Injuries in the Family

Chapter 04

Nadien continued to come out of his sister's room by closing the door slowly, when he turned in front of her now his father. His father was perched from earlier with his hands folded on his chest. His flat, firm and fierce face became different back then.

Somehow my father changed, after marriage and my father always said that I was the cause of my mother's death. Gio's eyes turned into a look of hate on Nadine.

"What did you take from Hannah's room?"

The words just flashed through Gio's mouth, it also made me blink my eyes many times to understand what Gio's father meant.

"I mean dad?"

"Hana's stuff has been lost a few times, surely you're the one who took it?"

It's only 9 p.m., Gio's father is already roaring like a tiger with eyes staring bark at me.

"I'm just checking on Hana, Dad. I didn't take anything!"

Gio's jaw tightened, he pulled Nadine's arm and stuffed her into the room.

"Father and mama used to be, don't teach you to be a thief! If Hana's stuff goes missing again, you know what the consequences are?" hiss Gio.

Nadine's eyes glazed over, she looked into the hazel eyes of her father who was the same as her. The eyes that Nadine looked at now were devoid of affection.

"Why do you always blame me now? The thing I want for sure I can buy it with my own money!" nadine Isaac who now can not hold back his tears.

Gio looked into his daughter's eyes, which were now in full swing, there is a feeling of unbearability but his brain always spins flashbacks where the woman in front of him is none other than his daughter who made his late wife, Light died.

Gio's grip was getting stronger on his daughter's arm, it made Nadine whimper withstanding the pain and made her cry even more.

"Can you not be in this world, Nadine?! Because you made the Light die!" said Gio by jerking Nadine's body to a wooden couch mattress that heavy.

"Arrgh."

"Why do you have to survive, huh? Why did you make my wife die?!"

I just sat staring at the floor with tears streaming down the floor. "When time can be repeated, father. Dad, Nadine wants a mom who lives here with me. Nadine's tired of everything, too. hiks."

Gio's hands clenched to see his crying son covering his face with both hands, the man grabbed oxygen with a lot and chose to come out. After hearing the door close violently, Nadine wiped her tears and looked for something to vent all her sadness.

For now his back must have been injured again, and his frail skinny body was becoming even more worthless to his father. Why is my life like this? Why do you always blame everything that happened in the past on me? If only I could, I'd better be in the position of mama now.

Nadine curled up on a mattress without a blanket that covered her cold body, the ac in her room that turned out to be turned off when she went from home to work it made her room very cold. His eyes were closed with tears that did not stop to flow.

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*cn Iqbal*

Iqbal drove his motto back to the house not far from Nadine's house, and only 1 block apart. Seeing her face that was saturated with something that disturbed her eyes when she reached home, seeing a stranger woman, Chika.

"bee.."

Iqbal took off his helmet, and walked past the woman. I don't know why Iqbal now feels unhappy with his girlfriend's nature now. Which is so protective, Chika is very aware that Iqbal is very close to Nadine, at first they dated Iqbal had said the time would be divided into two but the man would still divide his time more with Chika.

Chika understood, but as time passed their relationship had already lasted 10 months making the woman ask Iqbal to give her more time. Though Iqbal now only drove Nadine to school and the man also immediately went to campus. The rest? No, Iqbal doesn't meet Nadine anymore and just spends his time for Chika.

"Whenever here? Isn't our relationship over?" say Iqbal flatly.

"I'm sorry bee, I promise I won't do it again like Nadine."

Iqbal threw away his face. Honestly, this is Chika's first time like this, and it's not wrong that Iqbal gave her a chance?

Chika flanks Iqbal's hand, puts on her face to give her second chance. Iqbal saw that it was just grieving and inevitably nodded in acceptance of the woman's apology. Of course, Chika was very happy to see her boyfriend's answer to hug tightly.

"Yaudah if that's how I go home first huh" said Chika cheerfully while giving a kiss on Iqbal's smooth cheek.

Iqbal went into the house, he hung himself onto a soft sofa in his living room. Staring at the ceiling of the room, to turn

flashback which saw Nadine's back reddened to turn blue.

"When do you want to last, nad? When are you going to cover everything?" a soft mutter from Iqbal who rubbed his face violently.

The 16-year-old should be able to feel the pleasure of adolescence, play, have fun with other friends and especially as a woman Nadine should be able to get the affection that is worthy of the father.

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In the morning, Nadine as usual just stay in the room and choose to browse the internet to see the scholarship for college that she will take in 1 year from now. Nadine also chose a campus that was abroad, she just wanted to give opportunities to herself and she also wanted to be away from her family.

While busy browsing, knock on the door was heard and aunt Imah came carrying a plate of fried shrimp rice as well as a glass of water and a glass of chocolate milk at warm. Aunt Imah was also involved in taking care of me since I was in the womb of Mama Cahaya, aunty also used to not be a household assistant but over time I grew up making aunty switch her job.

After I got the news that Mama Cahaya died, and I went to the hospital because I only got a bruise on the head after Mama Cahaya pushed the car not to hit me made some things change in my life. Gio's father became a beggar, I who had not fully recovered became Imah's aunt who was busy pacing to the hospital.

"Given, non." said bi Imah.

I just smiled, and took the name. "They're still breakfast, bi?"

"Yes, they just started breakfast" replied bi Imah. She is now 58 years old but the woman is quite energetic in doing her strenuous activities.

After bi Imah came out of the room, I slightly ate the breakfast by continuing to look at the laptop installed on the study table. After finding a good university, I recorded the name of the university with some other scholarship requirements, there were only a few that I did not have and fulfilled.

"To nad!" exclaiming Hanasya who was looking at the door, I smiled and closed my laptop.

Hanasya sat in front of me, on the bed. There was something different about her, her clothes were always new and always expensive making me grimace sadly. "Ka nad, we go for a walk with father and mother." he asked.

"Sister can't Hana, 'cause brother has business."

Fortunately Hanasya does not like to force what I have refused, Hanasya is the type that you think sucks but I think she is the type that is very very spoiled and there is a side to annoying her as well.

After the clock showed at 10 am, I who was tidy was finally down. Looking at the busy dad sitting on the porch with the newspaper, and Sarita's mom who was busy opening fashion magazines with the only guest I believed was a clothes seller.

"Bi baby! Nadine, leave ya." I said without caring about the father who was in front of the porch. After hearing the speech, I walked to the house Iqbal which took 10 minutes walk.

Iqbal's parents named Jihan and Hadi, a husband and wife who are busy taking care of his resort in Bali make them always back and forth. They still cannot leave Jakarta, and do not leave their resort in Bali.

Seeing a parked car makes my smile expand, but when entering the house makes my smile disappear slowly. Something broke my heart, something was different there.

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