ep 14

Anyway, my mother didn't sleep much, but we got to New York, she used too much money on gas but it seems she wasn't as broke as I thought.

The first thing my mother did was look for my father at Oscorp but they didn't receive her so she went the second day while we stayed at home alone, me and Airi.

"The television keeps talking about the same thing." Airi says throwing the remote control to the couch.

"Nat and Yenlena's faces appear on television, I can't believe they broadcast all that on open television, I mean they stole information, I thought they would keep it a secret"

"Yeah, they're idiots." Airi says turning off the television.

"What are we eating today?" Airi asks staring at me, certainly there was nothing prepared.

My mother is not a housewife, she is a young woman who was pregnant by a guy a little older than her.

Luckily she wasn't a drug addict or this situation would be even worse.

"Get dressed, nothing that shows your skin, I want you ugly and not stealable"

"Shall we go out?" Airi asked excitedly.

"Yes." I answered smiling, I don't know why but now I'm starting to feel like she really is my little sister, a little crazy but I really think she's my family.

Airi opened a drawer and started throwing clothes until she found a huge pink jacket and an ugly hat with a horn.

I took Airi to McDonalds with a play area and we went inside to talk without the spying adults being able to come in and use their microphones.

It was the perfect soundproof room, my guards would be the parents who wouldn't let strangers into the play area.

It was the perfect place to have a serious conversation with Airi.

"What do you do every night?" Airi asks sitting on an area where all the slide tunnels connect.

"I thought your question would be what we're doing with a mother who doesn't work and is in serious psychological condition."

A child who tried to greet us was ignored and continued playing on the slide.

"It's not serious, everyone has to go through something like that." Airi said sounding cold. "Answer my question."

"What did she invent? I wish she was 6 years old but she's reincarnated just like me."

"Robbery." I said seriously and she seemed to believe my words.

A child who was going up to go down the slide looked at us while he put a piece of nugget in his pocket and went down the slides.

"That's why you had so much money, you spent 60 dollars like it was nothing, that explains it, is it easy?" She asked rubbing her chin as if she was thinking about doing the same thing.

"IT WORKED." I screamed in my mind but the damn thing kept interrogating and we were more or less close, I didn't want to lie to her but it was for the best, I couldn't fully trust her, she could want powers and do crazy things for them if she finds out I can get them.

"I was attacked twice, I stabbed one, it wasn't nice, a little more and I would have ended up in the newspapers"

Airi opened her eyes wide and stayed quiet while more children passed by us.

Some trying to talk but we gave them some serious looks and they left.

"Mom will be like this for months." Airi said wanting to change the subject. "How do you know?" I answered with a question.

"I'm a woman." Airi said and I understood that she must have gone through something similar.

'Maybe it was a toxic girlfriend, I should believe her, a woman's heart is strange'

"I guess you're worried about money right?" She asks and I nod in a positive way to answer

"I'll solve it, I took out a life insurance policy for my father, I can try to use it, so that the agency where I took out the policy looks for him"

"How did you do that? Aren't they in person?" Airi asked surprised

"Some in the 90s only require you to sign, use dad's fingerprint and there are 3 payments I made"

"Was it 3 months ago?"

"Yes"

"That's why you always pick up the letters in the mailbox"

"Yes"

"That's why you were scared that day when I received the package"

"Yes, I didn't think you would wake up so early for a fashion magazine, you can't wear anything with your size"

"All girls want to look good, I also have to wait for the ability, maybe I'll be a hero or I'd like to try one day." Airi said without seeing my face.

"So if you want to be a hero?" I said smiling, I didn't want to ask her anything, maybe she still thinks that Beyonder will grant her an ability at 15.