-e on, Dad, don't be in such a mood. It was just a little farewell party with a good friend, - Billy said to Thomas Carson from his bedroom, his white shirt and trousers in disarray. It was elegant attire, but not so elegant anymore.

  -Just get up already; needless to say, yrounded, - Thomas Carson replied.

  -Well, it's not like I have a lot of time for leisure activities. My life revolves around work, school, aracurricur csses, - Billy retorted, weariness evident in his eyes.

  -Just wake up; we have a meeting. This is your st warning, son. If you have a hangover, deal with it, - Thomas said before heading downstairs.

  There was no hangover; behind the curtains, he saw the elegant m sun.

  Billy went down to the living room and saw his father sipping coffee.

  -You're awake, - Thomas remarked.

  -Yes, Father, - Billy replied, a bit nervous now that he was fully awake and had shaken off the m drowsiness.

  -Get a shower. We have a meeting to attend, the real estate property we've beeiating for a while. Six hectares, 6,000 square meters of nd purchased. Not that it matters, 300,000 for adult Billy Carson, who now does as he pleases, - Thomas said sharply as he read his neer.

  -Give me a sed, - Billy said, remembering the itment.

  -You have ten mihe meeting is scheduled for 10:00 AM, and we have half an hour to get there. The blue suit is on your desk; I've already prepared it for you. With that hoodie, I won't allow you to attend the meeting, - his father shouted from the living room.

  Upon hearing the sound of the shower, Thomas left his neer oable and dialed Mr. Ridden's number.

  -Mr. Ridden, it's a pleasure. We'll see you in half an hour at the notary he boulevard, - Thomas said.

  -Yes, I'm leaving home now. Thank you for your uanding. You know how these young ones are; they don't think through the sequences of their as. We, the eion, have to up the mess they make, - Thomas added.

  Thomas adjusted his suit, headed to the garage, started his SUV, and parked it at the front of the house. He greeted the neighbors who were heading out for their shopping.

  Billy hurried out of the house and took a seat in his father's car.

  -Don't take so loime, - Billy said.

  Thomas didn't respond, he just started the car. His father's calm demeanor made Billy somewhat uneasy.

  Music pyed in the background; his father was a staunch fan of U2's album "The Joshua Tree."

  …

  -I wanna run, I want to hideI wanna tear down the wallsThat hold me insideI wanna reach outAnd touch the fme- to Thomas

  Su padre dio un giro a izquierda. Deteniéndose en luz roja.

  -Where the streets have no name.

  I wanna feel sunlight on my faceI see the dust-cloudDisappear without a traceI wanna take shelterFrom the poison raihe streets have no nameWhere the streets have no nameWhere the streets have no name[1]- song Thomas.

  …

  They arrived at the notary he boulevard. Notaries serve various purposes, including authentig legal dots and paying relevant taxes for the legalization of transas.

  -Look, Mr. Ridden must be inside, - Thomas said.

  And he was right; Mr. Ridden was sitting in a er, sipping coffee. His forty years in the real estate industry had helped him accumute signifit profits, money he would use as a college fund for his three grandchildren and his you son.

  -Thomas, good to see you, - Mr. Riddeed.

  -Mr. Ridden, I must apologize for my teoday, - Billy Carson said.

  -Don't worry, son, it was just a few minutes. I wait a few minutes for a major sale worth thousands of dolrs, - Mr. Ridden replied.

  -Let's tih this, - Thomas said.

  -I have the papers; I took care of everything, - Thomas told Ridden.

  -Elegant, Mr. Carson. The notarization is scheduled for week, - Ridden said, dispying ease born from his 33 sales over his professional career.

  -We'll see you week; I'll notify you for the final signatures, - Ridden said.

  After bidding farewell to the Carsons, the dots, expined by his father, were the erstone of real estate sales. Billy should at least know the identifiable elements of these iations, as his father had emphasized.

  -Have you finished reading the dots? - his father asked.

  -I have. I have some trouble with the terminology, but Anne's csses have helped, - Billy replied.

  -Give them to me; we'll file them, - Thomas said.

  The two hours of filing were at most a short wait. Sometimes iations took much lohan expected.

  They drove along Route 55 and tur the sed exit of a sedary avenue, arriving at a location with a burger joint. They had lunch at T-Box Burger, the sed outlet, which was rger aer located.

  - The pce is impressive, - Billy remarked.

  -You should always visit your businesses, son. I do it for you, but I 't always ma. This one is exceptionally famous. There are three major offiearby, the museum is just a few steps away, and there's a park where families often e. There are some issues oain days, but the er traffic is good. There are certain inveniences with the ohe uy, - Thomas expined.

  -I see, Father, - Billy said.

  He didn't know the manager of this establishment.

  -Who ma? - he asked.

  -Jaan but we have a supervisor,- Thomas replied.

  -The burgers are still good; I'll order another one. I want to see if the oh pink saud ba is as good as iher public establishment, - Billy said.

  There are several delicious burgers o-Box Burgers menu, including the special tomato jam burger, the sed one being ba chopped burger with pink sauce, the third roast beef burger, and the pany's generic chi, Mexi, aarian burgers for more demanding pates.

  -Of course, we o go to the mall and then to the factory. Aniohat you bought two maes for animation during my trip, - Thomas Carson said.

  -I'm going to i, but this time, I'll hire some iing animators. I'm putting together a plete animation team; I want to dive headfirst into the television industry, Father. Warner disappointed my aspirations to participate as a pany, so now we'll try it on our terms, - Billy said.

  -I don't see it as easy to hire animators to create television series, - Thomas said.

  -I uand, which is why I'll recruit from the uy itself. We only need a team of three people. We'll i slowly, for now, I just wo people with good skills, - Billy replied.

  -Dad, this venture is well-funded. Pixar is a money-making mae. Don't you think everything is moving too quickly? - Billy asked.

  -A bit, son, but it will be on my terms. If I have to make the series myself, I will, - Thomas said.

  -Well, you certainly have the skills to create the series on your own. I hope everything goes well. Finish your meal, and we'll go to the mall, - Thomas said.

  -To the mall? - Billy asked.

  -Yes, to get you a cell phone. You 't go on being out of touuch longer, - Thomas said.

  The test cell phone model was a Nokia from 1984, a rather heavy cell phohat only worked for making calls. The extravagant expense of 1,100 was excessive for the limited funality of the phone.

  [1] U2 is an alternative rock band. A good band.

  ...

  hello again, happy week to all, I was quite busy with some things, but, here is everything.