~THEO ~
I killed the switch on the vehicle and stepped out. Ellie came out of the passenger's seat, and Eric came from the back. As today was the latter's eighteenth birthday, I decided to treat him to a trip to the amusement park. All expenses would be paid by myself, of course. He had objected at first, wanting to spend the rest of the day with people his age. But Ellie had argued against it. I didn't want to listen to details, but I deciphered three words from her speech.
Booze.
Chicks.
Sex.
That gave me an excerpt of what the young man had planned. I guess it was kind of an initiation into adulthood. However, Eric relented when he learned of the potential of one-night fame. The privilege of being seen alongside the most influential billionaire in the city. Me.
The carnival was b
