Home For My Soul

34|I'm Jealous

~Amarily~

“What's up?” ask Theo.

“Ha?” my question does not understand.

“Lo don't like your food? Need I call the waiter to replace it?” He looked at the plate in front of me.

Rice complete with side dishes and vegetables are still intact. Just a little piece near the spoon that I had eaten. Am I ever so pensive, busy with my own thoughts? Seems like. Because this young man suddenly kissed me in front of all the other students.

“Enak. This food is good,” I answered accordingly while driving away the kiss from my head.

“Kata lo, your task is done. Then what makes you daydream so?” Why can't he act like a normal human being? Do all the questions need to be answered as he wants?

“Can we eat without fighting?” my door.

He looked at me intently, so I ate the food as quickly as possible. So, he had no reason to ask again. Cobalt. Because he kissed me earlier, my heart was pounding. Realizing she was still staring at me made me even more uncomfortable.

“Oh. You think about Richo? Lo would rather be with her than eat here with me, so?” ask her sharply.

“You're jealous of Brother Jericho?” I just don't believe it.

“Iya,” the answer is short.

“But you're not jealous of Matt?” ask again.

“Matt love dies with his friend and lo is not his favorite type. Lo fat, ugly, and poor—” he said pierced my heart with every weakness he mentioned.

“Already, already! Just look at the next few years, I will definitely be more beautiful than now,” I said with annoyance.

“Lo offended?” He brought his body to the table. “Now you know what it's like to be a victim who has been running.”

He doesn't have to tell me about it. I know and am not proud of what I have done in the past. But I have my own reasons for doing so. I've been severely punished like this, should he continue to offend my past?

Matt came very late, but we continued to study for the rest of the time. I could not bear to see him so exhausted while doing all the tasks. He gave me an invitation when we finished studying. The invitation is nice in golden color.

“How to do Sunday, so Brother has to come. Note the location behind the invitation so as not to get lost. If you take public transportation, you will meet. Just take the bus,” he said.

“Good. I'm definitely coming.” I swiped that beautiful invitation.

Even though my time to make money is reduced, it's okay. Attending the music she has prepared over the past few months is much more important. After all, I was curious about his abilities. He must have played very well.

He took me to the dining room. Surprisingly, there were many sounds coming from within. Usually, I only eat with the three members of this house. But the sound is a lot. Matt opened the door and let me in first.

“Ah, this must be Mattheo,” said a woman I already know very well. Mom Chika. I looked around the room and found her father was also the girl by her side.

“Iya. Matt, greet our guests,” said Aunt Ruth politely.

“Goodnight,” greet the young man kindly.

“And the woman?” mama asked Chika with a dislike look.

“He is Matt's private tutor. Very nice and smart girl! Do you know, Matt finally can rank also after all this time the value is mediocre.” Aunt Ruth's praise made me blush.

“Then why is he here? Impolite a poor person like him to behave arbitrarily in your house,” said mama Chika, looking at me cynically.

“Mama don't be. He was a friend of me and Theo at SMU. Mama see for yourself, Theo is such a good person that it gives work to our friend. She needs money to pay for her college, Ma,” Chika said softly.

I almost rolled my eyeballs hearing the tone of his voice full of falsehood. He and his mother were similar, so they should have spoken in the same tone. It seemed like he had found a way to get close to his target youth.

Papa Theo broke up and invited us all to pray together before we started eating. I sat between Theo and Matt, so I understood why Chika was staring at me so sharply. She sits next to her mother, while Om and Aunt are each at the head of the dining table.

Only the parents talk, so we kids just listen. Theo added food to the top of my plate whenever it was almost gone. Matt doesn't want to lose either. I kicked them both feet under the table, because I could throw up most meals.

“Their relationship seems to be more than friends,” said mama Chika, staring at me dislike.

“Have been months together, it's only natural that the three of them are familiar,” said Aunt Ruth, explaining. “Theo and Matt already consider Amaryllis as their own sisters.”

“I hope Theo won't be so to other girls after they're officially engaged. I don't like to see my daughter hurt until her future husband cheats.” The woman looked at me so arrogantly, as if I was just dirt to her.

Officially fiancee. Husband-to-be. Those two things caught my attention more than her pretentious attitude. I refrained from looking at Theo. My response could be misinterpreted and I don't want our secret relationship exposed.

“Tante don't worry. Theo is numb to women. So, he won't cheat. After all, the relationship between Theo and his fiancee could still be severed. A new aunt can demand her loyalty when she is married. Isn't that right, Pa?” Matt looked at Om Azarya meaningfully.

“Of course. Even though we as parents choose candidates, the final decision remains in Theo's hands. Ruth and I are. We were lucky to find each other. The person our parents chose, also is our heart's choice.” Om looked at Aunt Ruth in love.

The opportunity to see Om Azarya closer finally came as well. There was nothing bad about the attitude and the words he said. What makes Papa not like it? Which makes no sense, why choose Theo to be Katelia's husband-to-be, if Papa doesn't approve?

It is impossible for Om Azarya to force or threaten Papa to give me to Theo. Their business is bigger than our family business. It is precisely we who benefit more from the union of the two companies through the marriage of Theo and Katelia.

Just sec. What the hell am I doing? Papa's business is none of my business anymore. Why do I always forget that? His decisions in the past did not affect my life now. So, let him like it or not to Om Azarya. To me, this guy is a good guy. That's enough.

“Lo? Theo where are you going?” ask the noisy Mama Chika.

Om Azarya invited his guests to continue the conversation in the front room after dinner. I used the opportunity to say goodbye to Aunt Ruth. He nodded in understanding and walked with me to the front door. Matt and Theo are following us.

“Amarilis will be home, so my son will drive her,” replied Aunt Ruth.

“She's grown, can go home by herself. Why would Theo bother to drive him home? If you're afraid something might happen to him, you can order a taxi online, Ruth. I'm sure the online ojek will refuse to piggyback on him like this.” The woman scrunched her nose.

“Ma, we'd better not interfere. It's their custom, so it's not good that we who are nobody dictate to them,” said Chika, breaking up.

“Oh. Oh, yes.” The arrogant woman laughed blushed. “I'm sorry. Understandably, I've often been bullied by maids at home, so I'm very careful with people who only take advantage of our kindness.” He looked at me sharply, but smiled at Aunt Ruth.

“I understand,” says mama Theo. He pushed me and Theo to the front door. “Ayo, go. Poor Amarylis still needs to be bubbled up before the break.”

Theo said goodbye to his mother and I thanked him for his kindness. He drove me right to my place of residence, not stopping by anywhere. It was a really weird dinner. I know Mama Chika is very fierce, but only this time I became the source of her scolding.

He was in someone else's house, but that protested with all the customs in Theo's house. Did he not realize he was humiliating himself? I had dinner with them, he protested. I was ushered home by Theo, he also objected.

Not having any relationship, he already is. How will it be when Chika and Theo are officially engaged? Let's just not let him fire me and change Matt's private tutor himself. I just this time saw Mama Chika meddling in other people's affairs to that extent.

“As usual. Don't get close to any young man as long as I'm busy,” he said at home saying that sentence again, that again.

“I don't want to be close to you anymore. You and Chika will soon announce your engagement.” I returned the helmet to him. “I still have my pride, so, we broke up.”

“We are not engaged yet, why do you talk so?” tanyanya. “Lo remains my girlfriend.”

“You actually understand the meaning of dating no, anyway?” I said confused.

“Lo not satisfied just lunch together and delivered home like this? You want us to kiss, hug, and sleep together too, so?” He suddenly grabbed my hand, then pulled me closer.

“Eh, what the fuck are you!” I held him close through one hand that was in front of his chest, but he was stronger than me.

“Gue determines everything here, Katelia,” whispered in my ear. “About with another girl, my parents, another man, even lo yourself can not break our relationship.”