My Mom Wants to Mate
45. High School Memories

Daniel was in the cafeteria, sitting and looking at Haris' Chatsapp whom he had never responded to. Many photos were sent by Haris to him.

What does it mean to send this photo? (Daniel).

He couldn't quite capture Haris' intention of sending those photos.

Nathan and Dion stand behind Daniel's seat, peeking at what their friend is looking at.

"Wuogh, who's Karen, Niel?" ask Dion.

Daniel did not answer.

"Aren't you angry seeing the two of you as other men?" ask Nathan.

Daniel raises both his shoulders.

"The photos were deliberately sent to show that they were deket," Dion said.

"Oh yeah?" Eventually the heart specialist responded while remaining very frugal.

"Who is the man?" nathan asked as he sat in front of Daniel.

"My brother."

"Oh, it turns out brother. It's not a problem, like," Dion said.

"Your brother is really familiar with Karen, they've known you for a long time?" Nathan curious.

"Since High School."

Dion and Nathan looked at each other.

"So you happen to get a bini that turns out to be your brother's High School Temen, is that it?" guess Dion.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Who knew Karen first, you or your brother?" (Nathan).

"Yes obviously first his brother, right when we eat grilled rice in the restaurant in front of that Pretty Boy does not know Karen, right?" (Dions).

"Not necessarily, Daniel could also pretend not to know. After some time they premarital check up and immediately married. Daniel is a mystery." (Nathan).

"Ehem." Daniel cleared his throat, as if reminding that the person they were talking about was right in front of them.

Nathan raises the screen on Daniel's phone and finds Haris's photo with Kendrik. "Certainly, this child who was married changed the position of his father Karen. This is Karen's sister, right?" Nathan said as he pointed to Kendrik's photo. "Your brother is also familiar with Karen's sister?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Dion and Nathan looked again.

"Bro, when your High School has a familiar opposite-sex theme?" (Dions).

"Have dong, I have a lot of friends." (Nathan).

"If you are familiar with his brother?" (Dions).

"There, his name is Gwen. I'm familiar with Gwen's sister." (Nathan).

"Great lu temenan the same opposite sex until familiar with his brother." (Dions).

"Well, that's my ex." (Nathan).

Suddenly Nathan and Dion looked again.

"Niel, is your brother Karen's ex-boyfriend from High School?" Dion confirmed his hypothesis.

Daniel nodded.

"HUH?" Nathan and Dion are shocked at the same time.

Nathan then fanned Daniel with the magazine, Dion stood up and massaged Daniel's shoulder.

"Prophey, Niel, you must be strong to face this reality." (Dions).

"The memory of High School is that no one can give up." (Nathan).

"Hush, watch your mouth! This is our fight against the memories of the bininya High School, even pumping." (Dions).

"Heheh, I'm sorry for the slip. Errata, not really, proof that I married Lana is not the same as Gwen's ex-boyfriend during High School." (Nathan).

"We're all convinced that your brother wasn't Karen's most beautiful ex. Isn't that right, Than?!" (Dions).

"Relatedly sure, because there is no term of the former most beautiful. If the most beautiful is not to be an ex-dong, so be it a manten."

~

At night before bed, Karen looked at her husband who was reading comics.

Karen took the comic. But it turns out that Daniel provided some other comics under his pillow. He took another one to read.

He was preparing it. (Karen).

Still looking at Daniel, Karen was thinking about what kind of dark history her husband had experienced.

Cook was he a delinquent, a gang member, or a Vincenzo-like mobster? The height of my mind. (Karen).

"Niel, did you ever kill anyone?"

He was ngigau kayak that time? (Daniel).

"More?"

"Jawab dong."

Daniel shakes.

"Have you tortured an animal? Burn people's houses? Um, steal chicken?"

Daniel put the back of his hand on Karen's forehead. "illness?"

Not hot, why do you want to digress like this? (Daniel).

"Well, I'm not sick! I was just wondering. Your job is to answer as per the question."

"OKAY. No, no and no."

"No torturing animals, no burning houses, no stealing chickens. Then what?"

He check my criminal record again? (Daniel).

"DORCK?"

If you ever do evil, you can't get SKCK, right? The proof he works in a big hospital, definitely save SKCK. His job is also not just a profession but also a helper of the sick. Cook it or torture people or animals. (Karen).

"Kudanil, tell me the worst thing you've ever done to someone else."

Daniel looked at his wife and remembered what he had done. "Strike people."

Karen covered her mouth with her hands. "Have you ever beaten anyone?!"

Daniel nodded.

Keep going, how can you get SKCK? Is it not reported? Is this the dark history that Haris meant? (Karen).

Karen was a little scared right now beside Daniel. It turned out that even though he was quiet, he could also beat people up. He was also afraid that one day if Daniel was angry, he would become a target of the KDRT.

"What if the deal adds one more point?"

"What?"

"You can't use violence against me."

Daniel nodded.

Karen rushed to take their marriage contract and added the point in handwriting.

"Deal?" Karen stretched out her hand.

Daniel shook Karen's hand.

Karen came out of the room and headed to the kitchen. He called Haris.

📞"Hello, Ris, just after I was snotting, I know Daniel's dark history. He hit people once. Is that what you mean?"

📞"Oh, do you know?"

📞"Yes, I know all about him anyway."

📞"Hahaha, how dear Ren, about Daniel ever hit that guy only a small part."

📞"So which do you mean?"

📞"How do you ask me? You don't know all about Daniel?"

Haris smirked in satisfaction. He just keeps playing Karen's ignorance of Daniel.

📞"Bu-not that, I mean this, I know a lot about Daniel. So I'm confused about which of these you mean dark history."

📞"Oh that, okay. Good luck, Karen."

Damn, what kind of history is it? If hit a new person only a small part, the large part is like what? Denger Daniel who is quiet can hit people I already got a mental gini. (Karen).

He recalled their daily lives and what about Daniel was the most angry. Karen once snatched comics, dirtying bed linen, pinching, biting and others.

Surprisingly, Daniel never got mad at her. Daniel's eyes often showed emotion, but his mouth and hands never expressed it.

Although two people (Haris and Daniel himself) have told about the beating events carried out by Daniel, the reality in everyday life is very different.

~

Haris laughed loudly while hanging up the phone from Karen.

"Mahaha ...."

Karen Karen, I just have to say what's hard. If you say anything, you don't have to ask me about Daniel anymore. I'm happy to unravel all of Daniel's history. (Laris).

He looked at the photo of Karen he had re-portraited with his camera. He was increasingly curious, what kind of relationship Karen and Daniel in his daily life.

Questions swirled in his head.

to be continued ...

Jogja, May 30th 2021