
Ken visited his father's house during the day. Though he was busy looking for the whereabouts of Zahra again today, but heard another tone of the voice of the father when calling him earlier, he said, inevitably he also had to meet the middle-aged man to ask what to say.
Never expected, his arrival to the house of the father was already awaited by three people who sat in the living room with a gaze intimidating him.
There, of course, is the Father, his stepmother and his beloved half-sister, Frans.
The beloved? Ken cursed hard and hard in his heart. That would never happen in any world.
"Sit Ken!" tell the Father.
Ken sits right across from Frans and Irene, his stepmother. On his right side, there was Bagas sitting on a single sofa.
"Why, Pa?" ask Ken. He was quite surprised by this sudden call, his father and Frans should still be in the office at this hour.
Bagas rubbed his face briefly, cleared his throat for a while, then stared intensely at Ken.
"Please give me the most honest answer, Ken!" bagas.
Hearing that, Ken's feelings began to feel bad, he was like he was in a trial now.
Especially this? He immediately felt dejavu, this kind of incident had happened in his life, long ago. When he was involved in a fistfight with Frans in Junior High and at that time, he was the one who was cornered. He is shunned by his toxic friends, bullied and ostracized, leaving him traumatized during school days that cause him to shut himself up with his schoolmates, even during High School, I prefer not to have friends in school.
"What would you like to ask?" ken asked slowly, he was sure something was wrong now.
"Are you really harassing Zahra?"
Degs...
Not wrong again, this must be a complaint from Frans. Damned!
Ken did not answer, preferring silence.
"Is that right, Ken?" ask Bagas with a tone of voice that rises several octaves.
Ken remained silent with his hands clenched. This kind of feeling, he had also felt before, cornered and unable to answer even though he could actually refute it. Moreover, he did not do anything as far as his Papa had expected of Zahra, but if he claimed to have done nothing to Zahra, then all would have been in vain, Frans will take a stand by seizing Zahra from him, especially Frans also already know if the girl Ken loved all this time.
Nah! Ken can't be straightforward with his dad.
"Your silence means yes, Ken!" bagas.
Just like the past! Bagas also summed up Ken's residence as it is today.
"Did Papa hear this from Frans?" ken asked while highlighting Frans with a murderous look.
Frans across from him just smiled sneering.
"It doesn't matter, most importantly your honest answer, Ken!"
"I've been honest with Papa about my intention to marry Hana!" ken said.
"Yes, but that intention was because you had harassed her, right?"
"No, Pa!"
"Then?"
"That's because Hana said that she loved me, I---"
"Bullshitt!!" frans muttered at the end, as if provoking the Papa.
"Ken, papa's glad you're responsible for marrying Zahra!" bagas' words surprised Ken and Frans, as well as Irene who had been silent for no word since.
"But, Papa doesn't allow if you marry her with a certain intention! Zahra's a good girl, Papa's known her since you were in high school, she's the one who helped you learn and Papa's so proud of a girl like her! Indirectly, Papa already considers Zahra like Papa's own son, don't hurt him with your intentions, Ken!" bagas said firmly.
Ken shook his head, he got up from his position and looked at the man who had a similar stature to him.
"I told Papa that I love Hana! I have no ill intentions towards Hana. No need to ask what I did to him! because I'm the only one who knows it! Don't treat me like a kid, 'cause I'm an adult!" angry Ken with a reddened face.
"Well," Bagas stood up also from his seat. "If you feel grown up and feel like everything you've done is right, do as you please, Ken!" bagas.
Ken nodded steadily. "Yes, I will still marry her with or without papa's blessing!" ken emphasized his words.
Ken smiled at her side.
"Pa..." Frans and Irene seemed to want to protest with a good decision.
But Bagas raised his hand as a signal that the mother and child did not raise their voices.
There was a moment of silence until Frans could no longer resist speaking.
"Are you sure Zahra won't sue you for this?" frans asked sneering with a wry smile.
"He loves me." said Ken Pongah.
"I don't think so after what you did to him!" frans replied with a rumble in his chest when he learned of Zahra's feelings for Ken.
"Maybe he'll hate me, but he basically loved me a long time ago, and then what about you, Frans?" Ken smiled mockingly.
"You forgot? If he fainted while with you? I don't know what's going on, but I think he's gonna hate you, Frans!" satirize Ken with a smile full of meaning.
"What does this mean?" tanya Bagas did not understand the direction of Ken's conversation which seemed to insinuate Frans' actions.
"You see? You only complain about what I did to Papa, you don't admit what you did, Frans! You're acting just like Junior High!" teasek Ken.
Hearing that, Frans got up from his seat and wanted to throw a fist at Ken's face that mocked him, but his actions were immediately prevented by Irene who was standing next to him.
"Don't, Frans.." said Irene shaking with a compassionate face to resist Frans' actions.
Frans snorted loudly.
"The father must still punish him for his outrageous deeds!" frans said provoking back.
Ken chuckled softly. "Basic boyish!" ken said slowly but still heard everyone who was there.
"Ken, your actions are outrageous! You have to accept the consequences, Ken!"
"Yes, Pa.. Just punish me!" ken said calmly.
"Although Zahra doesn't report you, Papa still has to teach you a lesson for you to grow up!"
"Whatever Papa, I don't care!" ken said trying to get out of there, he was sick of being in that room.
"Papa took your name from Papa's heir, Ken!" bagas said firmly and it managed to stop Ken's move on the doorstep.
Frans and Irene smiled cynically at Bagas' speech, this was absolutely worth their thought-provoking deeds. Ken's really gonna be a bum.
"All facilities in your name, will papa unplug!" said Bagas quietly with a heavy heart.
Ken turned around, he nodded faintly. "Okay" he said calmly.
Ken took out his wallet from the pocket of the jeans he was wearing.
Removing all debits, credit cards and not forgetting to return the sports car keys facilitated by his father.
"It's all Papa's treasure!" ken smiled smirkingly.
Bagas was silent, he did not expect Ken to give up everything and resigned just like that, he thought Ken would refuse or fight his word again this time, this time, it was unexpected that Ken was honored with the punishment he gave.
"Papa just give all that to Papa's stepson. Papa make me fat and Papa glorify him!" Ken pointed at Frans with his index finger.
Frans smiled in satisfaction.
"I'm leaving, Pa." said Ken. "Ah yes, can I still call you Papa?" tanyanya.
Bagas was still silent and fixated on seeing Ken's attitude that did not refute him, even though what Bagas hoped was that Ken would defend what was already Ken's property. However, unexpectedly, Ken actually behaved like this.
"Ken.." said Bagas with regret.
"I hope, after this don't interfere in my business, Pa! And I made sure Hana would be my wife!" said Ken staring at Bagas and Frans alternately.
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