Aretta & Secrets

Gio Change

"Lo didn't even come home last night Aretta! Lo where?" He yelled and managed to keep me quiet, "gue promise I'll help you. I'll protect you like a big brother."

"Gue doesn't need help from Lo Gi." I immediately refused his hand. I'm afraid he's just kidding and I'm afraid he'll dump me in the middle of the road and stab me in the back.

"Gue still can't believe you" I said honestly.

"Lo's right. I can't make you immediately believe that and I will prove to you that I'm serious about my talk earlier. I'll spend time for anter lo to school and I'll often be at home. What I have done to you cannot be that easy to forgive. I'm nyesel Ret. Lo whose incident is my brother even I just suffer alone. We live in a roof."

"Lo has to believe in me!" the screams were scorching and this time it really echoed throughout the house.

"Aretta's. You can be quiet, do you need your own Mama who comes to your room and gag your mouth." Mama screamed and made me jump. Gio had never heard Mama speak rudely to me, all this time he only knew if Mama hated me but did not know if Mama always said rude.

"Sorry Ma, it's Gio" he replied. He seemed to prove that he was serious about his words just now.

"You to Gi. Mama thought you weren't home." The voice that Mama made somehow sounded very scary. If told to choose to listen, I would be willing to hear Mama yell as usual.

This time Gio actually decided to come out, but he turned back for the last time.

"Gue's gonna help you get out of here. I can't watch you live miserable constantly." He actually left me with a sentence that left me stunned.

I never thought Gio would be willing to help me let alone extend his hand freely. But I've decided not to take Gio's words seriously because after all, he must only be excited on the first day to help me, after which he will also return to the Gio I knew first.

Until last night I was still doubtful about what Gio said, but this morning when I opened my eyes, I found him sitting at my desk. I was surprised and reflexively retreated because he had a habit of always bothering me.

But the reply I got from my attitude was the naughtiness from him. He did not show an angry expression.

"Wake up, I will learn to take you to school from now on" he said, then stepped out and did not forget to close my room door.

I immediately got out of my bed and forced myself to stand up. After making the bed I immediately covered the window and opened it. Enjoy the cold morning air as usual. I have opened my eyes perfectly, but it does not feel fresh if I do not take a shower.

After the shower I took the initiative to find Gio's whereabouts and the man was nowhere. I sighed softly, fortunately I did not fully believe what the man said. He always promised, and in the end he never kept it. Such a person is unlikely to change quickly, right?

"Down at last, too" he sighed, "lo kayak Ana. Did all the girls take that long to get ready," he protested, but he was not angry and just folded his newspaper. He also got out of his chair and moved towards the refrigerator and storage cabinet in search of something.

"Why is there never food here" he lamented, "let's have breakfast outside. Thanks Ma," he said cynically to no one.

But hearing him talk cynically as if facing Mama makes me happy. Even if just talking behind her still makes me smile.

Gio glanced at me. She smiled thinking I was smiling at her. I didn't comment and just followed him into the car and into the passenger seat. We were in silence for a while and I was troubled by something. With a determination that was already unanimous I finally ventured to ask.

"Who is that?" I speak now for fear of not having the courage to ask later

"Ah... My girl" he replied, and still focused on the streets.

"Why answer is kayak males. Don't you like him?" my question and it managed to make him look at me, "lo have to pay attention to the way," I remembered him.

"Gue likes it the same. It's a real shame. He's everything to me and I don't know what I would be if I didn't see him." She said that as if she had never dated before. Gio told me about the woman he loved with a twinkle full of happiness. It could be seen if he loved that woman very much.

I want to be in that position too. A position where I can love and be loved, but I'm afraid. I'm afraid when the people I love leave, I'll be broken like Mama

"Gue just doesn't want him to find out about our family" he admitted. I can understand what he's talking about and I don't feel offended. I would have done the same if I had been in Gio's position. Our family cannot be called a normal family.

"Gue also does not want him to know how I used to be," he continued.

"The old one?" many wonder. I wasn't really interested in watching Gio because he was very rarely at home. What if he had changed a lot because of that, eating him he was sick of being at home and rarely at home.

He sighed softly before replying, "Aretta, I told you that I want to change. That's not just nonsense. I don't want to remember the past too much which makes me not move forward."

I nodded, what he said has a point. Being glued to the past will only make things difficult for yourself and that doesn't mean others can understand. The ends are getting worse even yourself. It's like remembering my dad leaving us. Her stepfather whom she hoped would make us a whole family.