Since I Meet You's

Be sent home

"Help you? again?", Rita parroted while glancing at me and Brother Ryan alternated with her grin.

I just stared at the weird Rita and Sister Ryan just smiled without saying anything. I don't know what he's thinking, but by looking at his grin I'm guessing isn't a good thing.

"Alright, let's go home!", Rita pulled my hand.

"Sister, we go home first, huh!? Thanks again", I held Rita's hand before I went home.

"Yes, be careful on the road", considering that Brother Ryan already knows that I'm coming home from school on a bike.

"Come on!", I nodded while holding Rita's arm.

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I just got to the gate with Rita after picking up my bike in the parking lot. Rita waved her hand at a woman who was about 45 years old with a pretty fashionable dress style.

Looks like it was Mama Rita who Rita used to tell. I just met Mama Rita now because I used to come home the last time and often refused when Rita invited me to play at her house on Sundays.

Mama Rita came to us and greeted us.

"Hello baby!", I saw Mama Rita stroking Rita's head and cheeks.

"Hi, Ma! Mama has been waiting for Rita from earlier!?", asked Rita while looking up.

"No, my mom is new. Tumben you do not wait for mama outside, again there is a task yes!?", Mama Rita's mind is really positive.

"No, ma. Today Rita did not take lessons, Rita's stomach cramps. Fortunately there was Tika who helped Rita" Rita explained as she looked at me.

"Geez her love, mama's boy. So, this is Tika? Rita used to love your story", Mama Rita stroked my face gently, reminding me of my mother.

"Eh yes, aunt. My name is Tika", I introduced myself.

"Mommy's name, Clarissa. You can call Mama or Mama Risa only", it's worth it Rita is easy to get along, it turns out the derivative of her mother.

"Well, auntie", I said understand.

"No, aunt. Call me mama", I glanced at Rita.

"It's okay, Tik, all the friends I know to mama are like that" Rita explained.

"B-well, ma", I'm awkward to say it.

"Good girl's. Let's go home with us let mama take you to your house", Mama Rita smiled to invite me home together.

"No, ma. Tika came home with a bicycle", reject me while looking at the bike I hold.

"Come on! Let Rita and mama know your house, Rita said she doesn't know your house yet", it seems like Rita often told her mother and her mother did not forget any details about the story.

"But ma, where will Tika's bike be placed? Tomorrow, Tika must go on a bicycle", I reasoned that they did not come home because I was ashamed to show it.

"Later ask for help, the security guard, let your bike put on the car or maybe later it can be put in if it fits" persuaded Mama Risa.

I still hesitate to say yes because I was worried that the car would be scratched if my bike was raised to Mama Risa's car.

"You must be worried about our car being scratched, huh!? Take a look first", Mama Risa reassured while pointing at a silver Ford Ranger car.

"Oh, don't think too much. Coincidentally, my mother was carrying the car because she wanted to shop for boutique needs and the house later after picking up Rita", Mama Risa still persuaded me to come along.

"Come Tik! Once this time, I want to know your house so I am not confused anymore like yesterday when you are sick", Rita is no less insistent on wanting to drive me.

"Alright then", I agreed to go home together and be escorted by Mama Risa and Rita.

Rita exclaimed happily after all this time I dodged when she said she wanted to drive me or play to my house. Not that I don't want to take Rita home, I'm just embarrassed considering the condition of my house that is inversely proportional to Rita's house.

Mama Risa asked Mr. Tomo for help to lift my bike and then put it on top of her car. Before leaving, I saw Mama Risa giving money to Mr. Tomo as a form of thanks for being willing to help. Mr. Tomo slightly bowed and thanked Mama Risa then smiled towards me and Rita.

We also left school. During the trip, Mama Risa asked a lot about my family and my school. He was as considerate as he considered me his son too. I was so moved to feel that my mother was with me.

Suddenly Mama Risa stopped by the roadside and got out of the car. I thought his car was in trouble, so he bought something in a stall wrapped in a black plastic bag and took it into the car.

We continued our journey in silence, and my house was almost there. I instructed to turn Mama Risa's car towards my alley, and she nodded in understanding.

Arriving in front of the house, Mama Risa parked her car on the side of the road because there is no field or vacant land around my house and only filled with rows of rented houses on the left right of the road.

Mama Risa dropped my bike off first before we got into the house. I also helped so that Mama Risa did not have trouble, then we entered my house.

"Adek, big brother's coming home!", I raise my voice to call Ardi.

"Please come in, Ma, Rit! This is my home" I said, letting Mama Risa and Rita into the house with awkward smiles.

"You live here Tik?", asked Rita.

"Yes Rit, I'm sorry my house is a mess", I'm embarrassed by the state of my house that is a little messy and some things are not stored neatly.

"It's okay, baby. It's even neater than the room of my bachelor son", Mama Risa's humble.

"Yes, yes ma. Mas Riko's room was more messy, it was like a ship had broken", Rita opened her hands as if showing how messy her brother's room was.

"Sit down first ma, Tika wants to change clothes first", I asked them to sit down then I passed to the kitchen to make warm tea.

I took a change of clothes from the room and took her to the kitchen to change in the bathroom while I turned on the water-boosting furnace. I don't know what Mama Risa and Rita would think seeing the state of my house.

As I was pouring sugar into the glass and was about to check the water on the stove, Mama Risa suddenly walked into the kitchen to approach me without me noticing.

"When, what are you doing, son!?", he caught me almost sitting in front of the furnace to see the water in the pot.

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