Substitute Mother
Chapters 148. About Aleta
“Judith was raped in the early months she worked at Victoire. As he prepared to go to work, he was supposed to be going as well as he had been the day before, but a group of strangers forced him to get into the car. Renatta and I, who were also working at Victoire, were looking for him at the time. Since the shift was over, we decided to search. Even in the early hours, our determination to find and make sure Judith is okay is huge. We looked to the place Judith would have gone, but the result was nil. Until the sun came up, Rena and I decided to go home first, just clean up and take a break. If by noon Judith does not return, we are determined to report to polis”
“But when we got to the boarding house, Judith's room door opened. Rena and I entered slowly, making sure that the one inside was not a thief, but Judith. And indeed, it was Judith who was there. But I don't know, having to be lucky or feeling unlucky to have Judith at that time. I swear to you, Mark. My heart was broken seeing how messed up Judith was when we found her”
“He did not stop crying. His talk is heartbreaking. She didn't say much, but from the looks and looks of her torn clothes everywhere, Rena and I got one bad thought. The thought that we hoped would never happen to our best friend. Although the reality is inversely proportional to the expectations”
Mark's eyes were perfectly wide. “You're reporting to the police, right? Please tell me that you guys did that!”
Hannah, unfortunately shook her head. His tears came down from the clothes he was wearing. Ignoring the stares of people in the hospital cafeteria.
“Why not report?”
“We don't have enough proof, Mark. And it was very difficult to get Judith out of the room. Let alone go out, to communicate we have trouble. Judith just lay blankly, just like when she lost her fetus the other day”
“Me and Rena also do not know exactly where the location of the incident was. Judith didn't say much, because when we asked, she went back hysterically. Eventually Rena and I raised money to take Judith to the doctor, making sure our best friend didn't catch a dangerous disease during a relationship with a foreign man. Fortunately there is no indication of infectious diseases, although I do not know what is still appropriate if called ‘untung’?
“Then we went to a psychiatrist. There he met with a specialist, undergoing therapy with the support of drugs. Because before Judith always screamed hysterically like a man of infidelity. It's not easy to fight, Mark. I remember how Judith accidentally scratched Renatta and grabbed my hair while we were preventing him from harming himself. Ended us crying with”
Hannah wiped her tears.
“We only have each other, from the beginning the three of us promised to take care of each other. It was a painful blow to me and Rena because we failed to keep Judith. Judith's lost laughter also affected both of us. Judith fell, we also fell with her”
“It took a long time and struggle for Judith to assuage her hysteria. Thanks to therapy from a psychiatrist, the dream no longer comes to sleep. When his condition was stable, I asked him, what did he feel when he was hysterical? And Judith said she heard voices that scorned her, saying she was worthless and was just a second-hand woman. That's why Judith yelled, hoping that her shout could match the unreal noise that was in her head”
“Judith has suffered since childhood. When I found out she was being treated special by Jeanno, I was so happy, Mark. Because I thought, in the end, happiness was on Judith's side. But the truth is, it turns out Jeanno is the same as the bastard man who just looked down on him”
“Ssh, honey, don't talk dirty like that”
“You know, Mark? The day Judith lost her temper, was a major event that brought drastic changes to Judith. In the past, his goal was simply to live a quiet life without the shadow of his dysfunctional family. But from that day on, his heart froze. According to him, happiness is a pseudo thing that can be achieved only with money. When our boarding friend, who is a Victoire dancer, said that he earned a lot of money in one dance, Judith didn't take much time to think before coming to Johnny to offer herself as a” dancer
“Then shortly Rena joined, last I. When Judith decided to accept another offer other than dancing, I was the first one to oppose her out loud. But he said ‘I've got no price, Hannah. If they sleep with me, they sleep with a woman. They spend money on the rest of the women like me. Not that I lost, but instead they’. I stayed away from him for two months. Until I finally realized the world we were in was indeed familiar with such things. Until I finally realized that both Judith and Rena are bad, they are still your best friends. That we only have each other over this hard watch”
Hannah finished her story. Leaving Mark in long acceptance. The young man sighed, not expecting that it was as complicated as the life story of an Ananta Judith aka Aleta. Being a broken home child since childhood, running away to the Capital, dropping out of school, being harassed by jerks, and ending up in a dark night world.
“Honey, about the man who harassed Judith.. Do you know who it was?”
Hannah turned her shoulders. “I don't know his name, Mark. As I recall, Judith once said that the man always called her by another name. May, Nay who yes I forgot. It was as if he was harboring an obsession with the woman who owned the name, but somehow he took it out on Judith”
Right now, Mark's head has been struggling with a lot of scenarios. It's been a long time, but he feels he has to investigate who rapist Judith is. At least the legal process can be processed, the problem of evidence, can be thought about later.
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Jeffrey was only able to exhale when he saw Judith's name on his patient list that day. He never thought he would meet that woman again. The woman who had been a patient remained in psychiatric poly when she was a resident of psychiatric science. Jeffrey, be one of the witnesses how destroyed Judith at that time. And a pride for him also who witnessed ‘awakening’ Judith from the crash.
“I think I want to die just”
“The world is so cruel to me. I always thought, what mistakes have I made in my past life? Why is destiny stoning me so great this time, like, there is no happiness left. I thought I was happy when I had a lot of money, but over time I realized that it was just a meeting. That's not what I'm looking for”
Jeffrey thrust out a box of tissue, thinking that Judith would cry like she used to. But the figure before him was not seen at all would be tears welled up. He looked strong, but his voice was trembling. He looked strong, but his breathing was stifling.
The one Jeffrey understands, Judith is back in ruins.
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