Beep!
"That'll be 4.6$."
Noah immediately gave the convenience store manager the money.
"Are you from around here, sir?" When he notices Noah's head tilt, the manager curiously asks, "I am the store owner, and well, I am familiar with everyone around here, but I don't seem to recognize you."
Noah politely shakes his head, "ah-um, no, it's no problem at all. I am visiting the orphanage that is up that hill." He points in the direction when the store owner acknowledges, "ahh! That place! No wonder I didn't recognize you."
Noah couldn't help but ask, "do you remember that boy that used to sleep in the alley near the dumpsters many years ago?"
The store owner did not hesitate to nod, "yes! As a matter of fact, I do! I sometimes wonder where that boy is now? I hadn't heard anything since then when the police took him. By the way, how do you know about that boy?"
Noah proudly reveals, without embarrassment, "I am that boy."
