Chương 22: Chapter 21: A perfect family

"Once upon a time, I could do that but now? No. I simply can't risk that with my symptoms of an ulcer. I don't want to have an ulcer so I'm trying to avoid it." I explained with a pout.

"If you are having the symptoms already doesn't that mean you already have it? The ulcer I mean." Val interrogated.

"I guess? But I don't want the ulcer case to get advanced!" I frowned at Val. What's there not to understand?

"Oh, I see." Val smiled sheepishly which I found weird. It just doesn't suit her bravado personality.

"You sure do see." I rolled my eyes at her as I stood up to make cereal for myself.

Luckily, there was still a bit of sugar left in the sugar can. I emptied the sugar in the can in my bowl of cereal before I started digging in.

"What's the time?" I asked with my mouth full of cereal.

"6:40 AM."

"Okay, let's get cleany," I say as I finished off the last bit of cereal in the bowl.

"Is there a word like 'cleany' in the dictionary?" Val asked with a light laugh.