AFTER THE DIVORCE
Chapter 56: The Woman You Call Mother (Revised)

“Never blame others for venting your suffering, to others! Blame yourself for not being able to solve your own problems!”

Chapter 56: The Woman You Call Mother

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“You must be lying, right?” rara's accusation to Kimo is so unreliable.

“Lying what? You asked to be escorted to Gio's house, right? Yes this!” Kimo. But seeing Rara who looks not only do not believe, because Rara also looks scared, Kimo so not have the heart.

Kimo understood the fear that Rara felt especially he had also felt it. Because for him, the betrayal committed by the couple is much more painful than the verdict of a deadly disease.

“Come, down.” Kimo's voice weakened. She clasped Rara's hand while looking at her in the shade, leading the woman through facial movements to trust her.

“Ra, I love you. And I will always do my best for you. Although I am far from perfect, but I will give you everything I have without you asking. Even if you find it hard to believe. I will still do my best for you. Although we are more often bickering, because I am not able to be gentle,” Kimo inner.

Question after question that filled Rara's mind managed to poison the woman. Rara's disbelief over the reality of Gio's life really traps Rara in endless fear. Even though Kimo had been awake, grasping his hands tightly while continuing to accompany each step.

Rara's world seemed to be spinning slower. While a patch of road in the middle of the expanse of green grassy lawns towards the main entrance of the golden house in front of him became looks so terrible. And if Rara remembers the surprised reaction of the security guard at their visit home, indicating that Kimo had come before. The security guard had hesitated to give Kimo permission, making Rara's situation even more uncomfortable.

Gio, .. What's with that guy? Rara became even more worried about him. Bizarrely. Why would Rara worry even more about the man who had obviously hurt her?

“It doesn't have to be that hard. Don't you really want to see Gio's parents? After all, this is a golden opportunity especially said the security guard, Gio's parents are also at home.”

After saying that, Kimo looked around. They were stepping in the middle of the green grass while holding hands very tightly like now, why suddenly, Kimo actually felt that he was undergoing the wedding reception process to the altar of guarantee? Just thinking about that, Kimo's heart became flowery. It was as if there were seeds of happiness so quickly growing and blooming there. 

I want Kimo to share it, say the truth to Rara, but because he is very tense, Kimo did not do it. Moreover, when next to the gold-painted door in front of them opened followed by the exit of a tiered woman wearing heels that were two inches high, there were two inches, suddenly Rara's hand that Kimo held became gripping him very tightly.

Kimo looked at Rara's face which looked very frightened. Rara's gaze turned to be filled with many wounds as well as disappointment. Rara experienced a rapid change in emotions. Rara looks very angry just because of the presence of Piera—a beautiful woman in front of them. Beautiful women who look clearly maintain the appearance even though it has been eaten by age.

“She's Gio's papa's wife. Young wife,” whispered Kimo.

Kimo had not finished speaking, but Rara suddenly just looked at him with a sharp gaze. Rara looked so incredulous that she was even hit. Rara's tears were free, unceasingly shimmering. Then, Rara, who had groped, shook her head stiffly, as if she brushed aside Kimo's words.

“Ra, you why?” Kimo tries to find the cause of Rara's emotional change. But not yet he found the answer, Rara actually retreated in fear. And when he found out what made the situation happen—with the state of Rara who looked fearfully ahead—there, Piera who looks no less surprised also to drop the tenteng bag that originally Piera tenteng using his right hand.

With all her remaining energy, Rara tries to come to terms with reality. He stopped retreating while closing his eyes tightly. “I must have seen wrong. Nope. That's not Mom. Dad said mom was dead!” his inner.

Along with the confidence he instilled, Rara also became reminded of various events.

“I'm sorry Dad, Ra. Actually, ... I'm actually gone. Mom is happy with her choice.”

“I mean Dad, what? Where did you go, Dad? If you're going, you should be going home too, right?”

“Mom is happy there. Now I live in one of the brightest stars in the sky. So, if you miss mom, look at that star. You should also pray for his happiness, yes.”

Rara recalls her father's confession when Rara asked her whereabouts of her mother who never came home. On the front porch of their modest home, his father's late home pointed to the brightest shining star of the night. At the age of Rara is still very young, which is eight years, at that time Rara easily believes if her mother really flew into the sky and lived in the brightest star in question. Rara still remembers, that night, her father became very sad even to the point of tears after giving the answer. So, since then, Rara decided not to talk about her mother anymore. Rara does not want to make her father sad again. Therefore, Rara chose to keep the longing for her mother tight. Where, Rara often secretly cries when she sees her friends spending time with their mother, or when they tell her about their mother. Without exception, when friends-temqn Rara showed off their mother-made supplies. And since then, Rara always tried to cheer up, save all the wounds including when her father decided to remarry, while the mother and her half sister always hurt Rara when her father was not there.

Then, the incident in Rara's mind was replaced by Kimo's remark a moment ago, “He's his papa wife Gio. Young wife!”

Now, Rara ventured to open her eyes in the hope that what she had seen before, was wrong. The woman named Piera was not her mother. The woman whose late father is said to have died and lived in the brightest star in the sky. Also, the woman who once made Gio asked Rara to be more caring in appearance.  

So, this is the answer as well as the reason Gio who sassyly entered Rara's life? Really, Rara's world seemed to collapse. Benak and his life is filled with the face of his late father and the face of Gio. Both of them are alternately invite him to communicate, through all the togetherness they go through. Her father's sincerity still instills affection and respect for her mother, as well as Gio who initially loved her so much, ended with the man's attitude which for him changed greatly—becoming someone else is no different from a demon who has no feelings.

“Flora!” Kimo is after Rara. 

Kimo is increasingly confused by the behavior of the woman he insists has become his lover. Why would Rara cry in fear and even run away? Wasn't it from the beginning, Rara insisted on asking to meet Gio's parents?

“Flora Violetta ..?” lirih Piera's. He stared at Rara's departure with a trembling gaze that was so full of regret, with his heart that became so painful.

A male aide wearing a brown short-sleeved batik shirt picked up a Piera bag and gave it to the big lady. But the Mistress did not accept, because the gaze following the focus of the glamorous-style beautiful woman, continued to be fixed on Rara who suddenly left, running after they found, Rara to tears.

“Honey? You say, you are in a great hurry, why even dumb here?” sapa Prabu— is a tall man who is over sixty years old. The man who had the same facial line as Gio.

Piera reflexively turned her head and made her look at Prabu who was her husband and to the point of surprise.

“What Gio came again? That brash kid messed with you again, huh? Honey, let's tell you the story, be honest!”

Prabu is worried about Piera. While the person concerned is still unmoved, drifting in his thoughts. Benak Piera was filled with Rara. The Rara he had left behind was still very young. And now, after almost twenty years passed while secretly he also noticed the development of his daughter, their meeting should be in a situation that is far from good.

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After being made to panic over the state of Rara, now, Kimo was actually faced with a view that immediately shook his heart. Gio came with his Steffy—mantan. Gio and Rara stared so deeply, while Steffy who was next to the man, looked at Kimo quite frightenedly.

“The whore dragged me out of my house!” Gio looked at Rara hatefully.

Hearing that, Kimo and Steffy were both shocked. Another case with Rara who still looks at Gio with a sharp gaze decorated with caring.

“Isn't she, the woman you call mother?” continued Gio.

Right at the same time, Kimo who was originally standing three meters behind Rara, immediately pulled next to Rara's arm slowly. He secures Rara behind his back.

“If you dare to hurt him again, I assure you,” firmly Kimo who is actually not finished because Gio had already endured it by crying out.

“What? You think I'm afraid of you!” Gio almost advanced if Steffy did not hold back and pulled his arm that had been held by the woman in the level.

Rara came out from behind Kimo's back. “Look, the way you vent your pain?” said carefully. “You think I'm not a victim?” he looked at Gio with a concerned look, before he finally became a bitter smile.

Kimo and Steffy are only listeners even though both are equally awake on the side of their respective partners.

Rara sighed very deeply and looked to be enduring an incredible tightness. “While initially what you did made me very sick, after knowing all this, I just feel sorry for you.” Rara smiled sarcastically as she shook her head inexhaustibly and still looked at Gio. “Even in this way, you are even more miserable than anyone!”

“That whore is what broke my family! He was happy on top of my destruction and my mama! Just so you know, in the corner of this magnificent house, my mama is locked up with her illness because of the woman you call mother!” firmly Gio while advancing and as if he was going to pounce on Rara alive.

Kimo pushed Gio's chest up to Gio's body following Steffy who held him mentally, just as Rara shouted, “do you think I care? You think I have something to do with your mama's pain even you? If this is how you are, you are a coward! You are not solving problems, it is adding to problems! As long as you know, the qpa you do actually close happiness for you even your mama!” Rara gasped for breath, but then she continued, “never blame others for venting your suffering, to others! Blame yourself for not being able to solve your own problems!”

Gio shed tears. “You think, why am I doing all this?” He takes Steffy's hands off without taking his eyes off Rara. “You think none of this is torturing me?”

Steffy stared in annoyance and was in complete disbelief at what Gio was doing to him.

Gio sniffles. “Although at first I was just playing you, until this moment I am sincere and still love you so much!”

Gio looks like he's lost his mind. He continued forward while speaking loudly to Rara who also became frightened. Even Kimo who tried to hold it until Gio bipai bogem until the cold-faced man fell down.

“Gio!” snapped Rara. 

Rara soon leaves Gio to help Kimo.

At the same time, Prabu and Piera emerge from behind the gate with Piera's aide and the security guard reporting the commotion that Gio made.

Prabu stared hard at Gio. But Gio did not care and immediately brushed it off let alone Piera next to Prabu. 

Piera's focus was on Rara whom he looked at anxiously. And shortly after, Gio's focus was also on Rara.

“Kimo ... Kimo, you're nothing, right? Geez, blood ...?” Rara who managed to help Kimo stand, immediately wiped the left corner of Kimo's lips decorated with fresh blood as a former bogem Gio.

“I'm nothing, Ra. Seriously, I'm nothing.” Kimo tries to convince Rara. Grasping Rara's fingers that were initially wiping the blood on the left corner of her lips.

Rara sighed. The situation now made him feel very uncomfortable. Especially when his arm is pulled from behind and it is by Gio.

Gio kept pulling, taking Rara away in his car at full speed. Kimo who was emotional over the reality soon followed. Kimo is driving at full speed considering Gio is also driving at a speed that immediately makes Kimo ketar-ketir.

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