
Aqila sat on the sofa with tears constantly flowing. He never expected Papa and his mother to be separated. What hurts more is that the girl's separation of her parents due to an affair.
Alden hugged his girlfriend's body. Let Aqila spill all her cries.
"I didn't think Papa could do that with me and Mama. What's Mama's fault for betraying her."
"Your mom's not wrong, honey. A man who is not grateful to have a wife like his mother. Beautiful, kind and loyal."
"I was afraid to get married" Aqila said softly.
Alden released his embrace on the girl's body in shock at her words. Alden cupped Aqila's face with both hands.
"Listen Qila, you can't match all those men. Just because one man hurt you, don't make you afraid to step up. Cheating is a trait, which does come from each individual self."
Alden took the girl back into his arms. As an only child, Aqila had been too spoiled all along. He had never felt the bitterness of life. From a young child has been covered in treasure, which is why he is so spoiled.
His trust in men begins to erode when he thinks that Alden is cheating. Just now that he had come back to trust the man, he had to be slapped in reality if the father he was so proud of turned out to be having an affair too.
A number of experts in psychology call cheating a behavior that is quite complicated and influenced by a variety of complex reasons. Interestingly, research has even confirmed that a person's cheating habits are genetic inheritance alias influenced by gene factors.
So what does it mean that cheating is a disease that is difficult to cure? The answer is that it can be yes or no. This gene does not work alone. The tendency of a person to cheat is also influenced by several other genes, besides environmental, economic, psychological and social factors also play a role in shaping a person's habits.
"I'm afraid after a few years of marriage, you're saturated with my attitude or maybe it's because I'm getting old. After that you start looking for other women, like Papa. I love you so much, don't know what I'd do if after marriage you cheated on me."
Alden tried to convince Aqila that not all of the men would do the same. She did not want her marriage to be threatened again in a delay because the woman was traumatized by the failure in the household of her parents.
Eleven o'clock in the evening, after being able to comfort the girl, Alden drove her home. The man went home because it was late at night.
When Aqila reached the living room, she saw Papa who was watching television. Usually it was done together with his mother. Papa who realized the arrival of Aqila smiled with his daughter.
"Darling, where are you from? Why just come home? Papa is very worried" said Papa.
"Care? Did I not hear wrong? If Papa was worried and dear to me, he wouldn't have done all this. Papa not only hurt Mama with the affair, but also me! Why would Papa slander Alden just to cover up the disgrace. And Papa knows that I love Alden so much!" shouted Aqila.
He spilled all his frustration. If it was yesterday in the hospital he still holds back from screaming.
"It hurts, Pa. It was this heartache when I had to part from Alden for thinking he was having an affair. But this heart hurts even more when it knows all this is just fabrication from my real Papa. Am I not your flesh and blood, Pa? Why would you hurt me like this. I hate it, Papa!" said Aqila.
His body feels weak. Aqila finally sat down on the floor. Mama who saw all that held her chest. The pain he felt was nothing compared to his son. Being separated from her lover only because of the ego of Papa himself.
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