Book One: Alpha World

Epsu 1.The zam?

"Ma, should I go to Zam's house?Why not just Mama?" Ask from the living room.

"Dear, Mama'll cook for lunch so it can't be left behind. If Mama stays, she will be bored. Part of the house is also only through two houses from here live cake love, finished." Shouted Mama loudly from the kitchen.

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Today is a holiday, a semester break, not a special day for me, a busy day to be precise. Mama who was busy trying to make a cake from the grandmother's recipe then divided the cake to neighbors around the house, showing off the results of her success. So, be me the cake-man. There's a dozen boxes of cookies I've brought to the neighbor's house.

There's one more house, Zam's house. He's my classmate at school. I don't like him very much. He likes to act strange in class, doodling papers with strange numbers and letters is his habit.

He never wanted to play outside, often invited me to choose the things he brought or play the game. One day he brought a colorful pencil and told me to take one of them, of course I chose the color blue sea, my favorite color. Also other items, such as plastic balls, flowers, ice cream sticks, patchwork and much more. Then I just pick the best one in my opinion and keep it. In fact, we have High School and I think the goods he brought exactly when SD first.

There are still many other strange things he does one of which he often chatted on the wind. He talks like this, '"Want what happened?" Or like, "Hi wind, what do you think?" Then strange and unclear whispers. I was always surprised to see his behavior.

I also used to play at his house when I had a task together. The room was a mess full of food waste, the floor was dirty and the clothes were messy, disgusted at seeing it. Moreover, I had to linger there because Zam invited me to play snake ladder afterwards. Strange, even though in all places, gadgets are the most exciting game, why he even plays snake stairs. Even so, he is a loyal and clever friend, I often ask for help to be taught a difficult lesson in class. He also always helped me study before exams, so my grades are not bad.Especially he helped me on math lessons, the lessons I hated the most.

Once upon a time, I was sentenced to do five hundred math essays for falling asleep in class. After school, I immediately went to Zam's house and asked for his help. One by one, we talked about complicated matters. My eyes are getting sleepy for a long time. Unconsciously I fell asleep.

I woke up at sunset. I say goodbye to Zam and go home with fifteen things I just did. The next morning Zam was in front of my house carrying a large pile of paper. All essays answers are written there.

"Excuse me!" I said half a yell which I thought was more polite.

"Yes, one minute!" Shouts someone from inside the house.

I waited in front of the fence of his house.The front page was small and full of antiques. Zam's mother walked quickly outside. He was wearing a green apron full of sauce, from the way he walked and his clothes I knew he was busy making ketchup. I call him Aunt Mia. He smiles.

 "Eh there's Lian, incidentally, Zam just told you to call, he said he wanted to give you something, let's go in first!"

 "No aunt, I just want to deliver my mom's cake. Mama tried to make a cake this morning, and it worked."

"Oh Lian's grandmother's recipe cake?"

 "Tante Mia knows?" I said, handing over the cake.

 "Yes, yesterday the mother Lian told the time of Arisan. Not delicious?"

 "Not tried, he said to Lian's new neighbor."

 "Oh, your mama's always been nice Lian, come on in, let's try inside."

"No need to try Lian at home later, there are still many 'kok."

 "Yes, let Zam just give me the goods. Auntie call first, yeah."

"Yes Aunt."

 Aunt Mia then went into the house. A minute later Zam came out and handed him a blue envelope with a picture of the wind spinning.

Huhhh, envelope again, envelope again. It also included one of his oddities, he often gave me such an envelope, telling me to open it stealthily. Then when I opened it there was only blank white paper. I'm half-confident that he has two possibilities, possessed or insane. I just smiled at him.

 "Thank you Zam." I said as I walked home waving my hands at him.

 "Yes are the same." Answer with a serious look.

Huh, fortunately he didn't invite me to play. Must be more tired and stressed again if you have to play at Zam's house. It feels like taking care of an infant child or a mental hospital resident. I quickly walked before Zam came to his senses and invited me to play. The sky was orange when I walked back to my house.

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 The night came when I finished playing my favorite game, the war game. There are so many heroes in this game. Everything is cool and great.

Soon after dinner, I cleaned up all the messy stuff. Including closing all the applications I opened earlier. Then I saw the envelope Zam gave me, this is the seventeenth envelope. After a closer look, this envelope was smaller than the envelope Zam had given yesterday and it had a small S in the upper right corner.

 "Lian, let's get out! It's dinner time" said Mama, knocking on my door.

 "Yes Ma, just a minute!"

I immediately opened the envelope. I'm actually tired of taking this from him. It must be just blank paper, I've stored the envelope with other blank paper in the closet, making it a spare paper if the scrawled paper in the classroom runs out.

Uh, what card is this, my inner. The contents of the envelope were not empty paper as usual. A card the size of a playing card inside the envelope, a cool blue-sea digital clock image adorned the front of the card. There is also a large S emblem on the back of the card.

 "Lian let's eat, hasn't it come out yet?"my mother said, opening my door. He then looked at the card I was holding, his brows furrowing. Then he smiled.

 "Where did you get that card from?" Ask mom suddenly.

 "From Zam." My answer.

 Mama came closer and sat on my bed.

"Here's mama look!" Said mom.

I gave the clock to my mom. Mama looked at it carefully. Including the pictures on this card.

 "Do you know what card this is?" I said five minutes later after getting tired of seeing you just flipping through the card.

 "The watch is cool, isn't it?" Ask Mama to feel the picture of the clock on the card.

"Yes ma, but it's just a card, not a real clock." I said more astonished. Why do you like the same clock.

 "It's your watch baby, here's mama put the watch in your hand!" Mom said, pulling my hand.

"Eh? Watch the clock?"