Dusk And Suffering

71. Decisions

Until now the human dud who has the status of father and son is still sitting in tension. While the only woman who was there was just silent, as if the woman still did not believe the quarrel she saw.

"Take me, Pa! Where is my fault?"

"Papa's tired of repeating this, but you should know."

It was Akmal's story in the past. He who did not want to discuss it anymore, was forced to open his mouth again to straighten out the misunderstanding Coral.

"I don't care. I was disappointed in Papa. Apart from the past, my mentality has also been damaged because of you. You just taught me how to survive in misery. You think I don't get hurt, see the fights, fights, fights that you watch me almost every day? I am not silent because I do not know. My heart also hurts when you remember you are always busy and concerned about your own business, you never ask how my daily life, what happens to me, what happens to me, why did you decide to get married and have children when there was no love between you, why? You are selfish parents, if I can choose, I'd rather have parents like you."

"Right now" call Clara weak.

"I love Mama, I also don't want to see Mama cry every fight with Papa. But Mama also contributed to the scar of my heart, Ma. The first wound I have, yes from you. And the more I grow up, the wound is not you guys dry, but instead you flush with salt water. After that you make another carving on top of my wound. It will never heal forever."

Coral stopped her speech, staring at her two parents who were just speechless. His face seemed to imply regret, but unfortunately, Karang was already in disbelief with the fake face they showed.

Suddenly her eyelids were watering, her eyes were blurry, her chest felt as tight as full of weight. It might be a relief if he took it out now.

"What have you taught me? Love, love, attention? Have you ever taught me the three basic things I should receive from me in the womb? Three things I should have gotten from you, I got from someone else. You taught me nothing but wounds."

"Now, I send you as high as possible so that you can be a person, so that your brain can be used. Why are you being so brutal like this? How many times have you disappointed Papa? Papa wants you to be better than Papa, not worse."

"Well, who ever taught me what good things? What kind of good thing does Papa want from me?"

"You must succeed, Coral. You should be able to make Papa proud."

"What can I be proud of than success?"

"Now, every human being has a mistake, must have a dark past, as well as Papa. Everyone has their own past, the most important thing now is how you achieve a good future, a beautiful one, a better one. You don't focus on Papa's mistakes."

"I can't focus Papa's mistakes, but what I'm doing now is the result of Papa's own upbringing. It is not that Papa is always concerned with his own interests, concerned with his own ego, without caring about the feelings of those around Papa. I don't think it's time to argue with Mama, time to fight, I hear. Dad, don't you think how I feel? You never did either, thinking when I was a kid, I asked you to come to school, and then you fuss about those things. Debate who comes to school, who is the busiest, who is the most career human. Do you think I'm a kid I can't get hurt like that? It was precisely from there that the small wound began to grow wide and gap."

All speechless. Two humans who are no longer easy it seems new realized if every behavior they show turns out in the supervision of the Coral. They just opened their minds.

"Mom forgot I ever said this? Have you guys changed? In fact I was even slapped the fact that Papa had an illegitimate child from another woman in his past."

A pat between the cheek and palm again sounded. This time the sound that Akmal created was so jarring in Clara's ears. It is heartache to see his only child get rough treatment.

"There are no illegitimate children! No matter how he is, he's still Papa's son, your older brother. In you flow Papa's blood. Don't ever say that disgusting thing again, Coral. You're luckier than he is."

"Yes, I'm luckier than him in material terms. But not with love."

"A pretty Coral! This discussion is finished here. Papa asked you to talk because Papa wanted to know why you went to that club, but it's everywhere."

"Now you know, right? then I'll take a break."

Without waiting for an answer from anyone Karang stepped away.

"Wait for Coral!"

The young man was forced to pull one of his legs that had climbed the first step of the ladder. He was still silent under the stairs without facing the father who had stopped his steps.

There were sounds of footsteps approaching. Without even looking back, Karang already knew who the owner of the foot was.

"From tomorrow you take care of the company that Papa will give you. You should be able to divide the time between work and college."

Aknal was forced to make a decision unilaterally, because he felt this was the only way to fill the empty coral time when not in college. He hopes that by working his son can become a better human being than himself.

"If I don't want to?"

"Papa will find out who your friend made you like this. Papa will keep him and his family away from you."

"Well then, I'll take care of that company. I'm not doing this for Papa but for my friend. He means more than anyone, don't forget my words, if I get the three basic things a child should accept, I get it from my friend. From here I can learn the true qualities of Papa." The coral then walked back to his room.