Because of a Dream

Part 12's. The Confusing Life

She also did not expect her mother would forbid her to meet her brother. His mother even told him not to love a man too much even if it was his own brother. He said that very grimly. It's like harboring great hatred for men.

But Christine tried to tell herself why. But his mother did not answer him. And just give a hard ban.

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The next few days after the boy was no longer working there, he came to see his sister secretly. He reached Christine's window and called her slowly. Christine was sitting there longing for her sister. What he had now, could not make him truly happy.

The boy called out to him repeatedly until Christine looked up and saw her brother. Then he quickly got out of his bed and opened the window. The two of them expressed their desire for each other.

Christine has been getting more beautiful since she lived with her mother. His body is getting better groomed and fatter than it used to be. Even so he was unhappy. Every day her mother would say the same ban repeatedly which made her bored and depressed. But he could do nothing and could only hope that his mother's perspective would change. One thing she doesn't understand is why her mother hates men. What's going on is actually.

The two of them looked engrossed in letting go of longing and chatting together. Not realizing that his mother saw them from a distance.

But his mother remained silent and did not approach them. He waited until the boy came home.

Then after a long time passed, the boy came home. She was afraid her sister would get into trouble if her mother saw her with her.

As soon as the boy returned, Christine immediately walked out of her room. But his mother has been standing there since. He was shocked and half dead and scared. She thought, is it possible that her mother knew if her brother was coming? He just kept quiet and was very nervous. But his mother instead spoke calmly to him and did not show her frustration. Then he asked,

"Son, why are you so tense? Your face is pale too. Are you sick?"

"No ma'am. Maybe I'm just hungry. Yes hungry. I haven't eaten anything since morning."

"really? Wh why?

Oh well, I heard you, it looks like there's someone else in your room."

"Ah, there's no ma'am. There's no one. Look at! Maybe what you heard was the TV."

"Is that so? Alright. But son, you have to remember one thing. I will not forgive anyone who has lied. Mom hates him so much. You got it, right?"

He did not answer because he was afraid. Then her mother left her.

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Then one day, she gathered her courage to ask her mother why she hated men so much. And why does his mother want him to be like that, too. It doesn't make sense.

But because of her great curiosity, Christine did not care about her anger and continued to urge her mother to tell her the reason.

Later his mother could not bear to see him whining constantly. And had to reveal the reason.

Then he took Christine to sit on the sofa and started to tell her calmly even though it was difficult. Because every time he reminisced about the man, his emotions would explode and that was hard to assuage. So with a heavy heart, he was forced to tell it because he could no longer avoid it. He said,

"First mom loved a guy. He's his own mother's husband. She's very much an admirer. In my eyes, he is a great man. He was like a protector in times of weakness. We're very happy. Our marriage is happy. And we have a beautiful daughter. Our relationship has no blessing. He's a regular guy. And mom too. But both parents want the mother to look for the soul mate of an established one so that the mother is happy. But she opposed it and chose it. We all started from zero. Until we finally get up and have this big house."

"What's the problem, ma'am?"

"The problem arose shortly after our first child was born. Three years after that, the man began to show displeasure to the mother again. Mom doesn't know why. There was only a reason she threw out whenever mother asked about him. Why he often comes home late, and why he is often angry is unclear. I kept trying to be patient with him. But lies cannot be covered forever. That night, the mother went with her son to a place of entertainment and accompanied him to play. Then suddenly there was a little boy running while holding ice cream. The boy hit the mother and the ice cream fell on the mother's shirt. A man saw her and ran to her to apologize. But when I saw her, I was shocked. Turns out he's a mother's husband. The boy called him father. Mom was silent and very angry. He was quiet too. But whatever reason she said next, made mom disgusted and even more resentful. That night we went home. But shortly after, the man also went home and went straight to see mom in the room and shouted at mom. Her screams made the mother's child wake up and cry. As long as she spoke, the mother remained silent and held the mother's child who kept crying. Then I don't know what demon suddenly possessed her, she pushed the mother strongly. And the hand that used to carry the mother's child, came off. The boy fell and was thrown away. His head hit the table and he died. Mom's son is dead, son."

He cried bitterly while remembering the event.

"I'm so sad you heard it. I'm sorry." Christine said crying too.

"That's why I hate men so much. Men can only seek pleasure and easily ignore commitment. Although this mother's thinking is wrong, but mother already hates to see men. Especially if you have to live in this house. Mother couldn't stand it. I'd rather just die."

"No ma'am. I promise to always obey your mother's words."

Then Christine got up and took a glass of water for her mother and told her to drink to keep her a little calm.

"It's mom. Drink up." He said while offering that water.

"Thank you son. You're a good boy."

But the woman didn't tell Christine the whole story. A great truth that he hid for years in a secret room. That his little daughter, he preserved with expensive balsams that he bought from Egypt. Because he loved his daughter so much.

As for the man, he buried him in the back of his house. In the garden overgrown with frangipani flowers.

The situation made Christine even more confused. At a volatile age, she must choose between the two people she cares about most in her life.

She loved her sister who sacrificed so much for her.

But on the other hand, she also did not want to hurt her stepmother's heart.