Mentari in the Night Sky

The Past: The Last Conversation

It's been 2 sleeping pills that I've taken and I'm staying awake. It's now 3am and mom's funeral will start at 8am. The cemetery that was originally closed and will only be attended by families, turned into a funeral that can be attended by anyone, especially by those who want to show sympathy full of curiosity. I still don't know the reason why Grandpa suddenly changed his mother's funeral and no one asked him for that reason. More precisely no one wanted to hurt Grandfather's feelings once again.

Ting.

'Are you asleep?'

I put my phone back on the bed without giving any reply. It seems like it would be better if I went to the kitchen and drank a glass of warm milk to help me sleep. I walked to the door and opened it and found Ken sitting in front of my door. He was surprised to see me out of the room, seeing how he stood up as soon as he saw me. I think he's been in front of my room a long time to make sure I'm okay.

"I woke you?"

I shook my head and closed the door. The next moment I sat leaning against the door of the room. Ken sat back, facing me. He took something out of his jacket pocket. Botan Rice Candy's.

"You didn't show any emotion after uncle got here" he said, feeding the candy in his hand to my mouth.

I ate the candy in silence, not spitting out a word. Ken also did not try to reopen the conversation. He preferred to stay with me while watching me, making sure I wasn't feeling so much pain or planning anything stupid.

Someone turned on the lights in the living room, making Ken move to sit next to me. I could see it because the living room was downstairs and my room was on the second floor, I could clearly see the conditions in the living room through the gap in the wall where Ken had been leaning.

"What do you want Steph to say?"

Arthur's question made me try to find Stephanie. Ken and I were quite surprised to hear the name Stephanie say because we only saw the figure of William and Arthur.

"Mrs Sei, or Aunt Sei? He came to this house 1 hour after me and the others to the airport."

"CCTV camera is dead. Even the police are still looking for the truth behind the death of the mother. How do you know this?" reply William still with his calm tone.

"Car camera."

"The police have taken all the car cameras in this house" William muttered.

"Not all cars. They missed the antique car that was placed in front of the yard, the car that we were yesterday, I mean Zeta, me, Carol, and Ken used while watching the movie."

"...."

"And, both Auntie Zelia and Lady Sei spoke in the car. All the talk, video conversation, all recorded."

"Where's that camera?" ask Arthur.

"Here," Stephanie replied as she placed the laptop she had been holding onto the table and she turned on the laptop.

"I haven't listened to anything, I just looked at it for a while and found Madam Sei's face. I feel like Big Brother deserves to see it. If Big Brother feels I don't have the right to hear the contents of his conversation, I can leave now."

"No, stay here."

...-----...

"I sent you the divorce papers."

"Isn't that enough? How long are you gonna do this to my family?"

"Until I save my son."

"Kids? Do you now want Alvin to be Allison's heir?"

"It's not Alvin."

"..."

"I gave birth to the last child for Allison."

"What do you mean?" mother's voice was trembling and full of confusion.

"Hamada Sina, the son that people think my husband's son is Allison's son."

"..."

"Stop."

"Zeta, her spinal cord matches her sister's. Can you persuade her to become a donor to her sister? I don't think Allison will let her favorite daughter be a donor unless Zeta asks for it."

"Sister?"

"Of Zelia, just like you who always wanted to protect your children, I also wanted to protect my son, save my son."

"Are you not ashamed to do such a disgusting thing?"

"What do you mean disgusting?"

"You framed Allison until you finally gave birth to Alvin. The strange thing is that you're not holding Allison accountable for anything, as if you want to use the child you gave birth to as a binder so that Allison doesn't leave your life. Did the second child you gave birth to also use to bind Allison? Did you use the same trap to finally be able to give birth to her child?"

"No, we do it because we love each other."

"Love? By giving him medicine?"

"...."

"I know you two still love each other, I know that. But at least Allison is trying to build our little family, unlike you who still always want what others have. You let go when he wants to fight for you. Stop being a bitch in our family, please. Should I kneel before you?"

"I just want Zeta's spinal cord."

"I'm not going to let Zeta give it. I won't let my blood flow in your son's body."

"Allison never loved you. He married you just out of pity to see a woman constantly lying in the hospital for it. He just pityes you."

"Did he tell you?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"You lied. Allison would never say anything like that to you."

"You're overconfident, Zelia. When will you accept the fact that Allison never loved you and will never love you?"

"Should I trust the words of someone that even Taylor is trying to get rid of?"

"...."

"I know a lot of things, Sei. I'm just pretending I don't know. Neither me nor you, no one gets any love from Taylor. Stop this." Stop this."

"If you continue like this, I'll smash your family to pieces, Zelia."

"...."

"Are you smiling?"

"Hey, my family's been blown to pieces."

...-----...

Silent. Silent. Silent. No one made a sound when the recording stopped.

I leaned my head against Ken's shoulder and closed my eyes. Now I can sleep.

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