Maven of the Strings

Chapter Twenty-two

Arkin POV

I open my pc, holding the mouse and click to search in Google and Wikipedia about the Xeroderma Pigmentosum or XP and that was very rare. Ugh. My bad- A genetically disease. It was very sensitive, those have this disease are called Moonchild. My bad! I done bad to the Maven, I'm still in guilt. I wait 'til evening. As I respect, I have to go on her house to apologize. I don't know what to do, I don't know how to present. I wear my casuals and practicing how to present myself to the Maven and her parents. Hope that Nicolette was there too. I come in front of a mirror, doing things I have to do in apologizing. Talking to myself. Practicing phrases to be delivered. Doing right this, doing right that. Do I make it in front of them? Should I? Ugh!

Then that is, even it shamed. Even if the next side's full of anger to me. I will face them all. Telling what happen and if they filled themselves with rage and madness about the things have done. I will apologize. I will knelt if needed just to forgive me. I don't know what to do! I don't really know.

When all was set at the time. I arrive alone to the Maven's house using my Honda Fino. Hoping to meet her and apologize as I can. I really don't want to break our friendship. Now that I knew that she was suffering in XP. I know, maybe not now-either sooner or farther future. She will needs me.

It took about many minutes after I reached the house. I brought some barbeques for take home presents.

Hmm. What to do? What to do? I'm still guilt. I can't refresh myself.

The gate is closed but the door of the house is open. There's no doorbell so I have to call.

"Hello." I call for three times and the mother get out of the house, knowing who is calling. My heart beats fast and I'd been paralyzed after I saw her presence. She may be angry to me. But I came for this, it's the right things to happen.

"Good evening ma'am." I greet with bit nervous, holding the plastic bags of barbeques. She looks at me with no reaction. Then she open up the gate,

"Good evening son, come and enter the house. We had something to talk with." Then no pause, I enter the house. The father and Nicolette is at the Maven's bedroom.

The mother said, "Have a seat."

Then I give my presents, hot barbeques with its sauce.

After that I was sadly start conversation by this, "I'm sorry. I'm very sorry." I apologize. Waiting for the absolutions. It was about to drop my tears because of what happen, because of my deep guilt. I'm sincere in apologizing. Absolving my wrong moves.

The mother not yet spoken when Nicolette went out of the Maven's bedroom. Then she look at me, seriously and fierce.

"Hi Nicole." I morosely greet. Sad and shamed at the same time.

Nicolette went on a sofa, sitting beside the Maven's mother.

Madly talking to me. She said, "I don't know if I trust you more,"

"Keep calm, sweet heart." The Maven's mother said. I kept on listening.

"No auntie. I tell it to him that she brought your daughter before day and that very moment, he gave me a promise!" She still with her wrath. She's really angry.

"Sorry. I'm just blinded with happiness." Sadly answer. Looking down floor because of humiliations and shamed. I had no face to present to her.

"Blinded?" She is starting her madness again. Looking at me and shout, "That blindness leads on my best friend's sufferings!"

"I'm here to apologize. I really like her and I care of her. Indeed. Nicolette, auntie; I really like her. I'm telling this to tell that I really care for her." Revealing what's my feeling about the Maven-that I like her. And a moment of silence was come when the father came out of the room where the Maven is resting.