Lost In Loneliness

Unexpected event

One day in the land of H, there was a girl who was busy studying. Suddenly the voice of the old woman called out to him

"Almonds! Come down here, there's a guest!" Almond stopped his activity and rushed towards the direction of the sound.

A man sitting sweetly enjoying a coffee given by Dahlia - the second brother of Almond - seemed to be a man from a wealthy family, seen from his appearance wearing a black suit and a neatly-fitted tie.

"What's up, mom?" ask Almond.

Instantly the man glanced towards Almond. Almond smiled in a polite manner, but the man replied with a look of disdain. Almond was a little scared of him as the tone of the man sounded condescending to Almond. His mother tried to find a topic to break the silence.

"Hmm, sir, introduce, this is Almond my youngest child," Almond's mother said.

"Almond, this is Mr. Ezra, from now on, he will be your stepfather, so please respect him, yes," his mother said.

The man looked angry at his mother, Almond was silent at the end of the room, not daring to look at the man. I don't know what really happened, Almond was hated by the man, but Almond was a very beautiful and polite person in the family. Suddenly the man asked his mother to choose between him or me. Almond was still bowed at the end of the room while his mother was crying in confusion. Who will the mother choose? Almond's the youngest? Or even Mr Ezra the man who had become her husband?

"What do you mean father? Why should I choose between father or Almond?" ask Almond's mother.

"I don't like him! If you want to stay at my house, you can't take her! But if you prefer him, I don't insist, I'll leave right now!" snapped Mr. Ezra.

"Sir, why is this so? Almond's a very good boy, why do you hate him so much? Please give him a chance," Almond's mother asked.

"Can't! It's my decision, in my family there can't be a child like her!" snapped Mr. Ezra.

"This is so absurd, why do you hate my sister so much? Though you have just met," said Rizal-the first brother of Almond-

"I don't care about this! You guys want to follow my orders or not at all, make your choice now or I'll go!" said Mr. Ezra.

Almond just cried while crouching do not understand anything, he never offended Mr. Ezra, even met just the first time, but what is the reason he hates Almond? His mother still did not give an answer. He did not want to separate from his youngest son, but on the other hand he also did not want to lose Mr. Ezra, more precisely his mother was afraid of losing Mr. Ezra's treasure. The poverty of the Almond family made his mother have to work hard to find money for her children. Because Almond's father has been dead since Almond was 3 years old. That's what makes Almond's mother difficult to lose Mr. Ezra especially in the state they are still newlyweds.

Almond's mother exhaled and said, "Well, I'll stay with you, but what about the fate of Almonds in the future?"

"I don't care, just let him stay in this old hut, quickly bring your things, we're leaving now" Ezra said.

Almond was surprised because he would be left behind by his mother and brothers. She cried and hugged her mother tightly so as not to leave her alone.

“Almond, you don't worry, son, I will definitely visit you occasionally, I have a stash for you in my closet, you take it and use it for your needs here,” said his mother while stroking Almond's cheek.

Suddenly came some of Mr. Ezra's men. They were ordered to bring Rizal and Dahlia to his house.

“Come fast, we have to go now,” said Mr. Ezra.

“Sir, please give me a chance so that I can still be with my mother and my brothers, I do not want to lose them, I beg you not to separate us, I am willing to be a maid in the house of my father, I will not be able to, I beg you,” pinta Almond.

“No! I don't want a roof with you! Get out of my sight!” snapped Mr. Ezra.

Almond kept pleading with Mr. Ezra to give himself a chance. However, Mr. Ezra instead pushed Almond down and immediately pulled his mother into the car. Almonds immediately stood up and chased them towards the field. Because Mr. Ezra drove his car there, Ms. Almond and Mr. Ezra were already in the car. Almond kept knocking on the car's glass hoping he was taken with them. However, Mr. Ezra instead drove his car, making Almond fall to the ground. Almond cried while looking up at the sky. Reflect on that unexpected event. She did not expect that her mother would prefer Mr. Ezra who had just become her husband than her son who had lived with her for a long time.

"Lord, why would they do this to me! What is my fault with them?! I've always listened to them and done all their commands sincerely without contradicting them in the least, but why would they dump me here? Why?!" yelled Almond while pointing towards the road, Mr. Ezra's car was no longer visible.

Almond kept crying in the middle of the field. The rain began to slowly wash over Almond's body, as if the sky was grieving for Almond's fate.

“Rain! Why is this all happening! What wrong?! What's?! Why do I have to accept all this? All this time I've always been a good woman, I always tried to learn to be a polite woman, but why did this ordeal come to me? I can't stand it. It's raining! Bring lightning with you! Snatch me to charred to ashes, sweep my ashes to nothing left, please, please,” pinta Almond while staring at the sky.

Almond was still crying in the rain, his eyes were getting tired. Slowly Almonds fell asleep in the field.

***

Morning has arrived. Almond was surprised because the moment he woke up, the citizens had already swarmed him. A strange look was shown to Almond. Almond was confused and tried to ask what had happened to him. However, his throat hurt because yesterday he was shouting very loudly, his voice did not come out in the slightest. The sound of a car was coming towards the crowd. It appeared that some people dressed in all white were approaching towards Almond about to take him with them. When Almond's hand was touched, Almond immediately pulled it and stared at their astonishment.

“Where are you taking me?!” shout Almond. However, his voice still did not come out.

Almonds immediately picked up the men and put them in the car. Almonds tried to get out of the car, but some people held it firmly, leaving Almonds unable to move.

“Let me go! Where are you taking me?!” shout Almond. However, his voice still did not come out.

“Why him? Is he mute?” ask a woman.

“Looks like he's just out of voice, because his eyes are as moist as they cry,” replies to someone who holds him.

Slowly the car pulled away from the field and took Almond out of nowhere.