My boy, I Love You

Chapters 11. Quarantine House

Lia's hands suddenly shook, her body limp upon hearing a name spoken from her little son's lips. Samuel Augusto's! The name that returned danced in his mind realm along with his past memories of that night.

Ray immediately held onto Lia's palm. He understood the feelings of the woman who was to be his wife. "Calm Lia. He won't be able to do anything" she said gently and calmly.

While Leon looked at the two couples in astonishment. "What's wrong mom? Do you know him? Is he not a good man?"

"Did you choose him as your guide? What was your reason for choosing him?" ask Lia full of probes.

Leon nodded his head. "At that time the judges teased me, they said that our faces were so similar. So I chose it, so that they would be satisfied to feel successful in tempting us."

Lia covered her face with both hands. How could fate play tricks on them in this way.

Ray could only sigh and gently rub the woman's back.

"Ma, am I guilty?" ask the little boy next to her. All the eyes that were around the round table were staring at him, waiting for the answer to be released from his lips.

"No Leon, you're innocent" he said. "I have to accept this. I think this is just an intuition between you."

"I still don't understand. Am I really Samuel Augusto's son?" ask the little boy. "Then if he's my father, what's the reason you're separated?"

Lia cried hearing that question. The question reminded him of his mistake. He wondered if Leon would forgive him if he said that his birth was a mistake.

"Leon, give your mother some time to tell you about it," said Ray, trying to buy time until Lia was ready to tell a story.

Suddenly Lia opened both hands that covered her face. "No. Mommy will tell you everything. Promise Leon you'll still be the same. You won't be mad at mommy and still love mama."

The boy nodded slowly. Eventually the peak of curiosity about his family was revealed, even without him accidentally.

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"So he never knew he had a son?" ask Leon not to believe it. "And mami left Indonesia because she was expelled by a grandpa?"

"Leon, my mom made a mistake in the past, but she never regretted giving birth to you." Lia looked at the little face of the boy before her. "You are God's gift to my mother. Mommy loves you so much, son."

"So are you going to meet your real father and confess that you're his son?" ask Ray.

"No. Mami's right. He will reject me because he does not even know that he has a son" Leon said without spirit.

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That morning, the weather was very clear and clouds were in the sky. There were birds chirping among the trees. And water gurgling from shishi odoshi in the quarantine house garden.

Samuel Augusto stood in the middle of the park, in front of him were seen several audition participants of various ages standing around him.

"Welcome to all the audition participants. Welcome to the quarantine house. May you stay here until the top of the night of this prestigious event." Samuel gave his greeting.

All participants gave a standing ovation. Samuel looked at the line around him. His gaze stopped on a little boy to the right of his front. He smiled at the boy while scratching his ear. He recalls the temptation of his jurors.

But if you pay attention, it must be admitted that they are both similar. But never mind, even she is not married, where it is possible to have a child.

Samuel guided the participants to their room, a room with a bunk bed. Looks like an army barracks.

"Here you will sleep and practice togetherness. I hope you all get along well" he said. "Call me, if you need any help."

"Well," said the participants kompak.

Leon sat on the living room couch, aloof, he just wanted to be alone. The atmosphere in the quarantine house was uncomfortable for him, the participant with the smallest age. He felt intimidated, especially by participants whose age was far above him. He feels underestimated.

Samuel saw the little boy pensively alone. Near him, and he sat beside him.

"Are you sad? Did you miss your house?" ask Sam.

"You can invite him here if you miss him, Leon." Sam gave Leon permission. Yes, there is no harm in giving a small child permission to be visited by his parents.

"The other participants are practicing. Why don't you?" ask Sam.

"Are you really going to guide me?" ask Leon. "They all practiced alone."

Sam laughed a little. "alright. You practice, I'll listen to you as a spectator."

Leon immediately took his hardcase. "We practice in the park?"

Sam nodded. Suddenly a tiny hand clasped his hand and pulled him out of the house.

There is a sense of happiness in Leon's heart, he must seize the opportunity in these quarantine times. A chance to spend time with his real father. At the moment the main goal is not a win in this prestigious competition, but rather how he can continue to survive to stay longer in the quarantine house with his father.

Sam sat on the park bench. He noticed that the little boy began to swipe his violin with emotion, playing a song with the right tone and rhythm, and sometimes with incredible improvisation.

Every now and then his feet stomped, forward and backward to the rhythm created from the friction of the strings to the end of the song.

Sam clapped his hands. "Very beautiful. Where did you learn this musical instrument?" tanyakanya.

"I tried it, by learning from the internet. I can read a song once I hear it."

"remarkable. I'd really like to know your parents."

Suddenly a man came up to her and whispered something in her ear.

"alright. We set a strategy to get back at him" Sam said. "Wait for my instructions."

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"Ray," call Lia.

Ray raised one hand, while in his right hand still holding the phone stuck to his ear. His face looked serious and tense.

"Good work. I'll be right out of that school and back at the company." Ray closes his call and smiles at Lia.

The man walked over and hugged the beautiful woman. He kissed the woman's forehead.

"Did you miss Leon?" tanyakanya.

The woman wrapped her hands through Ray's waist. "Luckily, I have you far away from her."

Ray gently kissed the lips of the beautiful woman in his arms. Without feeling awkward because the little boy was not around them. Ray stops his kiss when Lia starts to feel like she's out of breath.

"Ray, can I ask you something?"

"What's Lia about?"

"What did you just talk about so seriously on the phone?"

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Hi everyone--

This time Chocoberry made a new work and this work I participated in the Genius children's competition Noveltoon.

Typical of Choco writing yes. uwu and make baper, but light weight can make life problems that are already heavy getting heavier. Ahem...

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