She could find all her friends in a short time, that's why she felt bored if she had to be the 'it.'
If she was the one who hid, it was inevitable no one would be able to find her. Hahahaha!
Ever since she could walk at two, her Umbra taught her various things, starting from using the surroundings to hide or climb trees.
Playing in the mud or holding insects had become a daily toy. Even so, Kei preferred to play with children her age rather than deal with her Umbra, who was always serious and strict.
Kei walked in the middle of the field with a satisfied smile. In total, there were six children in hiding, and she had found five hiding heads. One more left.
Kei rolled her eyes to look around and found the last head. Then she walked back to the main post before shouting.
"Bastian is behind the elephant tree! Riley is behind the pine tree! Rosa sleeps between the grass!" one by one, Kei mentioned her friends' hideouts out loud... as she always did.
"Hey, Kei... you did it again! You have to find us first."
Kei casually stood at her post, smiling broadly aware that all six of her friends had shown their faces.
"See, I've won. You're all out."
"Aaahh, Kei is just cheating," Bastian grumbled in pouted chubby cheeks.
"How come? You guys are the ones who came out. You don't even need to come out after hearing my voice."
Meanwhile, the Umbra, who was watching the scene on a tree branch, shook his head.
"Why can't she play according to the rules normally? What a troublesome princess." the Umbra's scolding was not heard by Kei.
Back to the small debate between Kei and her friends...
In the end, Bastian relented and became the 'it' this time.
Kei laughed cheerfully as she was walking towards her hiding place as soon as Bastian started his count.
Kei chose to enter the forest and hide in a hut that had not been used for a long time.
That's when she saw a boy who had the same red hair like her. Kei already knows that her hair color was red, but she did not know which kind of red.
Her family was as poor as a church mouse and did not have any glass. Her hair was sprayed with dark spray to reduce the red color. Not to mention her father always cut her hair with a model like a boy every year.
That's why she did not expect to see another red-haired kid like her. Kei looked at the boy's hair in amazement as she wondered if her hair color was also like that?
For some reason, Kei felt the child was in danger. She saw a grown man in a formal dress in a black suit was forcing the child to go with him.
Lately abduction of children often occurs, especially to children who have beautiful faces. Umbra also often warned her to be careful. That's why she always looks like an ugly child every time she leaves the house.
Kei bit her thumb's nails, doubting whether she should help the boy or not.
Then, Kei saw a rattan ball on a wooden table in a hut.
Ting! Suddenly a light bulb came on in her head as she quickly decided on what to do.
Kei sneaked out of the hut and hid behind the plant. The next instant, she placed the rattan ball on the ground then kicked it as hard as possible at the adult man's head.
Smack!
"Ugh!!"
Bingo! The ball hit the right target. Kei immediately ran while giving a kick to the suspicious person's foot made another groan escape the adult's mouth. Afterward, Kei pulled the boy's arm and ran away at full speed.
Kei saw a small cave that she knew and promptly ran there to hide. Kei sighed in relief that she had managed to make the bad guy lose their tracks.
The next second she felt extreme pain in her wrist.
"Aaaaaahhh!" Kei exclaimed while pulling her hand and accidentally pushed the child she had just helped.
Kei glared at the bite marks on her hands. She just got bitten? Does that kid dare to BIT HER?!
"Hey! You dare to bite me?!"
"How dare you push me, huh?!"
Both said it together. The boy screamed in horror when he saw Kei's appearance.
He just ate dirt! Oh, no! The bacteria would feed on his organ... he would die! Someone, doctor, please save his life!!
Author: What an exaggerated boy I created!