My Star From Another Star

8 - No escape

"Woah! This is your house", she looked at my house with eyes wide opened.

"Yeah", I cleared my throat. "Let's go."

"Ohh! My son is back", my mom came running but stopped once she saw Ha-Neul.

"Eomma!", I hugged her.

"My son. Did you miss me?", she smiled.

"Every second", I said.

"Aww. Are you eating well? Are you sleeping well? I have so much to talk to you", she cupped my cheeks.

"Eomma", I hugged her again. It's been almost 1 year since I last saw her.

"Who is this girl?", she asked looking at Ha-Neul.

"Annyeonghaseyo. I am Ha-Neul. Nice to meet you", she greeted my mother by bowing her head.

"What's your relationship with my son?", my mom asked.

"I am his friend", she said.

"Girlfriend", I corrected immediately.

"Girlfriend? You never told me you had one", my mom raised her brow.

"Ahh- uhm- I wanted to make you both meet in person", I said with a fake smile.

"Hmm. So how did you both meet?", mom questioned her.

Shit! I should have prepared her for all the questions mom can possibly ask.

"Ahh darling. I am feeling so tired", she came to me and entwined her arms with mine, resting her head on my shoulders.

"Uh. It was a long drive to Seoul. She is tired. Where is dad?", I tried to change the topic.

"He is upstairs in his room. So Ha-Neul what do you do?", mom started questioning her again.

Ha-Neul started rubbing her forehead as if she is about to faint. How do aliens know acting?

"Eomma. I think she needs rest. Let's go sweetie", I quickly left the drawing room with Ha-Neul.

Once we reached my room, she sighed heavily and left my arms.

"Your mom should be an inspector", she said.

"She was an inspector", I told honestly.

"Woah! Oh yeah. Why did you call me your girlfriend?", she asked.

"Didn't I tell you? You have to act as my lover", I crossed my arms.

"Oh my! I almost forgot that by seeing your mother. She looked at me as if she would kill me", she placed her hand on her heart.

"She would have killed you if you told her you are my friend", I tsked.

"But why?", she crossed her arms curiously.

"She is not that open minded to let a just friend stay at my house with me", I stressed on 'just friend'.

"But she is open minded to let a girlfriend stay with you", she laughed.

"Yeah obviously. If she knows we have a relationship why would she interfere. But if you tell her you are just my friend then she would doubt your intentions", I explained.

"You know what. This is beyond my understanding. I can't understand what are your trying to say", she simply blinked her eyes.

"You don't need to understand. Just pretend you are my girlfriend", I left a deep sigh.

"Then do we have to do everything a girlfriend boyfriend do?", she gulped the saliva in her throat.

I stared at her without blinking.