My son, not my son

Chapter 25. Is Aunt Sure You Can Be Honest?

"At first, this is auntie, baby. Open the door dong," exclaimed the woman as she gently knocked on Nawal's room door.

"This is auntie dear. Someone wants to talk to you, like you," he said again.

"Bukain door! Please," said Ela pleading.

Instantly Nawal focused with a voice that was very familiar to him. Yes, that voice is not foreign. And Nawal already knew who it was.

He rushes to open the door and lets Ela into the room but not Arion, his father.

"Papa's outside. Let aunt Ela come in, papa outside just wait," he said coldly. Yes, he still treated coldly to that papa. But not with Ela's sign.

Nawal wants this day to be done. Nawal wanted everyone to know the truth that his parents were hiding today. He therefore decided to speak four eyes with his aunt Ela.

Ela's arrival to Nawal's room was on the instruction of her mother, mama Basagita. Somehow mama Basagita asked Ela to persuade Nawal.he hoped, the misunderstanding that occurred between Nawal, Arion, and Fiya will soon end.

He did not want the small family to be divided just because of endless misunderstandings.

"Who told the aunt here" asked Nawal to the point. He doesn't want to. He was impatient to know the truth that had been hidden all this time.

"Aunty herself wants to come or does someone tell?" tanya Nawal clarified her question to Ela.

Ela was very upset with the boy. He was 5 years old, but he was a grown man. He did not expect Nawal to grow up to be this strong child, to be this wise child and to be this smart child.

"If an aunt is told to come here, better aunt just come out of this room. Nawal doesn't want aunty to come here because of someone's errand. That's the same name aunty doesn't sincerely help Nawal."

"Why are you talking about that, my dear aunt? auntie came here to help you. You want to know, why don't you look like your mom and dad? You want to know no?" ask Ela gently. It is really smart to persuade. Either because of the name of his son or either because it is the motherly nature of Ela that makes Nawal obedient to him.

She had to lie to Nawal. At first, he wanted to persuade his daughter. But he broke it. Because he did not want Nawal increasingly suspicious of him or his parents, but for all the explanations and wishes of mama Basagita he also established the heart to approach Nawal's room and wanted to persuade his daughter.

"Now ask what you want to know. Aunty will answer as much as auntie."

"Aunty sure you can be honest?" ask Nawal seriously. He looked at Ela with a look of intimidation.

"Auntie try dear. But you have to promise, finish your new meal. Agreed?"

Ela tried to negotiate with Nawal. And Nawal doesn't want Ela to just brag.

"Hmm, '" Nawal answered almost inaudibly in Ela's ear.

"What?" ask Ela to go fishing. He wanted to hear Nawal answer out loud.

"Yes" answered Nawal again. The aura he emitted was cold.

While Arion left on his motorbike, leaving the residence of mama Basagita. He chose to leave after Nawal refused to talk to him and he wanted to avoid a fight with Fiya. He did not want his emotions to overflow which eventually made him regret.

Arion realized, this was the first time he had behaved like that to his wife. And right now I'm sorry. But what to say? Words cannot be returned. All have already been said.

Same with Fiya. Right now he is running amok in his room. Anything he could throw away. Especially those on their study tables first, he just threw it away.

After he had vented his anger, he was sitting limp on the cold floor. He bent his knees until they were joined to his head. He was crying without a sound.

A few moments later, he calmed down. He also walked to find his cell phone. He wants to know where Arion is now.

Then Fiya called Arion's number, but it was not answered. He tried again and again, repeatedly.

"Where's brother? Is that how angry you are with Fiya?" mummified Fiya.

Now Fiya Sanga is a mess. He feels really broken now. The person he loves the most, the person he leans the most, is angry with him. Doesn't he feel broken?

While Arion, he propelled his motor at high speed, like a man of loyalty. No matter what the condition of the streets is so crowded. He was also very sorry, for what happened with him and Fiya today.

Arion chose to dodge, he did not want Fiya to get hurt more.

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"Already, ma. Mama take it easy. Mama has to trust them. They're adults, ma. Those who know better how to solve their problems. What can we do, ma? It's them who undergo," said Elfan softly.

Elfan continues to strengthen the mother to stay calm, do not think strangely. Even now he was twitching his mother's shoulder in the room.

"May they reconcile quickly, son."

"Yes, ma. Sure. It is common for a couple to have a time of ups and downs. Every couple must have a mess sometimes. Her name is life, ma."

Mama Basagita was stunned to hear the words of her only son. He felt overwhelmed. The longer Elfan gets older. Though as he remembered, Elfan was still a child, still likes to mess around.

Unknowingly, my mother shed her tears. Makes Elfan astonished.

"Lho, why are you crying?" Elfan was wrong to say the same to mom?"

Mama Basagita shook her head in a frenzy.

"Yes, my mom is crying because of what? Hmm?"

"Mama just woke up, son. It turns out you're an adult now. Mama feels like your dad is back. It looks like a way to talk to you. Mama is .."

Reflex, Elfan hugged the mother. This time he saw his mother who was so fragile. All this time he saw a mother who was so strong, silent and even speechless when her children did something that did not match his expectations.

"Ma, mama is the best mama in the world. Where never give up. Keep telling us if you're on the wrong path. However, you are still a child who never escapes wrong.

Mama Basagita grew sobbing when Elfan spoke like that.

"Mama has been very successful to be papa and mama for us. Even if you are silent, I know you cry a lot, thinking of you who often do not hear your advice.

"You love Mama, until whenever."