The Secret With Bad Boy

Turning point

Not given money, no problem for Kala, he can look for it by working in a cafe owned by his friend. But the threat of being moved out of the country, is so scary for these teenagers.

That night, with a bruised face, Kala went straight home. He sneaks in worried Bertha is still awake and sees he is injured. He could not let the only person who loved him, worry and worry.

Maybe that's also the reason Kala is more often out of the house and do things that are not necessary. Because he didn't want her and Bertha to see each other's grief.

Kala's steps were so slow, climbing one by one the stairs to his room. He took his shoes so as not to make a hard step.

“Kal,” but the voice was heard first, along with the family room mixing which then lit up.

Kala had to stop his steps.

“Iya mah.” His voice did not dare to turn around in the slightest.

“Nak, how come home?” Bertha watched Kala who looked dirty. On his back was the ground that Kala had not yet cleared.

“Iya mah, Kala no business earlier.” Legally.

She was so afraid that Bertha approached and saw her face.

“When have you eaten? This is malem loh nak.” Bertha walked closer to her son.

“Let's eat mah.” He was hiding his face.

“When? Mama never saw Kala eat. Did Kala hate the food you prepared so much?”

Bertha stood right beside Kala. Look at his son who just looked down.

Kala does not stop. He only smiled faintly as he recalled what happened in the dining room a year ago. How he and Yudhishthira fought jotos when they heard that Yudhishthira would divorce Bertha because they felt there was no match.

Emotional Yudhistira, ruffled the dinner table to a mess. Plates flew and broke scattered on the floor. Given that, Kala's heart always grimaced. That is why, eating for Kala is just an effort to maintain his life without ever being able to enjoy.

“What is Kala from papah house?” ask Bertha again.

He grabbed Kala's face down. Kala tried to hide his wound but Bertha knew exactly how her son was injured. The bruised blue jejas on the back of his hand was even visible since he turned on the lights.

“You're fighting again?” Bertha looked at Kala's face with sadness.

“When it's okay mah.” Kala immediately removed Bertha's fist from her face. He did not want to add to Bertha's grief.

“Mamah needs to make sure. Please see mama, Kal.” Pinta Bertha with tight restrained.

Verily Kala was reluctant to show his face but heard Bertha pleading, what could she do? He could not let Bertha plead with him.

“Like this papah treat you son?” bertha's voice sounded stammering.

“No, it's not because of him. It's a stormy time with people.” He is still trying to defend. He just wants to be honest about who is right and wrong.

Bertha just smiled a little. Whether or not it was true what his clear son said his heart was still sad.

“Ikut mamah.” Bertha pulled Kala's hand down the stairs and took her sitting on the sofa. Bertha also took the drugs from inside the P3K box, to treat Kala's injuries.

Bertha's painstaking hand, rubbing the wound on Kala's face, cleaned it slowly and then put the wound medicine. Not once did Kala grimace as if he no longer felt the slightest pain.

Of course, the one that hurt more was his heart. Yudhistira did not even hesitate to add punches and kicks in Kala's body even though he saw clearly that Kala was injured. More than that, the most painful was when Yudhishthira called Kala a beggar.

As low as that position Kala before his own father.

“Mamah apologizes, if you can not give me the time of protection, calmness and comfort in this house, until Kala had to find it all outside the house. But really, Mamah was always worried about Kala. Mamah was afraid Kala was hurt. Mamah was also afraid that Kala left mama alone.” Bertha said with tears returning.

The woman smiled bitterly, looking at her son who was just staring silent without ever pitting even once. He was the exact year, the wounds in Kala's heart were much larger and deeper than the wounds on his body.

“Mamah is also not a good and strong mother to Kala. Mamah knows, every time Kala sees a sad mama, Kala must be very angry. Mama wants to hide all the sadness and replace it with happiness. But it's hard Kal.”

“Just by seeing Kala in this house every day, you can be a little happy. Mamah is still grateful because Kala did not leave mamah even though you know, papah you must always threaten you to come to see the woman.”

“Thank you, because Kala still wants to survive on the side of mamah.” Bertha kissed Kala's hand gently. Her tears also fell on Kala's hand.

Kala is speechless. He simply wiped away Bertha's tears that kept dripping. He could not imagine what would happen if he had to go and leave Bertha alone. How will his mother be?

Armed with that fear, Kala finally made a decision. He felt that he had to fix at least one thing that he could fix.

Starting with collecting his books, the book that had been just a guardian of his closet and had smelled musty. Kala's anger at her family's condition made Kala finally angry and disappointed. He protested by doing bad things. But unfortunately, it all turned around to make himself look stupid and useless.

Bad boy calls are even embedded in his name. He lost the old Kala. A cheerful and obedient time. Replacing Kala who is brutal and likes to make fun. I don't know how many students were finally forced to leave school because of intimidation from Kala.

But this time, Kala did not want to become such a Kala. Kala made her mother cry because she was worried about her. Kala who behaves stupid and makes him even have to risk his own actions.

The new Kala must be a strong and invincible Kala. He let the brutal impression remain on him but this time he added with a Kala who should not lose to Demian. Is that what Yudhishthira wanted?

He looked at his face in the mirror. He stared at a face he had not cared about for a long time. He was too upset at the stupid face that could not act when Yudhishthira pressured him and hurt his mother. Now determined, he would not bow again before Yudhishthira. He would make Yudhishthira regret and apologize for what he had done to Kala and his mother.

Where should he start?

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