Jum Wo Ai Ni

Chapter 22

Back to Arumi and Max. We leave Michi trying to meditate.

After the children are taken by the nurse and invited to play in the room that has been provided. Max invites Arumi to talk to Juminten, Her mom just finished making snacks for the toddlers.

"Mommy, this is the friend Max told me about," Max said, then kissed the mother's hand in reverence, then he shook his butt next to Juminten.

Juminten smiled kindly, he then invited Arumi to sit on the sofa opposite him. Arumi nodded nervously, slowly she started to sit down, it felt.

"Just relax, there is no need to be nervous like that, Auntie did not bite really," joked Juminten so that the girl in front of him was not too tense.

Arumi just smiled in response to Juminten's joke.

"Are you sure you want to be a baby sitter here? Looks like you're young, still in school huh? You know how active Max's brother and sister are?" Take Juminten seriously.

He had thought that the friend Max said was a girl the age of his son. While the girl Max brought home seemed to be very young. There was a speck of doubt in Juminten's heart.

"Sister Max, Madam?" Arumi's Restoration.

Juminten nodded." Yes Brother, Excel and Erika are the children of my husband's older sister, Mely and Moza's new sister Max. My son has five Max and two younger siblings, they were triplets then Mely and Moza.

Arumi the mangosteen, hearing Juminten's explanation at length.

"I want Madam," replied Arumi steadily, there was no doubt in the look in her eyes, Juminten smilingly nodded.

"Then how's your school, son, you're still in school, right? And have you asked your family's permission to work here?" Juminten asked in full investigation, Arumi who was asked like that was shocked, confused to answer it.

Max who realized it immediately put the body.

"He again took Mi's school leave, more precisely the stop because of cost constraints, which is why Max wants her to work here" said Max explained, of course Juminten can catch Max's point saying he wants Arumi to work here.

That means Juminten should and should not reject Arumi for whatever reason, Juminten glanced at Max with a wrinkled forehead. Just this time Max showed his wish to a woman, Max just rolled his eyes looking at Juminten who gave him a glance that demanded an explanation from her.

"So how Mi, can Arumi be the baby sitter?" Max asked who was already not tense to see Arumi who was agitated from nervousness.

"Where are you?" Juminten pretended to think while looking at Arumi from top to bottom, Arumi was getting restless.

Arumi had no other way for her at the moment, nor did she want to return to that house that turned into hell. Let her not finish school, Arumi thinks if she can work here and support her sister and grandmother is enough. He will invite Bayu and Nek Marni to go so that the depraved men do not disturb their lives, caring for the devil with the mother who has changed one hundred and eighty degrees since knowing Wito.

Enough all this time Arumi survived there, actually he was calm living together with Grandpa Marni and Bayu his sister. At the beginning of Wito and Nurma's marriage, Arumi was uncomfortable because her stepfather kept looking at her with indecent gaze, and was always looking for an opportunity to touch Arumi's body, he often acts impudent. He intentionally squeezes Arumi's breasts, or buttocks when the opportunity arises.

And every time she complained to her mother, Nurma even said that Arumi was just making things up and said that Arumi who deliberately teased her husband, Arumi was scolded completely without being able to defend herself. Nurma believed in a new husband more than her own flesh and blood.

"Mi," call Max a little spoiled, a style he rarely uses except for emergencies, for example as he is now.

Arumi and Max threw eyes at each other, then looked at Juminten at the same time with questionable gazes.

"You have to continue your school, so after school you're just babysitting the twins."

"Mrs why An-,"

Juminten raised his hand, hinting Arumi not to continue. Juminten then calls his housekeeper to take Arumi to the room that was used by Sister Yani. Yani fully resigns, she wants to spend time with her mother who is no longer young.

"Is there anything you want to say Max?" Now Juminten asked without looking at his son, his voice soft but very cold.

Max gulped his saliva, watching the Mami who was sipping tea that was still emitting a thin puff of smoke.

"Arumi is my friend Mi" Max said.

"From?"

"From the beginning" replied Max.

"You know that's not what Mami meant." Juminten looked intently at his first child.

Max looked down, he knew where Juminten's question was headed. Max thought his mom wouldn't interrogate him like this, stupidly he didn't ask Arumi's house either, if he made Juminten would know.

"Max you know Mami doesn't like to be pushy" Juminten said coldly, Max understood the meaning of the mother's words.

Max takes a deep breath before telling the true story of Arumi. Juminten did not rush carefully he heard what Max said, he was quite surprised to find out that Arumi was a victim forced by his stepfather.

"That's how Mi is, Max wants to help her but Max can't just make a report to the police without Arumi's consent," Max sighed heavily, leaning his body on the sofa.

"Mommy's gonna talk to Arumi, but there's one thing you want to ask, do you like that girl or just pity her?"

"What the hell is Mi? Not this time Max does not want to answer, it's my privacy," he said and then rose. However, Juminten's words made him pause for a moment.

"If you like her, you don't mind, but if it's just compassion you're suggesting you stay away from her, don't give Arumi hope. Understand!" Juminten.

"Oh Mi, I just want to help her no more." Max leaves Juminten.

Arumas

closing his body against the wall, there was a bitter smile that was offended on his injured lips.