HATE Before LOVE
Ten Thousand Percent!

Elif had just finished drying her hair and braiding it when her bedroom door was knocked and Zehra's voice sounded calling her soft. Elif took a deep breath then exhaled slowly, she knew she could not avoid her mother even though there was still a bit of regret in her heart because all this time Zehra hid her true reality. But back again he thought that his mother must have also suffered all this time.

Elif opened the door, Zehra looked at her with a regretful look at her daughter, Zehra's eyes puffy and full of longing.

"Elph... Mum..."

Unable to bear the look in the eyes of the middle-aged woman who had given birth and mentioned her name in every best prayer she offered, Elif immediately hugged her mother tightly. Kissing her mother's hand and then hugging her again.

"I'm sorry, Mother, yesterday I just left, but all this time Mother must also be injured, and suffer with treatment ay. "I'm sorry for not trying to understand Mom's position."

That morning, the blue atmosphere was witnessed by Adit and Ardan who had just come to see the two women crying and hugging each other.

Ardan nudged Adit, then said, "My mother will definitely come crying to see this."

After things improved, Zehra and Elif made breakfast for the four of them. Zehra asks where Teddy is, and Ardan explains that Teddy is not there because he slept in his new house last night.

"You know Ardan bought a house here?" elif asked while pouring mineral water into the glass.

"Yes, yesterday morning Ardan told Mom and Adit too."

"Yes, and his son Mili Mr. Deni immediately sent a message to me, he asked me if I knew our new neighbor" Adit said with a cry.

"What did you answer then?" asked Ardan curiously.

"I said, Brother-in-law my sister-in-law."

"Then what did he say?"

"She immediately sent a very crying emoticon."

"There hasn't been a week, I've broken people's children's hearts" Ardan said, shaking his head.

Elif patted Ardan on the shoulder in disbelief.

For the first time in Elif's life, that morning was the first breakfast so warm and serene. No one cornered him, no one insinuated him sharply, no one underestimated him, no one tried to make Elif unhappy.

Mother, Adit and Ardan, they love Elif so much, yes, he can feel it. Ardan's presence was like an oasis they had been waiting for.

"Elif, there's one thing I want to tell you and Adit." Zehra said after breakfast.

"What Mom? Does it have anything to do with Ay?"

Zehra nodded. "Yesterday, I actually ran out to see Yanuar, I'm going to claim the divorce."

"What?" Elif widens eyes. He clearly sounded surprised.

"Finally." said Adit casually.

"Adit, why are you so relaxed?"

"What do I have to do? Be sad? I'd be really sorry if Mom kept on keeping Dad." Adit.

"But in any case, he's your father. You have to respect her." Elif reminded.

"One who must be respected also has a condition, brother, that is, he deserves to be respected. But if it's inappropriate, then there's no need to waste energy even if he's my father."

"Addit!"

"Why? All this time Dad has never been fair to Mom and Sister, all this time Dad was always rude, Dad was only good to me, do you think I'm happy to be treated that way by my father while Mom and Sister are always insulted. Is it worthy and worthy of being called a father figure? A figure who should be able to protect his family and set a good example for his children, a figure who should be able to be an example of a fair leader. But what's he been doing all this time? I'm obviously trying to make me hate my sister, even my own mother. So why do I respect him? And worse, he even wanted to sell someone who had always considered him a father, wanted to tarnish the purity of someone who had loved him as a father. He doesn't deserve respect, brother!"

Adit slightly raised his voice, emotions and was a little upset.

"Adit..." Ardan touched the boy's shoulder.

"I'm sorry, Bang, Adit just feel anxious with Brother, why is it still good with that person" replied Adit.

"When you want to divorce Dad, Adit supports ten thousand percent!"

"Thank you, son." replied Zehra, "Then what about you, Elif."

"I agree, because what Adit said is true, and it's also clear that all this time Dad never loved Mom, this household would only hurt Mom, she said, I think it's enough of a struggle for Mother to put all of this on hold." replied Elif.

"But Adit, even if your words are true, it doesn't mean you left him, you should be grateful, you have a Father who loves you so much, unlike me..." Elif smiled wryly.

"But you have us who love you ten thousand percent more." Sahut Ardan borrowed ten thousand percent of Adit's.

Ardan Elalu alone can brighten the Elif wajh back.

"Then what did she say when she came yesterday?" ask adit.

"Your father accepted, but on condition."

"Condition?" Adit frowned.

"Your father wants you in custody."

"What?!" Elif glaring.

"No want! Ten thousand percent won't! Please ma'am, don't let me take you. I don't want to!"

"Adit, calm down." said Zehra starting to shed tears.

"Hey, man, relax..." Ardan again shrugged Adit's shoulders, calming the teenager down. "That's why I'm here, I won't let your custody fall on a guy like him. Even though he's your father, he's entitled to you, but you're more entitled to your life choices. After all, we have a key that makes Mr. Yanuar of course not be able to be the person in charge of you."

"Key?"

Ardan nodded his head at Elif, the woman was immediately nervous.

"Of course" said Elif. "But..." Elif seemed to hesitate.

"But what, brother?"

"Will he not hate me?"

Adit gaped in disbelief at the words coming out of Elif's mouth.

"Elif realized, he has hated you since you were a baby" Ardan said patiently.

"Don't tell me you're still expecting Daddy to love you?"

"Not so, I mean, he's going to jail, maybe spend a few years of his life that's no longer young, he's losing a family, and he's also going to lose his son that he loves the most, I mean... it'll be a pity later on..."

"Elif, he deserves it. All this time we've given him a family, but he's always wasted it. I'm not gonna give Adit to her. He'll only make Adit lose his identity."

"Of course, I also don't want Adit to lose his identity. I also want Adit with us, it's just..."

"What is it, brother?"

"I just feel sorry for him."

"Elif," Call Ardan.

"Yes?"

"Stop being so nice like that, or I'll..."

"Will what Bang?"

"Married your brother right now!"