I'm Not That Bad

Three

Plakk!!

A hard slap landed on Alena's smooth cheek. He had just arrived at his grandfather's house, but had already gotten a slap like this.

Rendra was certainly very angry because again the grandson never wanted to change. Not returning Alena last night made Rendra's anger peak.

"Where didn't you come home last night, Nara?!" asked Rendra firmly, but who was asked was only silent with his flat expression.

"Are you racing again?!

"How many times has Grandpa told Nara, can't you listen to Grandpa's advice huh?!"

"Sorry." After saying that Alena immediately went to the third floor, where her room was located.

"Last night our extended family will have dinner here, Grandpa hope you will attend the event." Alena paused for a moment to listen to Grandfather.

"Please appreciate Grandpa this time Nara," said Rendra.

"Good, Cake." After saying that Alena again stepped her feet towards her room.

Chequek!

Coinciding with the closing door of Nara's room, tears also poured down Alena's cheeks. He held his chest tight, again and again the heartache he felt as a result of the slap given by the grandfather.

"Alena wouldn't be able to live if it wasn't like this, Cake," muttered Alena who had somehow spoken to whom.

***

Tok ... tok ....

Chequek!

"Non Nara, sir order you to come down immediately." One of the female maids spoke softly to Alena.

"All right, thank you." Alena closed the door to her room.

The sound of a crowded car horn has been heard from the bottom floor, it's a sign that all members of the Rendra family have come.

Rendra has three children, two boys and one girl all of whom have families, and Alena is the only child of Windi Rendra's only daughter.

"Dad, how are you!!" exclaimed a middle-aged man named Toriq, he was the first child of Rendra. Thoriq had a family, with his wife Lita and daughter Lira who was one year younger than Alena.

"Well how are you guys? It's been a long time since you've visited Dad" said Rendra.

Alternating with Bagas, he is Rendra's second son. His wife Sita and his son Barra. Remember Barra is not, he is the chairman of the Traylo motorcycle gang who lost a race last night with Alena.

The last Windi, Rendra's only daughter. Windi is divorced from her first husband, who is the father of Alena. Now Windi already has a new family with a widower who has also had one child. Plus one daughter who was just three years old from the marriage of Windi and her husband.

The same goes for Alena's father, Darwin. Alena's father also has a new family with his wife named Lina, not much different Lina is also a widow who already has one daughter who is the same age as Alena named Erisa, plus a 2-year-old boy, the son of Lina and Darwin's marriage.

"Windi, where's your son?" ask Rendra.

"She said there was more of Dad's business, but she would come here later" Windi replied.

***

Dinner has started but Alena has not come down to make Rendra more furious. Before long Alena came with her tomboyish appearance down the stairs. He in his casual style walked towards the dining table.

"Good night" Alena said, bowing her head in a sign of respect.

"How are you, Nara?" ask Thoriq.

"Okay, Om," replied Alena.

Windia just remained indifferent to her son. She no longer cares about her son, now she is only focused on taking care of her new children with her husband Gio.

The dinner had already begun, laughter filled the long table, only Alena remained silent with her flat expression showing no reaction even though she was also joking.

"Nara, I ate it a little." Alena turns to a middle-aged woman named Sita she loves Alena because she also really wants to have a daughter but what is the power turns out she can only have a son, Barra Ardimandipta.

"Father Tente," Alena replied with a small smile.

"Eat a lot dong dear, let's be healthy" said Lita while smiling warmly at Alena.

Alena is certainly very grateful that the family of Om and his aunts love him very much even though not with their children who seem not to like him.

***

"Barra, Lira and Rora you guys were here first yes, we were all called Grandpa he said he wanted an important talk. Barra had a chat with your cousins," Bagas advised and was taken in obedience by Barra.

"Nara, you don't want to join us" exclaimed Barra calling Alena who was sitting alone in the back garden.

"We go there, Mr. Barra," asked Lira.

The three of them walked over to Alena. Of course, Lira and Barra are very excited especially to corner Alena with her status that has a family that is not intact anymore.

"Sad must be Lo, because here only Lo does not have a whole family," said Lira cynically.

"Nara, Nara .. I'm actually the same kasian lo, can-can be strong Lo stay alive with a family who never expected you at all." Barra came along to corner Alena.

"Kasian deh lo ya, have a mother who does not think Lo at all have a father is also the same, never cared about Lo," cynical Lira.

"Remember there's a little boy next to you," Alena replied as she glanced at Rora at a glance.

Alena never hated the children of her parents' new family, be it her father's son or her mother's son.

"The guru doesn't need you to be sorry." After saying that Alena left.

***

"No Dad, Nara can't be sent to America just let her stay here" Thoriq's stern voice rang out clearly in Alena's ears.

"I also disagree Dad, Nara must remain here, if Dad does not want to take care of it let me and my wife who will take care of Nara," said Bagas also disagreed with Rendra's advice.

"Dad was tired of the boy, he never listened to Dad's advice. He still races a lot and this is also the third time he has been expelled from the school" said Rendra explained.

"But I agree with Dad's advice, the child should be sent to America, so that he can also stop embarrassing the family" said Windi.

Alena closed her eyes holding back the tightness in her chest. Even her own mother didn't want it. He went straight to his room and could no longer bear to hear the debate.

"No Windi, he's your son, why can you be that long," replied Lita who was inexhaustible with the way Windi thought.

"Dad ... That Nara could change if Dad wasn't too hard on her either" Bagas advised.

"Nara needs to stay here! No one will send him to America or anywhere" Thoriq said.