"Why do we have to go at all, Mother? I would much rather stay right here. Besides, I do not feel like seeing Aunt Anita and Uncle Teguh." Kirana pouted as Ernawati insisted they visit her relatives.
"Kirana, I could not bear to turn down their invitation. It has been three years since I last saw them. There is no harm in gathering together like this. And Wina and your grandfather are at the hospital anyway, so it will be perfectly fine."
Kirana thought of Jasmin. This was a perfect chance to leave her all alone in the big house.
"Very well then. If you insist," Kirana agreed as she got ready.
They walked out to the yard where the white car waited. Before they drove away, Ernawati glanced up at Jasmin's brightly lit window. She had knocked gently earlier to say goodbye, but r
