When Ryan Owed In Aunt Ida's Shop

Ryan entered the house’s gate. He took a snack and eaten it fastly while his eyes looked worry into house. He didn’t want mother know if he had a snack, because his mother would be angry.

But poor Ryan, mother was drying clothes in yard. She looked Ryan eat something and she asked.

“Ryan, where do you get the snack?” mother asked.
“I buy it in Aunt Ida’s Shop, Mom!”
“Buy? You don’t have a money, Child!”
“Yeah…Dad will pay it, Mom!”
“You owe in Aunt Ida’s Shop?”

Ryan nodded his head. His mother would be angry, but she canceled it. She talked it with her husband when Ryan had slept.

“Dad, do you know if Ryan often owe in Aunt Ida’s shop?” she asked. She surprised when his husband nodded. “You know if Ryan owe, but you never tell me, why?”

Ryan’s father just smiled. “Yeah, I think it’s not a seriously problem. Ryan don’t owe too much, just two thousand until five. Aunt Ida tell me if Ryan have taken something, and I pay it.”

Ryan’s mother shaked her head. She was angry. “I don’t agree with you, Dad. You know, it’s mean that you make Ryan think if owe is right. Maybe now he just owe a thousand, but how about a year? Five years later? Or if he become adult? I don’t want it, Dad!”

Ryan’s father thought for a minutes, and his wive was right. “Yeah, I’m sorry. I will talk to him.”

Someday later, Ryan came home with a snack again. His father asked him. “Ryan, where do you get the snack?”


“I Buy it in Aunt Ida’s shop, Dad!”

“You owe it again?”

Ryan nodded. “Yes, Dad!”

“You can’t owe again, Ryan. That’s not good!”

But Ryan shaked his head. “Don’t worry, Dad. Mom’s Nini have much money to pay it!”

Ryan’s father dan mother couldn’t say something. They looked each other, asked for a solution while Ryan entered his room. They knew one thing, Ryan wouldn’t ever change if only by an adivice. They had to do something and next day, they talked to Aunt Ida.


Someday later, Ryan owed again. He took a candy and when he left shop, Aunt Ida stoped him.

“Ryan, when you will pay your debt?”

“My Dad have payed it, Aunt!”

Aunt Ida shaked her head. “Oh, no, Ryan. You buy it, you eat it, you pay it. Not your mother, not your father. Just you!”

“But, Aunt Ida, I…”

Aunt Ida interrupted. “You have to pay, you can't just escape from this!”
Ryan afraid. Aunt Ida looked so angry. She opened wide her eyes. Ryan started to cry.

“But, I don’t have money, Aunt Ida. I will ask to my mother,” Ryan screamed.

“Oh, no! That’s not your money. That’s your mother’s money.”

“But aunt, I don’t have money…” Ryan cried.

Aunt Ida nodded. “Okay, you don’t have money. You can pay it with work in my shop!”
At least, Ryan didn’t have a choice. He worked in Aunt Ida’s shop. He cleaned the floor and windows while his tear droped down in cheek. He put the goods in shop table, took a snack which was bought by someone.

Aunt Ida let him left on 5 PM. Ryan was very tired. He ran home and cried.

“Mom, I don’t want to broom Aunt Ida’s floor again. I don’t owe again!” he screamed.
Ryan’s mother and father just smiled, they hug Ryan togheter. And right, Ryan never owed anymore.

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11April 2009
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