Dear Enemy
Chapter 7 - Soy Milk

“We heard you weren't feeling well, then why did you go down to the lobby?” sheilla asked her son, while Ella and Grayson brought their groceries. Upon arrival in the room, they put their groceries to a table located in the living room.

“I'm not feeling well. And there were some business that we had to finish,” Ella said.

“What business until you have to take James with you?” ask Grayson.

“There was a child who sneaked in and made a mess, then we were accused of bringing the child here.”

“Kids? Who?”

“We also don't know whose child it was and where he entered from, but clearly, the child was suddenly inside. Even James had a chance to play with him.”

“Really? Is that true, James? James?” Grayson looked around. He could not find his son anywhere, but the boy had just sat on the carpet and opened his toy.

“James!”

“What's darling?” Sheilla, who was busy unpacking her groceries, turned to focus on her. The man who became her husband looked confused looking for their child.

“James has just been here, now where is he?” Grayson gets up and walks to find James, while Sheilla now pulls it all out and moves the groceries into the kitchen. Arriving in the kitchen room, he saw the dining table that was still full of food that he had just ordered. “Ella, you haven't fed James?”

“Oh, I'm sorry, for the mess. I have not had time to feed him, and again. earlier there was a problem with the food sent by the waiter.”.

“Trouble?” Sheilla repeated her words. Ella was silent. He just realized something. He realized that Elios might have come along with the food deliveryman. That's why he can go in there.

“It looks like at that time he sneaked in!” ella suddenly said.

“What do you mean?”

“The boy! Just then when the waiter was supposed to give James lunch, the food suddenly did not exist. That was why the waiter was confused and that was also what caused his lunch to be problematic. The waiter should go back and pick up a new one.”

“Really?” Ella just nodded her head. Now it all makes sense why Elios came in.

...*...

James stared at the device Elios had originally brought. The object was left on the balcony of their hotel when the boy was almost caught by the security who were chasing him. He's holding that thing.

James was very happy because he was able to meet a new friend in Rosario after a few days there was no child who wanted to play with him. But as soon as he made a new friend, he already had to lose it again because of what happened earlier. This really makes him sad.

“James, what are you doing here sweetheart?”

“Dad...” James switched focus on Grayson who eventually found him speechless in front of the balcony door he had already closed. Before Grayson and the others found out, James had already walked in and stood looking at the empty balcony there, he did not want to risk being caught standing on the balcony alone.

Grayson approached him and crouched down, aligning their views. “Daddy searched for you since, what are you doing here, and what are you carrying? Is this a new toy?”

“It belongs to someone..”

“So this isn't yours?” ask Grayson. James shook his head slowly in response.

“This belongs to my new friend.”

Grayson was silent, hearing the sentence just now, he could immediately tell that the friend he was referring to was the boy Ella had said. Seeing his son grieving like this made Grayson feel pity, it seemed like he was extremely disappointed over what had happened, and seeing this, he felt very sorry for what had happened, Grayson felt it was better that he didn't discuss the boy with James first.

It's better now that I let James calm down so that he can slowly forget the incident, Grayson thought.

“Do you want to save that thing and return it what is your friend if there is a chance?”

“Can?”

“But will I be able to meet him again?” James looked at Grayson. The man who became his father smiled then stretched out his hand and rubbed the top of his head with gentleness.

“Daddy will ask uncle Ethan for help looking for it.” James smiled back then without warning hugged Grayson's body tightly.

...*...

“Your temperature is quite high, it seems that because of our journey, your body condition becomes unstable.” Sheilla looked at the thermometer she was holding. The device almost showed a forty-degree figure.

“Then upon our arrival in London, let's take you home, for a while you don't have to work,” said Grayson, now sitting at the dinner table. The man was feeding James at lunch while playing with his new toy.

“But I can still work.” Ella berkilah's.

“No. I'm afraid that being forced too much of your condition is getting worse, and this could also make your condition catch on to James. So you better go home and rest until you're completely healed.” Sheilla.

“Then what about James? Who will look after him if I don't work, and again. madam will definitely be angry if I take off.”.

“We paid you, not my mother. So you don't have to worry about it, anyway as long as you don't work, James will be safe. I heard my brother just got home from work and was about to see James, because on his birthday yesterday he hadn't been able to come. He also said he would stay overnight and help take care of him.”

“Ah... so apparently..”

“So now you better focus on your own health, okay? Don't over-exert yourself.” Grayson moved out of his place and stepped into the kitchen with a dirty plate. James just finished eating.

“Now you better go back to your room and rest. Later tonight prepare yourself, and pack your things too, we will return to the UK tomorrow morning,” Sheilla said.

“Good, then, I'm sorry. Sorry for causing you trouble and so messing things up because of my condition.”

“No need to feel bad. This all happened not because of your will.” Sheilla smiled as she gently rubbed the woman's shoulders, trying to calm her down. Ella got out of her seat and walked away leaving Sheilla and the others inside.

After Ella left, Sheilla headed for the kitchen. He was about to clean the kitchen that had just been soiled back after they had lunch. Arriving in the kitchen, Sheilla saw her milk can open on the table. “Darling!”

“What?” Grayson answered while looking at him. The man had just returned to land his butt in a chair with a bowl of fruit that he was about to give James. On the other hand, James directly pulled the bowl and stabbed the piece of fruit inside with a small fork that his father had given him and directly devoured it.

“How many times have I told you not to drink my milk, this is soy milk, and aren't you allergic to soy?” sheilla. James who heard it gasped in surprise. He immediately glanced towards the table in the kitchen. The milk that her mother meant.

Ewhs! Is that mum's milk? It just feels weird. So I drank the wrong milk? James shuddered in disgust. He just found out that the milk he just drank was the wrong milk.

“What do you mean? I didn't drink your milk—ah! I mean, there's no way I'm drinking your milk during the day like this,” Grayson said.

“Grayson! I'm not kidding.”

“Not me!”

“Then who? It can't be Ella or James, right? They don't like soy milk!”

“If I drink it, I might immediately show allergy symptoms!” hatch Grayson. Sheilla was just about to reply to her sentence before the woman came to her senses and confirmed her husband's words.

“True too.. but if not you, then who?”

“You alone may forget to close it as before.”

“What? I can't possibly forget, obviously I closed this thing tightly before we left.”

James, who was the culprit, felt uncomfortable. It can be bad if they know they made their own milk and took the milk wrong. James hurried to put the fruit in his fork into his mouth and bit it while his hands were now busy pulling the bowl and taking his food. The boy moved down slowly from his chair and quietly left the place. Letting his parents fight and accuse each other.

As long as Ella doesn't tell mum and dad that I made my own milk, then I'm safe…

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