Want To Know Her More

The two teen agers walked along the area without a word from each other. The ambiance is so different from the ambiance that they felt yesterday. Neither of them is talking that it felt so awkward. The poor Hennah couldn't hold it any longer and face the guy who was startled by her sudden turn to face him.

"What do you mean you worked in my home?" she asked waiting for an immediate answer

"Don't overthink it, there's a café near your home and I worked in there" Chris answered

After a few steps, the two reach Hennah's home and bid each other good bye. Before Chris could even continue his steps, a little boy came out of the house crying and run towards the girl to hug her

"Hey Champ, why did you go outside and why are you crying?" the girl come down and level her eyes to the little boy asking him in a sweet tone

"They hurt me. Again" the little boy said crying while holding the girl so tight

Just as the little boy finished his sentence, a sudden bang was heard inside Hennah's house and was followed with nonstop swearing and yelling. Chris finds the noise disturbing, they're not even in public market but the noise was so loud that it even distracts the girl's neighbors as they went outside of their houses to know what's going on. These unnecessary noises only gave head ache to the guy but when he saw Hennah felt uncomfortable with her neighbors telling her to stop the noises through their eyes he then gave the girl an encouraging smile.

"I'm sorry that you have to see my family being like this" Hennah said. This time, her neighbors slowly return to their respective homes.

"No, it's fine. It must have been so hard for you to focus in studies because of these noises" the guy said while looking at the girl and turn a glance towards the house as he said his last sentence.

The girl didn't really say a word and just showed her exhausted eyes but nevertheless managed to give the guy a warm smile. Chris felt that the more he stayed the more that the girl feel pressure all over her. In the end, they bid farewell to each other and Chris continue his steps towards his own path as Hennah carry the little boy inside their house.

After Chris change his uniform, he quickly went to his position. He's a waiter at the café and is responsible for the customer's orders. After serving a few tables, another customer came in. Only this time, he knew who the customer is.

"Hello cutie, glad that I find you here" a girl said in her sweetest voice

"Shut up. you lied to me. You said that she was being bullied when she's not"

After Chris go the girl's order, the girl then asked the guy if she could stay until his shift is over. Chris didn't agree at first but after rethinking, the girl might want to say something important to her. Few hours went by quickly and the girl is still patiently waiting for Chris while sitting where the guy get her order.

"What do you want to talk about, Rachel?" Chris asked standing in front of the lady

"Come on, don't give me a cold shoulder. Let me treat you to dinner instead"

Chris agreed to the offer and both of them head out to this not so famous diner. After the man in a uniform get their orders, the girl look at the young man and apologized for her incompetency on bringing him to a much nicer place. Chris didn't even bother to mind the place and just ask the girl to talk

"Stop being mad, can't I at least pay you a visit and ask how you've been doing. We're friends, aren't we?" Rachel pouted

"Forget it. Just tell me what you wanted to say" Chris straight forwardly said

"When we were walking earlier, I noticed that you stop your steps in front of Hennah's house and stare at it. Did something happen between the two of you?"

Chris then remembered what happened earlier when he was walking Hennah home. Hr couldn't help but to ask his friend how or if Hennah even have the chance to study and review her notes.

"She can't" Rachel said as she takes a sip of her chocolate shake

"What do you mean she can't?"

"Hennah need to look after her siblings right after she return home from school. Even if she tries to study, there's no use if she can't focus. No matter how desperately she asks her siblings to cooperate with her, it still end up the same as usual. She doesn't have any choice but to study at dawn, explains all the bags under her eyes that looks like digging deeper as time passes by." Rachel explained.

Chris knew that he shouldn't even meddle in his frenemies business but he can't help but to worry for the girl. Exams are fast approaching and they even have a lot of quizzes waiting for them tomorrow. If she can't focus, it will affect her grades ten times fold.

"Don't worry about her and just worry about yourself. Knowing that girl, I'm sure she'll find a way to survive. She even survives sexual harassment, exams are nothing compared to that" Rachel said

Chris eyes widen as he heard the word 'sexual harassment'. As soon as Rachel realized what she has just said, she asked the young man to keep it by himself and wait for the girl to explain it to him.

"Me and my mouth. Please Chris, I'm begging you. Don't bring such topic to her. She already had enough, let her tell it to you at the right time" Rachel pleaded again, making sure that Chris won't say a thing

The young man couldn't help but to feel more curios towards the girl. Just what the hell happened to her a few years ago. He wants to know more but just like what Rachel said, the girl already had enough. It will be troubling for the poor girl to force her to speak up about a topic she desperately wants to forget. He himself is sure that the girl is not yet ready to talk about what happened to her in the past.

"Just by your expression, it's obvious that you're also concerned about my friend. So why not help me protect her?" Rachel said and waited for the man's answer

"Help you!? You can't even protect yourself and now you're trying to protect another person"

"That's why I'm asking you to help me. I don't care if I get hurt. I just want nothing bad to happen to her. I can't stand to see her be in that state again"

Rachel's eyes are filled with sorrow and worry. Remembering what happened to the both of them, make her tears fall down to her cheeks. It's the first time that the guy sees the girl cry. Since he doesn't know anything, all he could do is to listen to her sobbing and give her his shoulder to lean on, He sit beside her and give her the warmest hug. In young man's mind. he knows how hard it must have been for the two ladies, he know that they don't want to push the topic more further so he decided not to pry anymore unless they themselves decide to share it to him. For now, all he could do is to give his full support towards the two young ladies

"Just please, stay with her tomorrow. It's the time of the year so please don't ever leave her side" Rachel said while letting all her tears drench the man's shirt.