After the evening of revelation, we couldn't eat dinner peacefully because of Zoe's truth of life.
My mother didn't speak up for a while. In my opinion, she's disappointed in Zoe. She doesn't expect that kind of situation last Saturday.
Well, I didn't expect it, I just want to help Zoe. However, my mother didn't let her go home, she has been asked to sleep at our house.
She slept in the visitor's room, and she accepted it. An urgent meeting came, and they announced that we don't have classes on Monday.
She's still here, “Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?” I murmured. She looked at me with her unusual stares.
“What's that? I mean—never mind, Uhm, I don't like to eat, I lost my appetite,” she answered. All of a sudden, my father came home from his work.
“Oh, who is this beautiful lady? Is she your girlfriend?” I smiled, while Zoe is looking at the ground.
“Good morning, Dad! I thought you will be home on Thursday?” I said with my left eyebrow raised.
Zoe stood up immediately, and she fixed herself. She cleared her throat before she began to speak.
“Uhm, hi, Mr. McKenzie! I'm Zoe Amethyst Riego, I'm your son's classmate, nice to meet you!” she greeted my father. My father smiled as a response to her greetings.
“I know you, you're the lady that my son's been telling me the whole time, he's so proud of you, and he couldn't stop to tell a story about you,” my father uttered.
“Uhm, I'm sorry for getting inside your house without your permission,” Zoe added. My father just giggles.
“It's okay, since my wife gave you permission, it's fine with me, you don't have to worry about it.” I feel like my cheeks are burning because of this situation, my father already met my lady.
“I noticed your bruises on your body, what happened to you?” Zoe looked at me with widened eyes. I came back to normal.
“Uhm, I'm sorry, Mr. McKenzie, I'm not comfortable being the topic of our conversation, I'm sending my deepest apologies,” she's back in glaring at the ground.
“Okay, I understand, by the way, I need to clean myself, please, excuse me,” he murmured. We both nodded to him.
After a minute, my father disappeared from our vision. I sat beside her and gave her some glances.
She's so gorgeous, even though she had these bruises, those bruises can't remove her beautiful looks.
“I want to go home, my parents will search for me, and I'm sure with that thoughts.” I gasped when she said those words.
“It's dangerous, can't you see? They were abusing you, I'm will not be surprised if those bruises are not enough for them!” I exclaimed.
As a matter of fact, we couldn't control their mind, it's not impossible that they will do some horrible things.
“They are still my parents, although, they're hurting, I shouldn't focus on that things.” I sighed because of disbelief.
Personally, I am not mad about it, but she will receive maltreatment from her adoptive parents.
I lean my back on the couch, she sighed, “I have no choice, but to come home to our house, Harvey, I'm so sorry, I want to stay here, but I feel ashamed for myself because I'm staying here at your house.”
Maybe, she's not comfortable in here because she thinks that my mother was already disliked her.
I hold her hand and squeeze it gently like a softball. She's having a soft, and smooth palm.
She rests her head over my shoulder, I smiled because of her actions. It's making me feel like there's a butterfly in my stomach, and my heart is skipping a beat.
I can feel her heavy breath and let it out slowly. I couldn't help myself but I gently squeeze her hand.
“Hmm...” She's giving me some goosebumps because of indescribable feelings, she whispers, “Harvey...” My heart is beating fast, and a little smile was appearing on my lips.
“Yes?” I responded. She shook her head, “I just want to call you by your name, I can't remember the day that I called you, can you recall it?” she asked.
She's right, I can't remember the times that she said my name, as a matter of fact, she doesn't like to call me by my name.
However, her voice is like music for my ear, and a beautiful beat for my heart.
“It seems like, there's nothing you can recall because since the day that I met you, do I say your name? No? Maybe? I don't know.” I put my arm around her waist.
She's playing with my left hand, while my right arm is pulling her closer to me. I like her, I really like her.
I kissed her forehead, she likes it. From my vision, she closed her eyes, and she intertwined our fingers.
I decided to scan her face, from my perspective, I can only see her side profile, so it means, her facial features are limited from my sight.
However, her facial features were still perfect when it comes to my eyes.
I gasped, she caught me while looking at her face, “A-Ahm, sorry for s-staring at your f-face.” Sheez quit stuttering! Why am I stuttering? She smiles, although her eyes were welled up in tears.
She's crying again, “Shh, everything will be alright, okay? I'm here, you can cry, don't be afraid to tell me, I mean always here beside you,” I murmured.
“Don't worry, I will help you with everything, just tell me, so I can decide or do what is the best for you, Zoe.” I hug her.
For this time, all I can offer to her is my warm hugs, and kisses as a sign of respect, love, and support.
However, these small things can have a great impact on her health, maybe, I can ease her darkest feeling.
She looked at me, “Please, let me go home, and stay here, don't be upset too much, I'm fine, as promised, I will go to school just to make sure that I'm going to be fine.”
I slumped my shoulder, and my lips pressed together into a thin line.
“Promise, we will meet again,” she stated.