
"It's still very young. Your future is long!" daris said to Erga beside him.
Erga smile. "You're right, it's still young!" the answer.
"Live well. Work with diligence. Stay away from bad things. The world is hard." said Daris.
Erga breathed heavily. His lips smiled again.
"In this world, which hard life I've never met." answered Erga.
Daris turned towards Erga.
Their conversation sounded ambiguous.
Daris's lips were raised. Daris then looked back ahead. In his heart there was a tickling feeling of being jealous of Erga.
Look at it, when you meet in person. In fact, without saying much and enough to see how the interaction between Erga with her children. Daris can conclude that Erga is not much different from Raya.
"Can I talk to Merry?" asked Erga seriously.
Daris raised his eyebrows.
"Isn't it usual that you want to talk to my wife too without my permission?" Daris asked Erga back with a faint smile.
Erga chuckled softly. In fact, this old man beside him was not as terrifying as the one in his brain. It's just pretty cold.
"really. With or without your permission I will continue to speak to Merry." replied Erga without hesitation.
*****
"Merry!" erga said softly when she heard the clattering of steps approaching her from behind.
On a lake in the afternoon. With permission from Daris. Erga wanted to speak four eyes with Merry.
Erga who had previously sat on the grass, stood up, and turned her body prepared to welcome Merry.
Her lips smiled as she looked at the woman who had been filling her heart for some time.
It looks so mature and graceful. Erga always complimented Merry.
Merry smiled at Erga. "What kind of trick did you use that my husband allowed his wife to have a one-on-one conversation with another man like this?"
The question from Merry made him gasp when he was still in fashion admiring the woman in front of him.
Then, Erga chuckled. "Brandal youth who are able to deceive people's husbands. It's still a little trick. If it's a little plus, maybe your husband can hand over his son and wife to me!" answered Erga casually.
Merry chuckled. Then he walked closer to Erga.
"Tell me everything you want to say!" Merry.
Erga saw the grass that he had been using as a place to sit.
"I'm sorry I didn't bring a chair or other pad. There's only grass!" erga said while looking at Merry.
"Like this is much better!" merry said, then sat down on the grass.
Erga smiled and sat down beside him.
Erga turned back to Merry. Admire this woman's face from the side. There was a sense of happiness, but there was a painful feeling in his heart as well.
"It's true, people say, that truly sincere love exists. He's real. Not just nonsense."
Merry gasped at Erga's words. Merry also turned to Erga.
Erga smiled at Merry.
"I used to know people who talked about love. I think they're lebay!" continued.
Erga looked back at the lake in front of him. However, Merry still looked at Erga's face from the side.
"Gue doesn't believe in love, sincerity, loyalty, affection. I don't think it exists. Those guys are just bullshit."
Erga's face turned sad.
"Pathetic people!" he said while chuckling softly.
I don't know why the day Merry felt sad to hear it.
Erga took a breath and threw it away.
"Gue feels my life is the happiest. There is no burden whatsoever, and can live freely!" he continued while the corners of his lips lifted.
"But it turned out to be wrong. Not those who know love are pathetic. But I am the one who does not know the saddest love!"
Erga's eyes were reddened. His sadness is so deep.
"My mom died when I was two months old. Not long after, Papa married again. He went back to his home country. I was also taken there. Living with mom. But unfortunately she is not as good as Lo when she became a connecting mother for Liam, Luham, and Emir!"
He looked at Merry.
Merry chuckled at Erga's life story.
Erga also already knows if Merry is the mother continued Luham, Liam, and Emir.
"Mama continued I never tortured me like the cruel stories of stepmothers. But that doesn't mean he loves me. I'm taken care of by the baby sitter. I love my mom. Because the mother I know is just him. I don't know my own mother. My mommy is connecting with me."
"Gue is never financially deficient. My mom and dad always had enough of that. I am also the only child. Because my mother told me I don't want to have children."
"My parents are always busy. Something rare can be shared. I thought people normally live like that. I can accept that."
"Until the end, I was eight years old. Most of my life is not like that. They can live very closely with their parents. I'm finally starting to realize that my life is lonely."
"I certainly don't stay silent. I demand that my parents not just be busy. I want to be loved by them. Share their stories with them. Yes, just like my friends!"
Erga stopped her story for a moment. He looked at Merry.
Erga smile. He rubbed Merry's right shoulder.
"Gue never said my life was the saddest and most unfortunate. There are many out there whose lives suffer far more than mine. It's just my life story!"
Merry nodded slowly. Her face could not lie to her sad feelings hearing Erga's story.
"Then did you finally get that affection?" ask Merry.
Erga shook her head while smiling. Then, he lowered his head
"Until I was nine, my Papa died."
Her tears suddenly fell. But soon he removed it.
"Just me and my mom. It's just the two of us."
"Do you live well?" ask Merry.
Erga looked at Merry while nodding and smiling.
"My mom worked really hard. We both can live well. Your life is not lacking in anything either. It's just that I'm losing my mom in my life. My mom's getting crazy at work. I don't have time for me. I was always alone at home. No friends. Mama's leaving in the morning, then coming home late."
"Until I'm a teenager, I can help make money. But my mother never wanted to receive money from me. He wants my money to work for me. Though my intention is to work so that my mother is not so crazy work."
"Gue has his own money, I never had time with my mom, I don't have a story, finally I started looking for entertainment outside. In the end, I rarely go home!"
"Then, are you angry?" ask Merry.
Erga shakes. "He told me to come back here. Told me to try to live here. I was refusing. I don't want to leave him. But he forced. He said to seek experience."
"I'm finally going here. Living here until now. Getting further away from my mom. I'm trying to find love and love here. Turns difficult. Until finally I think love as many people talk is just nonsense. I let go of all the love in my heart. I live free. Not wanting to be bound by any rules. As long as I am happy and not sad."
"Erga, your parents actually love you. It's just a different way!" merry said slowly.
Erga looked at Merry sincerely. He nodded and smiled. "Yes, I realized that after I met Lo!"