Unawnsered Questions - Soudam Fic ⚠

6| Bikes

|??? Pov|

Today's Saturday. Next week is the last week of middle school. Monday we have a end of grade test. Tuesday threw Thursday we're preparing for the highschool we want to go to.  Im thinking of confessing my feelings on the last day of school.

Enough thinking of that. My dad woke me up and told me i have to work the bike shop alone today. Apparently he's going out with some friends today. So i have the whole day to myself. I got up and thought of all the things i have to do.

I have to fix the shower. Then take a shower. I have to study for the test and take care of the shop. Maybe i can multi task. I got a tool kit that my dad has in his room and went to the bathroom.

God its so nasty in here.. I cleaned up the walls, floor and shower head with the best of my ability with an old wet rag with some soap. This shower has been broken for a while so since i have been showering by the hose outside in the yard. My dad doesn't let me use the bathroom in his room.

I got a wrench and fixed the shower head and looked at where the water is coming from. Ugh.. This needs a new hose.. And new parts.. I'll get these parts later.. I'll just.... Take a shower in my dads bathroom. He's gone so it'll be fine.
I went off into his messy room. When mother was here their room was more clean.. I remember when father was nicer when mother was here.. But that changed.

I went into his bathroom and took off my clothes. Then took a long shower. Afterwards, to be careful to not be caught i got a rag and wiped off all the water that the rag soaked up. So it looks like it hasn't even been touched like before. I carefully placed the soap and the rag i used in the places they were before. I threw out my dirty clothes and the dirty rags.

Im planning to go to the market tomorrow when my dad makes me go grocery shopping..
But for now i got my text books from school and got changed into a decent outfit to go to work. I got my keys and opened the door to the bike shop, switched the sign to say "open" instead of "closed" and sat up at the counter.

We don't get much customers but its still something. And with less customers it gave me more time to plop down my textbooks and study. It got a bit quiet and boring so i turned on some music from the radio nearby. All it had was boring tunes..

Finally a customer came in. A mother and a boy that looked like he was my age 15. Or slightly older. But i don't recognize if he's from my school or not.
He looked shy, he hid behind his mother but i couldn't help but find him adorable for that action.

"Could we have that bike?" His mother asked as she pointed at a bike hung onto the wall.
It was a small bike. Fit for someone my height. Seemed like she was buying it for her son that was taller than me by a little bit. Im 5'5. Moto is 5'7.

I took it down from the shelf and sat it down onto the floor. "Is this what you'd like ma'am?"
The mother looked at her son for approval.
He nodded. "Yes please" he said. His voice was deeper than i thought it would be. I couldn't help but find it attractive. Just like moto's voice.

I nodded and took out the air pump. Connected it to the wheels and started pumping air into it, basically getting the bike ready for them to use.

"Do you have a bathroom here?" The mother asked and handed her son her purse.

"Yes we do. Its down the hallway." I replied and gave her the key to the women's bathroom and she went down the hall to leave me and her son alone as i pumped the air.

It felt too quiet that it made me feel uncomfortable. So i said something that popped into mind.

"I like your hair." I complimented. He had black hair just like i did, but instead his hair was much more shorter than mine, and it was curly. He smiled softly from the compliment. "Thank you very much.. I like your glasses."

I gave out a chuckle and started to pump the air in the next wheel. "You really like my glasses? Even though they're about the break any moment? Haha" the boy laughed along with me. I guess i got him to come out of his shy shell. "Do you always work here?"

I nodded. "My family owns this bike shop.. My dad makes me work so i have more experience for whatever job i have in the future" i awnsered and finished pumping out the air. "I work here everyday after i come out of school."

"Ah.." He let out a silent gasp. "Maybe i could stop by more. You seem like a nice one.."
This made me have a toothy smile. "Of course you can come anytime! I'd be fine with that hehe. What's your name?"

"Hmm.. Im not telling you." He smirked. "Why noooot?" I whined.
"Just cuz. What's your name?"
"Well since you wont tell me your name, im not telling my name." I smirked, im sure he'll tell me now.
"Mmm.. No." He teased more and chuckled.
Ugh! I hate being teased!

"Fine! Ill just give you a nickname.. Hmm.. Ill call you.. Shinpi.* Since you think you can be so mysterious ~" i teased back at him.

(*shinpi means mystery in Japanese.)

"Oh ho ho ho~ you think you can just call me that? Fine. Ill call you *uini." Shinpi glared at me that made me glare back and whine more.

(*uini means "whiney one" in Japanese)

"Don't call me thatt!! Im not a uini!" I cried out.

"Yes you arreee. You're crying like a child right now." Shinpi smirked.

"Bleh." I stuck my tounge out at him making him do the same back.

His mother finally came out of the bathroom to witness us mocking eachother, making her laugh. "Is my son bothering you?" She smiled.

"Yes he is!! He's being rude and calling me uini!"

She laughed more and i couldn't help but laugh with them. She eventually did pay for the bike and had to go. I can't wait till i see shinpi tomorrow though. He made me laugh alot despite how lonely the shop could get. I went back to studying while waiting for more customers to come by. But my mind couldn't help but be thinking of shinpi.

Not much people came but i still made money. I took all the money out of the register and got my things, closed shop and went home where my father was waiting with his hand out. I went up to him and placed all the money into his hand. And he counted.

"This is all of it?" He complained. And i gave a silent nod. He doesn't like it when i talk too much.
He let out a groan. "I put dinner in your room. Now get out of my sight."
I gave another silent nod and went up to my room, where there's only a plate of cold food. But it's still something to eat. I ate, it tasted horrid but i was hungry. After eating i went out of my room and got ready to bed.

"Whats the point of working if i dont get any money?" "Am i just a tool to my dad now?" The thoughts filled my head as i layed down on my mattress. "He even makes me go to the store for groceries instead of him doing it himself."

I let out a loud sigh and closed my eyes.

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