
Next day.
Today is Aldrich's and others' return schedule. Early in the morning Aldrich had awakened thanks to his old habits. He glanced to the left right which showed the occupants of the mattress nearby still sound asleep.
The room had two beds. One big bed that Emma and Ruri occupied. Then the rest of the mattress for one person is only worn by Aldrich.
Suddenly the thought of a canned drink in the hotel lobby. All inside the machine was a yellow drink. So want to try.
Aldrich stuck his pants pocket in search of coins. When the first day arrived at the hotel, Emma gave him money to use to buy his own snacks. But Aldrich hasn't used it a dime. As a result, the money is still intact.
Buy this drink ah.
Aldrich picked up Emma's new warm jacket, then walked out of the room. He went to the hotel lobby which was not too far away. After arriving in front of the beverage machine, Aldrich was silent for a while to choose the taste of the drink he would buy.
Lemon Honey looks good.
After determining his order, Aldrich immediately bought the drink. He actually did not know how to operate this machine. But fortunately, he had seen Sylvia's lover buy canned drinks before. And as usual, Aldrich could remember it in just one look.
Clontang!
After his order came up, Aldrich immediately picked it up. He was quite satisfied because he could use the machine, which was not too difficult.
As Aldrich was about to return, it turned out that there was someone standing behind him.
Duk!
"I'm sorry-" Aldrich's words were cut when he saw who he had hit.
"Buck!"
"Uncle Wayne? Why is uncle here?"
Hmh! He called me uncle again. If I ask him to debate, I'm ashamed of myself.
Wayne smiled cynically, looking at Aldrich full of grudges. He actually came to help Emma get home while telling her about the company's problems. But when he got to the lobby, he saw Aldrich and wanted to argue with him for a while. "This place belongs to your grandmother? Which everyone then bares permission for you? Oh, I forgot, your grandma must be just as homeless as you, right? Disgusting."
Aldrich just stared at Wayne casually. "This uncle is old to senile huh? Didn't I tell you before? If you want to talk to the point. His name is to the point. Not talk long-winded to discuss grandmother everything. Why not talk about paleontology?"
(Ps: Paleontology is the science that deals with the history of life that once existed on earth, like fossils. More can be found on Google.)
This kid always makes me sick. So smart to talk. The brain is just a pea but dare to lecture me.
Wayne's attention was suddenly sidetracked at the watch that was coiled around Aldrich's wrist.
Eh? It's the latest watch from Miss Emma's favorite brand. I wish they made a limited edition children's watch that there are only 50 in the world. Hmh! Why is that woman so stupid? Giving luxury to a homeless kid like him.
"Not so talk? Yes already. Excuse me uncle." Aldrich was about to leave, but his hand was suddenly restrained by Wayne.
"Give me this watch." Wayne pointed at the circular watch on Aldrich's wrist.
"Huh? Why should I return it to uncle? It wasn't my uncle who gave it to me, nor did I take it until it had to be returned. This is Emma's sister's gift. If uncle really wants it, say it's Emma's sister."
Damnit damnit! Why is this kid so annoying?
"Comm- anyway"
"Sister!" Suddenly a 7-year-old girl ran up to Aldrich and Wayne who were arguing.
"Eh? Yea?" Aldrich smiled at the boy. He built a good image after almost being emotional with Wayne.
"Please, there's a cat in the gutter. I don't know who to ask for help with. People speak English, I'm not so fluent. Good thing my brother and uncle speak the same language as me." The girl almost cried when she said that.
Aldrich and Wayne exchanged lyrics. As if understanding the situation, Wayne released Aldrich's hand while clearing his throat.
Wait for... A sewer? I can use this opportunity to take this homeless boy's watch. Then carry out my plan.
"alright. Brother will help you. Where's cat?" Aldrich rubbed the girl's head with a smile.
"So sis." The boy led the way. Aldrich and Wayne followed him from behind.
Why is Uncle Wayne coming? Does he want anything? Not my watch?
Aldrich followed the girl out of the hotel. Then he pointed to a sizable ditch circling the hotel. It looks like the gutter just finished cleaning, but the person cleaning forgot to close one of the covers, so the cat could fall mired.
Meong~
Aldrich heard the sound of a cat from inside. Then glanced at the little boy earlier. "He's stuck from when?"
"Do not know brother. But yesterday it was still around the hotel."
"What's your name, boy?" Wayne asked who felt familiar when he saw the girl.
"My name is Floryn, uncle. People call me Flo."
Floren's? His name is the same as the son of a diamond mining businessman. I used to say Mr. Cassius once gave a baby box to the family of the businessman. So his son is this big? I forgot his family name.
"Uncle Wayne, can uncle come down to get his cat? I've seen his head. He's downstairs and he's not running anywhere." Said Aldrich while pointing at the gutter hole below him.
Wayne stared in disdain at the direction Aldrich pointed to, "ck! Why don't you just come down? No, you've been wallowing in places like that. Life is always in a disgusting place. Don't be a clean ass, after a few days of pampered life."
"Uncle, why is it so rude to you?" Foryn said as he looked at Wayne.
Aldrich smiled as he patted Floryn on the shoulder. "Already, don't mind him Flo. Now you can see for yourself, right? Where are the civilized?"
"I'm going down. Do you have anything that can light up?" Aldrich asked Floren, ignoring Wayne.
"It's sister. I have a bracelet that can light up in the dark." Floryn took off the bracelet in her hand, and put it on Aldrich's wrist.
"Eh uh jerk!" Wayne suddenly stopped the activities of the two children. "Hand watch from Miss Emma, here! Dirty later. Do you want to scold him, huh? Miss Emma is a lover of neatness and cleanliness."
Aldrich certainly can't be tricked that easily. Although he only knew Emma for a few weeks, Aldrich knew that Emma was not that person. He was very nice, although a little strange.
Why does this guy want my watch so much? If she really wanted to take it, wouldn't she be afraid of getting scolded by Emma's sister? Or maybe he had other intentions?
Actually, I don't want to look stupid in front of this one antagonist. But... I wonder about his plan.
"alright. It's uncle." Aldrich took off the watch and gave it to Wayne.
Aldrich smiled. Whatever happens, I'll make Emma's sister see your bad side.
After handing over his watch, Aldrich descended slowly into the gutter containing the cat. Although it was quite deep, but he could descend smoothly after holding on to the gutter walls.
Who would have thought, the gutter was deep enough. He was even taller than Aldrich. Fortunately, it was only 5 cm higher.
"Here we go." Aldrich said as he handed the cat over from below, and Foryn immediately hugged him with a hariu.
"Finally Banana survived."
"That's your cat?"
"Not my brother, this is a wild cat. I met him when I arrived at the hotel. He's so funny, I named him banana. Because the color of the fur is yellow."
"Isn't that chocolate?"
Floryn puffed her cheeks in annoyance. "It's yellow!"
"Alright yellow. You happy now?"
"Happy! Thanks brother. Come quickly up. There'll be a creepy clown pulling you into the sewer."
(Ps: Floryn tells the story of the movie "IT" which tells about clown-like creatures who live in culverts, and love to eat small children.)
"Badut can't be here." Said Aldrich while coming out easily.
"Oh yeah, whose sister's name?" Ask Foryn.
"Aldrich's."
"It's very difficult. I call him Al's sister, right?"
Why is she like Emma's sister? Why don't you call me Rich? It is good enough to be a prayer. Who knows if Rich really is.
"Eh? Uncle was missing, right?" Foryn. He was also unconscious when Wayne left.
"Just ignore it, he's like that." Aldrich patted his shirt while trying to remove the dirty stains that were stuck on his new jacket.
"Sorry, brother. Brother's jacket gets dirty."
"It's okay." Aldrich.
"Oh yes. Want to eat ice cream? This hour is open. Yesterday I bought the same mom there. Tasty. I happen to bring money with me." Floryn showed me the money from her skirt pocket.
Aldrich is a little unsure. Wayne obviously had a certain intent by taking his watch. He wanted to see his motive for doing so. But he also could not leave the girl alone.
"Just go home yuk. Her face could be the same as your mother. How will you find papa?"
"The new mom is evil. Yesterday I ate ice cream because I had papa. If papa isn't around, he scolds me often. And papa keeps working, so I have no friends."
Hearing Floryn's explanation, Aldrich immediately understood the situation. Turns out stepmother. Poor as well. Thankfully, Emma is not like that.
Aldrich sighed softly, then nodded. "All right, let's go get some ice cream."
"Horeee!!!"
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Geck! Geck! Geck!
After Wayne knocked on the door repeatedly, the occupant finally opened the door. Emma looks just woke up with a disheveled appearance, traces of saliva are still visible on her cheeks.
"Ah? Wayne anyway. Why?" Emma asked while scratching her armpits in a sleepy state.
"Miss, we have to go home now."
"Dad... It's the afternoon return schedule. Why are you bothering me now? Know no? I was dreaming of riding a unicron, and he took me to the world of fried chicken. Because of you, all the fried chicken is falling out."
Huh huh? Then I should apologize for disturbing his fried chicken dream? You freak!
"We have to go back now, miss."
"Ck! Yes it is noisy. I want to wake up Ruri first. He fell out of bed and rolled on the floor."
"Oh yes, miss. Aldrich went home first. I drove him to the airport. She said she dreamed of her mother and cried begging me to be driven home. Now maybe he's met Mr. Ron at the airport." Wayne smiled broadly as he said so.