Chapter 4: Dil with his Words
The RUGRATS were sad. While on the way home, no topic was talked about except for the race. "Hey you know guys? I can't believe that Angelica lied to us! I hate her!" Lil said.
"I thought she said it true when she told us that she would help us." Phil said.
"Well, let us not worry. Like what Ms. Pecky said, 'there is still a chance for us to tie-up the game.'" Tommy said.
After what Tommy said, everybody remained silent until each of them reached home.
"I'm so disappointed!" Tommy said when he opened the door of his house. "I can't believe that we have not won. We have the big lead until Angelica deceived us!"
Dil was sitting on the couch playing the Play Station 2. He can't help but overhear about Tommy's frustration. "Hey big brother, sorry but I can't help but eavesdrop on what you have said."
"Eavesdrop?" Tommy asked curiously.
"Eavesdrop – meaning 'overhear.'"
"Why don't you use the simple words instead?" Tommy said while sitting beside his little brother getting the controller 2 of the Play Station. They played the versus of the Tekken Tag. They continued...
"Well, I am actually practicing my words to the incoming scavenger hunt race game for our level. Isn't it right that most of the clues in a scavenger hunt race game are written in deep words?"
"Actually—no. They use simple words but you sometimes have to connote the phrases they use. Sometimes, there are a lot of meanings you can connect with the clues. But you should be sure of what to follow and what is right." Tommy said while pressing the buttons very hard.
"Brother, are you mad? I heard the name of Angelica – that she showed you treachery..."
"Treachery?"
"Treachery – meaning 'betrayal.'"
"I told you that to stop with that deep-word talking. Going back, yes, she betrayed us. She led us to the different way. She knew all along that the clue, points out to the old tree at the school, but she said that the clue means that it is our old school janitor. After the first part of the race, where the WINDS won, we saw her shaking her hands, and congratulating our opponent – the WINDS! How could she do this to us! Honestly Dil, we were hurt of what she had done!"
Subsequently, Tommy lost with Dil in the Tekken Tag. It was his first time to lose with Dil.
"Brother, I can clearly see that you were hurt. You even lost with me, which is the first time. Well, all I can say is that 'never lose hope.' You still have the chance to recompense with what have happened."
"They also said that. I know and I believe with it. I know that I will be able to re..re..com..compe..pense, RECOMPENSE!" Tommy said "Oh, by the way, what is 'recompense'?"
"Recompense – meaning 'make up with.'" Dil answered
They both laughed and played Tekken Tag until it was time for dinner.
"Kids, dinner's ready!" Didi shouted from the dining room.
Dil and Tommy turned the Play Station off and headed straight to the dining room. They sat on their respective chairs, they said their meal prayer, and they began to eat.
"Son, how's school?" Stu asked.
"Oh, everything was fine..." Tommy hid what really had happened, because he doesn't want to let his father know how bad their cousin is. Tommy preferred saying a white lie, rather than change Angelica's image with his parents. Stu and Didi liked Angelica, especially now that she is a teen. Angelica brings cakes and fruits to Didi once a month, and she also gives his Uncle Stu books about computers, inventing, and engineering. Angelica does these stuffs to give a good image to Tommy's parents.
Dil thought of not to talk. He knew right away what Tommy is feeling. He just shook his head while looking down.
After dinner, everybody prepared and went for bed. While Tommy is about to sleep, Didi knocked at Tommy's room. "Son, are you asleep? May I have a mother-son talk with you my child?"
"Yes mother, please, come in..."
"Tommy I am your mother, I know whether something is bothering you or not. Now tell me, what's bothering you?"
"Mother, nothing is bothering me." Tommy said. A tear dropped from his eye.
"Then why are you crying? Please son, tell me, who knows, I might give you some advice to help you."
"Mother, sorry I can't tell you the whole thing. I can only tell you few things about my problem. Would that be ok?"
"Ok, what is it?"
"Awhile ago, in school, we had our scavenger hunt race game. The thing is; we lost the first part of the game. I'm not sad because we lost, but I am sad because I told myself that we could make it, and that we will win. However, it looks like I have promised myself nothing that never came true. So, now, I am very sad because I have broken a promise, not to others but to myself. It is my first to give myself a promise and then broke it. I know that many people out there never had the time to talk with their selves and promise their selves something. Mom, I might sound crazy or a fool, but this is true." He then embraced his mother.
"No my child, everything will be fine. Remember that, 'when the ship doesn't come, go and swim out for it.' If opportunity doesn't come on you Tommy, why won't you be the one to find it? Tomorrow, read the clues with the team by yourselves. Don't let anyone help you because it might be a betrayal or something. Like what had happened with your game awhile ago..."
Tommy was very shocked that Didi knew about the person who "helped" them in solving the clues. He never told her about it. "Mom, how did you know? Who told you about it?" He asked.
"The question is: HOW DOES A MOTHER NOT KNOW?" Her mother replied.
Tommy looked down. Didi held Tommy's chin up, looked her in his eyes and said, "Don't worry that person who told me never mentioned the name."
She embraced Tommy a goodnight and said, "My son, how you've grown..." She smiles with a tone of voice like crying, "Goodnight son." She left Tommy and headed towards the door; before she closed the door she gave Tommy a flying-kiss.
How Didi knew about Angelica's cheating was still a mystery. He was relieved when she said that she doesn't know the name.
He thought of who that person was. He got the answer, "It was Dil!!!" Tommy said.
Tommy stood from his bed and headed straight towards Dil's room. He saw Dil lying in bed, but still awake. He can saw Dil's fear in his eyes while Tommy is walking in front of him.
Dil thought that Tommy would scold him because Dil told Didi about almost everything. "Why are you here Tommy?" Dil asked with a soft, slow, fearful and a trembling voice.
"Dil................" Tommy stopped for a moment.
Now, Dil is very scared, he can saw Tommy's fist being clenched.
"Dil... Thank you so much!" Tommy embraced Dil tight. Dil definitely was relieved. Dil never asked the reason why, for he knew the answer already. Both of them was wearing a smile.
"Ok big brother good luck for your game tomorrow! I'm sure that you will conquest!" Dil said.
Tommy then answered, "I know, I know, conquest – meaning 'win!'"
Both of them laughed with each other. Tommy went back to his bed, made his nightly prayers, and went to sleep. He slept early for he knew that it is race day tomorrow!
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Author's Note: Hi everyone, I hope that everybody is enjoying my story. Please R&R, ok? Also, I promise that I would update the rest of the chapters tomorrow or the next day.
The RUGRATS were sad. While on the way home, no topic was talked about except for the race. "Hey you know guys? I can't believe that Angelica lied to us! I hate her!" Lil said.
"I thought she said it true when she told us that she would help us." Phil said.
"Well, let us not worry. Like what Ms. Pecky said, 'there is still a chance for us to tie-up the game.'" Tommy said.
After what Tommy said, everybody remained silent until each of them reached home.
"I'm so disappointed!" Tommy said when he opened the door of his house. "I can't believe that we have not won. We have the big lead until Angelica deceived us!"
Dil was sitting on the couch playing the Play Station 2. He can't help but overhear about Tommy's frustration. "Hey big brother, sorry but I can't help but eavesdrop on what you have said."
"Eavesdrop?" Tommy asked curiously.
"Eavesdrop – meaning 'overhear.'"
"Why don't you use the simple words instead?" Tommy said while sitting beside his little brother getting the controller 2 of the Play Station. They played the versus of the Tekken Tag. They continued...
"Well, I am actually practicing my words to the incoming scavenger hunt race game for our level. Isn't it right that most of the clues in a scavenger hunt race game are written in deep words?"
"Actually—no. They use simple words but you sometimes have to connote the phrases they use. Sometimes, there are a lot of meanings you can connect with the clues. But you should be sure of what to follow and what is right." Tommy said while pressing the buttons very hard.
"Brother, are you mad? I heard the name of Angelica – that she showed you treachery..."
"Treachery?"
"Treachery – meaning 'betrayal.'"
"I told you that to stop with that deep-word talking. Going back, yes, she betrayed us. She led us to the different way. She knew all along that the clue, points out to the old tree at the school, but she said that the clue means that it is our old school janitor. After the first part of the race, where the WINDS won, we saw her shaking her hands, and congratulating our opponent – the WINDS! How could she do this to us! Honestly Dil, we were hurt of what she had done!"
Subsequently, Tommy lost with Dil in the Tekken Tag. It was his first time to lose with Dil.
"Brother, I can clearly see that you were hurt. You even lost with me, which is the first time. Well, all I can say is that 'never lose hope.' You still have the chance to recompense with what have happened."
"They also said that. I know and I believe with it. I know that I will be able to re..re..com..compe..pense, RECOMPENSE!" Tommy said "Oh, by the way, what is 'recompense'?"
"Recompense – meaning 'make up with.'" Dil answered
They both laughed and played Tekken Tag until it was time for dinner.
"Kids, dinner's ready!" Didi shouted from the dining room.
Dil and Tommy turned the Play Station off and headed straight to the dining room. They sat on their respective chairs, they said their meal prayer, and they began to eat.
"Son, how's school?" Stu asked.
"Oh, everything was fine..." Tommy hid what really had happened, because he doesn't want to let his father know how bad their cousin is. Tommy preferred saying a white lie, rather than change Angelica's image with his parents. Stu and Didi liked Angelica, especially now that she is a teen. Angelica brings cakes and fruits to Didi once a month, and she also gives his Uncle Stu books about computers, inventing, and engineering. Angelica does these stuffs to give a good image to Tommy's parents.
Dil thought of not to talk. He knew right away what Tommy is feeling. He just shook his head while looking down.
After dinner, everybody prepared and went for bed. While Tommy is about to sleep, Didi knocked at Tommy's room. "Son, are you asleep? May I have a mother-son talk with you my child?"
"Yes mother, please, come in..."
"Tommy I am your mother, I know whether something is bothering you or not. Now tell me, what's bothering you?"
"Mother, nothing is bothering me." Tommy said. A tear dropped from his eye.
"Then why are you crying? Please son, tell me, who knows, I might give you some advice to help you."
"Mother, sorry I can't tell you the whole thing. I can only tell you few things about my problem. Would that be ok?"
"Ok, what is it?"
"Awhile ago, in school, we had our scavenger hunt race game. The thing is; we lost the first part of the game. I'm not sad because we lost, but I am sad because I told myself that we could make it, and that we will win. However, it looks like I have promised myself nothing that never came true. So, now, I am very sad because I have broken a promise, not to others but to myself. It is my first to give myself a promise and then broke it. I know that many people out there never had the time to talk with their selves and promise their selves something. Mom, I might sound crazy or a fool, but this is true." He then embraced his mother.
"No my child, everything will be fine. Remember that, 'when the ship doesn't come, go and swim out for it.' If opportunity doesn't come on you Tommy, why won't you be the one to find it? Tomorrow, read the clues with the team by yourselves. Don't let anyone help you because it might be a betrayal or something. Like what had happened with your game awhile ago..."
Tommy was very shocked that Didi knew about the person who "helped" them in solving the clues. He never told her about it. "Mom, how did you know? Who told you about it?" He asked.
"The question is: HOW DOES A MOTHER NOT KNOW?" Her mother replied.
Tommy looked down. Didi held Tommy's chin up, looked her in his eyes and said, "Don't worry that person who told me never mentioned the name."
She embraced Tommy a goodnight and said, "My son, how you've grown..." She smiles with a tone of voice like crying, "Goodnight son." She left Tommy and headed towards the door; before she closed the door she gave Tommy a flying-kiss.
How Didi knew about Angelica's cheating was still a mystery. He was relieved when she said that she doesn't know the name.
He thought of who that person was. He got the answer, "It was Dil!!!" Tommy said.
Tommy stood from his bed and headed straight towards Dil's room. He saw Dil lying in bed, but still awake. He can saw Dil's fear in his eyes while Tommy is walking in front of him.
Dil thought that Tommy would scold him because Dil told Didi about almost everything. "Why are you here Tommy?" Dil asked with a soft, slow, fearful and a trembling voice.
"Dil................" Tommy stopped for a moment.
Now, Dil is very scared, he can saw Tommy's fist being clenched.
"Dil... Thank you so much!" Tommy embraced Dil tight. Dil definitely was relieved. Dil never asked the reason why, for he knew the answer already. Both of them was wearing a smile.
"Ok big brother good luck for your game tomorrow! I'm sure that you will conquest!" Dil said.
Tommy then answered, "I know, I know, conquest – meaning 'win!'"
Both of them laughed with each other. Tommy went back to his bed, made his nightly prayers, and went to sleep. He slept early for he knew that it is race day tomorrow!
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Author's Note: Hi everyone, I hope that everybody is enjoying my story. Please R&R, ok? Also, I promise that I would update the rest of the chapters tomorrow or the next day.