Chapter 14: Sunshine goes fishing.
There was just one hitch in the saving Nimo’s family plan which made Sunshine twist her mouth. Her ex-boyfriend Alfred who was Nimo’s older brother would be staying at her base.
Hopefully, they would not create any problems. She did not expect trouble from Alfred’s side as their relationship had ended two years ago. It was a clean break without any nastiness and the reason behind this was because they had both grown apart and they recognized this fact.
Alfred had moved abroad for work, and it put a strain on the relationship. Long distance relationships were not as romantic and cozy as those adverts on television made it seem. He had returned to the country the previous year and sought to reconnect, but she had turned him down.
Their relationship could now be described as cordial and cool.
She let out another weary sigh and stared at her buzzing phone. It was her uncle calling again and this would be his ninth call today. Sunshine had a feeling that he had realized that she had broken into the safe and taken all the valuables inside.
"Hmph!" She sneered and rejected the call.
She drove to the warehouses near the market and took everything that had been delivered so far into the space. Then, she embarked on the drive back home, watching the sunset through a pair of sunglasses.
It had been so long since she last enjoyed a sunset without worry. It was such a precious thing and there would not be one for at least six months. If people knew what was to come soon, they would all stop and take their time to enjoy this beautiful, simple life.
All those weary people on the bus, heading home just to wake up at 4 or 5 a.m. and do the same thing tomorrow, she wanted to shout the words, "Just quit and stockpile" to them. But they would look at her like a fool and ignore her anyway.