Tangly
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Davin stared at the reot house which was only as big as his room in his apartment, hesitatingly swinging his legs into the house from the bamboo webbing. The tiled ground and the roof that seemed to be about to collapse, became a heartbreaking sight for Davin.
Knocked on the door three times, and the voice of the woman told him to come in. Davin tries to enter the house with a trembling heart, as well as Grace who has been quietly in the yard with Alsa, there is also Gerry who faithfully accompanies the lover.
The man strengthened Grace's heart as if slashed by an invisible dagger, her tears spilled when he saw her being hugged by a woman in unworthy clothes.
The woman they have always loved, the woman who has always given happiness to the two brothers. Camelia, the Mama.
"Mama ..," said Grace with tears in her eyes, Davin reached out her right hand to invite Grace to embrace Camelia. Grace ran to Davin's hand, and they hugged her in the day.
Davin and Grace did not expect that their parents were very rich. Now living in a reot house close to a landfill, they have been living separately to Camelia and Frans. Not knowing what happened to their parents.
"Where is it, Ma?" she asked Grace in her tears, even though the female doctor was always fighting with Frans. But after all, the old man was still his real father.
"Inward, she is waiting for you." replied Camelia softly, the woman then looked towards Alsa followed by Davin and Grace's gaze. But Alsa, who was afraid of Davin's parents, immediately hid behind Gerry's back.
"Don't be afraid, son. Comehere! Hugging aunty, dear," said Camelia holding back her tears, the woman remembered how cruel Frans was to the beautiful girl. Until karma from God is passed down to Frans.
"Sister, I'm afraid" said Alsa, clutching the back of Gerry's leather jacket, the man then led Alsa slowly towards Camelia.
"There's a sister, Dek. Brother keep you here, dear," said Gerry to calm Alsa.
Slowly Alsa hugged Camelia warmly, they hugged her accompanied by the happy crying of Davin's mother.
Alsa increasingly tightened his embrace on the old woman, had long missed the embrace of the mother. But only this time he got a hug so warm, unconsciously Alsa called her mother.
"Mother, Alsa kangen." Alsa said unconsciously to Camelia, the woman then kissed the top of the girl's head. He felt very bedosa had wasted a child who still desperately needed the figure of a mother.
"Sorry, Aunt. Alsa accidentally called Auntie, Mother. You-"
"No papa, son. Aunty knows," cut Camelia.
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They saw Frans sitting on his old mattress, his body was very thin and he was eating a plate of rice without side dishes.
Grace and Davin immediately burst into Frans' arms, they were really sad to see the condition of her parents who were far from decent.
If Frans was always wrapped in formal clothes from professional designers, now they only wear used clothes that are not worth wearing.
If they used to live in a luxurious mansion with many servants and bodyguards, now they only live alone in a reot house near a landfill.
If they were always surrounded by electronics and luxury furniture, now there is only a cell phone owned by Camelia first left.
Everything disappeared somewhere, a treasure that has always been the pride of Frans. Now he has left the old man alone, a treasure that used to be Frans' benchmark in looking at someone, now the treasure has made Frans part of some of the people who once reviled the man.
He is sorry, now very sorry.
"Everything's up, Son.Sherly tricked us, he took all our possessions and threw us in the street like a cat," Frans said, leaving everyone shocked.
"He and his father canceled our company's cooperation, he took all the shares planted in Papa's company that was on the verge of bankruptcy. They put us in so much debt that everything we had fell into their hands. And Sherlu kicked us out of the house, he just wanted our family property."
Frans wept in Davin's arms, not expecting bad luck to befall him and his wife. And at this time his health is also not good, making them increasingly suffer both lives in poverty.
"Calm down, Pa. Davin's gonna take it all over again, Papa's all gonna come back the way he used to. Davin promised." Frans looked at his eldest son, for a long time Davin did not mention his own name when talking to Frans.
The word 'me' that Davin always said, made him and his son as if there was a distance that stretched. But now he found the figure of his son again, Davin.
"Alsa," call Frans shirih. However, the girl was frightened and cried loudly in Gerry's arms. He was hysterical again until Davin had to calm his sister again.
Davin refuses to take Alsa to a psychiatrist, but does not want her brother to be considered insane. So, here's what happened. He will cry hysterically when he meets new people or people who have hurt him.
"Something bad happened to Alsa, Pa. Now his mental state is a little disturbed." Grace explains what happened to Alsa after the girl was taken out by Davin. Camelia and Frans felt sorry for Alsa. Especially Frans, he felt guilty because all the problems that befell Alsa were caused by him.
_______ Tbc.
