บท 22: Book.
* Munch *
* Munch *
" Hmm? Why are you not eating your food, Carla? You don't like eating bread? "
Leon can't help but asked after seeing Carla simply stares at her portion of bread. Not to mention eating it, she hasn't touch it yet.
" It's... it's not like that, Leon. I want to eat bread too but... look. My tummy is still big so... so I still can't eat anything yet. "
Carla then pointed at her little tummy while saying that which make Leon laugh again.
" Moah.... Leon. Don't make fun of me. Please continue the story. I want to know what happened next. "
" No. Let's not do that for now, Carla. I have a better idea. "
" Better idea? What do you mean Leon? "
" Mn. Let's make our own book. A story book about... hmm.. About little Carla. How was that sounds? I will draw and you will color it. What do you think, Carla? "
" Make our own book?! Let's do that Leon! " Carla excitedly replied. But then, she seemed to had realized something which made her excitement lessened. " But... but I'm not good at coloring yet, Leon. Is... is that okay? "
" Huh? What are you talking about, Carla? This book is only for us to see. It doesn't matter if you can color well or not. Besides, I'm here aren't I? I will teach you how to do it correctly. "
" Really?! * giggles * Thank you Leon. Please teach me then. "
" Alright. Wait for me hear for a moment. I'll take one more chair from the kitchen. " said Leon before he went out of the room and head towards the kitchen.
A few minutes later, he returned dragging a monoblock chair with him.
" What are you doing Leon? " asked Carla after seeing that Leon returned.
Leon put the monoblock chair on the side before closing the door and said, " Hehe. I'm preparing our table. "
After saying that, Leon then walked towards his personal table and then drags it in the middle of the room before putting the two chairs on both sides.
" Done. Come here now, Carla so we can start immediately. "
Despite her confusion, Carla still did what Leon told her to do. She went off the bed and sat down on the chair Leon brought here. " But Leon, where are the papers and other things we will use to make our book? "
" Hehe. That's easy, that's easy. You only need to close your eyes, Carla. "
" Closed my eyes? Why? "
" You'll see later so just closed your eyes okay? "
" O... okay. " replied Carla before closing her eyes.
Leon didn't waste any time and immediately took out the things they will need from his storage ring. Bond papers, color pastel, pens, marker, ruler, pencils, etc. They all miraculously appeared on the table.
" You can open your eyes now, Carla. "
Carla slowly opened her eyes and when she saw the things on the table, she can't help but be amazed.
" Wow! Leon, you..... how did you do that? "
" Hehe. It's magic. Let's start. " Leon nonchalantly brush off the little girl's curiosity with a laugh. Grabbing the pencil and one of the bond papers on the table, started drawing.
Carla was obviously still unsatisfied wanted to asked Leon how he made those things appeared out of nowhere. Her curiosity was at its peak right now but, seeing that he already started drawing, Carla can only stopped.
Leon can draw even faster now. After just around 30 minutes, he had already drawn two pages which he'll used as front and back cover of the book.
" Here Carla, what do you think? I will transfer it later in a harder piece of paper if there's no problem in it. " he said, handing the two papers to Carla.
Carla received them and looked at it. What she saw there was a girl which did look exactly like her wearing a princess dress. On her head was a small crown which looked cute and beautiful while her hand was holding a small sword.
" Leon, why am I holding a sword here? "
" That's not you, Carla. That's little Carla, our protagonist. And she needed that sword to protect herself. To fight against bad guys. "
" Eh? But... but she looked exactly like me. Look Leon, we look very the same right? "
" Of course she will. Little Carla is supposed to be the cutest girl in the world so she needs to have similar looks to you, Carla. "
" Eh, me? Why? "
" Silly girl. " Leon put his right hand on top of Carla's head and messed her hair a little. " Because my Carla is the cutest girl ever. "
" * giggles * Thank you, Leon. " Carla seemed to be really happy hearing Leon calling her the cutest. " But... but mommy told me that swords are dangerous so... can you change little Carla's weapon, Leon? "
" Change her weapon? " Leon asked confusedly.
" Mn. Let's change it with flowers, Leon. I love flowers. "
" Flowers? Hmm... fine. Let's see.. " Leon took back the paper from Carla and then carefully erased the sword in it before drawing a huge rose flower in its place. After doing that, Leon once again handed it to Carla.
" How about that, Carla? "
" Mn. This is the best, Leon. This is very pretty. "
" Alright. You start coloring it then. Don't worry if you make mistakes because I can always draw a new one. Use it to practice yourself, okay? "
" Okay. Thank you, Leon. "
And with that, Leon began teaching Carla how to used the color pastel and what color should be used on every part of the drawing. Carla was a complete noob in this area so she can't help but to make mistakes after mistakes. If not for Leon patiently guiding and comforting her, she might have already given up and cried on the side.
After awhile, Leon let Carla do it on her own while he continue drawing the other pages of the book. He didn't do it like a fairy tale book style where there's a picture and narrations in every page. Instead, Leon made it similar to 'Manga' format which made it more difficult for him.
At around 11:30 am, Leon's mother, Christina once again came and told them that lunch was ready. The two of them can only stopped what they are doing and went outside.
...
In the dining room, Leon, Carla and Christina were sitting around the table eating their food.
" You two seemed to be very busy inside your room, Leon. What are you doing? " asked Christina.
" Erm... We are making a book, mom. "
" A book? What book? "
" It's about little Carla's adventure auntie Christy. * giggles * We'll show it to auntie after we are finished. "
" Oh, now I'm curious about it. So make sure to show the book to me when it's done okay? Carla? "
" Sure thing, auntie Christy. "
" Alright. Eat your food then so you can go back to your room and continue what you are doing. "
" Mn. "
" Mn. "
The three of them then continue eating their food. After that, Leon and Carla went to the bathroom together to take a bath.
Inside the bathroom..
Leon was currently helping Carla wash her hair.
" Carla, what title do you think we will used in our book? " He asked while putting a shampoo on Carla's hair.
Carla's hair was long and beautiful. It's like an obsidian waterfall made out of silk that flows from her head all the way down to her lower spine.
Leon was very careful washing it as if afraid that he will damage them. It's an unconscious movements on his part.
" Title? What's that, Leon? " Carla's big and bright eyes blinked, they're filled with curiosity as always.
" It's the name of the book, Carla. For example, the Little Red Riding Hood I had previously read you last time. It's titled Little Red Riding Hood but, what about our book? "
" Oh, so that's title. * giggles *. I don't know, Leon. You think. "
" Hmm..how about, ' Little Carla's adventure?' Or.. Let's see.....' Finding mommy? ' "
" Finding mommy! I like the finding mommy, Leon. * giggles * "
" Oh, let's use that then. Alright, I'm done. Let's go rinse ourselves now, Carla. " With a clap of his hands, Leon let go of the little girl's hair and helped her to stand up.
Carla nodded at him and the two of them rinsed themselves together. After that, they dried themselves using Leon's towel and wore their clothes before going back to his room.
Carla wanted to continue making their books but Leon pulled her to the bed and hugged her tightly.
" Let's sleep first, Carla. I'm very tired already. Hmm... Carla is so soft and smell really nice. Hehe. Much better than any stuffed toys. "
" * giggles * Leon smells nice too and warm, just like mommy. " replied Carla as she cuddled closer to Leon.
After a few minutes, the two of them finally fell asleep with a smile on their faces.
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In Pauline's side.
The canteen was still as busy as before. Because of the delicious and quite affordable food here, the regular customers still keep on coming even during weekends. The whole place was filled with people dining inside.
Inside the kitchen, Pauline had just finished cooking the last dish for today, 'Dinuguang Baka'. She used the small face towel on her hand to wiped away the sweat on her face.
Despite looking tired and sweaty, Pauline still looked so enchanting and pretty. She went out of the kitchen and headed towards the bathroom to wash her face.
After that doing that, Pauline took out a small key chain from her pocket. Opening it, she saw a small picture of her and Carla together and she can't help but smile.
' I wonder what my little angel is doing at this moment? Is she enjoying her stay there? Hmm.. perhaps she's already sleeping right now. I'll asked her later. ' She thought.
" Ms. Pauline, there's someone looking for you outside. " said one of her helpers in her canteen.
" Okay, coming. " Pauline replied and went out to see who that person is.
Pauline followed the female helper outside and there, she saw a man standing at the entrance. A frown instantly appeared on her face.
A quite handsome man probably around 25 to 28 years old was standing there holding a bouquet of beautiful red roses on his hand. Seeing Pauline, he came forward and showed the brightest smile he possibly can.
" Long time no see, Pauline. You are still as beautiful as before. No, you've became even more beautif-. "
" Leave. "
"...."
Pauline mercilessly cut him off with a single cold word before turning around and once again went inside the canteen. She refused to listen to any of his nonsense.
The female worker hesitated for a moment before she also followed her Boss inside leaving the man behind.
Whooosh.. Cold wind blows...
Once Pauline was gone, the smile on the man's face just now had completely vanished. It was changed into a disdainful one as he said in a low voice, " Just you wait bitch. You'll fall into my hands once again sooner or later. "
The man threw the bouquet of flowers on the side and then left after saying that.
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