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The small ally was crowded and noisy. Young children were moving around, talking to each other, conversing with friends, searching for their parent's cars, and eating light snacks. The area was buzzing with the energetic voices of the children who had just exited their school after a long day of studying various subjects. 

Amongst the crowd, a young boy who was shorter than the others around him was walking slowly toward the other side of the alley, where someone was waiting for him. 

"Hey! Walk a little bit faster, will you? I'm starving!"

Seeing him approach, the young girl put her phone in her pocket with a grumble. 

"I've told you before that I don't need you to pick me up after school."

The little boy, with the mixed hair color of gray and brown, retorted. 

"I'll only do whatever the old man says, and he's ordered me to escort you home!"

"So dramatic..."

The young boy shook his head and increased his speed.