164 Day out

Meanwhile, in the shopping mall in the city...

"Penny" Slater called, holding an ugly-looking stuffed toy in front of his face.

When Penny turned her head, her face remained the same when she saw the horrendous

stuffed toy. But when Slater abruptly pulled it down, she flinched.

"Penny!" Slater gasped in disbelief. "How could you not flinch at the sight of this stuffed toy, but get surprised with my face?! I don't look as horrible as this one!" She deadpanned. "Really?"

"Hah!" he gasped again. "What's with that look?!"

"Nothing." Penny looked away and set her eyes on the rack of greeting cards before her. She rubbed her chin, scanning the variety of greeting cards.

Slater glanced at the rack curiously. "Is someone having a birthday? Why are you looking for greeting cards?"

"For future purposes."

Future purposes?

Slater observed her side profile, unable to stop his imagination from thinking of her bags. Penny had many different sorts of stuff in her bags to the point one would wonder if she was even bringing a ladder.

'Is this how she usually prepares what to put in her bag, so she's always ready? he wondered, assuming he was witnessing the 'behind the scenes' of her magical bag.

"That one!" Penny's eyes lit up and pointed at the top of the rack. However, she couldn't reach it. even if she tiptoed. Hence, she turned to Slater. "I like that one, but I can't reach it. Can you get it for me?"

"Which one?"

"That!"

Slater leaned his head closer to her index that was pointing at the card as if he could see better if he did. "That one with the red and purple color?

it

but still approached

could barely reach

her third brother in dismay. Looking at him, she realized Slater was still young and short – just like her! He was only several inches taller than her, but it was still

late bloomer,' she

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164 Day out

He didn't even have the nerve to face her right now and see her reaction. This was

they make this rack so huge and tall!?" he gasped. "Isn't this store for kids?! It's not

a hand suddenly went over them and picked out the card. Looking back, all they saw was Atlas. "Is this what

both hands. "First brother, can you also get

was pointing and

other one too! The one next to

saying a word, his hand automatically

pointing at almost everything, and Atlas got it all for her without a problem. Watching this from the

so short at my age?!"

shopping to give away to people. While Hugo and Atlas were already on it, Penny and Slater roamed around to find

rack and as if she was mocking him, she was pointing at everything on

Atlas asked as he handed the handful of greeting cards to

from ear to ear before she

cards.

watched her

looking. "I couldn't see everything from the top shelf, so I was simply

her until Slater blurted out, "Why not

Just buy all of them, Penny" Atlas agreed. "Dad gave

moment Atlas mentioned that, he remembered

that card! Buy everything that Penny needs and wants and

subtly didn't want them to come home ever. How could

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