Jakarta - Tokyo Love Story
29. 3 Month Deal

Amelia Santono shakes. He showed gesture as if he no longer wanted to hear his son's explanation.

But Edward did not give up. He was holding his mother's shoulder. Hoping that he acted spoiled again like his mother would be destroyed.

"Kan Kalula is no wife, Ma. Kalula's just a guy's girlfriend. Not even fiancee yet. Still safe, I was. My mom is calm. Once she broke up and she fell in love with me, I was honest.

The important thing is that you don't mess around, yeah. It could mess up my plans if Mama intervenes. That's why I pretended to be a barista. I can control my work from there.

Not that Mama is happy. That means I'm actually working, right? I can tell from the bottom of the neighborhood, how the employees are there, or what the lack is.

Think of it as a warm-up, Ma. The children of successful people out there are also told to pioneer from the beginning, right? Mama should be grateful I want to learn business from below. Consider me a pioneer again.

2 To 3 months. I'll just get an office. I promise, Ma. My mother did not interfere. Point. Okay, Ma?"

Edward still pulled out his seductive style.

Amelia Santono still covered her face with her hands. Edward's behavior is worse than his shadow.

Edward then pulled his mother's hand like a child asking for candy.

Amelia looked tired. He looked into his son's eyes with his frown and wrinkles, which he had planted with thread and all kinds of treatments to make him taut again.

Only this time after so many years did Edward grow up and the boy begged him even to hug him and seduce him like a baby again. And he did it for an ordinary girl?

Amelia Santono missed this moment. Edward's been around for years but he felt like he lost his son. As soon as his son grew up and became a hard-hearted and dissident man, he was lonely.

Amelia Santono is actually lonely. Especially after her husband died. He hurriedly wanted to match Edward with the children of his friends who were both from the conglomerate so that he could immediately get grandchildren.

The point is he just wants a normal life like people. Enjoying old age, fondling grandchildren. So yesterday as soon as Edward said he would not want to marry for the rest of his life, Amelia had stress. The child is only one, even this is how he behaves.

"How many moons? 3 Months is enough? Okay, 3 months, yeah. You promised Mama. Passing from 3 months, if the girl you have not brought to Mama and are not ready for you to marry, then you must be willing to follow the mate of your choice. How's it?" Amelia made a re-agreement.

Amelia knew it seemed like her bluff yesterday in the car wasn't enough to make Edward growl.

Edward was silent. He seemed to want to complain but if he refused not necessarily his mother's heart melted again like now. So with a heavy heart he shook his mother's hand and she fulfilled the promise.

"That guy's holding his shit, Ed. His promise. If you threaten to leave Mama again, do not want to continue business again, or do not want to marry again means you are not a man.

Mom wait until the end of the month. The girl should've gotten out of the apartment. Mama will watch." Amelia Santono was firm, not negotiable about this.

"okay."

The word came out of Edward's lips.

Edward hugged his mother. Amelia Santono wanted to pretend to hate and be upset, but this moment of closeness actually warmed her heart a little. He enjoyed the little embrace of this boy who was now growing up.

He patted gently the back of the field which had now even surpassed his own body. Though in his eyes Edward still he considers a baby with a small back that he used to be timang-timang.

Edward was an adult, but he was small in the eyes of his mother. Forever.

Amelia feels the once cheerful Edward has returned. At least the girl he disliked brought this change. Edward felt more alive and had a purpose. Amelia was secretly grateful for this as well.

He was happy that his son was happy. It's just that there's a parent's ego and a mother's ego. A mother's ego that she wants to win.

Amelia certainly wants to have a daughter-in-law who does not make her shy if exhibited to her friends.

But yeah, that's it. The important thing is that his son is happy and does not embarrass the family. He thinks that's enough.

***

Finally, at midnight, Edward returned to the apartment with a heart of relief. I don't know when her mom's gonna stop pestering like this. But clearly now he knows he has a deadline of 3 months.

***

"Kal, I didn't mean to lie to you. I've been good all along, haven't I? I've never been bad or messed with you, have I? You never know about me personally either.

I'm honest about my dead dad. I am also honest about me who is no longer close to my mother because there is a problem.

Go, Kal. Don't be angry anymore, yeah. I'm like this because I love you. And I don't know how to tell you anymore after knowing you still have Edo.

So please don't stay with me, Kal..."

In her dream Kalula saw that scene. Either they were where, but there was the smell of grass and the breezy afternoon breeze. The sun sinks, making the sky orange.

Kalula tried to leave. Edward held his hand while crying.

In the dream Kalula looks worried. But he was perplexed when looking ahead there was a figure of Edo who came extending his hand as well. He wanted to walk up to Edo but Edward pulled his hand firmly until he fell.

And when he fell, he woke up.

***

"Geez!" Kalula held his head and stared at the clock.

Oh, it's seven in the morning. Why sleep so long, huh? Maybe because of the influence of the drugs he took before going to bed last night.

Kalula then rubbed his eyes and realized that his injured hand last night hurt a little.

"Callula? Kal's? Tok tok!"

The sound of her bedroom door being knocked. Kalula immediately tiptoed down from the bed and opened the door of his room which he double locked. Edward is knocking.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? You're not papa, are you? I'm knocking on your door from five in the morning, you know. I think you're starting to enjoy running in the morning because we ran yesterday morning. I woke you up you were running in the morning but you didn't wake up. I'm worried.I'm afraid you're why-why.

I've been calling your phone a lot of times, Kal. But not up. You're okay, right?" said Edward whose hand spontaneously held Kalula's forehead to check whether he had a fever or not.

Kalula's state was indeed a little strange and chaotic like a sick person. Edward looked at her with a confused look.

"Y-yes. I'm not papa." Kalula answered briefly.

Kalula was still grinning at the door. He is confused how. He had the key to Edward's lie. What's he supposed to do now?

Should he demand Edward's honesty and force him to confess his lies? But Edward's treatment and as smooth and sweet as this made his heart melt as well.

"Geez what the hell was the point of lying to me?" batin Kalula was confused.

Kalula then held the hand of Edward who was still trying to check his body temperature which was actually normal.

"I'm not papa, Ed. Seriously. Just took a headache medicine last night. So maybe his sleep was past time. Sorry, yes. Oh yeah, what time did you come home last night?" ask Kalula.

"I came home from Mam's house.I mean I came home from my house at one in the morning. Yeah around that."

Ughhhh! Edward was almost lost.

Kalula. He looked suspiciously.

Mam...?

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