Chapter Three: California
"Wow! So zese is California!" Bijou squealed when they finally greeted California's humid ocean beaches. "Oui! It is so warm!"
"I told you you'd like it!" Maria said happily to Bijou. She then turned to her mother. "Can I go on the beach, Mama?" she asked.
"No, Maria, not yet," her mother replied. "We still have to get a condo to stay in. I'll be sure to get the finest, fanciest one. Okay, sweetest?"
"Okay, Mama," Maria said, all smiles.
Everyone got their things and walked up to a tall building behind them. "Creative Condos," the building read.
When they got inside, Maria's mother reserved a condo.
"Right this way, darling," Maria's mom said as soon as she turned in the form.
When they entered the room, Maria gasped as she saw an amazing sight. The floor was made of a golden-embroidered rug. A crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling. The fancy furniture was made from polished wood. Velvet curtains hung in a corner of the room, draped sideways so one could see the balcony it would've concealed.
"Mama! This is amazing! May I see my room?" Maria asked, nearly out of breath.
"It's over here, darling," Maria's father said, pointing to a polished wood door.
When Maria entered the room, her breath was taken away again. A fancy bed with a canopy was in the center of the room. More polished furniture was in the room. A laptop was upon the desk in the corner. A closet was also there. There was a balcony in Maria's room, too.
"Mama! I don't know what to say," Maria said, barely able to utter a word.
"I'm glad you like it, honey," her mother replied, smiling brightly.
As soon as everything was settled and bags were unpacked, Maria said she was going to the beach.
"You can come, too, Bijou, if you want," Maria said. "But you'd have to stay in your cage."
"I'd be delighted!" Bijou squealed.
All of the Ham-Hams hurried to the beach, behind Maria's family. Bijou easily escaped her cage.
"May we wade in ze shallow water, Hamtaro?" Bijou asked sweetly.
"Sure!" Hamtaro replied.
Boss sniffed. "Bijou, um. Can I wade in the water with you two?" he asked, hoping Bijou would even notice him.
Bijou looked awkwardly at Boss. "Um, yes, Boss, you can, I guess." Her voice trailed off. "Hamtaro! Heehee. Can I splash you now?" she asked Hamtaro.
Hamtaro laughed. "You don't need to ask!" he said.
Boss felt his heart shatter. It broke into hundreds, thousands, of tiny pieces. He couldn't hold it in anymore. He just. cried. He burst out in tears and ran back up to the condo.
Little did he know, Bijou felt sorry for him, right then and there.
"Wow! So zese is California!" Bijou squealed when they finally greeted California's humid ocean beaches. "Oui! It is so warm!"
"I told you you'd like it!" Maria said happily to Bijou. She then turned to her mother. "Can I go on the beach, Mama?" she asked.
"No, Maria, not yet," her mother replied. "We still have to get a condo to stay in. I'll be sure to get the finest, fanciest one. Okay, sweetest?"
"Okay, Mama," Maria said, all smiles.
Everyone got their things and walked up to a tall building behind them. "Creative Condos," the building read.
When they got inside, Maria's mother reserved a condo.
"Right this way, darling," Maria's mom said as soon as she turned in the form.
When they entered the room, Maria gasped as she saw an amazing sight. The floor was made of a golden-embroidered rug. A crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling. The fancy furniture was made from polished wood. Velvet curtains hung in a corner of the room, draped sideways so one could see the balcony it would've concealed.
"Mama! This is amazing! May I see my room?" Maria asked, nearly out of breath.
"It's over here, darling," Maria's father said, pointing to a polished wood door.
When Maria entered the room, her breath was taken away again. A fancy bed with a canopy was in the center of the room. More polished furniture was in the room. A laptop was upon the desk in the corner. A closet was also there. There was a balcony in Maria's room, too.
"Mama! I don't know what to say," Maria said, barely able to utter a word.
"I'm glad you like it, honey," her mother replied, smiling brightly.
As soon as everything was settled and bags were unpacked, Maria said she was going to the beach.
"You can come, too, Bijou, if you want," Maria said. "But you'd have to stay in your cage."
"I'd be delighted!" Bijou squealed.
All of the Ham-Hams hurried to the beach, behind Maria's family. Bijou easily escaped her cage.
"May we wade in ze shallow water, Hamtaro?" Bijou asked sweetly.
"Sure!" Hamtaro replied.
Boss sniffed. "Bijou, um. Can I wade in the water with you two?" he asked, hoping Bijou would even notice him.
Bijou looked awkwardly at Boss. "Um, yes, Boss, you can, I guess." Her voice trailed off. "Hamtaro! Heehee. Can I splash you now?" she asked Hamtaro.
Hamtaro laughed. "You don't need to ask!" he said.
Boss felt his heart shatter. It broke into hundreds, thousands, of tiny pieces. He couldn't hold it in anymore. He just. cried. He burst out in tears and ran back up to the condo.
Little did he know, Bijou felt sorry for him, right then and there.