My Son Is My Strength
Forced to Lie

Arini exits Bian's apartment, running towards the elevator with tears flowing unceasingly. Entering the elevator, Arini's cry broke. He could no longer hold his shit. As the elevator opened, Arini quickly wiped her tears, then walked half-run towards the street. Ignoring everyone who looked at him strangely.

Arriving at the highway Arini turned his head left and right, occasionally wiping his tears. As he saw the ojek passing by, he immediately waved his hand and sent the ojek towards his boarding address.

*****

Arriving at the destination the motorcycle dropped off Arini, took her payment and passed away after replying to Arini's thanks.

Arini went in at her boarding house and headed straight for the bathroom, cleaning her body roughly.

Finished cleaning her body Arini came out of the bathroom with swollen eyes because she had been crying since here in the afternoon.

Arini daydreamed, I don't know what she's thinking right now. His eyes just stared blankly at the ceiling of his boarding house. Until the sound of his phone broke his daydream.

Drt....

Arini glanced at her phone for a moment, it was Dian who called and she just ignored him. His eyes stared blankly back at the ceiling.

Shortly after, Arini's phone rang again, forced Arini to lift it without seeing first who called him.

"Assalamu'alaikum.sorry Dian, I can't go to work today. If you want to see me tomorrow, yes." Arini said she was not excited and wanted to turn off her phone unilaterally. But he stopped hearing the voice that was across there.

"Wa'alaikumussalam.this is Arumi sister, not Dian." Arumi tells her sister that she is calling, not Dian.

Arini was shocked and looked at her phone screen. Sure enough, it turns out Arumi the younger brother who was calling her.

"Sister...is brother listening, me?" arumi asked because she did not get an answer from her sister.

Hearing Arumi's voice calling out to her, Arini came to a realization from her shock. And answer the question directly.

"Yes, yes, my sister listened to you. Oh yeah, how's mom, Rum?" Arini answered and asked her sister.

"Mother, thank God you've been aware of the operation sis, and now I'm calling because I want to talk." Answer Arumi.

"Assalamu'alaikum's chat... Rin, how are you? Are you okay there, son?" ask Syarah's mother, Arini and Arumi's mother in succession.

Arini, who heard a weak voice from her mother, could not hold back her tears. Again he cried without a sound, hearing a question from his mother.

Shahra's mother, who had not heard the answer from her son, called her name again. Arini who heard also answered.

"Wa'alaikumussalam..yeah, Arin is fine, Mom, how are you?" arini replied lying, in a slightly raucous voice and asked her mother back.

Shahra's mother frowned hearing Arini's voice.

"Are you crying, son? Why are you crying? What are you hiding from your mother? Are you lying?" Syahra's mother asked Arini in her weak voice, worried.

"A... Arin is crying, because Arin is happy, Mom. Yep... Arin is happy because she is healed as before. Arin doesn't hide things and Arin doesn't lie." Arini answered nervously, because as usual, her mother always knew that she was lying.

"Right, you're not hiding anything from mom?" ask Syahra's mother again, making sure Arini's condition.

"Yes, Arin's not hiding anything." Arini replied in the most normal tone possible, for she was afraid her mother was suspicious.

"Said Adek mu, there are good people who pay the cost of mother's operation. Is that your friend?" ask Syahra's mother.

Arini was stunned, hearing her mother's question. His memory goes back to the events where the harsh reality occurred. He bites his lips, holding the stuffing that will come out of his mouth. Her tears were unceasingly flowing.

"Yes ma'am, it's Arin's friend." Arini answered again lying, her tears continued to flow between unpleasant because it had lied to her mother and the events that happened to her.

The conversation continued one or two more words, until the phone was disconnected.

"I'm sorry Arin Bu, because Arin has lied to mom. Arin was afraid, afraid that the mother would be disappointed and the mother's health would be compromised." Arini muttered in between her cries.

Arini is forced to lie to her mother, fearing that her mother will find out that her child is dirty and no longer a good woman. She was afraid that her mother would drop if she knew all about it now, because her mother had just finished her surgery. Therefore, Arini tried to hide everything from her mother, even by lying to her.

*****

Bian sat on the balcony of the apartment, holding his laptop. Sometimes he sipped his coffee, forgetting for a moment about all the events that happened to him. Being a student and managing one of his father's companies is what causes him to be busy.

Bian's focus is interrupted by the sound of his phone. He looked around, looking for the whereabouts of his phone. After he found his phone, he shifted the green button. Lifting the phone that was none other than Rio the secretary.

"Hmm... What's wrong?" bian asked starting the conversation, his eyes remained focused staring at his laptop screen.

"I've found the culprit who framed you, sir." Reply Rio.

Bian who heard Rio's reply, instantly focused on his phone. Get rid of the laptop that he bought earlier.

"Who?" bian asked coldly.

Rio was silent for a moment, then sighed softly.

"He's Mr. Marvel, your own cousin Sir." Rio replied in a soft voice.

"Are you serious?" bian asked with a raised voice, spontaneously he stood up.

Bian still heard clearly what Rio said, but he wanted to confirm it.

"Yes Sir, Mr. Marvel paid the waiter who brought the food to your apartment yesterday. Then, tell the waiter to put stimulants on the food you ate yesterday." Rio answered, explaining.

Bian silently listened to the explanation from Rio. His left hand clenched firmly, his face crimson withstanding the emotions that had already peaked in the crown. He did not think that his cousin would trap him.

"Mr Marvel did all that because he wanted to be CEO at the company Pratama Group, after hearing threats from both of your parents, Mr." Rio continued, for not hearing the voice of his master.

"Hmmm...." Bian berdehem's.

"You know what you have to do?! Make them all regret their actions, and don't let their lives be quiet until they want to take their lives." Bian's orders were cold on Rio, with a voice suppressed due to restraining emotions.

"Good, Sir." Rio replied briefly, taking orders from his master.

*****

Seriate...