
πIn Grandma's House
Zyta and Eldan have now arrived at Zyta's grandmother's house. The grandmother's typical Japanese-style house welcomes them with a spacious courtyard and shady trees, where the grandmother's birthday will be held.
Tables, chairs and some trinkets have been neatly arranged there. Eldan drove his car slowly towards the garage that had been shown his position by Zyta.
"Later through the front. Grandma's mad at the side door,"
Eldan nodded his head and followed Zyta out of the car. Eldan was stunned to see the beauty of Zyta's grandmother's house.
"Grandma's Japanese, huh?"
Zyta nodded her head and also looked at her grandmother's house which was very eye-catching.
"Grandmother of Japan while grandfather of Indonesian,"
"The house is different from the others," said Eldan still look amazed at the house of Zyta's grandmother.
"Hm.. Don't be surprised. My family's a lot of weird people, too,"
"Oh My!! My love!! You are so big!!!" pekik Zyta walked up to one of the towering bonsai trees and almost reached the two-story house.
Zyta held onto the leaves of the tree and hugged him, "You're growing well, baby,"
'You're also strange, madam," Inner Eldan shook his head in disbelief.
Sreekk...
The sound of the door opening made Eldan turn his gaze from Zyta towards the door. There stood a middle-aged woman with typical Japanese clothes pressed on her body.
"Who are you?" ask her to Eldan.
Eldan circulated his confused eyes wanting to answer what until he accidentally looked at Zyta. The woman also stared at the direction that Eldan was looking at.
"Zyta?!"
Zyta stopped her action when she felt her name being called by a familiar voice and turned her head.
"O bachan!!(grandma)" cried Zyta immediately hugged her grandmother.
"Grandma, Zyta kangen,"
Grandma Zyta chuckled at the spoiled speech from her granddaughter.
He stroked Zyta's arm, "Grandmother too,"
"And who is this?"
Zyta turned her head towards Eldan and released her arms from her grandmother and hugged Eldan's arm.
"Daughter of Zyta" said Zyta with a smile on her lips.
"Eldan" said Eldan bowing his body.
Although not sure if he is right but in the past Eldan helped his senior from High School to help him entertain people from Japan in the way belonged to his senior father. Zyta's grandmother smiled and walked up to them and grabbed another hand of Eldan.
"You're handsome and tall. It fits well with my grandson. Your name is also good and from now on get used to calling me grandma just like Zyta,"
Eldan rounded his eyes unobtrusively still clutching his head.
"Then let's go inside," said Zyta's grandmother, taking Zyta and Eldan in.
"Oh! Already arrived? That's fast,"
"Mik, don't be so cold like that. Don't you miss Zyta?" said Zyta's grandmother hit her first child's arm softly which was none other than Zyta's father.
"Dad!!" said Zyta immediately took off her shoes and immediately hit the body of the father with a close hug.
"Zyta kangen," said Mikhail reply to Zyta's hug is no less tight.
"Dad too,"
"How were you doing here? Alright rhyme?" Zyta nodded her head.
"Yes, dad,"
"It has. We continue inside" said Zyta's grandmother.
"Who is this?" mikhail asked as he found Eldan standing next to his mother.
Mikhail rounded up and looked at the princess in disbelief. Zyta turned her eyes the other way.
"It has. It's been. We better go in and talk with the others" said Zyta's grandmother holding Eldan's hand into the living room.
"Zyta," call Mikhail.
Zyta snorted to hear her father calling her name, "Alright. Alright. It's up to me to do what," said Zyta understood the intent of his father's call.
"Smart child," said Mikhail shuffled his daughter's hair slowly which will always be his little daughter as mature as any Zyta later.
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"Did you see Zyta?" asked Eldan at wrong as if the maid was passing by him.
The maid nodded and told him where Zyta was.
"Pean, sir,"
Eldan nodded and thanked him then walked towards where Zyta was.
Since Zyta's passing, Eldan really got various kinds of questions from Zyta's extended family which mostly contained men and the most questions asked was Zyta's father exactly as Zyta had previously thought. But fortunately there is still Zyta's grandmother and her mother who occasionally help her to switch the conversation.
"Hi," said Eldan to Zyta who was sitting with her legs folded and made into a headstool.
Zyta turned her head around and smiled at Eldan, "Hi," she said.
Eldan sat cross-legged beside Zyta. Suddenly, Zyta looked at him.
"Why?" ask Eldan confused.
"You look handsome wearing it," praised Zyta smiling at Eldan.
Eldan turned his gaze the other way feeling embarrassed to make Zyta again chuckle at him.
"Did his clothes feel uncomfortable?"
"Emm. a little bit," said Eldan.
"I'm sorry my grandmother, yes. It does require men in the family to wear these clothes and for women to be free to choose. I don't know why Grandma did that,"
Eldan shook his head, "It's okay and after all this is the first time I've worn it," Zyta smiled with relief at hearing that.
"But, just calm down. You only need to use it at night. Tomorrow morning you can take it off and wear regular clothes," Eldan nodded his head in understanding.
"Hey! Oi! What the fuck? Unmarried men and women are forbidden together" Mikhail said when he accidentally discovered Zyta and Eldan.
Just about to approach them his hand was already prevented by the wife who came from nowhere.
"My husband, it's here. Come here, there's something I want to talk about" Mala said, holding Mikhail's hand away.
"But..,"
"Come," Mala said, emphasizing the short sentence.
Mikhail sighed and obeyed his wife's will. Mala turned to Zyta who gave her two thumbs and blinked her eyes making Zyta chuckle softly.
"Have you met my mother?"
Eldan nodded his head, "Hmm,"
"Am I also kind and friendly?" asked Zyta smilingly looking at Eldan inside.
Eldan turned his gaze back to the pool beside them.
"Hmm. hmm." replied Eldan nodding his head.
Zyta chuckled at the embarrassed face of Eldan.
"Eiyy. don't be ashamed. You're getting handsome if embarrassed like that" Zyta's tease makes Eldan hide his face behind his arm.
Zyta chuckled amusedly looking at him. He was happy to tease Eldan like he is today and he hoped that they would continue like this forever.
Yep. Hope so.
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