.:Chapter Four:.
In Barty's mother car
Mrs Ng (Barty's mother) had just saw Ralph with her son. She was very worried that her son was bullied, because everyday after school, he would come back in bruises. It really hurt her a lot.
Mrs Ng: Hello my darling did that boy just bullied you?
Barty: Hello…mama…that…tha…
Mrs Ng: Slowly, slowly darling, slowly…
Barty: that boy…sa…saved…me!
Mrs Ng: Oh, saved you! Hmmm…a very nice boy…
Barty: Yes…s…ss…and he…hee…allowed me…ee..to folll…follow him!
Mrs Ng: Hmmm…very nice boy. Okay, tomorrow bring him home and I will treat him!
Barty: Tha…thank…youuu…mama…
Mrs Ng smiled. It had been long since she had seen her son so happy.
Meanwhile...In the library
Katy and Yolla had just entered the library.
Yolla: Wow! This library is so big…there must be thousands and thousands of books!
Katy: Yeah…kind of…
Katy was quite afraid that Yolla after meeting her parents might just turn and go off leaving Katy alone there. Her last best friend was like that; she thought that Katy's parents were too book-crazy. After then, Katy never brought any friends to meet her parents ever again.
Yolla: Can I meet your parents?
Katy: Huh? My parents ah…er…you really want to meet them ah…er…
Yolla: Yeah, why not? If you don't mind…
She suddenly realise the colour of Katy's face. Katy's face had turned pale.
Yolla: Are you okay?
Katy: Huh? Oh…yeah…yeah…
Just then, Mr Tan (Katy's father) was pushing a trolley of books and walking past Katy and Yolla. Mr Tan was a slim and tall man. He was wearing thick spectacles and wearing chalked long-sleeves shirt with black long pants.
Mr Tan: Oh, looked what we got here…my darling Katy…
Katy was shocked, she recognised her father's voice. Mr Tan walked over to the girls.
Katy: Oh…oh…er…hi dad…
Mr Tan smiling: And who do we have here, a friend of Katy?
Katy tensed up.
Yolla: Yeah, hello Mr Tan! I am Yolla Yeo, new in the town, nice to meet you! You have a great library here!
Katy was relieved.
Katy: Yeah, my friend…
Mr Tan: Whoa, it's been long since my little Katy brought her friends here! Hey dear…
Mr Tan called out to his wife, who was also walking towards them to see who was here that made her husband so excited. Mrs Tan is slim and tall. She has long blonde hair and also wore spectacles. She wore a pink long sleeve shirt with a black tight skirt below knees.
Katy: Dad! Stop calling me Little Katy; I am a big girl now!
Yolla started giggling.
Mrs Tan: Oh hello.
Yolla: Hello, you must me Mrs Tan. I am Yolla Yeo, new in the town, nice to meet you.
Mrs Tan smiling: Well you are such a nice girl, go on with Katy and do your homework, and you must come often.
Yolla: Thank you Grinning from ear to ear.
Yolla and Katy walked to the nearest table, sat down and took out their homework.
Yolla: You have very nice parents!
Katy: Really! Well…you are definitely the first one to say that.
Yolla: Really? Well…there are nice…
Katy: To tell you the truth…I was rather scared that you might meet them and think that they are nerdy, then just walked off…
Yolla: I m not so bad! Laughing you think too much!
Katy softly: The last time I brought my friend here; she did this…
Yolla: Oh…sorry…well you can relax…I am not such a bad person!
Katy: Yeah, I can see and you were very good with them you know.
Yolla: Yeah I know I am usually very good with adults.
Yolla winked at Katy and Katy started laughing.
Yolla: I will need to call my mum and tell her I will be here.
Katy: Okay, no problem.
Meanwhile...At Ralph's working place
Ralph has a bad family background. He is from a broken family and stays with his drunkard father, so he needs to work to pay his school fees. Everyone in school knows that he works but very few of them know of his broken family, they all thought that he worked just to pass time. He works in a motorcycle repair shop with a very friendly and fatherly uncle, Uncle Lim. Uncle Lim is of middle-aged and owns this motorcycle repair shop. He treats Ralph like his own son and Ralph treats him like his father. Sometimes Ralph will not go home and just sleep in the shop if Uncle Lim allows (which he normally does.). Uncle Lim pitied Ralph.
Uncle Lim: Hello Ralph, do your homework finish first before helping me with his motorcycle. The engine got some problem. I will give you one hour.
Ralph nodded his head and started doing his homework in Uncle Lim's office