I’m tired. I shall call it a day. It’s already five in the afternoon, most kids have gone home, and only few old people are in the park. I know that they won’t even bother to buy one of the popcorn I’m selling, it’s too sturdy for them. I started to clean up my things so I can take a break. “What a day” I didn’t keep much as I need to have, first thing to do: close the store. My stomach warned me that I didn’t eat for lunch and it’s already too late to eat it. I groan. I have to keep my lunch so I can eat it for dinner. I closed my eyes to relax a bit.
“Hey!” someone yelled. I looked around and found a seven or six years old kid.
“I’m sorry missy but our store’s already closed, you can go back tomorrow” I managed to create a smile before I turn around to fix my things.
“I want one popcorn today” It looks like she’s commanding me. I faced the little kid, “Tomorrow, maybe?” She just stare at me. “But… I really want one now, please mister ugly faggot, I need to give it to someone important” I was taken aback. Faggot?! Do I look like one? I’m not mad at this kid, perhaps I’m amused.
“Faggot you say? Hahaha, go back tomorrow missy, I’ll give you a free popcorn, but not today, look, Mr. Sun is already going home too, be back tomorrow” But rather than walk away, the girl crossed her arms. “Are you challenging me, Mister?” This girl surprised every part of me, how can she be so cute even with her trying-hard-pouty-lips?
“Okay, okay, I surrender, now… what do you want?” she looks pleased, by then she smiled. “How much it can cost me if I buy two medium size popcorn?” I tried not to laugh, then she started to count his fingers one by one. “It would take two bucks missy” She gasp. I knew she don’t have much, and then I was the one who crossed-arms. “So?” I said, this girl is so entertaining. ”How about the two small size?” She aked. “One buck” I answered. She seemed confuse, and didn’t know what to do. Maybe I can get her for free? She seemed eager to have one popcorn, maybe this is her favorite or maybe she’ll eat it with her family because it’s their movie night, that thought made me sad. I just miss my wife and my son.
“Okay, two small” She lift her head and mischievously smiled.
After ten minutes. “This is your popcorn cutie” I was glad when I saw her smile again, my heart melted, she’s one very cute kid. She gave me her payment, I kneel over to get the money box, and then I realized I was holding two bucks, the girl was too clumsy to give me more than she needs to pay. I stand up again and saw one popcorn left at my store,I looked around but, she was nowhere to be found.
And then I suddenly realized her real purpose, “Thank you” I whispered.
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Operation Centuria: The First 25
Roman pour AdolescentsThis is the first thirty stuff of the Operation Centuria series. It is a compilation of short stories by three different authors.
