Saw the presence of her sister with sharp and bright eyes glowed, beat the beam of light, she corrected her position, Maria immediately sat up and straightened her back with tense.
Max intends to step back to the room, discouraged. He returned to the chair, sitting next to Maria.
They both seemed ready for this impromptu trial. Look at those sharp eyes. Looked terrible and hungry.
"Very good, finally we met, finally you guys go home." deep voice and tone that sounded very scary, especially with the figure that looks tense.
"Do you know how long I waited for you, how many hours I sat until you got home?"
Neither Max nor Maria dared answer, the question was just a trap, a trap about rising anger.
"You've been talking a lot, chattering a lot of things, then .. why don't you just shut up now!" Grunts Pauline with the corners of her lips drawn cynically, angry.
How could Max and Maria answer Pauline's question if the gaze in front of them was so sharp as a knife blade?
"Continue your conversation, who was that, virginity, single, sleeping companions, naked, drunk!" Pauline quipped.
Max and Maria froze, even more, the glass of water couldn't make their throats feel relieved.
Pauline got up from the chair, walked slowly towards the back of the chair where Maria and Max sat, the palms of her hands holding the shoulders of the two accused creatures, making Maria and Max a little shocked.
Pauline slightly lowered her head and brought her mouth to Max and Maria's ear.
"Have you had enough fun tonight?"
Max and Maria glanced at each other and bowed deeply. Their blood rippled hot, the horror felt so close.
******
Alex sped up a thematic motorbike in his hand, Leah tightened the grip on his waist, both of them seemed to be flying in the wind. He rode the motorbike at the maximum Meyers speed.
"Alex. Are you out of your mind! Lower your speed, we could get into an accident!" Leah shouted behind the back of Alex's broad back.
"Hold on Tight, for the sake of our salvation!" Shouted Alex.
He turned the motorbike handle, increased the speed to the maximum limit, he did not care about the punch on his back, all he remembered was his mother's face.
Alex thought of Lauren, he could imagine Lauren's disappointed face that Leah came home late tonight, not too late! Precisely not coming home, it will soon be dawn and they are still on the road.
Lauren's anger flashed through Alex's head, he sped up on the quiet streets, until he finally leaned his scooter between the narrow walls of the houses.
He tugged at Leah's arm, nursing the narrow alley,
"Alex, slow down!" Leah hissed.
"Shhh!" Alex put his index finger to his mouth, asking Leah to be quiet, stay quiet.
Leah didn't answer, her head was still dizzy plus the crazy driving effect earlier!
The two of them were already in front of the fence, where they lived, both of them sneaking open the rusty iron gate. Be very careful.
Tap tap! The soles of Alex's rubber shoes are uncompromising.
"Alex, keep your feet down!" Leah warned her cousin.
Alex shrugged, he's been trying to stay as quiet as possible like a thief! Still, his soul is heard.
After sliding the iron fence, Leah pushed gently against the wooden door.
Lauren usually wakes up this morning, but lately, she's not feeling well - it's not okay - at least they can come home late without getting caught just now.
"Alex!"
Lauren's voice made the two of them pause their step. "Is that you?" Turns out bad! They got caught.
Lauren's questioning voice from inside the room, took Leah and Alex by surprise.
Alex tries to adjust his face, even though he only needs to raising jus voice, Lauren is in her room and they are still in the main room.
"Yes ma'am, it's me, Alex!" Alex replied trying to be calm.
"Alex!" Lauren replied angrily. "Why do you always come home late!" Her scolding with a shout.
"Are you happy when I'm helpless like now? You can roam freely as you like. You are a man, you are an older brother. Can't I just rely on you for a moment!"
Alex knit his brows, he could have guessed all this. He always got it wrong in Lauren's eyes. No matter how good he is, remains bad in his mother.
Leah glanced at Alex, who was snorting irritably. Giving a sad and pleading gaze. Forgive me! Said those eyes, making Alex only be patient and try to calm down.
"Do you know what happened to your female cousin? She's been working hard day and night. She's trying her best, aren't you ashamed of her? Are you self-conscious! What if something bad happens to her, Alex! Can't you help me just a little! " Lauren sounded disappointed. "Do you know where Leah is!" Alex glanced at Leah who was next to him.
The girl looked so panicked, she couldn't lie.
"A, I'm here, auntie!" Snatching quickly, she immediately walked into Lauren's room with a guilty face.
She pushed slowly the dividing door of the room, visited Lauren's room.
An old and anxious face appeared in front of Leah, she felt even more guilty. The girl immediately embraced Lauren.
"I'm a sorry aunt, I'm sorry to you .." Leah softly apologized.
Lauren could smell a strange odor on Leah's body, this odor usually stuck with Alex's body. The smell of alcohol, the smell she hated. The smell She doesn't like!
Lauren's faded eyes stared at Leah's face, between worry and disappointment. Back there, Alex's face made Lauren stiffen up. Veins protruded behind the wrinkled skin on his neck.
"Did you guys go together?"
Leah didn't answer, making Lauren Made a sharp gaze even sharper at her son.
"Alex. Did you ask Leah out last night? What did you tell her,"
Alex joined the room, he glanced at Leah a moment ago,
"Well, we went together, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I know I went too far, mom. I'm sorry for bringing Leah tonight. "
Leah turned to Alex, what had he said! She went to nightclubs and drank alcohol not because of Alex, why did he say all that.
"What did you say!" The look on Lauren's aunt was sure to hold a lot of anger.
"Alex ..." she hissed in a weak voice, too weak to be angry. "Why do you never do the right thing! Why now you dare to involve Leah in your useless business, why do you make me regret giving birth to you, why do you always make me like this! You are satisfied with all this right! Are you happy with my condition, helpless and curse me! " Lauren bluntly scolded Alex at once.
"Mom, I ... I'm sorry, I- listen to me ma'am--" Alex tried to interrupt, making Lauren's tone even higher.
"What should I hear from the lips of an unemployed youth like you! Stop making trouble and think about your way of life! Why did you bring Leah into your life? You know I hate that so much! You never do the right thing, your life is useless!" Shouted Lauren in a high voice.
She shouted in a trembling voice, tears welling up on her eyelids. There was a pain in this old woman's chest.
Leah tried to intervene, only the high notes between Alex and Lauren made no space for Leah's voice.
"You never want to listen to me! Whatever I do is always wrong in your eyes, it's useless! It's useless to have me, I get nothing in your eyes! You damn!"
"Alex!" Leah shouted, she didn't like the sentence just now. It's all because of her.
"What should I hear from you, there's nothing I need to hear from you !! I'm sorry I gave birth to you! You damn child!"
"Auntie ..." Leah whispered to Lauren, wondering who should hold first.
"Why did you say that to me? Yes! I'm damn! Unemployed, useless, stupid! So what!" Alex defied back. He pointed his finger at Lauren.
"Why, you think I'm afraid of you because I'm old and helpless? I'm not afraid to say that to you, I've wanted to say everything for a long time !! What you can do in this life is just troublesome for the rest of your life !!" Lauren screamed accompanied by heartbreaking sobs.
"Oh, alright !!" Alex replied with a flushed face,
"Auntie .. Alex .." Leah whispered with a pale face.
"Get away from this house, there's no point in you living here !!" Banish Lauren on his only son.
"Oh of course, who likes living in a house like this, who lives here, this is not a house, this is a rat nest. Rats are rotten!"
Leah didn't know who to calm down first, aunt's pale face tense. The angry face Alex was insulted. She didn't know who to go first, she was confused by herself.
In the end, she only remains silent and frantically wiped her hair. She covered her face saw the argument before her eyes, the argument between aunt and Alex stopped when the man went to slam the door of his mother's room.
SLAM!
The sound of the wooden door slamming made Lauren and Leah jump in shock.
Leah just realized that Alex was not in this room, she tried to catch up, but Alex's footsteps were too long and fast to bear.
Leah caught up with the shadow he had left.
"ALEX! Alex, I beg you to listen to me first, Alex .. this !!" Leah's scream was ignored by Alex.
He left the house.
"Oh my, Leah! What have I done, he hasn't even had time to eat and sleep .." Leah snorted irritably as she stared at Alex's back which was getting smaller.
Of course, Leah was worried about her male cousin. Alex shouldn't be a bearing, she the one who wants to work at the club, has nothing to do with Alex, it's all because of her!
Leah, you are too much.
She returned to the house with a face full of regret. "I was working there wrong from the start!" Grumbled Leah.
"I should never have set foot there. Why does regret always come late!" annoyed Leah was regretted.
She returned to Lauren's room with a guilty face. Now that Alex is gone and Lauren is not feeling well, she was frustrated.
"Auntie ..." Leah called softly.
Lauren didn't look, she wiped away the tears that fell down her cheeks. She tried to hide her sadness. There was regret in her heart, but fear and disappointment dominated.
"I'm sorry Leah, Alex shouldn't take you and force what shouldn't be done to you .." Lauren quietly wanted to apologize to Leah for what Alex did.
"Auntie, it's not Alex's fault," Leah tried to explain.
Lauren shook her head, how could her aunt care. In her eyes Alex was a rebellious child, Leah a rose to protect.
A rose is never wrong, even though it has thorns to protect itself, pickers have many cunning ways to get a beautiful rose.
"Auntie knows how you are, Leah. Even though you stand up for him and say lots of things, still, Alex is the Alex I knew!" Lauren said that she did not want to be denied anymore.
Leah is getting more and more confused, things are getting complicated. It's all because of her ridiculous decision.
What about the relationship between Lauren and Alex. She already put a bad mark on her male cousin in front of her mother, how should she fix all this?
"Auntie, Alex isn't that bad ..." Leah was still trying to explain. Even though she knew Lauren wouldn't listen to her.
"Never mind Leah, just forget about him, let him rot in the streets, it's all his own will." Lauren has never been this cruel.
During this time, if she was disappointed with Alex, she only grumbled and got angry, only briefly. But earlier, the words of swearing and cursing were really out of control for Lauren.
"Auntie was here to look after you Leah, what will I say to your mother if I fail to take care of you .." Ah, of course, Leah often heard all that.
So it's all because of Leah! To the point that the aunt forgot her conscience. It must have been really hard for Aunt to said bad words to Alex for Leah's sake.
All this because of you Leah! She did it all because of you!
"Auntie, Alex is not a great man, he is not a son to be proud of like our neighbor's son .." Leah slowly tried to explain once again, she never gave up.
"But aunt, for me Alex is not a bad brother... I know you also realized that, right?" Leah's words brought tears to Lauren's eyes. The woman was crying again. The cry of a mother who loves her child in the wrong way.
"Auntie is just anger for a while at Alex, you don't curse him right, we love Alex so much, we can't live without him, even though he's annoying sometimes!" Leah gave a hug with teary eyes.
Lauren could no longer hold back her feelings, she started sobbing, crying more and more, Leah's words were true.
"Leah, you have such a kind heart, you say something beautiful, you make me feel calm and comfortable, I'm sure one day God will repay all your kindness .."
"No aunt, for me this family is kindness .." softly Leah tightened her arms. "Auntie must take medicine and rest, I will find Alex, I will make sure everything. I'm sorry that all this happened because of me," Lauren nodded her head slowly. She regretted.
"Thank you, Leah"
Your grace and attitude are the best points, a leadership spirit and innate peace are always with you. You were born with a gift written from fate. You are the best female leader chosen by God.