A Mysterious Man

"What? Banded together as Traitors?"

Kevin does not look good, it is never nice to hear a loved one say that he is banded with somebody as a traitor.

"But, there has to be a misunderstanding. Why don't we go home first, I know you miss Macie."

Kevin looks at her and her shabby way of changing the subject and actually wants to get more into it, or he even wants to throw her on the bed and teach her a lesson.

But he doesn't know for what reason, seeing her ill at ease makes him like her even more, enough to never want to move his gaze off her again.

Of course Sunny sees him stare at her permanent, which makes her feel more uncomfortable.

"Stop looking at me, I am not that pretty, go and look at something else, or wait, go and get the car, we are going home."

As Kevin hears the words "going home", he feels a sudden joy and warmth in his heart, "Yes, let's go home, together." "Kevin, what is going on in your head?"

"Nothing, Macie used to say that I don't car enough about you, which I admit, but from now on I will!"

"Let it be." Every time Kevin starts to treat her better, something bad happens.

"Let's go back first, tell me what you want to eat for dinner, I will get it."

"No worries, I already know how to cook, and Macie is still young, she shouldn't eat too much takeout."

Kevin hasn't expected that within just a few years, Sunny learned how to cook, this is something that really surprises him.

"Oh really? Then, let's go to the store and get some groceries, we will cook together."

Sunny nods her head, "Drive."

"Alright, let's go, hang on tight!"

When they get home, Macie is already back from school.

"Kevin, Mommy, you are back!" Macie is very polite, so polite that one might think she has done something.

But Kevin doesn't know, he only thinks that Macie is happy since she hasn't seen him in a while.

So he kneels down to be on the same eye level as her, and says, "Tell me, what have you learned in school today?"

Macie feels that her and her father used to be enemies in her previous life, who comes home and the first question is about school? So Macie only looks around her room, and says, "Hmm, well, today... the teacher talked about... I forgot." Kevin doesn't know Macie well enough, but Sunny does.

She only needs to throw one look at Macie, and immediately understand what she is up to, so she asks, "Did you even go to school today?"

Kevin looks at Sunny surprised, would she do that?

"You should believe that..."

Kevin doesn't even get the chance to finish his sentence, and Macie already surrenders.

"I went to the park with my godfather."

"Very well."

Kevin thinks to himself that if her godfather finds out, he might as well beat her up.

But Sunny doesn't ask more about that, she only says, "You know the consequences of not going to school. Help yourself."

Macie gives Kevin a look of begging him for help, it is his fault that she was exposed, who even asks about school the minute of coming home.

"I think she's still young, there is no need to be so strict..."

Kevin seems to know that it is because of his asking, and he doesn't want Macie to be punished for that, so he asks Sunny to give her another chance.

"Shut up, Macie, get over there, stop asking for help, it has never worked before."

...

Macie feels that she is not her mother's daughter, why would she treat her like that!

She goes to her corner and sits down sadly, and just as Kevin wants to go over and talk to her, Sunny gets him back by asking him, "You know how to clean veggies?" "Hm?"

"I asked if you know how to clean veggies?"

"Oh, uhm..." Kevin pretends to be very relaxed, but his following words are unexpected, "No idea."

...

"Then you can leave as well, go and get the other ones for dinner."

Kevin is a little bitter about that, "Can't we just be the three of us for dinner? I just wanna spend some time with you."

Sunny gives a cold laugh, "You don't even know how to help me, and you wanna spend time with me? Go and get the others."

Kevin doesn't understand what made Sunny's attitude change so suddenly, it makes him even afraid to ask anything further.

Even when he already arrives at Troy's door, he still hasn't figured out what happened.

Kevin can only listen to her demands, and starts to knock on the door. "Hello, is anyone home? I'm here to tell you dinner is ready, are you home?"

Kevin keeps knocking on the door while calling for someone to come, it feels like he has been knocking for almost half an hour when he finally hears something inside, "Oh god, why are you being so loud, I can hear you! I'll be there in just a minute!" It's Baron.

Kevin suddenly feels angry, he really doesn't like this guy.

He doesn't know why, but for some reason everyone there seems to be mocking him now.

Maybe it's because of what happened before, he can see that everyone is feeling guilt inside, and this kind of guilt gives him no reason to be angry anymore, it gives him no voice to speak.

After telling them about dinner, Kevin goes back to the kitchen, and stays with Sunny.

"Back already? That was fast."

Hearing Sunny ask about it, Kevin feel a little wronged, and says to her, "I didn't even enter the door!"

Sunny is arranging the taro when Kevin tells her, and in her head she suddenly sees his face expression.

She turns to look, and notices that the picture in her head is very close to reality, which makes her laugh. "What is so funny about that!"

Kevin rolls his eyes on Sunny, who can't stop laughing.

"Your food is about to burn."

He reminds her, he only gave her puppy dog eyes, is it really that funny?

"Sorry, sorry, but it really was funny!" Sunny laughs, and pats Kevin's head to console him.

The gesture is so familiar that both of them pause.

Kevin feels a sudden excitement.

Macie, who is still in her corner sees this gesture, and feels even worse inside, she really must be adopted! Neither her father nor her mother love her, she feels her godfather is much better than both of them.

She is still thinking about it, when both of her godfathers come in through the door to get food.

One of them was working on something before, because he is still massaging his waist, and looking tired.

"Hey, Baron, what is wrong with you?!"

Baron takes a look at Macie, who is still sitting in her corner, looking sad, and says, "Hey, watch your mouth, she can hear you."

Troy suddenly sees Macie as well, and feels an urge to tease her.

"Oh, hey, look at that, what has this little girl done to be punished by her mother?"

Go away!

In the kitchen, Sunny hears Troy's voice, and replies in her cold voice, "Ask the person next to you, ask him where he took her instead of bringing her to school!"

The person who can bring Sunny to her worst temper quickly is probably Baron.

So Troy throws a mischievous look at Baron and asks, "Tell me already, what have you done?"

Baron looks back at him with the answer, "Do you still wanna survive tonight?"

...

He gives Troy no other chance than to shut up.

"Uaaaah!" Macie suddenly starts to cry, her tears flowing like a river down her cheeks.

The sudden outburst makes everyone in the room stand still.

Troy, "Baby girl, what happened, don't cry, honey, I won't ask anymore!"

Baron, "Stop crying already, I will take you out again tomorrow!"

Kevin, "Don't cry, Macie, I will never ask you anything about school anymore!"

Sunny, who can hear the mess outside in the kitchen, and on top all that there is the noise of cooking, she has no choice but to raise her voice, "You all shut up now!"

Just as she finishes, there is sudden silence outside, the only sound that's left is Macie's crying, which sounds really pitiful.

All the others turn their backs, and said, "Poor little girl..."

Sunny bangs on the dishes, and says, "Macie, inside, now!"

Macie, who hears her name being called, stands up in a hurry, and slowly walks into the kitchen.

She walks in with red eyes and nose still running, saying "Mommy."

Sunny throws a look at her, "You know what you did wrong?"

Macie nods her head.

Sunny, "Tell me about it then."

"I won't go to the park with Daddy again."

"No, it's not about that, it's about you not going to school today, do you remember that?"

Macie nods her head quickly, "I remember, of course I do, I will remember it in the future."

Sunny looks at the three men in front of the door trying to peek inside, and sighs, "Alright, go on out, before they try to kill me."

Macie takes a look towards the door, and notices the three of them looking into the kitchen, trying to get a glimpse, and she suddenly has to giggle.

When the three men see her smile, they are relieved.

All of them feel really bad every time this little girl starts to cry.

Troy pats himself on the chest, he knows that only Sunny can control her daughter.

"Alright, stop staring, come and help me bring the dishes out."

No one dares to refuse Sunny's demands.

So all three, Troy, Baron and Kevin walk into the kitchen to bring out the food that Sunny just made, and put them on the table.

When Troy sees Macie pick up her utensils and about to start eating, he asks her in a warning voice, "Macie, have you washed your hands?"

Macie takes a look at her dirty hands, and nods her head.

"Go and wash them, hurry."

"You are such a neat freak."

Macie mumbles while she glides off her chair to go to the bathroom.

After Macie comes back to the table, every one is sitting at their seats, and Sunny starts to talk, "Today, we are all here for two things. One, we need to discuss about Miss Macie skipping school to go out to play, two, well, we can talk about that after dinner."0000