WOUND CURTAIN

Fifteen

Livia sat on the balcony of her room while staring at the bright sky during the day. Livia was still reminded of her rude remarks towards Lea. Livia knew it would certainly break Lea's heart but somehow Livia always remembered Aldi's face when she looked at Lea's face.

Lea's face was indeed more similar to her but Lea's eye bead was very similar to Aldi's. Lea becomes a testament to his bad memories with Aldi. Everything about Leah always reminds her of Aldi.  It was hard for Livia to accept Lea's presence. Her ego always refused to accept Lea, her own biological daughter.

"Livia.." call Anton softly. Anton has just returned to his room after winning himself to talk back to Livia. Anton gets angry at what Livia tells his youngest daughter.

"Mas, I.." said Livia unable to continue her words. Livia was heartbroken by what she said to Lea. Livia knew she was wrong and she shouldn't have done it.

"Livia, you have to apologize to Lea. Either way Leah is your son, your flesh and blood. I'm really sorry for all your past mistakes. Don't make Lea your emotional outlet because of your anger toward yourself" advises Anton gently.

Anton knows that everyone has pain in different ways. Anton knows very well that Livia is also hurt at all times because of the guilt feelings for Anton and Lea mixed into one. But what is permissible for all that is the consequences that must be accepted by Livia because of mistakes in her past.

"Mas, Lea must be hurt by all this. But I can't do anything but this. I don't accept her presence at all. She is pure in our household" said Livia still with the selfishness of her heart.

Anton has to be extra patient against Livia like that. Anton must not be carried away by emotions so that it can cause a fight between them that can make Lea bear the consequences of this all.

"He'll be your son any time, Liv. I accepted Lea with all my heart. I'm not at all concerned that Lea is not my flesh and blood. Lea will forever remain my son and nothing will ever change that. Trust me, slowly accept Lea to be a part of your life" Anton persuaded gently.

"CAN'T MAS. LEA IT'S A BASTARD CHILD" shouted Livia stubbornly.

"YEAH HE'S A BASTARD. THE ILLEGITIMATE CHILD YOU MADE WITH YOUR AFFAIR, LIVIA. AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD WHO MAY NOT EVEN DESERVE TO LIVE. THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK. HE'S JUST A KID WHO DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIS BIRTH. THE WRONG THING IS THAT YOU ARE THE SAME AS YOUR CHEATING. YOU'RE WRONG LIVIA" snapped Anton who was carried away by emotion.

"YES HE'S A BASTARD WHO I DIDN'T EVEN EXPECT TO SEE. IT IS ALSO YOUR FAULT, YOU WHO USED TO ALWAYS BE BUSY WITH YOUR WORK UNTIL YOU FORGOT YOUR WIFE AT HOME. YOU ALSO TOOK PART IN MY MISTAKE" cried Livia who was equally emotional.

Livia and Anton were both wrong. Anton is busy with his work to forget his family and Livia who is easily tempted by the beauty of sin that he will regret later on.

"LIVIA CONSCIOUS!! YOU ARE THE ONE WHO INSULTS BEHIND ME AND YOU BLAME ME. YOU SHOULD HAVE REALIZED LIVIA AFTER WHAT HAPPENED RIGHT NOW. YOU SHOULD IMPROVE YOURSELF BY LOVING LEA WHOLEHEARTEDLY INSTEAD OF EVEN ADD SENONOH BY HATING THE BLOOD OF YOUR OWN FLESH" SAID Anton again.

Again and again Anton quarrels with Livia who will probably end up with Lea who is back injured.

Lea and Chika hear a debate between Anton and Livia from Lea's room next to his parents' room.

Lea now knows what the reason behind Livia's treatment has been. Livia is right if she is the usurper of other people's happiness. The family that used to be fine is now devastated by Lea's presence.

"Don't think of Le" Chika's pinta who knows that Lea must be devastated to hear the words of her parents who bring up about how Lea is present in this world.

Chika's heart was sliced when she heard a small request from her sister that could never be realized. Leah's presence was a catastrophe for her own mother. Leah was not wrong with that. A fate that required Lea to be present in such a manner.

"Whatever Mother says the same Father do not be horrified yes. They are both emotional again, Lea" said Chika to calm her sister so as not to think about what happened just now.

"LEA HARAM SON BROTHER. LEA'S DIRTY, LEA DOESN'T DESERVE TO LIVE. LEA'S A DIRTY CHILD, BROTHER, LEA DON'T PANTES IS IN THIS WORLD" cried Lea who suddenly experienced a change in behavior. It is certain that Lea's mental illness relapses.

Lea was looking for sharp objects to vent all her emotions that approached her. Lea found a pair of scissors in her nightstand drawer and immediately used them to vent her emotions.

Chika who saw that was panicked. Chika had never seen such a Lea before. Or maybe he was too busy working to not pay too much attention to Lea during this time.

"Lea, what do you want?" Ask Chika to panic.

"Lea doesn't deserve to live. Everyone hates Lea, nobody loves Lea. Lea had to go" Lea muttered as she stared at the scissors blankly.

"Lea, don't do anything that's impossible" prevent Chika while approaching Lea.

But Lea was hysterical when Chika was about to reach Lea's body so that Chika could stop Lea's actions that were out of control.

"DON'T COME ANY CLOSER" cried Lea.

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It didn't take long finally the scissors held by Lea stuck right in Lea's slender stomach. Blood began to pour down the white clothes that Lea was wearing. Lea's body also fell to the floor after a while as her consciousness began to dissipate.

"LEA" Chika shouted hysterically.

"DAD, PLEASE" Chika shouted for help from her father.

Chika was confused as to what to do. This was the first time Chika had seen a suicide right in front of her eyes. What hit him even more was his own sister.

"Lea's up, baby. Do not gini Lea" isak Chika who is worried about the state of Lea. Chika really doesn't know what to do. Chika hears Anton screaming in the doorway of Lea's room.

"LEA" cried Anton surprised instead of playing.