"Psst." I turned to him.

"Didn't they invite you yesterday?" Ivo asked me. He's my seatmate.

"Yes. But I did not come. There's an emergency. " I remember what happened at the hospital last night again.

"Ah, okay. That's good." He smiled. I don't know if I can trust him. I just smiled too.

The day ended with only performance tasks and everyone is exhausted. I wanna go home. I want to see him again. Please don't tell me I'm still dreaming. 

"Wait." I almost collided with someone.

"Why didn't you come last night?" Sharon said. She's one of my classmate, and Ivo's girlfriend.

"uhm, Sharon, there is an emergency at home so I can't."

"Shouldn't you reply?!" she said loudly that makes other students look at us. She's angry by looking her. 

"oh gosh, you startled me."

She cleared her throat, "I waited for you, you know. This is the first time you said yes to our invitation. I can't believe you ditched us." 

What am I hearing? Why do I feel like we're in a relationship? 

"Ah .. you know, uhm, sorry." It is true that there is an emergency.

Geez. I don't even know why you two were in a relationship. "I'm leaving, bye." I really need to go home.

"SADIE!" someone shouted my name. I think he came from our room at the fourth floor and chased me. "Wait a minute. You left your math notebook! "

He looks exhausted from running, carrying his backpack. 

"Thank you, Ivo."

Sharon wrapped her arms on his arms. "Are you done, Ivo? Let's go home together." Sharon said. My goodness, I don't want to hear cheesy words.

I took a bus going home, and when I reached our house, I took a deep breath and slap my cheeks. "Ouch. That hurts." 

"What are you doing in front of the gate?" He said when he opened the gate. 

I stood still. "Dad..."

He went outside and opened the shop, which is only beside our house. I followed him. "You're early, don't have plans today?"

I'm not dreaming. This is true. This is really weird, and I love it.

"Dad. I want to work."

"Huh? Why? I have a good income from repairing vehicles. You are still a minor. I will be imprisoned for doing that."

"Still, I want to work. Please, retire, or make me your apprentice."

"What can you do anyway?"

I was silent. "err, teach me how to repair motors. I can do that."

"Go home, have a snack first. I made a pancake. You're hungry, right?"

"Dad! Please retire.... "

"Retire my ass. Do you want milk? Or juice? I made one too, check the refrigerator."

"I will apply as a maid."

He took off his apron and threw it to me which surprised me.

"If you apply like that, I will sue you away. Ah no. I will disown you." 

"Dad. It's not like that." 

"I make money for you and your sister, to make your life easier. As long as I live, I will support my family. I would rather suffer than see you suffer." I'm speechless. He's right. 

"Are you done? Can I come in? My bike is broken." A customer went in. 

"I will get in and eat." I returned his dirty apron to him.

The next day, during lunch break, I talked to a schoolmate of mine. We're both juniors. Unluckily, she's from the other class. 

"Do you know any job?" I asked.

"Online business? Reseller?"

I wrote her suggestions. "what else?"

Why am I doing this you may ask. I want to help. I want to do something to make dad better. I will stop whatever pain he's experiencing. We will check up every week if necessary.

Even while in class, that was still on my mind. It seems like it's hard to get through such jobs.

"What are you thinking of, Sadie?" I'm really worried about this person. His face gets closer to mine. Damn it. He's like that, always.

But I don't mind. Coz he's not my type anyway. I mean, he looks good but, I don't really feel any spark. Or am I not straight?

"What are you writing? Let me see." He took my notebook.

"Work?" he asked.

"Do you know anything? For a minor like me? "

"none."

"Wow, thank you." I thought he have something to suggest. He just smiled. 

The mechanic is really my choice. He has to pass it on to me.

The day is over again, I have to go home early.

"Hey cleaners." He pointed to the bulletin board.

"Is that so?" I scratched my head so hard.

"Santos, your sister is in downstairs. Oh, are you one of the cleaners? " said by our class rep.

"Anyway she said she'll wait for you." she left the room.

"Thank you." I swept the floor and arranged the chairs. 

"I'm done. I'll go home now." I smiled at them. But their response was strange. They look at each other.

That's weird. 

I left the room and saw Ivo. "Oh? I thought you go home? " I asked him. 

"Ah. I have club activity today. Let's go?"

We walked down the building together. "Sadie!" she waved her hand. It's my sister.

"Go home safe, Ivo. I will go with my sister." He said goodbye to me.

We just walked quietly until we passed a famous convience store.

"Do you like ice cream?" she asked.

She really knows my interests. "your treat, right?"

We went in and went straight to the counter to buy ice cream. The smell of the store is delicious. There were no people, and it was very cold.

We sat on the bench and ate the ice cream that was so big.

"Jae misses you." She says.

"Really? How's my cutie nephew? Please tell him I miss him too." This sister of mine married early.

"Why don't you come to our house and visit me and my family? What a wicked sibling!" 

"Sorry, sorry. I will, only weekend, okay?"

She nods. "The reason why I wanted to meet you, I want to tell you something."

She locked me with her gaze. "I need a babysitter for Jae." She held my right hand. 

I licked my ice cream, "When should I start?"