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Summer of 1995
As a plane arrived, a mom and her kids got off and got their bags. The night looked young and hotel wasn’t that far away. The mother made a decision and decided to walk over to their hotel. It was suck a beautiful night and she hopped she could teach her kids that they didn’t always have to use a car to get to places. Hope they could learn to appreciate the little things. However, her plan didn’t go as planned.
About halfway to their destination, small drops of water fell on the kids face. They confusingly looked up to see a rain cloud above them. Before they could warn their mom, more raindrops started to drop. Tomoko looked up and growled at the rain. It was too late to catch a cab so she was forced to walk through the cold rain in order to get to their hotel. She scowled to herself knowing that she should have gotten a taxi. She hadn’t expected the pouring rain so if anything, it was mother nature's fault. In a pissed off mood, she opened the door to the private hotel they were going to be staying at.
“Ah, welcome to our lovely establishment...ugh-” the man made a disgusted face at the little boy making a mess on the floor ”-I’m sorry, are you at the right place?”
“Yes, I made a reservation under the name Tomoko Higashikata. I called last and confirmed the room yesterday on the phone” Tomoko said in a bold voice. She scolded Josuke to knock it off, ignoring the look on the dude employee’s face.
“Sorry but we don’t see your name” the worker exclaimed with a slight bark in his voice. When he saw the lady would not leave, he rolled his eyes and noticed his manager behind him. A slight smirk appeared on his face as he stepped back and let his manager take care of the situation.
“Hello ma’am? May we help you?”
“Yes. I called last night and we confirmed our room. Terribly sorry but could you hurry up? We are cold and tired”.
“Sorry but our hotel is fully booked and your name isn’t here. May I suggest checking in ChinaTown?”
Tomoko’s left eye twitched but she controlled herself. She took a deep breath and put on her best smile. “May I at least borrow your phone? It’s the least you can do”.
”Hmm...we don’t have one. Only one available is the one outside. I suggest you and your kids go” The manager stood up and quickly motioned for them to leave. When Tomoko refused to move, he pushed her harshly until she was outside. He scolded and asked for the hand sanitizer. Most likely, she was hoping to steal a name and a room. He wouldn’t let her get threw this doors again.
Tomoko was not expecting to be kicked out. If they wanted to play dirty, then she’ll fight back with full force.
After an angry phone call with her husband, she went back to the hotel in high spirits. She smugly looked at the rude staff as they tried to kick her out. She wanted to laugh so badly when they threatened her with the police. At last, Sir Speedwagon arrived with a gleeful look.
“Ah, Sir! We were just dealing with her-”
“Oh, nonsense! Miss Tomoko! Lovely to see you!” He said as he walked over and gave her a quick hug. He tipped his hat at the kids, causing both to giggle, and finally turned to the staff. “After all this time, I have decided to sell this hotel! I would like to introduce the new owners! My dear friends from Britain! Oh, we simply must catch up Tomoko! How is Jonathan?”
The staff gaped as this lady they wanted out suddenly had complete ownership of their private hotel. They quickly ran around trying to make everything perfect for this family. Just who was this lady?
A little boy proudly looked up at his mom. He didn’t know what exactly she had done and why these weird men were gapping at her but he was proud of her. Someday, he wanted to be just as brave and confident as her.
Childish dreams that he thought would last forever would soon be crushed when he would learn that the Joestar family burden would be on his shoulders.