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

still approached

their dismay, Slater could

still young and short

late bloomer,'

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164 Day out

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

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

his anger, a hand suddenly went over them and picked out the card. Looking back, all they saw was Atlas. "Is this what you want?" asked Atlas to Penny, ignoring the

card with both hands. "First brother, can you also get that other one?

eyes to where she was pointing and unhesitatingly grabbed the

The one

without saying a word, his hand automatically veered

her without

at my age?!" Slater lamented in dismay. 'This is

away to people. While Hugo and Atlas were already on

was there to help her! Yet, he couldn't even reach the top of the rack and

handed the handful of greeting

from ear

cards.

watched her check the cards one

top shelf,

blurted out, "Why not get all of

of them, Penny" Atlas agreed. "Dad gave

that, he remembered his

maxed out that card! Buy everything that Penny needs and wants and everything

come from good and enthusiastic intentions, but for Atlas, their father subtly didn't want them to come home ever. How could they max out a card

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