Chapter Thirty-Six

Zion

When we got to the unit, Howard and I was just quiet. Auntie Zein came in first and immediately walked around the room to look for Crystal, then she turned to us full of astonishment.

“Why can't I see Crystal? Where is she?” Auntie Zein asked.

Howard and I looked at each other and couldn't answer. “Zion? Howard? What's going on? I thought there was a surprise?” Auntie looks at us both. “Why isn't Crystal around?”

Auntie Zein sat on the sofa, tired and waiting for us to answer.

“It's like this … Hmm, Crystal is gone, Auntie. She left,” Howard said.

Auntie looked at me in surprise. “Huh?! Zion, what does he mean that Crystal is gone? And then she left? Why?”

“It seems like, something suddenly happened that we didn't expect, Auntie. She needs to leave and go back home,” I sparingly explained.

Fortunately, Auntie believed. “Is that so? Hays, it's a pity … I brought home a lot to meet her,” she said.

“When is she supposed to come back then? It's like I know and give her what I brought,