Because, I Love You
#BILYS3 236

After being satisfied to joke with Rainbow since, which I deliberately did to make him calm later. I slowly tried to get her to talk again, not as a mother. I'm trying to be her best friend this time.

"Room, what's wrong with you and Joe, son?"

The Rainbow's expression changed again after hearing my question.

"Ehm, I don't know Ma. Looks like this time the rainbow has gone too far."

I cringe at the answer.

"Hopefully, don't drag on in every problem you're facing right now. What else is it about feeling jealous,"

"Mama... Iiih, secretly have you discussed this with Joe without Rainbow's knowledge?"

"No, my son. You think mom was never young? Hahaha, you can read it from the look on your face when you look at Maria."

"Dih, mama knows ah. It's not what you think, I don't..."

I looked at her by leaning my face closer to her. He stopped his words and then covered his own face with both hands.

"Mama, iih what the hell. Don't fuck me like that."

"Chih, ehhem. Mama used to be the same as you, son, have a sense of jealousy in the people we love, especially as a girlfriend. That's natural, it means we really feel that he's ours. Don't get jealous blind. That's not good,"

"Huhft..."

Rainbows complain of long breaths.

"So really, again jealous?"

"The rainbow doesn't like to see Mary always sticking a spoiled tack on Joe, Ma. While Joe enjoyed it, huh.. Fucking boys. She's also jealous to see Exelle always chasing me, and she? Whaties??? It's not the same."

"Oh yeah? Is Maria that kind of girl?"

"Exelle said she was a little spoiled. And Joe knows that, that's why he's used to Maria's attitude. But I don't like to see her Ma, I'm pissed."

"Well, hmm... Mama remembers the past of her youth. You better talk frankly to Joe, son. As a girlfriend you have every right to ban her from being too close to her girlfriend."

"What is it, Ma? Can the rainbow ban it?"

"Hmmm.. You're entitled. Even if Joe still insists on responding to Mary's usual attitude in front of you, better... You're done. Misunderstanding and excessive jealousy at the beginning of a relationship is not good. You'd better focus on your school, that's much better."

The rainbow looked surprised again after I said so. Because, I do not want my beloved daughter to feel what I used to feel in the past. Yes, at that time I was once troubled by the presence of the woman who has now become my best friend, Abel. Isn't this like it happened in the past? Abel's beloved son has hurt my daughter.

"But ma, Joe and I have only been dating for the last few months. We must have only been carried away by emotions for a moment, right, Ma." Denying Rainbow, I can guess if she was so afraid to break up with Joe.

"If so, finish it right away, son. Never avoid or feel guilty yourself."

The rainbow hesitated. Then I came out of his room, letting him think calmly.

Forgive me, Son. Mama's probably a little more boyish right now. But really, mama doesn't want you to feel what you've felt before in the past. For enduring the secret jealousy is very painful.

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16.15 pm.

Three days passed, and the holidays at school were about to end. Joe and Rainbow still kept each other quiet, with no phone calls and short messages they were trying to do.

"sir, Joe. You're a bitch, are you mad at me? Why isn't there a message from you, huh?"

The rainbow was upset, while since then always staring at the screen of his phone while lying on the mattress.

"I'm a girl, there's no way I'll come first. While he started it first, uh but... What if he's just engrossed with Maria, or spoiling that flirtatious Mary?"

The Rainbow's mind started to go awry, imagining bad things about Joe and Maria. His heart grew increasingly claustrophobic and irritated, lashing the pillow before him. It was as if he had imagined it to be Joe and Maria.

Trings...

The message on his phone reads. The rainbow quickly saw it, a notification appeared on the screen, a short message from Exelle that she had now saved her number by the name of 'crazy hustle'.

Hi, you bad girl. Will you go with me this afternoon? I'm going to a special place for comic book sales.

"Huh, I think it's Joe. Hikzt, has Joe really forgotten me? What if we're really gonna drop out after this? Will I be able to deal with her in class?"

Back on the phone rings. This time a phone call from Exelle, woke her up from a momentary daydream. Of his chaotic thoughts whenever he thought of Joe.

"Hello, you bad girl." Greet Exelle when her call is answered by Rainbow.

"Hemm, yeah." Answer the short Rainbow.

"You don't? Come on, just this once. You won't regret it, I'm sure you'll be hooked on reading later. The comics are always up to date and the latest."

In the heart of Rainbow thought, it seemed like this would comfort him a little from the saturation and from all the bad thoughts imagine Joe and Maria are always together.

"Hemm, okay. We meet there, you can send us the address in the message later." Answer Rainbow approvingly.

"Yes!!! Finally, okay. I'll send you the address in a minute." Exelle was so excited to hear Rainbow accept her invitation.

Call ended. Rainbow rushed to change his clothes and immediately grabbed the car keys and held his mini bag. Rainbows are a little different from me, who at his age has known various makeup tools even though it is just a liptint on the lips, sunblock cream on the face, and a special soap facial cleanser. Rainbow only knows a perfume, lucky he has a smooth face like a baby's skin. Her lips were ripe, reddened. No need for him to polish with lip dye, he looks more natural.

"Ma, I'll go for a minute."

"Where are you going, son?" I asked as I passed her who had just come down the stairs in a hurry.

"To the bookstore for a moment."

"Ohalone???"

Rainbow footsteps stopped, and looked back to see me.

"Bareng Exelle, Ma. He asked me, it turns out we have the same hobby Ma. Can you?"

"Joe's permission?"

The rainbow shook its head in doubt.

"Huhft... If Joe finds out it's gonna get complicated later, son."

"What a hell, Ma. I'll explain later,"

That is if he cares about me again.

Bathinnya.

"Alright, alright. Mama will not interfere in the affairs of young people, but remember. Be careful and don't be rash, okay?"

"Yes, Ma. Thanks, Ma. Mama's the best, emmuach." The rainbow went away after a warm peek.

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Arrived at the appropriate address that Exelle sent through the message earlier. The rainbow came out of the car and looked around the shop.

"Dorrr!!!"

Suddenly Exelle surprised him from behind. Suddenly Rainbow widened his eyes in surprise, almost he felt the spot of the heart.

"Basic crazy guy. You surprised me, Ex." Snap Rainbow.

"Hahaha, sorry. Because you look confused when you get out of the car, what do you think? Is this the first time you're coming to this place?"

"Aah, you're this. But it is, I just know that in Indonesia there is also a special place for comic book sales. I think it's just there on the LN,"

"Oh yeah? Hahaha, it's late. You ever lived in LN?"

"Eh, um.. Sq-dak. Someone told me that before." The expression on Rainbow's face turned sour.

"Come, we're in!" As if Exelle could catch her expression, she quickly diverted.

"Come!!!"

They walked hand in hand as Exelle occasionally teased him along the way as they stepped into the room. Until arriving indoors, Rainbow was a little flabbergasted to see the room around which was filled with many famous comic books and the latest output. Even the limited edition is here.

It was as if the two Rainbow eyes were reluctant to blink, looking at every corner and the bookshelf. In the room there is also a special place to sit back if you want to read it here, the distinctive smell of paper that has just been printed smells pungent in both nostrils.

He looked around so astonished that it separated from Exelle. The rainbow was confused, but tried to distract him by continuing to look around and look for his favorite comic books. It stands on a special bookshelf of fantasy comics from an ancient kingdom.

Then in between reading it for a moment, he seemed to be carried away by the current towards the ancient times. He was so serious about exploring the contents of the story in the comic, a few moments later his view was blocked by a comic book that was deliberately placed on his view.

"This!!!" Exelle smiled broadly at giving him the comic book.

Rainbow was silent for a moment looking at the comic book given by Exelle which she now grabs.

"The comic tells the story of the journey of a woman who wanted to become a great doctor." Exelle explained.

"Curtain, really??? Aren't you here with the Romantic and Action genre?"

"Gosh, even if it says that, are you going to feel like it's a romantic story? You just read it first. I already paid for it. I'm sure you'll like it later" Exelle said confidently.

Rainbow flipped back the comic book in his grasp, seen how much the nominal bandrol of the comic book. After seeing it many times, his mouth is now gaping like the shape of the letter O.

"Weak of this?" Rainbow asked in disbelief.

"Hmm, is it expensive?"

"Crazy, this is too expensive Ex. You better go back,"

"Dih, tacky or stingy is this a girl? You just calm down. I paid for it, oh my God..."

"Cih, it's good to say I'm tacky and stingy. Shall I just beat it up?"

"God, geez!!! Yeah, terminated.. You look so innocent and stupid. As long as you're dating has your boyfriend never once taken you to a place that suits your taste?"

The rainbow fell silent, looking at Exelle who threw it asked so. During this time Joe never once knew, his hobby that likes to read comic books secretly.