You can drop the pretense

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Aunty Cahya's bedroom was a mismatch of all sorts of comfy and homely décors. She had murals and paintings hung on the wall along with totems and even a dreamcatcher.

Her bed was one of those iron spring beds with lots of pillows. The bedding was fluffy and lush. It looked like something one could sink into easily.

There was a two-seater chair filled with washed clothes by one of the windows, a huge three-door wardrobe, and a six-foot mirror stand. Even though the room wasn't big, it had everything someone as simple as Aunty Cahya would need.

Not waiting to be told, Eshin went to the two-seater couch, scooped up the clothes from the spot he wanted to settle in, and heaped them on the clothes on the other side of the chair. He then sat down.

"I am all ears." Aunty Cahya said as she sat on her bed and covered her legs with her huge, white duvet.