The Sweetest Feeling's

A Mother's Heart

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Nania woke up in an unusual atmosphere of silence. The cold sniffed down to the bone, and it seemed like it came from an AC stuck near the ceiling of the room.

The time had already shown at eleven o'clock in the evening and things were indeed completely quiet. In that room there was not even anyone standing guard for him.

Ah, Nania. How fatal your mistake was! His mind murmured as he recalled the events that had happened. 

The pain in her stomach from the treatment of miscarriage is not even gone, and she is currently alone.

He wanted to cry to let out regret but it all happened. Even wailing is useless. Her fetus was gone and she could only feel loss.

What about Daryl? The man wasn't even here to accompany her. Or maybe he's angry?

Ah, it's only natural that he's angry. His son had been a victim of his recklessness that day.

Nania rubbed the melted tears on her cheeks and then she got up. And again, the pain in the stomach appeared to torment him.

"Where are you going?" Sofia appeared and immediately greeted her daughter-in-law.

"Mama?"

"Lying again. Rest. Sleep on!" The woman pushed her shoulders back to lie down.

"I'm going to the water." Nania ventured to look at her in-laws face. Although he knew maybe the attitude of the woman would be different to him because of the mistakes he had made. And there's no way he doesn't know because any event will reach the ears of the whole family.

"That's it. The doctor put on diapers so you don't have to get out of bed" said Sofia, who tried not to show her frustration. Even though in his heart he still cursed his daughter-in-law.

"But I'm not …."

"Please obey, just once!" Sofia raised her voice a little.

"Don't make people difficult because of your stubbornness. Enough already!" The woman's voice sounded trembling.

In this case he wanted to be careful, but it was difficult. Given what his son has done and what they are experiencing now.

Nania bit her lips to hold back the crying, but to no avail. Her tears rolled back unable to hold.

"Oh my God!!" Sofia immediately embraced it.

"You know right now Mama wants to scold you because you've done something wrong. Your selfishness has caused many to almost lose their jobs, and moreover your husband has lost his son." He tightened his embrace while Nania's cries broke again.

"It's all because of your impatience and what you're doing is destroying Daryl's hopes."

Nania.

"If you don't want to obey her, what's wrong with thinking of yourself? Because for Daryl, your safety and the child in your womb are worth more than anything he's got, you know?"

Sofia releases her arms and pushes Nania's body so she can see it.

"Thirty years ago, Mama lived with Nikolai. And none of what they do without calculation. Including for safety issues. And what Daryl did for you was just to protect you from something like this." He held onto Nania's shoulder.

"Because what? Because Daryl knew danger would be on you if he wasn't." So Sofia shook her daughter-in-law's body.

"You always think of others. Emphasize the lives of those around you and put their interests first. But your husband's words you ignore."

Nania's cry came back in the air as she remembered everything and only realized her mistake now.

"It is good to care for anyone, but there are times when we must put that aside for the sake of the person who has been with you. Because in the end, there will be no one to accompany you except your partner. How many people you want to help, but your husband will be the first to defend you!"

"And it's been a risk to you when you decide to accept Daryl's proposal, because at the same time you will also lose your freedom of some things. Just like Mama married Papi. We're the same in this, but that's the truth."

"And there's nothing we can do but accept it, so stop trying to look like we can do everything ourselves because it's not the time anymore. Let the men do their duty to protect us, to seek happiness and to fight for what they must fight for their families because it is their nature. Stop, Nania! It's not time for you to make your own decisions." Finally everything in his heart he revealed.

"As a mother, you don't want to see your children suffer, hurt or broken from fighting for something. But Mama can't do that, can she? They have their own way of life and must be left to face it in order to understand that whatever is chosen has its own consequences."

"So from now on, Mama begs to no longer be rash by making unilateral decisions. Because the consequences are as fatal as you've felt yourself." Sofia hugged her daughter-in-law again.

"And don't worry about Daryl. He's just at the police station to give a statement."

Nania looked stunned.

"Someone in the flats reported abuse …." Sofia chuckles. "It's funny. The beating that Daryl did was reportable but the mistreatment of your mother no one knew. Isn't that weird?"

"But don't worry because Dimitri and Galang will take care of it."

"Umm ... same mother …."

"Your mother only had an injury to her back. He's also getting treatment here, but your stepfather's in another hospital."

"Om Hendrik …."

"Some of his internal organs were destroyed. His kidneys broke, his lungs got deep wounds, a concussion and I don't know what else. Mama can't imagine how hard Daryl beat her. But at least, for the next few years your mother will be safe. Nothing will bother him anymore."

Nania speechless.

"Then rest because your world is safe for a while. Even though it should be paid dearly with one loss." Sofia patted her blanket.

Before long someone pushed the door from the outside which turned out to be Daryl. He entered in a crumpled-looking state like he had just faced a violent storm. Of course, a great disaster ravaged his life in this one day.

"You're back, son?" Sofia immediately greeted him.

"Yes." Yeah." Without saying much Daryl immediately dropped his tired body on the sofa.

Sofia looked at her son, but she didn't want to bother him for now.

"Bapi where? Going home?" The man then asked.

"No. Papi's in the next room." And the mother answered.

"Hmm .. rest, Ma. Mama must be tired."

"It's okay, Mama …."

"Rest. I'm back." Daryl's voice was slow but it sounded pressing so Sofia did not dare to refute him. He knew very well the character of his one son and made him choose to obey only.

"Well then Mama's staying?" And the woman covered her son's body before leaving.

"Yes." Yeah." Daryl stared at the ceiling when his mother left.

The atmosphere was quiet again in the room. Only two humans are busy with their own thoughts and they try to sleep even though drowsiness does not come.

"Daddy?" Then Nania started the first conversation after the big event of the day.

Daryl didn't respond.

"Daddy, how …."

"Shut up, Nania. I'm tired." Daryl's answer inevitably made Nania quiet.

Something like it stuck in his throat. Makes her feel sick and claustrophobic at the same time.

Then the man seemed to cover his face with one hand and he tilted his body to the other side. While Nania tried desperately to hold back the cry.

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