Three Musketeers Mom
TMM 77'S. Unexpected Events (1)

In the shopping mall ....

Alexias, Lora, Oriana, Olesia and Odellia were walking around. Alexias took the hands of his children, and so did Lora.

"We have arrived. Where are you three going, kids?" ask Alexias.

"How about we eat first, Lex. We haven't had lunch, have we." - proposed Lora.

Alexias looked at Lora, "Oh, so can you." she replied. He then, looking at his children, "What about you, dear Papi. Wanna eat?" ask Oriana, Olesia and Odellia.

The three nodded their heads together agreeing.

"Now, Pi. Mau .. "answered Oriana.

"Eating steak .." says Olesia and Odellia together. The two children looked at each other and laughed. Brands are happy because they can answer compactly.

Again Alexias looked at his wife, "What do you think, dear? can the kids eat steak again? because yesterday we've been eating steaks all day, right." Alexias asked Lora. Afraid, if he immediately breed will make Lora angry or upset.

Lora looked at her children for a moment. He knew very well, if steak was his children's favorite food. Because of that Lora sometimes also felt unable to give her limits. But this time, Lora refused the request of her three children and invited them to eat pasta and soup.

"Dear, kids. Not that Mami won't let you, but we had lunch and dinner yesterday with steak. Meat is healthy. You can't eat it too often. Kuta can eat chicken, soup, vegetables, or others as well. Do you remember Grandma Erlisa and Grandma Merlyn, and Grandma Rosella? If you eat something you like, you cannot ... " Lora deliberately paused her speech. So that his three children would answer.

"Excessive" Oriana replied.

"Excessive. Hahhh .. " answered Olesia, breathing with sadness.

"Excessive," replied Odellia lowered her head.

All three were sad, as they were not allowed to eat steak. Lora rubbed her children's heads one by one, hugging them and kissing them on the forehead.

"Are you angry with Mami? Forgive Mami, children." said Lora who was also sad.

Alexias knelt beside his wife, "Ah, here you go. Instead, what if we go to the playground that's here. Papi and Mami let you play until you're satisfied. We'll go home before we eat mapam. Hows it? not bad, is it?" alexias Proposal. He did not want his children to be sad because they should not eat steak which is his third favorite food.

"Can you have ice cream?" asked Olesia again suddenly. Gathering up courage, Olesia asked. After the proposal to eat steak is rejected by the Mami.

Lora and Alexias looked at each other. They smiled then, Lora shook her head. Alexias shrugged both of his shoulders.

"Jeez .. You're this, yeah. Steak should not ask for ice cream" said Lora pulling Olesia's nose slowly.he thought a moment ago, "Alright. Mami allow. No tomorrow, yes. Ok." continued Lora.

Olesia smiled, she looked down at Odellia and Oriana with a feeling of pleasure. Not only was she happy, but Oriana and Odellia were too. The three cheered and thanked their mother for being allowed to eat ice cream.

"Yeah .." Olesia cheer.

"Asik, ice cream." said Odellia. "I want chocolate ice cream with a piece of stroberry fruit" he continued. Odellia had already imagined the shape of ice cream she wanted.

"Come, Papi, Mami. Hurry up, we eat ice cream" Oriana said impatiently.

"Eh, have lunch first" Lora said.

The triplets stared at each other from their sister. Then, the three nodded their heads together in reciting Lora's speech. They said they had at least gotten ice cream despite losing the steak.

Lora stood up, so did Alexias. They then, holding the hands of the triplets to walk to a restaurant or a place to eat in a shopping center. Bad things happened, they just walked a few steps. The bag that Lora carried managed to run away an unknown person.

"Tasku .. " cried Lora.

The thief ran away with Lora's bag. Seeing that, Alexias entrusted the children, he also immediately took off his suit then, given to his wife and immediately went after the thief.

"Darling, take care of the kids. And this baqa," said Alexias giving his coat to Lora.

Lora received her husband's suit, "Oh, you .." said Lora stalled as Alexias Sudsah ran after the thief.

Seeing her husband's departure, Lor hugged her husband's suit and immediately invited her children to look for shopping center security, to seek help.

***

The pursuit - the pursuit begins. The thief came down in a hurry down the escalator. In the back, Alexias chases. Because they know the distance is quite far, Alexias then, looking for another way. He did not chase from behind, but from the side.

Alexias ran between the clothes that were lengthened for sale. He looked back at the thief, looking back, left and right, as if he were looking for something.

Until Alexias is deadlocked. He had to climb and jump over the barrier. Alexias is getting closer to the thief. As his hand was about to stroke the thief's shirt, Alexias collided with someone. Make that person and the groceries razor-glass.

"Umh, sorry. I helped," said Alexias, hurrying to collect the grocery bag then, give it to someone. "I'm in a hurry. Sorry again," Alexias ran after the thief again.

"Ah, our distance is further away." inner Alexias.

Because Alexias who had picked up the bags and stopped the chase. The distance between him and the thief was growing. The thief went to the main entrance and out of the shopping center to escape.

"B*al! He tried to escape." Inner Alexias again.

Alexias then saw a janitor pushing a basket filled with brooms and mops. Apparently the officer was on duty. An idea came to Alexias' mind. He tried to stop the thief in the way he thought.

"Excuse me. I borrowed this. I'll change it and be responsible to your boss. It's an emergency" Alexias said, pulling the basket and pushing it with all her might towards the thief.

"Sorry, please step aside!" exciting Alexias.

Everyone in the know gave way immediately and stepped aside from the road Alexias was about to walk. All astonished, what would Alexias do. Everyone whispered, was curious and wanted to know that was what people thought. Diras was right, Alexias immediately pushed with all his strength a basket full of cleaning tools towards the thief. The goal is to stop the thief from running.

Justright. A large basket full of cleaning tools managed to hit the thief's back body and make the thief fall and then, fell on the floor. Seeing that, Alexias quickly ran up to him.

"S*al*n! you're making me sweat. How dare you!" alexias Sentak. He pulled the crate of the thief's clothes, wanting to see the thief's face.

"I'm sorry?" said Alexias staring intently and coldly at the thief.

Alexias and the thief are being bullied by people. Little by little people approached and wanted to see. What the hell is going on. The face of the thief in front of Alexias was pale. He looked down embarrassed at what he had done. Shame also because it caught and seen many people.

Seeing the absence of resistance, Alexias lowered his emotions and acted calm. Not long after, Lora and the triplets along with the attendant and the manager of the shopping center came. They all approached Alexias and the thief.

"Darling, are you okay?" ask Lora worried.

Alexias looked at his wife, "Darling, why are you here?" ask Alexias.

Lora looked panicked. She felt her husband's face as if she was looking at whether he was okay or not.

"Hey, I'm fine. Don't worry" Alexias said. He knew his wife was anxious and panicked. Because Lora's hand felt cold on her face.

"Really?" Lora's not sure. Because she saw her husband so messy.

"Yes, honey. Ah, you brought security, yeah." Alexias stared at some security then, staring at Lora again.

"Yes, I immediately asked to be escorted to the security office which happened to be located not far away. Then, we went to the Manager's office and I met the Manager here." explains Lora.

Someone who is referred to as the Manager of the shopping center also approached Lora and Alexias. He apologized, and asked about Alexias' situation.

"Hallo, Sir. We represent all staff members of the shopping center to apologise. Because you are having a bad thing in our place, where we are operating" he said Friendly.

"Oh, it's okay. It's just, we need to take care of this" said Alexias, who was still holding the crate of the thief's clothes.

"We're just going to the security room, sir. I'll call the police myself" said the manager.

Finally, the thief was led into the security room. There, the thief is harassed by Alexias because Alexias is curious about the thief's motives.

The thief was asked Alexias to look at the monitor, where he saw the surveillance camera footage showing his evil actions. The thief was crying too. He then, said something. Yeah, he admitted everything to Alexias.

"Sa-i'm guilty. Pardon me, sir. Please, forgive me. I, I, I had to steal. Ka-ka-ka .. hiks .. ka-because I need money. Hiks .. " said the thief.

The thief was a fifteen-year-old boy who dropped out of school and sold newspapers at his grandmother's stall. She explained that if Grandma was seriously ill and she could not take her Grandma to the hospital. Money from selling newspapers and magazines and books is not enough for the needs of the Grandma to the doctor. The money can only be used to buy daily necessities and drugs that he bought at the pharmacy so that the Grandmother is not too sick.

" ... a. pardon me, sir. I beg you." the thief immediately knelt down and prostrated himself at Alexias' feet begging for forgiveness. "This is the first time I've done it. I beg you, Sir. Sorry this time. I beg you." he continued to plead while crying sobbing.

Lora couldn't stand it, she approached Alexias and pulled Alexias' hand to let him go. The two then walked out of the room and spoke in front of the door.

"Darling, what's wrong?" ask Alexias.

"Umh, that. Umh .. " muttered Lora. He was hard to talk, for fear that Alexias would not agree with his idea.

"What's? you want to give her a chance and help her Grandma?" alexias asked immediately guessing the contents of his wife's mind.

Lora was shocked, "Why do you know what I think?" lora looked at Alexias.

"Actually, I think so too. Hearing and seeing him in person, I'm sure he's not lying. It'd be better if we went to see her grandmother and took her to the hospital. What say?" ask Alexias.

"Good idea, baby. Come on, kasian if Grandma's waiting too long. The kid was also a messian, he did make a mistake, but he didn't mean anything bad" Lora said.

Alexias nodded her head. They then, go back inside the room. The thief was still on his knees and did not move in the slightest. Occasionally faint sounds of a biting voice.

Lora approached the thief, "Son, get up." asked Lora, helping the thief stand up.

"I'm sorry, Madam. Forgive me." said the thief. It was obvious that he regretted what he had done.

Lora smiled, "Already, don't cry anymore. Look, your handsome face is turning ugly." Lora tried to cheer up. He wiped his head and wiped away the thief's tears.

While Lora is busy calming down the thief, Alexias is talking to the Manager and the security. Alexias explains his intentions, and asks for permission to bring the thief to return.

***

Alexias, Lora and the triplets drive the thief home. The thief was sitting on the bench next to the steering wheel. While Lora on the back bench with Oriana, Olesia and Odellia.

"What's your name?" ask Alexias.

"Christopher. Christopher Lyonel." replied the thief.

"So, you've been out of school since when?" ask Alexias again.

"Since last year" he answered.

"The reason you dropped out of school? I know you explained earlier that you chose to work and run your Grandma's little kiosk. But, you must have another reason, right?" ask Alexias.

Christopher nods his head, "Yes, Amda's right. In school I was also exiled. Just because I was an orphan and was picked up by Grandma. I was ridiculed by friends. I am poor, so I want to help my grandmother sell newspapers and magazines. And I never once told Grandma about my condition, because I didn't want to make Grandma sad." Christopher revealed everything.

Alexias was silent for a moment, "Hm. I'm pretty proud of you, son. You want to help Grandma and you don't want to make Grandma sad. You take it easy, about your grandmother. I'll help you." Alexias said.

Christopher looked at Alexias, "Really, sir? you're gonna help me?" he said as if not believing.

Christopher did not expect that Alexias would help him for his Grandmother. He thought he would just be sent home.

"Oh, you can call me, Uncle. And you can use my casual language." Alexias Pinta.

Christopher was silent, he didn't know. Whether he should be happy or sad. He felt embarrassed, remembering the incident where he pulled Lora's bag and took her running away.

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