CHASING THE LOVE OF THE TEACHER
The Theo House

The students of Guna Bangsa High School were amazed by the sight that passed through them. This time Cilla was taken by a cool guy but his face looks mysterious because of wearing sunglasses. Cilla itself is ready to become a trending topic in the near future.

Theo deliberately took Cilla to mobilmya because he saw Arjuna's figure watching them from the 2nd floor. All of you are already wet, Theo does not want to bear the responsibility of making his best friend regret his words.

“Where are we going, Om ?” Ask Cilla when they're in the car.

“Ke home. Mami has been waiting for you there until cooking specifically for you. You want to see your photo collection, right ?” Theo's view remained straight forward focused on the highway he was passing.

“Dimasakin not the same candidate-in-law, right ?” asked Cilla while chuckling.

“You want to be his daughter-in-law Mami?” asked Theo while laughing softly.

“Ngot !” reply Cilla spontaneously.

“Basic bucinnya Arjuna. Aren't you afraid of heartache until she rejects you?”

“I'm used to being ignored about love, Om. So Mr. Arjuna is not the first. I always have a way to deal with it,” said Cilla with a bitter smile.

“Indeed how many guys do you assess ?” Theo turned a glance while frowning his forehead.

“Not love girlfriend doang, Om,” Cilla chuckled. “But parental love also. Papi doesn't love me anymore. Even if we were home, we rarely met. If I go to Papi's office, I have to make an appointment. Not like papi-papi generally are always happy if the girl is close to the papi. So I felt that my love was rejected as papi,” Cilla chanted with a laugh, but bitterly heard in Theo's ear.

The man took a deep breath. This is the reason that made her and Mami Siska invite Cilla to meet this afternoon.

After 25 minutes of travel, they finally arrived at Theo's family home. Large and luxurious house with automatic fence that is opened by remote from inside the car. There's a guard at the post near the gate. Theo opened the glass and waved at a middle-aged man who was standing guard there.

It turned out that Mami Siska was already waiting for them at the main door. After the two got off, Theo handed the car keys to the driver who was staying in the house as well.

“How are you doing Cilla ?” mami Siska immediately hugged the young girl and rubbed her back.

“Good Aunt. Thank you for being invited this afternoon,” Cilla smiled after mom Siska broke her embrace.

“Mam,” Theo greets her mom and gives her usual cipika cipiki greetings.

The three passed through the living room directly towards the dining room. Cilla was astonished to see that a lot of food had already been prepared on the table. Not only the main menu, but there are cakes that tempt the taste,

“We eat first, yes. The vegetable is still warm.”

Cilla nodded and followed Mami Siska who had been holding her hand since. They sat side by side while Theo was directly opposite Cilla.

“How is mami's cooking. Cil ?” asked Theo when Cilla had eaten half the rice and side dishes on the plate.

“Enak wear really,” Cilla gives his thumb. “And a little similar-looking mami cuisine,” wirih Cilla.

“Indeed you still remember how your mom's cooking tasted?” mami Siska asked her two eyebrows.

“Slight Aunt, this menu,” Cilla points to a side dish bowl containing meat stew .”Mommy used to cook it when I was little, so when I tasted Auntie's cooking, I immediately remembered my mother. Even Bik Mina could not make it look like this.”

“Then I'll make an aunt again sometime and ask Theo to deliver it for you,” says Mami Siska while patting the back of Cilla's hand on the table.

“Do not trouble Om Theo, Aunt. I can stop by here and play with Auntie.”

Mami Siska laughed at Cilla's call to Theo.

“Do not call Theo by the name om, pity aging. After all the couple om is aunty, so feel that Theo is aunty husband.”

Cilla laughed as she looked at Theo. “Indeed Om Theo already looks a little old anyway, Auntie. And it seems to be suitable called om.”

After lunch, Mami Siska invited Cilla to sit in the family room. Not long after they sat down, a waiter brought three different types of fruit plates and a plate of cheese sponge cake made by Mami Siska.

Cilla took a piece of cheese sponge cake with a small plate already provided, waiting for Mami Siska and Theo who were going to another room to take a photo album.

Not long ago only Mami Siska returned alone.

“Theo is taking care of office work,” said mami Siska as if answering Cilla's gaze.

Cilla only nodded because her mouth was chewing on cheese sponge cake. Not forgetting he gave a thumbs up to mami Siska as a sign that the cake he ate was very good.

Mami Siska sat down next to Cilla and gave her two small albums. Cilla who had finished the cake, put the plate on the table and took one of the photo albums given by Mami Siska.

Her face immediately sparkled when she saw the photos of Sylvia's mother in her youth, even some of whom look Sylvia's mother wearing a high school uniform, meaning more or less the age of Cilla at this time.

“Mami Sylvia was very similar to you in her youth. When I saw you, auntie seemed to see Sylvia back.”

“Tante ever stayed home with mommy ?” cilla asked when she saw some photos showing her mom and Siska's mom taking poses in a house and room.

“Yes, we do live at home since birth,” says mami Siska with eyes that begin to glaze over. “We are home because both our parents are the same,” continued mami Siska with a soft voice.

Cilla was caught hearing it. His hand stopped when touching one of the photos where a couple saw a husband and wife with their two young daughters even one of them was still in his mother's arms.

“Means Aunt ?” Cilla looked up and looked at Mami Siska with a frown.

It looks like Mami Siska is wiping away the tears that wet her cheeks.

“We are sister, Cilla. Sylvia is her only aunt's sister. Only she has an aunt after both our parents died.”

Mami Siska was no longer able to hold back her sobs. Cilla herself still did not believe what she heard. All this time, her mother never told her that she had a sibling.

“Mami never told you that she still has an older sister,” Cilla said in a soft and restrained voice.

“Because aunty broke off relations with Sylvia when she married Rudi Darmawan,” sahut mami Siska on the sidelines sobs.

“Why did Auntie break up with mom just because mommy married papi ? Is papi a bad person ?” cilla asked with eyes that started to glaze over.

“Because your mom prefers your dad over her aunt, her biological sister. Aunty's disappointment in your mother made the aunt decide to go all the way and assume it never existed as a sibling.”

“So Om Theo is my older cousin ?” cilla asked when she saw Theo enter and approached Cilla and Siska's mom who was sitting on the sofa. Mami Siska nodded.

Theo who was sitting next to Mami Siska hugged her beloved woman who was still crying bitterly.