Holding On [Discontinued]

[9]

Diego sat on the bottom step of the hotel waiting for his little friend to come, he was extremely excited to show his Pokemon cards to her.

As Diego looks through his cards a man dressed in a employee uniform comes out the hotel and sits on the top step away from Diego. They both see each other but don't say anything and minds their own business, after awhile Diego gets bored of sitting around.

"Hello." Diego greets to him, the stranger smiles and waves. "I'm waiting for my friend," Diego held up his cards, "I'm going to show her my Pokemon cards."

"So you like to play Pokemon?" The stranger asked and Diego nodded.

"What are waiting for?" Diego asked.

"I'm waiting for my daughter to come from school."

"What's her name?"

"Amaya."

"Hey I know her!" He said and got up to sit next to the guy. "She is my friend!"

"Really?" Diego nodded his head in response. "Well hello, my name is Yuri." He held out his hand for Diego to shake. "I'm Diego." He replied and shook his hand.

So Diego continued to talk to Yuri showing all his Pokemon cards, new and olds ones then all the ones his is going to get. Yuri quietly listened to everything he was saying and learned quickly that he like to talk, a lot.

"Then I got this one for my birthday but I already had it and I didn't want to be mean so I didn't say anything so now I have two cards that are the same but I don't really care because-"

"Yuri!" An employee comes out of the hotel and runs up to both of them. "There is problem in the kitchen."

"What's the problem?"

The employee whispers something is ear and Yuri face turn into a shocked expression. "Okay, that's a problem. Um, Diego if Amaya comes tell her I'll be back." Before Diego can say yes Yuri rushed off leaving Diego.

So Diego sat and wait for Amaya, it didn't take long before she came around the corner with her bookbag bouncing with her. "Amaya!" Diego exclaimed and hugged her. She definitely wasn't use to something like this so she know what to say or do but Diego didn't seem to notice. "I have something I want to show you."

"Cool, um." Amaya started to look around, "Have you seen my mama?"

"You mean your dad?" Amaya nodded her head.

"He had to go do something in the kitchen. Anyway, you what to see what I got?"

"Sure, I guess."

Diego showed his Pokemon cards to her thinking she would be impressed.
"What are they?" Amaya asked.

Diego was shocked. "Wait, you don't know what Pokemon is?!" Amaya just shrugged her shoulders.

"Wow, well I'll tell you all about it and I can show you how to play it too! If you want to?"

Amaya though about it, "Yeah, okay."

Diego smiled, "Okay let me show you my cards and then I tell you everything I know."

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Victor's P.O.V

I was sitting on one of the couches in the lobby video chatting with a friend.

"So how's Makkachin doing without me?"

"Why don't I show you." Vera picked up her phone from off the table and showed Makkachin lying in his dog bed. "Makkachin look," Makkachin turns his head, "It's Victor come say hi." He comes over and rests his head her leg.

"Hello Makkachin," I said in a baby voice, "are you being good?" He barked once then walked away.

"Well I guess he's done taking." She laughed.

"Hm, So how is Dima?" I asked.

"You didn't know? Dima graduated last year."

"Oh yeah, I forgot." Vera teaches children privately from her home or their house, she like a at home teacher.

"Yeah, I cried when he left for college but it's okay. I get a letter every know and then from him saying he is all right."

"So what are you going to do now that he's gone?"

She groaned, "I have no clue, I put up flyers for a at home teacher but nobody has called yet. I think may work for the school near here but," she covered her face, "I'm not sure."

"Well I'm sure you'll think of something."

"Yeah I guess." She sighed. "Anyway enough about me, how are things in Japan? Meet anybody new people?"

I thought for a minute. "Well I meet this one guy but I haven't really... talked to him, like had a conversation."

"Well why not?" She asked.

"He is always seems busy, I don't know."

"Well what you should do is talk to him when he's not busy, okay."

"Well I guess-"

Her phone starts ringing on her side, "I'm going to have to go this may be someone calling about the flyer, bye." She hung up.

I sat back for a minute thinking about what she had said, maybe I should just talk to the guy. As soon as I say that the same guy comes out into the lobby. "Okay, may as well be now." I got up from my spot and walked over.

"Hello.~" A young lady steps in front of my path. "My names is Clara." She twirls her long black hair with her finger and smiles with bright, red lipstick covering her lips.

I was kind of caught off guard by this. "Well, hi Clara I'm-"

"Oh I know who you are, Sir.~" She said poking my shoulder. "I know a lot about you but you know nothing about me."

I keep looking pass her to see if the guy is going to leave but she keeps blocking my view. "I wouldn't worry about it," she grabbed my hand and squeezed, "we will know each other very well by the time you leave.~"

I've dealed with these types of girls before and they are not easy to get by. The guy was about to walk off and this girl wasn't going to move, so I had to say something that I really didn't want to say to her. "There's lipstick on your teeth."

Her faced turned almost as red has her lipstick, she covered her mouth with her hand then ran off in the other direction embarrassed. I had to tell her, it was annoying me but it was the perfect way to get her to leave.

The guy was about to leave the lobby. "Excuse me!" I yelled, he turned my way. "Hey!"

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