ARETTAS

39. FORCED

The flasback

Aretta is fifteen years old, now her days are busy with helping her mother. Starting from cleaning a small kiosk mother, waiting for the kiosk, until serving the buyers who come. It was all done so as not to burden the mother who had to make a living for him. Because after his departure from home, I had forgotten to support Aretta as promised.

Father is now married to his chosen woman, she is Karin. A truly reckless woman wants to end her life for the sake of her love for her father.

Aretta is no longer a primary school child, she is now a junior high schooler. Thanks to her cleverness, Aretta can get into a favorite Junior High School in the city of A.

"Are, can I ask you something?" Ask the mother one time when they were relaxing in the multipurpose room of her house.

"Ask what, ma'am?" Aretta responded casually.

"Are you thinking about staying with me, don't you?"

Uhuk, uhuk

Aretta coughed at my mother's question. Because at that time, he was drinking warm tea made.

"Why are you talking about that?" Aretta asked back.

"Mother is just the origin. If Are doesn't want to answer, forget the mother's question."

"You want it to be the same mom. Anyway, if Are left, who's helping you later?"

Tok, tock, tock

The sound of the door being knocked.

"Let me open!" Mother moved from her seat. His eyes widened when he knew the guest who came at that time.

"Is there a secret?" Said the guest who was none other than Dad. He came with a younger woman.

"There's." Menjwan's mother is still in her place.

"Well, can we come in?" Said the father who broke the mother's daydream.

"Oh yeah, please!" Mom finally let the father and the woman into her house.

Aretta who was originally sitting with her body resting on a chair, now turned alert.

"Sorry our arrival has you all surprised. Previously, introduce. It's Karin!" Dad opened the conversation.

"What does this mean? Even he dared to introduce his wife to Aretta!" Inner mother.

Aretta who heard the father's words, only responded coldly.

"Hello, Aretta. I'm Karin!" Karin thrusts her hand wanting to shake hands with Aretta.

Aretta is still seen thinking of accepting Karin's hand.

"Past night, Are!" I'm speaking up.

"If it wasn't for my father's orders, I wouldn't have shaken hands with you! You just want to get my sympathy!" Aretta grumbled in her heart.

"Please sit!" Mom tried to melt the atmosphere.

"Thank you!" Karin tried to be friendly.

"I'll make you a drink first!" I was about to step into the kitchen. But his steps stopped again.

"No, ma'am. We didn't have long!" Karin spoke again.

Finally, she accompanied her guests to sit down.

"What class is she in now?" Karin was friendly.

"Surely he was just pretending to be friendly to me!" Aretta's still batting.

"Third grade SMP!" Answer Aretta briefly.

"Well, that's great! You want High School Dong, right?" Karin is still trying to be friendly.

"What exactly did you mean and purpose for coming here!" Finally, I asked without hesitation.

"Look, actually the intention of our arrival here is to invite Aretta to stay with us. Aretta would, right?" Karin.

The mood was silent for a moment.

"Are just gonna stay with mom!" Aretta replied without hesitation.

"Dad kangen with you. I want you to stay in our house!!" Dad's talking.

"Why does Are have to stay at dad's house? It's more comfortable!" Aretta asked.

"Want to go to high school, right?" Ask dad.

"Which child doesn't want to continue his schooling?" Aretta asked back.

"If so, Are should stay with father. Because I want to finance all your needs, including the cost for you High School later! If you need to, I'll pay for Are's college too!" I tried to persuade.

"If you want to pay Are, then pay! You don't have to stay with everything!" Aretta was puckish on her stance.

"Dad just wants to stay close to Are! Are you going, right?"

Aretta looked at mother meaningfully. For a time, Aretta and mother both fell silent looking at each other.

"Are you thinking first!" Aretta said at the end.

"I promise I will treat you like my own son. You don't have to be afraid, do you?" Karin persuaded.

Aretta just silently heard Karin say.

"If so, father same Karin permission to go home first! I really hope that Are can stay with me!"

After saying goodbye, Karin and her father left. While Aretta and mom are still pecking at the chair. Both of them thought of various considerations for the father's offer earlier.

"Are, it looks like you should come stay with dad!" Mom finally opened her voice.

"I mean mother? Don't you love Are anymore?" Aretta asked back, her countenance turning disappointed.

"That's not what mom meant! I just want you to go to school like the other kids. I know, this mother's income is not much. Mother is also afraid, if later you stay here, mother can not finance your school. I just want your ideals to come true. That's all! Anyway, you can stay here every school holiday!" Mom tried to explain as much as she could to get Aretta to stay with her dad.

"But Are wouldn't want to live with a stepmother, ma'am? It must be in a foreign place too! Let's not go to school either!" Said Aretta who was still tight on her stance.

"Dengerin' mom! If until you do not continue school, what will you want to work with an Junior High? At least, if you have a High School diploma, the work you get will not be too heavy!" Mother looked seriously at her son's face.

"Not knowing, mom! Are confused!" Aretta went to her room.

While I'm still pensive thinking about Aretta's future.

His daughter had to endure all the deeds of her parents.

"If only, I wasn't happy then! Of course things won't be like this! Aretta would certainly not be confused thinking about her future! And we will be happy. Forgive your mother, Are! I can't keep the house with my dad!"

Mother made herself reminisce about her household that had to end because of the third person. Memories that will always hurt to remember. Although his heart wound is now starting to dry up, but increasingly reminded of the painful incident, the mother always returned to crying.

While in the room, Aretta lay on her bed. Trying to think about the decision he will make later. Between obeying the wishes of the father, or following his heart that wants to always be with the mother.

"Aaaaarrggh, why is everything so complicated anyway?" Aretta felt very upset because she was completely rendered helpless by her decision.

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