Chapter XV: Book Thief 2

Three days had passed after I had lost the chance to have that one single book I badly wanted. I really wanted that book to be in my possession but the odds weren’t in my favor on that day. I tried searching for other shops that had those books but they were too far from our residence. I had no choice but to wait for another opportunity to have that book on my hands. But at least I get to touch the book. That was an achievement, I guess. Today was another boring day inside the house. Mom gave the maids a day off that’s why the house felt empty. Priam was playing with VR games all day and went out whenever he felt hungry. When it was time for an afternoon snack, he bugged Mom to buy something to eat outside. "Mom, I’m hungry. Is there something we can eat in here?" Priam asked and looked at Mom with his disgusting puppy eyes "One minute, Priam. Just give me a minute to finish what I’m doing." Mom said while still focused on what she was doing on her laptop Priam then sat on the sofa next to me and busied himself. He was playing something on his phone again. Mom finished what she was doing after ten to fifteen minutes and she called us to eat lunch outside. She fumbled on her keys and later on got the car key. "There’s a new ramen house nearby the corner. Will that suffice, kids?" Mom asked while driving her way to the ramen house she was talking about "As long as it’s edible, why not Mom?" Priam said and Mom laughed ay what he just said The ramen house was just a few minutes away from the house that I told Mom we could have just walked our way here. The place was peaceful and quiet. The walls were filled of calligraphies of words. The natural color of wood embraces the whole ramen house. Mom sat down and so did we. Mom called the waiter while I was busy looking around. I didn’t know how my gaze was turned to the people eating just a few tables away from us. I looked at him and I was shocked to see the same guy I saw three days ago. I glared at him and maybe he felt it because he turned his gaze at me and I looked the other way. The waiter got our order and brought us the foods.I ignored him and focused on the food. I miss this so much! When I was finished eating Mom called the waiter again to order a takeout. After receiving our order, I took one last glance on the guy who stole my book. He was comfortably sitting there eating ramen together with his family probably. "Got it!" I shouted when I remembered what his name was "What did you got?" Mom asked while looking at me weirdly "Nothing, Mom." I replied and stood up to follow Mom out the ramen house His name was Aiden. Aiden Smith. I remembered on the last minute while we were inside the ramen house. That book thief will pay for stealing my book. The days passed by in a blur after that day we ate ramen outside. It was after three days that we went back to the Philippines to celebrate Christmas with my grandparents. We had our usual chores during Christmas and even played games together with my cousins. I got to play basketball with them and horseback riding. It was a very memorable Christmas vacation for me. It was fun, until it lasted.