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The adventures of the ninja

Chapter 3

A mysterious package from my parents

Me and Rosie finally got to the mall, and I was looking at all the clothes on display.

“Wow there are so many wonderful clothes.”I said amazed while wondering around the mall. Looking at all the magnificent clothings before me.

Then Rosie phone ping’ed like on cue then Rosie looked at her phone and smiled. “If you think that’s wonderful just wait for the next surprise I prepared for you”Rosie said with a smile on her face.

“Wait what surprise? Did you get me something?”I asked with curiously. Rosie gripped her pink backpack tightly. “Yeah I did get you something but that’s not it” said Rosie with a sheepish smile. Then continued saying…

“Just go section A’s closest dressing room inside will be your surprise.” Said Rosie with a big smile on her face.

“Ok,Ok so where is section A then?” I asked Rosie “That’s something you figure out yourself.” Said Rosie with a little giggle. “ And also you can’t ask the shop assistants where the A section is.” Rosie said with that evil smile of hers.

“No fair” I said looking at her evil face smiling.

Then we went looking for the A section, and Rosie was not helping me find it at all.

“Are you still not going to tell me where the A section is.” I asked “Yep you can’t get a single world out of me” said Rosie. “Can you at least tell me what the surprise is” I asked to Rosie. “Nope” just said Rosie.

Finally we or should I say I found the A section and as Rosie said I went to the closest dressing room.

“Is the one?” I asked Rosie. She nodded her head as in yes.

Then I opened the dressing room and inside it came a huge…

“Surprise!”

Inside the dressing room was my other two best friends, Nyx and Tamie flower with what looks like gift packages in their hands.

“What are you guys doing here?” I said. I was lost for words.

“Rosie just texted us last minute saying it was your birthday. So we bought some gifts and came here and Rosie texted her plan to us so she can surprise you.” Answered Tamie

Then I looked at Rosie.

“Your welcome”said Rosie with a smile on her face

All I could do was hug her tightly as I can as I thanked her with happy tears in my eyes.

After a while of a emotional mess.

“Now let’s gets something for you.” said Rosie

“No” I said calmly

My friends where shocked “What do you mean no today is your birthday?!” Rosie said with a shocked face like the others.

“I mean we’re are in a shopping mall we shouldn’t just get something for me just because it’s my birthday. We should get something for you guys as well.”

“No you can’t do that it’s your birthday it’s about spoiling your self.” Said Rosie

“Yeah Rosie has a point we don’t need anything new.” Said Tamie

“I agree I would rather get something for my birthday then in a random day. I would feel uncomfortable if that the case. Said Nyx

“I insists guys please it’s my birthday and I want to see all guys happy at least buy whatever you guys want.” I said with a pleading voice. Soon the others agreed to shop for themselves to. with that we shopped till our feet dropped.

Soon after shopping we got hungry so we went to a nearby diner’s to eat something. And while we were eating.

“So when are going to open your gifts” asked Tamie eagerly

“Oh yeah you guys brought me gifts today you really didn’t” I said to the girls. “nonsense Ami today is the day you turn 16 you have to get at least some gifts” said Nyx shyly

“Ok then which gift should I open?” I said out loud.

“Uuu me!,me!,ME!” Said Tamie excitedly raising her left hand in the air while with her other hand she was lengthening her gift towards me. She was causing a scene so I took her package and opened it inside was a Kokeshi. They are simple wooden Japanese dolls with no arms or legs that have been crafted for more than 150 years as a toy for children. Originally from the northeastern region (Tōhoku-chihō) of Japan, they are handmade from wood, having a simple trunk and head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face.

“ A kokeshi but how did you find one?” I asked still shocked.

“Well my grandmother’s,mother and,her mother,then her mother,mother had that as a kid and I think my great great great grandmother would love to see her precious doll in the hands of a amazing person and I know it’s a well a bit old but I still think you would love it.”said Tamie with a smile on her face.

“Omg thank you Tamie so much for” I said while looking at the toy.

“I guess it’s my turn to give you a gift” said Nyx with a package in her hand then giving me the package. I put the kokeshi aside I took the Nyx’s package in my hand and opened it inside was a red notebook with a title written in a non erasable pen the title said: “Everything you need to know about Japanese culture.” And under it said. “author of the book: Ami Rita Cunningham.”

“Since you can’t share your knowledge about Japanese culture to everyone. I thought you might feel better after writing your thoughts down. It makes feel better when I write the things I learned when no one wants to listen to what I had say.” Said Nyx with a gentle smile on her face.

“Thank you Nyx I really needed this” I said almost tearing from my eye. Since Uncle Howdy never listens to what I had to say and I’m not allowed to be next Rosie unless she demands me there to ‘serve’ her and even if I tell her and she listens I know in her eyes she doesn’t get what I was saying or was just not interested but she keeps quiet so I wouldn’t get sad about it.

“So Rosie did you get anything for Ami?” Asked Tamie excitedly. I quickly got snapped out of my thoughts when Tamie asked that. After all she did say she got me something when we were in mall.

Rosie stayed quiet tho.

“Oh my dear love of all darkness in the world Rosie you didn’t get anything for Ami?!” Nyx cried out.

“Well- but before Rosie could say anything.

“Please don’t tell us this hole surprise you planed was the gift you know Ami deserve more that just a some teenage girls eating in a diner.” Tamie said with a tone that could came out as harsh.

Seeing Rosie’s face in sadness made me upset for her I knew I needed to do something and fast.

“Hey guys calm down” I said in a calm but angry tone than continued. “You guys Rosie did get me a gift. Two gifts in fact, the first gift was a birthday I never had in my life. I mean do you guys think that I don’t celebrate my birthday on purpose. I even forgot it’s was my birthday today if it wasn’t for Rosie I had the first and best birthday day in my life right now so don’t be mad at her for that and second gift is a package gift that I have no idea of what inside.”I said in calm voice.

Nyx and Tamie looked at each other then Nyx started by saying. “I’m very sorry for the way I acted Rosie about you not getting a gift for Ami I should’ve known better then just to judge.” Nyx said lowering her head in shame.

“I’m sorry too I should have been more considerate about how you would feel about me accusing you.” Said Tamie scratching the back of her hair looking guilty

“It’s ok you guys”said Rosie then continued saying: I would feel the same or more so I would be furious if either one of you forgot to get Ami something for her birthday.” Said Rosie with a small chuckle.

“But as Ami said I did get her something” said Rosie then she got her pink backpack,opened it and took out something inside. That something was a package. Rosie put the package on the table and pushed the package towards to me.

Then I looked at the package it looked like it was in drawer for so many years and there was a sticky note that said “For Ami Rita Cunningham until the age 16”

I was confused by the note than asked myself out loud. “I wonder what is inside?” Instead of a “Opened and see” from Rosie she said “ I have no idea.”

“What do you mean you have no idea you got for her right?” Said Tamie

“Actually the truth is I didn’t bought it I found it” Rosie said softly

“What do you mean?” I asked not knowing what else to say.

“Well the truth is that yesterday I was thinking of what to get Ami for her birthday. then I thought it might be a super idea to use my dad’s credit card for her on birthday. So when everyone went to sleep I secretly went to my dad’s office to look for his credit card. Unfortunately I couldn’t find it just as I was about to leave. I noticed something strange in the trash bin. So I went look and found this package with the sticky note. At first I thought my dad finally changed his mind about you and was giving you a birthday gift. But then I noticed that the handwriting for the sticky note was much more different then my dad’s handwriting. And then I thought maybe…”

Rosie paused for a moment then began to speak “Maybe that this package might be from your parents”

My heart just skipped a beat when I heard what what Rosie said. “Could this this package really be from my parents” I thought to myself.

“Ami say something please.” Said Rosie with a worried voice.

“I’m ok don’t worry” I reassured my friends.

“I think I should open this package where I’m alone like private” I said trying hard not tremble while I said the full sentence.

“But what about your uncle. I think he would be very angry if he saw our gifts especially that mysterious package.” Said Nyx in concern

“No need to worry I had already have an idea to how to hide the gifts without my dad noticing anything.” Said Rosie with a grin on her face.

After some time in the diner we decided to go back to our respective homes.

Me and Rosie was going back home by foot since that how we liked it.

“The stars are beautiful tonight” I said looking up

“Yeah they are pretty but not as pretty as the one gift that my dad gave” said Rosie with pride in her eyes. “Oh yeah what’s that?” I asked jokingly.

Then Rosie began to blush as if she didn’t mean to say that out loud. Then she mumbled so quiet that I couldn’t hear her.

Suddenly a chilly wind began to blow I could see that Rosie was a bit cold. Then I took off my hoodie. “Here you must be cold” I said with a smile while giving her my hoodie.

“Thanks”said Rosie blushing.

“You can keep it on until we come back to the mansion last thing I want for your dad to get angry at me for ‘making her precious daughter wearing my stinky hoodie’ “

We both laughed about it all the way home. A last we finally came Wenirmen mansion(unfortunately)

“Hear you go” Rosie said giving me back my hoodie. “thanks” I said with a smile and went inside the mansion together.

Inside, Uncle Howdy was waiting for us at the door.

“Where have you been?!” Uncle Howdy said in a serious yet angry voice.

“Daddy you know I was shopping for myself with Ami” said Rosie

“I know that pumpkin but I was asking her!” Said uncle howdy with anger in his voice while pointing at me.

I gulped.

“You know what time is it?!” Uncle Howdy said in anger.

I answered “ about 9pm I guess”

“And when is your bedtime?” Asked uncle howdy still angry

“ 7pm” I answered honestly.

“I knew it you purposely knew that my Rosie would go shopping and convinced her to take her with you didn’t you!” Said a yelling Uncle Howdy.

I just stood there in silence.

I already knew that arguing with Uncle Howdy was useless. I just let him talk about me all he wanted but then he said.

“No wonder your parents abounded you”

Somehow I couldn’t ignore it something inside me just snapped I couldn’t hold myself.

“Will you just shut up!” I yelled and run’d upstairs to my room with tears in my eyes. I closed door behind me and just crying silently. Wishing my parents didn’t abounded me,Wishing for uncle howdy to treat me better,Wishing that I would die already.

Then someone knocked on my door.

I whipped my tears away and opened the door it was one of the maids with the shopping bags that we bought.

“Your new hand me downs miss” said the maid

“Thank you” I said then after I took the bags, And, closed the door.

As I was putting my new clothes inside my closet I found the gifts my friends gave me I put the Kokeshi and the notebook inside my closet and as for the package I took that aside and “now was the perfect time to open it” I thought

I gently opened the package and inside was a Ninja mask and a black book with red circles all around it

I got curious about this two things.

I opened the book with the mask in hand then…

I felt my soul leaving my body.

End of chapter.

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