Injuries in the Family

Chapter 39

Before we are born, we will be given a picture of how we live in the world. Why did Nadine agree to be born? Nadine's childhood was very happy, had parents, grandparents, and had peers, and had an older brother even though he was not her big brother who loved her very much.

Growing up, God showed how Nadine grew up without attention. The affection of his mother stopped when he was a child to go forever to leave the world, his father's affection also stopped when the incident at that time. There was only one person he could feel affection for, his nurse's aunt whom he had considered to be his own mother and was still there to take care of him until he was 16 years old. Nadine is grateful, she has bi Imah and more grateful mother Sarita gave birth to Hanasya who made Nadine become an older sister.

Nadine's life changed after Hanasya, she gave up more for her brother's happiness and continued to protect her sister. Once Hanasya cried, Gionino did not hesitate to scold and even hit with the clasp he was wearing. It hurt at first, but the more here Nadine could accept the pain. Perhaps many of you are against this attitude towards women, it does not apply to fathers who continue to hate their daughters.

Gionino kept telling Nadine not to exist in the world. If he was afraid of anger, behind it all without the knowledge of his father even the closest people even though Nadine also did a lot of experiments to leave the world, But God told Nadine to last longer. It could be seen from the hand wound so much up to the shoulder, that there was no place in both arms.

Every moment he opened his eyes there was only fear that he got, fear of being snapped from his father, screaming. Nadine continues to neutralize her breath that is huffed due to nightmares that continue to haunt her every morning is always the same dream. Nadine was just afraid to go to a psychologist, at her age it might make people look crazy or crazy.

A few months after Mama Cahaya died, Nadine approached her pensive father in the living room. The house was so quiet made the sound of crickets heard there.

"Dad.." call Nadine who's trying to get close.

Gionino was still silent and his eyes stared blankly in front of him, "Dad, said aunt Jihan. Nadine can go to school, dad." said Nadine who sat next to her father and shook her hand slowly.

The disturbed Gionino sighed, staring angrily at his daughter. "Can't you, don't you bother?!" his jolt.

Bi Imah who heard it immediately approached and held Nadine who immediately cried, her relatively small age was able to clash violently from Gionino. 

As the days passed, Gionino's former nature now came up with a more ruthless version. Losing his wife made him not accept his fate, indeed everything would go away but wasn't this too soon for Gionino? Even the little son who had been in the future did not have time to be born.

Since then the distance between Nadine and Gionino was so far away, that Gionino finally began to talk to him when Nadine drew something in the living room with bi Imah accompanying her.

"Who's dad?" nadine's show to the beautiful woman that Gionino brought.

"Father's wife, from now on you call her Sarita's mother."

Nadine who initially did not like, over time became accepting. She also needs a mother figure beside her, after her birth mother died a few months ago. But his nature is the same, Nadine does not accept that affection. Nadine feels her life is alone, even because Gionino can hurt Nadine.

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Bi Imah only cried considering the events of a few years ago, she rubbed Nadine's hair that she had considered like her own daughter.

"Propay non. Aunty sure, everything will be beautiful someday." she said.

Nadine who heard that even more sobbing, when it was calm then bi Imah was feeding Nadine to eat and take medicine. Nadine only spent a few bribes, the rest she did not spend. After bi Imah gave Nadine the medicine, then Nadine's phone rang showing Rangga's name there.

"Hello ka.." - Nadine with her hoarse voice.

"Don't call me, you're out of bed?" - Rangga.

Nadine squeezed the bedsheet, her lips cuddled as she wanted to tell her everything. He chose to lie.

"Yes, I'm sorry after buying the book I overslept." - Nadine.

"Oh, is there an event at 8pm? I want to take you somewhere." - Rangga.

"Where are you going?" - Nadine.

"Now can you? I just want to get wind." - Nadine slowly.

Rangga was silent, "Hm, I picked up another 10 minutes." - he replied.

Nadine hung up, she smiled faintly. Nadine finally woke up quietly, moaning still adorning her lips because her back was still sore.

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Yudha approached Marliana who was cooking. There was a shock in their hearts, "I'm just nervous, especially I'm not Chika's parents. If they knew how? Will they accept our child? Will they accept our past?"

Yudha was silent for a moment, there was a point Marliana said. Worst of all, their relationship will no longer be established. No, Yudha doesn't want Chika to feel any more pain. This time his daughter should be happy, however.

"You don't have to think about it, I'll think about it all. We just shut it down, and our job is now to welcome them well."

Marliana looked at her husband, the belief that was successful made Marliana not think about bad things. If only the past could be changed, Chika would definitely live happily and Marliana would not be this desperate to think about the best for the future of her stepson. Even though Marliana is hated, is it not right for a stepmother to still love her stepson?

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On the other hand, Iqbal is still busy with camping events. Even though he was home, but the campus group so many reports he received. Even said Dino, there are other faculties who want to join but unfortunately already full even already there are those who pay on the first day they spread the circulation.

"Bang.." called the voice of the woman who was so slow, Jihan who looked behind the door of her room with her small head under her that Farid smiled.

Iqbal who saw that chuckled, there was indeed the behavior of the mother and child.

"So, ma."

Jihan and Farid went into the room by sitting next to the mattress, Farid who had played with his robot in the middle of the mattress also made Iqbal approach.

"You're so serious, there's an important event, right?"

Iqbal nodded, "There's a camping event in a month, ma. That's why they're so busy with their chat."

Jihan just nodded, "Papa said, tonight we're going to Chika's house? Are you ready?"

"It's okay, relax, hehe."

Jihan smiled, she rubbed her son's hair. It was very curious to tell about the Moon to Iqbal, but the time was not right.

"Don't you get that serious about Chika? Don't you want to work after college?" ask Jihan.

"I'm not that serious either, after all, it's just a normal dinner."

Jihan nodded her head, "Mama is hoping the Chika family from the family is okay, dear. Because mama and papa hope that being your life partner is a good woman."

Iqbal forgot, he has not told the background of Chika and her family. If Jihan and Hadi knew, what would they do? Will they accept Chika or not?

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