Market

Hugo went to open the door for the one outside there. It was a complete stranger who he had never met. "Can I know who is this?"

"I'm here for Ben, where do you hide him at?"

"I think you're a little confused, Ben isn't here."

The guy stared at him as if he didn't get the answer he wanted to know.

"He should be here. They said he has some duties over here."

"Well, he was here all the time until three years ago, he went for a mission and he was never back."

"Okay, this is my number. Do inform me when he's back."

"Why do you want to find him? And who are the they you mentioned just now?"

"Don't ask too much. Ben wanted to protect you."

The stranger left, at instant. "Dad, I'm hungry," Carol came all the way to the door to remind her father about her.

"I will go get your lunch ready. Just wait for a moment and your spaghetti will be done."

Hugo shut the door and Carol went back to the sofa and was enjoying the show. Hugo went to the kitchen and started to make their lunch.

When he was waiting for the water to be boiled, he was thinking of what the man said just now. He might be a friend of Benedict. The bad news was that even the man didn't know where Benedict have been.

Soon, the lunch was ready. Carol ran to the dining room and sat down in a calm manner. Hugo came out with two sets of spaghetti with some chicken fillets. To make the dish healthier, Hugo put some broccolis into the dish.

"Dad, I don't like broccolis, I don't like the taste."

"Carol, you gotta take in some vegetables. Don't you want to be healthier?"

Carol stayed silent as she realised that broccolis are good for her health. Both of them had a great lunch together.

After their meal, Carol was doing her school work and Hugo was marking the examination papers of his students. Going through all the papers, he finally came to Anthony's paper.

Anthony was one of the smartest kids in their year, especially in mathematics. He could always solve complex problems with his unbelievable speed.

After a short while, Hugo finished his work and Carol had already gone for a short nap. Well, she just slept on the table with all the books in a complete mess.

Hugo carried her to her bed so that she could sleep well. He arranged the books to make it look neat and clean. He was always proud as the girl always did a great job in her homework. Then, he got himself up to do the chores. He first got the clothes out of the washing machine and then dried them under the sun. It was a good day and Hugo decided to take Carol out for some fun in the market.

After an hour, Carol woke up from her dream about a dragon that killed all the villagers in the Frag village. "Dad, I just dreamt about a dragon which killed the villagers. It was so scary."

"Oh come on, Carol it's not real. Dreams are different from reality. Don't think about it. Do you wanna get yourself something from the market?"

Carol nodded as it was the only day in the week which the market was held. Every week, there would be different stalls to sell things like food, toys or some useful tools. Although Hugo didn't need anything, he would always bring Carol there to buy some toys or even some interesting food. And the location was just one minute from their house.

About six in the afternoon, Anthony finally appeared in Hugo's house. "So I assumed you're doing good in the hostel and you're not gonna care about your sister."

"Sir Hugo, you're not that sir Hugo over here. Dad, I like the lifestyle in the hostel. It was so enjoyable."

"Anthony you're back!" Here it came the girl who shouted and ran at the same time.

Anthony was another orphan Hugo found in a messy street. When he was found, the legs were completely broken and Anthony didn't have any memories. Hugo had no other options but to bring him to the hospital. It was already two years since Hugo got this son.

His birthday was set on the day he was brought to the hospital. Hugo became a father of two kids without any work done. Even he himself wondered what kind of luck he was having.

"Are you joining us for the market?" Carol asked.

"Sure, I had done my work. I will have a good gaming night with you today."

Hugo stared at this two kids, he felt so happy on how peaceful they were, unlike some of the broken family. Hugo took his wallet and brought the kids to the market. On the way, Carol kept talking to Anthony because they had not been chatting since last week. Anthony wouldn't be at home unless it was weekend or some special days. After a short while, they finally arrived at their destination, a market with all sorts of fun. Carol was aiming for the candy she waited for a week while Anthony was here for some unique cuisine. They walked everywhere in the market to buy the one they wanted the most. Finally, they chose the stall of Mr Franc for their dinner. "Franc, I would like the three burgers like last time."

"Like the one you always do," said Franc

After Hugo ordered the food, he told Franc to look after the kids as he was about to try the way to enter the Hoggrew. He went to the place where he accidentally made it with a hope that he could know what happened in exact.

Sadly, he failed again. In these three years, he would try it out once a week as he really wanted to get Benedict back, to complete their family of four.

"What are you doing here?" Someone shouted and the source of the voice was right behind Hugo.