Above the streetlights and skyscrapers

3- New beginning

JANUARY 2021

"Happy New year"  a hopeful voice said as he clinked his champagne flute with the other two.. sitting on top of the west tower of the castle which is now converted into a hotel...

"A new year and a new dream"

As Pete said it, Pick and Type looked down at the fairy lights decorated castle.

Pick: I haven't asked you this but How are you gonna manage this, Type? Have you hired anyone?

Type: well Techno is with me. And Chief Phu has said he will help with the hiking in the forest in his free time with his friends from work.

Pete: this big castle is taken care of only by you and Techno?

Type: huh no.. there are two loony toons here.

Pete: huh?

Type: two guys who are from Champ's mental health hospital. Weirdly they both are attached to me so Champ asked to help them.. it's a form of therapy itseems ..

Pick: I get that it's a good deed and all but seriously? guys from mental Asylum?

Type: oh Pick, don't say mental asylum outside.. apparently it's a crime nowadays, you could get arrested too..

Pete: crime?

Type: lots of rules nowadays... anyway these guys are not harmful they just think iam thier dad and I have a husband..

Pete spit the champagne straight at Type's face.

Type: that's a costliest bottle you bafoon.

Pete: seriously.

Type: I can show you the bill if you doubt me

Pete rolled his eyes.

Pete: iam asking about the part that you have a husband and child.

Pick: idiot! They are in loony bin..

Pete: ok.. there should have been something that they had to call Type their dad. What's thier age? I never knew you dated anyone..

Type: thier age is 18 approximately.. one of them calls me pa and the other calls me uncle Gulf...

Pick: Gulf?

Type: ya I never heard of anyone with that name..

Pete: we will do a check about this guy. I know a police guy maybe he could find something..

Type: or they are just mentally unstable and making up everything....

Pick: so where is Techno now?

Type: ya he went into the forest with the Guy you sent, yesterday noonish..

Pick: what Guy? I didn't send any guy? The team will arrive after 15th of this month only, Type

Type: ya I know. He is a archeological professor from the college you picked.. I called them verify. Apparently they sent him to verify whether it's safe to bring students.. Don't worry Pick I won't be conned..

Pick: well iam always gonna be worried for you...

Type hugged Pick tight as Pick relaxed in his hands, this is the first time that Type has exhibited any physical contact to anyone, when Pete crushed them both with his bear hug. Pick stilled and looked down at Type in his arms, who just had a smile on his face. 'a new year and a new change'.. he is content for now, he had all the important people who he want to protect in his arms.. well not all there is his sister who is in mainland but he know's she will sell the whole world with flick of her fingers, so he was never worried about her.