Shadow of a Child
The Promise Bound from the Heart Red Thread
This night did not call the owl to sing to enliven the darkness, the goddess covered herself with dark clouds, a silent atmosphere in the big house in the middle of the vast green land, they were having dinner, but this time no one spoke, they chewed and stuffed a piece of bread into their mouths, until suddenly the sound was heard ******* from the boy's mouth, they looked at him, “Jake, what's wrong? you didn't continue eating??” miss Emily asked in a curious tone, She looked at her mother worriedly and agitatedly, “Mother, Father, Mr Jason, can Marina survive??” he asked, He was pensive to hear the question, “Marina is a weak child, he is fragile, if they treat him badly, he can be tormented there” restless, they start to fall silent, “apa, he said, am I speaking the wrong or bad??” he asked again, Jason just exhaled.
“No, your question was not bad”
“Master still thinks about it”
“Since the culprit was not found,
how could he walk into the office without being noticed by people??”
Jason looked agitated, his eyes were fixed on his plate, He finished it without showing any expression and brought his plate to the kitchen, “let this wash myself” they were confused with curious, , Miss Emily looked at her son with a worried look, “Jake, you don't ask the Master such questions, she is very dear to Marina” she whispered, He felt remorse after his mother advised him not to ask about his adopted son, so he was worried about the condition of his best friend and the father who raised him.
They finished their dinner and cleaned the dining room, Jake helped his parents with a sad face, his gaze was so empty, so were his parents, they look limp when tidying up the dining room, “Emily, somehow I also think of Marina” said Mr. Milo, He silently watched the window, “Before, our friends disappeared mysteriously, Mister Milo said, and now turn”, apparently He also misses the girl, He remembers her smile as He enjoys her cooking.
“Marina really likes my cooking
he is the one who asks often again
I always saw him how He asked for it, even though his mouth was full of it
for some reason when He disappeared, I always cooked with more portions, but He has disappeared”
Hearing his wife's story, Mr. Milo hugs his wife, Jake also runs up to his mother, they feel such deep wounds, the loss of a loved one does make them suffer, he said, but they tried to be strong and hold back the tears, until they started to be relieved, they looked at each other, until one of them started to raise his head, and frown.
“Why does Mr Jason love Marina so much??”
“Color he is his adopted son, you know he adopted him from an orphanage in London” city
“Not, he always looked at the girl, and he felt more than as his adopted son, but every time I asked, Master just said that this is a matter with people in the past, he said, but he very much survives the affair”
As the family ran through the stairs and into the master's room, their hearts beat and convinced themselves to open the white door before their eyes.
“Dad...”.
“Hiks, hiks...”.
Marina sat cornered in her room, she covered her face with her hands, her legs bent, her eyes rubbed, her face so dirty, her hair ruffled, around her were papers and books strewn about, everything was torn to the form of a small paper, did not show any writing because of the smallness of the paper, his breath was wheezing, He was crying loudly, asking for help, but no one knew of its existence, even a sparrow saw his condition and flew straight from the tree branch by the window of his room, tall and close to the sharp end of the fence, there was no longer any way to escape but to accept his condition for now.
Jason went to his room, he sat on his black bed, holding his forehead, he felt bored, his gaze was so empty, he opened his robe, and lay on his bed, but his eyes were not closed, although he continued to move, but drowsiness did not come to him, still his anxiety still haunted him, then he got up and tried to control his emotions.
“Catherine….
I failed to be a good father….
or be the best friend for you…
The promise I made to you on the last day we met…
reneged,
somehow this sense of regret so enveloped me.”
The man's feelings were so jumbled, in the middle of the night so dark.
“Why is wrong, you're not involved in this case??”
He breathed slowly.
“You know, we are at the time where we saw it for the last time..”.
“when He was kidnapped, I barked loudly at him, to call those who were busy, as well as against the man in the black robe so that He would not bring the girl, so that he would not take her, but he kicked me and took Marina out of the office and they disappeared after they jumped out of the” window
Sky shed tears, Mr. Bear approached him and calmed him down, He stroked his head, then hugged the big dog so He felt the warmth of the doll's embrace, so that his anxiety subsided, “Thank you”, so he felt the warmth of the doll's embrace, abugn.
They begin to think of a way to save her, they exchange ideas, and run to Jason's room.
The father sat pensively, staring at the picture frame of himself with the little girl he was embracing, their smiles were very beautiful, holding a sunflower, he said, He smiled, staring at the memories on display in the brown frame, until before long, there was a knock on the door, he opened the door and it turned out the aides, the helpers, and the big dog biting the teddy bear, they were standing at the door, they were in a hurry, their mouths were closed so as not to surprise him, “Master, we want to talk to you!” mister Milo hurriedly exclaimed, so he let them in, they quickly entered Jason's room.
They filled his mattress, Jason who let them in looked at them in astonishment, “why do you guys look rushed, what do you want to say??” his question was full of astonishment, Mr. Milo started to open his mouth, “Master, we want to ask you something”, he started sitting on his stool and was ready to listen to his words.
“What do you want to ask??”
“Why do you love Marina so much more than you love your late mother, that you feel uneasy when she goes out of your sight??”
Hearing his question, he just sat there silent, his mouth silent a thousand words, then lowered his face, trying to hide his feelings, but it was all known to them.
“Jason, just tell us, no need to fear...”.
“After all, we are family, you always help us even though we sometimes do not want to tell your problems, you are very understanding to us, even to the girl, he said, your affection for us is like your affection for Marina.”
“Indeed, losing it also makes your heart fragile, so do we, do you know, since we were in Africa, we told each other to calm the sad heart, she said, and we want to do this for you, so, please tell us, just maybe we can find a solution to solve this problem”
He sighed, raised his head and his mouth started making noises.
“Marina Herlock, you know why I adopted her, because actually 5 years ago, I met Catherine.”.
“Catherine who's Mr...?”
Jake cuts off the talk of his Master, Miss Emily holds her mouth with her index finger, as a gesture to silence, Jason just smiles a little, “Let him ask, he is indeed a little boy”.
“Caratherine, she was my best friend, we met while I was playing ball, when no one wanted to play with me, because I was a shy boy, until I was about to go to the store, I thought there was a girl standing, she was holding her doll, her face was pouting, her eyes were so empty, she was not talking to the people around her, except just stand without taking out the word”
They are seriously listening to him.
“I approached him, He spoke with a stutter, apparently he is not a native of England, but an immigrant, so I pulled him and taught him to speak”
Jake began to smile at that, “Master Jason fell in love with Catherine for the first time, since the beginning of meeting just, although he did not know Mr. Jason still took it to be invited!” He shouted happily while singing, He began to blush, his cheeks began to blush red, while hiding his smile, “ jeez...” muttered, hearing that, Mr. Bear approached the boy, jeez, and put his mouth close to his ears, “ do not say like that, he was his person easily blushed” whispered, He immediately shut up and waited for his master to calm down.
“Good, I began to teach him until He issued his first sentence, “I, Catherine and I from Belgium”, hearing that, I began to be amazed by his style of speech, smooth and soft, not only that, even though his posture was shorter than mine, but he was very cute, and since then I started to be friends with him, from year to year I often visited his house after school, he said, he is indeed a lower class, many noble children are persecuting him but He is steadfast and I began to decide to protect him.”
“From year to year we were friends, until one day, I was eager to marry her, but she came to me with a loud cry, She said that there was a man proposing to her and her father approved of her, hearing that, this liking still thumped, but as his apology that when he was not around, please take care of his son later, and that was my last day I met him”
They started to shed tears, “It's very romantic...” said Miss Emily, wiping her tears, “Iya, and last to see her face when I heard the murder case on the Port coast, he said, I found out about the case and found that Catherine had died, my regret for her was so great, that I could not say goodbye to her until now, she continued, shortly afterwards, her tears were soaked, remembering his true friend.
“And...., that's when I was about to adopt Marina, I felt that her mother was in her heart”
