The Passion of the Guards
Chapter 25 - TGSP

At the turn, Juan turns his vehicle. Already he expected from the beginning, if the arrival of his and Syera will seize the attention of his julid neighbors, their cynical gaze makes Syera uncomfortable like her, she said, Juan could feel her as Syera hugged her waist tighter.

"Yes.."

"Sorry, my neighborhood is like this."

"What the hell is that." Syera replied, Juan's vehicle stopped in front of a house that looks small, from the front of the simple house looks weathered in age. 

"This is my house, baby. Down." 

"Ohh, is it nyampe?" Syera lets go of her hug on Juan's waist, gets off Juan's motorcycle and unlocks his helmet. 

His eyes are fixed staring at the house in front of him, can be said to be uninhabitable. But I don't know what it's like inside.

"I'm sorry, I told you my house.."

"Father, baby." Syera cut off Juan's words, then took Juan's hand. 

"I know, if you're going to be hard to adapt here."

"I'll try it." Syera replied, revealing her sweet smile. 

Before long, Rinda came out of the house while carrying a basin of laundry that she would dry on the terrace. Because it was late afternoon, also because Juan could not wash clothes on time because he was busy working, so his little sister who had to wash clothes. 

"Milgrina.." Call Juan, make the little girl smile sweetly.

"Will you go home? Why's it there, let's go in." 

"We're in?" Take Juan to Shera, the girl nods and the two walk side by side, with Shera holding Juan's hand tightly. His heart is pounding at this time, because it will meet the figure of his mother Juan.

"Well, sister bring beautiful sister. Who sis? Brother's girlfriend?" Rinda asked, smiling seductively towards the older brother.

"Come acquaintance with the beautiful sister, his name is Sera." 

"Honey, this is Rinda. My sister who I was telling." Said Juan to Syera, the girl seemed to smile sweetly at Juan's sister.

"Caldean, Rinda. Nice to meet you, brother Sera's name." 

"Hallo brother Syera, greetings." Reply Rinda, the two shake hands. 

"Rin, is your brother home?" Shouts someone from home.

"Here you go, Ma." Answer Rinda. 

"Tuh, Mama's already nyariin brother." Rinda. 

"Yaudah, brother go in first. Tomorrow, let's have a big brother wash his clothes." 

"Okay, brother." Answer Rinda. Syera gave a small smile at the interaction between Juan and her sister. Ohh, if he had a sister or a sister, he wouldn't be lonely. All this time, she always felt alone because her papa was too busy. 

That is, what makes her turn into a girl who is naughty and difficult to set because of promiscuity. 

"You want to help?" Syera's freshness on Rinda, made the little girl raise her head and then shake her head.

"No, brother, go inside." 

"Hmmm, okay. Don't wait long, brother wait inside." Syera and Rinda just nodded their heads, still with a sweet smile on their little lips.

Syera also entered following Juan who had first entered, Romlah looked at the figure of a beautiful girl who entered while wailing. 

"Juan.."

"Yes, baby." Juan answered, with one cup of warm tea in his hand. 

"Son, who is he?" Romlah asked his son, while Syera chose to hide behind Juan's body.

"Ma, this is Shera."

"Ohh, Son of Shera yes." 

"Sa-lam knows, Mom." Syera said stammered, with her smile that looked awkward.

"Dear, don't hide." Whisper Juan on Syera, making the girl immediately out of her hiding place, namely on Juan's back.

"How are you, son? Juan used to tell me about yourself." 

"Sheera is good, Ma. Is that true, Ma?" Syera asked with her smile.

"Yes, Juan says you're so pretty."

"Hehe, what is it? But I'm a girl so I'm pretty." Answer Syera while chuckling.

"I'm sorry, this is how things are."

"It's okay, Ma. After all, I'm only here hitchhiking for a while until I can make peace with the situation." Answer her shimmily.

"It's okay, son. You can stay here any way you want, this house will always be open for you." Say Romlah, while gently rubbing the hair of Syera. Makes the girl close her eyes, enjoying the gentle strokes on her head.

The touch she so misses from the figure of a mother. Seeing Juan's mother, Shera was like seeing her late mother. She was the most beautiful and kind woman, always speaking soft words, never once did Shera hear her mother angry or elevate her tone of voice, never.

"Eat already?" Romlah asked Syera, the girl shook her head.

"Eat first the same Juan yes, Mama cooked fish in red seasoning." 

"Where's the fish from, Ma?" Juan asked with a smile.

"So the pool in front in the drain, so mama's in love." 

"Ohh, jeez. Let's eat first." Take Juan to Shera, the girl nodded and walked behind Juan.

"I'm sorry, eat her potluck."

"What the hell is that." Shera replied, she ate slowly. He used to eat with a spoon, but now he wants to follow Juan's habit of eating directly with his hands.

"Be careful, his fish has many thorns."

"Isshh yeah, I'm so good, baby. Don't tell me that either, I know." Answer Syera while chuckling.

"Aww.shhh.."

"Well, it's a skewer. What did I say too, hmm?" Juan saw Syera's hand bleeding because it was pierced by fish spines.

"illness?" Juan asked softly, Shera nodded slowly. Juan immediately put the injured arm of Syera into his mouth. 

"Darling, don't be that slovenly. You're eating."

"Father dear." Answer Juan. After his blood stopped coming out, Juan pulled the plate belonging to Syera and separated the flesh and its thorns, so that Syera more easily ate it.

"Darling, what are you doing?"

"I separate the flesh and the thorns, so you don't get skewered anymore." Answer Juan.

"I'm sorry, I took you."

"No, baby. Take it easy, like anyone. I'm your girlfriend, right?" Juan asked, Syera nodded her head.

"Well, this is it. Eat again." 

"Yes, thank you, baby." Syera continued eating her again with a gluttony, her stomach was already very hungry. He only had lunch a bowl of meatballs.

Romlah saw the interaction between Juan and the beautiful girl, both of her looks very familiar making her smile little. But, as soon as recalling his second status was much different, instantly his smile dimmed. 

She remembered how her struggle used to be with her husband, she came from a family of being while she was already poor from a long time ago. There was a lot of pain that she had, but her husband always convinced her to endure, until Juan was born. 

But, after the presence of a grandson was not able to make both parents happy husband, it became more and more. They say that Juan was not the son of their son, sick? Sure oes. 

Until finally, the husband decided to move to a place very far from his family, and this is where their current home. Until they were given a second child, Rinda. 

But unfortunately, Romlah had to accept the bitter reality when her husband had to die because of the crane hit in his place of work. Yes, her husband is a project worker. Since then, Romlah also had to fight alone to support his two children. 

But, again luck did not take his side, while selling cakes, he was instead hit by a car which resulted in his legs permanently paralyzed, and worse still, he was hit by a car, the person who bumped into her was not responsible at all.

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