Injuries in the Family

Chapter 26

Marliana who realized that she had only been silent all the way staring out the window of the car was crying but not sobbing, all this time she did not feel this pain. Was Yudha's wife this sick? Or even sicker, when she found out that her husband was remarried?

Chika grew up, grew up with her own life. Marliana and Yudha left all the responsibilities to Romero, her assistant and confidant, to investigate the life of her only daughter.

Yudha just kept quiet with the focus of driving the car to get to his apartment, along the way Yudha tried to pry information what happened, but the wife remained silent and always said 'nothing'. Yudha finally fell silent, the atmosphere of the car was getting colder because there was no chatter whatsoever.

Arriving at the apartment, Marliana immediately exited after the car was perfectly parked in the basement area. That made Yudha speechless, what really happened? Did Chika say something so Marliana behaved like this?

On the other hand, Marliana went into her apartment. The memory where Chika said something hurtful, if you think about it she deserves that status.

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Marliana was busy arranging the food she brought, the food she said liked her stepson. Flat face covered her, even her eyes did not look at Marliana, if she knew that the affectionate gaze was very sincere in her heart.

"Can't the aunt get out of our lives?" chika said flatly, her face still looking out the big window of the hospital.

When Marliana's activities stopped, she looked at her stepson. "meaning?" marliana Sahut.

"Aunty, my parents' marriage is falling apart. Because of that, I can't feel the affection of papa from the aunt who managed to snatch it from mama." replied Chika.

Instantly Marliana fell silent, her hands releasing conscious activity. I don't know where Yudha is, maybe talking to Chika's parents for a while.

"My mom's gone, where. Aunty also managed to take my papa away, so that I was as big as now papa just looked at me when sick like this." said Chika. "Aunty is the snatch of it all, aunt realized that aunt changed papa to not want to see me, make my own mother go away from my life too! I'm alone, can aunty get out of our lives?" 

Chika finally looked at her stepmother, Marliana looked at Chika deeply. The eyes he looked at, the look of hatred even as if there was no room for affection for him. His hands clenched very strongly, if you think of him as the source of the problem here, making the dream of a 7-year-old girl family was a mess.

Marliana inhaled as much oxygen in the room as possible, holding back her tears from dripping. After he calmed down, he began to speak back in his usual tone then displayed a fake smile.

"Hm, auntie will think. If that's what makes you happy, but auntie has the same request you if your wish is successful." 

"What?"

"You must be a good son, you will stay forever with your father without me by your side. One more thing, you have to eat food that auntie made, want?" 

Honestly, Marliana's heart is sad, but Chika here is the one who hurts more. The boy has a point, he's the one who made everything what it is now. Finally Chika wants to eat the food that Marliana gave, bribes after bribes that only managed to enter 5 bribes made Marliana smile then rubbed the top of Chika's head with teary eyes.

After cleaning up, Yudha went into Chika's room. Starting with an apology, it finally made the atmosphere between the child and the father melt. Do not ask Marliana, she chose to stay on the sofa while looking at the interaction of the two who were in front of her.

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Yudha decided to take Marliana to Semarang, an attempt to prevent Tiara from attending and interfering in her married life. Yudha who had planned to build the household abroad, but Marliana did not agree because there were still his family that he had to visit at any time although not too often. Yudha still had her daughter to watch.

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Iqbal who was so focused on buzzing the material that the lecturer explained, one class was only filled by 20 students in the course. Although the problems that came in sequence made Iqbal set his focus on the lecture that was near that afternoon.

After one of the courses was completed, Iqbal immediately covered the cafeteria with Dino for a discussion of camping activities together. Camping held by BEM faculty, Iqbal only as a secretary who is responsible for the place and events held at the camping.

Camping is held about a month away, the name of the place that needs approval is very difficult. Disadvantages and advantages are always accepted by Iqbal and Dino as the person in charge of the event.

"Lo sure you want to be here?" ask Dino.

Iqbal nodded, "The place is spacious, fit about 100 people more and the tent can also be filled with 20 more" he replied.

Dino stared at the picture on Iqbal's laptop, a forest that was not so scary. "There are waterfalls, and tea gardens are not far from there either" Iqbal said.

Dino nodded, "Gue agrees, but Sammy must acc. Did you print the bell?"

Iqbal took something in his bag, some sheets of paper containing proposals and a flash for presentation materials. "Gue was sure the other children in the other faklutas would scramble to come along. But inget, the quota is only 75 people because our BEM members there are about 15 people" said Iqbal.

Dino nodded while flipping through the proposal sheet, Iqbal sipped his tea while occasionally looking at the person passing by in front of them. Each camping they held every semester with a different place, sometimes not entirely Iqbal who gave a recommendation for a place to stay cationnya there are several other members who are interested.

"Gue to Sammy first yes" Dino said after reading all the proposals and studying them.

Iqbal stared at his phone which turned out to be some sayings from his friends, there were his parents too. Ah Iqbal forgot that today is his birthday, a birthday that is always celebrated by him and Nadine every year. But everything was different, Iqbal did not receive any messages from Nadine, but only Aqila's words he received.

Surely Nadine was very angry with his actions yesterday, a clash that made Nadine not say anything but in her very angry with him. The proof is clear here, he didn't say anything about his birthday.

*dreett dreet*

Iqbal picked up the phone from his mother who asked him to go to the hospital, it made Iqbal immediately rushed to where Jihan had given him. The distance was only 30 minutes, until Iqbal finally saw the mother by sitting in front of the room he knew was where his sister was examined.

"Ma .." call Iqbal with a gasping breath.

Jihan looked at her first son, then hugged him tightly spilling all the grief she had long endured. Iqbal was silent, he returned the warm embrace of his mother by rubbing her back.

"Ma, Farid's okay, right?"

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