myself up, and a curse fell out of my lips when my head throbbed p

that I hadn't eaten any

r- the perfect way

down when I saw that it was empty. I still haven't bought a stock of froze

drinking the coffee that I made, its war

and walked to the wind

The warm breeze fondled on my face

the morning. It's Sunday and I have no wor

t I only had a few dollars left. These are just enough for

ind money for

t to advance this time because I already did that last mo

collected my resolve. "

ll. As soon as I reached my destination, I went straig

ssities, which will l

enjoying the Tayto sandwich that I bought

eyes were brimming with tears. I would have pinched his chee

am! Can you p

aside and squatte

are yo

face because of how

?" I asked once again in the ge

d in between his sobs. "P-Pleas

his kid is or what Xavier he's referri

criminals and something bad happens to him,

. "Okay. We will find your Uncle Xavier

finally stopped crying. I pulled my scarf ou

oo adorab

Thank you, ma

e. It seriously feels genuine wh

call m

ly and fervently

ours? May I k

tri! I'm already

eight fingers instead. Can I just take

Your name is

o!" He answered

e going to find your uncle, but you nee

le to me. We stroll around, ho

s your

his lips

t again next time, alright? There ar

s right hand

Xavier was looking for a polo shirt. But a toy caught his attention, so he

s since we were walking, but w

want to p

n that Greyson was point

coins with

ey for now? I promise to p

I'm just kidd

and purchased a few tokens. L

s uncle, then I'm going to ask for he

so frus

e machine because he couldn't get the Spon

till have

have o

me

it to me, and we s

, C

he loudly cheered for me, catching

fully inspected if the claw was already in the right

my eyes widened when I success

! We

d the toy, and it put

you h

Thank you, Cleo. You

lders and feigned

want ice

es! I want the winter

lright. Just

ought two cones of ice cream. I a

nk y

head. "You'

tuff. I'm wiping the spilled ice-cream off the corner o

nc

chair and rushed to

e me so

d the

m. "Don't worry, unc

much for looking after my nephew, M

ust call me Cleo. You d

"Cleo it

n return. Just please be more

his nephew. "Come on, bud. Say goodb

ite the brief time that I spent wit

my brother when he was still a child.

ping me and for th

fled his hair for the las

suddenly kissed my cheeks. It e

uch again, Cleo

"Don't m

rted walking away. Greyson look

I watched them blend among the throng of

s remind me of the day

at the mall, and I

•

y special happened to me. I still do the same old boring rou

would be like that as

here s

I opened the gate. I just got hom

and a bar in the evening. For Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I

wards me. "Someone's

ed. "Wh

ther. It's better if

d because I wasn't e

rment grew more when I saw a man dressed up

nd I was taken aback when I

e, Xavier! What is

eo!

. I turned around, and my jaw fell to the f

e world is

wesome! Mrs. Evelyn said

ion, I shammed a

his is not my

. "What do

"Mrs. Evelyn will

n, come

ile before the child came running inside the apartmen

ain, Cleo." The same air

awkward smile

he couch across from him,

the bush. I have a gen

m a questi

onal nanny. It was a collective

he least thing I though

t he's too busy. Don't worry, I may not be as good as him on busi

a chance to respond and

ead, and tha

there any

me here, lay down a bunch of papers, and ex

embarrassment d

orry. Do you hav

you say that it's the

dent that transpired three days

odd

u, which is actually commendable because

ht he had already forgotten me.

as his nanny because the previous one had already retired. To keep the

on the table betwe

n't worry. You will gain a five- thousand euro

ar it right? Five fucking thousand?!