Loving Assistant Mom

10

Early in the morning May and Edwin were startled by the sound of a bell soon followed by a knock. Who the hell, thought Mei was delicious to sleep even there was a disturbance, Mei woke up, walked towards the door.

Embossing a typical oriental handsome face, towering height. 

"Hi James, what's the morning of coming here?" mei asked in a carefree voice, and Edwin was interested to see who May's guest was. From inside he could see the face of the guest Mei, there was a dislike on the face Ed heard the cheerful voice Meisya on his guest.

"I'm new from the airport, here's a gift for you, happy valentine yeah," said James. Mei's eyes are rounded.

"Still James," said Mei hugging a big brown babypink ribbon.

"Well, I'm back, tired of the new Canada, uh don't forget the task hmmm soon collected," said James and passed from the front of May.

"Who is Mei?" ed asked with a tone of tax and a sour face. Plus Mei who hugged a big brown on her chest.

"My lecturer, she's so nice, it's a chocolate ngasi," innocently Mei shows the chocolate James gave Edwin. Ed snorted in annoyance, Mei looking scared looking at Ed's face.

"Tuh the lecturer said until you ngasi brown, until you know your apartment, do not need to be served, there was a wish tuh lecturer, ntar you were hit by his wife just knew the taste," Edwin said with an annoyed tone. Mei grew more scared and took a step back.

"He was good to all students kok kak, it happened that his mother was Indonesian and his father was from Singapore, so he was immediately familiar with me once I knew I was from Indonesia, daaan hea was not married, she was younger than sister," Mei looked at Ed's face fearfully.

"All the students he's got chocolate on valentin's day? heh make it so early, moreover he does not have a wife there must be a desire to be with you, until you know the genealogy of his family again, does he like to confide in you?" edwin's voice sounded strange.

"Sorry brother, I return it tomorrow to James if you don't like it" said Mei slowly. Edwin is approaching May.

"May I love you, I don't want anyone near you," Ed finally heard a soft sound in Mei's ears.

"Dad," replied Mei slowly.

"I don't want them to take advantage of your innocence, don't want them to do anything, there must be an intent behind it, there is no story of suddenly men ngasi something equal women without any frills," said Ed again.

"But James from the beginning was so big brother, when he first went to college, he saw me, immediately invited me to chat after finishing college and it's always good until now," said May again.

"Hem really likes you from the beginning, you're beautiful Mei," Edwin approached Mei to take the chocolate that was still stuck in her chest and hugged her slowly.

"You love me, don't you, Mei? don't get close to anyone, I'm afraid that eventually your feelings are getting unclear to brother," Ed said, rubbing Mei's long hair.

"I don't have any feelings brother, either Gavin or James," Mei looked up at Ed.

"Yes, you don't know their hearts, like James sampe ngasi brown to you, early in the morning, martial arts, I don't want to go back to Indonesia May," Edwin looked at Mei's still face.

"I'm sorry, sister, Mei never had a bad thought to anyone, when James took home together after the first lecture, yes, Mei yes, it just happened to be the same direction as apart James, James, he lives in Perth actually, brother, his family there just because he taught in Sydney yes he has an apartment here, and he never macem to May, touch-touch also not, go home if you see him together, actually Mei did not lie," said Mei while sticking her cheek to Ed's chest. Edwin tightened his embrace.

"Never leave sister Mei, you promised to finish your master 1.5 years, sister wait for you, we get married soon May, sister's age is also not young anymore," Edwin's voice sounded sad.

"Bandi there gih, sister also has not bathed, we go to the store in front of the apartment bentar ya, buy all kinds of ingredients trus we cook together, want?" Mei nodded then darted into her room.

In Mei's room leaning against the door, she was really afraid to remember Edwin's words, whether a man who pranks something to a woman must have another feeling.

From the beginning, James was always kind to him. Once while searching for literature for assignments, James accompanied Mei in the campus library until night, May was afraid to tell Edwin. But Mei never felt there was any strange attitude James had on her, other than James always being there for May. James is handsome, but Mei doesn't have any feelings for him.

***

Mei and Edwin went to their apartment after shopping for various needs.

"What are you cooking, brother?" ask Mei after throwing her body on the sofa. Edwin's face was still not entirely friendly after James' presence.

"It's easy, you know," replied Ed quietly, opening his jacket and putting it on the sofa.

"Well, let me help you, let me cook" Mei replied again.

"Chines cook, you want, you can?" ed and Mei asked.

Ed's choice fell on hainan chicken, koloke and sea food fried noodles. Mei added kale chaff to let there be vegetables, but Ed wanted cay cap, finally all the menu will be cooked.

"So you really want to cook all that, who eats if you don't finish?" ask Mei.

"Yes per item do not need a lot of portions dear," replied Ed.

As a result of more Mei working in the kitchen, Edwin only helps small things.

Edwin stared at Mei who deftly cooked one by one the prepared ingredients. Sweat began to flow on Mei's forehead and Edwin rubbed it using a tissue. Mei just laughs while tasting her cooking is fitting or not. 

"So, don't you want my soto?" ask Mei.

"Well, the season was not complete, dear, if chines cuisine is easy to spice, everything I need is there," replied Ed.

"Heeeh is what you need, I'm the one who cooks, at the end of it" said Mei.

"Yes, I mean want to nyenengin you eh what power, cooking is complicated," said Ed while laughing, laughter that finally appeared after so many hours had been lost because of handsome lecturers.

While Mei was cooking, Edwin heard a notification coming in on Mei's phone nearby, Mei did not hear because of the sound when frying chicken pieces with flour, for koloke beat the sound of mobile phone notifications May. Slowly Ed opened because he happened to be blocked by a small vase of flowers on the dining table. When it opened Ed felt his anger appear again. James sent a short message

Have you eaten the chocolate? enough rest, tomorrow will be a tiring day, not just collecting tasks but presenting and maintaining the results of research that you have done a week ago

There is nothing strange about the contents of the message but, what until the lecturer sent a message to his students, what lack of work, Edwin sighed many times. Staring at Mei's pretty face from the chair in the dining room.

"So what sis, I keep seeing, his face isaa nakutin, where is my brother's smile," Mei joked to Edwin.

Edwin raised the corner of his lips slightly. She doesn't want Mei to know if she opens her phone, she doesn't want Mei to think it's presumptuous. Slowly he pushed away May's phone.

***

"Taraaaa has cooked everything, let's eat," said Mei spread her arms.

Edwin tried to smile so that Mei did not wonder, the usually delicious Mei cuisine, tasted bland on Edwin's tongue.

"Silver sick, kok from earlier was like no appetite, Mei memorized brother deh, no food cooked Mei did not run out in eating sister," Mei attempted to add koloke to Ed's plate but was subtly rejected by Ed.

"No reason why it's not good for your stomach anymore" replied Edwin trying to smile.

Hainan chicken, cap cay and koloke that he has not mixed with the sauce May set aside so it can still be eaten for later in the night. Cah kangkung had to spend Mei alone.

When Mei cleans the dinner table, Edwin takes Mei out for a walk tonight.

"Around here in May, do not go far, like there is a cafe about 300 m from here" said Edwin and Mei replied with a nod.

***

Edwin waited for Mei to change clothes, he was sleepy waiting on the sofa, tilted his face propped up on the table in the living room. Very old boy, why, thought Ed.

When Mei left the room, Edwin was shocked to see Mei's clothes.

"Hey why are you wearing sleeveless clothes, where his chest is open again, in the wind in May," Ed looked on dislike of Mei's choice

"There is a blazer brother, my goodness, I know myself when wearing clothes kayak gini go for a walk" said Mei quickly.

They walked along the street not far from Mei's apartment. Mei held Edwin's arm, they held hands.

"Tomorrow I come home May, wear and hold the ring from the sister yes, never take it off, never stay in sister Mei" said Edwin slowly.

"Dad brother,"May answered quietly and they both entered the cafe, ordering drinks and snacks. Sit in the corner both. Edwin looked around the cafe looking at the other visitors, while his eyes looked at the man he saw coming to May this morning, and at the same time the man looked at Edwin and Mei alternately. The man sat some distance away from where he and Mei were sitting. The eyes of the two looked strange, and Ed only realized when Mei touched his arm.

"Let's drink brother, nolah noleh aja, fear there is a woman again yes, I don't think dah, do not love brother with him," said Mei in a cheerful tone.

Edwin clasped Mei's hand and stroked her slowly. Ed looked from the tail of his eyes the male was staring towards the two of them. Let you know, if Mei already has, away from my girl, Edwin's mind wanders everywhere.

***

"I'm back in Indonesia yes May, don't send to the airport, fine here, keep your heart to me May," Edwin kissed me on the forehead and kissed Mei's lips at a glance. Mei nodded and escorted Ed to the front of the apartment. Waving my hands and smiling.

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