Chapter 18 able lad

An hour later, Gigi repaired the small hole in the tire of the bicycle, and was about to start off when she was caught by Helen. "Gigi!" At first he pretended not to hear, but he couldn't pretend anymore, so he had to ride back and stop in front of his mother. "Where are you going?" she asked. "Go to Jamie's." "Is there a problem?" "nothing special." Helen looked at her watch, and Gigi looked at her own watch subconsciously.This watch was a birthday gift he received. It is very special, it can display the time in five time zones, and there is a calculator on the watch.It is half past four.

"Are you coming back for dinner?" "Of course, it's still early." Gigi was about to leave when Helen stopped her again. "Could you drop by and deliver the cheese to Anne Kulff's?" It wasn't exactly the way it was, and Anne Kulff lived in Dowles, four miles southwest of the village.Gigi was about to point this out to her mom when she suddenly remembered her birthday wish.If it saves her time, he is willing to do it for her, and he can also use this time to think about what to say to Jamie. Strangely enough, though, he decided to tell Jamie the whole truth before he even got to Annie's.With luck, maybe they'll find a quiet place to talk, away from Jamie's 19 TV.Gigi would tell him with manly honesty: look, here's the thing, I want to go to clubs, I really want to, but I want to play music more, it's what I was meant to be, I was born for music ,do you know?

If he had time, he might tell Jamie more, let him know the story of Liddy's family, maybe not all-except Helen's father and the violin, other things can be told to him.Then, it's up to Jamie to decide.If he really cherishes friendship, he will understand Gigi; if he doesn't cherish friendship, Gigi won't say anything more. A dark cloud came from the west, but it didn't rain.The bicycle tire has been flat since spring, but at this moment, it is running happily on the autumn field road.It's incredible that Gigi didn't ride a bike all summer, maybe because of the lack of time.If he had cycled more in the summer, he might have saved time for himself and his parents, and Helen's birthday presents wouldn't be as hard to find as they are now.Shirley often taught him that as long as the idea is right, everything is possible.

He crossed the village street and drove quickly towards Dolce and the sea.The bike was light and Gigi felt very comfortable breathing the fresh air. Anne Kulff, who was working in the vegetable garden behind her house, heard Lotte calling, and hurried forward, still holding a bundle of carrots, two parsnips, and some potatoes.Gigi handed her the cheese. "Are you here to deliver this?" she said. "Gigi, it's so kind of you. You don't have to come all the way." "It's okay." Gigi saw that Anne had no time to pick up the cheese, so she opened the door for her, and walked in behind her.

"Can you believe this is my lunch?" she said. "Time flies like crazy these days." She dumped the vegetables into the sink and rinsed her hands under the tap.Gigi put the cheese on top of the fridge. "Goodbye." He said and walked towards the door. But Annie stopped him: "Wait, since you're here, I want to give you something." "No, no!" Gigi said, "It's not necessary." "It's not because you sent me cheese," Annie said. "When I saw this, I thought of you." She dried her hands on her denim jacket. "Where is it?"

She began poking around in drawers and cupboards.Gigi stood at the door in a dilemma. "How's your time going?" she asked. "Oh, the same," Gigi said. "School, hockey practice, music." "You're a very gifted kid," said Annie. "Where the hell is that CD? I saw it a few days ago. It must be somewhere... She looked in a cupboard at the other end of the room, "There are so many wastes, I have to sort them out, but I don't have time..." "Uh," Gigi said, "do you know where you can buy time?" Anne smiled, and said, "I wish I knew. It's easy to say, isn't it? It's impossible."

"But I think you can buy time," Gigi said. "Really?" Annie asked. "How do you know?" "I don't know, but I must buy it." "Oh?" "Yes. This is what my mother asked for for her birthday, and I'm going to buy it for her. Where there is a will, there is a way." Annie stopped rummaging and turned to look at Gigi, lost in thought."Are you serious?" she asked. "Of course, 100% serious. No matter what the cost, I will go find it." "No, it's just..." Annie hurriedly stopped, "Oh, this idea is too crazy."

"What idea is so crazy?" "Nothing. I was just thinking that sometimes a strong-willed person can solve a problem that others can't." "What do you mean?" Gigi asked. Anne looked in the cupboard again, but Gigi could tell she wasn't paying attention to her hands at all. "You have a way, don't you?" he said. "I wish you could tell me." She sighed, closed the cupboard door, and gave him another meaningful look, as if evaluating him. "I can't think of a way," she said. "That's the problem. I know where the time is going, but I don't know how to stop it. It's serious, Gigi, much worse than you think."

Gigi sat down on a low stool.You can ask Jamie to wait a little longer, because Annie's words have caused waves in his heart, and this is not an unimportant matter. "Why? Where did it go?" Anne seemed to be speaking to herself rather than to Gigi: "A talented young man with a strong will, maybe that's what we need." "I'm serious," Gigi said. "I don't care how much it costs. As long as it buys mom time, I'll go." "It seems that you have made up your mind." Anne said, "but I don't know if you are brave enough."

"Brave enough? Why? What the hell do you want me to do?" "You'll find out what's on the other side of the Chamber of Secrets," said Anne. "If you go through that, the rest of it won't be so scary." "Where did you go through?" "You won't believe me if I tell you," said Anne. "I'll take you there if you're sure you want to do it, but then it's all up to you."