Chapter 12: First Night In My Room

"It's already dark outside when we got home.

We found dad sitting on the living room with his laptop and tea.

"You're back."

"Tadaima." We said.

*(Translation to English= We're home.)*

"Okaerinasai." Dad said. "Did you enjoy your date?"

*(Translation to English= Welcome back home)*

"Yes." I answered.

"That's good. Next time we three should go on a date."

"Oh, I love that, can't wait."

Dad chuckled.

"Hina, get this bags and put it on Zenah's bedroom." Mom ordered the maid.

The maid immediately gets the paper bag consist of the phone and laptop then she went up to my room.

"I'm gonna change my clothes dad."

"Yeah sure go ahead."

Then I went upstairs to change my clothes.

When I went down, I saw mom and dad watching news.

"The Japanese multimillionaire couple, Mr. and Mrs. Iekami, announces that they will establish another business. Wow that's a great news. Advace congratulations to the couple."

Is that what mom and dad busy working on lately?

Mom saw me standing so she calls me.

"Zenah, come and sit here." She pats the sofa.

I was about to sit but she pulled me oh her lap.

"It's better sitting on my lap."

"Yeah, it's better, proven and tested." Dad said and winks at mom.

Mom gave dad a deadly glare.

Dad laughs. "Just kidding."

We continued to watch news.

"Ma'am, sir, the food is ready." The maid said.

"Okay, thank you. Come on, let's eat."

"Itadakimasu."

*(Translation to English= Let's eat or it can also mean thank you for the food.)*

Up until now I still don't know how to use chopsticks, so I always use spoon and fork.

"Zenah, tomorrow someone will come here and teach you the other things. That includes how to use chopsticks, how to dress properly, how to sit in front of other professional people, all of that kind of stuffs." Dad said.

That's when my nightmare will begin. I have to accept the reality that my parents are not an ordinary people. And as their daughter, I need to look good in front of others, I need to be perfect, I need people to look up to me just like my parent. I'm not just an ordinary girl with ordinary parents living with ordinary life, but I am a daughter of multimillionaire couple and I need to look respectable in front of others, I'm not living with ordinary life but with an extraordinary life.

"Wait, that's tomorrow? I thought tomorrow is the day we will announce about Zenah?" Mom reacts so fast.

"Why would you present her to other people if she's not ready yet? We won't present Zenah to others until she's not prepared." Dad answers.

"Let's talk later." Mom said and continues to eat her food.

What? The atmosphere changed.

After we ate dinner, I go up to my room and continued to watch the anime I'm watching earlier.

After few hours, someone knocks at my door.

I open it.

It was mom.

"Oh, mom."

"Hi, darling, uhm is it okay if you sleep here now?"

"Yeah, it's fine."

"Okay, I'll call Aimi, she will accompany you here."

"No mom it's okay."

"We don't want you to stay alone here in your bedroom."

They're concern.

"Is that so? Okay. I'll come with mom, I will say good night to daddy."

"Come on."

Dad is sitting on the edge of the bed, when we enters the room he look to us with his brows frowning, but when he saw me he changed his expression, he smiled.

"Zenah." He walks up to me.

"I came to say good night, dad."

"Oh, I see." He lifts me up.

"Good night, dad. Love you." And kisses his cheeks.

"Good night, love you too." He kisses me back and hugs me tightly.

"Okay it's my turn." Mom said and took me from dad.

"Good night, Zenah. I love you." Mom said and kisses me also.

"Good night mom. Love you too." Kisses her back.

She puts me down.

"I'll go now." I said

"Yeah."

"Okay, I'll call Aimi to your room." Mom said.

Then I left their room and went back to my room.

While waiting for Aunt Aimi, I decided to take a shower and brush my teeth.

While showering I heard a knock on my door.

"Zenah." It was Aunt Aimi.

"Come in aunt Aimi, I'm here at the bathroom."

"Okay I'll wait for you here."

After I took a shower I saw aunt Aimi sitting on the chair.

"You're done?"

"Yes."

"Wait for me here, I will go get some the futon."

*(Futon is a traditional Japanese bedding. It consist of mattress and duvet)*

"For whom?"

"Me."

"We can share the bed." I said.

"Well, maids don't share beds with their masters."

"I don't see you as a maid, I see you as a friend."

Silence filled the room.

"Come on, aunt Aimi let's sleep in my bed. If you insist on sleeping on the floor I will also sleep on the floor."

"Zenah."

I smirks.

"Well, what can I do?"

"So in the end I won." I whispered.

We lay down to the bed.

The bed is so smooth.

It's my first time sleeping here.

"Do you like bedtime stories to make you fall asleep, Zenah?"

"No thanks, I'm fine. I'm not used on bedtime stories so I don't think it'll help me."

"Is that so? Okay then, let's just sleep."

Aunt Aimi get up from bed to turn off the lights.

After hours of laying on bed, I can't fall sleep.

"Can't sleep?" Aunt Aimi asks.

"Yeah." I answers.

Aunt Aimi chuckled.

"Oh wait I remember, mom bought me phone .Can you please teach me how to use it?"

"I would love that but tomorrow someone will come here and teach you things, I'm afraid to do something without Aki's permission, and it's late I don't think they are still awake. Sorry Zenah."

"You're right. Don't be sorry." I said.

'Why don't I tell you bedtime story?"

"Can I be honest?"

Aunt Aimi nodded.

"To tell you the truth, I don't like bedtime stories because they sucks, full of lies, exaggerated, and it's very far from reality."

"Then, should I tell you a real story instead?"

"I like that more."

Then she started talking about her daughter, how beautiful she is, how she defends herself from big guys, and how respectful she is.

I want to be her friend.

I want a friend like her.

I feel like I'm safe when I'm with her.