Moonlight On The Sea's
Apologizing

"Resistance 1304. There's a visitor." Call an officer from behind bars.

The man with the number got up, he didn't expect to meet anyone at this time.

"My sister's coming?"

"Not your sister. Another young woman." Sahut. All the officers had known Nindi so often come.

"Ck. Why does your face keep getting battered so anyway?"

Richard wondered who it was. It can't be Clara. His mother was locked up in prison like him.

To be sure, he followed the officer who took him to the den.

Summer sat cross-legged staring at Richard who appeared to sit at the same table as her.

"I didn't think you were coming." Richard scratched awkwardly at his bald head.

"You don't look good.”

Next to him was bruised, his cheeks were green and his lips were injured. Not his hand was blue, either.

"Well, that's what happens to people like me." Richard scratched his head again with a stiff smile.

Summer could judge, this man had changed a lot. Polite speech is one of them.

"Are you still friends with my sister?"

Once again Summer raised Richard's value, for calling Nindi 'my sister'.

"Yes." Yeah."

"How are you?"

"She was still the same working hard from afternoon until evening. And lectures from morning till noon."

"Ckkp. I told you not to work too hard." Richard shifted his gaze so that his worried expression was invisible.

"… Summer's. I know I don't deserve to say this. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry for you…"

"Not only to me, but to the woman you beat up too."

"Yes. I want a chance to apologize to them."

He looked down, his tears fell, but all that was seen was a scalp soaked with new hair growing.

"… I live with a shadow where you are the source of trouble. Cause of my dad beating me up since I was a kid. I hate your competent self, succeeding in whatever you do. I'm sorry. My personality is the same as my father. Youre right. We live with an inferiority complex. We're afraid of being removed because we're not as good as you. Your words are all right. Looky. I'll serve all the punishment I'm supposed to, even if you want to add I'll bear it. It's just Summer, please. I'm sorry I begged, but this is the only thing worth living. Please stay friends with my sister. He's a good boy. He's not a jerk like us. It was like he was born from another world. He's innocent at all. Please protect my sister. I know I don't deserve this, because I'm one of the people who hurt you the most. But Summer, for this I will not be shameless. Please take care of my sister."

"Yes. I know he's innocent. And again without you asking me I'd still be good friends with him."

Summer stood up, for him this talk was over.

"Please don't tell my sister how I'm doing."

Summer turns her back, and the officer pulls Richard back into his cell.

"Thank you, Summer. Thank you!" He said thankfully while bowing his body many times.

Summer came out and stood for a while outside the gate, staring at the tree with a crack through the sunlight.

"Pak Bagas's. Please find a way for Richard to move Rutan." Summer said on the phone.

"Why would you like to be moved, Chief?"

"I'm annoyed, Nindi is far away if you want to look at me."

"Ahh good."

Summer hung up.

"Bahhh. Why did he even get here is still battered." Summer Gumam.

Seriate…