Chapter 14: My Friend

It's been 3 days since sensei teaches me and today is our fourth day.

This thing is killing me.

I feel so stress out.

I'm waiting for sensei, he said he's gonna be late for a few minutes. Our call time is usually 8AM, I look at the clock and it's already 8:30.

After another 30 minutes sensei arrives.

"Sorry for being late, I had to run some important errands first." That's the first thing he said to me.

"It's fine, sensei." I said.

"Oh right, ohayo, Zenah-san."

*(Ohayo= Good morning)*

"Ohayo, sensei."

"Today is your lucky day, we will have our class until lunch, after that you can do anything you want."

"May I know why?"

"I have to continue some errands again."

I just gave him a nod.

After that we started.

He didn't teach me anything today, we just reviewed anything we discussed for the past three days.

"That's it for today. I'm impressed Zenah, I didn't expect that you will learn everything in three days."

"Thank you, sensei." I said.

"Okay I should leave now."

"Shouldn't you stay for lunch, sensei?"

It took him a minute to answer. "I-I think that's a good idea, okay I'll stay for lunch."

"Let me just tell the maid to prepare the food." I said then I went to the kitchen and told the maid to prepare the food, if they can make it faster it will be great.

"I told them to make it faster, so don't worry, sensei."

"Thank you Zenah."

After a few minutes the maid told me that the food is ready.

"Let's eat, sensei."

We went to the dining area.

"Itadakimasu."

"Itadakimasu."

After we ate lunch sensei says goodbye then he went out.

"What should I do now?" I ask myself while stretching.

"Oh , where are you going?" Aunt Aimi asks me.

"I don't know either, aunt Aimi."

"Why don't you come with me later, let's pick up my daughter from school."

"Oh I would love that."

"For now, go to sleep, I will wake you up later."

"Thanks aunt Aimi."

Just like she said I went to sleep.

Hours later I heard Aunt Aimi's voice.

I open my eyes.

"Zenah-san, wake up, let's pick up my daughter."

"Oh, yeah."

I went up from bed then I got ready before we left.

"My daughter's school is a bit far away from your house so it will take us a few minutes to arrive there." Aunt Aimi said while she's driving.

"Is it far from your house also?" I ask.

"Yeah."

"Is it a private school?"

"Yeah. I don't want to enroll her on private school but Aki-san insisted it."

"Oh, I see."

Wait she calls mom Aki-san¬ that means they are close.

"Aunt Aimi you called mom Aki-san, that means you two are close?" I couldn't help to ask.

"Yes, me and Aki-san used to be best friends, because my late mother use to be their maid and mom would always take me to their house because no one will look for me in our house, but after she went to Cambridge for college we only became friends. When we met again, I'm at my lowest, I don't have any money, any place to go to, i lost everything, so your mom decided to help me. At first she wants me to be her personal assistant, but her mom didn't agree, her mom said that I'm not qualified to be her personal assistant, how can I be a personal assistant if I didn't even go to college. So she just said to her mom that I will be their maid, her mom agrees, after she and Haru got married she ask again to her mom if she could take me, luckily she said yes."

Wow.

"I didn't expect that would be nice like that."

"Oh, your mom is like God, she's so nice, caring, and generous."

I totally agree to aunt Aimi.

"Tell me more stories aunt Aimi, I want to hear more."

"Okay, okay. Hmm what should I tell you?"

I gave her some time to think.

"Oh I know what to tell you. But promise me first that you won't tell your parents you know about this and don't tell them who told you this."

I gave her a nod.

"Promise?"

This woman doesn't trust me.

"I promise."

"Okay. So here's the story. When me and your mom was in senior high school, we have this requirement , I think it's medical report, wherein every part of your body will be examined. After Aki got examined, the doctor told her that she will be having hard time on getting pregnant, but Aki didn't pay attention to what the doctor said. She only realized that she's wrong when they were trying on getting a baby. Her pregnancy is miracle, the doctor didn't lie to them she said that it's impossible for the baby to get out, they expected that she will have miscarriage, even if everybody expect it it's still painful. Some people says that she nearly got depress, but no she's so depressed. She won't eat, she won't talk to anyone even on her husband. Then there's Em-em, she's the one who took care of her, I feel very bad at that time because I was her friend but I couldn't do anything. Having me as your maid is like an honor Zenah." She looks at me.

I-i don't know what to say.

"I'm speechless Aimi-san." I said.

Yes I called her Aimi-san.

She looks at me.

"Shocked?" then I laugh.

"So you finally called me Aimi-san." She's raising her eyebrows.

I just laugh.

After a few minutes we arrived at the school.

"You are not allowed to get out from the car, people might see you. Let's just wait for my daughter."

We didn't wait for that long for her daughter.

"How's school?" Aimi-san asks her daughter.

"Nothing changed, stressful as ever."

That when she notices me.

"Oh right, this is Zenah, Zenah this is Aikasora, my daughter."

"Hi, I'm Zenah, nice meeting you."

"Hi Zenah, I'm Aikasora just call me Aika, nice meeting you also."

She shake hands.

"Okay before we go home let's grab some snack first."

Aimi¬-san said.

"Okay."

"Sure."

"Zenah, I forgot to tell you your mom and dad gave me permission to come along with me."

"That's nice to know, thank you Aimi-IsanI."

"You two seems close huh."

"Does that making you jealous?" Aimi-san jokingly asks Aika.

"No! why would I?"

After we got some snacks we headed back home.

Aika will stay in our house for now. Aimi-san usually sleep in our house but tonight until tomorrow she will have her day-off.

"You play together, we will leave after dinner Aika."

"Yes mom."

We played together and I can tell that in hours of playing we became friends.

Aika is a nice person, just like her mom.

After dinner they went home.