
"Mr where have you been, anyway? Really long?" Lea snapped at Haryadi who had just arrived at Lea's boarding house. Haryadi's biological son crossed his arms, staring fiercely at the father who was stemming the wound as well as shame.
After meeting Mayang, Haryadi returned to meet Kinanti and asked the truth of Leah's insolent deeds. Haryadi's high hopes that what Mayang said was just slander. Unfortunately, Haryadi had to bury his hope as soon as it came. Kinanti reluctantly confirmed Mayang's speech following evidence of Leah's crimes.
Plaque!
"Mr!" snapped Lea. "What the fuck, anyway, take slap everything! Sick tau, sir!" Her cheeks feel hot.
Haryadi's itch saw Lea who showed absolutely no ethical manners when welcoming him, more so Lea's humiliating attitude that left him faceless. It feels like this slap is just a little bit of pain from people who are in Lea pain. Haryadi even felt that if the most severe punishment was imposed, it could never replace the pain caused by Lea's actions.
"That's not much, than the pain you're hurting, Lea!" Haryadi's anger peaked, until the man's breath gasped.
"Which hurts me, sir!" rebuttal Lea. "The one who took away my happiness. Mayang destroyed my dreams, sir. You don't know how I feel, you don't understand me because of Mayang. I'm your son, sir .. not Mayang. You should understand me, sir."
Lea's hysterical expression was frustrated, as if the fatigue in her life had never ended. Like he never found the edge of happiness he wanted. Simple desire, that is to be like Mayang. Yes, just like Mayang's perfect life. No blemishes and stains. What Mayang wants is always obtained.
While Lea? What's the difference between him and Mayang? Born to a pair of parents, who both work, who both love their children, but why when Lea began to remember, all only Mayang visible. He never was. One two people smiled and said she was beautiful, but three four and ten who saw Mayang were immediately captivated. Just because Mayang gave him a toy? The candy? Or a twin bando?
Lea was clearly superior to everything, Mayang just happened to be kind-hearted because of his excessive wealth. That'sthat's all. If Lea had the same wealth as Mayang, she would have done the same thing that Mayang did.
"The Father doesn't understand just how your mind is capable of planning something that even bad people can't think of." Haryadi slowly softened, but was still in the same tone of anger. Haryadi will not let Lea continue to get lost in her terrible ambitions.
"Why can't you, sir ...? Why does this feel so hard for you? It's so easy because of Mayang's stupidity." Lea challenged Haryadi as if he did not deserve to be blamed, as if the small thing he did was an extraordinary thing to harm the country.
"Darling is naive! He gave it all to me, told me to do this and that, but he got the face. I work, he's rich. I'm the hard one, he's the happy one." The voice was no longer a shout, but it was enough to describe how desperate Lea was now. The corner of the wall was always cold and dark, becoming its hiding place from the sunlight for the rest of the day. That's where he used to overcome his weakness.
"That's no excuse, Lea." Haryadi tried to make Lea aware of the importance of maintaining trust. "Actually, you know you're wrong, but you don't want to admit."
Lea staggered backwards and gasped at her father's words. His father's words were right.
He was just envious of Mayang's current fate. It's true he was wrong, should apologise was enough. However, Lea was too self-exalting.
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