Shackled Two Flavors

Meet Mom

When I was about to take a break my phone rang and when I saw that call from my mother, I immediately picked up the phone call.

"Talita... Why don't you come to mom's apartment, didn't you promise me you've even prepared a lot of food for you" she said on the phone.

I even forgot the promise and I just remember now that yesterday I said I would meet my mother after school but because I got the push from Bara I focused on persuading Alvaro to follow him to the end late at night, I completely forgot the promise I made.

"Sorry ma'am, Lita forgot it's already well ma'am let Lita go there tomorrow" I reply and immediately turn off the call.

I could only exhale heavily and return to lay my body on the bed and close my forced eyes to rest.

Last night I had a hard time falling asleep until the morning arrived I was even bad luck and just kept rushing to go to school until I did not have time to comb my hair and I wore shoes while walking hastily, I didn't see the road properly until I bumped into Audy who was on a bicycle to pick me up.

"Talita... Brukkk" cried Audy and our fallen voices collided,

"aww... It hurts so much... Aawww" my ringis withstanding the pain in my scuffed and bleeding knee,

"Geez Talita, I'm sorry, I'm sorry I didn't mean it" Audy said, helping me to my feet,

"No papa Audy, I'm just a little scuffed" I replied trying to endure the pain.

Audy seemed to feel guilty and worried about me she immediately grabbed me and helped me get on her bike, we went to continue the journey to school until when she got there Audy continued to ride me to the UKS and help me treat the wounds, he said, seeing Audy who was so considerate and kind to me I felt moved and very happy to have a friend as good as him.

"Audy lukaku has been treated, you go to my class later you will be late if you continue here" I asked Audy to return to her class,

"Are you sure you can go to class by yourself?" Ask Audy to make sure,

"It's just a little wound not paralyzed of course I can still walk in balance" I joked a little.

Audy smiled and nodded and then she said goodbye to go to her class first because my class schedule with Audy was different 5 minutes, I sat down to rest for a while in UKS before finally deciding to go to class, actually, my legs still hurt and ache, but I deliberately pretended to be fine in front of Audy because I didn't want to bother her too much, after all I fell because of myself who was not focused while walking.

I walked slowly with my hands pressed against the school wall in order to hold my weight, my foot still hurts but I have to go to class if I can't get punished by the math teacher who's going to teach in the first hour, when the middle of trouble goes lucky Brother Bara came and helped me.

"What are you doing?, let me help you" said Brother Bara and pushed me to the classroom,

"Thank you brother" I said so gladly,

"Same as soon as I get back to my class" replied Brother Bara and he went to his class,

My heart flowered flowers and my heart pounded violently, it felt like it was floating and the pain in my knees and feet suddenly did not feel.

"Ahhhhh... What this is called love, I like it so much when he is used to me... Talita you're crazy" I murmured inwardly.

While sitting in my chair I immediately thought of Alvaro, I felt pity and also felt very guilty for him.

"Geez how he is well, it must be a severe wound that's why he didn't enter today, all because of me too" I murmured while bowing languidly.

Throughout the lesson I wasn't focused because my mind kept on focusing on Alvaro, that person really had managed to get me into trouble and think about it all day.

"Aishh.... I can go crazy thinking about it like this" I said grumpily.

After school I went to the bus stop and took the bus to Xx to see my mom, I really can't stop thinking about that fucking Alvaro, I daydreamed in the bus until my mother's apartment was missed, so I had to walk a little far from where the bus stopped, I stood for a moment in front of my mother's apartment door, I tried to strengthen my mentality so that I could deal with it more calmly.

I pressed the bell and waited for my mother to open the door but the one who opened the door was an old man who was not much different from my father, I had expected that man must be my stepfather, he said, it's a pain to see it like this.

"Who are you?" Said the old man,

"Where is my mother I want to meet her" I replied wryly,

"Oh you Talita well, let's go in your mother is cooking for you it turns out you came early well, here help me bring your bag must be you are tired of studying all day" said the man, said the man,

"Don't overdo it I'm not a child" I replied annoyed and sick of hearing all his attention.

The man was silent and sat at the dinner table with me, I was upset and didn't like to be there, I wanted to leave immediately when I had just arrived, mom came out of the kitchen wearing an apron she used to wear before and carried a favorite chicken soup in her hand.

"Talita mom is happy you finally came, here let's eat mom make your favorite soup" said mom while serving food to me.

To be honest, I miss this atmosphere, ever since I lived in the village I never even ate chicken soup again, and my eating schedule is not regular I only eat when I am hungry and can eat anything as long as my stomach is full, maybe my favorite food is not chicken soup anymore because I have not tasted it for a long time.

"No need, I came here just to know what you want to talk about not to eat, I can eat alone outside" I replied,

"Talita forgive mom and dad, maybe because of our divorce you turned out like this, but mom and dad still love you so much, isn't it good that now you have two complete parents" my mother apologized and held both my arms.

"That's good for you ma'am, but not for me, if there's nothing else you want to say I'll leave" I replied as I stood up from the chair.

Mom hugged me for a moment so tightly, I couldn't stand it anymore, tears were already in my eyes, if I continued to linger there for a long time maybe I would cry in front of my mother and stepfather, and I don't want to look whiny or weak in front of them.

"Mom please let go, I have to go" I said, letting go of my mother's embrace,

"Talita mom please don't hate mom and dad, I'm sorry you know mom still loves you, you can also stay with mom or dad you are free to choose son" said the mother with tears,

"Stop crying and begging me, didn't you decide that I should stay alone in the village, so I didn't have to choose anymore, and I thank you for still wanting to finance me, enough until I graduate High School after that I will work for myself, I hope you are happy too, to meet Mom" I said with a small smile and left there as soon as possible.

I ran down the hallway of the apartment and into the elevator when it was just me and one other woman in the elevator, I kept trying to hold back the tears from falling on my cheek, but my defense was no longer able to hold, as a result I cried with a flat face without expression, my face tried hard but my tears could not lie.

All the way home I kept shedding tears, I was tired of everything, the divorce of my parents had nothing to do with me but as a child I was sick to see them separated and my life was hanging in the middle of them, during the report split and on my birthday there was nothing I could meet and no one gave me a gift, I was sad, they forgot me when they had a new partner, they say they love me but their actions do not prove that they really expect me to be next to them, so why else would I choose to stay with them.

Now it was much better that I was able to adapt to the environment in the village and I was used to living alone even though occasionally having to feel lonely but it was much better than having to live with one between my parents.