Lantern Behind The Bars

Mother suspected

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When I got home, I thought about how I could carry this much stuff and again, Zen groceries were all expensive items, let alone laptops that cost tens of millions.

At home there was my father, I was worried that they were thinking things out of me and Zen.

I was surprised myself, even though Zena is only a normal school friend, we were the first time to communicate with each other, because before her long conversation had never been, just to say hello to each other. 

But suddenly Zena took me on the street and gave me so many fancy things that she said were school farewell gifts.

"Sherin, why bother?" zen Tegur. I was surprised by not focusing.

"Eh, not really," I said.

"So which house are you in, he said, near?"

"Emc ... Yeah, it's up ahead there in a minute, too,"

"Oh yeah, I'll take you home? I want to know your parents, what can I do?

"Emm ... may be, but ... Sorry Zen, about these groceries, emm ... "

"Yes I understand, then just keep it in the car, we go in and bring some first,"

Zen seemed to understand what I was thinking.

"Sorry Zen, I don't mean to disrespect, but ... "

"Udah, it's okay to calm down, I know how," said Zen. Cut my words.

"Emm .. Thanks, you're so good with me Zen, but I don't have any gifts for our school breakup,"

"With you getting to know me, it's been the biggest gift for me, Sherin,"

"Emm .. can you, well that's the house I already look Zen, which has a mango tree,"

"Oh, okay,"

Zen car was parked in my yard, I also invited Zen to go inside, I called mother but no one said, I told Zen to wait for a while in the living room, he said, I went to the room for a while and then I checked the CCTV, it looks like mom and dad are in her room, I went to Zen and told her that all the groceries can be brought in now, then Zena helped me bring all the stuff and I kept it in my room, after everything was safe, we had a chat in the living room.

"There's a lot of Zen? Oh yeah, what do you want to drink?" bargained.

"Just like Sherin, some white water,"

"Okay, you wait a minute!"

I immediately rushed to bring water and some snacks and fruits, then we continued chatting while waiting for father and mother.

"This is Zen, in his water, this is also there for us to snack while chatting,"

"Thank you, yes" said Zen, then sipped water in the glass.

"Together Zen,"

"Oh yes, where are you with your mother?"

"Emm .. there, mommy's taking a bath, dad's back, soon to be done,"

"Oh, yaudah, it's good here, I'm so at home, hihi,"

"Well, I get angry sometimes,"

"No ah, adem gini really, comfortable, do not need to install AC also already adem,"

When we were chatting and joking, my mother came over.

"Eh, are you home, baby?" Sapa. "This who? Sherin's friend huh?" Ask Zena.

"Eh, yes Auntie, I'm Sherin's schoolmate" Zen said.

"Yes Mother, know this is my friend, his name is Zena, oh yes, I saw there was a father's motorbike, father has gone home huh Bun?" my timpal.

"Oh yeah, Zena is your classmate? Yes, my dear, your father just came home this morning," said the mother.

I just nodded, then listened to Mother and Zen continue his chatter.

"Emm .. I'm a schoolmate of Aunty's, but different classes, I saw Sherin alone, so I dropped by, all of you stop by, can't you Auntie?" ask Zen.

"Well, how can Zena, thank you for doing Sherin?"

"Yes Auntie together, I've never been to this area, it turns out that here is delicious Auntie, the place is cool,"

"Oh, where does Zena live?"

"I live in the area of Siran Auntie,"

"Oh pantesan aja, if in the city mah is indeed hot, the temperature?"

"Yes Aunty, if the afternoon outside is definitely a flood of sweat, not kayaking here, the place is cool, the atmosphere is also calm, has a long time ago Auntie lived in this area?"

"It's certain that in the city of mh kayak that, yes it's been a long time, since Aunt married Sherin's father,"

"Emm .. means Aunt already know the same area here? Oh, Tan, where's Sherin's dad?"

"Yes thank God, there's more behind, maybe still busy so can't say sorry?"

"Oh yes Aunt is okay, I am also not long, it's late afternoon Aunt I want all to go home,"

"Well, don't relax here, have a chat with Sherin? Aunt is a nuisance, huh? Sorry yes,"

"No Auntie does not bother, even I am interrupting her time with Aunt Sherin, next time I stop by again here Auntie, is it okay?"

"Ah not really Zena, Aunt Seneng if Sherin has a good friend, can Zena if you want to play here play around is okay,"

"Sherin, I say yes, see you at school" continued Zen.

My mother and I nodded.

"Be careful on Zen Street, thank you for everything" I said.

"Yes Sher's both."

Zena immediately rushed home. I just drove her to the front of the house and back inside. 

Then I went to the family room and met Dad there.

"Sherin, are you home from school?" Greet dad.

"Oh Dad, yeah, I just got home too? Where'd you come from?"

"Yes, work dad, it just so happens to be a long vacation now,"

"Oh, thank God that Dad's off again, so I can take care of you when I go to school,"

"Yes, you calm down,"

"Yes, I went to the room first Yes Well." I concluded, do not want to chat with father for long.

I immediately rushed to the room, but I heard my father and mother chatting in the family room, and I stopped and listened to them behind the wall, just as my father was angry with my mother.

"Bun, did you hear that there was a man in the living room?" Ask mommy.

"Yes Well, that's her friend Sherin so Mommy greeting, it's not good Well if not called the same us," said Mother.

"Mother don't tell Sherin to take a man home, if that's her friend or who you don't like,"

"Why is it Dad? It's just Sherin's schoolmate anyway,"

"Bun, Mother must educate the child who is true, want it his friend or who is during that Mother's man must limit, Mother must limit, let Sherin not be as good as bringing people into our homes,"

"That's not what Mother Well means! Yeah, well, Mommy's gonna talk to Sherin."

I immediately rushed to my room, not long before I arrived, mother caught up with me and entered my room.

"Darling, how many groceries are there in your room, who's this?" Ask mom, her eyes looking at me in wonder.

"Have me Bun" I replied.

"You're spending this much you're shopping for yourself? Try to see what you buy," point mother, while reaching for one of the grocery bags.

"It's a school farewell gift from my friends Mother,"

Mother also saw the groceries one by one.

"Sherin, items as luxurious as this must be the price is not cheap and this is a laptop too, a laptop as good as this is the price is expensive Nak! Mother does not want you to lie to Mother," urged mother, it looks like mother is curious and looks at me suspiciously.

"I didn't lie Bun, it was a gift from my friend, a school farewell present,"

"Hmm ... Who is your friend, son?"

"Zena Bun, did you meet the same person?"

"Huh, Zena who loves you these extravagant things?"

"Yes Mother, why Bun?"

"Honey, you are honest with Mother yes, Mother promises not to be angry anyway, Zena does not mind you right? Or do you do something that is forbidden?"

"Well, no, Bun, Zena's a good person, there's no way Zena's evil with me, this is proof she's treating me,"

"It's not that, son, Zena is still a schoolboy, there's no way to have that kind of money baby, do Zena's parents know that she loves you this much?"

"Mother, Zena is indeed a rich person, she already has her own company since from Junior High, everyone in the school including the teachers already know, her parents are also rich,"

"Did Zena mean nothing to you, honey? All this time Mother has never seen you together let alone bring a male friend to the house, Mother is worried about you, son,"

"No, Bun, Zena is just like me, Mommy is suspicious of me? Just calm Mother, I can take care of myself why Mother believes in me? What you should suspect, Dad!"

"Dad? You mean what, honey?"

"Emm ... I mean yes ... it's okay Mother, it's .. Dad, it's not home long, work is also work, what work, it's work, why don't you bring anything home from work, even no souvenirs," I tried to find the right reason, because my tongue was sprained almost I slipped.

"You know I didn't bring anything?"

"Emm .. That, I didn't see anything in the kitchen or in the living room,"

"Hmm .. Yes, I didn't bring anything,"

"Yes Bun, I want to take a bath first yes, then cook for us dinner,"

"The mother had ordered food dear, so you do not need to cook, yes already there shower first gih,"

"Oh, yeah, Bun if that's the case,"

Mother then came out of my room, it seemed like my mother was suspicious of me and I had accidentally talked about my father. Lucky I can squint.

After taking a shower, I tidied up all the Zen-given items, then I messed up my new laptop, there is indeed a price there is quality, I like this laptop because with the existing of this laptop, I like this laptop, I can control the hidden CCTV.

****

2 weeks passed.

I also faced my school exam smoothly, my mother's condition was much better, all circumstances were well controlled, as long as my father was at home, everything was fine, she said, there was no suspicious incident or activity.