Younger Rudz pointed at the photo of Sun Wukong at Que Leen, the old lady then start to tell her the story about the Moneky King.

"She always answered my question about this journey, I was amaze. Really amaze that made me want to read more of another journal of it. She apparently have plenty of them!"

Younger Rudz have a star in her eyes as she read the fourth journal she got, Que Leen suggested that she can take all the editions of the journal. Rudz finally for the first time have a bright smile on her face.

"But you already know... that happiness was last longer..."

Younger Rudz head to the shop, having a box in her grasp. It had a ribbon wrapped around it.

"That day, I have brought a gift for her. But unfortunately... when I arrive, I was horrific."

Rudz shakily drop the gift, it was a bracelet with a golden dragon. An ambulance was in front of the shop, one of the workers push a bed with Que Leen unconscious body laying on it as it being put inside the van.

It then drove away, Rudz immediately went after it. When the doctor came out of the room, she quickly ask is Que Leen was alright.

The medic pat her head and shake his head, she look at the ground. Tears form on her eyes.

"She got a heart attack, she was waiting for me to arrive....."

Rudz stare down the gravestone, blank look was available. She grip on the bracelet that was supposed to belong to Que Leen, putting it on the stone.

She sadly walk away.

"I try to keep the shop going, but since I was still a kid. It was given to her son, it pain me, that bastard doesn't care about his mother at all. All he care about is the money she earned."

Rudz glare at the man as he was talking on the phone, she put the last box on the trolley and walked away while pulling it.

"Of course, I took all the item that was supposed to be sale. But none of people buy it, I even took the old stuff that doesn't being used...."

She put the box of silver rings in the closet, she then saw from the corner of her eyes was a box full of old books. Some of them are ripped or burnt but the page was still there.

"Of course, I took all the journal the shop  have kept. I still reading them even though I have read it multiple times already."

She stare at the picture of Sun Wukong, "How do you always smile? Even after what people have done to you?" she ask to no one.

"All the journalist of JTTW I have read, I found out how Wukong still kept his smile on even after what pain people gave him. That's how I start to admire him..."

She then have a determined look, having her fist on her chest.

"I have promised myself that I will stay strong, like how she wanted me to be."

Having her elbow on the table while the other one was petting Wukong who keep telling her to stop but actually loving the affection touch she gave him.

"I actually still have all those stuff in my room at Jasper to be honest." she state, looking at the screen.

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Question:  Can you tell us how did you manage the duo?

"We manage to survive from Rudz emotions." Tony said, "One time where Rudz snapped and just throw tantrum because of a woman that keep bothering her won't stop leaving her alone." he grin.

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