Into The World Of Fireflies

Chapter 4 - The Charm from The Worst

Every summer holiday, we visit our grandparents' house. But as the summer is coming to an end, we finally moved home and it is very cool out here. However, from the day where dad left our home, Kenji is our family leader.

When we go home, things aren't the same. I felt lonely when dad wasn't home. Nobody turns on the tv to watch anymore. The cat seems to be hiding from me as her corpse is buried on the ground. Now it sounds better if I have a wish to touch her. Kenji coats the ground with soil after putting the dead cat into it, then mom lowers the flower into her grave. Now I understand. In my mind, the cat is trying to hide from me. Even though she was dead, the cat's debt was still not complete to me.  Perhaps that is one of the reasons why Kenji even called me smarter than him. Honestly, I have been keeping an eye on the cat since its funeral, thinking about lots of other fun things and what the cat owes ashes a mortal enemy that not even itself has repaid.

For revenge, I will go out of the house to the cat's grave and dig it up. I will dig as deep as I could no matter how the dirt dirty my hands until I found the dead cat. And finally,the  mom got inside the house and went into the kitchen. Kenji all of sudden takes his supplies and equipment into his car and drives away.

From the window where I peeked out earlier, I get out of my room and run to the front door through the kitchen where mom stands stirring the objects in the basin for no reason while listening to the song with her walkman, while barely dancing to the left and right. I looked at her for a while, but accordingly ran to the front door. Out of that door and down the stairs, At the terrace where the cat is buried, I saw its grave. I dug into the grave until I saw its corpse. I took the flower which serves as its symbol of death and put it in my hair.  I took the cat as if it were hugging a teddy bear. However, I took her into the house to see how my mother reacts.

I bring her into the house and show it to mom. Mom, who was using her hands to squeeze and pick up the stuff in the bowl was distracted by my presence beside her. She then looks at me for a little while, suddenly she screams as she sees that dead cat in my hands.

"!!!!"

Okay, sorry. I thought as I came out of the house and put this cat back in her grave. Mom seems to be anxious right now. She will think how naughty I am till I even dig down the grave and pick a dead object up.

And by the way, tonight is my brother's Michigan town Football Finals. He goes to Michigan State fields to practice scrimmage before the tournament.  And before night, he will pick us all up to watch it. Grandparents also watch, because tonight is final, and I'm sure there will be a camera recording so that the world can see it.

"Come on Red! You can do it!"
"Ready, three, two, one! Bounce!"

Kenji throws the ball at his allies as three-axis teams chase after the ball so it doesn't fall into the allied team's hands.  but with weak cohesiveness, the ball fell into the hands of Kenji's allies and it was a goal as he shifted into the goal post.  Seeing that, both Kenji fans cheered as he scored the first goal.  Eva cheered the loudest with me side by side.

"Bait caught by the side player! The first point for the Tigers!"
"Go on, Ken!"  Kenji's grandpa cheers at him to cheer him up.

I and Eva don't want to lose their loudest cheers on the pitch.  As soon as Kenji scored the second time, I shouted again with great joy while Eva was already starting to lose her voice. her voice starts to hoarse. All the spectators at Kenji's side also cheered and waved his team's flag.  His grandfather was back in action by cheering him on so he could burn more spirits. The two referees in green also felt very excited about the match and ticked Kenji's team for points.

"Way to go, Ken!" Grandpa cheered after him.
"Go!!!" I shouted from a distance.

While no one was paying attention, I saw Dad, who was drunk after visiting the beer shop, come to watch Kenji at the American Football Finals game.  and also improve his standing pose and outfit appearance. The beer bottle in his hands is also seen, but as he notices threats, He immediately conceals it under his blazer.