I'm Making You Bend Your Knees
KKBL Chapter 2

Kiara wakes up in a quiet UKS room. The pain that almost made him vomit as nausea welcomed his consciousness. His ears were ringing occasionally. However, with a slight yawn, the buzzing sound was gone, but the pain remained until it made Kiara frown. While he was still adjusting while holding on to the end of the bed, the UKS teacher came to him.

"Kiara, are you awake?" ask the teacher.

"Yes, Mom." Kiara sat down in front of her teacher.

"We should go to the hospital because your ears are bleeding. Fear your eardrum is injured," said the teacher.

Kiara was silent for a moment, then she replied, "No need, Mom. I'm fine, the proof is I can still hear clearly. I'd like to go home if I could." Kiara rejected his teacher's proposal. Although it was very painful, but he did not want to add to the problems that might arise if he went to the hospital.

The teacher saw a slap scar on Kiara's face. He knows who the culprit because of the rumors circulating among teachers, some time ago Diska was eyeing Kiara. However, there was nothing the teachers could do because they knew who Diska's parents were. The teacher could only swallow her own guilt without daring to ask Kiara.

"Are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital?" ask the UKS teacher again.

"No, Ma. Thank you for helping me," Kiara said politely. 

"Thank you for the same. He brought you here."

Kiara furrowed her brows. Someone still seems to feel sorry for him. "Who, Ma?"

"Oh, I forgot her name. Try asking your classmates, they'll know."

Kiara just nodded and smiled. He doesn't want to find out right now, maybe that guy's a friend of Diska who won't make him die at school and get him in trouble.

"Kiara, I've prepared ice cubes to compress your wounds, it must hurt a lot huh?" ask the teacher while thrusting ice cubes and cloths in the container to Kiara.

"It's okay Mom."

The UKS teacher helped Kiara compress her bruises. The guilt is growing, if Diska is not a rich man's child, surely the teacher will not remain silent.

"You can go home by yourself?" ask the UKS Teacher after Kiara has finished compressing her wound.

Kiara nodded. "Can, Mom. My house is not far."

"Alright, be careful and go home right away." The teacher rubbed Kiara's head, pitying to see the young girl seemed to have to experience such a terrible event.

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Kiara took the city bus from school to home. He sat alone because his friends had not yet returned. In that solitude, Kiara thought of many things. His brain began to compose the words if his parents asked. However, after he thought about it, wouldn't it be better for his parents not to know?

If I told Mom and Dad that I was treated like this, Mom and Dad would be very angry. You could come to school and embarrass yourself. The Diska family was too rich to fight. No, I don't want to make my parents humiliated later. Dad, Mom, I'm sorry.

Diska is really evil. I hate him. It was also Xavier's fault. If only he'd helped me, Diska wouldn't be that bad. In fact, Xavier knew very well that I was his childhood friend, why he always pretended to not know me. He's changed a lot. Is that really Xavier? I hate Xavier, I hate Diska. I hate them all.

Arriving at home, Kiara's mother has welcomed the arrival of her beloved daughter. "Tumben's home, Ra?" I looked at the clock hanging on the wall of the middle room. Think mom, it's not time to go home yet, is Kiara in trouble? Kiara who is an only child has always been a darling in the simplicity of her parents.

"Yes, Mom. The teacher is in a meeting" Kiara replied. "Mom, I already ate, tomorrow there's an impromptu repeat. I want to study first." Kiara greets her mother and leaves her.

Mom held onto Kiara's shoulder to hold her back. The girl grimaced in pain, but she kept trying to hold him in front of her.

"What's your face, son?" ask me to worry.

"Oh, this." Kiara held her cheeks and the tip of her lips which still hurt. "I accidentally stumbled on the bench, Mom. But I'm okay, really."

"Are you sure you're okay, son?" ask me to worry.

"I'm fine, Mom. I'm tired of taking a break to keep studying. Please don't bother me, ma'am" replied Kiara. He smiled, then walked away from his mother.

Mother felt something strange about her daughter's attitude, but mother did not want to be bad. It is possible, at this time Kiara is exhausted and does need time alone to rest.

Arriving at the room, Kiara shut herself up. He sat leaning against the door and looked at the ceiling of his room. Kiara was silent, her eyes blank, but a clear circle kept coming out from the corner of her eye. Without any stuffing or expression. Her tears had already greatly explained her feelings at this moment.

Kiara looked at her wrist. He then ruffled his study table, looking for a cutter that was somehow tucked where. After making a mess of her room with books strewn about, Kiara finally found the sharp object.

He pushed the knob so that the sharp knife came out, then he attached it to the wrist. Slowly and while closing his eyes, he slashed his own hands. Immediately the shadow of his parents came to him. How much they loved their daughter.

In the past, before dealing with Diska, Kiara's life was very happy. He has parents who love him very much. He used to have friends, although not much, but since knowing Diska everything changed. Diska has taken all of Kiara's happiness.

I'm sorry, Dad, Mom. Maybe this is the best thing for me.

The cutter continued to scratch Kiara's wrist. Blood began to come out through his skin, the pain that arose in fact could not stop his determination. Until finally, the shadow of his childhood reappeared.

"Kiara, the most beautiful father's son in the world. Father's only treasure." Dad carried little Kiara and flew her around while turning. Little Kiara laughed off.

"Dad will put you in a good place. I will be more active in making money, you have to get the best for your future. Kiara's dad's favorite son. The greatest treasure you have."

The shadow of her childhood made Kiara cry even more. His body was limp and the cutter fell. His cries sounded bitter and slashing, a feeling of tightness in the chest began to arise.

You idiot! You idiot! Idiotically. Kiara hit her chest which hurt. Why is life so difficult? Even dying is hard.

Diska's laughing shadow, made her heart feel hot. If he dies now, Diska will get no reward for his evil deeds. Again, he could only hold back. Kiara laughed wryly. Laughing at himself who can do nothing.

If only she could change her destiny, perhaps Kiara could repay Diska one day.

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