VIOLENS

Between Aidan and King

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At 14:00 p.m., at a place to eat with the King.

"What are you talking to Mrs Ratih to the point of crying like that? Bad boy."

The king chirped without looking at me while eating his lunch.

I sipped a drink in front of me, Staring at the King in annoyance.

The king raised his head, looking at my disheveled face. I deliberately did not respond to the King's question that he made to me. Our eyes met each other, But the King began to narrow his eyes.

"Bad boy..?"

He said again, tapping the back of his hand on the table where we were eating.

I held my chin up with my hands resting on the table. Staring at his lips that were smudged because of the traces of food that stuck.

"Eat you with a cane!"

My reproach at him. The king smiled broadly at me. He put down the spoon and moved his face deliberately toward me.

"You're the only one who cleans."

He said while narrowing his eyes at me.

"Uugh, why should I."

I answered while taking a tissue, cleaning the dirty area of his mouth. The king looked me in the eye up close making me misunderstand. I pulled my own hand out to clean her mouth. I retreated my body against my chair, folded my arms and turned my eyes to the side.

"Beautiful.." The King suddenly.

I still did not look at him, My face still turned away from his face. My cheeks frowned and I realized it was immediately covering my cheeks using both of my hands.

"Are you really just drinking?"

He said looking for another topic to talk to me about. I just nodded briefly in response to his words.

The king got up from his seat and walked towards the cashier to pay. I immediately rushed to clean up my things and prepared to leave while waiting for him to finish paying.

Not long after, the King came up to me smilingly offering his hand for me to hold.

"Should it be a joke?"

I was cold to him. The king scrunched his forehead and pulled my wrist. I automatically stood up because of the pull. We both got out of the diner, headed back to the parlour.

Suddenly he stopped his steps when it was only a quarter of the way from where we had lunch. He looked at me and released his hand on my wrist. I looked at him in wonder.

"Aren't you uncomfortable holding hands like that?"

He said while scratching the hair behind his head.

I smiled a little at her behavior just now. The king is really funny making me happy to be good friends with him.

"And I didn't ask to be in the same gang as you."

I replied with a joke and deliberately teased him.

"Duh, get your hands!"

Reply while pulling my hand, forcefully opening my palm that I intentionally clenched to tease her. The king placed his fingers on the fingers in my hand. I smiled and tightened his grip.

The two of us walked back in with our hands together. I remembered Aidan for a moment while walking like this. I thought back to what Mrs Ratih said to me which of course confused me, Very confused.

The king noticed the look on my face turning flat.

"What's the matter Tha?"

The short question looked at me as he continued walking.

I immediately looked at him as he spoke, I must find an excuse.

"Ah. that.. King, after this you go straight home?"

I asked who was again trying to divert the ceremony.

The king looked unconscious and answered me with a big smile.

"Tell me if you don't want me to leave, right?"

He said in a slightly seductive tone.

I smiled at his words saying yes to the words of the pedenya.

...

We've arrived at the parlor and headed straight for Mrs Ratih's office.

"King, I'll ask for time alone to talk to Mrs Ratih."

Gagged him. He agreed without asking.

When he was in front of the door of the office of Mrs Ratih, the King invited me to come in. He really understands what I said before.

"Let's take me home."

Said the King softly.

"Where are you going now?"

I said after nodding approvingly to his words to drive me home.

"Playing with a foster child maybe?"

She answered sweetly while smiling at me.

I nodded in understanding then waved to the King as he began to walk backwards, leaving me.

--*tokk ...*tok..*tokk!

"Mother..."

Call me while knocking on the door. Before long, the door opened with Mrs Ratih who had greeted me with a smile.

I entered the room followed by Mrs Ratih who closed the door again.

"Sit baby.."

Her request to me and I immediately obeyed her to sit next to her on the sofa. The two of us looked at each other until I started the conversation first. After taking a deep breath, I decided to discuss the thing I said this morning.

"About Atha and Aidan's father. Mother, can you please tell me the truth?"

My love with a face that pleads deeply to him.

"Alright, Mother has also discussed this with others. Atha is 17 now, right?."

"Yes, 17 years old."

Obviously, while nodding slowly.

Madam Ratih grabbed my hand and held it while putting it on my thigh. His eyes looked seriously at me.

"So it's true that Atha's father was called Violen. Atha's father is kind and affectionate to Atha's mother."

He began an explanation.

"Then?"

I said briefly asking to continue with his sentence.

"Because Atha's father killed one of Jaidran's family members, your father was sentenced to exile on this earth we now live on. Along with his wife who was pregnant with you at the time."

Obviously again to me. I was surprised to learn that my father killed someone. Then I responded to her words to make sure.

"Mother, so really I'm not from here? Jaidran family, who are they?"

"Mother does not know clearly which world you are from because Mother is not from there. The Jaidran family is the most important clan in your world, its position ranks 3rd after your family surname, Violen."

I was confused by Mrs Ratih's explanation.

"Mother, I seem to know what my world is like.. Aidan took me there yesterday."

I said with a serious look.

Mrs Ratih looked very surprised when I mentioned Aidan's name again.

"What do you see there?! and how did you get in?!"

Asked Bu Ratih in a slightly snapping and curious tone.

"Mother, that place is really weird. There's an animal that can talk, a wolf that belongs to Aidan and then there's a beautiful woman that can just disappear-"

Not finished I finished the sentence, Mrs Ratih stood up from the sofa towards the bookcase. I looked at him in astonishment.

He returned with a book in his hand, and sat down and opened it to me.

I looked at the old book brown like the color of a wooden branch. Mrs Ratih pointed to a page she had already opened. I immediately saw and read the contents of the page. My eyes were wide in shock when I saw the image of myself, Aidan and Gerry the wolf that belonged to Aidan. There I was playing in the pool of the old building and Aidan was watching me.

"Mother.."

My words slowly turned towards him and covered my own mouth with my palm.

Madam Ratih closed the book back and put it on the table.

"That's all Aidan's trick. He's trying to replicate your memories with the King."

I was again surprised by the words of Mrs Ratih just now. I was pounding my chest slowly which suddenly felt tight. Madam Ratih immediately rubbed my back and held my hand. I looked at him sayu.

"So, what Atha witnessed yesterday was Aidan's trick?"

I asked to clarify while stabilizing my irregular breath in shock and making my chest tight.

"really. Aidan is a member of the Jaidran family who seeks to avenge you."

Firmly, Ma'am Trained me again.

Tears began to drip from my eyes and wet my cheeks. I looked at Bu Ratih with an expression that was still in disbelief.

"But why Bun.why Aidan is being so nice to me, I-then said that I'm his life partner.."

I said while sobbing in tears. I rubbed my tears that kept coming out. Mrs Ratih shed her tears when she heard my explanation.

"It's been. it's important now that Atha knows the truth."

Slack off Madam Ratih and immediately hugged my body warm. I became more and more so when I recalled what I had experienced with Aidan.

...

At 19:00 p.m., it was still at the Panti.

I opened my eyes slowly, staring at the roof ceiling of a familiar room.

"Ah, I fell asleep apparently."

I said to myself and then got up on the couch.

"Away awake?"

Said someone who appeared suddenly.

"Mother.."

I said with a smile looking at him. I didn't realize that Mrs Ratih was waiting for me while sitting at her desk.

Madam Ratih came up to me immediately and sat right next to me. Grabbing the blanket she wrapped to me and folding it back neatly. Suddenly I remembered the King.

"Mother, has the King come home?"

I was curious because I felt guilty and fell asleep for so long.

"No. It's still here waiting for Atha."

Answer with a smile.

"Where now? Mother, I must go home soon.."

I said while tidying up my hair.

"There's ahead and I'm sorry you told the King everything.."

Said Bu Ratih replying to my recollective words made me again surprised and focused my gaze towards him.

Madam Ratih took a long breath. He got up from his seat, stood up while extending his hand to me.

I grabbed the helping hand of Mrs Ratih and held her as I stood up.

"Mother must say it for your own good, Atha. Mommy promised both of your parents, baby.."

Say it again slowly while stroking my hair and rubbing my cheek gently.

I crumbled in his words and nodded slowly while grabbing my totebag on the desk.

"Atha said to Mother, Atha will call.."

I hugged Mrs Ratih's body for a while before finally exiting her office.

I found the King leaning against the wall. He came straight to me and immediately hugged my body warm.

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