Chapter 12

My phone vibrated, and there was an incoming message from Garvi. I ignored the incoming message while rolling my eyes. Continuing to drink watermelon juice was much more refreshing than reading messages from the former anathema. Not long after I ignored the incoming message from Garvi, he called and I lazily took the phone and rejected the call. I'd better help Mother clear the dining table. Because Agha is busy helping Zeina create reels content with the help of Nareswara as a cameraman.

By the way, the false eyelashes that Zeina was wearing have been successfully removed by Nareswara and that makes us feel relieved.

"Yesterday Aunt Myung Hee called Mom, she said she was leaving Nareswara with Mom and Dad. Even though Nareswara is already a teen, the child still needs parental supervision." Mother told me when I helped Mother put the dishes that had been washed into the dish rack.

"Mom will often tell him to come here and eat with our family every day from breakfast to dinner. Mom will also prepare provisions for him too. So, I hope you understand because he lives here alone even though he has a household assistant. But still, he needs us more as a family."

For some reason, when Mother said that, I felt that Mother caught my attitude of objecting to Nareswara. Mother didn't need to bother with this because Aunt Myung Hee also just told her to leave Nareswara with her. Not raising Nareswara by feeding him. It's not that I'm stingy, but I think Mother is too much.

"What is this? Garvi doesn't know himself," shouted Agha from the living room which was heard in the kitchen. The sound was so low that it could be heard in the kitchen.

Wait,

I quickly ran out of the kitchen, causing Mother to shake her head slowly. Hearing Garvi's name mentioned by Agha made my blood boil, especially as Agha's screams sounded disapproving.

"What? So, they were dating and Garvi cheated on her and then they broke up," Nareswara asked Agha. Questions that sound like repeating a story.

It seems that Agha told Nareswara about the truth that I wanted to hide from Nareswara. So, what will I do now? Looks like I'll have to go to my room and dodge again. But I'm not sure Agha will let me hide in the room. He will get angry about Garvi.

"Why did he give you hibiscus flowers," Agha's voice sounded very annoyed.

My body felt like it had been hit by the wind when Mother ran into the living room still wearing dishwashing gloves.

"WHAT DOES THE SHOE FLOWER MEAN?" Mother shouted and Mother's scream made Father who was in the room immediately come out.

My father looked at me questioningly while I made a stupid face with my feet feeling glued. I couldn't move because I didn't want to tell Nareswara everything. I'm sure that guy won't accept it and will look for Garvi and then... ah, I can't think about it.

"Sis, that... Mother, Agha, and Nareswara, their faces are really scary." I blinked my eyes in a daze when Zeina approached me and instead of immediately going to the living room, I instead fell silent with my lips parted in surprise. I don't know what surprised me, it's just that I was curious about what happened.

"Is Garvi here?" That was my father's voice and not mine because I was transforming into a three-dimensional statue.

Zeina shook her head. "Garvi gave a return gift to Naya in the form of a bouquet of hibiscus flowers."

Father's feet immediately stepped into the living room and left me still a statue with Zeina who grabbed my left wrist to come into the living room too.

What accompanying song is suitable for me at the moment? Everyone looked at me with a look of pity, which didn't match what Zeina had said earlier. I didn't see an angry aura in them, I looked at their eyes in turn, yes there was indeed an angry aura hidden there. I feel like I want to cry now. Not crying for Garvi, but crying for myself because people who love me look this sad. Except for Nareswara, I don't know whether this guy loves me like a friend and neighbor or just hates me and hides his anger in the deepest part of his heart.

"Naya gave Garvi a mirror as a gift to make her aware of herself but what is this? Garvi gave her hibiscus flowers? Naya's favorite flower!" Agha exploded again and the hibiscus flower was thrown onto the granite floor by Zeina until the pistils of the flower flew and then scattered on the floor. My heart was so broken when I saw the hibiscus flowers end up on the floor and my brain remembered the poem that Garvi wrote in that book.

Father squatted down and took the flower then stood up and gave the flower to me. My hand reached out to receive this bouquet of hibiscus flowers. I looked at this hibiscus flower with a broken heart. What is the purpose of Garvi giving these flowers? Does he want to improve our relationship to be as good as before or is he teasing me back? Is this what Garvi felt yesterday when I gave him a mirror as a gift? Crumble.

"This flower is for Naya, so let her decide what to do with this flower and no one else has the right to smash this flower," Father said and I felt like I wanted to rush into Father's arms.

Mother didn't seem to accept it and said, "My daughter is too perfect for Garvi so this is the best for their relationship." My mother pulled my body and we hugged. Mother's hugs always feel warm. It was as if the Mother stored sunlight in her body so it felt warm and calming.

"This is just a bouquet of hibiscus flowers from Garvi, why are you overreacting like this?" Zeina said and Zeina's chatter made Mother let go of her hug.

We all looked at Zeina and what Zeina said was true. Why are we overreacting like this? It's also up to Garvi what gift you want to give him. "Besides, Naya was the one who first gave him a mirror as a gift on the pretext of letting Garvi look in the mirror. Now just him giving her Hibiscus flowers in return is better than not giving anything."

"I know, you must be angry because Garvi cheated on you. I'm the same way but not about this Hibiscus flower."

Why is my little sister, who is still in junior high school, so wise? I looked at the bouquet of Hibiscus flowers that I was hugging, then looked back at Zeina who was standing casually near my father. She looks a lot like her father. Her face and character are the same as her father's. Their faces are beautifully printed with a calming demeanor. Even their way of speaking is similar.

"What Zeina said is true!" concluded my father patting my shoulder lightly and then entering the family room.

Zeina, who was cleaning equipment for live broadcasts on social media, spoke again. "I don't understand Mom, Agha, and Nares, why are you angry? Even though Naya and Naya got Hibiscus flowers, they don't seem to mind."

"We are angry because he still dares to give Naya flowers after cheating on her and their relationship ended." Mother's tone rose halfway up then followed Father into the family room.

"When will you get a promotion so that the Garvi family doesn't oppress our family? I can't accept my daughter being needed like this!"

Our ears heard the sound of Mother sulking at Father. After that, we didn't hear anything because the bedroom door was closed loudly.

"Who knows, Garvi might want to get back with Naya!"

"NO!" I shouted Agha and Nareswara in unison very loudly.

Meanwhile, Agha grabbed the bouquet of Hibiscus flowers that I was hugging and took them into the living room. I don't know what to do with the shoe flower.

I just realized that Nareswara was looking at me full of guidance and disappointment. I gulped as he grabbed my arm to follow him out of the house.

It feels like it's gone. Nareswara shouldn't have found out so quickly because the conflict between me and Garvi had not yet subsided. Especially, Mother hates Garvi's family now.

"Tell me!"

My breath was rumbling when Nareswara's eyes looked at me filled with darkness like this.

Where should I start to tell the story? Ah, Nareswara makes me want to cry with that look.