A Cool Reward
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 20
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
As Lisa continued to stew in her own frustration, Kenzie remained at large. The amazon-like girl had dealt with the neighborhood bully and was feeling quite pleased with herself.
She felt as if she deserved a reward for a job well done and knew the best place to go to. Not too far from the park was an ice cream parlor run by old man Wei and his nephew.
The parlor was Kenzie's favorite shop, not only did they serve the best ice cream, but they also had a wide variety of candies from all over the world.
Kenzie was practically skipped her way through the door and from the looks of things business was slow. There was maybe one or two people present but no more than that.
Old man Wei was manning the front counter, dressed in his uniform, working on what appeared to be a Rubik's-Cube as he waited for someone to approach and place an order.
Kenzie already knew what she wanted and walked over to the counter where the old man stood. His vision wasn't the best without his glasses so that meant he couldn't immediately ID the girl in front of him.
The amazon eight-year-old rang the bell on the counter and old man Wei instantly dropped what he was doing to attend to his customer. "Well come to the Polar Bear Parlor, what can I get for you this morning?"
"I'll have a giga ice cream Sunday with chocolate sauce, sprinkles, candies and a banana!" Kenzie answered. Her voice then caught the man's ear as he'd hear it quite a bit over the last few years.
"Kenzie? Is that you." Wei smiled.
"It's me!" She happily confirmed.
Kenzie and her family had been regulars at his establishment the last few years and were always so respectful. "Well, it's nice to have you back. Is the rest of your family with you today?"
She shook her head. "No, it's just me today."
"Really?" That was a little surprising to old man Wei, but then again when he was that age back in Hong Kong his parents used to let him wander all the time. "I noticed you sound a little more upbeat. Did something good happen to you today?"
Kenzie nodded. "I taught Austin a lesson today. He's not gonna bully anyone anymore."
"You're kidding?" Wei said in almost disbelief.
"Mmhmm! He said so himself." She explained.
"How'd you manage to pull that off?" The shop owner asked curiously. From what he remembered of Austin he was a disrespectful little brat who his nephew Chen caught trying to steal more than once. How on earth did Kenzie teach that kid a lesson?
"I had a growth spurt." She answered.
Ah, so it was a classic case of I'm bigger than you. Wei had seen that more than a few times throughout his life. "Well then congratulations. I hope your lesson sinks in then."
"It better or else I'll give him another atomic wedgie." Kenzie declared which nearly made the man choke with laughter. So that's what she'd done. Must've been one hell of a growth spurt she had.
"Alright then. For taking down a bully and making this old man laugh, your ice creams on the house." Old man Wei declared. It was the least he could do for one of his best customers and he knew his nephew would agree. Speaking of his nephew, he hoped Chen would be back with his spare glasses soon.
Kenzie couldn't contain her excitement "Really?"
"Yes, really." The old man laughed.
Meanwhile back with Lisa, the frustrated girl had finally left the neighborhood behind as she contemplated the places her cousin might actually know how to get to without a car and by memory.
"If I were Kenzie, where would I go?"
She felt as if she deserved a reward for a job well done and knew the best place to go to. Not too far from the park was an ice cream parlor run by old man Wei and his nephew.
The parlor was Kenzie's favorite shop, not only did they serve the best ice cream, but they also had a wide variety of candies from all over the world.
Kenzie was practically skipped her way through the door and from the looks of things business was slow. There was maybe one or two people present but no more than that.
Old man Wei was manning the front counter, dressed in his uniform, working on what appeared to be a Rubik's-Cube as he waited for someone to approach and place an order.
Kenzie already knew what she wanted and walked over to the counter where the old man stood. His vision wasn't the best without his glasses so that meant he couldn't immediately ID the girl in front of him.
The amazon eight-year-old rang the bell on the counter and old man Wei instantly dropped what he was doing to attend to his customer. "Well come to the Polar Bear Parlor, what can I get for you this morning?"
"I'll have a giga ice cream Sunday with chocolate sauce, sprinkles, candies and a banana!" Kenzie answered. Her voice then caught the man's ear as he'd hear it quite a bit over the last few years.
"Kenzie? Is that you." Wei smiled.
"It's me!" She happily confirmed.
Kenzie and her family had been regulars at his establishment the last few years and were always so respectful. "Well, it's nice to have you back. Is the rest of your family with you today?"
She shook her head. "No, it's just me today."
"Really?" That was a little surprising to old man Wei, but then again when he was that age back in Hong Kong his parents used to let him wander all the time. "I noticed you sound a little more upbeat. Did something good happen to you today?"
Kenzie nodded. "I taught Austin a lesson today. He's not gonna bully anyone anymore."
"You're kidding?" Wei said in almost disbelief.
"Mmhmm! He said so himself." She explained.
"How'd you manage to pull that off?" The shop owner asked curiously. From what he remembered of Austin he was a disrespectful little brat who his nephew Chen caught trying to steal more than once. How on earth did Kenzie teach that kid a lesson?
"I had a growth spurt." She answered.
Ah, so it was a classic case of I'm bigger than you. Wei had seen that more than a few times throughout his life. "Well then congratulations. I hope your lesson sinks in then."
"It better or else I'll give him another atomic wedgie." Kenzie declared which nearly made the man choke with laughter. So that's what she'd done. Must've been one hell of a growth spurt she had.
"Alright then. For taking down a bully and making this old man laugh, your ice creams on the house." Old man Wei declared. It was the least he could do for one of his best customers and he knew his nephew would agree. Speaking of his nephew, he hoped Chen would be back with his spare glasses soon.
Kenzie couldn't contain her excitement "Really?"
"Yes, really." The old man laughed.
Meanwhile back with Lisa, the frustrated girl had finally left the neighborhood behind as she contemplated the places her cousin might actually know how to get to without a car and by memory.
"If I were Kenzie, where would I go?"
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