Best Defense

Family

Two hours later he woke up after hearing a knock on the door.

"Panda, are you sleeping? It's me, Mia!" call Mia from the outside. Panda is a call to him at home.

"Lake in!" franda replied, still lying down and hugging the bolster.

"Panda! Missed you!" Shouted Mia who when entering directly ran and jumped the basket, hugged and kissed Franda's face lying down.

"Mia, stop!" Franda shouted while pushing Mia, but her sister refused.

"No, I miss you so much! You haven't visited us in a long time when your house isn't far away. I miss you, Panda!" sahut Mia protested with her sister's attitude.

"I have a husband's job to take care of. I don't have much time to keep coming here. I've been too busy lately, Mia!" franda explained.

"Hey, we're your family! Mom and Dad are always waiting for you to come even for a moment. If only you knew how they'd ask if you'd called me and Edward, huh!" Mia snorted in annoyance, then sat down and threw Franda with a pillow.

"I'm sorry... I didn't mean that. I'll stay here for a few days" Franda said. He got up and leaned against the head of the bed, still hugging the bolts and closing his eyes.

"You serious? You gonna stay the night?" ask Mia who doesn't believe. Franda very rarely stay there after marriage, only a few times a year, even then because there are certain activities.

"Yes. Dad and Edward are home?" ask Franda.

"Yet. Dad usually will just finish Golf at 5, if Ed I don't know." replied Mia raising her shoulders.

"Oh..." Franda seemed to have guessed Mia's answer.

"Hey, where is Nino? I haven't seen him." asked Mia who hasn't seen Nino since.

"Still working." Franda answered briefly and lay back on her back to Mia. She was so lazy to talk about her husband.

"Are you ok? Something happened? huh uh?" Mia was curious to hear Franda's short answer, and she thought something must have happened to her brother.

"Nope!" franda replied, which made Mia even more curious.

"Hey, you can tell me! What happen?" Mia pulled Franda's shoulder to face her.

"Mia, please... I need to pee now." Franda got down and walked into the bathroom leaving Mia who kept following him with a curious look.

Indeed Franda did not really want to pee, He just wanted to avoid his sister who would not stop asking when curious. Living together since the age of 4 years until now the age of 31 years makes him very familiar with the nature of Mia and all her core family members.

After a few minutes of staying in the bathroom Franda came out and hoped Mia had left her room, but the opposite happened.

"Panda! What happen? Why don't you tell me something?" Mia directly attacked Franda with her question as soon as she saw her brother coming out of the bathroom. Franda looked startled and took a deep breath, trying to restore the rhythm of her heartbeat.

"Stop it, Mia! It's a married life matter, you don't have to know, and also I won't tell you!" Franda replied with a dislike look with Mia's attitude.

"Why? Have we not always shared our problems? And you usually tell me if you have a problem with your marriage? What's the matter exactly?" Mia still hasn't given up.

"Not this one, Mia! Please, leave me alone! I need more sleep. Now!" snapped Franda while driving Mia away.

Mia could not believe seeing Franda's attitude then stepped out and pulled the door tight. He's sure something must have happened to Franda and Nino, but what? Mia could not guess at all, all this time there was nothing Franda had hidden from her. Franda will tell Mia everything that is not necessarily telling others, including Father and Mother. Mia is the first person who will find out when Franda has a problem.

Marissa's mother who was sitting in the family room looked in wonder at Mia who came out of Franda's room with an annoyed face.

"What's wrong?" ask her youngest daughter.

"I'm pissed at him! He yelled at me for asking if he had any problems. I'm pissed at him, Mom!" Mia complained to Marissa's mother.

"But, Mum..." Mia spoke but immediately stopped when she saw Mother Marissa holding her hand and shaking her head.

"Let him finish this time. Panda will definitely tell you later, we just need to support her now" said Ms. Marissa again holding back Mia who only grunted annoyedly.

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Time has shown at 7pm and now the whole family is at the dinner table. They had dinner quietly, no one asked about Franda's problem because I had banned them before. Father and Edward who had previously known nothing just stared in wonder at the woman, but they still held back their curiosity.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the food cooked by Ms. Marissa, except Franda. He looked dreamy and just stirring the food on the plate without intending to eat it. He occasionally took a deep breath and closed his eyes, without realizing that everyone at the dinner table was watching.

"Panda?" He called her, but got no answer.

"Panda?" call him again, and it's still the same.

Satya's father was silent for a while, then deliberately spilled the water that was in his classroom so that Franda saw it, but still there was no reaction from Franda. He was not at all bothered by the spilled water and called for such attention. Mia who saw that instantly shook Franda's shoulder, making the woman flinch.

"Yes?" he said when he woke up from his daydream.

"Recycle your food, we're done!" said Mia.

Franda looked at their plates one by one which were already empty, indicating they were really finished, then looked back at the plate which was still intact but messy because it was stirred unconsciously by him.

"Ah, sorry. I wasn't too hungry yet.". he said then pushed forward his plate.

"Mom, Dad, I'm in the room. Satya's father who saw it immediately berasuara.

"Panda, back to your seat!" his orders were resolute, making Franda instantly sit back. He knew his father didn't like to see him that way.

"Finish your food! Don't you dare step in before you finish" Dad died at the dinner table afterwards.

Only Franda, Mama, Mia, and Edward are still sitting. Edward, who had been silent, tried to start the conversation.

"Panda, I don't know what happened to you, but I'm not happy to see you like this, nobody is happy now!.Don't torture yourself with your problems, you have to guard your brain and stomach so you can deal with them. Stop being stupid!" Edward looked at Franda flatly. He did not want to interfere in Franda's affairs at all, all he wanted was to see Franda was fine no matter how much trouble he faced.

"Yes!" franda said briefly. He took back his plate and scooped up the food by force.

Franda continued to struggle to eat, with difficulty he was forced to swallow until he finished the rice on his side and continued to be accompanied by the gaze of the three others at the dining table.

"It has. I want to sleep now!" said Franda.

"Stay where you are!" edward says he's holding Franda back, he wants his sister to tell him the problem.

"Come on, Ed! I need to sleep now!" franda protests.

"No! Stay there and tell us what happened. He won't let Franda this time.

"Ed, please..." Franda pleaded with a face of pity, her shoulders squeezing as she looked at Edward who was looking at her sharply.

"Panda!" Edward tilted his head slightly, gesturing for Franda to tell him a story. Marissa's mother who saw that immediately made a sound.

"Ed, leave her alone now. She needs time" said Marissa's mother trying to stop Edward.

"No, Mom! I think we deserve to know what happened." Edward answered without looking at his mother.