Dusk And Suffering

88. Picklock

"thank you. Your cooking is good. Sorry to bother."

"I told you I don't feel bothered. I made hot water first to compress your stomach, yes. I saw that one of them was kicking your stomach. You'll compress yourself." Dusk rises from sitting and returns to the kitchen to heat the water.

"That guy wasn't Mom's husband, was he?" I don't know why the coral asked that. The question just came out of his mouth.

"No, he's an old friend. It's just that he's familiar with the kids. Think of children as their own. That's why he said my kids. It's a relationship as close as father and son."

Corals are bathed, why Akmal is not like Leo. If Leo can think of his own children and act like his own father, why can't Akmal? Coral remembers, never once did Akmal treat himself like Leo treated Alan earlier. Bringing her to the room with her cradle while asleep, ah Karang felt envious of the little boy.

Dusk glanced at the dreamy Coral on the dining table. He seemed to understand what his stepbrother was thinking. Hearing the story of Bu Clara, Dusk concluded the Coral just needs extra attention. He should be treated with affection and love that is fully poured out just for him. Only love was needed by the young man, so that he could return to the path he was supposed to be on.

"Why are you silent? What are you thinking? You can consider me a big brother if you want. You can tell anything to Ma'am. We are new to the game, but Mbak was once in your position. There are many things to say, but no ears to hear our complaints. That doesn't taste good." Dusk tries to lure the Coral to be closer and willing to tell a lot about it.

"Omong empty! You have a good friend like this man, how are there no ears? He could be an ear for you."

"You know now, he's not who he used to be. He used to be mean, cruel, inhuman. But now, by God's permission, he has changed. Don't believe? Just ask your father. Just say you want to hear the story about Leo, you'll know how cruel it was in the past. How's your company? Talking about Leo makes me remember business."

"Yes, it's new, so I haven't got anything yet. Yes, but there are some who plant shares. I'm still in the learning process. Yes, even though I was actually lazy and had no intention to take care of the company, yes I was forced to still have to do it and run the company that Papa had built for me."

"If I had a company, I would have joined you. I'm gonna talk this over to Leo. It's late, you better rest. I'll take you to the room."

"Let me take the tremos and the basin." The reef took over both objects that had been in the hands of Dusk.

The woman then took Karang to her room which was near Manda's room.

"Come in. Have a good rest, may you sleep well and have good dreams."

"Thank you."

Dusk rushed to the room and contacted his father.

"Hello Dad, I'm sorry I called you at night. I just wanted to say that Coral's sleeping in my house tonight."

"What's? How can?"

The twilight was a little jolted as he heard the voice of the woman across there. He looked back at his flat screen to make sure he called the correct number.

"It's Aunt Clara, huh?"

"Yes. Who else is your father's wife besides Auntie. How does the story of Coral can be the same as you Dusk? He's okay, right?"

"No aunt, so look at it...."

Dusk tells the incident and the beginning of meeting himself with the Coral.

"Yes, thank you for helping the reef. Aunt nitip your sister, yeah. Let me know if there's anything."

"Yes, Auntie, relax. He's resting now. Aunt rest too, yeah. Bye."

The twilight after that also decided to go to sleep immediately. Tomorrow is Sunday, he has plans to laze tomorrow.

And the plan of Dusk went according to his wishes. He didn't realize the sun was already rising in the sky there, and he was still curled up under the blanket. Even though the mother and her two children were crowded on the ground floor because they were playing together.

"Yeeee. Alan lost again, give me another powder. His face was all white. Haha." Alana laughed out loud so that making Coral who fell asleep in the room adjacent to the middle room immediately sat down.

"Gosh, is it noon?" Coral grabbed his phone and saw the clock already showing at nine in the morning. "Gosh, sleep at home people wake up bad luck." The young man rushed to the bathroom.

The coral takes a quick shower. Without hesitation and fear, the man walked out of his room and looked for the source of the crowd created by the inhabitants of this house. All the sounds suddenly disappeared when he opened the door. Everyone in the house was staring at him.

"Who are you? Maling, yes," cried Manda.

The quick-witted twins immediately took whatever was near them for him to use the weapon. While Manda had a broom in her hand, the housekeeper who heard her employer's screams also came carrying a tool from the kitchen.

Karang did not say anything, everyone who had brought weapons ran towards him. The corals reflexively escape by circling the middle space.

"Mom, I'm not a thief. I'm Coral, geez." Corals were squirming their bodies dodging every attack they threw.

"Mbak, mbak Dusk. Please, well I guess this thief."

"Well, why are you calling my son?" Manda mercilessly beat the Coral with a broomstick.

"Mom see I've been battered this, I'm not a thief. I am the owner of the company, I am already rich, why I am the owner. Jesus, Sister Dusk!" yell out Coral once again.

The woman who had been summoned had opened her eyes after the Coral shouted at her for the third time. Hearing the shrill scream made him rush down to the ground floor.

His mouth instantly widened when the scene of violence committed was very Mother.

"Gosh, Mother. Stop, Mom. He's not a bad guy. God, Mom she's my friend. The kids have had enough!"

Manda and her granddaughter were immediately stopped from the beating.

"Friends? You're friends with a snot kid like this? It's not the time for twilight. Why is he sleeping here?"

"Let me tell you, Mom." Dusk turned to look at the Coral. "You're all right? Is there a wound?"

Coral just shook his head while stroking his arm that had been hit by a broomstick.