
"Anita, I can explain everything but not here. I want to explain everything with your father." I keep shedding my tears.
Plaque!
Suddenly Anita slapped her slap on my left cheek. As the atmosphere became silent, all eyes looked at me with various prejudices. I looked around me behind the hair that was blotted out covering a part of my face, and none of the faces looked so angry other than Anita's. No one helped me, no one tried to hurt us, especially when Anita started attacking me with inappropriate words and repeatedly called me a seductress.
"Lia, Anita, enough!" Suddenly I heard Beby's voice coming up to me and hugging me.
"Dad! Why do you defend the seductress more?!" Shouted Anita.
"Shut up! I never taught you to be an anarchist like this, I never screamed at you no matter what your mistake, I can explain everything but not now. Now you and your mom should go home, and don't wait for me." Beby then drove me out of the restaurant to his car. I still kept bowing because I felt so ashamed and there was no sentence I could say right now.
"Lia, I'll take you home. Don't worry, I'll always take care of you. I'm sorry because Anita's treatment has gone too far, I promise I'll make Anita apologize to you." Beby put his seatbelt on and straightened my hair, for a moment he looked at me and continued to drive his car.
I can only be silent, my head hurts so much with my heart. I don't know if I'm in the wrong position or not, but I feel I'm a single woman and Beby is also a single man, what's wrong with us being in a relationship. Wrong maybe because Beby is the father of my best friend, but whether the way should be this cruel humiliate my pride.
Arriving at home I immediately got out of the car and entered the house, Beby drove me to the front door and I left without a word. I cried again in my room, crying without a sound for fear of my mother hearing it. Not only did the incident at the restaurant bother me, but my worries during this time also made me sad, I really wanted to marry Beby but he has not shown his seriousness with me, while there is Rendy who is so serious with me but I am not sure with my heart.
I cried myself to sleep and ignored many phone calls from Beby, Anita and Rendy. I want to be alone and away from them all for a while.
Geck. Geck. Geck.
Early in the morning my bedroom door was knocked.
"Who?" I'm still trying to open my puffy eyes after crying all night.
"Non, mom fell non." Emi's voice surprised me and made me realize, I immediately moved out of my room.
"Where fell?" I rushed to my mother in her room.
"Mother ain't nothing?" I asked my mother who was in pain but still smiled.
"Mother's nothing, just trying to walk to the door, uh suddenly mom's legs aren't strong." Mom explained it to me with a smiling face.
"Mother be careful dong, if you want anything please same mom Emi." I'm so worried about mom.
"Mom should try it yourself too dong Lia. I want to see when I depend on Emi. I don't want to depend on anyone either."
"Non, ma'am, I'm sorry to go back." Miss Emi then left me and mom after we nodded the sign giving permission.
"Lia, why are your eyes so swollen? Last night you went with Anita and her dad? What did they say until you cried?" Apparently mom already knew I was crying last night. My eyes are clear and cannot be covered.
"Lia, if Anita doesn't agree with you and her father, why do you still continue the relationship?" Mom stroked my hair lovingly. Without telling me at length, I already knew about Anita who disagreed with my relationship with her father.
"Then what should I do, Mom? Lia's in love with Anita's father." I couldn't help but hold back my tears that ended up falling too.
"To be honest, in addition to love, Lia also can not break Lia's relationship with her father Anita because Lia needs a cost of money. Mother do not be angry, her father Anita bought a lot of luxury goods that Lia had never expected to have. Even during this time Lia's life was borne by her father Anita, ma'am." I'm ashamed to actually say that to my mother.
"Lia, it may be legitimate if the goods are bought for you as long as it does not interfere with the important expenses of his family. But, it would be nice if you did not rely so much on her father Anita. He's a good guy, but you have to be independent, Lia." Mother still gently stroked my hair, her words were indeed true yet very soothing to me.
"Yes ma'am, now that Lia is already planning to find a job, it seems like Lia will also be temporarily moving away from Anita and her father." I was planning on finding a job so I wouldn't depend on Beby or Rendy anymore. I wanted to be alone for a while to neutralize my heart and mind so that I could better understand the needs of my own heart.
"Yes, I wish you all the best for your life. I can't drive Lia's life, though, but I can only advise Lia to choose only Rendy who clearly loves you and I make sure your relationship and Rendy's son run smoothly without blessing." Mother kissed my forehead, I felt like another child who was complaining about her distress to mother.
From today on, I want to fix my life that I think is a mess. I was determined to find a job and no longer depended on Beby or Rendy. Although now my heart still hopes big on Beby's love for me, but for now I think I should neutralize my heart, so that if it turns out Beby must leave me, I am ready and no longer cry.