After she left Jane turned back to me, sighed and came back to continue hugging.
I stood there amazed for a moment, doesn't she understand what that woman meant?
As though she could read my thoughts, she added resting her head on my chest: "I don't care what she thinks, I needed this!"
.....
With Jane's lead, we finally arrived at their house.
"Come in!", The man came to open the door shortly after the series light knocks.
"You're both welcome!", he said as we walked in to the neatly decorated bungalow.
Mrs. Potter sat on the couch as she stared at us with a stiff expression.
"I know you must be tired, let me take you to your rooms.", the man said as he led us inside.
"I don't know what's happened to my wife; She said she was coming over to help you guys clear up and evacuate the house on time. She came back shortly after and has been acting like one who saw a ghost.", As he spoke, I saw a room obviously designed for children.
"You guys have a kid?", I asked to get rid of the conversation he was trying to bring up, so we don't end up in an akward silence.
"Not yet!", he replied with a slightly depressing tone as he finally came to a stop in front of a door.
"This is where you would be spending the night....", the man quickly added looking at Jane as he opened the door.
"As for you brave lad!", he said now looking at me.
"let me take you to your room!", he added.
"Don't worry about that Mr. Potter; he should stay here!", Jane said holding my arm.
On hearing this, the man looked at her, then at the hand that held mine.
"Oh... Uhmm, okay!", He replied short of words and then stared at the hall way for a moment, swallowing heavily then finally walked away.
"Really hope you know what you doing....", I added looking at Jane.
"I've never been one who cared about what people thought about. As long as I am happy let them think of whatever.", she added and pulled me into the room.
At the other end of the hall way was the spying Mr. Potter.
"Honey!", he rushed over to his wife.
"There's something about you that eases my nerves!", Jane said to me with a weird stare.
"I am not sure what's going on!", he said to his wife.
"Is that young boy Jane's...."
"It can't be!", The man spoke like one going nuts.
Seeing Jane looking like that, I quickly added: "I am going to take my bath!"
"You see it too!", the man's wife replied.
"Oh, that's why you've been acting strange!", he said with a realization.
"What happened when you went over?!", he asked.
"When I got back, I saw them.... hugging!", she replied.
I listened from the bathroom while standing under the shower.
"Wow, now she insisted they be in same room!", the man added.
"Really?!", the woman asked surprised.
"Even though, I was standing there, I too didn't believe the scene in front of me. It was like a dream!", the man added.
"What's wrong with that girl?!"
"Why does she always have weird choice of men?!"
"It's either a mentally deranged, way older, or one too young!", the woman spoke while the man remained silent.
"Does she not see herself, she's looking almost as old as I am.", the woman added.
"Why did she come back even?!", the man added.
"I knew she was going to end up in a bad place! But didn't expect her to be so shameless and come back!", she added.
"I wonder how her mom feels right now....", the woman said in a sad tone.
"She seems to not put it in mind... Just leaving her daughter to do what makes her happy…", he added.
"What a mother...", the woman said and broke down in tears.
"Sweetie!", the man said and made a few steps; seemingly to hug her.
"I don't know if I can be that good a mother!", she cried.
"No sweetie, you'll be a great mother!", the man comforted.
"No I won't! I can't take this.... Maybe that's why God doesn't want to give us children!", she cried some more.
"Here again with this god sh_t!", I muttered.
Just then, I heard the bathroom door handle move.
To be continued........
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