"Mama"
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"Silly"
I laughed and didn't take seriously what Leo told me earlier
Why would he think that I'm pretty?
"Should I bring you home?" he asked
I nodded because it's not safe for me to go home alone, I don't want to repeat what happened before you know
"Wear your seat belt, love" he said while wearing his seat belt
I wore my seat belt, just like he said, then he holds my hand
"Thanks for today, Leo, I really appreciated it"
And for a reward, I gave him a kiss on the cheeks and went inside my house, waving at him
He smiled at me before he drove off my house
Today was the best day of my life, everything was great today
I'm afraid to fall inlove with Leo especially now that I know that he's the man from my past
"nak" my mom called
She often calls me Anak or Cilang but the 'Anak' thing is what I want her to call me
I went inside our house and what I saw inside shocked me
"MA!" I shouted
I saw my mother, laying down the floor, looking so pale and her mouth was full of bubbles
"Ma, what happened?" I asked
She could not say things clearly so I could not understand anything
"Prisha-"
Leo came back, holding the teddy bear and the chocolates he bought me lately
He saw me crying while mom was resting in my arms
"Let's bring her to the hospital" said Leo
I did not hestitate and just agreed with what he said and helped him in carrying mom inside his car
Leo drove us to the nearest hospital and there we waited for mom
"Coffee?"
3 hours has passed already and still, no one came out of the emergency room
"You haven't eat yet, do you want me to buy you a meal, love?" he sat beside me
"Stop being so good to me, I don't want to fall for you"
"Then fall for me" he moved my face making me look at his eyes
I like Leo and I know that he likes me too but what I'm scared about is me falling for him and does not feel the same anymore
"Whether you fall or don't fall for me, I will and always will catch you" he pat my hair and smiled at me
There I found his sincerity, he was truthful to me
I fell asleep waiting for my mom to come out of the emergency
They were really taking a long time on recovering mom there
Morning came and I woke up in a room and saw my mom, laying there, sleeping
"Goodmorning"
I went outside to look for Leo and thank him for what he did to both me and mom
"I'm sorry to not wake you up when she was transferred to her room, you were sleeping like a baby already" he said
I rolled my eyes why smiling because being teased by him isn't that irritating, he's too cute though
"My baby though" he winked
I could not stop nor hide the butterflies he gave me, it's all over my body and I can't stop it from filling
"Stop smiling, I'm getting more confident"
I hit his arms and he just laughed at what I did to him
Come on, why am I getting more fragile?
"Have you told your parents about what happened? You haven't went home since yesterday"
I don't know Leo's parents yet but he often tells me about them
They sound pretty nice and pretty kind but I can't really agree yet, I'm still nervous because I don't know what they'll think about me
"Yeah, mom knows where I am and who I'm with" he said
I felt a little comfortable knowing that his parents knew about what happened
Hours later, Leo went home to bring clothes since he's staying with me until mom wakes up and when she recovers
"Ma, please wake up" I tried on waking her up
I was crying by just looking at her because I can't stop on remembering the things she gave and she did for me
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"Anak"
Somewhere, when I was 4, mom came with me in school and actually waited for my class to finish
"MAMA" I shouted
She waved at me and was getting ready to hug me
"How was school today anak?" she asked
I was so happy that she waited for me outside and was so excited to answer her question because we did a lot of things
Then I noticed my classmate with her mama and papa, I can tell that they were really happy
"Mama" I called her
She looked at me joyfully and was ready to listen to what I was gonna say
I hesitated to ask her my question but I had to, I have to know why
"Why don't I have a Papa lile my classmates?"
I saw a happy and positive face turned into a frown and was all covered with sadness
Despite her feelings, she tried everything to make me understand the situation and she tried everything to explain it to me in a way that my dad will not show as the villain of the story
I didn't mean to hurt her feelings or to make her feel that she was lacking something that made me question about my father
I asked her about my Dad because I was eager to know his side and his reason of leaving
It's actually unfair to leave the responsibilities to a woman
She gave birth of me and she needs to suffer my attitude and all, alone
"I can give you anything and I can everything but I'm sorry if I can't give you a complete family, I really am sorry anak" she cried
I placed my left hand on her right hand and my right hand on her left cheeks
"Mama, I am contented with me and you only, we don't need a Papa to be happy, I was just asking, I'm sorry mama" I wiped her tears
She smiled at me and kissed my forehead
"I love you anak" she said
"I love you too mama"
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"Please wake up mama, I will be all alone"
I was still crying and was still forcing her to wake up out of panick
I did not know what to do anymore, what happened drove me crazy and even crazier every second
I fell asleep for a while why crying on her lap and resting on my shoulders
I woke up and noticed something strange about mom
I gasped and immediately press the button that was near her dextrose to call the nurses
"NURSE, DOC, WHERE ARE YOU?"
-End of chapter 23-
( See you on chapter 24 )