Mothers

20 Ends Sia-Sia

Renata looked limp and could no longer speak. He felt his headache recur again from seeing the Kinanti video. Indeed, it was never the slightest thought in Renata that Kinanti had difficulty every day fighting his illness.

"You tired? We rest first." said Mahendra grabbing Renata's arm. But Renata brushed aside weakly.

"No. I want to see the last video."

Liliana and Nugraha looked at each other, understanding Renata's current condition was already unstable. But Mahendra still allows to play the last video.

Nugraha played the final video in the hope that something could be gained. Renata was ready to see the video as bad as it was.

****

Kinanti withdrew Nina's hand and directly entered the room. It is less clear what is said in the room because this camera looks more like CCTV. But not long after that Nina came out with something in a paper bag. Kinanti went out again and checked whether Nina had left him or not. Anxiety approached Kinanti again. He immediately picked up the medicine in a drawer near the sofa. Not long after, came a man in a tie shirt. It is less clear how the man's face is due to his position on the back of the camera.

"You bothering Nina again?" ask the man.

"No. Why would I bother Nina?" answer Kinanti.

"When Nina does, you're responsible."

Kinanti smiled with her heartache.

"Why should I take responsibility for Nina? It was you who took Nina as the destroyer of our household." Kinanti raised her voice intonation.

The man slapped Kinanti until Kinanti staggered back.

"I warned you not to talk to me. I want to be free from a crazy woman like you! You think I'm holding one house with you?"

Yeah, that guy is Candra. Kinanti's husband had left her two years ago.

Then Candra kicked Kinanti until Kinanti complained of pain but Candra did not press the slightest cry of Kinanti. He also pulled Kinanti's hair and slapped her back.

"You think you're as great and as good as Nina?" Candra was still eager to beat Kinanti even though Kinanti was weak and begged Candra for forgiveness.

"Please forgive me, I didn't hurt Nina. Really, I don't bother him."

Candra took off Kinanti and let Kinanti sit limp on the floor.

****

Renata clenched his hand, he gnashed his jaw. He felt his heart pounding and his eyes lit up like embers.

"Remain..."

Renata started to leave Mahendra's office. He staggered and felt his feet trembling. What he just saw on the video was not a soap opera or drama scene. But his parents fought to hurt each other. Is correct. Renata felt shock in her heart. He did not really think that Kinanti was having a hard life.

Now Renata can't think clearly. Should he go see his father? Or should he sue his father? Or did he complain to Herlina first?

Renata thought hard while walking down the corridor of the prosecutor's room. Mahendra who can't just leave Renata, follows Renata's steps. But Renata is not as bright as Mahendra's shadow. Renata is still a newly grown woman who can feel pain, hatred to chaos in her heart and mind when seeing a video like that.

Renata could no longer support himself to walk. He was weak and fell to the floor.

Bruk!! Mahendra approached him as fast as lightning and tried to wake Renata up.

"Renata! Renate! Wake Renata! Renee!"

Nugraha and Liliana immediately approached Mahendra and Renata.

"Call the ambulance, hurry!"

****

Hape Nina rang, an unknown number called her. He tried not to pick it up because it could have been from Candra who used someone else's phone number. Before long, the hape stopped vibrating and alternated with a short message coming in.

Nina who was tidying up her bag collection, felt a little disturbed and immediately checked her hape.

"Mother Nina, may come to Saint Carlo Hospital, because Renata is currently unconscious."

After reading the short message, Nina rushed to tidy up her bags and went straight to the hospital.

****

Renata was given a fluid infusion and was still unconscious. The doctor said that Renata's current state is still in a state of shock so it must rest first for a while.

Mahendra waited for Renata while Nugraha and Liliana were ready to go home. Mahendra looked at Renata's weak face helplessly. It was like he was protecting Renata. But he doesn't know how.

Nina arrives at the ER hospital and searches for where Renata is being treated. After finding her, Mahendra greeted Nina.

"What's going on? Why Renata?"

Mahendra could not answer while in the ER. He took Nina out for a while to talk.

"What's up, Mr Prosecutor? Why can't Renata be so conscious?" tanya Nina was worried about Renata's condition. After being outside the ER, then Mahendra spoke.

"Sorry, Miss Nina. Renata is in shock" Mahendra said.

"The shock? Shock why? What's going on?" Mahendra observed Nina's every move as well as her tone. So far nothing has looked strange to Mahendra's eyes.

"Renata yesterday decided to move from his old house to a new apartment" Mahendra said.

"Apartment?" Nina seemed to not believe what Mahendra was talking about.

"Yes. The apartment was bought by Herlina's mother. Now I want to tell you, that Renata was in shock because she knew her mother had multiple personalities."

"What's? Renata knows about her mother's illness?"

"Yes, we plan to go to a psychiatrist where Ms. Kinanti does her counseling and Ms. Nina comes as a witness" Mahendra said.

"Witnesses? Why should I? I can't give you a bad testimony."

Nina said. Nina shut her mouth because she started talking to the Prosecutor.

Mahendra smiled and felt that Nina had opened her own card.

"Mom Nina. There is nothing more to keep secret. We already know everything and so does Renata" Mahendra said in a relaxed-sounding tone.

"You mean, what's Mr. Prosecutor?" Nina began to feel confused by Mahendra's words.

"At the time Renata tidied things up and moved into the apartment, we found six small cameras located in several picture frames. It's obvious that Mother Kinanti's disease has multiple personalities and you are also a person who often visits Mother Kinanti." explained Mahendra.

Nina was silent. He can't deny anything.

"Actually, Renata was very shocked when she learned the diagnosis from psychiatry that her mother had multiple personalities plus the video became an additional shock in her." continued Mahendra.

Nina is still silent. He sorted out which words he should say, which he should not. Nina felt sorry for Renata who had to experience all this. Of course he was very shocked to learn that Kinanti had such a disease.