
Nathan who was just about to come out passed Bara who was going to Zio's room with a medicine box in his hand.
Nathan let his chest carry a medicine box, he did not tell if he had brought a medicine box for Zio. Let the boy and the father speak with four eyes, he thought. If he said he had brought a medicine box for Zio, it would be awkward for his chest to continue his steps.
Bara looks disinclined as Nathan looks at the medicine box in his hand. He was afraid that his eldest son thought that Bara would choose love. There was no thought at all in Nathan's mind.
"Where are you going, son?" ask Bara.
"You're out for a second, dad. Zio was in his room, I was just there," Nathan said and Bara nodded, "I'm sorry for your brother, Nathan" Bara said.
Nathan neither agreed nor refused to forgive Zio. He just smiled thinly, "I'm trying, dad," he said.
Bara nodded, he pat Nathan on the shoulder as he walked.
They both continued their steps. However, Nathan's steps came to a halt as he remembered something, "Dad!" call him. Which makes Bara stop and look.
"Honestly, Nathan was disappointed by the words daddy said this morning. For me, my mother and Nala are mothers. The mother we knew, who took care of us from childhood was mother. We never even knew what it was like to be Olivia's mommy's son" Nathan said. It's not that she wants to deny the fact that Olivia gave birth to her. But, it was the reality as it was, it was Shafir who became a real mother to her and Nala.
"Zio's grown up to know right and wrong. So if he's wrong, blame him who should already be able to take responsibility for his mistakes. Don't blame me," Nathan said with emphasis.
Nathan's words slapped Bara, he smiled faintly and nodded, "Excuse daddy. Daddy knows it's wrong mom and daddy is trying to get his mmaafnya now,"
Nathan simply nodded thinly and continued on. He did not go out of the house, but looked for the whereabouts of his mother in the main room.
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Nathan knocked at the open door.
Syafira who was sitting looked over. He smiled as Nathan stood at the door, "Come in, son!" said it.
Nathan smiled back. He stepped in. Shafira stood up and spread out her hands. Nathan hugged Syafira.
"I'm sorry your sister, son? Sorry for failing to be...."
"Mother is not wrong. Nathan, please don't be like this, don't apologize. It's not your fault. Sorry for daddy's words, mom. Daddy's just being emotional. Yes, even though Nathan knows, even in an emotional state, daddy shouldn't talk like that. But please don't take heart. For Nathan, mother of everything. Nathan's mother is just Syafira's mother. You know, do you know what kind of a paternal Nathan is?" Nathan broke his embrace and wiped away the tears that had soaked Syafira's cheeks with his thumb.
Syafira nodded, she stroked Nathan's cheek affectionately, "Yes, you know. Nathan also knows, if you love Nathan as much as you love Zio and Zack? You're all mother's children. Honestly, my mother was hurt by Daddy's words earlier," said Syafira.
"If you want, let daddy be angry with Nala, I will complain to Nala for hurting my mother" Nathan said.
"Don't, pity daddy. Know for yourself that Nala has reset like how," said Syafira.
"Let daddy get nagged seven octaves Nala,"
Syafira smiles.
"Well, donk, smile. Bodo is very much with daddy, which obviously mother is Nathan's mother," Nathan leads Syafira to sit on the edge of the bed. He sat down on the floor and placed his head on Syafira's lap.
Honestly, here Nathan is also sad, disappointed and hurt. But, among Bara and Syafira's other children, Nathan can at least show what expression he is feeling. It always harbors its own anxiety and sadness. However, as a mother, Syafira knows best what the four children are like. Including Nathan.
Syafira rubbed Nathan's head gently. He knew it was just his affection that Nathan needed right now.
Angry, disappointed, Nathan must have felt. Whatever the reason, what Zio did to him is still not true. Keep hurting his feelings.
But, Nathan thought more about Syafira's feelings. He could at least hurt the feelings of the woman who had cared for him since childhood.
"If you want to be angry, you can, son. Don't be dammed" said Syafira softly. She wanted to see Nathan express her feelings. Even when the loss of someone who means a lot to him, Nathan does not show his sadness in front of others.
" Today, one bogeman I gave to Zio," Nathan said.
"And that's gonna make you feel sad and guilty?" nathan said later.
Syafira continued to rub Nathan's head, "Mother just doesn't want her children to hurt each other. Mother wants you to always get along and love each other," he said.
Nathan was silent. He prefers to enjoy the caress of the mother. Closing his eyes, a shadow of his past flashed through his head. His lips smiled faintly, "Is this because of your curse?" his inner.
I saw a medicine box on the table. But, he saw that the wound on Zio's face had not been treated. Just clean the wound.
"Abang already brought medicine, but lazy to do ngobatin," said Zio, answering a question that was not spoken from his chest.
Bara sighed, sitting next to Zio. Zio shifted his seat slightly so Bara could sit beside him.
The two are still silent to each other. Bara started taking cotton and also medicine to treat the wound on Zio's lips.
"Zio can do it himself" Zio said as Bara was about to attach the cotton that had been drip on the drug to his wound.
"From the first always the mother who treats your wounds when you fall or fight with your schoolmates, let this time the daddy who did it," said Bara.
"Enemy! Where there are friends tonjok-tonjokan!" zio protest.
"Isn't he your best friend at school? Or daddy miss the story?" Bara was trying to melt the atmosphere.
"originally. But, he's bothering girls, cemen! How dare women!" said Zio who remains upset if you remember his Junior High friend who likes to prank Zea first. And until now no one knows the exact reason he and his friend fought with the end of his friend in the hospital. As a result, Zio was suspended. Not due to the influence of his parents.
"Oh because the girls turned out. Daddy just found out, huh? Does mom know?"
"Ck, don't tell mom! Later mom nagged, even though it had been a long time ago. But, if you know, it must be tapped again," said Zio.
"Yaaah, even though this can make mother sorryin daddy. If daddy's a story, you must be curious and seduce daddy for the story and...."
"Daaddam!"
Bara clenched, "OK okay! Daddy wouldn't tell mommy. This is the secret of both of us," Bara said like talking to his son who is still Kindergarten.
"Ck, amused hear it!" sahut Zio and Bara chuckled. Without Zio realizing it, Bata had already treated the wound at the corner of his lips and now turned to ointment for bruises on his face.
"Sorry Zio, dad!" zio said suddenly.
Bara who was opening the lid of the ointment, paused for a moment just to sigh and then continued.
"Daddy is disappointed, but daddy is also proud because you want to admit your mistakes" said Bara.
"But, because of Zio, daddy so hurt the feelings of mother," said Zio.
Bara smiled, "And you're all mad at daddy because of that" he said.
"Because this is purely Zio's fault, mother is not at all wrong. But, it's the mother who is very hurt feelings,"
"Lucky my wife because her children all love her so much,"
"Yes, let alone daddy, I won't allow my ants to bite him" Zio said.
"Hey, young man. Your mother's happy if daddy bites her" Bara protested. Which made Zio glare, "Too frontal!"
Bara said, "No problem, you're an adult even already..." Bara did not continue his sentence.
"Daddy doesn't know what's going on with you until this happens. But, Be a responsible man, daddy's bogeman doesn't quite make up for your mistakes. You know what daddy means, don't you?" said Bara later.
"Zio will marry her, dad," Zio said without hesitation.
"It should be so. When should daddy be there. Ah it feels strange, to go there to propose again, but this time for you, not your brother," said Bara.
"Let Zio finish the business with Zea first" Zio said.
Bara understood, if you look at Zea's attitude this morning. It seemed that the woman was unwilling to accept the responsibility of her son.
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