Tales from the Former Universe

8. The Trip

At the end of the weekday, The 7th grade of Tilden Vale Secondary School was organized for a school trip to Seneca State Grand Park in the countryside. The first mornings of the tour around the Seneca State Grand Park involved guides by a tour robot.

"The end of the tour, we now have reached. Pleasance, we hope you find in our tour," the robot said.

"Thank you for the tour, we can take it from here," said the school secretary as the robot left after.

"The worst guides, I have probably witnessed in 13 years of living!" Dilma argued.

"The same words, did he ought to always say?" Joyda questioned.

"Sounded like a slave!" Marloere joked, and everyone laughed.

"Marloere, say any of those words, your attendance is deducted," the secretary reminded.

"Oh come on, but Joyda..." Marloere argued.

"Ta, ta, you hear me," the secretary forewarned. "And speaking of attendance, paperwork, I have accounted for all of you to fill. For the attendance, the forms and questions, you must fill. However, a minimum of B+, I expect for attendance, and that is graded through proper wording and analysis," he said. "Five hours from now, you have for the entire park. You are dismissed."

Everyone immediately left to do their own activities in the wide grand park.

"Not bad... the questions actually are; so few,"

"I know," Royyega said. "We could finish it in less than an hour. Well, I in particular can finish it in less than an hour."

"Oh?" Arlaion is amazed. "Well, amazing for you."

"Arlaion, lift up a little," Royyega cheered up. "I can help, I promise I can help," she promised. "We should perhaps... do some things we can do in the meantime, rather than being too plucked with the papers."

"Well, we shall, together," Arlaion started. "Shall we?" he invited.

At Carcano Mall, the family's last road destination of interest, Dimaggiore spent his entire hour winning the arcades, while both Martinner and Haumecea were inside a spa joint.

"Ah," Haumecea relaxed. "Rest, I could really use."

"Me too," Martinner said. "Feels like... the similar habits... we've been doing our whole life with road trips. Exhausted, I am of the conclusions of the trip."

"But for the family, did we not do?" Haumecea said.

"We do," Martinner said. "It's just... a plentiful, we compensated for Dimaggiore's happiness... and he's just... still."

"It's children... they are grateful for what they are gladly given," Haumecea said. "However... the parent... I am concerned of us for him," she said. "Should we do more... for him... for us?"

"Risk... is not one I'd blindly taken into consideration," he said. "A financial future, we must allocate."

"Jobs we must secure, education, we must secure for Dimaggiore... the house, we must maintain," Haumecea said. "For the family."

"For the family."

After the spa together, they were surprised by the plentiful rewards Dimaggiore won.

"I won them all, with just $20,"

"Well done, boy," Martinner hugged. "Come, we shall head home."

After walking an ancient castle structure, Arlaion and Royyega proceeded their wonders in the grand park, hands tied together, keeping wherever their next journey takes.