Marrying the Father of My Foster Son
When the Tigers Rage

"Mama ... k-why haven't you slept? W-Is Papa not home from college yet?" asked Leon stammering. It was unexpected if he was greeted by a loud shout from the mouth of the mother.

"How to sleep while your heart is still mumps due to your behavior. You realize you weren't wrong this afternoon?" Again and again Bu Ayu spoke in a high tone as if Leon was a child who should be scolded every time he came home late.

'Tuh, ' right, my true feeling if you still can't forget the incident last afternoon. My ear address is hot because of Mama's lecture. Fate, fate, poor life I, ' complained Leon. I don't know when her mother kept scolding her like a child. Wanted to put where his face if the habit never goes away until anytime.

He took a deep breath before finally answering his question. "I'm sorry, Ma, I was in such a hurry that I forgot to tell Mama."

Still with eyes bulging and tracing the waist, Ayu said, "It is important what your business is until you forget your own mama! Mama waited for more than an hour and a half because she thought you had diarrhea, uh don't know you live alone in the mall. Your outrageousness!"

Ayu's jaw hardened indicating how upset she was towards Leon. Without a second thought, the middle-aged woman reached out to her youngest child's ear until the man grimaced in pain.

"Ouch, sick! Lepasin, Ma, this hurts a lot." Leon held the hand of Bu Ayu who nestled sweetly in his ear.

However, Ayu's mother who was already angry did not press Leon's pain stubble. She kept her son's ears out while constantly nagging.

"Your old man never forgot his mother. Every time he went to the mall, the supermarket, or the traditional market, he always remembered his mother. Look back a few times to make sure you follow her faithfully. You are young, but senile."

"Absolutely, Ma! I actually forgot. I swear by anything that I accidentally left Mama at the mall. Seriously, deh." Leon meant it with his words. He was too worried about Lulu to forget his mother who was sibui choose a batik uniform for the weekend event.

Seeing Leon's face reddened by enduring the pain, Ayu's mother could not bear because after all the young man was her biological child who she gave birth to hard-earned to have to risk her life.

Wielding a sharp look and saying sniffly. "If there is an important business, tell my mom, what is the problem? Don't mess with your mom's secrets!"

Leon seemed confused as to what to answer. Telling the truth to the mother, of course, he did not want to because it was the same as opening the disgrace of Lulu in front of others. Look for other reasons then be prepared to receive a more frightening punishment if his mother knows that he is lying.

"Tadi .. There's business in the hospital, Ma. There was a sudden operation that made me have to leave immediately. All the friends were waiting, including Ghani there. I'm just Ghani's subordinate, inevitably have to come even though there was no shift." Leon had to lie, hide the incident this afternoon.

Mum. Bu Ayu no longer spoke when he heard the prince's explanation. Realizing that Leon's job as a doctor is not easy, there is a sudden call while on vacation.

"So, because of that problem you came home late?" Now Bu Ayu's tone softened a little. There is even a sense of guilt for scolding his child without knowing what really happened.

Nodding slowly. "I admit wrong. Sorry for making my mom angry. No, yes, don't be angry again. Shame on the neighbor."

Leon's efforts were not in vain. Finally, Ayu's mother was devastated and no longer angry with him. The face was no longer as tense as before.

"Then have you eaten? Mama cook gudeg complete with your favorite crack. Want to eat now or later?" Although upset with Leon, apparently Bu Ayu remains attentive. The proof is that he cooked a favorite food of his beloved child even though he was angry.

Suddenly Leon felt guilty for lying to his mother. But isn't lying for the good allowed?

"You take a shower, Ma. My body feels so sticky. After that I just ate."

Bu Ayu nodded. "Yes already, then let mama heat her food. Take a shower, get your body fresh again."

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Arriving at the room, Leon rushed into the bathroom. He took off all the clothes and put them in a dirty basket. Flushing the body under warm water apparently makes the body feel much more relaxed and the mind becomes calmer.

"This time I escaped, but I don't know tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. In part why I have a Mama like a mother-memak today, anyway. Ngorging continues his work. I sometimes wonder, really, Paoa can survive to live with Mama. Though Mama hobbies angry and kepointer personal affairs of his children."

"Ehm, is it possible because Papa love died with Mama until willing to accept all the shortcomings that exist in her?" Leon pensively rubbed his hair using shampoo. Then Lulu's face while being frightened flashed through her mind.

Athletic body with a nice clay box stepped closer to the nightstand. Leon grabs a cell phone and contacts Ratna, to find out information about Lulu.

Before leaving Lulu, Leon and Ratna exchanged phone numbers. It was done to monitor Lulu's health. At times Lulu's body temperature increases, the man can immediately drive his car and drive Lulu to the hospital.

“Halo? Leon?” greet someone on the other end.

“Ya, hello. Na, are you still looking after Lulu?” leon asked a little doubt.

“That's. Lulu was unconscious, but because I gave her the medicine you bought, she fell asleep again. Maybe the effect of the drug just worked." Ratna glanced at Lulu who was closing her eyes tightly. Secretly feeling pity for the girl living alone in this metropolis.

"Then, what about the fever. Is it down?”

“Awhile, I check first." Ratna approached the bed. He took a thermometer that had been placed in the armpit a minute ago.

Look at the numbers on the thermometer. The figure shows 37°C. That means there has been a development after and after taking the drug.

On the other hand, Leon waited faithfully for Ratna. His heart is pounding waiting for the latest news from Lulu's indecos friends.

“It looks like it's already. His forehead was not too hot like before. BTW, you're so worried, yes, same Lulu?” ask Ratna curiously. This was the first time for him to see a man so worried about Lulu's condition because previously no man had managed to hook the heart of his index friend.

Leon nodded. “Of course. I'm a doctor. Lulu, I've been treating her like my own patient. I should have taken care of him, not come home like this. That's why I kept thinking of him."

Ratna smiled faintly hearing it. “Kirain you worry about him as his girlfriend, turns out as a doctor to the patient, anyway."

"Already, don't worry about Lulu anymore. He's safe with me. I'm not a doctor or nurse, but if you take care of sick people anyway, already experienced.”

Leon breathed a sigh of relief. At least he has given his responsibility to the right person. "All right, I'm picking Lulu up, huh? If there's anything, please don't call me. My phone is standby 24 hours."

“OK, ready! I hung up on him. Good night."

Then the phone connection was cut off. Leon heaved a sigh of relief after knowing Lulu's condition was starting to improve.

“Gue can be quiet now.” Leon smile. In his mind was Lulu's face. The girl's smile and irritated facial expression danced beautifully in her eyes.

Leon smiled, looking up at the sky-lagit room that painted the face of a barbarian girl who had twice accompanied her Sunday night.

"May you get well, Lu. I miss the jutek and angry lo is not clear."

Leon's daydream came to a halt as a knock on the door rang out, with the mother's voice calling her name.

"Yon, you're done showering yet? That's the food Mama's prepared at the dinner table. Come down before the food gets cold."

From inside the room Leon exclaimed, "Okay, Ma. I'm going down. I changed clothes first and just ate."

There was a sound of footsteps away from Leon's room. The sound of someone coming down the stairs, indicates that Ayu ma'am has returned to the first floor. Maybe the woman went back to watching the booming Korean drama on Netfilm.

"I'd better get down now before I start nagging again." Without wasting a long time, Leon changed his bathrobe in pajamas and went out of the room to the kitchen on the first floor.

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