Different One
Eps. 21 Full-Time Shop

Jorell thought quickly, honing his little brain to find the answer. If not, it will end him.

“From yesterday I was home, Mom. I was on the front porch,”, Jorell finally reasoned.

He hoped this time the goddess fortuna would side with him, even though it was a bit.

“Oh, yes. Mother did not check you up to the terrace earlier.”

Jorel was really relieved to hear her mother's reply. He was afraid of being caught lying.

Afterwards, Betsy exits Jorell's room.

“Any, I had a chance to go to the terrace for a while, but did not see it there?” betsy shuts the door.

He hesitated and blamed his less thorough self earlier. He felt that something was strange, but could not describe it.

Jorell could breathe a sigh of relief afterwards. Now he's back on his watch.

“Why does this time machine not work? There was no previous disruption. No falling, or exposed to water.”

He grabbed the watch back and began to disassemble it. Armed with a flashlight, Jorell removed an item that was very small.

“At last I finished also unpacking it. So what's the problem let me see.”

The part of the clock that had been uncovered was scattered in front of Jorell. The boy picked up a small box-shaped item that was a time machine processor.

“One of the components is burning. So, I had to replace it and reassemble it. But before that I have to reformulate before assembling the components of the mechanism.”

Jorell picked up the book and sat down at the table after clearing the hours he had dismantled. Armed with a pen alone, he rewrote the formula and a series of timed machines.

Long ago, almost three hours he sat down to finish and combine many difficult formulas whose answers were up to ten sheets.

“So this was my fault earlier. Something went wrong a little to make the mechanism components burn.”

Finished reformulating, even Jorell was not strong enough to withstand his drowsiness again until he fell asleep at the table until morning.

The sound of birds singing outside. Slowly, Jorell opened his eyelids.

“Is it morning?” He must believe the current time is 05:00 am, on the digital clock next to his hand. But Jorell decided to open the room curtain to make sure.

“Truly sunny morning.”

***

“Mother ... we leave,” say goodbye Jorell and Aroon together while passing through his mother.

Betsy just nodded. Beside him was Darcy, but he didn't talk to her. Somehow after knowing the man who identified as his biological father was not his biological father, making him bland when he looked at him.

That respect and fear were lost once they learned of the fact.

Darcy rolled her eyes at Jorell.

“Hey, Jorell don't you want this?” Darcy gives Aroon a chessboard. There are two boards there.

Jorell just stared at the chessboard held by Darcy.

“No, thank you,” the reply turned around then walked over and waited for Aroon outside.

It's not that she's refusing a gift from Darcy, but she doesn't want to see the man for now. Really, it's frustrating.

***

“Why are you sitting around daydreaming again? Did you have trouble doing that? You didn't tell me, if you need help, I'll show you my answer sheet for a minute,” Xavier said.

Today they still take the class exam, precisely the Swiss Literature exam. And those subjects weren't too difficult for Xavier.

“You sound arrogant now. Like a smart person your answer. Let's see your grades later after the results come out,” ledek Aroon.

“You must be under my grades later,” joked Jorell while throwing a thin smile.

“Come on, what are you thinking? Is this about your father? I mean the guy who took care of you since you were a kid?” hold Xavier again.

“Not. I thought about my watch. One of the components of the mechanism is broken, burned. So I had to reassemble the time machine. And it's hard to find the components.”

Xavier was silent and thought. He knew some of the clock component figures in this place. Usually people will tend to throw away their watch if it breaks and replace it with a new watch.

“I know there is one complete watch component store here. You can go there,” Xavier said as he flicked his front bangs back proudly.

“Good, take me there.”

***

After school Jorell and Xavier go to the Sein Shop. Clock component store. The store received used clocks and picked up the components that were still good for resale. So it can be said that the store is the most complete store among the existing watch shops.

“Master, do you sell components for this hour?” Jorell points out the mechanism components it needs to the store owner.

“This component is rarely used. What kind of clock are you wearing?” reply the store owner after seeing the components that Jorell showed.

Jorell silently did not answer, what kind of clock he was wearing. There's no way he's telling you that, 'cause it's a component for his time machine.

“If nothing, it's okay, Mr.” Jorell took back the component and turned around.

“Wait! Who says I don't have the components.”

Jorell, who looked disappointed, returned after hearing the call from the store owner.

“I only have one component you're looking for. That's not new either. Used goods but still good condition,” explained the store owner while requiring the location of his glasses.

“Tak what Sir. There are only components I have been lucky,” replied Jorell.

“Wait a minute.”

The store owner went inside and a while later brought the components that Jorell was looking for.

“This, its components.”

Jorell took the component and paid for it. Just as he was about to return, suddenly there was a visitor who came furiously.

“Charlie! You haven't paid your debt!” A man came in with a jerk, also Emang's eyes were round full staring at the store owner.

“Oh, Mr. Richard, can the collection be a little of your voice, there are my customers here.”

“Pelan says? I can even keep my mouth shut if you pay off your debt today too.”

Mr. Charlie looked at Jorell and Xavier with embarrassment, but he could do nothing because he was in debt.

“Alright, Mr. Richard I ask for a deadline. Tomorrow I will pay it off,” reply Mr. Charlie intends to expel the man. Really, he was afraid that the man would evict all his customers if left to remain in the store.

There was the sound of table shaking. Richard's angry. Not only the table that he moved, but his hand was already clutching the collar of Mr. Charlie's shirt.

Even Mr. Charlie's voice sizzled softly, as Richard swung his hand to his face to make the glasses he was wearing today break.

“Pay now or I will destroy your shop!” threaten Richard's.

“Jorell, let's go from here,” invite Xavier. Really he is afraid of graduates with a rogue or thug like Richard.

“No.”