Chapter 472 - The One who Left : Kyle (1/2)

In a convenience store, one store employee was seen arranging some drinks into the cooling cabinet. There was nothing outstanding about that figure.

In fact, one could even say he was rather ... scruffy. His head sported a messy mop of black hair that was too long, its fringe covering almost half of his brown eyes that were behind these thick black-rimmed glasses.

The uniform of the store that he wore was rather big for him and his pants were rather baggy, with the pant legs folded several times. He was tall, so it made the whole sight even more comical.

Still, the other store employees didn't mind that strange boy that liked to keep to himself. He didn't make trouble and he did his job well. He was just a loner and often looked to the ground, even when talking to people.

”Abang, how much is this?” a small voice piped out behind the said store employee.

The guy turned, a gentle smile on his face as he looked at the drink, and answered, ”$2.50, dik.”

The young girl smiled widely, ”Thank you Abang!” and rushed off to the counter, where her mother and brother were waiting.

The store employee stopped what he was doing for a while, watching the little girl and the family at the counter.

”Mama! Mama! It's $2.50! It means I can get it, right? Right?” she was saying excitedly.

The young lady laughed, ruffled her curly hair and said, ”Yes, of course. I said you can get anything here as long as it is $5 or below, right? Is that all you wanted?”

The little girl nodded, saying, ”This is enough.”

Her brother looked at the Milo packet in her hand and at his own haul which was exactly $5. His eyes darted to the chocolate bar displayed at the counter longingly but kept quiet.

”Oh wait,” the little girl said, ”I want this as well. How much is it?”

Her mother pointed to the price tag and asked, ”What does this say? You know your numbers, right?”

The little girl's face scrunched up as she read the price easily. She knew the numbers, but she still like to ask as she could get the information faster. Using her fingers to calculate the price of the chocolate bar and her drink, it was just below $5.

She took it and put it on the counter, looking up excitedly and expectantly at her mother. She smiled, paid and they all walked out towards their car.

Kyle watched them go, his heart still causing pain within him.

Hearing her call him 'Abang', which meant 'Big Brother', clutched at his heart.

It was a common form of address used in Country M towards an older person, even if the said person was a stranger. Similarly, Kyle had called her 'dik', short for 'adik', which basically meant 'younger sibling'.

The moment Lianne had called out to him, her familiar voice hitting his ears, he had to take several seconds to get his act together. It may have seemed like nothing happened, but to him, a lifetime of pushing down an intense desire to rush over and hug her had to be quashed in seconds.

He was still so weak when it came to his kids.

Looking at the scene now, he recalled it.