Chapter 17: Purchases
Tyler paid his fare and got down from the taxi. He turned to look at the gadget store and the view through the transparent glass was... not very appealing, actually.
He didn’t go directly to pick Devin up as he decided to purchase the laptop he needs for his work and maybe get himself, and his mom a phone.
His mother doesn’t have a phone she’s using and Tyler would love her to have one.
But he was aware that she would definitely be suspicious about where he got the money from, but he has already thought up a solution for that problem.
As for his younger brother, Devin. He would be waiting for him at the playground as always, so he doesn’t have to worry about him. And he also doesn’t plan to take up much time here.
He intends just get the stuffs he wants and leave immediately.
Tyler turned his attention to the store and he could see multiple devices—laptops, phones, accessories—but something about them just felt... not right... Primitive.
He stood there for a few seconds, staring at a lineup of chunky laptops on the display rack. Wide bezels. Glossy plastic casings. Low-res stickers advertising features like "Intel Core i5", "250GB HDD", and "2GB RAM".
One laptop even proudly displayed "Windows Vista Compatible" like it was something to flex.
Tyler exhaled slowly, rubbing his forehead.
"These things are fossils," he muttered.