The Charm Behind the Mist

Father and Son 5.

~Happy Reading~

Aaric was surprised to hear what his father said. She did not expect, her sister could be in such a condition. She shuddered at the thought of losing her sister.

"God still gives us a chance to live. If anything happens to him that night, Papa will follow him because for nothing else Papa lives. Ever since you left and didn't know where you were, only he's been cultivating Papa. Helping Papa's work and always encouraging Papa that there is still him, even though his brother is not there." Mr. Biantra recalled the time that Recky accompanied him to the hospital on his way home from school. Sometimes he falls asleep, holding his calf.

"Sometimes he's being nonchalant, saying as he pleases or doesn't care about his surroundings, only to cover up the emptiness in his heart after you're gone." Mr. Biantra told me with teary eyes.

"You know your sister, always follow you wherever you go. Follow what you say, without thinking you're working on it. Papa doesn't realize that he actually lost you more. He was still a teenager, unable to control himself to cope with his inner upheaval. Papa once carried him on his back and ran him to the hospital because he drank a bit too much." Mr. Biantra kept telling me about his youngest son. Aaric heard what his father said with a fickle feeling. Sometimes sad, sometimes upset, sometimes angry, various feelings in his heart.

"Your sister can't drink too much alcohol. He could be unconscious. Papa was surprised when his friend called and said he was not well when they were drinking. Papa should wait for him to wake up in the hospital for more than 24 hours." Mr. Biantra recalled the panic of seeing his youngest son unconscious.

"New father knows from Recky, the reason your mother wanted to marry him was because she fucked Tarikalla's daughter. Though by then he had finished drinking and was probably in a state of unconsciousness, he was taken to their hotel room. Where maybe people who are fainting can do indecent acts. It was only after coming to her senses that she was disgusted, knowing that she had been touched by that woman." Mr. Biantra remembered what Recky had told him.

"Papa had said that after hearing Recky's explanation, that at that time he had drunk a rather excessive amount of alcohol in the hotel bar. But your mother did not believe and continued her plan to marry them. Lately Papa knows the reason they have to get married, not just because Recky fucked the woman, but because your Mama and her Papa are trying to save the company with the help of Tarikalla." Said Mr. Biantra, taking a deep breath.

"What was on your mother's mind at the time. But Papa has said do not continue his plan and stop investing in places that are not yet clear. Just focus on strengthening the Biantra Group. But your Mama, like your Opamu, has done a foolish thing. Because you never feel satisfied with what already exists. Though they know, every desire wants more by making various investments, they lose the one at hand." Mr. Biantra spoke while taking a deep breath and exhaling vigorously to relieve his sense of regret.

"As the old saying goes, expecting rain from the sky, water is poured out. That's what happened, as a result of all your Mama and Opamu's actions against Biantra Group. A lot of the company's fresh funds were poured into obscure places. They assume they'll make a huge profit from all that investment."

"It turns out that behind them are cousins and their families. They listen more and believe everything your cousin says. Eventually they were tricked by their own families with promises of bombastic success. The leak is getting out of control and Papa can no longer cover it up. Your mother thought, maybe with Recky's wedding, Tarikalla could save Biantra. It's getting more free-falling." Mr. Biantra again pulled the long bafas. Aaric kept hearing everything his father said and kept thinking.

"Now what did he get after Recky got married? May he come to his senses, having sacrificed his son's happiness for nothing." Said Mr. Biantra again, with a sad face mixed with annoyance.

Aaric realized, now his father needed someone, his son, to listen to the grievances that could not be expressed to his wife. Because in his wife's mind how to get the cuan, cuan and cuan to maintain the power of his family.

"You know the nature of your brother listening and loving to Papa, so he used Papa to set him up. After everything happened, Papa realized, right said your sister who considers them all ghosts. Including your mama, likened to a ghost of heaven." Mr. Biantra continued his tweet while remembering what Recky said when he pointed at his mother.

"Pa, now Recky doesn't say they're ghosts anymore, but demons. Because according to him, someone told him, the name of the ghost is for people who have died and are not calm in nature there so that the world bothered people hifup. Whereas the living who do evil beguile their neighbor, it is the devil in the guise of man." Aaric recalled his sister's story. Mr. Biantra looked at Aaric in surprise.

"Yes, Aaric. Greed can make a person a demon to ruin the lives of others. Be careful at work. Everything has its limits, do not take what is not for you. If so, you're a thief." Said Mr. Biantra quietly, while remembering his wife and family.

"God has given to everyone with a measure of each. Accept and enjoy it with a grateful heart. Don't forget to share it by helping others. You will see everything you have from your hard work will continue to revolve around you because God is pleased with your life."

"Let everything that happens with your Mama's family be a valuable lesson, so that you can be careful about cultivating the life God has given you." Mr. Biantra said quietly and thankfully, for being able to give advice to his eldest son in a good mood.

"Yes, Pa. Thanks for reminding me. Later after Papa rest, we will talk a lot more. Now you don't have to think about what has passed. This is a chance to fix what can still be repaired. Those that cannot or do not want to be repaired, let it be. There is no need to be burdened with the decisions of someone, including our own family." Say Aaric, then spend the hot chocolate. Mr. Biantra nodded, then finished his drink as well. Mr. Biantra understood what his son meant.

"Papa rest first, I still want to work for a while." Said Aaric, then stood up and lifted up the cup of their drink that had already been spent. Mr. Biantra also stood up and entered the room with a calmer heart.

Aaric is still willing to work, because in Europe it is still noon and there is something that needs to be resolved. When she was about to retrieve her work device and mobile phone, Aaric was surprised to see a message from Carren. Aaric patted his forehead, then read Carren's message. Because of his Papa's condition, he forgot to tell Carren, that he had returned from Surabaya.

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