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?

Get it for

approached the rack

to their dismay, Slater could barely reach it

as she looked at her third brother in dismay. Looking at him, she realized Slater was still young and

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164 Day out

have the nerve to face her right now and see her reaction. This was

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

card. Looking back, all

card with both hands. "First brother, can you

shifted his eyes to where she was pointing

other one too! The

a word, his hand automatically

almost everything, and Atlas got it all for her without a

I so short at my age?!" Slater lamented in dismay. 'This

some shopping to give away to people. While Hugo and Atlas were already on

the rack and as if she was mocking him, she

all?" Atlas asked as he handed the handful of greeting cards to

Brother!" she grinned from ear to ear before

cards.

as he watched her check the cards one after another. "What

see everything from the top shelf, so I was simply

brothers watched her until Slater blurted out, "Why not get

all of them, Penny" Atlas agreed. "Dad gave his card

he remembered his father before they parted

this! Don't come home until you maxed out that card! Buy everything that Penny

intentions, but for Atlas, their father subtly didn't want them to

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