
Sean was in his room leaning his back on the head of the bed. Sean looks so frustrated. Sean's eyes focused on his phone, which turned out to be Sean was looking at a photo of Citra and her mother who became the wallpaper of his phone.
" I know what you're worried about and I know what you want. But I also don't know what to do. If this is difficult for mama and also Citra with Reya in this house. It's also a lot harder for me that I have to fight my feelings with this. He should not have been seen again after so much had happened in our family, "the inner Sean who kept looking at the photos with his feelings of dilemma.
After the party that night. At the Argantara residence there was also a major war between his wife and Citra who blamed his father, disappointed and so forth that swore in front of Argantara where Sean was just silent on the sofa seeing the destruction of his family before his eyes. Not to mention what his feelings were like.
Flassbacks
" Papa outrageous. Why would you lie to this family. Why pah!" shouted Citra who had been crying from Reya's place on the way home and until now.
" I'm sorry papa Citra," said Argantara.
" What does pah say sorry papa after what papa did. Papa is with all of us. With Image with mom and brother Sean. What this lack of family merits. Until you have to have another wife and also the child of the evil woman" said Citra who was so disappointed with her papa.
" Nobody is less than you. You've all been so kind" said Argantara.
" You've always been like this. After what happened you can't learn from your mistakes and look. If it is found out your face is always full of regrets. But do you and the woman in essence will not care and this will only happen and happen again," said the tired Anggika actually had to say nothing more to her husband.
" I I was wrong and didn't listen to you Anggika. I'm sorry!" sahut Argantara's.
" What does your apology mean. Look what you did and you two managed to raise a child behind my back together. You're really great mas," said Anggika who can't speak anymore.
" I assume everything that happened was my fault. Don't blame Reya" said Argantara.
" You defended him. You dare to defend him in front of your children!" anggika.
" But Reya is also my daughter and she is also the same adult as Citra" Argantara said in a low voice.
" Then I how pah. Am I not papa's son. Me and Sean's brother are not papa's flesh and blood. Papa is really evil. Papa defended the family in front of all of us" Citra said, increasingly disappointed.
" Image!" lirih Argantara who tried to calm Citra by holding the hand of Citra. But Citra brushed off his papa's hand.
" Don't touch the image. The image of hate on papa," said Citra who stayed away from Argantara.
" I will not defend anything else mas," said Anggika decided. It made Argantara surprised and looked at Anggika seriously. Maybe Anggika is tired and that's all he should be doing.
" What do you mean by Aggression?" ask Argantara in a low voice.
" You just choose that woman or me. I can live with my children and if you want to choose to live with them without me and my children" Anggika surprised Citara and Sean who were there.
" Yes!" sahut Sean's.
" Mama's tired of all this. Mama can not survive for something that does not have to be maintained," said Anggika who was full of disappointment.
" Angika!" lirih Argantara's.
" why? you're stumped. Can't choose?" ask Anggika.
Argantara rubbed his face rough with his breath up and down that really did not know what to do.
" What do you want to see?" ask Argantara.
" I don't want anything. Just telling you to choose and choose between us" Anggika said.
" August. I don't want our household to fall apart. Really Anggika is not what I want," said Argantara convinced.
" Then do what I want. I'll hold on. If you do what I want" Anggika said.
" You mean?" ask Argantara wonder.
" Don't let them be in this country. I don't want to see him just once. So send them all the way from my place that I'll never see at all. That's all you can do if you still want to be with me. Because I don't want to see those 2 women" Anggika asserted.
" Angika!" lirih Argantara's.
" You don't want to do it. Then let us go. Your family!" a truly strong Anggika.
Argantara does look doubtful and like for him it is not easy to do all that.
" I gave you the opportunity to think about it and all this for the happiness of my children. That's also if you want to be with your children" said Anggika who left the place.
Sean who heard his mother's decision also seemed so shocked that he could not believe if it was real he would never meet with Reya again.
" Now all the choices are in your hands. Citra also did not want to meet the woman. So papa can do it," said Citra who left the place following the mother.
Sean let out his breath slowly forward by rubbing his face roughly. Her mother's request is for Reya and her mother's absence in the country and that means Sean will never see Reya again.
Flass.
The memory is still remembered in Sean's head which was alienated by Reya and his mother because of Anggika and Argantara's request to obey everything.
Because he wants his household intact with Anggika. Argantara also divorced Erina. But Argantara also did all that on condition that he remain responsible to Reya because Reya was his son. Angika.
But with someone else's line and not Argantara himself who takes care of Reya, sending money and so on to Reya through Argantara's right hand.
Remembering all that made the frustrated Sean close his eyes slowly to calm his mind which was definitely not okay.
" What time can turn back" Sean said. Maybe if he hadn't met Reya at first then the story would have been different. Maybe now Sean can accept Reya as his sister. But it's not like that and for Sean it's not easy.
*******
While Reya is still in the kitchen just finished cleaning the dishes.
" Reeya!" suddenly Argantara entered the kitchen.
" Papa" said Reya.
" What are you doing?" ask Argantara.
" It's another glass cleaner" Reya replied.
" Hmmm, so it seems," said Argantara who sat at the dining table and invited Reya to sit beside him.
" What's the reward?" ask Reya astonished. Argantara rubbed Reya's head gently. Like the affection of a father and Reya never got it.
" Don't listen to what your mom says" Argantara said.
" Don't you mean papa?" ask Reya astonished.
" Papa with everything. If your mom said something that didn't make sense. Your mother just can't accept you here yet. So don't worry. Because over time your mother will receive you in this house and all negative thoughts about you will be lost. Because papa believes in you very well," said Argantara.
" Yes pah, Reya understood. After all what he said Mama would not Reya put into Reya's day," said Reya confidently.
" Oh, papa knows that. You have to be more patient again, Reya" said Argantara. Reya nodded her head.
" I have to be patient. Because even going backwards can no longer. So everything really has to go, "inner Reya.
" Yes it's been pah. Reya wants to go to the room first yes," said Reya.
" Yes son," replied Argantara smiling and Reya immediately went towards her room.
" I hope Reya stays in this house. Because I don't want to see Reya having to suffer at Erina's hands, "inner Argantara.
******
Reya entered her room which was also moody with her erratic mind she remembered Anggika's words just now while in the kitchen earlier. He wasn't in that house for 24 hours. But so much trouble made him unable to do anything.
Because so far Reya is still silent which maybe later if it is excessive then Reya acted. Because Reya also does not want to be constantly blamed. Argantara also gave him a message.
" Life is a choice and maybe it's the best for me" said Reya, who is only trying to make peace with the situation even though it must be very difficult and not easy for her.
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The morning returned. This is the first breakfast in the family with Reya present. Reya didn't want to have breakfast together. But in forced Argantara and inevitably Reya also followed the breakfast. At the dining table where Argantara Reya and Anggika were already sitting there.
Not long Citra and Sean were down and as usual they always went down together. Mood Citra was immediately startled to see Reya who was at the dining table. Even sat in the seat of Citra.
" What are you doing here!" pekik Citra made Reya who smeared bread look towards Citra.
" What am I doing?" Reya asked back.
" Yes, why can you have breakfast with us" Citra said with annoyance.
" Image!" reprimand Argantara, "you're the reason. Early mornings like this are even noisier. It's the dinner table and it's time for breakfast and what's wrong with Reya sitting here" Argantara said.
" Papa still asks wrongly. Clearly wrong reward. The first one he does not have the right to have breakfast or eat anything with us and the 2nd one he is very presumptuous to occupy the Citra place" Citra said. Sean beside her was silent.
" Have your image not much theory. You better sit down and have breakfast! all the chairs are the same!" argantara.
" I don't want to have breakfast with him" Citra said.
Reya closed her eyes looking annoyed, "i'll move," Reya said.
" Sit Reya!" sahut Argantara
" Pah," Citra said.
" Enough everything. There is no drama this drama that again," Argantara stressed.
" Papa started it all. If you don't bring him to this house. Maybe everything will be fine" said Citra who returned to talking about things repeatedly.
" You listen to papa or not Citra" Argantara said by pressing his voice.
" Picture, you have breakfast. You can be late for college," said Anggika who long also dizzy to hear the commotion at his home.
The image with his breath going up and down was still unwilling to budge.
" I'll let's have breakfast!" Persuade Sean who rubbed his sister's shoulder and invite his sister to sit right in front of Reya.
" Don't be stubborn Image. Anyway do you still want to occupy the chair that has been in his seat," said Sean who made Reya just sigh.
The image felt that what he said was right and with great frustration finally relented. But still staring at Reya cynically.
" Reva you're sitting back!" argantara and Reya were forced to sit down.
" Remember the image of papa does not want you to question things that do not need to be in question. You are an adult!" argantara.
The image could only curse out the vexation in his heart because the father would never defend him.
" Let's have breakfast" said Argantara.
" What would you like to eat breakfast Citra?" ask Anggika. The image was silent and looked so angry.
" The image of you not listening to mama?" asked Sean softly. The image took a deep breath and threw it away slowly.
" Want some bread" Citra said. Sean nodded and took the little brother for bread.
" What jam do you want to wear?" ask Sean.
" Just blueberry" replied Citra. Sean also obeyed and smeared jam on the bread that Citra wanted.
And Reya intermittently sees how attentive Sean is to Citra and does not know why Reya is even agitated by it.
" Eat!" said Sean
" Thank you brother," said Citra who took the bread that Sean had prepared for her and ate it even though the mood was still not good.
" Why does he see me like that. Is he jealous if Sean's brother is so considerate of me. Yes he must be envious," Inner Citra with a smile here looked at Reya who looked riled up.
" Reya's. Today is your first time working in the Company and if there is nothing you know. You can ask Sean. Sean you help guide your brother," Argantara said to message Sean.
" San's brother it's just me not him" Citra said.
" Picture don't start again" said Argantara.
" Papa starts," Citra said.
" It's too soon mas put Reya in the Company. The image is not there yet" Anggika said.
" August. Reya has graduated from college and her grades are very good and Citra has not graduated from college. I didn't put Reya just anyways either. If not much consideration. So Reya can be in the Company because of his quality. Not because he's my son.
" But it's too soon mas" said Anggika.
" It's not too fast. This is appropriate" Argantara stressed.
" It's free for you to talk to papa. Papa won't listen to us. He prioritizes the child of his affair," Citra said, making Reya have to restrain herself who continues to get insults.
" You start again Citra," said Argantara who must be patient with Citra.
" I won't be in the Company" Reya said.
" No Reya. You must be in the company.
" But Aunt Anggika does not approve it and I do not want any commotion" said Reya looked tired. The image showed her smile hearing Reya's decision which was definitely what she wanted.
" The decision is with me, nobody. And papa's goal is to bring you to Jakarta as well to hone your skills, not just to sleep in the room" Argantara said.
" But pah" said Reya
" Have heard what Papa said. And yes, the woman you call Aunt is my mom, so call her mama, too" Argantara said. The image of hearing it ride apitam.
" Pah," Citra protest.
" I won't call mama for the woman who didn't give birth to me" Reya said boldly speaking to surprise the others.
" You," Citra growled.
" Why don't you really want me to call your mama. Then why are you angry. You also do not want to occupy the place I have been sitting. Then why should you be angry," said Rea who looked cynically at Citra and seemed to be all insinuating Sean.
" You're really sassy to talk. Do you feel the best" Citra said.
" I'm just talking according to facts. Because my mother is only one and I won't call another woman a mama!" firmly Reya.
" Have stopped! I don't want to call me Mama either. So you don't talk as well as you. If you're in this house you follow the rules in this house and know where your limits are," said Anggika who was offended by Reya's words just now.
Reya was silent and did not answer anymore because it was certain that he was also the one who would be blamed later.
" Not spread the problem anywhere. The point is that Reya will start his activities at the Company and Sean you must guide him" said Argantara.
" I can't promise anything. I'm not a teacher. So don't tell me to guide him. Papa brought her here. So papa also has to take responsibility for him," said Sean look ketus.
The image of hearing him revealed his smile and Reya herself only sighed by continuing her breakfast. Argantara was seen not talking anymore who did not want to add to the commotion because Sean refused his request.
Anggika was still so upset by Reya's words just now that made her a god-level emotion.
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