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As I wake up, I feel numbness in my arms, looking down to see Paige Sleeping Sweetly on my arm, or it would have been sweet if she wasn't drooling all over it.
"Paige, wake up, wake up Paige," I shake her to rouse her. As she wakes, her swollen eyes from last night's crying are evident.
"Good morning, Connor," she says, rubbing her eyes.
"Good morning, Paige. How are you feeling?" I ask, noticing the sleepy air around her dissipate quickly as she recalls last night's events.
"I'm fine," she says with an innocent smile. Then she leans in, giving me another hug, whispering, "The promise I heard last night, I hope you fulfill it," she murmurs in my ear.
"I don't break promises, rest assured, I'll make it happen," I assure Paige, who's still hugging me.
"So, when are you two going to stop showing affection?" Just as we're embracing, Missy appears, unzipping the tent with a mischievous grin.
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about you two, your secret's safe with me," Missy says, and I respond, "It's not what you think, Missy. Just some personal things between us."
Missy gives me a look that says she doesn't believe me but will pretend to.
At that moment, Paige says, "Shall we have breakfast?" Rising, she completely ignores the situation.
"Traitor," I grumble to myself as I head out to the kitchen.
After breakfast, Sheldon had gone to the comic book store with his new friend Tam, and Paige and Missy went to Sheldon's room to read some magazines.
While playing fetch with Mike outside (•ᴥ•), Marry called out to me, "Connor! Phone for you!"
I throw the stick far for Mike to fetch as I make my way to the living room. When I pick up the phone, I hear a familiar voice.
"Mr. Kenway, pleasure to speak with you again. I wanted to inform you that the 5,000 copies have been completely sold out in less than two weeks. We're going to manufacture another 50,000 copies, your readers are asking for Volume 2 of your book."
"Hello to you too, Mr. Nigel. What great news. It seems your company is really taking off. I've already written all 7 volumes if you want to pick them up. Same percentage, you know George's bank account, just transfer the money there."
After becoming a shareholder in Apple and Microsoft with 5% of Apple and 2% of Microsoft, thanks to Paige's help, I don't really care much about the money from the novels, as this percentage will provide a constant income. It's better to leave it for the Cooper family and not put too much financial pressure on Georgie. With a family of 4 children and 2 adults, having only one job is really tough. This could also be a way to repay these years I've spent with them, but all the love they've given me when they took me in is priceless, truly a debt for a lifetime.
"Alright, Mr. Kenway, I'll arrange for someone to pick up the manuscript."
"Okay, goodbye."
Hanging up the phone, I go over to the sofa and sit with George and Georgie who were watching the game. George, with his weekly beer, was very happy with the game.
Suddenly, Paige and Missy sit on the sofa too. "What's up?" I ask, and Missy responds, "Mom caught us reading the comics Sheldon had, and now she's over at the comic book store complaining to the seller for selling comics to Sheldon," she says mischievously, with a wicked smile, which Paige follows suit.
"Mary read Sheldon's Silver Surfer comics and saw him naked," she says, giggling.
At that moment, Mary enters with Sheldon following behind. "I've told you, you won't read those comic books anymore. If you want to read something, you'll read the word of the Lord."
"But Mom," Sheldon stammers, "No more, young man, that's it," says Mary, entering Sheldon's room with a box to take out all the comics.
Paige and Missy, who were helping Meemaw peel lettuce, were giggling sneakily.
That night at dinner, Sheldon was making his own dinner. The agreement Mary and Sheldon made was for Mary to treat Sheldon like an adult, so Mary stopped taking care of Sheldon, and he had to fend for himself.
He put chicken, flour, and egg in a paper bag and shook it, but it didn't go as expected. The bag tore at the bottom, and everything fell on the floor.
At that moment, Georgie, Missy, Paige, George, and Meemaw were betting on how long Sheldon would last.
"$100 for 2 days," and I put the money on the table.
"$30 for 1 and a half days," says George.
At that moment, Meemaw's eyes spark with greed at seeing the stakes rise. She says, "150 dollars until noon tomorrow."
"Five cents and a lollipop for tonight," says Missy, happily joining in.
"$50 for 3 days," says Paige, not believing a genius like her could survive even half a day.
"Ten dollars and..." Georgie rummages in his pockets, "20 cents."
"Shh, she's coming," I say to everyone, who quickly grab the money on the table and pretend nothing happened.
Mary didn't pick up her mother's habits of gambling; as a Christian, she believes gambling is a sin, and you'll burn straight in hell if you do it, and if you do, do it in secret.
In Sheldon's room, Missy and Sheldon were in bed. Missy at this moment wanted to keep an eye on Sheldon, what if she wins the bet, and wins not... I don't know how much money, but it was a lot.
In the garage, Paige and I were talking, and I was assembling some furniture.
"What are you doing?" Paige asks. I look at her and say, "You'll find out tomorrow." I say mysteriously. When I finished setting up the furniture, Paige was still staring at me.
"What's wrong?" I ask her, and she replies, "Nothing." I tilt my head in confusion and then say, "Well, your excuses are over. Missy isn't sleeping here, so the bed is free for you to use."
After we went to our respective beds, I hear a whisper in the background, "Connor, Connor, are you awake?" I hear it but pretend to be asleep. A few moments later, I hear the tent zipper opening, and a small body hugs me from behind.
Okay... for some reason, I feel violated. What the hell is going on here? I quickly think, my mom said girls mature faster, but I didn't think it was this much.
As I was about to say something, I hear very softly, "Thank you for being a great friend." I quickly calm down, turn around, and hug her, saying, "Okay, it's all right, I'm right here." I then hear a soft snore coming from her and fall asleep to the gentle rhythmic sound.
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Assassin's Creed System
Name: Connor Kenway
Age: 12 years
Occupation (Novice Assassin)
Health 100/100
Strength 5 (Adult Men 5)
Agility 6 (Adult Men 4)
Intelligence 187 (Qi)
Resilience 10 (Adult Men 10)
Available Points: 3.7
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Item Box: High-tech Headphones (1) Mac book Pro (1)
Weapons AK-47 (4)
Kukri (2)
M1911 (1)
Glock P80 (3)
Mini-Uz (2)
Beretta M9 (1)
Winchester Model 1912 (1)
Consumables: First Aid Kit (5)
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Talents: Item Box: (20 Cubic Meters) lv1 Walk from the Shadows: (Walk on the Shadows Without Being Noticed) Lv2 Unarmed Combat: Lv2 Combat with White Weapons: lv3
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Knowledge: Advanced Automotive Engineering, Musical Talent, Eidetic Memory, Average Hacking Knowledge, Advanced Hardware Knowledge, knowledge, parkour beginner
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Main Missions (The Order of Assassins) As a true assassin of the order, you'll need companions: Get someone to join the Order of Assassins.
Reward: (Medium Assassin Set)x1 (Low Quality Drawing) 3x
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Secondary Mission (None)
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Daily Missions
Do 5000 Push-ups
Do 5000 Squats
Do 5000 Sit-ups
Run 10 km Reward:(Points 0.01)
