Memories of First Love

Chapter 20: Advice

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Alif was sitting on the edge of the lake, his mind drifting everywhere. Just now he had the chance to get closer to Irena, but his mother made him even more distant.

''Miss Alif please take your mama away from here!''

Those words were still clearly heard in his ears. The eyes of Mr. Bayu imply full of disappointment. But, even if it was his mother's fault. And more guilty is himself, because he is not able to do anything, to defend the person he loves. Sometimes he sighed while throwing small stones into the lake.

The daydream Buar did not suddenly pak Bayu came to him.

''You're still sitting here, son Alif?'' Mr. Bayu also sat beside him, then handed a glass of drink to Alif. Alif really felt bad what else after the incident.

''Do not be too input into the heart of son Alif, however, he is still your mother. Maybe he just wants to protect his son and do his best for you, said Mr. Bayu, while occasionally he drank his coffee.

Alif bowed holding back tears, he was really in a dilemma. Mr. Bayu patted Alif's shoulder.

''Forgive me sir, forgive my mother too. Because it had already made a fuss and even accused and slapped Irena. Irena has suffered a lot, but my mother and I have added to it, said Alif. Mr. Bayu patted Alif on the shoulder, then he stood up...

''If, as a man, caring for and protecting his loved ones, it is perfectly natural. But as a child, being devoted to parents, it is an obligation. Go home first, calm your mind, and speak well with your mother. Uncle has forgiven you and your mother, but uncle must also protect uncle's daughter. So talk carefully with your mom, it's late afternoon, you better go home first your mama's anterin ya! Uncle also wants to go home, said Mr. Bayu then left Alif who was still sitting. Alif spent the drink brought by Mr. Bayu earlier, then went to go home to his parents, because it turns out his mother was also not there at that place.

''Maaaaaah, '' Brother Alif came, '' said Oliv. It turns out that Oliv and Nadia also happened to have just visited her parents' house. Ranty came straight out of the kitchen to greet his son. But Alif went straight into his room without greeting his mother.

''If you don't even have a Mama Lif!'' Shouted Ranty.

''If you were not selfish, you would not behave like that, Oliv suddenly said.

''You're a little girl, you dare to tell your mama! Is that the teaching of your sister ha?'' Ranty's picking up Oliv's ear. Nadia who heard the commotion, immediately approached her mother and sister. Seeing his sister who was in the jewel, he immediately apologized on behalf of his sister and asked Ranty to release the jewel.

''It's Liv, just shut up. Do not interfere in adult affairs, said Nadia who advised Oliv.

''Let it be my sister, it's a selfish mama. Used to do evil with his father brother Alif, now do evil with the loved ones brother Alif. If later Brother Alif leaves the house and leaves us, will mama be satisfied!'' (Oliv is the son of her marriage to her father Nadia, her stubborn and courageous nature, sometimes making Ranty a little bit more quarrelsome.)

''Judge only if it can make mama satisfied, anyway mama had never considered us and never wrote love to her children,'' said Oliv then left just like leaving his mother who was still emotional.

''Look at your brother Nad! Stubborn and dare to argue with parents, what will it be. It's all because you're overindulging him. If only he had not stayed with you I would have educated him well, Ranty said.

Hearing the babble of his mother, Oliv shouted from above...

''Don't blame Nadia's sister, Nadia's already very good to care for and educate me. It is not like a mother who abandoned her child to the point that her child starved on the street and almost died in a hit by people, Oliv shouted. Ranty who heard his daughter's words immediately fell silent. It turned out that his daughter had not forgiven for her mistakes before, and even still remembered them until now.

Before Oliv joined Nadia, Oliv used to live with his mom and dad, but Ranty was too busy with his own world. Arisan, get together with his social friends and if at home, he was busy with his own phone. Her husband and children were also abandoned. Until one day when Oliv will come home from school, but until the afternoon his mother did not pick him up. Oliv waited until starvation, and as he was about to walk home, he was hit by a car and rushed to the hospital. Since then Oliv prefers to follow his brother, even though they are only half-brothers but among them there is no difference in status.

When lunch time came, Ranty called his children, but only Nadia came down and sat at the dinner table. It seems Oliv is still angry, while Alif I don't know what he's doing. Ranty went upstairs to call his kids.

His eyes were closed, but his mind seemed to drift somewhere.

''Kleek''

The door opened, but Alif did not touch it.

''Lif, let's go down to eat first,'' it turns out his mother who came to him. Alif got up and sat down, but he did not get out of bed. Ranty was about to come out however...

''Why is mom so against my relationship with Iren mah?'' Alif said, making Ranty stop his steps.

''Because my mom doesn't like it, '' she replied.

''Is it because he wasn't born to a rich man like Danisha? Wasn't it before mama married to Nadia's father, we were the same?'' Alif closed his eyes, he really did not understand the way his mother thought.

''That might be one of them. But for sure, as long as you are alive, you will never agree if you are with Iren. If you are still desperate, it means you do not consider your mother at all as your mother, and you are very disappointing mama,''' heard her mother's words tears dripped in the corner of her eyes.

''Your betrothal has been determined by our family, if you oppose it, mama will not consider you as a child mama again. Mama wanted to see if Irena and her family would still accept you after she found out that you were against the family and disappointed her, '' After saying that, Ranty left her son.

Alif took a slow breath, he rubbed the corners of his wet eyes. ''Maybe this is my way, and I have to classify it, Alif.