
"Still sick?" said Arun gently compressing Alana's cheeks that were slightly swollen, even Santi's long nails had scratched his cheeks.
Alana did not reply, her tears still flowing. Santi's punches and slaps did hurt, but this time what made Alana's heart hurt was when she looked at Bima whose blood flowed on Alana's body, instead she let herself be oppressed by her stepmother. Was it wrong that he considered them family?
After Arun's rampage of rage, Lily takes her parents and leaves. He definitely would not be until the heart saw his two parents being scolded all out. One of Arun can also fight with his father who is a man and his real father Alana just silently saw Alana needed rough so.
Alana was hit, her heart was now petrified. Hate began to grow in his heart for his father.
"Al.." reprimanded Arun gently looking at Alana who was just silently looking down.
"Why do you think so much of me. I didn't ask to be born in this world, did I?" he said with a sigh. His heart, really. His parents really didn't think it meant anything. He is only a mirror to Santi who will always remind of his father's affair.
"Udah Al, don't remember it anymore" she whispered caressing Alana's long hair. The hair that used to look beautiful decomposed now looks tangled.
"Udah.udah.sore I bang. I keep getting blamed. The brother who gave the company to me, I was slapped. Daddy cheated on my mom, I hate it. Men are the same" he said annoyed looking at Arun.
"Kok me the same as Al?" sahut nelangsa. Arun certainly ogah in the same Bima, his father-in-law.
"Same embellishment. You are also married again, right? not loyal to one wife?" his salute melted the snot that fell almost touched his lips.
"But Al, that's Lily's request. I didn't want to marry you at first, did I?" alana's eyes glared. Arun's sentence seems to say he does not want to get married and have a wife like himself.
"I mean, at first. If now really want to even have a wife like you"
"What the hell. It's not really om-om! Go home. Brother's wife is Lily's sister, my sister. It's not entertaining here, it makes you even more upset" his grunts stomped their feet on the floor.
"Yes sorry. Don't be angry again dong Al. Gini, I'll do the same calculation with mom and dad. If I need to make them wail apologizing to you, I'll just put them in jail. No, what if I dump them on a remote island that has no inhabitants"
"Hey, what we're talking about is my parents. The effect is to mutilate them. It's my parents, it's good to hurt my father with mom" Arun's open mouth wanted to answer, back clenched. Fuckin' Alana. At first he was upset with Sinta and Bima, once Arun wanted to help his revenge even he was scolded.
One of the things that made Arun fall in love and adore Alana so much was because his heart was so soft. Not to grudge the person who has hurt him.
But Arun does not like the attitude of Alana like that. Always been beaten. This incident makes Arun consider hiring a bodyguard who will take care of Alana. Even if Alana knew she wouldn't agree.
***
Alana's forgiving nature makes Lily so fond of Alana. She is now ashamed of her parents' behavior towards her sister. For the incident yesterday, Lily asked her father and mother to try to love Alana because after all she is their child too, the biological child of Bima's father.
Of course Santi refused firmly. "Until I die, I won't accept him as my son. It's unclean!" he spat on Lily's floor.
"Lily, do you know where you're from?" salak Santi when he heard the words of Lily, which he buried for many years, had never heard of this from Lily.
"I saw her Mom. I saw my father who often went into bi Mira's room, I remember everything Mom. I didn't tell mom because I didn't want you to fight" Lily explained. That is why Lily's relationship is not too close to Bima. The 7-year-old boy saw his father's depraved behavior at the time.
"Forget it all, ma'am. It's not Alana's fault. If she can choose, she also does not want to be born from a family like this" Lily said forward to squat in front of her mother.
"I love mom. Very.." he hugged Santi. Lily knew there might not be much time she had anymore. One other hope besides uniting Arun and Alana is to want her mother to accept Alana as their child, replacing her later. Lily's tears fell down Santi's arms.
The woman wanted to see Lily's face, wanting to wipe away her beloved daughter's tears, but Lily buried her face in Santi's lap.
"Mother, don't hate Alana anymore" she said. "For me, remove your hatred"
***
Before going to the store, Alana comes to Lily's house to deliver her own homemade mocha sponge. Alana knows Lily likes sponge.
"Awhile sir. I take this inside" Alana told her taxi driver. But just as she was about to get into the yard, Alana saw Lily also get into the taxi.
"It's morning, sister Lily, where are you going?" her great-grandson looked at Lily who went hunting in a hurry.Alana's curiosity made her follow him.
"Ga so sir, we follow the car sir"
Alana's curiosity was answered already. The taxi carrying Lily stopped at one of the large hospitals.
"Sister Lily, what are you doing here?" he said get off the taxi. But when Alana was still willing to pay the fare, Lily already looked half ran inside.
Rushing Alana followed in Lily's footsteps, so as not to lose. The initial intention of wanting to call Lily, cancelled the girl. She followed quietly until Lily walked into the Hemodialysis and chemotherapy room. Alana's getting suspicious my name's tucked away in worry. Why did Lily enter the room? who's sick?
Alana peeked out from the gap of the door that was not tightly closed, slowly coming in and hiding behind the blue curtains.
"Amorning, ready for chemo today, Miss Lily?" greet the doctor who usually helps Lily. The words of the doctor almost made Alana fall unconscious in her place. "Sister Lily's coming in chemo?"
***Hai-hai, I'm back. Wait for me to come up, I want to sign this novel🙏