I immediately quietened down. Huh, that was free food there! Also, I didn’t want to talk since this day was truly tiring. I was drained. Another thing, the driver might get irritated, I didn’t want to be dropped to nowhere since it was already dark. I was definitely sure that if someone tried to hurt us, I would be the one to fight, not Tyrone. Pwe!
When I opened my eyes, my head was leaning on Tyrone’s shoulder. While Tyrone, his head was over mine. How sweet of us! I suddenly lifted my head causing his to bump into mine.
“Ouch!” We both exclaimed, not bothering to argue anymore and just let him pay the driver. The two of us were sleepy.
I directly walked to my house. I couldn’t hold up anymore…
“Alzeah.”
I slowly faced Tyrone, I was really sleepy. “Oh?”
He handed me something and left. I keyed open the door and went in. Mommy was asleep on the sofa while holding her laptop.
I woke her up. “My, sleep upstairs. Wait for Daddy there.”
She just nodded, turned off her laptop and ascended. Why was mom so sleepy? And wait, why was her eyes puffy?
“Did you cry?” I asked her.
She tried to smiled but because she was my mom, I knew that she was lying. “No, I’m just tired.”
Tired?! She was just inside the house and then she was tired?! Infairness, it was tiring to wash the clothes, clean the house and cook. I was not being sarcastic, FYI. She chose to work at home so she could do her responsibilities as a mother. It was tiring to work and be a mom at the same time. However, I was still not convinced that she didn’t cry.
But even though I did not believe her, I still nodded. “Mommy, from now on I’d be home late.”
“Why?” She asked while fixing her things.
“Because my adviser assigned me to tutor…”
“WHAT?! Will they pay you?!”
“Mommy, Tyrone is my tutee…”
“Oh, is that it? Okay. That’s good since you two will come home together.”
Mommy went upstairs. Of course, she was at the second floor since I am the one at the third. Wow, Tyrone was really powerful on my parents. If it was Tyrone, they’d agree immediately. Eh, they really trust the Dela Cruz Family so much.
After reaching my room, I looked at the thing that Tyrone gave me.
Goddammit, strepsils?!
Suddenly, someone texted me…
From: +6392712…
Message: Just in case your throat become sore with too much shouting. - Tyrone
Wait, how did he know my number?