Child Genius - Beyond Recollection
CHAPTER 57 ~ Origin ~

Celina wakes up in a luxurious room in a classic style, the girl wants to escape from the place. But his steps stopped when he looked at the row of paintings displayed on the wall of the luxurious room.

"Truly similar" came the voice of an old man sitting in a wheelchair.

Said Celina was really similar to a woman. Edward pushed the wheelchair closer to Celina.

The warm-faced father looked at Celina and smiled.

"Celina, you look so much like your mother" the friendly smile bloomed from that wise old face, she declared Celina very much like her mother.

Celina was shocked by the statement, looking in surprise at Edward who was smiling at her.

"Do you know my mother ?" tanya Celina immediately glazed over.

The two men looked directly at one of the paintings.

"She's your mother" replied Edward.

"Ba.. how are you so sure ?" ask Celina.

"It's pretty sure, that's why I brought you here" Edward said.

Celina stared at the painting of the smiling beautiful woman, without realizing her tears were flowing. Celina was fixated, her body was frozen, the question that had been lingering in her head seemed to just disappear.

Just by staring at the painting, his question had been answered. She's her mother, she's the woman who gave birth and threw it away. He was the one who made his life suffer with the orphanage children. He is the one who keeps himself from getting the love of his parents.

It is because of this woman that she had to live independently from a young age, because that woman she was insulted, underestimated, looked down upon as a wasted child. It was because of this woman that he was considered an unwanted child. Because of that woman, she was considered a child born out of wedlock.

"I HATE YOU !!!!" celina shouted at the painting and ran out of the house.

Just barefooted ran as fast as he could across the vast garden grass. Edward chased after her, catching the girl who thrashed unable to accept reality.

Celina thrashed to make them fall, on the grass Edward held both shoulders. Celina screamed, screaming crying.

"CELINA RELAX.. CALM DOWN." said the man then hugged Celina very tightly.

Celina pleads for release, but Edward holds her.

"Calm Celina, calm down Celina, calm down" she said as she stroked Celina's hair.

Clutching the girl tightly, Celina exhausted she just kept crying, roaring. Edward hugged the girl while continuing to stroke her hair.

Mr. Albert Miller could only look at the two people who were still sitting on the lawn. Cowering, crying, wishing today was a happy day. But changed his grief, never thought of by Celina's disappointment.

All he thought about was his happiness because he could meet the person his wife always loved.

"I understand your feelings, forgive us for being selfish for wanting to be with you, for wanting to get a confession from you" Edward said slowly.

Celina did not reply, the girl was still crying, Celina's tiny body was submerged in the chest of Edward's field but still could not calm him down.

"I love you Celina, I want you to acknowledge me, acknowledge us as your family" Edward said as he continued to hug her.

Celina cried until she was exhausted, until her sobbing sounded one-on-one. Edward carried the tiny body back to the mansion the servants and master Albert were waiting for.

Edward sat her in a fancy chair and asked the waiter to bring water to wash Celina's feet. Edward cleans the girl's feet affectionately while Celina is silent, only her tears keep flowing.

"I know you must be disappointed, I know you haven't been able to accept the reality. Maybe you just hope your mother is a poor person who can't take care of you. Forced to throw you out for not being able to live you. But Celina not all happenings are the same reason. That's why I brought you here. I want you to understand until you can finally understand us" Edward said, cupping the girl's face.

Edward leaves Celina and talks to Albert, Albert's face looks sad but Edward tries to calm him down. Edward asked everyone to let Celina reflect on herself.

Celina sat facing the big window as Edward came over. Celina looked at Edward.

"May I call my family, they must be worried about me" Celina's reply was a nod by Edward.

Even if the man did not want to restrain Celina, what he was doing now was not to kidnap or hold her captive, just to bring the girl to find her true identity.

"Celina, my dear Celina is this really you ? where are you ? are you okay ?" raffa said as soon as she heard Celina's voice.

"I'm fine sister, I hope all the family is fine" Celina replied.

"No, we're not okay, we're worried about you. Where are you ? I'll pick you up" Raffa said in a worried tone.

"No need, brother, after my business is done. I'm going home" Celina said.

"Rushan ? what business ? any business with Edward ?" raffa asked in a panicked voice.

"I can't explain it now. Brother doesn't need to go to the police, I'm fine. I'm closing the phone, brother, please say hello to everyone, say I'm fine, don't worry about me. I love Raffa" Celina said, then hung up on her phone.

It was inconceivable how upset Raffa was when Celina hung up her phone all of a sudden. There were still many things he wanted to ask, the man was annoyed to hit the table. But in the depths of her heart was grateful because Celina was fine even though there was still a sense of worry in her heart.

Meanwhile, Edward comes to Celina, asking her to gather in the family room. Celina followed, in the room had been waiting for master Albert. The man who could speak Indonesian stammeringly smiled. Celina was welcome to sit down, Edward placed a box in front of her.

Celina was asked to open the wooden box with a beautiful carving. Celina looked at some photos when she was a teenager, Celina turned to Edward for an explanation.

"The photos were taken by mommy herself, every time she visited Indonesia. He kept all the memories of you alone all this time" Edward said as he moved to sit beside Celina.

Celina stared at the photos taken from a distance, even she still remembered some of the events that became the background of the photo shoot. Celina's tears flowed, Edwar embracing the girl.

"What's his name ?" ask Celina oelan.

"Helena Octavira, that's her maiden name. Mommy and daddy's wedding plans are opposed by his family. Large family mommy does not want the daughter-in-law comes from another nation, mommy even directly betrothed with her own relatives.

Mommy recklessly refused, her love for daddy made mommy against her own family until finally expelled and not recognized as a family member anymore" Edward story while looking down.

Celina looked at Edward, not expecting her mother's love story to be so difficult. He got opposition from his family.

"The Miller family still loves mommy and still accepts her even though mommy has been wasted from her family. They finally got married, daddy who was a fighter pilot made mommy very proud of her husband" she said, looking at Mr. Albert.

The old man nodded, Celina looked at him, looking at the curves of the face of the man who had been covered in facial wrinkles yet still looked handsome.

"Mommy gave birth to me, we lived happily. Until when I was three years old, daddy was assigned to a conflict country. Although it was hard to leave the family he loved so much daddy finally left, carrying out the duties of the state" explained Edward.

Celina looked back at the old man who was always smiling at her.

"A shocking news came, the plane that was flown by daddy was shot down. Officially the news was delivered directly to mommy. But none of the Miller family believed daddy had died, nor did mommy. Mommy holds on waiting for daddy's arrival" Edward sighed.

Celina stared at one of the photos contained in the box, a photo of a soldier with a background of a fighter plane. Celina believes that the photo she saw was of Mr. Albert wearing his first uniform.

"A year, two years, mommy waited, and during that time mommy was always entertained by the Miller family who still loved her as a daughter-in-law".

"Besides the Miller family's father, who also had another son, his only brother, Robert Miller, he was a good businessman.

Uncle Robert loved his brother very much and also loved mommy as his sister-in-law. In every occasion, whenever I saw my grieving mother Uncle Robert would always cheer her up".

"Because of mutual love and mutual comfort, Uncle Robert finally fell in love with mommy. Ask permission from grandparents to marry mommy. But it got opposition from the grandfather who did not believe that his first son had died".

"They were patient waiting until grandfather gave permission, but they never got permission. Daddy who never came home made them believe that daddy had indeed died. Uncle Robert and mommy ended up getting married secretly"

"However one day news came that daddy had been found alive and was being sought to go home. In grandfather's thinking, mommy still remained loyal to daddy, it made them shocked, unable to give an explanation that they were married".

"Uncle Robert who loved his brother very much, finally chose to retreat, leaving mommy by giving up all the property he had in the name of mommy, living alone in a remote city, a remote city, leaving his beloved wife at once must be abandoned".

To the point that Celina shed tears, their sacrifice for their loved ones was very sincere and boundless.

"Mommy awaits the arrival of daddy, in the process of return is quite complicated that mommy found herself pregnant. Mommy panicked, could not give an explanation to grandfather also to daddy later when he came home".

"Finally chose to return to Indonesia to give birth. But as before, the mommy family still does not want to accept. In a state of vacillating finally mommy chose to leave the daughter she had just born in an empty house" said Edward who immediately embraced Celina because he saw the girl who was as unwilling as to hold back crying.

Until there Celina can understand the story of Edward, the princess left in the story, is herself. Celina was just realizing the dilemma that her mother was facing.

The girl was crying so much, Celina herself felt like she could not find a way out with such a situation. Edward hugged his sister affectionately. It was clear Celina's position that she was Edward's half-sister.

"Don't be mad at mommy, because she's freaking out she's doing all that. She could not explain to her family that she had married the sister of the husband who had been declared missing for years".

"While his family in Indonesia did not want to help him overcome the problems he faced.

Finally mommy left you in an empty house, with a chaotic feeling mommy intends to return to New York".

"But while at the airport mommy suddenly realized his actions. Mommy decides to cancel her flight and returns to the empty house to retrieve you and intends to take you to New York. Mommy is determined that anything will be faced. Whatever the Miler family's verdict will be received. Mommy is determined not to throw the baby away, mommy will keep you. But baby, she can't find you, the baby she left behind is gone".

"Mommy's been looking for you for months but still can't find you. Mommy returned to New York with a secret about the birth of her daughter.

Daddy finally came home, we lived a happy life. In front of everyone mommy smiles but in her heart mommy cries every time she remembers you, every chance mommy comes home to Indonesia to look for you".

"Until one day mommy finds you living in an orphanage. Mommy wanted to see you but wasn't ready to be rejected by you. Mommy can only look at you from afar, whenever you miss you mommy can only look at you from afar".

"Until mommy loses track of you, because you're not in the orphanage anymore. Until the point that mommy can only resigned can not find you again. All about you is kept in his heart until he falls ill. Mommy just dared to tell everything after the pain got worse".

"How did you finally find me ?" tanya Celina finally called out to Edward with a sister's call.

Edward smiled at Celina's words, indicating the girl had opened up to him and his family.

"It all started from my introduction to Ozora, I liked the boy to communicate with him at all times. One day daddy saw a picture of Ozora on my laptop and thought it was a picture of me when I was five or six. At that time I only laughed at daddy's words, but daddy insisted that Ozora was very similar to me at that age, so I was curious to investigate".

"Sister met with Ozora ?" ask Celina.

Edward shakes.

"We only met in cyberspace, but I continued to investigate who her mother was who her father was. Until finally when I attended the inauguration of the philanthropists club, I saw someone who was so similar to mommy. I followed you until I found out you were Kevin's fiancee, a former college friend. It all feels easy to me, investigating my friend's future wife must not be difficult, Kevin will accept me and you can accept me too".

"But reality is different, isn't it ? you are married to Raffa. I even attended your party and took a recording of your wedding. I sent that video to mommy. It was a happy moment for her to watch the video of her daughter's wedding despite lying in a hospital bed".

Celina covered her mouth with her hand, Edward grabbed her sister's body and leaned the crying girl against her. Pat the girl on the shoulder to calm her down. Celina couldn't imagine her mother's suffering.

Edward stops the story giving the girl space to calm down. Edward took something inside the wooden box. A heart necklace with a picture frame inside.

The man opened the heart necklace and showed it to Celina. A photo of her mother and Celina as a teenager.

"Mommy always keeps you in her heart"

Edward handed the necklace to Celina, the girl clutched it tightly, with tears constantly flowing.

...~ Connect ~...