"Umm... can you... help me?"
He raises his eyebrow, it's weird because she never asks him for help. She always told him that she can do everything herself, an independent woman, she said. So, why is she asking for help this time? Whatever the reason, he makes a promise and he will keep it. "Yeah, I can. What is it?"
She hesitates a bit, afraid that he might disagree to help her, and cut all ties with her because of her silly request. But, she remembers that he once promised that he will always be there with her whenever she wants and she trusts him that he will keep his promise. So, she finally decided to ask him, "Umm... can you help me buy a limited collectors edition of The End Is Near at Tokyo,... please? I know it's silly and absurd since I should just go there by myself or buy it online and I, I... shouldn't have asked you. Sorry, I'm just being selfish, I'll go by myself. Bye-" Her fear takes over again, making her take back the request, afraid that he might disagree. She knows that he makes a promise but after being betrayed by someone who she used to love and trust the most, she can't completely trust him, yet. She needs more time to truly know his motives befriend her and if he has no bad intentions. When she wants to end the call, Kai stops her, right before she presses the close call button.
"Wait! I can help you. Did you forget? I make the promise and I'll keep it. Trust me, okay?" He reassures her and says that she can trust him, or at least try to. "So, what is this about the limited collector's edition, huh? I didn't know you play that kind of game. I remember that this game was released just a month ago and rated as Ao, which stands for Adult Only 18+ since it has nudity, gore, blood, LGBTQ+, etc."
She only heard the first few words before being completely deaf to other things he said as she can't believe that he wants to help her. Her trust in him is up 20%, half more before it gets to 100%. "...Really?! Ooh, thank you so much, Kai!!! I know I can trust you. So, it's like this, only 1000 units are being made for the Japan region and it can only be gotten in their physical store in Tokyo. It starts tomorrow only and if you miss out, it'll be gone forever. Be sure to get there by 8 in the morning to get a place and again, thank you!" She sounds so happy and excited when he agreed to get the item. He wants her to stay like that even if her request is kind of burdensome, but after thinking about it, he and his younger sister, Erika, could have a short vacation after a long time. So, after wishing goodbye and goodnight to her, he ends the call and calls out to Erika to tell her about tomorrow.
"Erika!"
"Yes?!"
"Come here. There is something I want to tell you!"
"Okay, I'll be there in a second!" She then gets out of her room and goes to his room. "What is it, big bro?"
"Are you busy tomorrow?"
"No, why?" She tilts her head.
"Great, we will go on a short vacation tomorrow at 5 in the morning to the main city in Tokyo. We will be there for two or three days max, so pack up your clothes and everything necessary, and go to bed early. You don't want to sleep on the train again, right?" He talks about when they fell asleep on the train a year ago and missed a station and end up in another city.
"I won't ask you why but okay. Goodnight then, meet me at the front door tomorrow, ready to go."
"Goodnight." That went quickly. I hope nothing bad happens tomorrow, he thoughts. Then, he back to the computer and closes the game before going to bed.
*Tomorrow, 5:00 a.m.*
It is still dark outside, the sun is just about to come out but just a tiny bit of it. The outside is so cold with the cold wind blowing, Erika is at the front door, ready with a backpack as she told him, waiting for his big brother to walk down the stairs. "Big bro, come on! We could be late if you don't hurry up." She is excited to spend time together with him since it's been a long time, especially after their parent's death. They didn't go anywhere because he wants to focus on getting more money to ensure that she can live without worry.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm coming. Ugh, why am I feeling so sleepy even though I sleep early yesterday? God curses me." He finally arrives at the front door, carrying a backpack, too. After checking all things in case missing out anything important. Then, they walk out of the house and go to the train station. After arriving, they sit on the bench and wait for the train to arrive. "When is the train supposed to arrive, big bro?" She asks. "It should be around 6 am. we have 30 minutes more to wait. Do you want a drink? I see a vending machine over there." She nods, "Apple juice." He walks to the vending machine, put in the money, and presses the apple juice button and energy drink for him to make him stay awake on the train later. Then, he hands over the drink to Erika and sits down, again.
After 30 minutes of waiting, the train finally arrives, they get up from their sit and quickly enter the train, searching for their sit. After finding it, they put the bag into the upper cabin and sit on the comfortable chair. The train starts to move. Kai thinks to himself, Tokyo, here I come! Erika looks at him, confused about whatever the reason he getting smiley for. She ignores him and continues scrolling down her social media to waste time until they reach the destination.