"Hugo Irish, where are you?!"
Hugo's lips parted ways as her mother's loud voice sounded on his phone. He quickly looked at the time and saw that it was already 4 in the afternoon.
"Fuck." He mindlessly blurted out.
"Why are you cursing at me, Hugo?! Come back here quickly or else you would really see what will happen."
The call died after Verda declared that with finality.
Hugo's eyes widened. "Did I just say that out loud? Oh, no…"
He quickly left the building and teleported to the bathroom of the mall. He sprinted his way to the men's section and bought a tie. He didn't even bother looking at its price tag or its design.
Hugo went back to the men's toilet and teleported to their street. He ran towards their house quickly.
Out of all the things in the world, your mother's anger should be in the top 5 scariest things in your life.
"Mother, I am here!" Hugo shouted out loud as he entered their house. The palms of his hand were sweaty as if he was facing a scary creature.
He had already forgotten about what he did earlier.
"Hugo Irish, didn't I tell you to go back home early!" Verda's voice echoed in their house.
Hugo bowed his head and nodded. "Yes… Mother," he tried peeking on the side and saw Hailey making a face to tease him. (f)reewe(b)novel
'This little bitch!' He thought.
"Then why the hell did you come back late?" Verda's voice thundered.
Hugo kept his mouth shut. He couldn't afford to answer, since he didn't know what to say.
"I'm sorry, mother," he uttered in a low voice.
It was said that it was better to keep quiet when your mother was scolding you. Talking back will only give you a 20% survival and an 80% death rate.
Verda took a deep sigh and nodded. She closed her eyes and calmed herself down. "Go change your clothes already so we can leave," she said before turning away.
'Yes!' Hugo smiled widely as he saw Verda going into the room.
Hailey jumped out of her seat. She hugged Hugo's legs and pouted. "I thought you forgot about us, brother!:
Hugo chuckled as he shake his head. "Of course not. Now I will just change my clothes, alright?" He smiled.
"Ok." Hailey giggled as she sat on the floor and played with her dolls.
Hugo hurriedly changed his clothes. "Thank goodness and Father is still not here," he tilted his head. He was sure that his mother will scold her more if that ever happened.
He looked at the paper bag on his bed. He grabbed it and glanced at the price tag.
"THIS COSTS $100?"
His jaw fell to the ground. 'I feel like I have been scammed,' he couldn't help but voice out. 'But this is for my father, so I shouldn't feel this way.'
Hugo came out of his room and played with his sister for a while. After 30 minutes and their father finally arrived at their house.(f)reewebnovel
Hitano looked exhausted as he came in. He was looking problematic and worried. "Sorry, I'm late. There was a fire that broke out in the abandoned building near our office."
"Oh no, sweetie. What happened?" Verda quickly came out of the room. She went straight ahead of Hitano and surveyed her eyes on his body. "Are you alright? Did something happen to you?"
Hitano shook his head. "Nothing happened to me, but my 2 co-workers were found inside that building. The good thing is that the fire wasn't that big, so the whole building didn't burn down." A deep sigh came out of his lips.
"Unfortunately, they died because their bodies were hanged around the rope. The police suspected that it's suicide."
Verda covered her mouth. "How cruel!"
Hitano helplessly sat on the chair. He forced a smile onto his face. "But don't worry. We will still go out," he announced, which made the mood lighter.
Hugo became quiet. 'Is it that bad?" He asked himself, pertaining to the actions that he did earlier. 'But, no, they deserved that.'
He took a deep breath and stared at Hailey, who looked so happy as she played on the floor. He was this innocent way back.
How he wished to stay the same.
He just realized today how hard it is to live. "What does it feel like to be the most powerful person in the world?"
Hugo couldn't imagine that thing happening to him. He just wanted to live a normal life, but it seems like that will be impossible anymore.
'How I wish.'
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"Brother, I want that one!" Hailey pointed out a pink Barbie doll on the corner of the store.
Hugo nodded as they walk closer to it. He took it and gave it to his sister. "Here." They placed it inside the basket and proceeded to the payment counter so he could pay.
"Thank you, Brother." Hailey smiled sweetly as she earnestly thanked Hugo.
"Anything for you." he pinched her nose as they left the store.
Hailey grabbed Hugo's hands. She smiled as they walked together, hand in hand. "Brother, would you stay by my side forever?" she asked curiously.
"Of course, Hailey." Hugo chuckled as he carried Hailey into her arms.
"Promise?"
Hugo nodded. "Promise."
They directly went to the restaurant that Verda and Hitano were now in. They ordered lots of food and celebrated the night full of joy and excitement.
Hugo was on his way to his room. His body was tired from what had happened throughout the day. He directly laid on his back and closed his eyes until a notification sounded on his phone.
"Go tomorrow to our house."
It was a message from Lilianne
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