Wulan In Night Wound

Chapter 4 Morning Badmood

Four o'clock in the morning the alarm on my phone went off. With sleepy eyes I turned off my alarm. I always try to get up right away after the alarm goes off, so as not to fall back asleep. Because today I plan to go out until night, then I prepare lunch as well as dinner for my mother and myself. Learning self-taught cooking from childhood makes my cooking ability arguably proficient for the home level. A little girl who gets bored every day with tofu, tempeh, eggs, nuggets and other instant foods starts learning to cook from a collection of cooking magazines her mother owns.

finished emptying my bladder, I put the dirty clothes yesterday into the washing machine located next to the bathroom. I put in the detergent and then I started the washing machine. Letting the washing machine work properly, I headed to the kitchen to start cooking.

Today I prepared javanese fried rice for breakfast and basil rica chicken for lunch and dinner.I kicked lightly to ward off boredom and drowsiness during cooking activities. It took me almost 2 hours to cook, so I was a little hasty to prepare myself for school.

I woke up and was in the bathroom when I finished cooking.

"Mom, please be a little quick in the bathroom. It's noon enough, we'll be late" I yelled at my mother from outside the bathroom door. I didn't hear my mother's answer but I'm sure she heard it.

While waiting for my mother to finish the bath I dried the clothes that had been washed. The bathroom was empty. I'll go in and take a shower. Not wanting to linger, 10 minutes I have finished bathing and get ready to go to school. Out of the room, I saw my mother waiting for me at the dinner table for breakfast.

"Mom." I greeted my mother to melt the stiff atmosphere of the debate last night.

"Hhmmm," the mother simply replied with a mutter.

While eating I tried to get my mother to talk. "Mom, for lunch and dinner I cooked my mother's favorite pepper basil."

"Yes" she answered briefly. Apparently mom's still upset with me.

I could only stand by my upset mother. I don't want to put gasoline in mom's fire of anger. By arguing it, it was the same as me dousing the fire with gasoline. Mom and I finished breakfast. I cleaned the table and washed the dishes. Time has shown at 6:30 when I went out to the front door. Mom's already on the porch heating up her motorbike preparing to leave for work. We only had one motor and it was used by mom to go and go home to work. While I'd rather take Lisa to go and go home from school.

"Mom, I went to school first" I reached out to kiss my mother's back but got no response. Facing that, I could only be quiet.

"I'll be home tonight, Mom. There's an event." Not saying goodbye, just a notice because my mom actually doesn't let me go with Ryo.

"Mother wouldn't say that if I went out with Deni" I answered my mother's words with a sharp tone. Determination only stay determination when last night I want to make up with mom.

"At least Deni is rich and can take care of you. Take you everywhere in his car, not on a motorbike butut like Ryo!" mom started raising her voice.

"Pregnated me? I'm still a virgin. Ryo can also take care of me if that's what you mean. I'm not sure if I'm a virgin or not right now if I'm dating Deni. Maybe I'd be proud if I gave up my virginity to Deni!" my reply was no less fierce.

"You have the courage to fight mother!" mom started yelling at me, a sign that she was starting to burn with anger.

Huuh. I can only grunt violently dampening the anger. "I'm saying goodbye to Mom." I didn't bully my mother who started grumbling about nagging me. Besides being reluctant to continue the debate, I don't want to be late for school.

I hurried to Lisa's alley. Lisa was waiting on her bike.

"Tumben I'm the one waiting for you" Lisa said to welcome me.

"Emak nagging early in the morning. Ordinary, he doesn't like me to walk with Ryo", I explained to Lisa while riding on her bike.

While nagging at me Lisa started to drive forward her bike, "Part you, Lan. There are men who are much more handsome and rich have a crush on you instead choose who, sorry to say yes, poor. I'm your mother probably won't agree either"

"Ah, are you my best friend or my mother's best friend anyway?! Anybody who has a crush on him, I don't. He was too arrogant, assuming all the women must have bowed their knees to him. A perverted guy like Deni. Cih, Ora take me!" I refute the annoyance of Lisa's words, also the words of my mother who was reluctant to reveal to him.

Lisa laughed at my words. Because Lisa knows, when I use Javanese in my speech it means I'm really upset.

I went through that morning feeling upset. I hope at school there will be no more upsetting events. Hopeful.