Bia, the Substitute Mother
Honest

Believe as much as any kind of disappointment a parent feels for his child. He still opens his arms to embrace his son who is lost to the world.

~JBlack

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"Dad," Call Bia quietly when Bara is silent for long enough.

The man turned his gaze. Her memory was lost hearing her daughter's call. His eyes looked at both of Bia's eyes which really contained sadness there.

"I'm sorry, Dad. Bia.." Pause Bia with his head down.

Honestly looking at his father's changed face. Seeing the face that usually smiles brightly at him replaced with two teary eyeballs and also lips that are silent a thousand languages increasingly make him want to cry screaming.

"Bia is married and is pregnant" said Bia finally acknowledging everything that had happened.

In one word. Tears were dripping at the end of the eyeball of a father who felt like a failure. Bara shed tears for the umpteenth time after a long time he hurt his wife first and now he is crying again because of the fate of his daughter.

The tears flowed without being prevented. Especially when Bia holds both hands and is kissed repeatedly by him.

"I'm sorry Bia hid it all, Dad. Bia covered everything up because Bia had a reason. Bia… "

Unexpectedly, Bara pulls his daughter in an embrace. The man hugged the frail body of the princess he deeply cared for tightly. Honestly, I don't know what to say.

However, that's for sure.

The only thing he has is disappointment.

Not disappointed in the circumstances, not disappointed in the presence of a baby in the womb of his daughter.

However, he was disappointed that he failed to become a father.

He was disappointed not to know what the white had gone through. I was disappointed because he knew nothing. He was sure that what Bia had done must have had a strong reason.

"I'm sorry, Bi. Forgive me, Dad" Bara said apologizing.

Bia is feeling more guilty. He returned his father's embrace with no less tight. The woman was crying in the arms of the figure of the father she loved so much.

"Dad doesn't know what you've been up to all this time, son. I feel far away from Bia."

"It's not Dad's fault" said Bia, shaking her head.

"It's all Bia's fault, Dad. It's not Dad's fault. Father is the best father" said Bia slowly and looked at his father's eyes with a guilty look.

"He'll tell you everything, Dad. Bia will say everything," Bia breaks up with her decision.

Yeah, he doesn't want it all getting smashed. He doesn't want to keep covering everything from his father. Anyway, everything happened.

What he covered, however, was already known to his father. Then ready not ready. I don't want him to have to tell me everything. He doesn't want his father to be haunted by guilt.

Eventually, Bia slowly started telling me everything. From the incident of the rape to the offer to become a second wife to get pregnant and give offspring to the married couple Shaka and Dhira.

Bia doesn't cover anything anymore. He actually said everything until he could see many expressions on his father's face.

Shocked, angry, disappointed, sad all he could see in his father's expression. Bia was sure after this maybe her father would be furious and disappointed in her.

But he thinks it's better.

Better his father knew from his own lips before anyone else would tell.

"I'm sorry Bia, Pa. Bia has really let Papa down, "Bia continued at the end after everything she had told me

Bara was in shock. He was surprised not to play. His tears even flowed and made him turn his hair back with a load on his full head.

"Father never knew your wound was this big and you. "Pause slowly and take a heavy breath. "Hiding from mom and dad with your brother?"

The tone was full of disappointment and Bia knew about it. However, he must be ready in this position.

"Sorry Bia, Dad. Bia and Bang Abra… "

Bara shook his head. He asked his daughter not to say anything more. He doesn't listen to anything.

"Listen to Papa, Bi!" Said Bara firmly.

The man who had four people was staring at his daughter. He rubbed Bia's head covered in hijab.

"From now on don't hide anything from Dad. Whatever it is, Mom and Dad will help Bia. Whatever it is, Mom and Dad will accept Bia. So don't think that Dad will leave you because at any time.." Pause slowly and wipe his daughter's tears flowing. "You are the daughter of Bara's father and Almeera's mother."

~Connected