The Married With Ketos

A sister?

"Why?, why now? where have you been all this time? why did you leave me and Mom?"

There were many questions that Agam gave to Gilbert who claimed to be his father, in fact it was still not enough and many more questions were stored in his mind so far. Gilbert's face lifted towards Agam and Bianca who were sitting opposite him. Iris Agam's eyes looked disappointed.

Gilbert had predicted for a long time that it would be like this, "Gam. I-I apologize profusely for all this time. It's okay if you can't forgive me. But there's one thing I need to get straight. I don't want you to misunderstand me constantly."

"Actually-Mira who left me is not I who left Mira."

Agam screeching cynically. "After all this time never appearing in front of me, you expect me to just believe what you're talking about? you'll be bragging as if you weren't wrong. Because no one who does anything wrong will admit his guilt." The grip of Agam's hand on Bianca tightened, Bianca glanced at their linked hands. He believes that power indicates that Agam is holding back his emotions so as not to explode here.

"All the words that come out of my mouth never lie!!" Gilbert. Bianca who was in the middle of them also felt tense to just open her mouth she was reluctant. In the room was filled with gripping air.

"So, you want to tell me that lying is my mother not you? then give me a clear reason why my mother left you?"

The question from Agam made Gilbert's gaze look forward, the memory pieces of his happy memories with Mira flash on him. "It's for your good Gam."

"For my good? you keep thinking I've been happy all this time?" Oddity impressed bitterly created in Agam.

"You won't understand.." Gilbert took a breath and picked up the gun behind his black shirt. He plays that gun, "The mafia world is cruel Gam. Enemies everywhere and every day live in danger. Your mother used to promise me, whatever my job she'll accept what it is. Butwhat? after you showed up, he left after he found out I was a mobster."

"Initially I didn't accept it, I always tried to meet wherever he was despite the rejection I got. I stopped a long time ago because I realized that Mira was doing it for your good. He just wants you to live safe without getting involved with my dark world"

"So you understand that Mira lied to you? he just doesn't want you to grow up to find out where I am."

Gilbert exhaled for a moment, "So like Mira didn't lie about me leaving you guys, are you going to look for me? it's definitely not, is it? and that's what Mira fears the most. He doesn't want you to be in danger."

***

After hearing Gilbert's statement, Agam was forced to stay in his father's mansion because Bianca fell asleep at the time Gilbert told him. Although Agam did not fully believe it, he just tried to follow what his heart was convinced.

"It." Gilbert gave a thick blanket to Agam who immediately scolded him, "Thanks" said Agam still awkwardly. How not? for the rest of his life, only this time he met his real father. Agam enveloped Bianca who was drowning in her dream sleeping on the sofa. Slowly Agam raised Bianca's head and then he sat holding Bianca's head on his thigh.

"It looks like you love your wife." Gilbert sat in his place.

"His wife's name must be in love." he replied. Gilbert just mengawed a faint arch, then back to silence between a pair of Father and son who were swept away in their respective busyness, Gilbert who was immersed in his thoughts, while Agam was busy stroking the head of Bianca.

Until Gilbert who opened the sound again broke the silent atmosphere. "Gam, I also want to submit an apology for Elard's ill-treatment to you."

Agam's activities managed to stop because of that, his eyebrows twitched confusedly staring at Gilbert. "Elard, who?"

TB