314 7.42 Whaaaaaatttttt....?!? (1/2)
”I wonder if Granny is well and about. It had been a month since she last heard from me. What I do remember was she mentioned to that half dimwit to stay out for a few days and without any fires. Now, how am I going to get across to Granny's if I need to cross over the river myself?”
”I'm never going to get wet and definitely not without his Psy Gangnam Style whatever to make me feel better and dry my clothes instantly. Sigh...I'm too dependent on him, andI kind of miss him already. Stupid heart, stop fluttering, will you...?”
”It's not that I'm going to leave the band forever...as long as I'm still in the band with him, I could still send him some messages if he does check his interface once in a while. Hah...! Let him be lah... if he remembers me, he would have sent me a message first.”
”Why should a water well look for a pail if the pail doesn't look for the water well first?”
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I trudged on in anticipation of my Granny's homemade cooking no matter how simple or elaborate it is since I'm her only living granddaughter she had. Believe me, it's a gruelling 7 hours of walking with just my sword at my sides and fully covered with studded leather armour.
The sight of my Granny's house in the distance across made me trudge on faster as I saw smoke on the usual fireplace and a pot hanging on the tripod. I knew she would be alright since she had been like this for many years before I was born, living in total seclusion.
As I was looking for a way to cross the river, I noticed a silhouette standing near the riverbank and from the looks of it, that person had a tiny head and a rather brawny body. That, someone, was settling his arm on a tree trunk as if lingering for someone to arrive.
”Hello miss, a good evening to you. My name is Hachi and I am a Tanuki or a shapeshifter. I understand your dire needs to cross this river and the author of this book had sent for my services to render immediate assistance to you. Let me shapeshift here and transform myself into a boat to let you across.”
I was surprised to know of such a person to exist and the author is kind enough to send whoever this guy is to help me across the river.
The person pulled his scrotum from under his pants and stretched it to become a yellow banana boat as it was attached to his rear end too. Nice...yellow is a bright friendly colour and it's hairless too. Hii...Hii...Hii...
”Hop on miss, I'd pull you from the front across this river...” the person said as I climbed the sides and kneeled down in the yellow banana boat as he walked in the waist-high deep water and pull me behind him.
”This is fun, why can't that half dimwit dum dum do this when crossing the river that time and prevent me from getting the hills that night.”
”Here you go miss, safe and dry. Be seeing you in a week's time to ferry you across the river once more. I would be here the instance you need me. Thank you for travelling with Fasuto Japan Waterways.”
The moment I alighted from the yellow banana boat, the person disintegrated and vanished into thin air.
”Granny... it is me...! I'm back...Are you in there...?”
It's just over 7 pm, as I glanced at my BabyG as I saw that the interior of the thatched but had the light on. The thatched hut may look like nothing and desolate from the outside. I thumped on the thatched door and let myself in.
”Granny...are you in here? It's me, Cutie Pie.”
”Hey...my granddaughter, Cutie Pie is finally back...! Is that boy with you outside...? Hang on a minute, I just finished my bath in the jacuzzi...”