Repentance

At first she was hesitant to provide him with such a large sum of money. But after convincing her for a while, she finally agreed to lend him the money.

"Here!! Don't spend it recklessly and only spend per your requirement. Try to save as much as you can." She nagged as she handed him the money.

"Thank you mom! I'll spend it wisely." He replied enthusiastically.

And as soon as he got the money in his hands, he hurriedly rushed towards his room. 

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As he sat beneath a giant tree to shade himself from the hot rays of sun, he took a peak at his watch. It was already 10:10 and yet there was no sign of Akashi's arrival. They had agreed to meet at exactly 10 AM at the community park.

Hiro had reached the park even before the time they had agreed to meet. Having reached the park even before 10, he had been waiting for Akashi for almost half an hour.