Chapter 18 - Good Days Orphanage (1/2)
Chapter 18 - Good Days Orphanage
Varian's hover bike dashed through the skyways It passed through the floating co airshi+ps, and reached a quiet district
It had no floating buildings and only a few skyscrapers The hover bike descended and Varian stopped before the fa
The old-fashi+oned LED nareeted hie
The front yard was a playground ith a park
"Hey! Catch the bluebird!"
"Catch the green one!"
"Dodge the bullet Duck! Duck!"
Children of different ages were playing the AR gaames were eliminated from mainstream, and were now outdated, these kids found joy in the care of them were also outdated, but the kids didn't co about the future
Varian was glad that at least the security measures were in place The camera systeot gold!"
"Hehe! Yue got gold!"
"Sree has platinuuess I will never have happiness like them' Varian shook his head wryly and walked down the cobblestone path
He stopped in his track as a group of benches under the trees caught his eye The scene from his dream where Amanda sat on the bench and spoke to him flashed in his mind
'You have to remember this, Varian You don't have to take every responsibility alone There will be people who share your burdens, and in turn, you will share theirs Got it?'
'I have no one' Varian clenched his fist… then re Kyle and Maya orried about hi in return, his fist loosened
'I aht,in tracks But despite everything, he felt lonely Sos he could never share
'Some burdens, I have to bear them alone'
He reached the door, and the home keeper AI informed him to wait Varian sat on a bench outside and waited for the orphanage owner
'Would itthis? For Sia? For Moed voice greeted hi ht smile plastered on his wrinkled face Unlike elderly of this day who use skin treatments, he seeave a s and stated, "I need a favor Can you check if I ever visited this orphanage 7 years ago and irl named Sia here?"
The temperature rose in the air, and Varian was on his feet the nextaround the old man and threatened to jump at Varian
'At least Level 2 peak, Fire Awakener' Varian estiuard further
'He ht my first question was a feint and ainst an orphan Welp! I need to clarify'
He looked straight into the old man's eyes and said "Look, I don't need any personal details about her if that's what you're thinking Just at least tell irl with that name existed or not"
The Old Man stared back into Varian's eyes and finally sighed "Show ed and tapped on his coraph popped up with a tab of 'Self Criraph file to the old man
The old man observed Varian's cri traffic rules to atte of a citizen was recorded into it
Varian's criminal record was blank Truly an ideal citizen of the Federation Breaking the bones and injuring his coame, so he came out clean
The Old man's eyes scanned Varian for asomeone not for ill, but for well"
He took out a holo mobile, an old-fashi+oned device, and searched for the records
'You're half right I' Sia but I want to confir' Varian thought
"Ah! Your ID o So you visited this orphanage and your mom ith you" The Old Man tapped on his holo mobile and swiped the file towards hi the records of 33th Septe, 513
{Entry: Varian + Amanda
Time Spent: 1 Hour}
"Um, is ther—" Varian's question was cut off
"Boy, there are no video recordings It's against our policy" The Old Man waves his hands
"That's understandable" Varian inwardly sighed There were several policies against hyper surveillance
"About the person, uh, Sia" the old man looked up from his holo mobile with a distressed face
Varian's face turned serious, and he awaited the answer
"There are no records of her I orking here for 6 years and as far as I know, there was never a girl named Sia" He said the truth, and feared it would disappoint Varian too much
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"Great!" Varian flashed a bright smile, contrary to his expectations
'Is this kid alright?' He looked perturbed 'He's happy that the i for didn't live here Wait, is he crazy or what?'