Since The Fall Of Maglindo
Chapter 09: New Moments in Shopping Malls

Sometimes while climbing the escalator, I feel like I'm going to get sucked in on the sidelines of the stairs, or maybe fall into it. So how can one conclude that taking the escalator is better than the usual stairs? There are even strange people who go to shopping centers just to ride it, such as up and down, most want to try it for the sake of satisfaction.

If I choose a safe course, so avoiding the use of escalators is the usual thing I do when shopping in a shopping center.

Up above, the second floor shows a modern impression because what is traded here is mostly electronic goods, that is my opinion for the point of view that I am now using.

While walking, there are many people passing by regardless of gender or age. Sometimes I have to change direction a little to avoid unwanted collisions. After all, the crowd was not something that could be said to be pleasant if not in time. Seeing people crowding is enough to make me cramped, especially to the point of having to jostle.

On the metal fence that limited the area without a floor, I refuted part of my body after getting a phone call from someone. As I put my phone closer to my ear, my eyes were fixed on the scene below.

A large fountain depicting a wild impression stands majestically amidst the surrounding modernity. Someone who is tired from standing too long or indeed afraid of varicose veins, of course, will choose to sit on a chair that spins it.

As my eyes were focused on the flowing water, there was the sound of someone familiar, and of course I already knew from the name of the number written on my phone.

“Why have you been calling mom a lot lately?”

Not to begin with the phrase greeting, already clearly saying that she is my mother. So if I'm asked why sometimes I have such a disrespectful attitude, then it's because of the mother who taught her. True, the behavior of parents has a big impact on the growth and development of children, and this is how I develop.

While focusing on the sense of hearing, my eyes remained actively observing the first floor where it became a place for someone to come in and out. Who would have guessed if suddenly there was someone I knew who was also in this place.

“I made trouble in school.”

“... Ha?!”

From the beginning I was prepared for the consequences. The problem that still makes me think until now, is to decide to convey the incident in detail whether not, because considering everything is finished.

That way, my suspension period has also run out. So should I tell him? This question always resonates in my head. Although based on requirements that require me to enter in a matter of days again, the fact that I have been suspended has not changed.

“Do not mess around, tell me everything!”

Mom seemed to have gotten angry, but the conversation was just about to start. Evidently from the sound that began to sound louder, I think it's time to lower the volume of the phone.

Instead of turning her around too much, I walked back slowly on the edge of the fence. My hand holding the metal felt cold, especially when it moved in harmony with the footsteps. The temperature created was also inversely proportional to the one outside, as if here was heaven while outside hell.

A harmonious comparison, I mean complement each other. Plus the cold air that comes from AC, anyone will feel at home to stay still, even sleep. From what I know, there is no prohibition where you are required to bring groceries after getting out of this place. So for some people who want the day not to get bored, sometimes it will make a shopping center as a vacation spot.

“Halo, Crayon, answer mom!”

“... Yes, what?”

“Explain that one! You're aware that mom's coming home.”

“Emmm, how to say yes. I was sexually harassed, and got suspended from school.”

“Haaa, so you've impregnated people's children?!”

I wiggled the phone and deliberately created some sound effects that seemed to describe me doing something.

“Wait a minute, Mom, there's someone asking for directions.”

Of course it's just an excuse for me to have time to think. The problem here is to consider all the aspects that can be considered in order to prevent bad things from suddenly coming so that it causes luck later.

Meanwhile, I stopped stepping as a building's support pole blocked my path. But at least with her presence, I found a comfortable place to lean. For a while I stayed there staring back at the path I was walking.

“Mother, are you still listening?”

“Iya, hurry!”

Right now I am not being tense, so my mind can run smoothly so that it can easily guess something that will happen in the future. After all while having such a relaxed time as now, I should really make use of it, because if mother had come, then all of it would have been destroyed.

“I didn't impregnate people's children, but it almost happened if I didn't hold it. At first I was just curious about something, and accidentally pushed the woman sitting next to me so she lay on the table. For some reason, I was tempted in the end. But before that, there was someone who saw me, and so it was.”

Of course I don't intend to tell the whole story correctly, because it's not a significant part either, I mean like in the scene see *********** or something like that. While the most important part myself will definitely be conveyed to mother, but directly. Let alone the wound, he would definitely be very surprised if he heard it, so I wanted for him to go home without hurry.

“You did something bad, but thankfully you're still a long time home. Then marry the woman you mean quickly, I can feel how much pain it would be in her position. Remember, Crayon, marry her, if you do not know how to date enough first, then let the mother take care of it when she comes home. You can't make her cry, I'm sure she cries when you do, so for now all you can do is at least keep her comfortable next to you.”

That's right, I'm so bad as a man. There is no good impression of what I have done, because I only torture the opposite sex under the pretext of uncovering the mysteries of the past that could still be turbulent until now. So when you suggested you marry Grizelle, I strongly agreed. Even if it happens, it will make me have more than one wife, but as a form of responsibility I will still accept it.