A Promise

Chapter 4 Casino Royal

As soon as Shawn left. I blinked at gran. She didn't even say a word to me and went back to yoga.

I ran to my room and took out my phone from my bag. I searched for Shawn's contact and messaged him
Shawn I'm really sorry! I didn't mean it. Please if you could meet me somewhere. Maybe Mc Donald's down the street? xxx Isle :'(

Then I threw my phone and lied down on my bed thinking. Thinking about how rude I was.

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I kept waiting for his reply. Hours went by but I saw no message. It's wasn't like I was making up for him. I was just shocked about my absolute rude behaviour, with a person who was helping my gran, and most important, made her laugh!

It was almost dinner time, so I thought of going out of my room and see what's happening around the world. I went to the dining hall and saw no one. I went to gran's room and still saw no one.

Suddenly my stomach grumbled with starvation. I was about to open the fridge when I saw a note one the stuck to it.
Isle, we came back from work but since you were sleeping we didn't disturb you. You're dad and I are going for a official dinner with our boss, so please excuse us. In the mean time for dinner go out with gran or order something. Love you mum!

Uhg! Great. Mum and dad are out having dinner at a fancy restaurant and I'm sitting here alone with just one thing on my mind about my lost gran.

God help me.

I rushed back to my room to call mum and ask her where gran was. But to my surprise Shawn had messaged me back. But the only problem was his reply was not at all consoling!
He replied, Isle, don't have time for this. Come to casino royal and don't forget to bring you're gran's phone! She forgot. And I'm telling you don't miss the fun. Gtg.

Don't miss the fun. Was he insane. What is gran doing at a casino at all. I'm in big trouble if I don't get her back right now.

I quickly changed to my long black coat and denims, picked up gran's phone and grabbed a taxi.
And went straight to casino royal. I was a bit scared though, I'd never been to one before.

Soon the taxi pulled over and I stood in front of the glaring lighted decorated casino royal. Only the Richie's used to come here. And apprantely gran was a one of the Richie's so yeah! She could pretty well spend her long and get bank rupt here.

I stood there, I couldn't possibly go inside, so I called up Shawn to ask for whether I should enter or not.

When I called him up the only thing I could hear was shouts screaming and all sorts of noises of ever heard.
Shawn screamed through the phone, 'Isle you wait eight in front of the casino, I'm coming to get you.'

And so I kept staring at the casino exit for Shawn to come. But he didn't turn up. In fact he came from behind me and scared me with a boo.

He grabbed my hand while I was all complaining and cursing gran for being so irresponsible.

He stopped in the middle of nowhere and said, 'Isle do you have any idea where I'm taking you?'

I suddenly realised that he had no evidence that gran was with him. And I believed him blind folded.

I gulped and said, 'n..no.'

'Well then you must have trusted me and so you decided to come without even enquiring?'

'Yy.....yes.'

'So then I suppose that you can trust me that you're gran where ever she is with me is safe. Right?'

'Mm....maybe!'

'Oh! Would you stop mumbling Isle, coz I gotta show you I and Cam, we're fulfilling one of the things from the wish list okay. So stop worrying for God's sake and come along.'

It was quite confusing for me so I just held on to my thoughts and followed him, thanking God for gran not in a casino.

He stopped again and said, 'the place we're entering might surprise you or make you cry. So be ready for either'

'Okay'

Then I saw a small hut and dim lighting from the surrounding. It felt almost like country side, but it couldn't possibly be a country hut beside a casino!

He opened the door of the hut

And all I could do was stand at the door and control my tears for what I saw was the little glimpse of heaven.

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The hut was decorated with dim yellow lighting and country music was being played and gran was dancing. She was dancing with the kids. Poor kids. There were all sorts of food from Mc Donald's. And some of the children were eating, some playing, some dancing with gran.

Shawn stood beside me and nudged me, 'Would you call you're gran irresponsible now?'

I said, 'not now. Not to her'

Then we stared at gran's smiling face at scilence, when Shawn took out a A4 size paper and striked off

#See smiling faces of the poor needy kids

I looked up to him and said, 'I won't call my gran irresponsible. And neither you!'

And we entered the hut and joined gran and the kids.