Blue Scandals
20 - Broken 1
The calm morning atmosphere became crowded after the sound of quarrels from a house on the edge of the village.
"Go you basic baj*ngan!" a woman shouted in a loud voice.
The sound of objects being thrown makes the neighbors who are doing morning activities to look with a curious expression towards the house.
The woman's cry broke, while the man who was about 40 years old just stood still looking at the woman with an expression that was difficult to explain.
The two did not move in their respective positions until some time. Soon a teenager wearing a white-gray uniform came out of the house with a flat expression.
"I need to pay my dues, Pa" Gio said without caring about what was going on.
The man he called papa let out a long sigh and then took out 4 pieces of Rp50,000. Pointing it to a teenager who stood lazy not far from him.
"Thanks, oh yes, if you want to fight in the dalem. Shame on the neighbors." After saying this, Gio went straight to his bike and then drove it at high speed.
Gio did not look at his mother at all or help her stand up. He does not want to interfere with adult problems.
Gio was used to the situation, every time his father came along his mother would start a fight.
Gio's motor was speeding in the opposite direction from where he was at school. After an hour on the bike, Gio stopped his bike on the beach in the town of T, which is far from the area where he lives.
The man took off his tie and uniform and put it in his bag. His mind is full, saturated, and cloudy.
The sound of the waves always calmed him down. The waves were like dragging his mind back to the past, when everything was fine.
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Flashbacks…
Gio is 7 years old....
"Mama, it was exciting to walk as papa," said Gio cheerfully.
The beautiful woman called Mama smiled. He gently asked his son to take a shower first.
"I have work out of town until next week, tonight I leave" said the man who was sitting on the sofa in the living room.
"Can't leave in the morning, can you?" ask the wife.
"Well how else, there is an important event in the morning" the man replied giving an excuse.
"What needs to be done?"
"Shirt for a week just the same as other basic things, toiletries the same as some documents later I myself prepared."
The wife immediately prepared everything. Shortly afterwards Gio appeared with a puzzled expression. "Papa's leaving again?"
The man called papa was directly carrying him.
"Yes, Papa has a job, make money so you can take a walk Gio again. Don't be so stubborn at home with Mama."
The 7-year-old boy nodded in understanding. He doesn't ask anything more. The man he called papa left immediately after all that was needed to be brought had been prepared. Gio and his mother ate together while telling each other stories.
"Ma, papa is weird" said Gio tib-sudden.
"How weird?"
"Papa asked me if for example there is a new mama, I would like to see what not, " said Gio with a flat expression.
The woman called mama was silent for a moment, looking a surprised expression from the look on her face.
"Papa says if I recede, I will often be invited to go for a walk and bought a lot of toys."
Gio, who was 7 years old, did not understand what he had said.
"Keep out, papa said that, there's a beautiful woman coming. The person is very friendly, Gio bought a lot of food." Gio continued his story.
"Who's the girl's name?"
"Gio forgot."
Mama Gio was silent, holding back her expression. Trying to control his heavy breathing.
"Gio doesn't understand. Why do I have 2 mamas? papa's weird, right?"
The woman sitting in front of Gio did not respond. Gio who felt unheard became annoyed.
"Ah same story mom is not fun. Gio's done eating." Gio immediately went to his room without looking back at his mother.
The woman silently stared with empty eyes.
After that incident, everything returned as usual as if there was nothing. Mama Gio prefers to act like she never heard the story.
Even so, his eyes changed. There was a deep wound from the woman's clear eyes. His body also grew thinner over time and the feeling he was hiding tight began to eat away at his sanity.
Days passed and the woman lost control of herself. Sometimes he was angry suddenly, sometimes he cried suddenly and sometimes he just remained silent for a long time.
As Gio sits in 6th grade, Papa Gio admits all to his wife that he has secretly remarried.
Mama Gio who has known it since 6 years ago still feel unprepared to hear it directly from the mouth of her own husband.
He thought it would be better if the conversation never happened, it would be easier to pretend not to know and live life as usual.
Both of them were silent for a long time with their respective minds.
"Mas, may I ask why I'm doing this? if anything less than me can be communicated," asked the woman without looking at her husband's face.
The man sitting opposite him was silent for a moment, trying to choose the right word.
"Is it because we're being betrothed?" ask the woman again in a loud voice.
"Sorry.." said the man, sighing.
"Why not say it from the beginning? you don't have to live with people you don't love" she said.
His voice was hoarse, the patience he had maintained for so many years seemed to vanish like foam in the ocean.
The woman felt that everything was in vain. The things he desperately tried to defend were meaningless in front of the man he had married for over 10 years.
"I made a promise to your parents,"
The woman is getting sobbing. His feeling was heavy, he wanted to let out all the tightness in his heart.
"Promise? isn't there a single bit of feeling that grew even after Gio?"
The man was silent, before long his cell phone on the table rang.
The woman could catch a glimpse of the name of the woman her husband loved, Lina. The man did not answer the call. He repeatedly took a long breath.
"Go!! don't come again!" the woman shouted suddenly.
Gio who had just opened the door of the house, was shocked by the sound of his mother's scream.
Papa Gio moved out of his chair and moved closer to Gio.
"Jagain Mama ya, papa go first," said the man while issuing several sheets of money hundreds of thousands.
Gio was still unable to digest what was going on. Both of his parents did not explain anything to him. Mama Gio was still crying even after Gio came.
Papa Gio only occasionally came to his school to give pocket money.
Gio is bored with the atmosphere of the house. Seeing her mother cry sometimes makes her feel uncomfortable. Since then he tried to vent his tight feelings by fighting, drinking or consuming forbidden ob*t.
That strange sense of tightness can disappear temporarily while fighting or meeting with his friends.
The relationship is getting further. The amount of money given by his father led him to the wrong association.
I don't know how many times he was battered by fighting and even almost expelled from school. But of course the papa can solve it with money.
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Back to flashback...
His eyes were closed, recalling old memories, as he felt that some people were approaching him. Gio was surprised to see some male students his age in uniforms he had never seen standing not far from him.
The four men standing not far from Gio gave an intimidating look.
“From which school are you?” ask the guy with the mohawk haircut.
Gio was relieved to have taken off his uniform and tie. “Gue has nothing to do with you.”
“If asked that answer bego,” said the man with a dark blue jacket.
Gio looked around, the outskirts of the beach was not too crowded even tend to be quiet. He considered many things before answering.
The onyx-eyed man actually did not want to provoke anger, only there was a feeling of tightness that he wanted to get out. His adrenaline appeared as soon as he thought he could release the saturation in his mind.
“Why should I answer? I have nothing to do with you.”
“Wah nantangin nih? What is the difficulty of c*k? My mood is no longer good. Or maybe you're a school with Nathan Baj*ngan that's why it's so pretentious?”
“Sorry I don't know tuh,” replied Gi briefly.
The mohawk-haired man took off his uniform. “Schoolers around here now no fear ya.”
“Pftttt, not all children must be afraid that you come with gini?” gio said provokingly.
“Ah b*ngsat! Yaudah is the duel here you advance.”
Gio moved his hand. His cynical expression managed to provoke the mohawk-haired man's fury. The other three male friends just sat crouching not far from the two young men who were ready to fight.
Gio who was looking to vent the burden on his heart also put all his energy into the fight. The three young men who were watching the fight started to express shock at seeing his friend being beaten.
The mohawk-haired man fell down with a bruise on his face. The three friends immediately got up and ganged on Gio.
Although Gio has had fighting experience since Junior High and often wins, if the number of opponents is too much, of course he will be overwhelmed.
Bugh…
The sound of a blow hitting his stomach instantly made Gio fall down due to difficulty maintaining balance.
The three uniformed teenagers immediately kicked Gio. Gio swiftly protected his head and allowed his back to be kicked.
Surprisingly he did not feel any pain, which only felt a sense of tightness in his heart and old memories when his family was still in good shape.
Slowly his consciousness declined. The fishy smell of blood coming out of his mouth and nose made him feel a strange sensation.
Faintly Gio let down a screaming voice.
“Woii! Why that?!”
The kick stopped, Gio could still hear the sound of running from the teenager.
“Loh? The boy? Mr. Jo please there is a wounded child. ,” said an old man.
At that time Gio thought that was his last day. Suddenly there was a feeling of regret and flashback of his life all this time.
‘Does everyone who is at the end of death always feel this way?’
Gio could no longer hear. His consciousness faded, his eyes closing slowly.
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At school…
The OSIS room was crowded as usual. Lilia is reporting the development of training results to Mr. Darma who has started to enter.
Gavin and Fani and Andrian, who are preparing for the sports week, also appeared to be in discussions.
The sound of the footsteps of someone approaching the OSIS room made Lilia stop talking. Soon enough, Miss Endah came in a frenzy with an anxious expression.
“Pak... Mr. Darmatang sir.”
“What's mom? Breathe in first.”
“I got a phone call from the hospital, one of the students of this school is being treated there sir, he said critically beaten,” said Bu Endah gasping for breath.
Instantly the OSIS space became silent. Mr. Darma immediately got up.
“Loh who's bu?”
“Gio, sir,” said bu Endah with an anxious expression.
Gavin looked surprised as well as Fahmi.
“How is this sir? Mr. Julio's on clearance for the next three days. I want to ask his opinion, but when I call the number is not active,” said Ms. Endah explained.
Mr. Darma tried to calm Ms. Endah down and tried to take care of it.
“My pack can come? I was friends for a long time with Gio and stayed in a village with him,”, Gavin said.
Mr. Darma looked confused. “Judah one person only who come.”
Mr. Darma and Gavin rushed out of the OSIS room while Ms. Endah returned to the teacher's room.
Lilia, Fani and the OSIS members in the room fell silent looking at each other with confused expressions.
“Looking again?” mummified Fani.
“Setauku Reza today entered anyway and I had a chance to see Rion also in the cafeteria. If the brawl is usually a lot of truant?” lilia gave her opinion.
Fani looked at Lilia with a serious expression. There were other concerns he was afraid to say but he chose silence.
Lilia also seemed to be thinking of something. The brown-eyed woman immediately got up and left the OSIS room.
Lilia immediately headed for the classroom. His eyes were fixed on Reza's empty bench. Halina who seemed to be focusing on working on PR turned her head.
“Reza go home first, Halin?”
“Iya like Lil, just went to bring a bag,” said Halina replied.
Lilia sighed. “OK Halin, thanks for the info.”
Lilia returned to her seat as soon as the entrance bell of the lesson rang. The brown-eyed woman sighed many times with an anxious face.
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