Saddened, he sat by a park bench.
The moonlight shines on those unfortunate enough, the slight sting of the cold air hit Riki as he cried alone. Only accompanied by his own thoughts and his regret, the light shines on the river, reflecting on Riki.
A few moments later, Riki called TJ.
TJ arrived, seeing Riki sniffling on the park bench.
"Hey, what happened? Why'd you suddenly call me over?" TJ asked.
Riki sighed and breathed in deeply. "My mother is dead." He said.
Shocked by the news, TJ grabbed Riki by the shoulders.
"WHAT?! B-but how?" He asked.
"I-I don't know, she just spoke like she just got rid of a curse." Riki asked, pushing TJ away.
TJ sat back down, not knowing what to say.
"I'm sorry for your loss." He said, hugging Riki.
"Thank you."
Riki hugged back tightly, comforted by the accompaniment of his best friend TJ.
"It seems like I'd have to live in an apartment now, I can't make money on my own except for part-time jobs." He said, "I can sell the house and sell the stuff in there. I can probably rent an apartment if I sold them."
"Good idea. I'll help you pack up and sell the house, because I'm "Businessman TJ"!" TJ said.
An awkward silence passed by, not sure what to reply with, Riki said.
"Thanks."
"I-I'm sorry, probably not the time to joke around. Yeah?" TJ said, regretting his decisions. "But I'll go call Arlea to help too, since she knows some people that could help you sell your house."
"Are you sure? You sure she's not busy or something?" Riki asked.
"No, she's not at all busy, so I can just call her then." TJ answered.
Riki nodded as if to agree, and then stood up.
Admiring the beautiful moonlight view, he took a deep breath.
"I wish I could've gone to this place with my mom and dad." he said. "I've never seen my father before and my mother was super strict about me leaving the house." Riki said, forcing a laugh.
TJ also stood up and hung his arm around Riki.
"Honestly, me too. I've seen my father, yeah. But he never spends time with mom or my other siblings. I get that he's too busy with work, but could can he just ask his HR to let him have a 7-day break or something?" He complained.
Riki laughed, as tears dropped on the floor.
"Hey! If you're gonna complain go to a therapy room." Riki belly-laughed, "I didn't even know you had siblings! And we're friends since we were kids!" He said.
As Riki laughed, TJ smiled proudly.
"How could you not know? I talk about them so much with my other friends!" TJ said.
"Okay, okay." Riki gasped for air. "Now, how many of you guys are there?" He asked.
"Little sister, younger brother and older brother." He spoke. "So, 4".
"Four? But you only said 3 names, or positions whatever." Riki said.
"Including me you idiot." TJ said.
Riki burst out laughing, he didn't know what to do, laugh? Cry? He was indecisive, he was cracking apart.
"Alright, alright. I'll go call Arlea now."
"Sure, sure."
Riki leaned on the guard rails of the park.
Thinking about what to do, he sighed. He didn't know what to do when he sold the house or his stuff and got in a new apartment. He didn't know what Part-Time job to do. He didn't know anything.
After TJ had finished with his call, they went to his house. To clean.
"I uh, don't know what to-" Riki got interrupted by sudden knocking.
"Oh, it's probably Arlea." TJ said, unlocking the door.
He was greeted with an irritated face.
"You call me, and now you want me to clean stuff. Wow, I sure am a maid, aren't I?" Arlea said, throwing up her hands in anger.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just need help cleaning Riki's house, he's going to sell it." TJ said, pointing to Riki.
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Devil Child: Come Back to Earth
AksiyonDevil Child, is a high school teenager, who was abused by his mother, only had one friend, "TJ" who helped him through tough times. They attend the same school as the prestigious "Arlea", the beauty who caught Riki's eye. But there was a catch, he h...
