A trip

Everyone came downstairs for breakfast not long after I set the table. While I was eating Mom came to me and asked if I was busy today. "No why?" she got two lunch boxes out, "Do you want to translate for me on this trip?" nodding I finished my eggs and ran to get lunch ready.

I packed our lunches and told Mizuki that I would be leaving. "I'll see you soon then!" I hugged her and went to the front door where Mom was waiting for me. "Are you ready to go," I nodded and then we set off.

The hike down the mountain was not too difficult so we reached the bottom within three hours. We went into town and found a taxi, "We need to get to the other side of town." As I got off Mom paid the driver and we continued to walk until we were out of town. "We should eat lunch now," I took out the lunch boxes and handed one to Mom.

We reached the place where the exchange was going to take place before the other person. "What language does this person speak?" Mom took out the tusks then told me, "He speaks French."

"What are we trading him for?" all of a sudden we heard the sound of tires screeching. In the distance we could see a car speeding towards us, as it came closer we saw someone was chasing them. The car that was being chased stopped in front of us, "Monte dans la voiture," I looked over to Mom. "He wants us to get in the car."

She hesitated for a moment then ran over to the car and got in, not wanting to be left behind I followed close behind. "Can you ask him what's happening?" I nodded and looked over to the passenger seat, "Que se passe-t-il?" he looked over to us and answered in a panicked tone "J'ai rencontré quelqu'un à qui je n'ai pas parlé depuis neuf ans," I quickly translated to Mom, "He ran into someone he hasn't talked to in years."

He looked at me and asked, "Avez-vous apporté les défenses?" I turned to Mom. "He's asking about the tusks." she held up the bag she was carrying, "Does he have the set?" I was confused at first then I realized that he must have been part of the family that is famous for their knife sets, the Caron family makes the best knives in the world. Not even the best chefs have a full set. I looked at him and asked, "Avez-vous l'ensemble?" he nodded and showed me the full set of knives.

In the next moment the car came to a sudden stop. I looked around and saw that we were surrounded by cars so there was no way to leave. A man came up to the passenger seat window, he looked furious with Mr.Caron and before we knew it he was yanked out of the car and was standing face to face with the man who had chased him.