THE OUT OF MY LEAGUE
03
Lily did not want to disappoint her master again! This time he came 30 minutes before the school bell rang.
Before entering, the school security guard who yesterday had asked this, “Mother yesterday, right?”
Lily assented.
“You want a report to the school because of yesterday?" The guard asked hesitantly. Of course, if until the woman in front of him reports and demands a security guard who is not working, of course he must be unemployed.
But Lily's smile and reply made her heart feel relieved. “No, Sir. Yesterday my son was found, now I want to come here to pick up my son again.”
As Darren and Lily deal themselves, Lily will pretend to be Mary's mother. Not just in front of Victoria, but in front of this security guard. Just in case, who knew the woman was coming again, the security guard would stay to say that there was already his mother who picked up the child.
Ah, Lily didn't know she could be that smart to trick others.
But ... Come to think of it, Lily felt guilty. Mary should have earned her right to meet Mary, but because of Lily, Victoria would have thought that Lily was just a barrier stone. Is he guilty of doing this?
“Bu, mother ...”
Lily jumped in shock from her daydream while relaxing in the school cafeteria. When he turned around, he found the canteen mother behind him.
“Iya?”
“School bells already sound, maybe first grade kids already there are out.”
Rushing with her bag, Lily got off the bench and thanked the canteen mother before heading to class 1 A.
Waiting with the other parents, Lily peeked through the window. After giving greetings to the teacher, the children began to scatter out to see their parents. Lily even broke through to be able to pull Mary from there.
“Today Mary learned what?” Lily asked as she walked towards the school gate.
“Mathematics and English!”
“Oh, yes? Did Mary record everything?”
“Hm!” Mary nodded in spirit.
“What Mary listens to teacher well?”
“Hm!” Mary was enthusiastic again. For her, coming home with Lily was fun.
Ah, Lily's upset.
“Mary want to eat ice cream, no?”
The question was spontaneous to make Mary start jumping. “Mau! Want to! Mau!”
“What taste?”
“Strawberry!”
Lily nodded with a smile. "Okeee!”
“Mary!”
Suddenly a voice called. It came from the direction of the road. Lily knew. Mary came again as Darren predicted.
The woman approached them. I don't know why Lily couldn't run from there, maybe because Victoria already saw them.
As Victoria acted as if she was going to hug Mary, Lily was forced to move defensively to hide Mary behind her.
Victoria's surprised. "Who are you?” Insulted ask. He had not known this woman before. But I think he saw it somewhere.
Lily was no less surprised. Does she have to play Mary's mother now?
“I ... I'm his mother!” Gosh, I'm sorry lady for blocking you, Lily's frightened mind.
“Had?” Victoria doesn't seem to like it. “So you ...”
“But he——!” Victoria stopped there, she couldn't say that Mary was her son. It would be a waste to approach his daughter.
Slowly Victoria smiled forcefully instead of scolding Lily. “How about we talk in a good place?”
“Ha?”
Victoria had already pulled Lily's hand. "Come.”
I don't want Lily to obey. Victoria pulled Lily, Lily pulled Mary, they crossed the street like that. After putting Mary in the car, Lily got on the ride. But before that happens, someone prevents Lily.
“Stop there!”
Victoria and Lily were surprised. It's Darren! Where she came from, Lily had no idea. Because the next thing that happened was that Mary was again kicked out of the car and then Lily pulled away.
For a moment Darren threw a sharp glare at Victoria. “Do not disturb my family again!” The plaintiff left a silent Victoria standing by to see their departure.
***
“Why can't you refuse it? Didn't I tell you to make Victoria realize that she has no place and no rights in this family?”
Darren judges Lily in the living room. Mary had been told to go into her room and was forbidden to hear their conversation.
Once again Lily bowed, she wanted to cry. “Sorry, Sir. But I can't. I'm afraid to be a stumbling block for Victoria. Just because of me, she couldn't meet her daughter. I feel very guilty if I have to do that. Anyway come to think of it, it's a cruel thing to separate a child from his mother.”
Darren massaged the base of his nose while sitting on the sofa. He paused for a moment to calm himself down before finally lifting his gaze.
“Victoria was the one who separated herself from Mary first. So how can you say that? You shouldn't think so either. You're not a stumbling block. You're not a hindrance. Not at all. You should have thought, that by doing this, you could make Mary feel less hurt. What do you think it's like if Mary finds out that she wasn't wanted before she was even born?”
Lily's stunned. Suddenly her guilt to keep Mary away from her birth mother and disappear just like that. Darren was right. From the beginning Victoria did not want Mary, she dumped Mary first, left her after birth. It must have been painful to hear this for a 6-year-old.
Lily bit her finger. “Lalu ... Sir wants me to do what?”
“Stay pretending to be Mary's mother. Fight Mary as if she were your own child. Don't let him take it. Don't let him enter his life. Can you do it this time?”
Lily hesitated, nodding. “Good, Mr.”
After an argument and a second deal, Darren returns to his office and Lily decides to go upstairs.
Slowly Lily opened the door to Mary's room, finding the child watching the cartoon with a loud voice over the limit. It seemed like he was actually obeying his father not to hear the adult conversation.
“Lily ...” Call Mary who sits down. He greeted as if he had been waiting for Lily.
Lily smiled gently, then suddenly pretended to be shocked. “Ouch! We forgot to buy ice cream!” Lily jumped on the bed laughing.
Mary laughed and then remembered. “Lily, Lily .…”
“Iya?”
“Actually ... Who was that aunt?”
“Eh? Not that Mary said she was Dad's coworker, huh?”
“Iyaaa! But he was like a bad guy, he scolded Lily earlier.”
Lily's eyes moved uneasily, but she covered it with a smile. “Aih! Where's ada? She may not have known Lily so it was a shock.”
Mary seemed dissatisfied with the answer, even so she nodded.
“Tapii .. in front of Aunt earlier, Lily said that Lily was Mary's mother. Wh why? Is Lily now really Mary's mother?”
Mary seemed very pleased with that thought. Lily nodded with a smile. He should look convincing in his role, this time not just in front of Victoria, but in front of everyone. For Mary, he said.
“Really?!” Mary was happy to cross the line, to the point that she jumped into Lily's arms just like that. “Yeaaay! Now Mary has a mother. Lily became Mary's mother!” Mary peed Lily's cheek for so long. “Anything, Mary is the same as Lily!”
