SAVANNA
CHAPTER 8
The cit! The cit! The cit!
The sound of the sparrow in the morning woke me up. I rubbed my eyes with my hands and tried to adjust my vision to the light that was starting to fill this room.
The sound of knocking on the door of the room makes me immediately stand up and open the door for the guest who turns out to be a doctor who will check on the condition of the mother.
"ah! Good morning doc". Greet me with a messy face and allow him to enter.
I walked towards the toilet to improve my appearance and cleaned my face which was filled with faint drooling eyes and saliva marks formed at the corners of my lips.
When I finished, I approached the mother and the doctor who were chatting with her. They look like old friends who just met.
"How's my mom doing, doc?". I asked them to interrupt their conversation.
"ah! The condition is getting better, the day after your mother can return home". Answer the same doctor kindly.
"alright. Thanks for checking on my mom doc". Reply me.
Doctor Harry who was written on the pin name of the white service shirt was also permission to leave his father and me, and he passed.
I raised my eyebrows and threw a suspicious look at mother. When can you be so familiar with Harry's doctor.
"He's an old friend of mom's". Respond to the mother who immediately interpreted my gaze.
I just nodded with a smile. Mom looked back at me with raised eyebrows. I responded with a slug and we both laughed.
"Eat, the hospital employee delivered breakfast while you were still sleeping. I've had breakfast, you eat". Say mother now while pointing at the table above which there are several types of breakfast.
"Mom in a minute, I've been taking the medicine?". Ask me who snatched the green apple on the dinner table.
"Already". Answer mom briefly.
I walked up to him and sat down on the chair next to my mother's bed.
"Today vana's permission to the homeroom teacher, so I don't have to send Vana to school". I said.
"It's okay if it is so". Reply mom and ask me to peel the apples for her too.
"Mom, tell me about this doctor Harry dong". I said, holding an apple and a knife in my hand.
"What do you really want to know? This little boy". My mother tried to divert our conversation.
"Vana wants to know a lot about the letter, the mysterious fathers and doctors Harry. I don't know if those mysterious fathers paid the hospital for me". I said without the brakes, and made me shut my mouth.
Mom was silent hearing my babbling. He looked away and looked at the window that was open. Outside, there are several hospital employees who are doing their activities.
I looked down and regretted my words just now.
Really stupid!.
I refocused on peeling the apple in my hand slowly so as not to misbehave with this sudden silence.
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"30 years ago, I was 11 years old". Said the mother who began to tell stories in the midst of our silence.
I no longer dare to make a sound and continue my activities of peeling apples while listening to mother's words, without daring to look at her.
"From childhood, my mother lived in an orphanage. At that time, the mother of the home sent her mother and some of her friends to help her clean up the existing library room, because there will be people who come to bring donations of various types of books in large quantities". Mother continues to tell.
I am still faithful to listen to him.
"The next day a man with a suit stellan came along followed by a truck containing the books. The rest of the house was pleased with the brand's presence, the children rushed out of the courtyard to greet them and help the driver to bring down the books he was carrying. While others enjoyed some of the books they found, the mother simply stood on the 2nd floor balcony and noticed the figure of a man who looked like a man from abroad. He was talking to the mother of the home. Until they sat down and chatted in the living room, mom kept following him. At that time, my mother peeked behind the gap of the closet that became a barrier between the living room and the middle room of our orphanage".
Mom paused the story and picked up the piece of apple I had finished. The tense, silent atmosphere began to melt. I looked at her attentively and she replied with a smile while chewing an apple.
Mother also continued her childhood story that during my new life I heard.
"Let's say, the man was named William Armount. On the same day, the mother of the parlour called the mother when the man was going home. And at that moment, fate said something else to my mother. The man named William wanted to adopt a mother, and asked for her approval directly from her mother. At that time I really did not understand and just agreed. Finally I have a foster father figure. Mother called him Daddy, which turned out in this world he was one of the most influential businessmen in the country. When she adopted her mother, she was not married. But he takes care of the mother without shortcomings, he plays a single father who is very sincere in guiding the mother. Until the following year, his mother followed him back to his native France. There he married a beautiful and intelligent local girl. They married in July and the following year they had a handsome son, and at the same time the mother became an older sister. The whole house was happy with the presence of the boy including the mother. The boy was named Jacob Armount. We stayed in France for 7 years until Daddy chose to return to the country to focus on the company and grow his investment. They all moved, except for the mother who continued to study in France at the time".
Mother stopped the story again and began to take deep breaths then exhaled slowly. He looked at me who was still faithful to hear the story. After a few moments of silence, my mother continued her story.
"During her stay alone in France, she met a medical student. It's doctor Harry". Mom looked back at me with a smile.
I looked back at him with a smile. It turns out there's this sweet story I never knew from my mom.
"We were friends for 3 years and at that time, Harry's doctor had expressed his feelings for his mother, but she preferred to remain friendly with him. He appreciated my mother's decision until she returned to the country, we were still friends. Doctor Harry continues his schooling in France, while the mother returns and helps the father in the company. Her adoptive sister, Jacob, was already 10 years old at the time, she was already good with the basic things about business. I don't know when he learned it".
Again the mother stopped and took a deep breath and exhaled.
"Since my mother came back, a lot has changed. Daddy's busier in the company, Mommy's busy with her own business. I was also busy helping my dad in the company. Little Jacob was only accompanied by a few servants, sometimes mother took all day to accompany him to play. In those times either possible because rarely met, there is often a conflict between Daddy and Mommy. Sometimes Mommy drags Mom's name into their fights, and it really makes you feel ostracized. I finally decided to marry your father. Daddy really does not like your father, but because mom is not at home with them, mother still married him. Daddy was very disappointed with my mom at the time, and after that we broke up contact. I chose to live in this small region with your father, and the following year you were born. Daddy didn't call me anymore, and I decided to focus on my little family, even though your dad chose to go too".
She smiled wryly at the end of the story. Spontaneously I immediately hugged her and we again strengthened each other.
- April Cn