GA Invenity
After attending a business meeting that went very well, Eros and I returned to the office. When I arrived at the office, it was already noon and was just in time for lunch. I could see at the intersection a lot of employees were passing by. It seemed like they were going to the cafeteria to recharge themself.
Ting!
Eros and I entered the elevator at once, and stood side by side in silence. I didn't feel like talking too much. Thankfully, Eros was in silence mode, otherwise I was sure I would be forced to respond to him speaking and if he was like that, then he could be very annoying. Sometimes I wondered who was the boss here. Him or me?
Ting!
The elevator door opened. I walked to my room with the faithful Eros following me behind.
Drt~Drt~Drt
I reached into my trouser pocket, where I put my cellphone and then took it out.
I winced and immediately I felt bad when I read my mother's name calling on the screen. I decided not to accept it and put my cellphone back into my pants pocket.
"I will call Mom later, if I remember," I promised to myself.
Eros who was next to me frowned then asked with high curiosity.
"Who is it, Glenn? Your ex?" Eros asked sarcastically as usual.
"Hm.... Do you want me to slam you right now?"
But luckily, I was not that kind of guy.
"Hehehe.... Chill, Glenn. I was just asking."
"It's Mom," I said shortly and he nodded in understanding.
We parted our ways, went to our respective rooms and continued our work.
Blam!
While I was focusing on the laptop in front of me, my phone vibrated again and I knew that it had to be mom. Because my mother was a person who would not give up easily if she had ulterior motives.
Humph...
But again I ignored her, stayed focus on my work and tried to heed the call. Although I was sure that after this there would be a series of questions, about the reason I ignored her call.
"Mom, I am sorry. My work can not be delayed and must be finished immediately." I muttered apologetically and hoped that the wind would convey my futile apologies, why futile? Because the wind could not possibly grant what I asked for.
Then there was no more incoming call vibrations and I just breathed a sigh of relief. At least, I could concentrate on finishing my work without the burden of thinking caused by the call.
Not long after, I finally finished the rest of my piled up tasks.
Well.... It was time to call mom, and if she was upset then I would try to persuade her until I got her forgiveness.
My fingers swiftly scrolled through the screen, pressed call on my mom's cell phone contact and waited patiently for my call to be connected.
Tut! Tut! Tut!
Click!
[Glenn, why didn't you pick up my call earlier?]
Could I sigh, because Mom's clear voice that sounded annoyed, made my ears ring for a moment.
"Sorry, Mom. I was in a meeting,"
And sorry also, I had to lie, because I knew Mom would be quiet if my reasons made sense.
[Ok, fine.... So, you are not busy right now?]
"Hm, not really. What's wrong, Mom?"
I answered then asked while twirling the chair I was sitting in.
[Can you come home? It's been a long time you haven't visited the house, heum?]
She was right. It had been a while.
"Hm, sure. I'll come tonight. I promise," I said and mom greeted my promise with a happy scream, making me smile even though it was a little.
[Alright. I will prepare your favorite dish. See you tonight honey!]
"See you, Mom," I said briefly then put the cellphone next to the laptop again.
The breath just came out of my nose. I didn't know why, but I had a bad feeling. Hopefully it was just a negative thought.
A few hours later
It was already 5 pm and my work was finished so it was time for me to go home and then later went to my parent's house. Before leaving the office, I took the time to order a cake from my regular cake shop. I ordered my mom's favorite cake. I always brought that everytime I came home.
After making sure that my order was available and received, I left my room and met Eros who came out of his room.
"So, you will go to Auntie's house?" Eros asked who already knew my mother and treated her like his own mother.
"Hm, of course. I don't want to be hanged and labeled as a rebellious child, if I don't fulfill my Mother's orders, Ren," I answered at length, while Eros just shuddered when he remembered how fierce my mother was, if I didn't obey her.
"Hm.... Have a safe trip and be careful," Eros said and patted my shoulder repeatedly.
"Damn you. Were you really praying for my safety or wishing me bad luck?"
I was of course suspicious of the tone he used. As if to say an implied meaning, behind a pat on my shoulder that was enough to make my shoulder hurt instantly.
"Come on, Glenn. That was an encouragement," Eros said with a suspicious smile.
"Tsk, whatever you said," I said and then we both entered the elevator.
No wonder many thought that I was Eros's lover. It was obvious, because I realized, that Eros and I were together at every turn. But, you all didn't have to worry because I liked 100% women and never changed orientation.
After all, it was only natural that Eros and I were always together because he and I were Boss and right-hand man.
Skip
The car I was driving finally arrived at the gate of my parents' modest house. A security guard who I hired to make my parents safer, came out and opened the gate for me.
Ckiit!
I drove in and a neat yard was displayed in front of me. My parent's yard was now overgrown with many colorful flowers that my mother planted herself.
I parked my car next to a car that looked foreign to me.
"Whose car is this?" I thought confused.
However, I tried to ignore it. Then I walked to the white double doors, opened them and entered the house with slow steps.
To my surprise, the house was very quiet, even though I was already walking towards the living room where we usually got together everytime I came to visit.
"Mom! Dad! I'm home!" I called out to my parents whose existence had not yet been seen.
"Where are they? I came but they left the house. That sucks," I grumbled and walked towards the stairs at the end of the living room.
My feet were just about to go up, but the voice of a woman who I knew as my mother answered my call from the dining room, with a loud voice also heard from the room there.
"My dear! You have come! What did you bring?Is that a cake for me?"
My mother asked with a glowing happy face when she saw my hand carrying a box with the logo of Mama's favorit cake shop.
"Night Mom, yes, this is for you Mom. You still like this cake, don't you?"
I asked my mother, who smiled widely.
"Yes, I still like it, my dear."
Immediately I felt strange about all this. It was like someone had whispered told me that something surprising was about to happen.
"Why are there so many people in there, Mom? Are you having guests in the dining room? "
I asked my mother straightforwardly and curiously. But my mother could only answered my question from a wide smile turning to an odd smile. A smile that made me speechless after hearing her answered my question with an enthusiastic tone.
"Yes, they are our special guest, my dear. You certainly wouldn't expect it, if I finally found a woman whose criteria matched with my wishes."
"What?"
To be continued.