The Sovereign of the Heart (Bern & Renata)

Bern 104s

"Mom, Justin and Dad are home!" justin cried out to himself as soon as the door of his father's house opened. Soon he ran inside to meet his beloved mother. "Mother, Justin is home. Where's mom?"

"Mother's here, baby!"

Renata who was making a snack in the kitchen immediately smiled at Justin's voice. Both men of different ages have come home. Soon he told Justin where he was.

"Huummm, it's very fragrant. I must be making a snack for Justin. Aye, right?" justin asked as he sipped deeply into the fragrant fragrance that filled the entire corner of the kitchen. His eyes closed so much he enjoyed the smell.

"It's not just Justin, but for everyone, too" Renata said.

"Oh yes. Justin forgot. Hehe,"

"Hmm, you're ya." Renata turned his head to the side when he heard the sound of footsteps approaching. After that he smiled as soon as he saw who was coming. "Tired?"

Bern nodded. Regardless of his sister and mother, Bern landed a sweet kiss on Renata's forehead. He then chuckled softly seeing his future wife blush in embarrassment.

"As if I've never kissed. You're so adorable" seduced Bern as he played Renata's hair tucked up.

"Don't do it, Bern. There's Flow and Auntie here. Embarrassed," rebuked Renata softly. Although not the first time Bern behaved indifferently in front of others, the shame still lingers in Renata.

"Oh sorry, sister-in-law. Mom and I can't see anything. Aye, Ma?" chirp Flow purposely added the grieving powder in her sister-in-law. He then put on a big smile when his ears were pulled by his mother. "Hehehe, sorry. I didn't mean to tease sister-in-law. Really!"

"That's fine. Lookit. Your sister-in-law's face is all red. You are, yes" said Elea with a small smile. He loved the warmth that was being created.

"Auntie," ....

The sound of laughter filled the corner of the kitchen when Renata misbehaved herself after being mocked by her sister-in-law and future mother-in-law. So boisterous, Nandira who was resting in the room until out then came to the crowd.

"Lho, what's going on. It's a lot," asked Nandira curiously.

"Grandmother, Mom is ashamed of being teased by Grandma Elea and Aunt Flow. Look, Mom's face is blushing!" justin shouted to tell the grandmother what was going on. He then giggled while covering his mouth with his tiny hand. "Hihi, I am as beautiful as Brother Amora. Funny," ....

Instantly the atmosphere turned to be as still as the grave as Justin called the name Amora. Bern who did not expect that his son would say so immediately squatted before him. With a lot of affection Bern rubbed the reddish cheeks of Justin then kissed his forehead long ago.

"Is Brother Amora beautiful?" ask Bern.

"Very pretty, Dad." Justin's face suddenly became gloomy. He then lowered his head. "Pity Brother Amora. His face was bleeding from the scratches of coral in the sea. That's a pity, Dad."

Flow jerking. Like a shard of glass piercing through his head, he screamed loudly before finally falling to the floor. His position who was sitting in a wheelchair made Flow's body hit by the object. Suddenly it made everyone scream in shock, so that Elea unconsciously shouted in a very hysterical manner.

"FLOWRENCE!!!"

Gabrielle who was talking to Max immediately ran towards the kitchen when she heard Elea scream. And when he got there his eyes immediately widened wide when he found his daughter who was cowering in pain under a wheelchair that hit his frail body.

"Jeez, Flow. What's going on, son?!"

Bern responsibly. Immediately he removed the wheelchair from over Flow's body then lifted it. Before that Bern asked Renata to bathe Justin first. Maybe this is because they visited the grave of his great-grandfather Justin, causing the boy to get a vision of the past again.

"Hikssss, Justin's scared. Scared," Justin's great-grandson broke into tears.

"Justin wants to take a shower with Grandma? After that Grandma and Grandpa will accompany you to play with uncle dino. Wanna?" nandira asked as she stroked the back of her frightened granddaughter. Nandira realizes there's a problem in Bern's family she shouldn't know about. Be him looking for a gap to avoid in order to make room for them to talk.

"Hiksss, Grandma," Justin replied as he nodded his head. Her tiny hands seemed to be stretched out toward the grandmother before she finally moved her arms. "Hiksss, is Aunt Flow angry at Justin? But Aunt Flow is very dear to Brother Amora. They're friends like Justin with uncle Dino. Huuuuu," ....

(It's Justin why talk like this. And how does he know about Amora? Bern couldn't possibly tell Renata about his identity to this kid, right?)

"Ekhmmm, Mrs Nandira. Please help us calm Justin down. Don'worry. Later after a calm state I will tell the cause why Justin can know Amora," said Gabrielle answered the confusion in Renata's parents.

"Alright, Mr. Gabrielle. Then my husband and I went to bathe Justin. If anything happens to Flow please contact us immediately, yes" said Nandira rather surprised to see the reaction of her father Bern who seemed to know what he was thinking.

Gabrielle nodded. After Justin was taken away, he immediately hugged Elea who was still crying on the floor. If asked how much he felt watching his beloved wife grieve, Gabrielle would answer that maybe the pain was many times more painful than the pain when left by his parents. Elea is the axis of her life. And the tears dripping from her beautiful eyes were like death to Gabrielle.

"What is this. Why did Justin suddenly mention Amora? And why did Flow react that way. I'm not ready to lose it. I'm not ready," wailed Elea as she pressed her chest firmly. Shortness, also very painful.

"Darling, please calm down. Control yourself. Okay?" persuade Gabrielle to try to calm down. In fact, he was no less panicked. Which father could calmly watch as his beloved daughter was in danger. That's what Gabrielle is feeling right now. But for the sake of not making Elea increasingly grieving, inevitably Gabrielle had to suppress the pain deeply. Must.

"How can I control myself with Flow's condition like that, baby. You know that Flow could lose his life if he was forced to remember his past?"

"Yes I know. But now we better just follow them to the room. Bern has never seen Flow like this. He must be confused. We're after them, right?"

The hysterical Elea couldn't digest Gabrielle's words well. Perhaps due to being too shocked, he ended up falling unconscious. It made Renata realize that since then just stood quietly listening to the conversation of his future father-in-law.

"Renata, can you help me?" gabrielle asked with reddened eyes. She tightly hugged Elea's limp body in her arms.

"Mi-ask what, Uncle?" sahut Renata.

"Please help Bern take care of Flow in the room. Tell him to call Russell immediately. He's the doctor in charge of Flow's condition all along."

"All right."

When Renata was about to step away, she realized the condition of her mother-in-law who was unconscious. Immediately she squatted on the floor then held onto one of her in-laws' hands which felt extremely cold.

"Is Aunt always like this when she sees Flow in pain?"

"Even worse." Gabrielle smiled bitterly. "You don't worry. Your aunt let me take care of it. You just help Bern in the room. Poor him. Must have been a mess because three years ago Flow wasn't like this. Go,"

"But what about you?"

"It's okay. Soon your aunt will be conscious. She's a very strong woman, Renata. You should know this."

With a heavy heart Renata had to leave her two in-laws in the kitchen. He hurriedly stepped into Bern's room to tell him to call Russell immediately.

(Why is it like this? Where did Justin find out about Amora? Could Bern have told him? It doesn't make sense!)

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