In the southern part of the West End, the residential areas here are denser than Knoll and Back Bay, and neater than Paisley. There is no need to explain what class lives here.
Three half-year-old teenagers and girls were standing on the front porch. Eddie kept knocking on the door impatiently, "I hear you, old man! Open the door!"
Elena pushed Eddie, "That's your grandfather, at least call him grandpa!"
Eddie twitched the corners of his mouth impatiently, stopped shouting, gave up calling him, and just knocked on the door. The fist fell and he looked at the door. A white and wrinkled face stared at the three guys, "You little bastard, what are you doing here again!"
Eddie didn't bother to explain, so he pulled his two friends into the house. This guy felt at ease. He pointed directly to the studio in the backyard and walked to the kitchen to find a drink.
Elena greeted the other boy with a backpack sheepishly and walked back. They were also used to the way their friends got along with their grandfather.
"Where's Woody?" Eddie naturally took three bottles of soda from the refrigerator, "Still sleeping?"
The wrinkles on Old Man Hardy's face hid his expression, "I didn't come back yesterday."
Eddie shrugged, not seeming to care much about his brother, and walked toward the backyard.
They came here to edit yesterday's video. Coming here was a very practical decision. Their parents were not at home at the moment and were serving those people in the north of the West District and had no time to pay attention to them. Come here, if you want to eat some popcorn snacks or something to pass the time, there is an old man who can give instructions...
Well, the values are wrong. There is an adult who can watch and act as a guardian. After all, these little guys are not adults yet.
"Boy!" Old Hardy glared at his little grandson, "Do you know where your brother has gone?"
"How do I know?" Eddie waved his hand and was too lazy to continue. Pushed the back door and went out.
The backyard is not big, and a workshop occupies more than half of the space. In the entire workshop, Eddie and the three little guys can only occupy the upper floor. They don't know about the darkroom hidden under the carpet. It is Old Hardy's secret business.
Elena opened the backpack and took out the video tape when another boy opened it. Start connecting the video recorder yourself. This morning's task was simple, edit, transcribe, and then call Jackson to set up a time to meet. Thinking about it, Elena's heartbeat accelerated a little.
"What are you thinking!" A bottle of soda with water droplets was handed to Elena's face, "Humph! Your face is red!"
Elena grabbed the soda and said, "None of your business!"
"Tch." Eddie twitched his lips and looked away. Sit down with another boy. Turn on the video recorder and start working while staring at the screen.
Editing is very boring, and you keep going back and replaying scenes. I don’t know how much time passed, but Old Hardy, who didn’t know if these three guys had breakfast, brought some biscuits and milk. The old man looked at the three guys staring at the screen and arguing about what to delete and what to keep. He clicked his tongue and left.
"Not here! I feel bad when I see that guy!" Eddie froze the picture irritably, pointing at a figure that was just passing by on the screen. That was while filming Hardy's stand-up show. When capturing everyone's reactions, a picture of Jackson was captured.
Elena was lowering her head and peeling nuts carefully. It seemed as if he completely missed the joke told by Eddie on the stage, while Jackson laughed and took the peeled nuts from Elena's hand very naturally.
I hope everyone can understand what I want to express.
Boys who have no sense of presence are very obedient and should do as they are told. There were four reels of original footage, and the final product had to be cut down a lot, otherwise the budget to make a copy for everyone would be exceeded. So the more he enjoys cutting, the better.
"No!" Elena stopped the boy's movement. The reason she used was very 'reasonable', "I'm in there! Cut other people's hair!"
Eddie frowned. He looked irritated and unhappy. Because of the shooting angle, the two people sitting together will obviously always appear. If there is that annoying guy-Jackson, there must be Elena! This job can't be done!
"Elena!" Eddie stared at Elena, "Do you want to keep him and yourself?!" Eddie pointed at the screen. The girl who just lowered her head to serve an unsuspecting boy in the crowd of laughing people said, "You are not even in the stands! You don't even know what I said! You just saw that guy Now, you have to leave this part behind!"
Eddie twitched his lips and let out something, but it didn't matter, "All I can see in your eyes is him!" Men should take the initiative, and certain issues must be pressed.
Elena stared back at Eddie without fear, "What do you care, Hardy!" She also pointed at the other people who were amused in the picture, "Everyone is in the stands, looking at you, why didn't you say anything! Now it's you You only saw Jackson, so you should delete this paragraph! I think you are the only one who sees him!"
Eddie's face turned red instantly. Damn it, it was impossible to make sense with this girl! How far has this accusation gone!
The two guys stared at each other. The insignificant boy hesitated and skipped this part, "How about we look at the rest first?"
The scene continued, and the two people who were glaring at each other temporarily put it aside, but soon, the Eddie talk show on the screen bowed and ended, and Jackson was no longer in the content that followed. The source of the dispute has disappeared, and the editing work should have become smoother. Unexpectedly—
"I'm tired." Elena rubbed her sore eyes and tilted her head, "Give me the money and I'll buy a copy of the video tape first."
The picture on the screen was showing Elena's performance, but Eddie 'reviewed' it very seriously and took out a roll of ten-dollar bills. That's what the admission fee was for back then, it was their budget.
But don’t think that what Elena initially told Jackson was a lie. Because of Eddie’s relationship, the money yesterday did not have to be handed over to the person who owned the key to the venue, that is, his brother Woody. It was considered charity. When I usually go there, the price is still more than ten dollars, and you can play any game console.
Eddie just handed over the money, frowned, and turned to stare at the other person, "You won't use all our money to buy a copy for that guy (Jackson), right?"
Elena was stunned, that was indeed her plan, and she didn't expect that there was a need to make a special distinction. Then she frowned and stared at Eddie, with an incredible look in her eyes.
"He didn't pay the admission fee..." He seemed to sense the meaning in Elena's eyes and realized that he was too eager to show his malice towards Jackson. This was not what an upright person should do. Eddie rolled his eyes and tried to explain in a far-fetched way, "We don't know how much each portion will cost in the end. It may exceed..."
"I will pay his share." Elena shook her head, stood up, and directly interrupted the other party's explanation.
"Elena!" Watching Elena walk out, Eddie also stood up and chased after her, "I'll go with you! I didn't mean to..."
Elena waved her hand, not wanting to dwell on this issue, "Just do whatever you want."
There was only one insignificant boy left in the studio, "Am I the only one editing here? Alone?" No one answered him. (..)