Love Grow Slowly's

20. Trying to disappear

"mom! Vale is home" cried Valeria as she entered her home.

"Oh, my son has come home" Vale and Vale's mother hugged each other until her mother realized Yuki's presence.

"Eh? Who'sis this?"

"This is my friend whose name is Yuki loh mom. I'll never give you a look at her picture, mom remember not?"

"Hello Aunt" Yuki said kindly.

"You're very polite anyway. Yes mom remembers Yuki"

"Yuki will be here mom" said Valeria happily.

"Well, that's dong. Mom agrees! Anyway we should have a nice dinner! Well then, mom to the supermarket first huh now"

"Ehh, Auntie doesn't have to bother" said Yuki who felt bad.

"Not what dear. Rarely does Vale bring his girlfriend home, again. Yaudah mom is leaving first. Well - well you guys at home well" said Valeria's mother.

"Vale, I'm not good with your mom" Yuki bowed.

"It's okay Ki. Don't feel like that. Just relax"

"Thanks Valeria"

"To the top of yuk, the sultry cave wants to sleep while playing a trick" Vale pulled Yuki's hand so that Yuki followed her steps towards her own room.

The Vale Room in no way reflects the personality of a girl. All the decorations and vale goods nothing brightly colored. All the colors in this room are dark. Black white and grey. It's monotonous.

Valeria was lying on her queen-size mattress with AC and a flaming fan. Is Vale not afraid of catching a cold?

"Vale, the ac just turn it off. Replace by opening the balcony is fresher" said Yuki.

"Oh, this is too hot Ki" Valeria grumbled.

Without shutting off the AC, Yuki opened the balcony door of Vale's room wide and a fresh breeze blew in gently. Ahh, I swear, this is so fresh.

"Yuki.." call Valeria.

"Hm?"

"Said Gavin, do you fight with Zen? Why?" Ask Valeria. Suddenly, Yuki's heart was racing.

Aduuhh, why does Vale have to ask anyway? Honest, huh? Inner Yuki was raging.

"Ehhmm, how's the story.." Yuki's trying to buy time.

"Difficult story?" Valeria asked gently, then was taken in by Yuki.

"What made you the same brother Zen until it split so last night?" Ask again. Honestly, Valeria is very curious now.

Normally, Yuki always solved the problem quickly, but this? He even ran away. This was enough to make Valeria wonder.

"Actually it's just a trivial matter. But that guy won't apologize. I intend to apologize first, even if that person is wrong" Yuki replied spontaneously.

"You call your own brother 'that guy'? Very amusing. Then, what's he doing?"

Yuki was silent for a moment. Doubt to say it. But if he's not honest, he's been lying a lot. He better be a little honest. It wouldn't matter if it was honest, would it?

"The man wouldn't listen to me speak and told me to leave. Then I said I didn't want to, I better wait. But, he instead kicked me out and slapped me while saying that I was stubborn"

Tears that had been held back by Yuki, had now wet his sweet cheeks. In fact, it had now washed his face. Valeria said nothing. Just being able to hug Yuki while calming him down was the best thing for him to do right now.

According to Valeria, Zen has now gone too far.

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7.48 p.m.

"Yuki, let's go downstairs. Dinner is ready!" Screeched Valeria as she climbed the stairs to her room.

Without replying, Yuki came out of Vale's room and went straight to Valeria. They also went down together.

At the dinner table, there were Valeria's mother and father and the maids who were arranging the food. Vale held Yuki's hand tightly without letting go. It was Vale spirit this time.

"Sit girls" said daddy Vale without distracting him from his smartphone.

"Hi Aunty and om" Yuki said.

"Hi Yuki's. What do you want to eat?" Ask Vale's mom

"Anything, just don't seafood" Yuki replied with a big smile typical of his.

"of courses. Daddy, save dong's phone. We're gonna eat" Vale's mother scolded.

"Yes mom is right!" Vale spoke out in defense of his mommy.

"Fine ladies, you win!" Gavin's father put down his phone and flipped the plate.

"Oh yes Vale, daddy penas-" Valeria's father's eyes are perfectly rounded. Surprised to see Yuki. Reminds him of someone in the past.

"A-arshi's? Is that you?" He said without blinking his eyes.

"Arshi? Oh, that's my bundle! Lucyana Arshi!" Yuki said with spirit.

"What!?" Now Valeria's father was shocked for the second time. Valeria was listening from earlier, so very confused.

Silent moment.

"Heh, the world is indeed narrow ya mom" he said with a slow laugh.

"Yes and wait a minute. Arshi has a child, and who's her husband?" Ask Vale's mom.

"You mean my father?" Ask Yuki to make sure.

"Of course honey, who else?" Said Valeria stroking the top of Yuki's head.

"Hm, my father's name is Victor Cortez"

"Bruuuussshhh...." Vale's father squashed the drink he was about to swallow.

"Ewwhhh dad's a slob!" Pekik Vale rolled his face back.

"Cortez!!??" Strangled Vale's father and mother together

"Haahh, please don't be surprised to the extent" Yuki covered her face with both hands.

"You! Lucyana Yuki Arvie Cortez!!?" Said Valeria's mother who was unceasingly shocked.

"It's me, stop Auntie. You embarrassed me to admit it" Yuki still kept her face covered.

"Oh come on, what the hell is going on? I don't get it! Daddy's! Explain it!" Valeria was upset.

"Ekhem, so gini, Yuki's mother, Arshi is our good friend. We haven't seen each other since we graduated High School" Vale's father said.

"Then, what does this have to do with the Cortez family?" Valeria doesn't understand.

"Cortez is a very distinguished family in the world of business! For all you know, the descendants of Cortez will not carelessly open anyone members of his family in the public at large. Because it endangers safety"

"Yes, and now publicly known, the giant Cortez family-owned company is led by their eldest son. The Axelerious Arvie Cortez"

Hm? Axel's sister seems too highly regarded. Inner Yuki.

"Doesn't the Cortez family company compete with Gavin's family company? Gerald company?" Vale's asking confirmed something.

"No. We are even working together in the field of education. My brother is now making Kindergarten and Elementary School with the name of our school" said Yuki.

"Yes! And you know what? Arshi was very popular in school. Sea blue eyes, white skin, brown hair and cute. She's very pretty. Mom as a woman is not ashamed to admit she is beautiful. He's even very smart and has a lot of fans" Vale's mother said.

"Normally he would do anything perfectly. But one of his weaknesses, it was that sometimes he was very insensitive to the feelings of others. He won't apologize if this mistake he made was right, when it was clearly wrong. But he stayed on his stand. That's his only weakness." Further.

Ahh, Yuki understands. This is the nature of the parent that is actually very similar to Zen. Zen seemed to have indeed inherited his mother nature as well. But physically? Of course follow his father.

"Is my mom that beautiful and great?" Yuki's question began to be curious.

"Eh? Why are you asking like that?"

"Mother is gone. I never saw him. Even just looking at his picture is not allowed. Just a painting that looks like a picture of a blur" Yuki bowed.

"God! Who forbid you!?" Peeking Valeria.

"Who else if not Axel's sister" Yuki snorted.

"Ouch, it has already been! We're eating now. I'm already hungry" Yuki said distractingly.

"Let's eat!" Valeria excited.

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9.12 a.c.

The night has changed with the morning. Although this morning was cloudy and a little rumbling, but could not break Valeria's spirit to jog around his house in the morning.

Yuki's? He was still asleep on Valeria's king-size mattress last night that was really like unloading the past load for Yuki. Many things Yuki did not know about the mother he had longed for. Yuki has never met and does not know what she looks like.

Yuki finally opened her eyes and woke up from her sleep. Recalling his quarrel with Zen made him wake up and immediately take a shower. Yuki was afraid that Zen would come and pull her home. Yuki still doesn't want to meet Zen.

Today, Yuki plans to get out of Valeria's house on the grounds that Zen has come home and will pick her up. But where? Yuki was still thinking about it. Afraid of the wrong move that he eventually suspected.

Yuki wears her school skirt and is coupled with Valeria's plain purple t-shirt. He came down to say goodbye to the Valeria family.

"Morning Yuki" said Valeria's mother.

"Morning too aunty's. Vale where?"

"Vale's? Don't look for it, he's jogging with his bebebnya this time. Looks like they'll be a long time, do you want to have breakfast first?" Ask Vale's mom.

"Eh? No need. My brother called and he'll pick me up at the bus stop at 10 a.m. What time is it now" Yuki lied.

Gosh darn. Oh God. I lied to aunty. Sorry aunty's. Inner Yuki regretted coming back.

"Hour 10? But it's already 10:15. Jeez Yuki. You're late!" Screeched Vale's mother.

"Oh jeez. I have to go now! Then I say goodbye to Auntie. Tell Vale ya" Yuki hurriedly carried her bag and said goodbye. Then ran out.

"Be careful Yuki!"

My feelings are bad. May Arshi always keep an eye on Yuki from up there. Inner mother Vale.

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Yuki kept running, again, and ran again. Yuki finally reached the bus stop. His breath was now hunting and sweat kept pouring down his forehead. Hah, Yuki hates to keep running around like this.

Then Yuki sat on the bench of the bus stop while waiting for the next bus to arrive. It's pretty quiet here. Even Yuki is the only one standing here. How strange.

A few minutes later, the bus that Yuki was waiting for arrived. Without waiting for anything, Yuki immediately got on the bus. And when I was about to make a payment, Yuki almost forgot. He almost used his credit card.

Phew... Just barely. Yuki said while stroking her chest.

This time, Yuki intends to take her car which is in the school parking lot. But before that, he had to find a GPS device installed by Axel. I don't know where he put it. I hope I can meet.

When she gets to the school gate, Yuki must find the school security guard, so she can open the gate. Because it's Saturday, school's off. No one is in school today. Besides this security guard.

"Excuse me, security guard." call Yuki from the front of the school fence.

"Eh? What's the matter non? School closed non. It's Saturday now" replied the security guard.

"I'm gonna get a car. Yesterday, I forgot that I had a car. When my friend took me home with me I was in. My car missed in the parking lot" Yuki said.

"Song non. There is only this non. Yaudah let's go in" the security guard opened the door for Yuki.

"Thank you sir"

"Eh wait a minute," Yuki's steps came to a halt.

I got caught, right!?

"Non brought the car keys? Later forget again" said the security guard.

"Douh. I guess what! Yes bring. If I don't bring my car keys, how do I take my car? Time is pushed!?" Yuki's a little upset.

"Ahahahahaha. sorry non. I'm just kidding"

Yuki walked towards the car park. Where he parked his car in a special place and different from the others. And it's a little way away from the school gate. But, the parking lot is also no less good.

Yuki immediately drove his car out of school and did not forget to thank the security guard who had opened the gate wide for Yuki.

Thankfully, the car was full. Because Yuki kept walking down the road from now on. He was looking for a quiet road and could park there safely.

After he made sure the streets were safe. He finally got out of the car and opened the trunk. Yuki was looking for a machine tool box that might be used.

"okay! We're starting a livelihood!" Yuki spirit said.

Yuki started from opening the car dashboard. Not meet. Then open the trunk. Didn't meet either. Yuki seems suspicious of the hood of his car, then Yuki opens the hood of his car and notices what things are there.

Dan, meet!

GPS is rectangular and small. There are lights that keep blinking. It seems like it's to signal that this GPS is on. Yuki then tries to match all the existing screwdrivers set to unlock this GPS. But, nothing fits.

"Aarrrghhh!!!... Nothing fits!" Pekik Yuki was annoyed.

Yuki walked over and opened the trunk of the car again. There's an electric drill. Yuki took it and tried it. It fits the bolt. But, it's an electric drill, there's no power plug here.

"Haaahhh, it feels like giving up" Yuki began to complain.

Yuki intends to give up, but not so after he remembers the words of Zen, his brother. He wanted to cry hard. Yuki won't give up!

Yuki walks down the sidewalk of the road and he notices the street light pole. At the bottom, there is an iron box that is quite curious about Yuki. Yuki opened the box and was surprised by its contents. There was an electrical plug there. Quickly, Yuki ran over and directly moved her car closer to where it was.

Yuki immediately tried to plug in the electric drill to open his GPS. And finally the GPS was open and detached from the car.

Yuki looked around the place where he was standing. Where would the GPS be thrown? without wasting any time, Yuki just put it on the sidewalk of the road and left it.

"Yes! It’s time to disappeared from Zen life!"

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11.42 p.m.

Vale who had finished his jogging business came to his mother to ask Yuki's whereabouts.

"Mom's? Where's yuki?" Vale asked as he flicked his hand at his face.

"Udah home. He said he was picked up by his brother"

"They're okay?"

"Is Yuki really fighting?" Vale's mother was curious.

"Mom, Yuki's staying over because she's with her sister. Her brother didn't come home because of their quarrel"

"Keep what happens next?"

"Yeah, instead of Yuki staying at Gavin's apartment again, staying at our house. Is it really mom?"

"House of Gavin!? Oh Vale. Keep Yuki at the same feeding Gavin?!" Vale's mother was getting curious.

"Instant ramen" Vale replied lightly.

"Huh, it's a good thing that her brother picked her up. Mom couldn't bear to hear Gavin masakin instant ramen for Yuki"

Only to the extent that they know Yuki's situation now. It was just a lie that Yuki made.