The Child Ignored

Again And Again

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As time went on, it did not feel like three months had Riko lived in the same house with her parents, but never also he got affection.

All the same, nothing ever changed, Haris his father never questioned his wife's attitude towards Riko, as if he had never known her, even though Riko was his own flesh and blood.

One day, when Riko went to take out the trash in front of the house, her heart rippled to see children who were riding motorcycles in school uniforms. He thought he wanted to continue his school. But he was afraid to express his intentions, because as long as he lived here, he never once talked to his father.

Maybe today luck is on his side, his father Haris who incidentally is rarely at home, is now relaxing in the backyard, while his mother and three stepbrothers are going for a walk somewhere.

Feeling that this is the right time, Riko did not want to waste this opportunity. Approaching his father.

" Sir, Riko wants to continue the school" he said while looking down, Haris who was holding HP also turned to the source of the sound

" school? you certain? but Riko, you know for yourself how your mother is now. I don't think that's possible unless you can afford your own school"

" But Sir"

"Riko, listen to me, you know you want to go to school like your age, but how can you send you, while all your mother's finances are taking care of, I don't have Riko's savings, I don't have any, whenever you try to put money aside, your mother always knows. Be patient with you, later you will try to talk to your mother, if you can not forgive the father who can not do anything, all this time the father was silent not not not dear, but if the father defended you, but if the father defended you, I'm afraid your mother will treat you much worse than now"

Without answering Riko immediately twisted his body and ran to his room, spilling all the sadness he felt, disappointed, sad and destroyed. Feeling like a person who means nothing to anyone.

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Since the conversation with his father, Riko now only focus on his work, usually he will see from a distance his father went to work, but now he is reluctant to look at the adult man. Disappointed, deeply disappointed to not want to see his father at all.

On Sunday morning, while one family was busy having breakfast together, Haris called Riko to come for breakfast together. Of course, all with the permission of the wife.

The awkward atmosphere was so felt, especially plus the gaze of the mother who thought it was terrible. Riko was just trying to eat right away in order to quickly get away from this place.

All finished eating breakfast, his two brothers Putra and Arya - left the dining table, only left Riko and Bu Rima also Haris.

Not wanting to linger, Riko immediately stood up and would clean the dining table, but was prevented by her father.

"Riko, from now on you stop working here, now I ask you to pack your clothes, I'll take you home"

DEG

" but sir? why was Riko expelled? what's wrong Riko? Riko always dodged sir?" slumped and sat on the floor, weeping and wailing, expecting the two men before him to have empathy for him.

"Riko, Riko is not wrong, it's just that the current situation does not allow Riko to stay here, I hope Riko can understand, now Riko wake up and clean up your things, later father inter, father, come Riko" he said gently as if feeling pity, but still his words were so painful for Riko. His father is his only family now throw it again, yes again. There were no words that Riko spoke, his tongue was a joke, his soul was destroyed, he slowly got up and cleaned up his things.

After everything is done, Haris takes Riko to the terminal, where Haris tells Riko to sit quietly under a tree. While Haris goes and intends to buy a ticket.

In the midst of his solitude, Riko who continued to be silent and pensive was approached by a middle-aged man. Even until the man sat next to her, Riko was unaware of it. Until a subtle clap called him to come back a real second.

" Hi, you're Riko, right?" Riko who felt someone pat her shoulder and asked her name she turned her head

"yes, I'm Riko, sorry father who?" the man simply smiled in response to Riko's question.

" We used to sit on a bench on a bus, you come from the village and want to go to the city to see your father" said the man, Riko looked at the man carefully, and tried to think, thinking, remember the incident a few months ago.

"Sir Danu??"

"iy😊. And we meet again now, how are you doing, son?"

"yes sir, Riko is happy to see you again. Thank God as you can see, Riko is fine"

"then why are you here alone?"

"Riko wants to go home, sir"

"lho, didn't you say you were in the village no longer have anyone, and went to the city to catch up with your father?"

"the story is long sir, which is sure now Riko wants to return to the village"

" what if you go with the father, stay with the father"

"but sir,"

"already, come"

Riko complied and followed Mr. Danu and took his hand.