“What is this?”
“Amazon,” he explained, “you can buy anything you want on it. You just have to know what you are searching for.”
“I don’t have money.”
All three guys exchanged a look, Henry spoke, “don’t worry about that, just use the card and address listed.”
“I don’t want to use your money,” I shook my head.
“Not ours,” Ledger smiled.
“Whose is it?”
“Marco’s account, he won’t mind.”
I frowned because this didn’t seem right, “and you say I need this stuff?”
Anani nodded and confirmed, “you need a wallet, you already have a phone and Henry will work on the ID for you.”
I flushed, “um okay. So what type of wallets are there?”
For the next hour, the four of us looked through this Amazon store. I picked out a beautiful pink wallet that had daisies embroidered on the front of it. I had thought it had been enough, but the boys added a few more things into the cart I’d pointed out. I smiled at the phone case and fuzzy slippers. Both were pink and the phone case featured a bow. I instantly loved it. I also found I loved glitter. Who the heck could live without glitter in their life? Now that I’d found it, I wanted to toss glitter onto and into everything. Maybe I’d put it on all my clothes.
“This weekend we will pick you up some new clothes,” Anani assured me.
I frowned, “I need a job then.”
Anani sighed, “no mate of ours is going to work.”
“Mate?” I voiced.
“Like a friend,” Henry muttered. Anani grunted as Ledger hit him upside the head.
“Oh, a character from one of my books called his friend that,” I explained.
“What books have you read?” Henry mused.
“Oh, a bunch of stuff. Let’s see, since we left I have read some newspapers and magazines. Pastor Malcolm used to give me text books to read. He called it my homeschool time.”
Henry sputtered, causing me to look up. “That was your homeschooling?”
I raised a brow. “Well, I didn’t have much to do besides reading and learning. Although, that calculus class goes way beyond the math I studied.”
“You taught yourself?” Ledger asked.
I chuckled, “how else would I learn?” Then the sad reality hit me that these boys had worked with teachers probably most of their lives. A slice of misplaced envy tousled through me.
I looked outside to hear thunder sound through the forested area. “Hey, I should really get home. I didn’t realize how bad it was out there.”
“Okay,” Ledger voiced after they exchanged a look, “do you want dinner before you leave?”
I shook my head, “I’ll be okay.”I couldn’t have them thinking I didn’t eat dinner either.
Ledger frowned, his dark brown hair brushing across his forehead, as Anani rounded the counter. He grabbed a set of keys as the four of us strolled through the house toward a small door. My backpack was neatly organized and on my shoulders. I occasionally winced at the feeling, but attempted to ignore it.
“Here, let me,” Henry offered with soft stormy eyes. I nodded as he slipped the bag onto his own shoulders and led me to a large black SUV.
“Do you have your phone?” Ledger asked with a tightness around his mouth.