Sugar Mommy

06. Lucky Number 4

~April 21, 2021~

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Ben's POV

Six of us sitting quietly in the dinning chairs while enjoying delivered dinner.

Bane barely touches his dinner.
Beam and Lien mostly look at each other after look at Bane.
Four blinks confusedly seeing a person who wants to be a slave.
Forth enjoys his dinner without thinking much. He's just hungry.

Me...?

I still don't know what will I do.
I am chewing my food slowly.

And then Lien turns to me, asking. "What will we do?"

... we?
Seriously? I'm on it too?

I shrug. "I don't know. You tell me. He's your slave. Not mine."

Lien looks at me un-amused.
And so does Beam.
... and also Forth and Four.

Sigh.

And even Bane turns his attention to me too.

I sigh again. Great. Just great.

"He was running away from home. Call his parents...." I said.

"I don't know their number." Lien said. "I didn't keeping up with my ex-husband."

"Ask him." I point at Bane.

Bane shakes his head. "I don't want to go home. I don't deserve my entire being. I want to redeem myself."

Lien is stunned with mouth gapping wide.
Beam bites a spoon between his lips.
Four tilts his head. He frowns so hard.
Forth is still eating his dinner eagerly.

"By doing what...?" I asked, almost hissing.

Bane shrugs. "I don't know. I can work to earn money and help Mrs. Lien paying phi Beam's education. Phi Beam works in your store downstairs. They must've been needing money so bad, they also have to leave their apartment and live here. You are hiring, right? I want to work for you too."

Silence.

"Did you stalk me?" Lien asked.

Bane nods. Firmly.

Another silence.
...with five pair of eyes look at me, demand solution.

They're not seriously asking me to solve their problem, right...?

I sigh. "It's late of night. Tomorrow I will try to find your parents. Let's sleep for now." I said to Bane. "You can sleep on Beam's bedroom."

Beam glares at me.

Bane hurriedly says, "Couch is fine, Sir!"

Beam turns to Bane with guilt. "You can sleep in my bedroom."

Bane looks at Beam with full admiration. "Really? Thank you, phi Beam. You are very nice. I can take the floor."

"In the bed!" Beam said in disbelief.

Yeah. The way this kid put himself to be their slave is amazing.
Not in a good way.

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Lien smiled awkwardly when Bane bows at her before entering the bedroom where Beam sleeps.
Forth and Four are playing games in their bedroom.

Me...? I sit with a cup of black coffee in my hand, in the couch.

Lien slowly sits beside me.
She looks at me in confusion with her palms folds in her laps.
"Will you really help me find his parents?"

I look at her un-amused. "Do I have a choice?"

Lien grins. She shakes her head while chuckling. "Your the best, Mr. Big!" She said while smiling widely and then gets up to get to her bedroom.