183 Recall (2)
<Author's note: The things (racism, sexism, political views, etc.) depicted or mentioned in this story do not reflect the real world and are purely coincidences. If they do, please keep in mind that they are simply for world-building and are only work of fiction. Thank you for your understanding.>
Nathan and Karen were biking and on their way to a pet shop.
"Karen, we're going to pass it!"
"What?"
"I said, we're going to pass it!"
"Oh yeah. Get ready!"
"Yeah!"
On the way to the pet shop, there was this house that many kids and a few adults were afraid to pass by on.
Nathan and Karen saw the scary house up ahead and they were a couple of feet away from it.
The wall surrounding the house had the same design as the wall at Karen's house -- 6ft-tall walls with the bottom half covered with cement and the other half grills with pointy edges so the exterior of the house was visible.
And once they passed by the house, all of a sudden…
"ROOOFFF!!!"
"ROOOFFF!!!"
Two adult Dobermans came barking thunderously.
"Gyaaahhhh!!!" said Nathan.
"ROOOFFF!!!"
"Kyaaahhh!!!" said Karen.
"ROOOFFF!!!"
"Bike faster!!!"
Unlike the common dogs found here in Muwin, the bark of a Doberman was louder and fuller like thunder, able to send most of the locals, especially the kids, to a fright.
A minute later…
Nathan and Karen finally arrived at the pet shop.
The pet shop was just a small, normal pet shop that sells freshwater fishes, baby turtles, hamsters, birds and rabbits.
They parked their bikes on the side and then rushed to the shop.
"Good morning, uncle Han and auntie Helen!" the two said excitedly as they entered.
"Oh, Nathan and Karen. Good morning too," Helen, who was behind the counter counting money, said.
Han, on the other hand, was dropping a pinch of fish food pellets on one of the aquariums when he turned to them.
"Good morning, too."
Nathan and Karen immediately approached Han.
"Uncle Han, we're ready," they both said.
"Okay. Uh… I left some vegetables on top of the boxes near the cages. Be sure to distribute them fairly, okay?"
"Okay~!" they both said and rushed to where the vegetables were.
When they found the vegetables, they immediately divided them between themselves and then went to the cages where the rabbits were kept.
"Eat, eat, come on," Karen said as she shoved a vegetable between the cages and in front of a rabbit's mouth.
The rabbit sniffed the vegetable for a moment before it started biting.
The same went for Nathan with another rabbit.
"They're so cute~!" said Karen as she patted the rabbit's head with her finger.
"Yeah."
During the school year, they only get to do this on the weekend along with Vincent.
But given that it was currently summer vacation, they were able to do this every morning.
And as for whether they get paid for doing this, well, the only two "payments" they get are -- they get the privilege to feed the rabbits and hamsters and also pet them for a few minutes.
***
A couple of minutes later…
"Thank you, uncle Han and auntie Helen!" said Nathan and Karen as they exited the pet shop.
"Okay, we'll be expecting you guys again tomorrow," said aunt Helen.
Outside, they were heading to their bikes when Nathan said, "What do you want to do today?"
"I want to buy soda."
"Soda?"
Nathan checked his pockets.
After checking all of his pockets, his face paled and he said, "I forgot to bring my wallet and also ask for money from my mother."
Ching!
Ching!
"Haha~ I have mine here," Karen said as she jingled her wallet.
Nathan pouted and said, "I woke up late so I was in hurry. Let's do something else."
"Eh… But I'm thirsty."
"Wait, let me go back to the house and get my wallet," he said and gabbed his bike.
"Forget about that. I'll just treat you."
"But do you have enough money?"
"Yeah," she said and then opened her wallet.
When she unzipped her wallet, her face turned pale and she said, "Where's my M£100.00?!"
Nathan knitted his brows and said, "You lost your M£100.00?"
"I remember having a 100 and a 20 bill and some coins. Now I only have M£20.00 and some coins!"
"Maybe you dropped it while we were biking?"
"This wallet has a zipper. How will it fall?"
"Maybe it fell when you opened it," Nathan said and then swept his gaze on the ground.
"No, it must be aunt Lisa. I'm sure of it. I remember her asking me last night if she could borrow M£100.00."
"Ugh… That auntie of yours… Well, I guess I just have to go back and get my wallet."
"No, I don't like to wait. Let's just buy ice water and pick some fruits from the chico tree."
"I don't know if there are any ripe ones right now."
"There are."
"I don't think --"
"I said, there are," she said sternly.
"Okay…"
***
A few minutes later…
Nathan and Karen were climbing a chico tree.
The chico tree was right beside the road and next to a canal.
Nathan reached out for a fruit and plucked it.
This was his fourth chico fruit. The other 3 were inside his pockets and he didn't have any space left.
He looked at the other side and saw Karen plucking a chico fruit as well.
"Karen, I already have enough. How about you?"
"I need one more."
"Here, take mine," he offered one of the chicos inside of his pocket.
"No, I can get my own."
"Okay, I'm going down now."
***
A few minutes later…
Nathan and Karen were sitting on the grass under a shade eating chicos.
They also bought 2 ice waters and some junk food that were all kept inside a plastic bag.
"See? What did I tell you? They're ripe, aren't they?" said Karen.
Nathan took a bite from the chico fruit, spat out the seed and then said, "Yeah, I guess."
Up ahead, there was a family of "scavengers" coming their way.
"Plastic! Bottle! Metal!" the father said as he was pushing a wooden wheeled cart filled with empty plasic and glass bottles, and scrap metals.
The mother was walking on his side and breastfeeding a baby.
There were also there children walking beside the cart and looking if there were any empty plastic and glass bottles, and scrap metals lying on the ground.
"Plastic! Bottle! Metal!"
Nathan and Karen just stared at them.
The three kids also stared at Karen and Karen, but their eyes were locked on the food they were eating.
And after the family passed by, Karen said, "Vincent is coming back today, right?"
"I think so. He did mention that he and his family will be spending a week in Heiwa."
"When do you think he's coming?"
"I don't know. Maybe the same as last year?"
"Last year's summer he and his family went to Regis, right?"
"Yeah."
"So maybe he will arrive in the afternoon at around… um… 4:00 pm?"
"Yeah, I guess so."
Nathan suddenly remembered that today was the climax of the battle between the MC and boss of one of the anime shows he was following.
After he finished eating the chico fruit, he grabbed one of the ice waters from the plastic bag.
The "ice water" is basically a small plastic bag filled with water, sealed and then kept cold inside a refrigerator.
Compared to bottled water, ice water was way cheaper.
If the smallest bottled water costs M£10-12.00, ice water costs M£1-2.00, depending on the size.
Nathan punctured the ice water with his teeth before sipping.
After taking a few sips, he washed his hands with the remaining water and then said, "So, what do you think we should do when Vincent comes back?"
"I don't know. What do you think?"
"I also don't know. Maybe give him fruits?"
"Yeah, let's do that."
"We can also tell him about all the crazy things we did while he was away."
"Yeah, good idea!"
This time, it was Karen who grabbed an ice water from the plastic bag.
After taking a few sips, she said, "Hey, wanna hear a scary story?"
"What scary story?"
"Last night, while I was on my bed, I heard my mother and auntie Lisa talking about this gay man who put a man's peepee on his mouth."
Nathan's face turned pale and subconsciously pressed his legs together.
"Why would a gay person do that?"
"I don't know. I was hoping you would know the answer because you're a bot."
Nathan shook his head and said, "All I know gay people act and dress like girls. I have never heard that they also do that"
"Oh… So you don't know. Maybe Vincent knows. Let's ask him when he comes back from vacation."
"Yeah."
Unfortunately, in Muwin, given that it was a conservative country, when it comes to sex, putting aside the fact that parents don't talk to their children anything about sex, the sex education being taught in schools was very, very vague.
It's only around high school that the sex education becomes a bit more detailed. However, it's still a bit vague and also pointless because by that time the students are already more or less aware about sex. And combine that with their strong libido, the adventurous and rebellious spirit of teenagers, and the stigma of sex in a conservative society, it's a recipe for disaster.
Karen looked at the clear blue sky and said, "I can't wait for Vincent to come back this afternoon."
"Yeah, me too…"
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