Sometimes Friends are the Enemy
Part 11's. Tension

They were also engrossed in eating drinks there while continuing to listen to the young man's experience, also occasionally mocking him, and teasing him. Betty's grandmother said,

"Hey boy, can I not match my granddaughter Betty? My granddaughter is beautiful, diligent, friendly, and smart."

But the young man's father quickly answered his question. He answered,

"Ouch....

Your granddaughter is still in second grade High School. His future is long. Why the rush to set him up?"

"You're how the hell?

If you have been married, then immediately married? Don't be narrow, Maribet!"

Then the young man spoke to his father. He said,

"Mom, what you said was right. No hurry. Better than me will come. Not his time anymore to make a betrothal. Anyone has the right and freedom to find out who their partner is. Because the ones who will live it, are their own."

"really it! That's why, so grandma don't be fooled." Connect with the other middle-aged woman who was involved in the conversation.

So, Betty's grandmother couldn't answer anything anymore. He was at a loss for words to defend himself. He could not even bear to linger there for long because he was embarrassed. It all seemed to corner him. So he hurried from there and went home.

While at home, Betty is busy making up stories to ask for extra money from her grandmother. He sat at the dinner table and was very dizzy. He made fun of his spoon by banging it on his plate. He did not eat any food either.

'Teng.. teng...' The sound of the blow was so noisy.

"What's Betty's voice? Why so noisy?" Ask her grandmother when she gets home. Because his mood when he came home was not happy.

"There is no grandma. There was a cockroach passing by. So I play a sound so the cockroaches run."

"Hmmm....

It's up to you. Grandma's tired! Wanna sleep! Watch out! If there's a noise again, grandma pinches your puffed cheeks. Let it get bigger all together."

After her grandmother left, Betty immediately grumbled in her heart saying,

"LT....!

Fuck up! Grandma bringel!

Always treat like a child. I was already a teenager. He soon grew up, and after that, married. My time is constantly considered like a child!"

Then he said again,

"But...

Well... How is this? Finish my story tomorrow. My pocket money isn't enough to buy Linda and Tuti's big mouth. Even my pocket money for the next three days, ludes. That too is indebted. Here's the rest of the pocket money for three more days. How next? If I don't obey those two cunning people, they'll bully me.

But there are also benefits. He was unable to enter for several days, and his math exam, failed. And Mickey, safe in my hands.

But now. It's really smart that those two guys are blackmailing me. I don't mistake them for being sneaky."

After he finished eating, he went to his room to look for things that he could sell. However, as long as he looked at all of hers, he did not find any interesting objects to sell. Because there are only books, simple clothes, also ordinary shoes.

Well, which teenager has a precious object that lives a simple life?

So Betty decided to sneak into her grandmother's room to find something she needed. But she did not feel safe because her grandmother often changed sleeping positions. He was afraid that his grandmother would suddenly wake up and find him.

Yet he quite managed to reach the closet and look around at every fold of fabric. And he managed to get a hundred thousand fractions of money as much as two pieces. She giggles but holds him back so his grandmother doesn't wake up. He also spoke slowly, saying,

"With this money, I can treat those two crazy and greedy brats.

Huh. I don't want to steal anymore. Because of them, I had to steal. I hope I'm not caught. If that happens, then my story is finished. I'll be beaten up all out with this bad-ass granny. The noise of his noisy nagging, must be deafening. And all day long, I'll hear it."

Betty was very focused on talking to herself while looking at the money and put it in her pocket. He did not realize his grandmother was awake, as she was about to urinate. He walked quietly behind Betty until she got closer and heard her whole speech. Then when Betty turned around, she was shocked half to death to fall because she was caught red-handed. He can't run anywhere anymore. He was like a man besieged by dozens of enemies who were ready to oppress him.

But her grandmother tried to talk quietly even though Betty was already in cold sweat. He said,

"I heard my granddaughter is going to treat someone. Will grandma be invited? Can grandma come?" He said while bringing his face closer.

"No grandma. Betty doesn't treat anybody." The answer was stammering because he was so afraid.

"Oh so. Then grandma heard me wrong."

Her grandmother pretended not to know about what she had seen. Then he said again,

"Tonight grandma wants to cook good for this one and only granddaughter. Grandma wants to cook chicken opor, then there's pecel, also crackers emping. Grandma needs extra money to buy all the ingredients. But don't worry. For the sake of this most beautiful granddaughter of grandmother, grandma must have bought it. Because grandma still has the rest of the shopping money. Grandma keeps her money here. Between the folds of this shirt.

Waitaminute! Grandma take it first. And you can go to the market."

Betty's getting cold sweat hearing all her grandmother's words.

What would happen if his grandmother knew the money was gone? How will he explain everything? His sudden presence in his room? Does your grandmother know what is really going on? All of those questions made her even more dizzy and sweatier. But he does not know how to answer, avoid, or find excuses. He could only give up and accept all his possibilities.

So with anxiety and fear multiplying, she saw her grandmother looking for her money in the folds of her clothes.

"Where's money? Grandma remembers putting her money here. Grandma's memory is still sharp. Especially if it is a money issue. Betty, do you see the money that's here? It can't go on its own? Because he has no legs. It could have moved if a hand moved it. Didn't you?"

Betty is getting excited and has trouble controlling herself. But, while trying to keep looking good and nothing happened, she tried to answer her grandmother's question. He answered,

"Yes right grandma. Money has no legs. Can change if a hand moves it." The reply was very plain. Because she was so scared when her grandmother brought her face closer also narrowed her eyes. Yet his face emitted a calm yet tense anger.