Chapter 2: A new book ?
Timeskip 2.5 years later, Harry pov
Today is my birthday, well our birthday, me and Haley obviously… she look so cute in a pink frilly dress from some cartoon in this universe, i don't really know because i never really watch cartoon and its all different than the cartoon in my previous world, and i look pretty handsome in a white shirt with black suspenders pants and of course this is because our parent, Claire and Phil want to celebrate our birthday so they make this birthday party a children birthday party…
If this a new form of torture, i will confess everything that you want, just release me from this hell on earth, my introverted personalities is a completely different than the extroverted Haley.
She look so happy talking with other kids, even though their speech is still a bit incoherent but at least they can understand each other, and for some reason they looks so happy just by running around and screaming occasionally, i know it's perfectly normal for a 3 years old to behave like well a 3 years old, but i can't really do this, and at the very least my parents know that i'm different from other kids, after all even they feel that i'm like an adult in tiny body and Jay, my grandpa love it, he felt like he found a new friends that like to talk about the war.
"So… grandpa, if I want to write a book about world war 2, will you help me ? I need some help in research material and even interview some living veterans if it's possible."
"Sure kid, I can help you go to some museum for the research material and even find some of my seniors that served in world war 2, but… how old are you ? Are you even able to read or write ?" Jay said with a doubtful face to me.
"I'm already 3 years old grandpa, I need your support to do this, i can read and i can write but my handwriting is still bad, but if i use a computer or laptop to type I'm sure i can do it, i learn to read while watching documentary and the news on tv" i said cutely because i know i need his help if i want to write my first book at 3 years old.
"No normal 3-year-old kid wants to write a book you know ? most of them ask for an ice cream or snack, maybe a chocolate and a lot or even all of them can't read yet, even Haley can't read yet" Jay said while amused with my request.
"But I'm not them, and I can't really hold it anymore… being treated like a kid suck… except for the afternoon naps, i love sleep after all, and i feel that we talk about the war so much that i can try to write a book to make some money, and with money i can what i want"
"And what do you want, kid ? for a 3 year old, you can just ask me, your grandpa, what you want and i'll buy it for you" Jay said while smiling.
"Nah it lost its meaning if it's not from my own hard work , if I ask for a laptop to write it its okay because I need tools to do my job, I know to get what I want, I need to prove my own abilities to other people, including you grandpa" I said seriously.
"I like the way you think kid, you're like me a hustler, a true manly pritchett , and I will support you on this" Jay said while smiling.
"Thanks a lot grandpa, i just need some basic stuff, if i want the luxury version i can buy it myself in the future" I said while smiling.
"Toast to our collaboration kid"
"Yes, toast to our collaboration grandpa" i said while toasting my grandpa using a chocolate milk instead of whiskey that he drinks
After that i excuse myself to my bedroom and start to see the system in my head, after 3 years of idling away i already put all of my idle point to all my stat equally, so now i have 10 times the average adult in all stat, that help me a lot in term of speech because i need to convince my parent that i need home schooling and i also need some free time to write my first book.
Jay did fulfill his promise and he bought me a laptop, not the best but more than enough for me to write a book with, and after spending a couple of months with him for our research material i manage to write down my first book titled Band of Brothers and i even wrote a song from my past life Primo Victoria by sabaton as a companion to my books its metal and rock but i think the lyrics resonance with the world war 2 so greatly.
Timeskip, 6 months after my birthday party
"Grandpa i finish the book, i already ask my father to print it out to show the manuscript to you, even mom and dad haven't read it yet" i said to him with a proud expression on my face
"Really ? let me see, i will tell you after i finish reading it okay ? maybe i can help in getting it published too" he said while smiling a bit
"Thanks grandpa, but I don't want to be famous for writing and publishing a book before I'm even 4 years old, so I will use a pseudonym and ask someone to negotiate with the publisher. Maybe uncle Mitch can help me with that, he is a lawyer right ? "
"Hmm… alright i'll tell you what, after i read this, i will ask your uncle mitch to help you negotiate with the publisher, but only if i love the story okay ?" Jay said to me
"Alright, i will put grandpa as the second writer and my pseudonym as the first writer, it's gonna be Harald Harryson and Jay Pritchett , or in the book Harryson and Pritchett " i said cheekily
"Alright kid, now give me some time to read this okay ? you can go play around or do something else" Jay said
"Well mom is too busy with the baby alex, she was born a month after my 3rd birthday after all, and now i simply spend my time watching documentary in the tv"
"How about Haley ? Is she also busy ?" Jay said to me
"Haley in preschool, and i don't need such a thing cause i already finish school book until middle school stuff, i just need to take some test when i reach 6 years old and i can join high school immediately but i don't really need it, so maybe i'll simply enroll to high school together with Haley and spend my time focusing on my book ? or other stuff that can make me money hahahahaha"
i laugh out loud happily and jay just smile watching me laughing around
After sometimes pass my grandpa called me
Ring ring ring the phone in my house ringing loudly
"Coming~ , good afternoon Claire dunphy here" mom said after picking up the phone
"Claire its me Jay, I need to talk to Harry" jay said
"Dad ? you need to talk to Harry ? Why ? Is he doing something wrong ? " Claire said quickly
"No, i just finished read the book that he write and i think we can go to publisher to publish it"
"Wait.. the book that he wrote is not a joke ? and you want to seriously push it to the publisher ? Claire ask confusedly
"You haven't read it right ? the kid a genius, and it's a good book, I'm gonna support him in publishing it , he even wrote a companion song for the book, but i haven't listen to it as there is no recording of it yet, but i'll need to talk to him about the book and the song and ask mitchell help to patent the book and the song" Jay said to Claire
"Alright I'll call him, Harry your grandpa want to talk to you"
"Coming mom" i said while going down stairs to the phone
"Hello , grandpa ?" i said to him
" Kid i already read your book and i approve it, you can come here and talk with me and uncle mitchell about the legal stuff to your book, and then uncle mitchell can help you negotiate with the publisher that i know to publish the book " Jay said confidently
"Thanks a lot grandpa, I will ask mother to drive me to your house tonight and we can discuss the details there. I have a few requests that I want you and uncle Mitchell to know, " I said to Jay.
"Your welcome kid, just come here and we'll talk about the details here " Jay said and he closed the phone.
After I put the phone down I see my mother looking at me with a questioning expression on her face.
"Mother i need to talk to you for a bit"
"I think we're gonna need more than a bit Harry but yeah let's talk" Claire said to me
Claire pov
I know my son is a genius, but I never expected this, writing a book and a song before he was even 4 years old ? and to think he knows that he is introverted and doesn't like to talk to other children his age ? But then again, he never seems like a child, even my husband is more like a kid than he is.
How should I talk to him about this ? he doesn't enjoying life like a kid his age, but he doing all kind of stuff that make me feel he is a 18 years old looking for a job, always looking for a way to make some money , even if I know my son is extraordinary i want him to enjoy his life, and just like his peer, playing around, laughing at silly stuff, and be happy, he seems pushing himself to do something every single day.
As a mother I'm proud of him even if the book failed to be published he still manage to write a book at 3 years old, and it was pretty thick too, around 400 pages if remember correctly and other than asking for my time, like cuddling together while watching his favorite documentary or news, he never ask me for anything else, well other than complaining that the food i cook or buy for me and Phil is unhealthy and he want us to eat healthier food.
Okay I got distracted for a moment there but I still need to find a word or a way to talk to my son. I want to know, no I need to know what he's thinking about and why he is hellbent on always doing something ?