The greatest gift you can give someone is your time

The following day, Adrian, who was excited to meet Oriana, packed some of his toys in his backpack and later went to Eleo's room. He knocked on the door twice and waited patiently. Eleo opened the door within a few seconds and saw his brother standing with his bag, looking with pleading eyes. Unable to resist those eyes, he took his belongings and left his room while holding his brother's hand.

Upon stepping down the staircase, Mrs. Horus stopped them and asked, "Where are my darlings going today?"

Adrian joyfully replied, "Mommy, Oriana invited us to her home to play some games. You should join us too!"

Mrs. Horus said she had other stuff to settle and let them have fun at Oriana's house. After arriving at Oriana's house, Adrian started to call for her at the top of his voice. Oriana was alerted by the house servant, Mrs. Sofia about their arrival and she rushed towards the living room, wearing an apron and holding a tray of cookies.

Oriana greeted, "Hi, there. You guys arrived at the right time. I helped my mom to make some cookies since Christmas is around the corner. Both of you have to try it."

Oriana passed them freshly baked cookies that she was holding and waited for their comments eagerly. Both Eleo and Adrian loved the cookies, so Oriana asked them to join her to bake in the kitchen. Mrs. Summer was pleased with the arrival of Eleo and Adrian and she patiently taught all three of them several baking techniques. All three really enjoyed baking and they baked about five different types of cookies and cakes as well. After baking, they helped to clean up the kitchen and washed the dishes. Mrs. Horus was glad Eleo and Adrian joined them and thanked them both. She also requested Oriana to pack some of those cookies for Adrian and Eleo to bring back home. Both of them left Oriana's house late evening and Adrian was the one happiest as he spent time with Oriana.

The next day, Mrs. Summer told Oriana that they will be going shopping at the mall. Oriana was excited at first but then she remembered that Adrian would be coming to meet her later. So, she told her mother about this, and Mrs. Summer said she can ask Mrs. Horus to inform Eleo and Adrian. She also apologized to Oriana for making her cancel her plans as she only took a few days of holiday and needed to return to the office after shopping with Oriana so that she would have the time to celebrate Christmas with Oriana. While they were on the way to the mall, Mrs. Summer called Mrs. Horus to inform her about the cancelation of Oriana's plan with Adriana and Eleo.

Later she asked Oriana, "I'm actually surprised that you don't have Eleo's phone number."

Oriana shyly replied, "No, mother. I once had his number in my old phone but after I lost it, I lost all my contacts including Eleo's number."

Mrs. Summer reacted, "Don't be silly, honey. You lost your phone when you were in primary school. You had so many years to ask for his number."

Oriana while smiling awkwardly, "Haha, mom. I just didn't get the chance…"

Her mother just sighed at her daughter's answer and they arrived at the mall. They enthusiastically started to shop right after entering the mall.

As usual, Eleo and Adrian arrived at Oriana's home and they were welcomed by Mrs. Sofia into the living room. Eleo asked about Oriana and Mrs. Sofia informed them that Oriana and her mother went shopping at a nearby mall. She also said that she overheard Mrs. Summer talking to Oriana about informing this to Mrs. Horus. At that moment, Eleo realized that it might be his mother that forgot to notify them. Eleo planned to return home but Adrian refused to do so and wanted to wait to meet Oriana. Mrs. Sofia brought some tea and cakes for them. She also tried calling Mrs. Summer's phone but maybe due to the crowd and sounds of the mall, Mrs. Summer was unable to hear her phone ring. Eleo started to look at his phone and browse through his social media while Adrian played with his toys.

After an hour of waiting, Eleo looked for his brother and wanted to bring him home. He realized that his brother dozed off on the floor and when he tried to wake him up, Adrian started to act up and mumbled that he wanted to meet Oriana. Eleo had no choice but to carry his brother to the sofa and tucked him with a blanket that Mrs. Sofia gave him. Eleo continued to play with his phone and a few minutes later a car arrived at the front of the house. Oriana came out of the car with several shopping bags and she waved at her mother who left for work.