
As Shanum's bead sat with that person, Shanum reflexively hid Arsen directly behind his body.
"Shanum, is this you? Really you?" screech someone, looking at Shanum from top to bottom.
Shanum threw his face in the other direction, there was a bitter feeling that imbued him. Only a few feelings of longing, because the pain and disappointment are more pronounced. However, he could do nothing, only speechless as he listened to the woman in front of him speak.
"Shanon! Why are you keeping quiet? That little boy you're hiding, your son?" asked the woman again, trying to peek but Shanum directly blocked with his body. Not once did he let Arsen be seen or touched by someone who clearly hated him, would he!
"Mom, I'll go first." Shanum was about to leave, but Mia immediately stood right in front of Shanum to block the woman from leaving. "Mom, why? I have to work, I'll be late" Shanum said, he was a bit upset by Mia's treatment.
"Where do you work now? What share? What's your salary?" cecar Mia, looking at Shanum from top to bottom. He could not see Shanum's service cleaning uniform because the woman was wearing a black jacket.
"Mom, I'm saying goodbye." Shanum is lazy to respond to Mia. Long time did not meet instead of asking about the news, instead asking about the salary of his job.
"You why don't you have the same respect, old man? It's already great so it's trifling me, the mother who gave birth and raised you?!" Mia deliberately raised her voice, letting people hear all of Shanum's ugliness. In fact, it's not like that.
"Arsen, cover your ears, yes. There are many words that you cannot hear yet" whispered Shanum, looking back for a moment.
"Okay, Mommy," replied Arsen, covering both ears with his hands.
"Oh, this is the bastard you used to carry? The bastard son who ended up foiling your marriage to Rio?" sumpul Mia, trying to peek at the look of Arsen, but continue to be blocked by Shanum.
"Mom, please take care said Mother. Don't insult my son, Mom. She was a child, not quite rightly enough she heard the reproaches that were intended for her," Shanum reprimanded, her heart getting sliced even more. Although Arsen had already covered his ears, Shanum was still afraid that his son could hear Mia's painful interlude.
"Why? What I said was true, wasn't it? Why did you forbid me to talk?Is it because of the shame that the people here heard it? It's like that, right? He's a bastard!" Mia folded her hands on her chest while smiling sinisterly, yet dissatisfied she denounced Shanum. She was very upset, because Shanum was caught sleeping with another man until pregnant, the woman's marriage with Rio must be canceled. Mia failed to have a rich daughter-in-law that people could be proud of.
"Enough, Mom! Don't insult my son. If you do not know the reality, do not carelessly talk, causing people to assume themselves and end up with vile slander. I respect you as my mother, so I won't fight anything you say!" reprimand Shanum, his eyes glazed. However hurt by his mother's treatment, Shanum still can not berate or curse the woman. Consciously, his paradise was still on this woman in front of him.
"Huh! Don't be your good-ass. If you are a good woman, you may sleep with another man before the wedding night! Why are you covering your son's face? It must be because he's so ugly and stern, right? Until you're embarrassed to show it to someone else?" sarcastic Mia, still making fun of Shanum and his son.
'Then how is it different from you, Mom? You took Mr. Lukman from his first wife. Until you're booed by the neighbors. However, should I open your disgrace here? Of course I won't, I choose to keep my mouth shut, not wanting to hurt you more. Although disappointed, you are still my mother. Our blood relationship will not be replaced with anything!'
Shanum couldn't take it anymore. The more she stood there, the lighter Mia's mouth was to lily, chiding her and Arsen, her son. In fact, Shanum who was getting sliced could not bear to open his mouth. However, for the thousandth time Shanum realized, he could not do that.
Shanum picked up Arsen, not caring about the change he had not taken. Raise his son on his motorcycle.
"Darling, cover your face!" pinta Shanum, not out of embarrassment, but she had her own reasons and goals.
"Okay, Mommy."
"Look! Until now you still cover your son's face! I'm sure that bastard is indeed very ugly to show!" mia shouted, no matter what people looked at her.
Shanum stopped his motorbike, immediately left with all the wounds and some tears that had been born in the fertilizer. Not that he could not fight, his mouth was already moving but as if stuck in the throat. The figure to fight is his mother, his biological mother.
"Mommy, who was that woman? Why are we meeting so many bad people in these two days?" asked Arsen, he hugged his Mommy tightly, as if hiding himself from fear.
"Later Mommy tell ya, honey. Now it's too dangerous to talk. Scream Mommy, yeah, baby!" pekik Shanum, shouted louder so that his voice was not carried away by the wind.
Shanum had to spur his vehicle faster, had a lot of time wasted because serving Mia speech that was so frontal beratai Arsen. However, Shanum also had to be extra careful, pay attention to the streets so that the incident two days ago did not happen again. And, he also had to keep the little creature that was hugging him, so as not to fall because of lack of balance. There's a lot Shanum has to look at at at the same time.
Upon arrival at Day Care, Arsen kissed the back of his hand and kissed Mommy's cheek.
"Mom, who was that old lady? Can you tell Arsen now?" arsen. Shanum knew, surely his son had heard those hurtful words. Hence he urged Shanum to tell him the truth immediately.
"Arsen, that old woman was Mommy's real mother, your biological grandmother. He ... is so. Perhaps, since it had been too long since he had not met, so he was angry and behaved like that. I'm sorry if any of her words hurt you, yeah, honey." Shanum rubbed gently on the cheeks of his son's bully who was staring at Shanum with his innocent netra.
As Arsen was still speechless, Shanum rubbed his son's arm again. "Even though you hear a lot of dirty words from her, you must not imitate her, yes. That's not good. You have to be Arsenio Mommy who's good looking, nice, and smart, okay?" Shanum smiled.
"What ... Arsen should respect Ne-nek as Arsen respects and cherishes Mommy?" asked Arsen in a soft voice.
Shanum smiled. "Better, yes. But, Arsen still has to love Mommy more!"
"Okay, Mommy." Arsenio ran inside.
Inside, it was time to play around with his friend, Arsen just sat there pensively. Many of his friends invited Arsen to play as usual, but Arsenio refused. Although Arsen was often silent in a corner, his skillful hands were never silent. There is always something that is made into creativity. Whether it's drawing, painting, a lot of what Arsen did. He also likes to learn on his own. Unlike this heart, Arsen was pensive without doing anything.
"Arsenio, what's wrong with you?" ask a nanny Arsen. He was the one who always paid attention to all Arsen's activities and photographed everything Arsen did, then sent all the photos and videos of Arsen to Shanum. "Why not play with friends? Or, you want to make planes and boats out of paper?" bargain the nanny while offering a few sheets of colored paper.
"It's okay, Miss. Arsen was just sleepy so pensive," lied Arsen, smiling sweetly but impressed forced.
"Arsenio, Miss knows you're a very active and creative child. This silent Arsenio, made Miss anxious. If Arsenio has a problem, you can tell me Miss or Mommy" said Miss Alea with a smile.
"Thank you, Miss. Arsenio is fine." Arsenio was determined to hide everything she felt.
"alright. Miss stay first, yeah. Arsenio don't forget to play with other friends, yes!"
"Good, Miss."
Arsenio was still the same as before, choosing to remain silent without doing anything. In fact, he also had no appetite.
***
After work, Shanum picked up Arsenio as usual. Earlier, Miss Alea had also told Arsen briefly to Shanum in a short message. Shanum was quite startled, he also did not understand why Arsen chose silence and satirized like that.
"Why, huh? Did Arsen hear any unpleasant words that Mother was saying?" Shanum wondered, because Arsen was never like that.
Arriving at Day Care, Arsen was indeed silent. Normally, she would call Mommy in a loud voice, run into her Mommy arms and say thank you for not being late to pick her up. He also did not forget to wave farewell to Miss Alea. However, today Shanum also witnessed a change in Arsen's attitude that made him confused and sad. Free Shanum guessed, he would not get any answer from Arsen's unpredictable attitude.
"Darling, didn't you say thank you to Mommy?" ask Arsen.
"Thank you, Mom!" his voice was so soft, like a forced man. But, Shanum understood his son's attitude.
"Thank you, Miss Alea has accompanied Arsenio" Shanum told Miss Alea, replying with a nod.
"Together."
Shanum put a helmet on for Arsen. Again and again, no thanks were spoken from the lips of his little son. Shanum peeked at his son's puffer cheek, there was no resistance as usual. Shanum resigned, he drove his motorcycle while humming, usually Arsen will join chiming. But this time, he shut his mouth.
From a distance Shanum saw an ice cream vendor on the side of the road. He pulled off his motorcycle, and asked Arsenio to get off.
"Arsen wants chocolate, right? Usually, chocolate can make us happier" Shanum said with a smile.
"Yes, Mommy." Arsen nodded.
Shanum ordered two servings of chocolate-flavored ice cream. Afterwards, Arsenio ate the chocolate ice cream voraciously.
"How, are you happy?" ask Shanum.
Arsen just nodded small.
"Well! Well then, Arsen can already tell you what Arsen thinks? Why is Arsen today silent without doing anything, dear? Usually this Mommy kid isn't this quiet, is he?"
Arsen looked at Shanum.
"Miss Alea told Mommy about this" Shanum said.
"Mommy, what Arsenio is really an illegitimate child as it says ... Ne-grandpa?" ask Arsenio.
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