So In Love
EP. 37. Escapees

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“Kok not opened?” Shien asked as he walked up to the still standing Sky staring at the intercom screen, instead of directly opening the door. The bell kept ringing. Shien who saw it was made curious and chose to approach the Sky, all the while seeing who had come so as to make the Sky continue to flinch like that. It didn't seem like the laundry clerk Sky thought it was.

“Lang. . .”

“Ehh. . .” The sky flinched as it felt Shien touching his arm.

“Why not open?” Ask Shien once more. His gaze then turned on the LCD screen featuring a middle-aged woman with two large-sized goodie bags in both hands. The woman looked elegant and unpretentious, Shien could judge that.

Shien's eyebrows shot up next to him with a questionable mind. Who was the middle-aged woman to make Sky look hesitant to open the door? A silly thought then appeared in his head. He glanced at the sky and looked at him doubtfully. Could Heaven be a aunt's mistress?

But Shien hurriedly brushed off his strange thought by shaking his head. Sky a lot of money, what to be a deposit? But who is that middle-aged woman? To Shien's knowledge, Mama Langit is dead and she also has no stepmother.

“What do you think?” The sky rubbed full of Shien's face, making the girl blink and sober.

“No thinking of anything.” Sahut Shien, then put his chin on the screen.

“Who?” Ask later.

The sky seemed to scratch his nape which was not itchy, then hesitantly he replied. “It. . , Mother.”

“Hah?” Shien was confused. His face needs an explanation. But just as Sky was about to answer him, Sky's phone in his pants pocket rang until his attention was diverted to the flat object that now displayed Mother's name on his screen.

Then the sky answered his phone connection while moving agitatedly. Shien who saw the strange behavior of Heaven could only frown.

“Iya, Mother?”

And it turns out that the one who called was Mother Mona, Mother of Orange who was like her own mother.

“Ada.”

“Iya a minute, Bun. I just woke up. I open the door now.”

Shien's forehead folded deep as soon as he heard the Sky's lie. The man's expression was jumbled, between confusion and panic into one.

“Shi, do you mind if you wait in my room?” Sky asked, a streak of guilt clearly visible on his face.

It wasn't that Sky didn't want to introduce Shien to Mother, it was just that the timing wasn't right. What would Mother think if she found him and Shien both here?

“Later I'm elucidated.” Continue Sky with a stiff smile, his eyes look full of supplication.

Shien agreed to it with a nod of the head. Then, hurriedly Sky moved quickly to pick up Shien's bag lying under the sofa, then guided the girl towards her room.

“Sebentar.” The sky rubbed the top of Shien's head before the girl actually walked into his room.

Upon seeing Shien disappear behind his room, Sky rushed to open the door.

“My son. . .” The casual-looking middle-aged woman with a natural beauty still radiating on her face immediately rushed to hug the Sky as soon as the door opened.

“How are you, son? You know, how did you curusan? During your time in Madrid?” And the questions were immediately thrown out after Mother took off her embrace. The middle-aged woman then observes the body of the sky like it is checking a package whether it is scuffed or not.

“I'm fine, Mother. And I'm not kurusan. It's called ideal body shape.” The sky that does not accept his body is called skinny. He struggled to get time to exercise to get his ideal body shape.

“Ideal-ideal, stay bone so, kok.” Gerutu Bunda as nyelonong enter. The sky followed the steps of the woman who was walking towards the kitchen.

“Mom to know that I've come?” Ask Sky wonder.

“And this morning you told Mother, keep asking for masakin. You also said you want to go home, but Mommy wait is not there. So you come here, deh. All the contents of your refrigerator, must be empty because over time left.” Mommy said at length without looking at the sky.

The sky felt grateful and fortunate at once, as long as it had Mother by its side, it would not have to worry about food shortages or hunger. The middle-aged woman watched him like her own child, including guaranteeing that the belly of Heaven was always filled with food full of nutrients.

Not only that, Mommy also always contact him either via chat or phone at every meal to make sure the Sky does not interrupt the rations. The sky is truly grateful for that. She has not lost a mother figure in her life.

One more thing that makes Heaven really think of Mother like her own mother is because she does not hesitate to scold her if Heaven makes a mistake. Others would have cursed him because he was an orphan who had no mother, and that made him feel like he was pitied. But not with Mother. Mother never looked at the sky like that.

“Ohh, yes. I forgot, Bun. Sorry.” The sky grinned wide while scratching the back of his head that did not itch. Because of his longing for Shien, he forgot about it.

“Yes it's okay, anyway. Mother knows, surely you are tired, continue to fall asleep. Yes, right?” Guess Mother understood, which is actually wrong. The sky did not fall asleep at all. But the man just wants it.

“Bany much.” Sky Protest when he saw Mother take out her Tupperware branded lunchbox with a small amount. To be exact, it was too much for the Sky to stay alone.

“This is all your favorite food. You are almost eleven days abroad, must have missed the same home-cooked food.”

“Yes but this is mostly, Bun.” Sahut Langit while sitting himself in a chair, then open one of the dining boxes containing balado jerky.

“Pake fork, do not slob.” Mother hit the hand of Heaven who was about to pluck food using her hands directly. The middle-aged woman then took out a fork and handed it to the Sky.

The sky chuckled, then began to pluck the jerky and eat it. Delicious, as always. Although it is common, but the sky is always touched every time Mother makes and prepares food for her.

“Enter all this in two days. Mommy store in the refrigerator, you stay hot only in the microwave if you want to eat.” Said Mommy, then walk towards the fridge and start putting all the food he brought into there one by one.

“You're not, Lang?” Ask Mommy without looking at her with both hands busy arranging the contents of the refrigerator belonging to the Sky.

“Iya, Mother. . .” Reply Lazy sky, his mouth full looks bloated funny, his cheeks up and down along with the work of teeth shredding food.

“Keep, if outside do not mostly eat fast food. Unhealthy.” As a worried parent, Mother advised her child not to snack carelessly when outside.

“Rarely, coke.” Sahut Langit before then sip the white water that was prepared by Mother.

“Rarely, but almost every day.” Mother, the graceful penampialn woman is now busy washing her hands in the sink, then walking to the dining table and sitting in front of the Sky.

“Kan yummy, Bun.” Answer the Sky. Mother snorted while shaking her head. Inexhaustible with young people today who are more thinking as long as it is good on the tongue rather than thinking about the impact on their health.

“You eat it with rice, dong, Lang.” Tegur Mother who saw the sky was engrossed in eating her side dishes only.

“I haven't had time to cook rice, Bun.” Sahut Langit, keep developing a smile even though his mouth is full of food.

Mother sighed, then thrust a tissue when she saw the lips of the sky that was smudged. “That's what Mommy brought. Don't you have not eaten since this morning?” Omelnya.

“I ate oats this morning, keep this also again eat.” The sky pointed to the meat he was eating using a fork.

“Means you eat rice. We are Indonesians. If you have not eaten rice, even though you have eaten anything, still his name has not eaten.” Said Bunda reminded of the habits of most Indonesians.

“You this if you say it continues to look like Orange.” The grumpy middle-aged woman.

“Ahh, Mother forgot. Besides gender, you are the same in every way. Moreover, argue, you are experts.” Tandas Mommy then.

“Udah ahh, Mommy wants to go home.” Mother then moved from her seat.

“Lusa, Mommy to come here again between meals.” Imbuh Mommy then. The sky just breathed. This food alone he had not eaten all. I thought about sending him some more food.

The sky then again followed the middle-aged woman to take her to the lobby.

“You don't have to take Mother down. Like this Mother is old.” Mother said as if she could read the intentions of Heaven as soon as they reached the door.

“But it's okay, nih?” Ask the sky is not feeling well. Mother simply nodded, calming him down.

When his hand almost grabbed the door handle, Mother turned her body again as soon as she remembered something that was quite disturbing her mind.

“Why, Bun?” Ask Sky wonder. But Mommy didn't heed it.

The middle-aged woman's gaze then led to the shoe holder to be sure. Right, there's a pair of strap heels in there.

“This is a chick's slipper, right?” His eyes were squinting towards the Sky suspiciously.

“You hid a girl here?”

“It. . .” The sky swallowed his saliva with great difficulty. Confused to look for excuses because this was too sudden.

“Yes for Heaven. You if you already have a girl ya knownin, not hidden.” Omel Mommy, he opened his sandals again, making the sky widen his sense of sight alert. If he is really found out, he dies.

“Or are you hiding a girl not really? You're like that shit, huh? Pantesan was very long open the door, where your appearance is fretting.” Mother again highlighted the appearance of the sky. Hair messy like a electrocuted person, two buttons on the top of the striped shirt he wore open, and another that most attracted the attention of Mother, a reddish sign on the neck of the Sky.

“Where is he? Must still be in your room, right? Papa you if you know you like this can be angry.”

“Eh?”

The sky was suddenly clouded, he looked nervously at the body of Mother who began to step towards his room. Ahh, no. That can't happen. Mother should not go to her room. It's true that he hides a girl, but not a wild girl like you think.

“That's got Brother Twilight. . .” The sky intercepts Mother's arm. But the middle-aged woman still looked at him in disbelief. “Sandal was there too. Mommy don't nethink that, doong. I can't be like that.”

“Certain this what?” Mother pointed to the reddish mark that is on the neck of the Sky.

The man blinked, then pulled out his phone to look in the mirror. “Ehh, how red-red gini?” The sky put on its stupid look.

“It looks like it was bitten by an insect, Bun. Must be because the bed I did not clean first.” Then pretend to grimace while rubbing the reddened part.

“You no longer lie to Mother, right?” And it seemed that the middle-aged woman could not believe it just like that.

“Ya, no, Bun. If you do not believe, Mother can bring her sandals and ask Senja.” The sky casts its gaze in any direction to avoid eye contact with Mother.

“Yes if so clean your room, do not sleep again this abis. Can-can all parts of your body red-red.” The sky sighed in relief because it was actually not easy to lie to the old man.

“If so, Mommy comes home first.” The sky nodded, then again followed the woman to escort her to the front door.

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Shien sat on the edge of the bed wiggling his legs slowly. His eyes were staring at the entire room. There was nothing Shien could do other than that while waiting for the Heavens.

Until his gaze stopped right at a picture frame lying on the nightstand.

Sky graduation photo with Orange while in America.

Shien's hands stretched out to take the picture frame. Shien felt something piercing his heart as soon as he saw the photo. A picture showing Sky kissing the cheek of a beautiful girl, looking very close. What does Sky have to do with that girl? It still seemed to mean a lot in his heart because the photo was still on display in the Sky room, and was only the only one, no other photos.

Shien looked down sadly. Means, Shien is not as special as he thought.

Could it be that he was only running away because Heaven had just broken his heart? The sky is trying to move on, in the sense that he still leaves his feelings for the girl in the photo? It was only fitting that Sky was in such a hurry to ask Shien to be with him. As it turned out, Sky wanted to make him a replacement, he just wanted to make Shien his escape.

And foolishly, Shien easily fell in love with the Sky.

Such questions and conjectures then sprung up in Shien's mind.

The door opened from the outside and then closed again. Shien who was surprised made him accidentally dropped the picture frame until the glass cracked, some fragments splattered.

The sky was shocked by the sound of the falling object, just as he jumped up to Shien who was now picking up broken glass.

“Yes, Shi. What do you do, anyway, until it can fall like gini?” The sky helped Shien who further lowered his dejected face.

The real sky was worrying for Shien, but the girl instead misrespected his words. Shien thought that Sky was angry because he had already damaged his precious item.

“Sorry, I accidentally.” Chirping Shien, he felt his throat as if it was choked. The girl in the photo is so beautiful. Very far, when compared to Shien. It is only appropriate if the photo is still displayed in the Sky room. Even anyone will not easily forget such a beautiful girl, even though her status has become an ex-boyfriend. That's how Shien thought of being inferior.

“Let me change the frame later.” The impact then, sounding cold, to make Heaven astonished to hear it. The reason, just a moment ago Shien was still acting and talking sweetly. But yes, basically Shien is cold, Sky does not want to think too much about it.

“Nothing, Shi. I don't like to keep broken things, this let me throw them away later. It's not very important though. . .” The sky hung up his sentence as soon as he flipped the already broken picture frame. And that very second, the sky was aware of something. Obviously this would make Shien misunderstand.

His gaze then led to Shien who was still unmoved with a lowered face.

“Shien, this. . .”

Shien looked up, staring at the Sky with an indecipherable look. But it's obvious if the girl needs an explanation.

“This is not what you think.” is The sky tried to explain, but Shien quickly snatched his words.

“I don't think of anything.” Shien smiled a wry smile.

“I want to go home.” The girl then moved to stand up.

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To be continued. . . . .