Transit of Venus
Written by asiandreamer
Translated and edited by icyblueprincess1229
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Will you take a chance you aren’t sure will happen again . . . even if it means waiting for a hundred years?
I’m walking by the park right now. Why? Nothing. It’s so boring at home! “Young Master” here and “Young Master” there. Don’t they know any other words to say?!
I stand beside a nearby tree. I kick the little pebbles I found on the path. Just one way of letting my anger evaporate into mist. For me, it’s the best way instead of finding someone to punch. That’s just a total waste of time!
I still keep on kicking the little stones, but I guess I get too carried away. Maybe I kick too hard…
*bonk*
The pebble hits the stand of a small telescope. Tsk. Poor owner. The stand goes out of balance and BOOM! The telescope disintegrates—or should I say got destroyed.
“Waaahhh!!!What happened?!” Tsk. The girl coming near me is so noisy. I’ll wager she’s the owner.
“Don’t worry,” I said confidently. “I’ll pay for it. How much is that cheap telescope of yours? Tsk, it’s not even branded.”
“Oh you’ll surely pay for it! And I don’t care if it’s branded or not. At least I have something to borrow. So what now?! Where’s the payment?!”
Girls. They talk too much.
“No!” I fired back. “I’m not going to give you the money. Who knows, this might be one of your modus operandi. Maybe you’re just pretending to be the owner of this telescope so you can earn the money.” Tss. What does she think of me? Gullible? Over my grandfather’s grave, never!
“You are so dimwitted! Haven’t you heard what I just told you? I just borrowed this telescope! So what now? It’s broken and it’s because of you…” She falters for a while, like she is thinking of a horrible thing to tell me. “Freak!”
What an attitude. She should be grateful that my mood is different today…
“Hey you! Where are you taking me?! Huh?! My hand is already aching because you’re dragging me so hard! If you have no intention of paying for the telescope you’ve broken, then I should be the one dragging you to the police station. I’m going to file a demand against you! Or maybe you’ll do something evil and wretched?”
This girl…she’s annoying me.
I face her, and then look at her from head to toe then snap, “Dream on!”
She smirks at me. “So you really plan on escaping your mistake? You’re so pitiful, mister. Karma works fast. Remember that!”
“Karma won’t work on me because I have one word. Here we are now.” I point at the store behind me. “Feel free to choose any king of telescope. I’m just going to be by the counter. And by the way, they have the latest and limited editions. New arrivals. They are displayed outside. You can get one of them if you want. It’s up to you.”
How did I know? Simply because I own the store.
After thirty minutes, the girl is still inside. Tss. I hate waiting. I really do hate waiting.
“There! I finally picked one. Just pay it for me,” she gladly tells me.
What happened to her?
