Time quickly went by and it was already Hugo's birthday. He woke up very early when his mother called him.
"Happy Birthday!" Hailey greeted Hugo with a big smile on her face. She quickly ran towards him and gave him a tight embrace.
"I love you, brother!" She pouted her lips before kissing Hugo on his cheeks.
Hugo laughed out loud. He hugged Hailey tightly before carrying her up into his arms.
"You woke up very early today, huh?"
Hailey puffed her cheeks before turning her head away. "Stop teasing me, brother! Mother said that we will go to church today."
"Really?"
She nodded continuously as she raised her arms. "I want to go down now."
Hugo chuckled as he knelt on the floor so Hailey could get down safely. He took her hands as they walked together towards the table where their parents were currently sitting at.
"Come and have breakfast already, so we can go to the church and pray." Verda happily announced.
The four of them ate peacefully. Hugo had to go back to his room to take a bath and change his clothes. It wasn't too long before he was done.
He invited a few of his friends for today.
Just like what he expected, Abigail had to decline his invitation. She was out of town together with her family. It wasn't a big deal for him since he already received his gift.
Remembering that, he ducked down on his bed and pulled out a wooden box. It was different from the original. He asked Abigail if he could have it in a different size since it wouldn't fit the space under his bed.
"Haaa~"
He breathed deeply as he slowly placed it on his bed. He removed the cloth on top before opening the hooks on the side.
A wide smile appeared on his lips as he saw it. He took it out and held it.
'I wish I could use you.'
He tilted his head, knowing that his wish would be impossible.
"HUGO, WE WILL LEAVE IN 5 MINUTES!!!"
A loud shout echoed in their house, which surprised him. He quickly placed the weapon inside the box. He locked its hooks before pushing it under his bed. He stood up and fixed his shirt.
"Yes, Mother!" He shouted back before taking a few bills from his drawer.
"Will your guests come later?" Verda immediately asked as he saw Hugo going out of his room.
"Yeah," he answered as his feet marched towards Verda.
He only invited some of his close classmates. He invited Lilith's family as well, since Verda told him to do so.
Fortunately, Lilith agreed with his invitation. His mother mentioned that she invited a few of her co-workers later.
He just wishes that they were really a few. He just wanted to spend his birthday simply, but it seems like that would be impossible.
'Tsk, if I know, that Julius will invite some media again to showcase how 'good' he is.'
Hugo's family proceeded to go to the church. He knelt on the cushioned pillow and looked around.
'When was the last time I went here?' He asked himself. He closed his eyes when he saw his family doing the same.
Hugo didn't know why, but the first thing that he called was Thalia's name. 'Goddess Thalia…' he called out and sighed.
Hugo has been keeping the golden string safely. He had been taking care of it for days already, making sure that it wouldn't break accidentally.
What Hugo didn't know was that the glass was made out of special materials, and his force was the only thing that could break it.
'I haven't said my thank you for keeping me safe when I almost died for the second time.' After thinking about it for a couple of days, he realized that only Thalia could have saved him that day.
If he was right, then she was the one who made everyone forget what happened.
Hugo's fist clenched when he realized it. 'My dumb decisions made Julius see my powers. The good thing is that my teleportation power was the only thing that he saw.'
When Hugo opened his eyes, he saw that his parents were already sitting on the chair behind them.
"Are you done already?" He asked them.
"Yes, brother. You were praying for so long!" Hailey complained that made Hugo confused.
He looked at his watch and saw that he was kneeling down for 10 minutes already.
He immediately stood up and glanced at his parents. "Let's go now."
Hailey quickly held his hands as they went outside.
"Go buy a balloon," Hugo chuckled as he gave Hailey some money.
Hailey quickly ran away after receiving the money. She was jumping with happiness before buying a pink balloon on the side.
However, an old woman approached Hugo suddenly.
"Uhm... Yes?" Hugo looked at her when she just stood at his front. 'Is she a homeless woman who is asking for money?' He was about to grab a few dollar bills in his pocket when she suddenly spoke.
The old woman gazed at Hugo intently. "Is this your son, Verda?" She asked Verda, who was standing on the side.
Verda nodded. "She's a fortune teller, son. I've talked to her a few times when I go here to pray." She informed Hugo, who looked confused about what was happening.
"Can I have your hand, young man?" The old woman asked.
Hugo nodded as he raised his hands. The old woman wrote something on his palms before closing her eyes. A few seconds later before she looked at Hugo. Her eyes were wide open as if she found something amusing.
"You have… you have a very interesting future, Young man." The old woman directly looked into his eyes.
Hugo could feel her hands slowly letting go of his palms.
"You have something on you that has never been known before. Something that people would want to have." The old woman paused as she gave Hugo a quick look.
"But I have a question for you. What path would you like to take, Hugo? To be righteous or to be good? To know what is right or to know what is wrong?"
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Author's Note- This is the extra chapter for hitting 400 collections yesterday. Thank you for your support everyone. Don't forget to add this novel to your library.
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