a while because the lady collecting tickets tapped me on my shoulder motioning for me to give her my ticket. I gave her my ticket and walked up to the guy ushering people to the compartments of the ferris wheel. It was 2-4 person compartment. Then the man ushered me to an empty compartment with a girl in it but it wasn’t just a girl it was the girl. Fate must be in my favor today.

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HAILEE

I was staring at the merry-go-round when the guy from bumper cars stepped on and sat across from me with a smile that was an instant pantie dropper. He was tall and more muscular than I thought. I had left the bumper cars so fast because I was so anxious about this gorgeous stranger. I had chosen to go on the ferris wheel because there was something about the air there that was freeing and calming and the view is always mesmerising. And maybe find him and oogle him at a comfortable distance. This was not a comfortable distance. I think I started drooling while I stared at his unearthly appearance. He continued to smile that infectious smile. I think I looked like a tomato. The ferris wheel left and traveled one fifth of the way to the top only to stop entirely. There was so much tension on the small compartment their knees a centimeter from grazing each others. I wanted to say something but my jaw felt like it was glued shut. Luckily he made the first attempt at a conversation.

“Hi, I’m Jake. Nice driving back there!” he said in a flirtatious tone.

Boy was I not ready for this. I’ve never been good at talking to guys especially not hot guys, “Thanks! You too. I’m Hailee!” I said turning redder than I thought possible.

“I have a very important question so please answer honestly”, he paused for approval from me.

“Shoot” I said. What do I have to lose. The eye contact was about to knock me stone dead.

“Are you single? If not why is a gorgeous girl here alone?” he said grinning at his obvious cockiness.

“Yes I am very single, and my best friend was supposed to come but she got looped into her boyfriends family dinner. What about you? Why is a hot guy like you here dateless?” I said as cool as I could but secretly I was praying for him to be single. And wondering why he called me gorgeous and why he wants to know about my relationship status.

“Yes I’m single, and I was supposed to bring my little sister Abby but she caught a cold.” he responded leaning his arms on the back of the compartment. Okay yup he’s sexy.

“Fascinating!” I said and smiled smugly. He meant to come with his little sister that’s sweet but how do I know he’s not lying.

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JAKE

She’s single! My day just got surprising better. Just as there was a moment of silence and awkwardness the ferris wheel started again it jerked the cart slightly. Luckily my hands had braced the back of the compartment but Hailee wasn’t as lucky she slipped forward I quickly hooked my arms under hers and pulled her onto the seat beside me. She looked so embarrassed but she was finally close enough for me to properly inspect her she had small freckles dusting her cheeks and nose, they were faint because of the small layer of makeup she had on he knew she would have been just as beautiful without it.

“Thank you! I’m sorry about that i’m super clumsy.” she said turning the color of a tomato.

“Glad I could help” I said winking at her flirtily.

Our legs and arms were grazing and it felt as if electricity crackled between our limbs. She moved closer and then I did too then we were interrupted by the compartments automatic door swung open signalling their exit. We slowly took our leave I held my hand for her to help her out of the compartment and down the narrow steps of the exit. She stood in front of me for a moment my hand in hers.

“Hey, I was going to go get some cotton candy do you want to come?” she said looking down at her bright turquoise converses. Hailee had balls and I liked that.

“Yeah, sounds great. My treat.” I said smiling at the girl i’ve come to admire.

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HAILEE

I have no idea where that came from. We were standing there hand in hand then my inescapable word vomit came spiraling out my mouth. He said yes and he wants to pay  I bet he does he looks like he has tons of money. I quickly pulled my hand away from his grasp. Staring at my favourite pair of converses.

“Shall we go then?”  he said lifting his arm so I could hook mine around his.  

“Yeah.” I said taking his arm blushing further upon the innocent contact.

We walked to the small station of fluffy sugar twirling onto paper sticks. There was a small line up of about four people in front of us.

“What’s your poison” He asked while gesturing to the pink, blue, green and purple cones of cotton candy.

“Blue and green, you?” I said smiling widely.

“Well when I come with my little sister we have to get pink and purple. You see she’s 5 and loves only those two colors. So i’m good to spice things up with some green and blue action” he said as we reached the booth.

“What can I get y’all” a kind looking woman said to them smiling.

“One Blue and one green, please” he said smiling at the lady then glancing back at me to check for approval I nodded my head. The lady turned to the side and repeated the order to what appeared to be a young boy no older than fifteen. Once he had completed them both he handed the two colorful cones to the lady. She gave me one in one hand and the same with the other.

“That’ll be five dollars.” the lady said holding her hand out to receive the money. Jake put his hand into his jeans pocket and pulled out a wallet that had the initials J.C in silver on the black italian leather. He then opened it up and gave her exactly five dollars.

“Thanks y’all! Have fun!” the lady said as we walked away. I handed him the green cotton candy it was green apple and I held onto the blue one. Blue raspberry had always been my favourite flavour