When I'm sure that mom is gone, I walk to my closet and open it, then the boy quickly walk out of the wardrobe and look at me questionably, but did not said anything. I ignore his look and directly said, go and wash up, I will sneak you out to my secret room. He look at me boldly and declared, I'm leaving this morning.
I look at him as if looking at an idiot and scoffed, seriously? You think those thugs have given up looking for you? He look at me with his brow raised up as he shake his head and said; "no matter what, my dad is still out there, and I have to find a way to safe him, he blocked the bullet for me and distracted the opponents so I can escape away with the chip. I can't keep hiding while he is still in danger. I clap my hands sarcastically and look at him more like a stupid man, and said, your braveness is so touching boy. Just that you are so senseless.
He look at me coldly, as is he want to say something, but end up saying nothing. I take a sigh and look at him, as I calmly and patiently analyze the situation to him. Listen carefully, I understand your difficulties, but the truth is, you can't help your dad out. Obviously, your dad is either in their hands or already death! He shock and look at me with a wide eyes as he instinctively take the two steps back as stutter, y y y, h-how do you know? I chuckled faintly and shrug nonchalantly as I look straight into his eyes and ask him instead, think about it. They're looking for something from your dad, and if they haven't found out that your dad didn't have what they are looking for, they shouldn't be after you right? In other words, they must have..... Enough! He cut me off impatiently, but the fear and worry are undoubtedly shown on his face. As silent embrace the whole room for few seconds.
Then I continue speaking, this time trying hard to soften my voice and convince him. And from my deduction, your dad sacrificed his life for you. So the only help you can render to your dad is to live well to his expectations and accomplish that which he is yet to accomplish. And another quietness over taken the room.
I take a deep breath and look at him almost certainty and asked, beside, that chip is very important and they're looking for you because of it right? He sigh and nods, but still in a daze. I nod in understanding and shrug, as I said, well wash up and change, I have washed your clothes last night, it should be dried by now, because I heat up my bathroom.
He give me another look, but this time it's a surprise, before he nod and muffle thank you, then quietly walk into the bathroom. Then I walk to my closet and dress up, and he also walk out of the bathroom all dressed up, then I sneaked him out to the secret room.
On reaching the secret room, I first looked into the surveillance footage, sure enough, the thugs are still watching closely within the village, especially by the wall of our fence and the gate. So I turn and look at him, which he happened to be looking at me. And I said, that chip must be very important. He's taken aback briefly and sigh as he nodded with a hume.
I nod in understanding and said worriedly, but this organization cannot easily give, they can even follow you everywhere you go. Have you prepare any counter measures? He silently shake his head helplessly. We sigh almost at the same time, and sit quietly immerse in our thoughts for a while.
Do you trust me enough to tell me more about the chip? I suddenly ask him, as I look at him expectantly. He look at me shocked for a split second, and look away thoughtfully and then look at me as he nod and shake his head. Then I raised my brow questionably. He speak so pessimistically; "my dad only asked me to protects this chip with all I can, and said that once the chip get into the enemies' hands, the entire country and mostly, many powerful and prominent people in the military will be doom for life."
I look shocked and surprised, as I exclaimed; "this is serious"! I take a deep breath and adjusted my sitting posture and look at him curiously and ask, so can't you destroy it? He shake his head and said, it has many functions in it. Dad said that it has the saving and destructive function, and are of two sides which is; "one cannot be use without the other, and cannot be destroy without the saving side, and this is the destroying side.
As my curiosity skyrocketing and I look at him and ask. And where is the saving part of the chip? He look at me casually, as he answered; "at home, but no one knows where it's being kept, because it is well protected by my great-grandfather, grandfather and my father." I nod and look at him seriously and advice d him. If this chip is so fatal to your family and others, and if you can trust me enough, leave it here with me, and you can come and get it when the enemy's attention or guard is no longer on you. Or you can prepare come over with security to get it, or what do you think? He sit quietly deeply in thought for some moments and nod in agreement.
Just in time, mom call me for breakfast, so I quickly run out of the secret room and walk to the dining room. Luckily mom didn't stay for the breakfast and went into the Lab. Then I gather all the dishes mom prepared with the extra as promised, then I arranged it all in the dish basket and take them to the secret room and set them all on the emptied desk, then invite him to eat.
He nods and turn to eat but pause and look at me with a questioning eyes after seeing only one set of cutlery, while there are more dishes enough for more than one, but there's only a cup knife and a fork. He look at me while waiting for an explanation, but I shrug and smile shyly as I explained; "we only have a pair for me and mom, and I wouldn't borrow mom's, so that I won't make mom to suspect me, will I? To tell you the truth, if mom find out about you, she is going to kick you out, not minding your difficulties.
But I promise myself to keep you safe. He nod and said; "I understand, you eat first." I shake my head in disagreement, no you eat first. He chuckle and then nod as I watch him pick up the fork and knife pin the Irish chips with the fork and and also pin the fried egg and cut the little portion with the knife and take it to his mouth, and chew elegantly. Then I turned to face my computer but he called my attention back to him, as he clear his throat as if trying to say something, so I turn and look at him waiting to hear what he's going to say.
Then he said; "can we share these"? Lifting up the fork and the knife indicating that he was referring to it. Instead of answering I ask him incredulously, huh, don't you mind?! And he also ask me back instead; do you mind? I was taken aback and quickly shake my head, as a genius smile plastered on my face and I said, no I don't mind. He smiled and nod.
Then he grabbed some irish chips and fried egg and send them to my mouth, as he fixed his eyes on my eyes expectantly and said, take. I look at him surprisingly and hesitate, as if seeing through my hesitant, and smile as he urges me and said, come on open your mouth and take. I nod and smile happily as I quickly opened my mouth and take the offer and chew and watch him eating too and did not look disgusted or seems to be pretending, then some kinds of strange feelings rushed in my heart, that I can't help it, but to expect more in the future.
Honestly, this feeling is just too good and exciting, that I felt like the taste of this food is more delicious than I ever had. Just in my train of thought, he cut me and said, with a genuine gentle smile, actually I do feeds my little sister like this, as he send another spoon of food into my mouth, I also bring the cup of tea to me, as I happily take some few sips. As surprisingly I asked him, how old is your sister? He chuckled as his face soften and become more gentle.
He said, she is three years older than you. I gape at him, because I was expecting him to said she's two or three years old. As he eat and send more food to my mouth, I couldn't help it but feel some sense of jealous wailing up in my heart and I look dispirited and said; 'I envy your sister.' He sniff a laugh as he help to push the strand of hair hanging at the side of my face behind my ear and gently brushed my hair backward and said, you don't have to envy her anymore, as he fixed his eyes intently at me, as if he was making a promise, because I'm going to treat you better in the future.
I nod and quietly open my mouth and take the food in a daze as his words keep repeating itself in my ear, because those words are too sweet to belief them. Did he just promise to treats me better than his sister in the future? And isn't that supposed to be for his wife? Then he continue, as soon as I get things done at home, I will look for you. Seeing that I didn't respond to all that he is saying and he called out; hey, you okay.? I snapped back to my sense and nod with a hume, and said, yeah. He look at me worriedly and said, but you look off. Oh I'm okay, I quickly said as I cover it up with a smile.
He nods and change the topic, as he look at me curiously, you and your mom seems to believe so much on what you were praying in the morning, do you believe that God can answer all those prayer requests.? I look at him amusingly and ask him instead, and why should I pray in the first place, if I did not believe it. Beside mom believes that prayers is the secret behind her success and protection. He nods in understanding, and I casually start playing game and he join me to play as we play all day and eat lunch, and check the surveillance footage again.