As evening turned to night, Kyle used the cover of darkness to slink back into Hillside Villa.

“Juan,” he called out softly while rapping on his room’s window.

The other boy quickly opened the window. “You’re finally back! Did you enjoy yourself today?”

Kyle found himself mulling over the question carefully. In truth, he did not know whether he had enjoyed himself or not. However, he had to admit that his heart had been pounding in excitement when he and Nicole had started beating up that bad guy. That probably counted as having fun, right?

At long last, he replied, “A little. How did things go on your end?”

 

“Smoothly. I met Grandpa and Grandma today and I’d even had a huge lunch! I even brought back some and was hoping to share it with our sisters. Is that okay?” Pausing, Juan handed the card that their grandmother had given him to Kyle. “By the way, Grandma gave me this card. It’s your allowance for this month. Here, take it.”

 

“I don’t want it.”

“They thought that I was you, so this is supposed to be for you. C’mon, keep it!”

 

“I don’t want it. Why don’t you take it?”

Kyle did not even bother to cast a glance at the card.

 

Hesitating, Juan wondered what to do. Technically, Kyle’s Grandma is my Grandma too. A grandmother giving money to her grandchildren is not anything new. Since he doesn’t want it, it would still be fine if I take it, right? Hehehe.

Pleased at his own reasoning, he tucked the card into a pocket for safekeeping.

“I’ll be leaving now!” he told his brother.

At Kyle’s nod, he headed into the kitchen to grab the bag with the take-out containers, lugging it out of there. Even though the bag was quite heavy as Juan was sagged with the weight, he was not deterred as he snuck out of Hillside Villa with some considerable effort.

their house at Parkland Garden, he yelled out happily, “Come and have

was in the midst of drawing, tossed her color pencils aside and zoomed

first one here, Maya,”

little girl’s eyes were glued to the food on the table. “Juan, what

you’ve never even seen before!

room.

cue, Nina entered the living room and glared at her sister. She

 

thought you’d said that you’d wanted to be a fairy?

to only

be a fairy. What

a fat pig! Shame

who had the

physical fight broke out. “Alright, that’s enough. The both of you, stop arguing. There’s more than enough here for everyone! Go tell Mommy to come out

you go and

Mommy’s hurt?

look at

clearly indicating that she had wanted Juan to ask her himself. After that, she headed for the

to his mother’s side. She was currently sitting up in bed, leaning back against some pillows. He fussed over her, the concern on his

found out how she had gotten hurt,

can’t you take better care of yourself? Aren’t you supposed to be

an emergency and

at all cost,” he mumbled to himself while staring at

“Nope. I’m fine now!”

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