The Sanctity of Tarnished Love

Bankrupt

Mr. Jeffry let out a long sigh, and exhaled it violently. He squinted his temple, staring blankly at the table. He was silent for a moment, stringing the right words to answer his son's question.

"Pa, explain what Papa means!" kennie said impatiently. His heart grew riled up to see his father who did not speak immediately.

"I don't know what else to do, if Papa doesn't approve of me marrying Aya. Of the many women I have met, only Aya has managed to make me fall in love. I won't be able to forget her just like that, especially now that she's pregnant with my son." Ken said in his heart.

"Pa please understand! Please think about my feelings Pa, I love Aya so much, I want to live with her. I beg you not to forbid me to approach him Pa, please bless my intentions Pa. Whatever I do, Pa, as long as Papa doesn't forbid me from getting in touch with him" Ken said quickly, dropping his head on his father's lap.

Ken kissed his father's hand, hoping that he would approve of his intentions.

"What are you doing Ken, wake up not like this!" said Mr. Jeffry while frowning his forehead. He was astonished at Ken's attitude, which he thought was very strange.

"I won't wake up before Papa approves of my intentions, if need be I'll kiss Papa's feet, so Papa can think about my feelings" Ken said begging his father.

"Don't like to draw conclusions on something you haven't heard. That's not what Papa meant, get up!" said Mr. Jeffry firmly.

"So what did Papa mean?" ken asked, looking at his father.

"Your eyes glazed over Ken, how much do you feel about Dusk?" ask Mrs Ratih.

"I love her so much, Ma, she's the only woman who made me fall in love." replied Ken while hiding his smile.

Actually, he did not cry, but he tried to let out his tears so that his father would melt with his request.

"Ahh so sweet, why aren't you like her Mas?" tanya Bu Ratih teases her husband.

"It's the same age." said Mr. Jeffry.

"Yes, I mean, when we were young. You used to be so cute, cold, haughty, never so romantic." muttered Madam Ratih.

"If Mama wishes I was romantic like Ken, that means Mama also hopes to be impregnated, and abandoned. Mama want?" ask Mr. Jeffry while smiling sideways.

"Yes no Mas, can hang me as my parents." said Mrs Ratih.

"Eat him..."

"Pa, so how do you mean Papa? Saying that I don't agree with my decision, what does that mean?" ken asked to cut his father off.

Mr. Jeffry rubbed his face, and then stared fixedly at Ken.

"The father disagrees with your thinking. Should Dusk accept you, or not, you should still tell your parents. And that was from the beginning, not this late. Maybe he doesn't demand you to be responsible, but as a man, you have to dare to bear the consequences of the mistakes you have made" said Mr. Jeffry.

"Ken, it doesn't matter if she'll accept you, or not, but she's obviously pregnant with your child. Either he wants to marry you, or he doesn't. But you have to take responsibility, help her needs, because I see Dusk is also not a person who is struggling with property. He has already taken care of your flesh blood, and you ignore him, you don't care how hard he is to make ends meet. Where is your heart Ken!" keep up Mr. Jeffry.

"Actually I want to take responsibility Pa, but he refused. Whenever I'm ready to marry her, but she doesn't want to, she still loves her husband. Right now I'm trying to melt his heart" said Ken.

"You want to marry her, it's only natural that she refuses. Her husband had not died long ago, where perhaps she was thinking of marriage. What Papa means is responsible for helping her needs, not directly marrying her, and finally telling her to get pregnant again" said Mr. Jeffry.

"He rejected Pa, he..."

"If you want to talk to Papa from the beginning, he won't refuse. Because of what, because Papa is not stupid like you." said Mr. Jeffry.

"But Pa..."

"Otherwise? Think first about her responsibilities, the issue of marrying her or not, that later. Don't force him now Ken, he just lost, you don't be selfish. Wait until she can open her heart, and then you think of marriage. Don't force him while he's still in grief. You understand!" said Mr. Jeffry.

"Understand Pa." replied Ken slowly.

"Good, next time if there's anything to talk to the parents about. Don't repeat things like this!" snapped Mr. Jeffry.

"Let's let Papa, and Mama go there. Let us talk to Dusk." continued Mr. Jeffry.

"Yes Pa." replied Ken while nodding.

***

The sun has returned to its contest, now changing the stars, and the moon that adorns space. A beautiful woman stopped her car in the garage of her house. A sweet smile was unceasingly etched on her red lips. She is Sella, she just arrived at her house.

Sella brushed her long hair, and then she set her foot in the paving, in her yard. Sella stepped towards the main door. With a smile that was still expanding, he opened the door, and walked into his house.

Sella frowned in wonder, as her eyes looked at the figure of the mother who was crying. Beside him was the father sitting down, holding his head. What's the matter? What happened to them?

Sella sped up her pace, and hurried over to her parents.

"Papa, Mama, what's going on?" sella asked while sitting next to her mother.

"We destroyed Sella, we were destroyed!" mrs Dina answered on the sidelines of her stuffing.

"Destroyed why Ma, Papa what's really going on?" sella asked as she looked at her parents in turn.

"The business that Papa pioneered is now destroyed, our family is on the verge of bankruptcy Sella" said Mr. Reno.

"What!" sella shouted, she gasped in shock upon hearing the explanation from her father.

"Why, why is it like this Pa? Wasn't yesterday still okay, why now suddenly broke. Please explain, explain why all this could happen Pa!" rengek Sella with teary eyes, as his hands shook his father's arms.

Sella's mind is starting to go awry, what if her family is completely broke. It is impossible to live a life lacking in treasure.

"It's actually been a long time since Sella, only Papa is still hiding it. Papa doesn't want to burden you both, but things aren't getting better, they're getting worse" Reno said.

"Since when was Pa, how did it start, how did it get like this Pa?" sella asked with a circle of tears that began to divorce wet her cheeks.

"About two months ago, you remember when Papa worked together to build a project in the suburbs. Papa's partner betrayed, he took away all the money that the company had given him. And he also left a debt, all the material has not been paid in the least. Papa is in charge of the project, so inevitably Papa has to finish it" said Mr. Reno explained at length.

"Then where is Papa's partner, why isn't Papa looking for him?"

"Papa had put all his means into searching for it, but the result was none other than Sella. And now our office has been confiscated by the Bank, because Papa can not pay the installments. Papa's money is running out for the project Sella." replied Mr. Reno as he ruffled his already messy hair.

"Certainly now we have to how Pa, there's nothing we can do to save Papa's business. I don't want to live poor Pa!" shout Sella.

"There's actually one way, there's someone offering Papa some help. He's a very big businessman, he's willing to give us whatever investment we need, but there are conditions" Mr. Reno said slowly.

"What's the condition Pa?" ask Sella.

"Don't Mas, our son Sella, don't sacrifice his future just for the sake of treasure. We must have another way!" shouted Bu Dina while looking at her husband.

"What does Mama mean?" ask Sella.

"Actually this is Sella." said Mr. Reno.

Sella averted her eyes, now she looked at her father's lethargic face.

Shortly thereafter, Mr. Reno explained the conditions they had to meet.

Sella was stunned for a while, she was in a dilemma.

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