
...“Rest first. It took quite a long time to recount Ciara's presence among me, Markus and Darren.” ...
..."It was like opening a treasure chest that had long been left buried in the ground. Like that, the past story that I've been keeping close."...
...– Mom Lucy –...
That night, the atmosphere was so gripping. In the living room of the magnificent house, there was a sound of very strong wind from outside.
Ciara, Abercio and Lucy. The three were sitting in the living room facing each other. Abercio sat next to Ciara, while Lucy sat alone.
Lucy breathed heavily. His eyes looked empty and desperate like he was carrying a heavy weight on his shoulders.
“What should I say to Julia,” Lucy softly with shoulders down.
Ciara who was scared at that time, her face was so pale. His hands were cold and frozen. He unceasingly squeezed his fingers trying to calm himself down. But still his heart was beating fast.
“I'll marry Ciara,” said Abercio breaking the silence.
Abercio grabbed Ciara's hand and grasped it tightly.
“Jadi ... relax. I'll take care of all the ki—” divorces
“That's not the case now,” cut Lucy. Highlight the middle-aged woman's eyes stared intently at Abercio.
Lucy, who was originally hesitant and timid to Abercio, is now suddenly bold and assertive. He looked towards Ciara who was then bowed down without daring to raise her face.
“You do have everything, Abercio,” accuses Lucy fearlessly, “but sorry, I have not been able to entrust Ciara to you.”
“This is not about our divorce because of the marriage contr—”
Lucy fell silent. He did not continue his words. He forgets that the contract marriage between him and Abercio is a secret and Ciara does not know it. He bit his lips cursing himself. But in a situation like this, he didn't know what to do?
“Mommy ... Ciara already knows everything,” Ciara said as she ventured to lift her face.
“Ciara also already know that Mommy is not working, but is currently on medication in the US. And ..”
Ciara sighed slowly. His body suddenly became hot and trembling. I don't know why he's so heavy about saying this one sentence. What is clear, just with that sentence alone, is enough to make the distance between him and Lucy.
“Ciara already know that Ciara is not Mommy's biological child,” continued Ciara while shedding tears.
Somehow, when saying this, he seemed forced to accept a fact that he was an adopted child. It feels like a dream. Dozens of years of life with the woman waded through grief and always together, but it turns out she was not born from the woman's womb.
At the same time, when Ciara said that she already knew everything from contract marriage to foster children, Lucy was suddenly shocked. His throat suddenly choked. He could feel the cold sweat that was attacking his body.
“Si-who told you that?” ask Lucy stammering.
The girl bowed with a raucous voice. His cries began to sound. His heart was so bitter as to be sliced open with pain if he remembered the terrible events of that time.
Quickly, Abercio embraced Ciara's body to his side. He gently rubbed the girl's arm trying to give her some calm.
“If there is no Daddy Cio, I do not know what will happen to me at this time,” continued Ciara slowly.
Lucy stared at Abercio with her eyes now perfectly wide. He held his chest holding back the shock of events he had not expected during his time in the US.
Starting from Ciara and Abercio who were caught making love, Ciara knows her status as an adopted child until Darren who wants to rape Ciara. After this, what else would surprise him?
“Mark back,” said Abercio broke the tension in the night, “this time he came and conspired with Darren to trap Ciara.”
“Markus want to sell Ciara to get money.”
“While Darren and his friends conspired to rape Ciara en masse.”
Abercio said that while clenching his hand. He was suddenly emotional if he remembered the event again. Fortunately Ciara first he got before these jerks.
That night, Abercio tells Lucy everything about what happened between Markus, Darren and Ciara. He explains the details to Lucy.
Lucy is unceasingly surprised to hear Abercio's explanation. His entire body trembled violently in regret for leaving Ciara alone. In fact, his own son was so willing to plan a rape on Ciara.
“Since that night, Darren's mental state deteriorated. Now he is getting treatment at a mental hospital,”, Abercio said.
Lucy let out a breath. Apparently, during her time in the US, there were a lot of bad things that happened to Ciara. He felt guilty for thinking badly of Abercio. But, still he felt annoyed because his virgin son was spaggered by a mature man who was already thirty years old.
“Pak ..” call Lucy while staring at Abercio.
“Call me my name. I am younger than you and soon I will be your son-in-law,” Abercio said straightforwardly.
“I also want to marry Ciara soon.”
“So, please bless this relationship.”
Ciara was suddenly embarrassed by the reddened face listening to the words of Abercio who was so clear as to express the intention to marry her. Before, the man did not want to get married, did he? He said he was afraid of divorce? Then, why now even he who became excited to get married immediately?
“I will answer it after telling you a past story,” Lucy said. His eyes looked towards the clock on the wall. Time has shown at two in the morning.
“Rest first. It took quite a long time to recount Ciara's presence among me, Markus and Darren.”
"It was like opening a treasure chest that had long been left buried in the ground. Like that, the past story that I've been keeping tight," said Lucy with her eyes moist because her crying began to stop.
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