My Son's Dad

FIVE: MARK

Mark used to live with insults from many people, about him who did not have a father.

Markus is not stupid, although he is still a child but he knows that he and his mother are in the living go by his father, all the neighbors are talking about it. Even Mark's grandparents said that, Mark's father was not responsible.

Mark hated his father.

Because if only his father had not left his Mother on their wedding day, his Mother's family would not have been ashamed, Mark and his Mother would definitely not have been treated like this trash.

Mark hated his father, for if his father had not forsaken them, Mark would not have been the subject of mockery by his friend.

Mark hated his father..

Markus doesn't need his father.

But his father appears when Mark no longer expects his presence, marries his mother and takes her to his luxurious home.

The luxury will never make Mark's heart melt, he was already hurt.

Still, Mark hoped for a peaceful life. He hopes he will be happy in his new environment, with new friends who will not mock him like in his previous residence.

Until Mark knew Adara, the little girl who lived right next door.

“Mark.. let's play Adara.”

Mark nodded his head in response.

Just now Markus wants to invite Adara to play at his house, Adara's father has already gone home.

Adara's father took Adara and kept her away from Mark.

Mark notices Adara's father ordering him to go home with eye movements, Mark hates whenever Adara's father comes home. Because every time Adara's father came home, Markus could not play with Adara.

***

“Air!”

Markus cheerfully calls Adara who is playing alone on her porch, “What are you doing?”

“Main.” Adara looked at Markus with a curious gaze, “Mark, what is that bastard?”

Did Adara's father say anything to Adara about Mark?

How would it be if Adara began to hate him, acting like a friend of Mark's former friend who was hostile to him because he was an illegitimate child.

“Mark, what's that bastard?” ask Adara again.

Mark could not answer, he just ran away. He left Adara staring at Markus with a confused look.

***

Time passes so quickly, Adara and Markus have now entered the middle school level, where teenage children begin puberty and begin to know what is love for the opposite sex.

Shit, Mark's happiness must be destroyed when he turns out to be one school with Caesar, one of Mark's former neighbors who always mocked Mark's illegitimate son.

And sure enough, Caesar still hasn't changed. Caesar made Mark into a conversation by children, even other friends away from Mark. Only Adara remained by Mark's side.

Markus did not dispute it, he did not care as long as Adara remained on his side, but again Mark's happiness did not last long.

Mark heard for himself how Adara mocked him behind his back, behaving sweetly in front of Mark but insulting Mark in such a way behind Mark.

“Who likes a man like him, no other man what? There are still many boys besides the bastard.”

“You disgusted with her?”

“Of course!”

Mark clenched his hands, he was really hurt by what Adara talked to his friend.

Mark really feels betrayed, all this time he has considered Adara is the only person who is always willing to be by his side no matter what the circumstances but Mark was wrong.

Adara is not that good.

Adara is the same as her other friends, trash.

If Adara is disgusted with this bastard then fine, he will show what this bastard can do.