SPACE between Us

Chapter 3

{Credited to @OffGun2019 as this is their review that I have asked to translate it into English. Sorry for any mistranslation peeps. The words in italic are those words from the novel.}

Chapter 3

King comes home and soon embraces his mother. But her mother asks him to let her go and give her the cake.

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"I'm back."

I yelled as I walk into the house and ran to hug my mother. "Let me go, I want to eat the cake."

Mom are you not interested in King!

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King soon questions that she doesn't want to know about him, that in fact she just wanted the cake and sits on the sofa. Her mother says that the cake is delicious, of great texture and then lets out one:

"I'm aware that my son has several fans."

"Huh, yes, they are all handsome." He responds and laughs when he realizes that his sister told his mother about the photo. And that his mother is provoking him, because she knows all the boys in the photo.

His mother says: "Good, so I will receive several dowries in cash and with that money I will buy several cakes, sweets etc."

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"I heard that there were 6 fans."

"Huh? Oh yes, they are all handsome." I responded while laughing. Did my sister really tell my mother about the photo? My family know all of the guys in the picture but acted as if they didn't know them because they wanted to tease me.

"Good then. I would get a lot of dowries. Once I received the money, I will buy all the cakes. Buy pudding too. And also papaya salad... "

"It is all because of the beauty of the King." I teased while gently stroking my hair like what the models do.

"Narcissist like your father." How could my mother said like that... I should report this to my father....My father that is laying in the garage. Poor guy.

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King says that all this is because he is very handsome. His mother soon replies that he is very narcissistic and must have taken it from his father. Which reminds him of his poor father having to sleep hidden in the garage.

King says he'll go to his secret base first, since he hasn't been home in a while and probably needs to be cleaned up. His mother soon warns him that he must not be past 9 pm or she will feel very lonely. King says it won't be long and it's still 5 pm. And then he thinks he doesn't know if he feels sorry for his mother feeling lonely or feels sorry for his father sleeping in the car.

He goes to his secret base that is at the back of his house, it is nothing very elaborate, nor like those of movies or the rich man's house. It is just a small hut, with glass windows, from which it was possible to admire the surrounding nature. King thinks he likes that feeling of waking up and seeing nature, that he doesn't like waking up and looking at a concrete wall.

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My secret base is at the back of the house. It's not a safe house like in the action movie or in the house of a rich man. It's just a small hut with large windows around it. I like to look outside and see nature. When I wake up and see those things, it is so comfortable. I dislike the feeling of waking up and seeing cement wall. It feels like I'm imprisoned. Because of this the bedroom in my condo is surrounded by glass windows and plants.

Will the plant compete with each other for sunlight? Don't worry! I didn't sleep in the room... I slept on the balcony. It is a small garden full of trees. There is a fish tank without a fish as I put lotus plant in it. I use bamboo baskets that were bought from Grandma's house instead of a bed because a bed is too big so it cannot be placed on the balcony. So natural. If I die, you don't have to do autopsy. I guaranteed its dengue fever. But fear not, I have the superb innovation called the mosquito net.