#Chapter6

THE PAST-02

When we decided to go back insidewe found Jordan with a knitted eyebrows while still holding my phone.

"What?" I asked eyeing his movements.

"Check your phone." was all he said.

"Why?"

"Just check your phone." I picked up my phone and checked it... then I saw 5 missed calls and 1 answered call. It was from my dearest brother and the call was from my mom.

I wanted to ask Jordan if what was my mom told himbut I found him talking to Gelo in one of the corners of the room tapping Gelo's shoulder.

-'maybe he's apologizing'-

SoI just take my seat on the nearest armchair and return the call to my mother. She picked up the call after 3 rings.

"Himom." I greet her before she can say anything.

"Arriana Angela!" but to my surpriseit's not my mom but my brother Danielwho's sounded pissed.

"Oh..hibro." I bite my bottom lip.

"Don't you dare 'bro meRian! What's gotten in you? We're calling you for almost 1 and a half hour! Where have you been? Why aren't you answering your damned phone?"

I put my phone further from my right ear because of my brother's high pitched tone.

"Hey... just one question at a timebrother. First of allI'm at the schoolsecond... I was in the middle of our make up class so I can't answer your call. I'm sorryokay?"

"Makeup classRian? At this point of hour? It's 6:15 pm. And who's that Jordan who answered your phone?"

"Jordan is my classmate. I told him to answer my phone when I used to go to the bathroom." I rolled my eyes.

"Wow! What a really nice excuse. What else do you have?"

"My phone was on silent mode."

"My Godso stubborn!"

I can imagine him tapping his forehead like he always does whenever he's really pissed at me and he doesn't know what to do next... or what to say next.

When I glanced back to Jordan and Gelothey have both an amused expression and raised eyebrows. You know why? Because they knew that I was just lying. I lied when I told my brother that I was in a make up class. No one in my family knows about me being a band member and especially the vocalist of the band. And these two boys herealso knows about my secret.

Why do I have to keep this from my family? Because they don't want me to join any activities at school which is not related to my course as a journalism student. They believed that I may not and can't use it in the future. That's why I never told them every practice that my group were doing after class.

I don't want them to know this activity because for surethey would just force me to stop and follow what they had instructed me to do.

Who knows what my future might be? As a journalism studentmaybe I can be a reporteran anchor or a writer. And since my passion is singing and I love musicwho knows I can also be a singer someday... or have my own school for voice lessonsor an entrepreneur that sells musical items such as guitarpianoand etc.

What my point is that we don't know what might happen in the future... we only leave ones..why don't we enjoy what we have today... as long as we're not abusing it. It's our future...my future.

"What do you want? Why did you call and why mom's phone is with you?" now my turn to bombarded him my questions.

"They were both in the office."

They both have an extension office at home including my brotherwhere they usually sent their visitor whenever it regards to business.

"How about your phone? Why aren't you using your own phone?

"Because I knowlittle sis... that you wouldn't pick up your phone when you noticed that I was the one calling."

-'nice excuse big brother.'-

"Okay. Soback to the topic. What do you want and why did you call?"

"You need to get back home right nowRian." he suddenly became serious.

"What? Why? Is there something wrong happened?" I started to panic inside.

" No. No. It's not that. We need to have a family meeting." I let out a sigh of relief.

"Ohh...family meeting." I repeat. This timeI don't know why but I do feel nervous. The last time we had a family meeting was about our grandfather's health condition. "Sowhat's with the family meeting this time?"

"I'm not in a place to tell you what's this meeting is all about. I just want to tell you that this is for your future and for our family's future."

"Daniwhat are you talking about? What's happening? I'm becoming nervous right now." I told him honestly.

"Ohdon't besis. Just go home and mom and dad will tell you the details."

"O-Okay."

"Rian pleasedon't overthink about it. Take careokay? I love you."

"I love you."

With thathe ended our call. I stayed on my seat for a moment still in dazed.

"What's with the call?" Gelo asked me while taking his sit on the other armchair in my left side. And Jordan just remained standing.

"Family meeting?" it sounded a question instead of a statement.

"WellI think you should go now." I looked up at Jordan. "It might be important because he...your brother... wouldn't threaten to kill me when I was the one who answered your phone.”

"He did that?" my eyes widen with what I heard. I can't believe my brother did that stupid low threat.

"Yup. I told you to bring your phone."

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay." he just shrugged his shoulders.

"No...I mean I'm sorry for my brother's attitude. He's just so overprotective sometimes. You know..."

"Nah... don't worryI'll have to say I'll do the same if I was on his position."

"What do you mean?"

"Wellhaving such a sister so stubborn like youfor sure I'll do the same...or more thanOuch!"

I punched his shoulder.

"You're so mean!" I told him while pouting.

They just laugh at me.

"See? That's what I'm talking about."

I stood up and rolled my eyes on them.

"I think I have to goguys. Please just tell Eric that I can't wait for him. I really needed to go home." Eric is one of our bandmates.

"Take care. We'll just explain it to him." said Gelo while handing me my bag.

"Thank youguys. Bye."