"Attention citizen of Inculto-29, this area is currently off limits. This area shall no longer recieve food supply, electricity, telecom connections or water supply. Please leave this area. Stay at your own risk!"
"This is so fast! Why are they making us leave this area?", Tachibana looks freaked out.
"The Letrados are gonna bomb this area. So they are just abundoning this area. This will probably become a warzone after that.", Aiko explains the situation.
"So, we are leaving?", I try to stay calm.
"I don't really think we have any other choice.", Aiko starts packing up all the necessary things.
"Let me help you with that." Densetsu joins Aiko in the work, Tachibana follows his lead.
"Why are they naming us Inculto and themselves Letrados?"
"Apparently as we are against nuclear weapons we are being considered illetarate. So they are using the word Inculto.", Tachibana answers while she gets the big suitcase down.
"So Letrados means literate?", I ask
"Exactly."
"That's quite rude for someone who is considering themselves literate."
"I know right."
I wonder what's gonna happen in this miserable world next.
Around 2 pm we are done packing up. Densetsu and I are having to carry all the luggage to the SUV. I'm having to check the engine as no one else can. I have a few experience. As I open the bonet I find only spider net here and there. Jeez! How long has it been sitting here? Ow, yes. Right. A whole freaking year. I had to swap the spark plugs. Hopefully we had new ones. The battery was surprisingly working. I had to fix the fuel pump and other small things like the timing belt and air filter. The last thing I had to do was refill the fuel and swap and flush the engine oil. But i the engine oil we had in the garage was almost 2 to 3 years old. Shouldn't use that. So I had to go to the auto parts store. There's no taxi nearby. So I had to walk to there. The air smells like oil with a slight sweet smell of flowers. Probably from the garden I'm walking by. I don't know if I should be happy smelling this. Yet it does smell a little sweet. There's a turn coming up. From the turn a man in military suit shows up. I can't recognize his face but his walking style reminds me of someone. He is coming towards me looking at me.
"Hey Kaigara!"
It's Densetsu's dad. Dib he join the military?
"Hello uncle. Umm.. why are you wearing that suit?"
"I joined the military son. War is upon us. What better thing can I do?"
Is this guy for real!? His kid is all alone and he is saying what better thing can he do.
"Have you heard from Densetsu?", I ask him.
"Nah, he is probably fine."
"You really don't care about your son, do you mister?", I think I sound a li'l angry.
He suddenly smiles, "I know what you mean. But, it's really not my place to be by his side now. I mean, I didn't even be there for him when things were fine. I'll probably make him more unhappy if he stayed with me. So, how is he?"
"So you know he lives us now?"
"I guessed from your attitude."
"He is fine. And yes, you are right. He is more happy than you ever can make him!!", I feel tears in my eyes.
"I'm glad that he has someone who cares for him. As a dad that's enough for...."
"He is not your son anymore!!!", I squeeze the bottle in my hand so hard that it breaks, "He has more caring mom and dad now! Ok, maybe they died a few months ago but atleast they didn't abundon him like you did!!"
"I see. So, he has a family now, more or less."
"Why do you even exist!? You damn moron!! You bastard!! Who leaves his kids alone like that?"
"It's ok. I deserve it. I just never could become his dad. I'm sorry."
"Did you even try?"
"After his mom left, I kind of became frustrated and by the time I recovered, it was too late. I guess adults can be childish too.", He gives a smile but it wasn't of happiness, it was rather sad.
Did he really want to make things right? Did he really try? I don't know what to think anymore.
"Well, you better get going Kaigara. The auto parts store is about to close."
How did he..? I guess age makes us more observant.
I swapped the oil and flushed it about 12 times. Hopefully the coolent was fine. It's about 5pm now. Almost all the people left. I wonder why people aren't stealing each others things? Is the military keeping an eye? Whatever, time to see if my work paid off or not. As I roll the key in the SUV starts roaring. Perfect Turbo Charged V8.
"Yay! You made the car going! Awesome!", Tachibana and others come to the garage.
I close the hood. Now the question is who's gonna drive? Aiko can't drive manual transmission, densetsu probably never touched a steering wheel, Tachibana is out of question. So that leaves me. Uh great!!!
"Please master. I beg you!!", Aiko hugs my arm.
"You are the greatest, bro!!", Densetsu grabs another.
"Hey, no homo!!", I say to Densetsu.
"Please, Kaigara", Tachibana looks so cute!!
"Alright, fine!!! Let go off me!!"
Everyone let's go off me, sits in the car and acts like nothing happened. Yup, they are selfish.