Blood Of Platinum
Chapter 91. Sweet Little Happiness
At the bar [Barre des Noirs], Theo finished cleaning up the debris of the broken walls and doors. The chairs and tables have also been cleaned.
“Theo-niichan, this chair has been tidied up also” said a small child
Theo who was busy mopping the floor from the front of the entrance then looked over with a smile.
“Good, you're so smart. In that case, please help me for a while ya”’
The boy approached Theo and asked.
“Help what?”
“Please pee in that bucket and fill the water again until full ya”
“Baik”
The little boy brought his bucket back to refill. Theo with a face full of sweat looked very tired.
“You cleaned up like what, this blood is really hard to lose! Just piss me off!”
His necklace pendulum is visible. Theo realized and looked at it with a sad look.
“My precious jewels..”.
Theo looked at his purple gem pendulum while recalling many things in his mind.
‘Since I have lived, I have always cursed this place and Justin who has made our lives suffer. Day and night I always pray that I can repay him, so that he can escape this suffering, so that he can live without a shadow of the fear and hatred of the gorilla’
Unknowingly, Theo began to mutter slowly continuing what his heart was saying.
“And now he's dead. He died in such a despicable manner as he did to everyone he came into contact with”
Theo smiled looking at the jeweled pendulum. The most beautiful smile ever made in his life. There was a feeling of relief with glazed eyes that emanated and it was all thanks to some good things.
“I...I feel like my prayer all this time finally missed”
Despite that, their bad luck has still not changed and they still have to pray that all who go to dangerous places to save the kidnapped people can return safely.
He flanked the mopstick on his armpit and began to close his eyes.
With both hands tightly grasping the purple necklace pendulum, Theo lowered his head while praying inwardly.
‘Hopefully Kino-nii congratulations. May Stelani and Fabil be saved. May Ryou-nii and Kaito-nii be safe. May Arkan-nii and his friend be saved. May all return to this place alive. I beg’
A small light came back into view and when Theo opened his eyes, he saw it.
“What?!” Theo was surprised
His eyes seemed to be unable to believe what he had just seen. He saw the purple gem pendulum shining. But not long after, the light dimmed and returned like an ordinary pendulum necklace.
“Ber...shine? Why?!”
Unknowingly, the mopstick she flanked on the armpit fell off and Theo looked at the pendulum of the necklace closely.
“I never realized that this thing could shine, but why? All this time I didn't feel anything strange. All my life I've been wearing it since this thing has been with me, only this first time she shines like this. Why can..”.
“Theo-niichan, this is the water!”
The voice of the little boy coming from behind with a bucket of water had stopped the last sentence Theo wanted to say. Theo finally forgot about it for a moment and took back the fallen mop stick.
When the boy put down his bucket, he saw Theo's slightly pale face.
“Theo-niichan, what's wrong? Are you tired? Do you want to rest? I can mop this floor if you're tired, Theo-nii”
“I. No need to worry. You can go back with the others for a break. It's been a half hour you've been helping me. Go to the back with the others and sleep in the room earlier while waiting for food to come ya”
“Good. All of us, we can sleep he said. Let's wash our hands and go to the room earlier”
The little boy yelled out to his two friends and ran to the back following Theo's instructions. Now, only Theo was alone along with the confusion that haunted him.
He held and looked at his necklace pendulum back while revealing a curious expression.
“Since when did this thing shine and why have I never known it? Is this the first time it happened or.”.
Theo could not stop wondering. Finally, the thing he did for about five minutes was to stand in place by holding a mop while paying attention to the necklace pendulum in his hand.
From the back, he was shocked by something.
“We're home!”
“Waaah!!”
With quick reflexes, Theo immediately looked back while pointing the mop stick he was holding towards the back. One second too late, the mop will hit someone.
“Waah!! Don't point that thing at me again, little boy!!” Joel shouted with a panicked face
“You...you're home? Why so fast?” asked Theo with a panicked and confused face
“Theo-niichan we brought this all, look look!!” Michaela pointed out all the things that were carried in both her hands
“See this, see this!” the two children also showed the bags they were carrying
“A...You guys..”
Theo who was still unable to think clearly and only took out one to two words from his mouth.
“You why? Are you taking too long...hmm?” Joel looked around the bar room with a confused face
He observed all the neatly arranged chairs and tables as well as some bloodstains that were starting to bud. Instantly he stepped into the bar and smiled happily with tears breaking.
“Oh...Little boy, did you clean the place that was originally like this animal cage? Hiks..I feel moved!! Huwaa..at least this old, reot and pathetic bar can look nicer than half an hour ago”
All the grocery bags he carried were placed on a table and chairs that had been neatly arranged. Joel again pulled the bar stool and table into the middle of the room and now the room looks not much different from half an hour ago.
Of course it invites Theo's emotions up.
“Oi, perverted uncle!! It was just cleared! Why did you pull the chair and table again like that, you idiot!!”
“Eh~ we want lunch, right? I've bought a lot of good food and nice clothes for you guys so let's eat together” the big guy smiled as he invited Theo over to him
“Don't joke! Then why do I ask the others to clean up all that, huh?!”
“Others yes...three other children where?” Joel asked while looking around the room
“There's behind on break. It's because they cleaned it up but you just made it messy again, you pervert!!” theo said while being angry
As if ignoring Theo's chatter, Joel with a blushing smile asked Michaela to call the other three children.
“Oh yes, Michaela please call the others yes. Tell me lunch is coming”
“Good, Joel-ojichan~”
Michaela happily ran followed by her other two friends. Now only Theo and Joel are both in the bar room.
Theo observed all the items and shopping bags that were on the table and chairs.
“Why is it fast?” ask Theo in a thin tone
“I went to the clothing store first to buy some clothes. Because I thought I should prioritize the clothes you can wear first, so I asked the shopkeeper to wrap all the best kids clothes they had. Oh, of course I even bought underwear for boys and girls too. Ehehehe~” obviously Joel while laughing
When he explained that, Joel looked happy like a father who bought a lot of new things for his children. Even the imagination of the flowers bloomed with an angelic smile behind it. The soul of the old man is thick.
“Then how can in half an hour you can buy all that?”
“Of course you can! After buying all the clothes that even I didn't see for myself, we went straight to the diner near there and bought all the chicken meat menu and desserts in that place”
“Just like that? Indeed the food is not cooked first can be that fast you buy it?” Theo seems suspicious of Joel's story
“As a little boy, I used a good and very powerful way to overcome a long time in preparing order”
“What?”
“Money!” Joel smiled as he made a circular finger pose
“.....” Theo speechless with a strange face
“I just said wrap all the food there and they instantly did it” said Joel proudly
“You mean..you bought what was done, did you?”
“Yapc. Why wait so long. After all, the food stalls around the clothing store only provide ready-made food such as sandwiches, skewered meat and soup with cream and chicken. Oh, don't worry. There are fresh drinks and cakes also”
“Why did you buy it in a place like that? People who have money should never eat street food”
Theo's eyes look so upset considering he never even ate at any restaurant or food stall.
“I want to do it but if I choose a lot of things, you guys who wait will just hold the hunger even longer. So, I bought clothes that you can wear after this and food from a store near there to shorten the time”
“So”
“But calm! Once your stomachs are full and clean, I'll take the kids on a large-scale shopping spree. Ahaha! I am kind and soft-hearted, right?”
“Mmm” Theo only makes one tone as if it does not want to give another response
‘I think he's really a pervert. I'll hit him with this mop stick if I do anything weird to Michaela and the others! Just look at it later!’
“Why?” ask Joel
“I was just thinking of hitting you again with this mop stick if you dare to do something to my friends” replied Theo with a face and a flat tone
The sweet smile and background of the flowers behind her disappeared instantly. With a depressed face, Joel answered Theo's words.
“You it seems since childhood there is no sweetness huh. You irreverent brat”
Theo approached him with a mop in his hand.
“What did you say just now?!”
“No...not there, not there. Put that thing down now!”
Michaela and the other children came from behind with happy faces. Those who had just woken up were startled and ran towards the table. Unwittingly one of the children accidentally kicked a bucket filled with water and all the water spilled over the floor.
“Ah!” the boy shouted in shock
“Waa!! The water!!” Theo shouted
“Aiya..it looks like your hard work went to waste in an instant, little boy” Joel said as he shook his head
Luckily the little boy was fine but not with the water. Theo has to work hard and his energy is wasted now.
“This sucks!” mumbled slowly
“I'm sorry, Theo-nii”
“Already. I'm tired of talking about it. It's okay, you go to the perverted uncle's place and eat” exclaimed Theo
Afterwards, all the children followed Theo's words and went to a table full of food.
“Huwaaa~ini all our lunch, uncle?”
“Ehehehe~” Joel just laughs cheerfully and smiles widely
“Can we eat this now? We are already very hungry for cleaning this place and waiting for you guys to come” asked the little boy who was with Theo before
“Joel-ojichan, can ya?” Michaela pleads with Joel
“Of course! Finish the chicken and meat! After that, you just took a shower and tried the new clothes I bought. Later if you guys already smell good, we go shopping again” said Joel with enthusiasm
Hearing that, all the children were happy and immediately opened the food wrapper on the table. Lots of meat-filled bread, fried chicken, skewer meat and soup and fresh drinks purchased.
“All meat~” exciting other kids with happy faces
“I told you we'd buy a lot of meat, right? Eat a lot!” joel said as he rubbed the children's heads gently
“Happy meal~”
The children ate the fried chicken and the skewered meat first. The red face was blushing because it was happy to be seen from their faces. They started talking about things that children his age used to do.
“Enak~still warm and delicious. How can?”
“Joel-ojichan who bought it all nee~” said a child who came with Joel left
“But it's still warm and tender”
“Joel-ojichan told the seller to wrap everything. So said! Then the seller immediately wrapped everything that was just ripe, great right!!” michaela explained everything
“Huwaaa..Joel-ojichan cool once~”.
“Not no, the cool thing is not me but my money! My money makes me feel like this. Ahahaha” said Joel while laughing proudly
The faces of the children innocently and innocently nodded and smiled widely.
“Hooo. Cool once~”
Actually in reality, the face of Joel who does not match the character when facing the little boy can cause big questions. However, all of that can really be resolved perfectly thanks to the right approach and strategy that he had thought of while on the road some time ago.
And all the sources of his success were thanks to the money he had taken in large quantities from inside the bar vault in the back before leaving earlier.
Despite all the money he had spent on all those things for the children, he felt happy to see the children happy.
‘I should have done this a long time ago and dared to fight Justin for their happiness. I hope I'm not too late to make them happy after Justin’'s death
“Hmm?” Joel looked towards Theo
He saw the boy mopping the wet floor by himself seriously and walked up to him.
“You didn't eat with the others?”
“No. Let them eat. I'll clean this up myself and then clean my body. Bawdy uncle should also accompany them eat”
Theo was seen ignoring the person who asked him to speak and was still mopping up the wet floor. Joel sighed while scratching his head then patted the child on the shoulder.
Cock
“What?” Theo looked up while looking rishi
“Listen boy, you can do that later. You better eat what you have and then work back. This place is already dilapidated so no need to think of”
“I know. I just want them to enjoy the good food and forget all the sadness that happened during this”
“....” Joel is silent
“However there is no way I can eliminate this bad event so quickly from their memory. Everyone who left was also unknown whether they had succeeded now or not. I want those kids to eat good and sleep so they can feel better”
Theo looked sad while looking at the faces of the children who were eating it. He really hoped that all the little joys at the table would make them forget all the sadness that happened to Kino and his two friends.
But Joel did not let the boy endure the sadness alone.
“Bokah, who do you think I am?”
“Hmm? Uncle is a perverted uncle. Is there anything else?”
“Do not carelessly! I am an adult. You know, right? An adult! I'm here to protect you”
“You came here to see Arkan-nii's work and make a calculation with him after he comes home later. You said it yourself, uncle pervert”
Like a heart-piercing knife, Joel tried to get his mental back.
“It...it's true but forget about it. I bought all of it not to make the kids happy, but I want to make ‘kalian’ happy”
“What does that ‘kalian’ word mean?” Theo asked in an indifferent manner
“You guys I mean include you in it!” Joel pointed at Theo's face with his index finger while looking at him seriously
“Eh?”
“I told you before I left, right? You did an amazing thing. I only stayed half an hour and you came back moody again. I told you not to think about it, because you've done a good thing too. Besides those who leave will definitely save your friends”
“I know that. I believe they'll come back. I'm talking about those kids”
“Hmm? Worthless worry” Joel said in a flat tone
As if not accepted, Theo so yell at Joel.
“What's in vain?!”
Joel turned his head and raised his head slightly upwards. He glanced at the table where the children were eating. Theo who saw the movement of his head and eyes heard someone calling him.
“Theo-nii, let's eat! It's no cake with strawberry” cream
Michaela approached Theo while carrying a piece of cream cake with strawberries on it. Not only Michaela, but all the children came to Theo.
“.....” Theo just silently watched the girl approach him
“Um..actually nee, when we ate with Kino-niichan this morning. He bought delicious meat and cakes for you too. But since Stelani-neechan and Fabil-niichan were out and left us at home alone, we ate the Theo-niichan part. Forgive us” said Michaela with a sad and downcast face
“We didn't tell you about it when Ryou-niichan and Kaito-niichan were there for fear that Theo-niichan would upset” said another child
Michaela gave the plate with strawberry cake on it then said with a blushing face.
“We give cake with this cream for you, therefore.ayo eat with us”.
Michaela is seen gathering her courage to give the cake. Theo who saw him was so moved and like he was about to shed tears.
Joel took off the hat on Theo's head and rubbed his hair gently with a smile.
“Look, that's called sweet little happiness. Being able to eat with people you care about is the most important thing. Those kids don't have to worry anymore. Therefore stop forcing yourself and be a little spoiled like a child your age”
In a moment, Theo felt all the weight on his shoulders had been completely gone. He received the cake that Michaela gave him with a smile and started walking to the table full of food with the others.
‘The little happiness I always dreamed of for a long time.
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