Outside the shelter, people were stood around talking. There was mostly men, but some women. One of them had a cell phone, and Davey asked to use it. He sent a text message to his friend and ask if he can stay the night, but he said no, so Davey text another friend. He wanted to charge his laptop again so he can have a webcam chat with a friend, and wash his clothes. It was 2 days from a girl tried to mug his bookbag on the street.
"Thanks," Davey said, and give the cell phone back. "Can you tell me if they reply?"
The man nodded, and Davey went inside. There was a lobby, a front desk, then behind a yellow tape line on the floor was a cafeteria and kitchen where they had dinner. On the left and right was two big rooms with many bunk beds; but there are more men than women, so all the people sleep where they want. In the very back is a bathroom. Davey start walked to the bathroom, and in his corner of his eye he saw something. There is a small room on the right with a door with a glass window in it. In the room was a man he liked.
He never knew his name, but everyone called him T. He was a short man who had short dark brown hair and dark eyes and a small moustache. Davey thought it looked like The Addams Family Gomez and he is wearing sweat pants and a sports coat. He thinks the man is new because he didn't see him very often before, he must come to live in the Shelter when Davey was lived with a friend for a few months.
When he knock on the door, the man saw him and smiles. He looks like a nice uncle.
"What is that Karate?" Davey asked.
"No." T smiled. "It is kata."
Davey frowned. "I don't understand you? What's this word?"
The man repeat KATA but he still don't understand it, and then the man finger spell for him. Davey was deaf. He read lips OK but sometimes had trouble with words he don't know."You understand now?"
"Kata? What is it?"
"You know tai chi? Think tai chi, and sort of a dance. It helps relaxing me and keeps my brain sharp."
Did the Karate Kid do kata? He didn't remember. "How did you learn it?"
T shrugged and smiled.
"Can you teach me kata?"
"I don't know..." suddenly he looked very uncomfortable. "Maybe some other time ok?"
"Ok."
Davey looked around and saw metal fold up chairs leaned on the wall. "Can I watch you finish?"
"Actually I am done. I need to go now."
Davey frowned and watch the man walk out of the room fast. Something was wrong, but he didn't know what. T was looking very uncomfortable but why?
When he left the room and walk down the hall way to the front desk, the man with the phone was stand there and give him the phone. "Your friend text you."
Davey take the phone.