Aretta & Secrets

Meeting with the Lord

I'm churning out my dinner. I still can't believe what happened. About Jess texting me on my account registered on the school website. About this I can guess because we never exchanged contacts so reasonable. It was also about him telling me to be careful. I guess she's just a girl who's usually looking for trouble and I also think her message was a threat. I seem to have misunderstood the woman.

"Aretta!" Gio called me and made me drop a spoon on the table, "why?" He waved his hand in front of my face to try to make me aware.

"Huh?" answer's dazed. I try to be normal and go back to eating.

"From the moment I was asked why I was still silent" Ana spoke. I tried to shake off the thoughts that were bothering me and turned to her with a smile.

"Gue was just thinking about me being adapted to use the stuff you both love." The two men understood. Maybe my reason does sound absurd, it's just that they both know that I really need to adapt using both electronics.

We resumed eating but this time I managed to focus and get into the conversation. Sana recounts if she can't finish the preparations for tomorrow's event if by herself.

"Lo needs help? Tell me if I have to, I'll go right away."

My offer was of course immediately rejected firmly by Gio.

He insisted that I do nothing for my own party but I also kept insisting because I did not want to be the only one who did nothing. Finally the debate ended with my victory and he asked me to go shopping for some stuff and snacks after dinner.

I try to stay focused for the rest of the dinner and I lie every time they ask me why I don't seem to be concerned.

I had gone to wash my food but was stopped by Gio. He gave me a paper containing a shopping list and asked me to leave immediately.

"The "snack is up to you who are important to be reasonable and acceptable to us-us. There will be about 10 people who come so you must buy a lot of food!" I immediately grabbed a note and hurried to pick up the hoodie in the room then ran excitedly to go shopping. This will be the first time I go shopping to celebrate my birthday.

I managed to get out and the night air instantly ambushed me. It feels fresh especially for a rainy season like this. It was almost the dry season and coincided with the emergence of flower buds gaillardia and daisies are deliberately planted in a small garden in front of this building.

I smiled a little and continued my journey while walking down the path to go to the mini market at the end of the road. It didn't take me long to get to that place. It is amazing to be able to live in an area close to where you shop.

I walked around the store carrying a shopping cart. It seems that this time I will be caught up because of the task Gio gave me. My eyes scanned all sorts of food on the shelf. I picked up some chips, chocolate sticks, and a drink. I also took some nuts to complete the party. It's hard to know what's in the party because I haven't been to the party myself. I move according to instinct and also thanks to references from the shows I watch on TV.

After deciding everything, I immediately walked towards the cashier and paid for all the items I bought using the money given by Gio. The view of the cashier seemed unfriendly when he saw my groceries, maybe he thought if I could not afford it, but did it have to be like that? Although I am incapable, he also has no right to judge.

As soon as he received the money from me, all of his stolen gazes slowly disappeared. I'm not angry, just annoyed with people like this. People who make customers uncomfortable with just their gaze. After all was done, I immediately scooped up five large plastic groceries and moved out. But the weight of the plastic weighed on my shoulder and made me grimace. I decided to send Gio a chat and ask him to pick me up. The man was very responsive and answered yes while asking me to wait for him on the bench available in front of the store. With great effort, I finally managed to bring my things there. I sat and waited while staring at the streets. The air still felt very fresh and up there I could see the moon covered in misty clouds.

My mind floated again considering the warning from Jessica I still did not think about her suddenly being nice like that. Mr. Dewa is a teacher at the school and there is no way the school will be silent when they find out if one of the teachers who are able is a mafia group. I shuddered again as my mind wandered into my meeting with the Lord. Just imagining it made me shudder and the thought of cleaning myself again attacked me.

I was still down when the shadow of the moon up there began to turn dark and a shadow also enveloped me, "Night Aretta. You can't do anything by yourself, can you?" The atmosphere around me slowly changed. My neck immediately looked up and found that the man was already standing in front of me. I want to stand up and run towards the house. I had also grabbed all my groceries and thought all this burden would be very easy to carry if I was in this kind of desperate position. I was gathering my stuff when I felt something pushing me and it was the Lord God forcing me to sit back in my place. I sat down and he was still standing in front of me. His silhouette covering the moonlight looked terrifying.

"Where are you? You don't want to talk first? I haven't seen Karnu in two days!" He emphasized the word chat and I knew it wasn't the usual chat he wanted to do. He must have wanted to do something else. He imprisoned me and made sure I didn't run away. While I was still tightly hugging my things knowing that if there was a gap I would immediately run He sat beside me and made sure that we were close enough until he could attach his thigh to my thigh I feel myself dirty. He felt completely innocent.

"You want what the hell?" I said out loud and he looked surprised by my disrespectful actions.

"Aretta's. You can't be rude like "He put his arm on my arm which even makes me more disgusted. His shirt arm was a little pulled and showed off his tattoo as if he had deliberately shown to tell me that he was not an ordinary person.

I don't want to look at her dirty hands, "You know what I want the most, Aretta." He spoke in a soft and gentle tone but unfortunately it would not work for me who was already too disgusted with him.

I quickly stood up and looked at him. "Gue doesn't know what you want! I never did

bother you so you also have no right to disturb me. I don't like you and I feel disturbed by your attitude. You are my teacher and you should act like a teacher. Even if you need something from me, you can say it without having to be as disgusting as you think?"

It seems that good luck is still on my side because when I really feel unable to face Mr. God, Gio appears while carrying his car and then stops near us. He lowered his window glass and bent his head out to see what was happening.

"Aretta! Come on in, Ana's waiting at home." I looked at Mr. God as he glanced at me and Gio. That opportunity I used to cover and put my bars in the car and then jumped into the passenger seat.

Before I closed the door he said goodbye which I didn't miss. And luckily Gio left immediately without realizing if there was anything strange that had happened just now.

"Who was that? He looks old to say friend." I rolled my eyes. Sometimes Gio can be too stupid. Couldn't she see the sharp and disgusted look I put on the man? If so, he shouldn't have thought that we were friends.

"Not my friend" I replied lazily and wished the journey was over soon because I was reluctant to be asked more.

"So...." He accidentally cut his line, "he's a lo guy?" goda. I couldn't believe the absurd thoughts created in his head. Why could he think like that.

'Joking yes lo. I do not want to date the same guy like that even though the guy in the world lives he doang. He's the only human I didn't expect to see again, especially in the dimly lit place of the kayak."

"Good indeed. I don't really like him either," he said, nodding his head, "but Aidan is good" he commented, "gue agreed that you were dating him. I think he likes you too." I groaned softly with strange words coming out of Gio's mouth.

"Stop it! I can find my own boyfriend. But Aidan doesn't like me. Lo misunderstood," because I am his student, I continued in my heart.

"Okaaay," he continued, and his words managed to make me groan with annoyance. Luckily the journey ended when he stopped the car in front of the building.

Gio immediately picked up the items in the back seat and said if it was a job that should be done by men. So, he forbade me to come help.

The door opened and I quietly rushed to the bathroom and turned on the shower. Every time I touched Mr. God, knew to be in close proximity with the man the sense of self-cleaning always stopped by. I felt the need to cleanse myself and scrub my body so that the rest of the scent of that person's presence evaporated away.

Lord God is the most marginal human I have ever known. I'd rather he beat me up or hit me than I'd have to accept such abuse again.

Under the water, I rubbed my skin until it flushed making it a little sore. After feeling clean enough, I let the water flow back through my body. I immediately came out after the end and did not want to think about this protracted so that tomorrow I could follow the party that will be held by Gio and Ana.

When I came out of the bathroom, I saw the two people were busy in the kitchen.

"Why so?" I was full of curiosity. Gio is not a typical human who will stay for a long time in the dapyr, but when he sees him wearing an apron makes me wonder.

"No! Go back to your room now! You can be here!" shouts splashy. He even pushed me to leave immediately and put me in the room.

"Nights. Have a good dream" he said gently and slammed the door of my room.

It was strange to imagine my birthday would be celebrated tomorrow. I haven't celebrated my birthday in years since before Papa left. If I can recalculate the cake I once had, it's a number I can count with one hand.

I immediately decided to go to bed because it was a late night. I plan not to skip school anyway.

I walked to the window to close the curtains, but the movement outside caught my attention. I focused my eyes on the small figure on the sidewalk. The man looked up. His jet-black hair and those sharp eyes seemed to shine brightly. Even though it was night and moonlight was still hidden behind the fog of your head I could guess who that figure was. He God Sir who was standing there was watching my place while grinning evilly. Now he knows where I live.

I quickly closed the curtains and even the link was almost lost due to the speed of my movement. I also ran to the bed and directly hid my body under the blanket. My body vibrates. If he knew where I was staying, would he still try to get close to me?  But he couldn't have done that in my house?

But I remember back to him who wanted me. It felt impossible that he would stop before he managed to get to me.