The Tragedy of the Night

The Part 41

"All of you know, I am Gabriel Ahmad's father!!!"

Time stopped that very second. Arsen who said that sentence unconsciously, no less tense with the people who were there. Same with the boy, Gabriel immediately looked into Arsen's eyes asking for an explanation.

Audiences who heard the statement that Arsen was the father of Gabriel rushed to bring their children home. They can deduce Arsen from his dress style and the man's luxury car, which suggests that Arsen is an influential person, they do not want to look for more problems.

"Om Arsen is really Iel's board?"

Arsen looked at the boy who was as tall as his waist. He smiled to cover up his anxiety. The confused man himself had to answer with what sentence? Should he reveal the truth? But somehow it was hard for him to say 'YES'. Inner Arsen shouted, Yes I am your father who you have been looking for all this time.'

But what a pity, he could only say that phrase in his heart. God he was not yet able to tell Gabriel the truth, why his life destiny was this complicated. His heart grimaced when he saw Gabriel's face that was full of twinkling in his eyes? He could not lie to the boy. He still plainly understood nothing.

"Om, tell Iel that Om is really the board Iel, come on Om Arsen. Iel has been wanting to meet daddy for a long time."

Arsen gathered in front of Gabriel to equalize his height with the boy. Seeing Arsen looking at his face in seriousness, it further convinced Gabriel that Arsen was his father. And if that is true, then he will take Arsen around the village to show off that he has a father, and what people have said he does not have a father is not true.

"I-i..." Arsen was speechless unable to continue his words. His heart was still doubtful, what if Gabriel would be angry with him later? What if he finds out that Gabriel is present because of an accident that is more tragic than an accident that could take lives.

"But om?"

"A. i. b---."

"Iel om Arsen is not Iel's father" a voice that gives help and pain in the heart of an Arsen.

Gabriel and Arsen immediately stared at the direction of the sound source. They turned to look at someone who had just come out of a contract that could be quite small. Seeing the mother who had spoken made Gabriel's hopes fall so hard to hit anything below, creating a pain that was very unbearable.

Arsen could see deep disappointment in his son's net. Then the man immediately raised his gaze to Nisa who was standing beside Gabriel. Realizing that Arsen was looking at her, Nisa glanced at Arsen. The warning gaze that was so clearly drawn in his eyes, that made Arsen who originally wanted to give a little protest over Nisa speech speech speech speech speech speech speech silent.

"Mother is Arsen's not Iel's father, is he?" Imbuh Gabriel with a sad expression.

The boy looked at Nisa and Arsen in turn, his eyes reddening in a moment the cry would break. In front of the two people in front of him he tried hard even though the world said, he would not be able to cover the sadness forever, but at least he would try. Gabriel immediately ran away from Nisa and Arsen who were fixated with tears that had just slid from the boy's eyes. Gabriel left with full disappointment, the hope of meeting father faded in just an instant as the word did not make a sound.

Brakkkk

The sound of the door slamming from the direction of the contract was so loud that it made Arsen and Nisa blink their eyes. Arsen looked at Nisa who was also staring at him, their eyes clashed, after which they both stared at the door that was the victim of Gabriel's slamming. Surely the boy was very disappointed, because his ideals did not materialize.

"Why would you say that. Someday, Gabriel must also know that I'm his father." Arsen blurted cynically.

"Why? I can't say that? I'm saying it because I'm not willing if Gabriel has a father like you." Nisa laughed, "does Gabriel deserve a father who never thought existed? Does he deserve to have a father who until now didn't care about him?"

"I never said that I didn't consider Gabriel my son. I care about it but you're the only one who thinks the care I give you is worthless in your eyes."

Nisa threw her face away, her heart was already very sick. It was enough of the rejection that Arsen gave at the beginning of the man knowing that Gabriel was the boy he did not know. Still vividly remembered when Arsen said that Nisa was just lying when she told him Gabriel was the boy. But, there was something that made Nisa's heart completely unable to forgive Arsen, the man casually said that he said it was just to extort the man's treasure alone.

And now? May he now laugh out loud when he hears Arsen's tone so clear that he cares so much about Gabriel. Why did the man come and see Gabriel? If he hadn't quickly cut off Arsen's words, I don't know what's going on now.

"If you care why you're just now coming up with a deliberate way to meet Gabriel, where were you yesterday? Have you regretted and realized that Gabriel is your son? How I didn't get hurt with you, obviously when you found out that Gabriel was my son. You immediately rejected him, even you were so willing to say that he was an illegitimate child, you also said that I told Gabriel your son, I deliberately did to take your wealth. Really am! Just so you know, there's absolutely nothing in my mind to do that."

Arsen looked down, he did say that. To be honest, he did not know yesterday that Gabriel was his son, and did not know that it turned out that the person he had raped that night, it turned out to be Nisa. He did such a commendable thing to Nisa, it was completely pure.  Without any element of intent. So anyone who thought that he had intentionally raped Nisa because of her face that was similar to Ica, was wrong. He really did not know that the woman he had raped a few years ago was the woman he wanted to protect, and the woman who looked very much like Ica.

When she gets the news that Nisa is pregnant and ironically again, Nisa is pregnant without having a husband, to be honest at that moment his heart was broken once like it was torn to shreds a thousand times by a savage beast upon learning of the news. His heart ached, and the feeling of disappointment was so overwhelming that whenever he saw Nisa's face, emotions immediately wanted to be revealed. And with Nisa's pregnancy also changed her perception that Nisa was Ica. The ice will never be touched just an inch on his body, if Nisa is pregnant without a husband, for Arsen at that time enough to explain that Nisa and Ica are different people. For him Nisa is nothing more than an ****** who boasts proudly in public.

But things change when he finds out the truth. He never thought if the person causing Nisa's pregnancy was him. It was a news story that really hurt and hurt more than physical injuries. Indeed in the beginning he did not admit that Gabriel was his son, and he agreed with that. Now can it fix it all and make things work the way they were?

"I'm sorry. I was wrong Sa. But I now realize, I can't get far from Gabriel. He's my son. Can I see him?" Tanya Arsen was so hurt. This is a record, he has never apologized before. I don't know what the world will say.

"If I say no?"

"Sa! Please allow me, how Gabriel is my son. You can hit me as you please, you can imprison me. And I'll pay your papa's debt. But, don't you do this Sa, I can't. I'd love to meet Gabriel, you know how a father's longing for his son is, do you have the heart to lie to Gabriel constantly?" Pinta Arsen, he looked at Nisa with a tinge of sadness. "Do I need to kneel under your feet, so that you can believe that I have truly regretted?"

Nisa looked at Arsen. His gaze was so sweet, his heart could not see Arsen pleading like that. As far as he knew, Arsen had never done anything low like this, pleading.

His heart was confused as to what to do. Nisa bit her own lips, everything felt very confusing. Whether he allows it or not. But he could not see the plea in Arsen's eyes. Why is God faced with this situation again?

"I allow you, but not by forgiving you," Nisa finally breaks up.

Unable to be dammed Arsen's radiant face, he was so happy with just getting permission.

"What are you saying is true?"

Arsen smiled, he looked at Nisa with a frown on his forehead. "But why are you outside? Aren't you still sick?"

Nisa took a deep breath, "at first I went out to look for Gabriel outside, I knew if he got out of contract if he wasn't with me, he would be bullied by the neighbors."

People were bullying their children. It's a pity for his son, it must have hurt Gabriel a lot. Arsen swore Gabriel would never get another bully. Yes he will believe that. No one dared to bully his son anymore.

"I hope you're not negligent with that anymore. Don't let Gabriel out alone."

"Here you go, don't you want to meet Gabriel?"

Arsen did not answer he walked away leaving Nisa who was pursing her lips to see Arsen's attitude that had not changed.

While in the room, a small child was sitting on the edge of the bed. His gaze was muddily observing the outside world from the window. He sees children who are his age who are playing and joking with their families. How happy they are. Gabriel's question arises in his mind, when will he be as happy as they are?

The sound of the door opening resuscitated Gabriel from his daydream. He turned to see who had opened the door.

"Om Arsen" said Gabriel. A second later he looked back at the sight of children playing.

Arsen looked at the object Gabriel was staring at. After learning what Gabriel had seen, Arsen turned his eyes to the boy. Arsen took a breath and drew closer to Gabriel, he sat down next to the boy.

"Iel why do you keep seeing them?"

"Iel wants to be like them" she said, "they have a mama and a papa."

Arsen was silent, he pondered. Not only did Gabriel want that, he wanted the same with Gabriel. But she was not sure Nisa would accept herself as her companion forever.

"Mother often the story is not like what the board iel?"

Gabriel turned his head and shook his head, "no om, mother rarely celita same Iel, giaman board Iel. Though Iel wants to know what kind of board Iel is. But, Iel was afraid of asking about papa to mother again."

Arsen wanted to scream I was your papa.

"Emang why Iel does not want to ask about papa to mother anymore," asked Arsen as he looked at the child inside.

The boy looked down and in his net had gathered tears that anyone glided at any moment.

"Mother will cry."

Arsen flinched, he felt increasingly guilty. He is evil, he is cruel. He did not expect the people he wanted to protect even he who gave suffering to them. Arsen chuckled in silence, he indeed does not deserve to be forgiven.

Ii'm sorry. His inner.

"Yaudah if you think of it as Arsen's board Iel."

Iel looked at Arsen happily, "doesn't papa om?" But at once Gabriel's face was sad, and it managed to create a frown on Arsen's forehead, "said mother, om not the board Iel."

"I mean that mother, om Arsen is not her biological father Iel. So let's just say Arsen is Gabriel's papa to replace Iel's biological father for a while." Though I'm actually your biological father. Arsen continued in his heart.

"Om really?" Gabriel hugged Arsen tightly, dear papa Arsen."

Arsen's heart warmed as Gabriel called him papa. Very very happy.

"But I bought Arsen Pizza."

Gabriel's happiness grows when he hears the name of his favorite food. 

"Well!! Let's go to the kitchen for pizza." Gabriel pulled Arsen's hand impatiently. "The pizza's in the kitchen, isn't it?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Without them realizing someone had eavesdropped on their conversation from behind the door. A crystal-clear water fell from his eyes, was he so wicked as to have lied to Gabriel?

The person moved away from behind the door as the sound of footsteps opened the door. He quickly wiped away his tears, and left from there before his whereabouts were known.

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Tbc