Me Vs Flocking Mommy

Chapter 85. The Secret of Stored Things

"It's so clean at home. Apparently Ella was diligent in cleaning up." Ghina watched the whole house.

"Where does Ella keep those files? Not in the closet?"

Ghina still hasn't found what she's looking for. Most of the important files he had brought moved to Albert's house. However, some other files, especially those relating to his daughter, are still stored here.

"Where, anyway? Feelings I've taken all that down?" Then Ghina remembered something. "Don't keep it there?"

Ghina took out a plastic chair and lowered a wooden box from the top of the closet. The wooden box was her late husband's last gift to Ella. Inside there are some of her daughter's favorites from the husband first.

Check it! The wooden box was open. Ghina checked the contents one by one. His eyes swept across the old box, to find some of the files they needed.

"God! Is this Ella's diary from her papa?"

Ghina could not help but cry at the blue-covered object she was holding. He also found several envelopes with colorful paper inside. With her fingers shaking, Ghina opened the sheets of paper one by one and read them.

December 12, 20xx. “Why did papa leave us? I'm lonely, Pa.”

Ghina's chest trembled at the messy little girl's writing. It turned out that such a small boy could vent his heart out like this. Ghina then read another leaf.

February 14th, 20xx. “Says today is the day of love. Why do they keep mocking me? What's my fault, Pa? Is it wrong that Papa left first? Who said I didn't have Papa? I have Papa, really. But now the house is different.”

April 26, 20xx. “I don't know if I can say this or not? But I ran out of a fight and grabbed my friend Pa's hair. He said the mother was a bad person, because Papa had left until he died. Mom is the best person.”

4 May 20xx. “Today is my Junior High graduation day, but mama keeps crying.we miss papa.”

September 4th 20xx. “I'm Lonely, Pa. Mama always comes home at night because she has to work for me. Doesn't papa miss us? Come to my dream just once.”

November 6th 20xx. A”pa papa remember? It's my mom's birthday. We used to celebrate with rice tumpeng. Since papa left, all of that has disappeared. I miss those days.”

March 8, 20xx. “Papa should hear this good news. Mom got a new job. His boss is very young. So you don't have to go home in the middle of the night like you used to.”

July 14th, 20xx. “Halo, Pa. I'm officially a high school boy, huh. Oh yeah, I'm not lonely anymore. I got a new friend. Em ... he's a boy. Papa's not angry, is he? Papa remains number one in my heart.”

July 17, 20xx. “Halo, Papa. Remember my story yesterday? That's about that guy. This is the first time I have opened my heart to a man. It also looks like papa, you know. Very understanding.”

April 3, 20xx. “Papa don't get jealous, yeah. I was bought to eat with him. The guy I told you about. He said I was great, could win the physics Olympics. If papa is still there, this medal I will definitely give to papa.”

November 6th 20xx. “I've felt safe since she was, Pa. Taka was one more bad boy who bullied me. Pa, I wanted to say. I really loved Albert. Only he can keep you safe and comfortable besides Papa. Papa's not angry, is he?”

“What does Papa know? Mom is getting married again. With the guy I always tell you about. Yeah, that looks like Papa. I never thought I'd be my dad. How'this? Do I have to take it up again, the person I love so much? Help me, Pa.”

“There's one more thing I just realized. I don't know since when did you get that cute? I don't know how long I haven't hugged and thanked her? I'm sorry, Pa. I neglected to look after my mom. I am busy with my own world. Maybe mom needs that guy more than me. I'll try sincerely.

"Oh my God, what have I done to my daughter? Ella... Why didn't you ever tell me about Mom?" Ghina's tears broke after reading the sheet.

"Why do you keep all this alone, son?"Ghina was crying. He had not even read all of Ella's diaries, but his heart was deeply sliced.

"Why didn't you pick up my phone? Did you find the file?"

Albert just arrived. The man saw papers strewn on the floor of the room with his wife crying. At first glance, the man could read the contents of the diary from the page that opened.

"Ghena? Have you read it?" Albert was really worried about his wife. Albert took the diary in Ghina's lap and closed it. "Don't read it again" he said.

"Why didn't you talk to me until we got married? You're evil! You made me betray my own daughter. Tell me, since when did you know all this?"

Ghina was hysterical. His tiny arm hit Albert's shoulder which was a field. Albert hugged Ghina and kissed the beautiful woman's forehead to calm her down.

"I never read the contents of his diary, Ghina," Albert said softly.

"Then? Why are you able to guess it right away, when you came earlier? Have you ever been in a relationship?" Ghina turned her face up, to see the husband up close.

"We have no such relationship, Ghina. And I knew his heart from the look in his eyes, every time he looked at me. He looked at me the same way you saw me" Albert said.

"So you used to mean to settle matters of the heart with that woman my own daughter?My God, what kind of mother am I?" Ghina's whole body felt limp.

"I really don't understand my own daughter. Why is he the one who gave up his loved ones for me? What have I been doing all this time?"

Albert hugged Ghina who was curled up on the floor tightly. Her tears washed some of the paper sheets that were there. "I decided to propose to you. Stop blaming yourself" Albert said.

"Then after this how should I deal with it? I'm really embarrassed, Al," Ghina said in between sobs.

"Be as usual. I'm always with you" replied the man.

Ghina lowered her head deeply. Not only Ella, her heart was very embarrassed for Albert. Has he failed to become an adult?

"Let's get it over with, before Ella gets home" Albert asked.

Too late! Ella was standing at the door of her room.

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