Injuries in the Family

Chapter 07

Seeing Iqbal's suddenly moody face that made me instantly close my lips, it seems I was wrong to say or ka Iqbal something happened?

Chika is a good woman! Just so, he was just fierce and like he did not want his girlfriend to be close to other women. I think it's natural for a lover to protect his partner, I'm also self-conscious.

Upon seeing Aqila come out with her groceries, her smile was engraved. We finally chose not to go home first, we just wanted to enjoy this rare time together.

"So, auntie jihan same om Hadi already home? How do I not know?" aqila.

"Sorry, yesterday forgot to say." Iqbal replied.

Of course the flat response made Aqila's heart grimace, I who chose to walk behind them just pay attention to it by staring at the shops lined up.

Until I found a very familiar figure, namely Rangga who was walking with Sarah. They are so suitable to be a couple, one beautiful and the other so handsome, plus they were born from respected parents.

Rangga who felt noticed someone also turned his head, found the figure of Nadine who looked at him from across the mall. Rangga also found a man who called Nadine Iqbal.

"Nad!" call Aqila who is able to disperse my gaze with Rangga.

"Hm." I said I immediately stepped in alignment with their steps.

"Ka Iqbal wants to go home, which means you have to go home too" said Aqila.

I only responded with a nod, Iqbal and Iqbal drove Aqila to a taxi while in the lobby mall right to the north door. While Iqbal and I went back in to go straight to the parking lot.

"Lad..."

I looked at him immediately who was walking beside me, a tall, white man with curly hair and wearing a jeans jacket was staring fixedly at me.

"Why ka?"

"Get to bali, yuk?" bring him.

"The deer? it's not a holiday, is it, how come I'm going to Bali?"

Iqbal fell silent, eager to bring the woman to celebrate her 19-year-old birthday. "Yes gpp, a holiday. Can you?" Iqbal.

I shook my head, "I'm sorry, ka. I'm working, I can't change shifts anyway." I replied slowly.

Iqbal just kept quiet, and he also forgot that Nadine worked and school that he could not leave. Arriving at the parking lot, I rode the big motorbike and hugged it as usual because I was just afraid of falling.

"Why did Iqbal take Ka Chika to Bali?" I asked when I was on the trip.

"I asked you, and besides what Farid misses you. Not chika!"

I just kept quiet, exhaling to see Iqbal's attitude change after discussing Chika. What the hell is it? Why are you so unhappy?

The afternoon breeze made me comfortable, Nadine also believed that there would be no one at home. Gio's father, Sarita's mother always took her time to walk with Hana. Family holidays have always been implemented since a long time ago, since Mama Cahaya gave birth to me.

"Yes, I'll take you to school tomorrow."

I just nodded back, and the man rode his motorcycle away from my eyes.

The souvenirs given by aunt Jihan and om Hadi are very many, about 6 bags containing food and clothes. Aunty Jihan always gives it every time she comes home, and usually the couple will return again about 6 months later to Jakarta, almost half a year.

Aunt Jihan also asked me to help look after Iqbal even though the man at home had provided a housekeeper, but to the concern of her parents was never calm.

Long time after Iqbal graduation, Aunt Jihan and om Hadi have established to settle in Bali. However, Iqbal refused because he was accepted by one of his favorite universities. The man celebrates his graduation with his classmate, the return of an accident that resulted in his hanky in surgery.

At that time Aunt Jihan cried bitterly to see her son who was seriously injured, although the doctor said with the healing operation will not be long. Iqbal still with his stance to live in Jakarta, inevitably Jihan entrusted the mandate to Nadine to take care of her son.

A few years ago it was difficult for me to control that Iqbal could obey him even though it was difficult but now it is fruitful. After hearing that I was being treated badly by Gio's father, the man wanted to punch my father in the face.

"IT'S IQBAL!" my screams that fell on the floor then got up and hugged her stomach to keep the man from hitting my father.

Gionino who saw that tightened his jaw, the man was a friend of his daughter dared to enter his house. Perhaps hearing the screams of Nadine who finally knew what had been done by her own father.

Iqbal's eyes bulged with anger, for that moment Iqbal could control his emotions because of a pomp from Nadine who was crying sobbing begging not to do anything.

"What kind of father are you?!" Iqbal asked with a trembling voice restraining the emotions.

"Hey, you little boy! Don't interfere in my affairs!"

"What does he mean? Torturing Nadine?! YOUR OWN SON?!" say Iqbal in a high tone. 

I kept not letting go of the hug, the hug so that something bad didn't happen. Nadine does not want everything to become more complicated, Nadine also does not want any of them injured.

*tok tock*

The sound of the bedroom door made me realize from the daydreams a few years ago, from the beginning Iqbal found out about Gio's father who verbally abused me.

I immediately opened the door that I had locked, in front of the door was Hanasya with several bags in her hands.

"I brought something for kaka!" said Hana.

If only Hana knew, every item she gave me would be fatal to me. I rejected it once, the boy became sad and inevitably accepted it.

Hana was sitting on the floor with the pink fur carpet, she gave me two bags of paper bags. Inside it contains a kando, and another scarf.

"This is for my sister, I told you that my father and father would buy her" Hanasya said.

I who heard that just fell silent, is it true? I didn't hear wrong, did I? But all this time, Hana never lied. But how could you give me this stuff? Do I just accept it? Let me see the response tonight or tomorrow! Yes, tomorrow I have to know what I'm talking about whether it's true or not!

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