
Californian.
After a three-hour drive from Santa Monica to California, Miki finally arrived. When the gate of his house opened Miki could see his mother Lona was waiting for him at the door.
“Mami,” Miki said as she exited the car.
“Miki darling how are you?”
Lona hugged Miki tightly as Miki approached her.
“My news is good, Mami how are you?” ask Miki.
“Mami is also good,” Lona increasingly tightened her embrace on her son. “Honey Mami really misses you.”
“Sama I also miss Mami very much,” said Miki.
Then they let go of their embrace after letting go of each other's longing.
“Honey, where's Your Husband Mike?” just ask Lona.
Miki who heard the question from her mother was stupefied and shocked. She didn't think her mother knew she and Mike were married.
“How did Mami know that Mike and I were married?”
“Honey, everything that happened to you Mami knows everything including your marriage.”
“Mami isn't angry if I get married suddenly without telling Mami?”
“Of course not, actually since the beginning Mami already knew if Mike wanted to marry you. However, Mami doesn't want to make you forced to marry her so Mami conditions Mike, if he really wants to marry you he should make you really want to marry him. Because all this time Mami knows your biggest wish is to marry the man you really love.”
“Wait a minute Mi, if Mami already knows I'm married to Mike means, sister Lucy also know dong?”
“He, your sister Lucy knows him too. Before you registered the marriage, Mike had already asked Mami and Lucy.” for permission
Basic Mike, it turns out he fooled me all this time.Inner Miki.
Recalling what happened these past few months, Miki began to feel emotional at the sight of her mother. He would not have thought if this woman with a frown on her face was standing firmly before him.
“Thank you Mami and I'm sorry for not knowing anything about the difficulties that Mami faced.” Miki said as she hugged Lona tightly.
“It's a pity Mami doesn't mind all that, the important thing is that both of Mami's children are happy.” said Lona while gently stroking Miki's wavy long hair tied up.
Satisfied hugging then the mother and child entered the house. After a long trip Miki rested in his old room before leaving California. When he landed his butt on the bed Miki's phone shook. With a smile Miki picked up her phone.
“Halo,” Miki said when the phone was connected.
“Darling have you arrived?” mike's voice was on the other end.
“He has arrived, and now I'm ready to go shower then rest for a while.”
“Well then, as long as you're in California you have to be careful not to let anything happen to you. If something happens, you contact me directly.”
“Good dear...how have you also reached his New York?”
“Ia, this just arrived at home.”
“Well you rest now, and don't forget to eat. I Love you.” Miki said while disconnecting her phone.
After turning off his phone Miki put the thing on top of any nightstand. Then she swung her legs towards the bathroom to clean herself up, after she finished she laid herself down on the bed comfortably and then closed her eyes to sleep.
A few hours later, Miki woke up from her sleep. When I woke up, it was eight o'clock at night. At the same time Lona came knocking quietly on the door of her son's room.
Geck! Geck! Geck!
“Miki,” call Lona behind the door.
“Include Mi, the door is not in lock.” Miki who was fully awake.
Krekka…
Miki's room door opened. Lona stepped in and approached her son, saying. “Sweetie her night grave is ready, let's go out and eat now.” invite Lona.
“Em...well Mi.” nodded Miki as he stood up from his bed, then the mother and child stepped out of the room towards the dining table.
“Mami,” call Miki Ogre.
“What's the matter dear?” asked Lona while blocking the remaining food stuck to the corner of her lips.
“May I ask something to Mami?”
With a smile Lona said. “Bby, just ask dear.”
“Mami, is it true that Uncle Steven is my real father?” miki asked as she swallowed her saliva.
“Darling who said all that to you?” lona asked in surprise when she heard the question from her son.
“Junior Steven, his son from Uncle Steven himself told me.”
“Honey, none of that is true. Steven's not your real father, everything Junior said was a misunderstanding.” Lona said tightly grasping Miki's two hands on the dining table.
“Keep if Uncle Steven isn't my real dad who exactly is my real dad?”
Lona's eye beads started to shade, like there was something she didn't want to say to Miki, but right now she has to explain everything to Miki if there won't be a misunderstanding like ten years ago that causes her best friend Emily to lose her life.
“Miki, actually when Mami was in college Mami had a lover that Mami loved very much. As long as we were lovers Mami did not know that the man Mami loved was the son of a very rich man. When graduating from college Mami got the news that the man who is very much loved Mami married another woman who is also very rich like him. After years of trying to forget her then Mami married her real father Lucy, after marriage in the end Mami pregnant your sister Lucy. While pregnant with Lucy for five months, Mami's husband died in an accident. After mom gave birth to your sister Lucy, Mami reunited with Mami's former lover.”
For a moment Lona stopped her story, she looked at Miki regretfully as if she felt guilty towards her child.
“When Mami reunites with him, his hand house is destroyed and his wife does not also contain her child. Because Mami feels sympathy willing to listen to her complaints about the home life of her hands. Day after day you start to meet every day, until finally the taste that we had sipped bloom again. We fell in love again after a long time apart, until Mami pregnant you dear.” Said Lona pausing for a moment and then reconnecting her story.
“When Mami was pregnant with you and it turns out that the wife of your biological father was also pregnant with her child. Since that day Mami started being threatened by her family and wife your real father. They ask Mami to abort you, but Mami does not want to abort Mami's baby and eventually Mami prefers to leave your real father by asking Steven for help. Unbeknownst to Emily at the time, Steven agreed to need me to play a show if he was the biological father of a Mami fetus. Since then Mami and your biological father have been out of touch until now.”
After Lona tells the story of her life, making Miki feel bad about what her mother was experiencing, even so Miki is still but wants to know what happened ten years ago.
“Mami, if I'm not Uncle Steven's son, why did Junior say I was his brother?”
“Actually, Mami also has no idea why Junior said that to you. However, there must have been a misunderstanding ten years ago unresolved.” Lona said with regret.
“Mommy can I know what really happened to me and Aunt Emily ten years ago, and why can't I remember what happened ten years ago?” miki asked looking at Lona seriously.
Lona looks very sad when Miki asks what happened ten years ago. That day was the worst day for Lona, where she had to lose her best friend and her only relative Lona had to leave alone.
“Mami, I asked instead of wanting to make Mami sad because she remembered the events that had been so long ago Mami buried deeply, but I was forced to ask her because the nightmare of what happened ten years ago continues to haunt me. I beg you to tell me all what happened ten years ago. Please Mi, I need to know what really happened to me and Aunt Emily ten years ago?” please Miki to Lona.
“Miki, all this time Mami kept it a secret from Miki because after the events of ten years ago Miki should forget about it.”
“Mami please tell me what happened ten years ago?”
“No, Mami won't tell you. Mami doesn't want anything to happen to you if Mami tells her.” Reject Lona.
“If Mami refuses to tell you, then what Junior said is true if I caused Aunt Emily to die. If that were true, I would never forgive myself and I would never be able to show my face again in front of everyone. I can't possibly live on the suffering that Uncle Steven's family has endured.” Miki shed her tears.
“Miki what else did you say? Everything you said wasn't true, it wasn't you who caused Emily to die.” Said Lona hearing a high tone of voice.
“If indeed what Mami said was the truth, why did Mami cover up what really happened ten years ago?”
Miki was tormented, her chest filled with emotions that Miki could not understand. The tightness in his chest really made Miki suffer a lot.
“Alright Mami will tell you what really happened ten years ago, but Miki has to promise if Mami tells it Miki must be able to accept the reality and must not feel down and return like before.” Pinta Lona to Miki.
“Alright, I promise.” Miki agreed to what Lona wanted for her.
“Prepare yourself, Mami will tell you everything without anyone left behind.” Said Lona who was ready to tell me everything.
“Ten years ago, when you were fifteen.”.
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