So In Love
EP. 41. Scamp

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Shien immediately took a big step to get into his house as soon as he got out of the car. Shien half ran towards his room, making Papa and Mama who were enjoying their evening tea on the living room sofa amazed to see him.

All of Terry's words and Sky's behavior earlier really made Shien's heart cramped and craped at once.

Shien shuddered as he recalled Terry's style that spread charm through false eyelash-coated eyelashes. For some reason, in his shadow Terry looks like a doll commonly used in horror films, Annabelle.

“Sha, what's up? Shien's back home like that? You must have taken a tour, right? Eat it you guys come home till tonight.” Tanya Mama repeatedly when she saw Shanna appear.

And by force, Shanna who is also equally arrogant must sit first to explain to her parents.

“Tadi, we met Terry. Papa and Mama know how he was.” Shanna began to explain while throwing her butt away in annoyance next to Mama.

“Lho, Terry is in Bandung?” Mama's eyebrows shot up next door, considering that Terry had been working in Jakarta and very rarely returned to Bandung.

“Iyaaaa.” Shanna almost screamed because she was so upset. “Continue, she talks weirdly to Shien.” Shanna's voice was an octave lower than before, her countenance turning mellow.

Sighing deeply, the girl then recounted how Terry had bullied her and her sister. At and Mama listened to it carefully. Mom would occasionally hold her mouth, not believing Shanna's story. While Papa was clenching his hand.

“Kok Terry is rude that said?” Mama said she didn't like it. “Let's let Mama tell me about Aunt Tera to reprimand her son.” Snarled.

“Do not, Ma. People like them, if served even kesengan.” Shanna said as she stuffed the pastry lying on the table into her mouth.

“Mama also knows that Aunt Tera is the same.” Shanna was struggling because her mouth was full of food.

Shanna chewed the food inside her mouth savagely as she recalled the behavior of Aunt Tera who was like an evil witch in a fairy tale. An evil woman who is very hostile to Mama because she envies her life. And it is said that according to the news of the birds, when they were young they competed for the heart of Papa.

Maybe that's why Aunt Tera dislikes and often oppresses her family.

“While let it go. But, if events like this happen again, Papa make sure Terry out of the entertainment industry forever.” Papa said coldly. His jaw seemed to harden even though his attitude was very calm, especially if the middle-aged man was holding back his anger.

Shanna suddenly had trouble swallowing her pastry. Feeling the atmosphere in this family room gripping suddenly, very cold like a grave. If Papa was angry and issued such a threat, it is certain that the person who harassed him will be wiped out to his roots without mercy.

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Papa walks into Shien's room with a tray of food and a glass of warm milk in his hand. He knew that his son had not eaten dinner, so Papa took the initiative to deliver him, as well as seeing Shien's condition. The mood of the girl must be very bad right now.

Sure enough, Papa found Shien sitting curled up by putting his chin on his knees, without room lighting. A feeling of tightness re-nested in his chest every time Shien recalled how Shawn lost his life.

Shien's painstaking efforts have come out of self-blame behavior. And today, someone carelessly shook Shien's emotions to the point of making him feel guilty again.

“Shien. . .” Call Papa after he turns on the lights and keeps the food he carries on the nightstand. But, Shien was just unmoved.

Papa looked at his worried and panicked little girl at once. Shien's body seemed to tremble, his hands clenched tightly until his nails accidentally injured his palms.

“Shien, please don’t do this.” Papa grabbed Shien's clenched hand as soon as he sat down next to him.

“Shien, Papa says don't do this.” Pinta Papa once again as the hand clenched even harder. However, the girl still did not heed it.

Then, in a slow motion Papa released Shien's fist, then widened his already reddened and slightly injured palm.

Seeing the state of Shien torturing himself like this made the heart grimace. Papa could not imagine how severe Shien was before this. To be more precise, sixteen years ago.

“Everything is wrong Papa. Please don't blame yourself anymore.” Papa rubbed the palm very gently, as if the swab could heal his wound. Neither the wounds on the hands nor the emotional wounds that the girl suffered.

Papa did not expect, it turns out that his words in the past caused emotional torture to Shien to the extent. Shien remained unmoved, but his head slowly rose, his puffy eyes then looked at Papa's face blankly.

“All the bad words Papa that time, please you forget everything.” Papa said, sounding full of regret. Seen from the seeds of tears that began to expand in the corner of his eyes that looked slightly wrinkled.

“Papa's remarks don't mean it, Nak.” Followed Papa with a trembling voice holding tightness in his chest.

“At that time Papa could not control himself and thought clearly. Forgive Papa, Shien.”

“Papa know, this may have been very late and shameless. But, Papa hope you can forgive Papa.” Highlight Papa's eyes look pleading, the tone of his voice sounded clear. Shien felt Papa's hands clasping him tremble.

The girl caught the sincerity in her Papa's words. However, Shien's lips suddenly turned crazily. He was too shocked by Papa's sudden apology.

“Sorry for all the bad words and harsh treatment Papa, sorry for ignoring you, sorry you had to go through hard times because of Papa.” Said Papa with a hoarse voice because he was no longer able to stem his tears.

“It's okay if you can't forgive Papa now. But, Papa please never blame and torture yourself again.” The middle-aged man was also sobbing in his seat. His shoulders were shaking from sobs. Her face was bent to hide her crying.

Shien who saw that then raised his head. The girl held back her cries as soon as she saw Papa's sadness and regret. In his lifetime, this was the first time Shien had seen Papa's condition so bitterly. Shien could not bear to see it. He removed his hand from Papa's grasp, then extended it to wipe the tears that filled Papa's face.

Feeling the gentle rubbing on his face, Papa raised his head and looked back at the pale-looking face of his daughter. Although Shien still put on an expressionless face, but his reaction made Papa's heart full.

“Can you call me Papa?” Ask Papa expectantly.

Shien's mouth that had been clenching since then, slowly opened. Like a child just learning to speak, Shien seemed to have little trouble pronouncing that one word.

“Pa. . , Papa. . .” Shien said at last, albeit in a weak voice.

Papa smiled with a smile. A happy feeling rippled in his heart. This feeling was as happy as when he heard the first word Shien said when the girl was a baby. And “Papa” is his first word. Papa remembers those times.

Which parents are unhappy to hear their child finally being able to call Papa and Mama?

“Thank you, Nak.” Papa hugged Shien and then sobbed back.

Although Papa did not hear the apology from his daughter, but found Shien's attitude that did not reject her anymore and could call her Papa, it was enough to make her happy and very grateful.

“Pardon Papa, Shien. Sorry. . .”

Seeing his crying Papa sobbing that his shoulders shook, Shien's tears came, but he immediately wiped it. Shien was encouraged to raise his hand, then hugged Papa, rubbing the middle-aged man's back to calm him down.

Shien still tightly shut his mouth. The girl did not want to say that she had forgiven her parents. But, that feeling of disappointment was still entrenched in his heart. Shien could not forgive his parents that easily. Shien wanted to apologize it was completely sincere from his heart, not just from his mouth alone.

Shien needed time to accept his parents' presence with all his heart, and he was already determined to do so slowly, so that in the future Shien could step in without any sense of vengeance, upset or disappointed in his heart.

Papa let go of his embrace after he was much calmer. Shien also felt the tremors on his Papa's body begin to subside.

“So, you don't mind, do you, giving Papa a chance to become a better Papa for you? Toling gives Papa and Mama the opportunity to pay for all the time we have been using by ignoring you.” Papa distanced his body slightly in order to reach Shien's face.

Shien nodded with a faint smile on his back from both corners of his lips. Papa smiled happily, then said a lot of thanks to the girl.

Forgiveness will not change the past that is very painful, but forgiveness is at least able to change the future better. And Shien wants to mend his relationship with his parents. It is undeniable, if Shien also longs for the company of his parents as he once did.

Forgiving with a sincere heart does require a long process until the pain is completely healed. And Shien hopes that, slowly, his feelings for his parents will return to normal.

“Don't be affected by other people's remarks.” Papa said when he remembered Shanna's story earlier. “Papa wants you to know one thing, if Shienna is Papa and Mama's favorite daughter.” Then soft elusan Shien felt in his head. Very comfortable, Shien felt protected.

Shien still did not want to open his voice, because once he opened his voice, it was certain that his tears would spill. And Shien didn't want Papa to see him cry. Until finally, the girl only greeted Papa with a weak nod.

“Good girl.” Once again, Papa gently rubbed Shien's head. Making a hint of warmth appear in the heart of the girl. There was a sense of happiness when he could get this close to Papa.

“Ohh yes. Papa until forgot.” Papa hung up his sentence for a while while removing the remains of tears on his face. “Papa bring you dinner. You haven't had dinner yet, have you?” Ask later. And Shien came back to him with a nod of his head.

“Yes already, if that's what you eat first, then Papa help medicine your hands this.” Papa continued while raising his chin towards Shien's injured palm.

“Thank you. . .” Shien finally opened his voice despite his great difficulty.

“But I can medicine myself.” Said Shien later, he still felt awkward to accept Papa's help. After all, the wound on his palm was not difficult for him to treat by himself.

Papa just sighed resignedly, it would not be as fast as expected for them to be near again. He decides to leave Shien's room. “Yes already, then Papa go first. Dinner was finished, do not forget to take medicine as well.” Then once again rubbed the top of Shien's head before then passed away from before the girl.

“But, if Papa wants to help something. . .”

Papa who had already reached the doorway, turned his body back when he heard Shien's soft and cold voice. The middle-aged man then looked at Shien with his eyebrows raised.

“Can you please reprimand this person?” Shien held out his phone towards Papa. There, an anonymous number that had not stopped contacting him filled the screen.

“Who, Shi?” Papa asked curiously as he walked over to Shien again.

“The bad guys who praise all the girls are beautiful.” Answer Shien. The gerrymandering again struck his heart as he recalled the kindly smiling Sky while praising Terry.

“Laki-male? He's bothering you?” Ask Papa astonished and also worried. Shien simply nodded.

“What is a kind of f*ck boy?” Ask Papa again, considering that young people today call evil men who like to play around with many girls with that nickname.

Shien was silent for a moment. But, the next second he hesitated. Stupid, Shien is upset right now. He's gonna fuck up the sky tonight. Who told the man to be friendly to another girl? Huo.

“You are calm. Papa make sure he won't bother you again.” Grabbing the phone from Shien's hand. Papa then walked to the balcony to pick up the phone from the person who had dared to disturb his youngest daughter.

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“Shi, where are you going? I kept calling unanswered. Forgot how to pick up the phone?” Omel someone across there as soon as Papa shifts the green icon and the phone is connected. Skies.

“Who are you to the extent that my son has to answer the phone from you? Important person?” Papa's voice sounded fierce, so that made Heaven who heard him surprised. Even spontaneously keep the phone away from his ear.

“Sorry. I. .this who?” The sky asked like a fool. But, he only wanted to make sure of it if the person he was talking to right now was really Om Sendy, Papa Shien.

“I Papa. Why?” Answer Papa sewot.

“It's been a night like this the phones keep. Don't know your time? Where when raised directly nagging. Don't you know how to hit people right?” The middle-aged man quipped then.

“Om. . .”

“Do not get along with you.” Sela Papa's. Not giving Heaven a chance to speak.

Across there, the sky grumbled his face. Confused because Om Sendy sounded so fierce. Because he knew, his future father-in-law was always friendly to him.

“Hands on like you want to tease my son? Don't expect that to happen.” Omel Papa to the point.

Shien who stole the hearing behind the door connecting his room with the balcony only held back his laughter. Imagining the definite expression of Heaven was in confusion right now.

“My child is kind, innocent, and innocent. I won't let a man like you approach him.”

“But, Om, I'm this. . .”

“Ahh, already. Never bother my child again.” Papa cut back on Sky's words, then quickly ended his phone call.

While the Sky could only scratch its head, it was engulfed in immense confusion.

After that, Papa then approached Shien who was currently enjoying his dinner on the sofa. The middle-aged man handed Shien's phone back. He also volunteered to reprimand the f*ck boy Shien meant directly so as not to bother him anymore. But, Shien quickly said it was unnecessary since a reprimand on the phone alone seemed to be enough.

Papa just nodded doubtfully, before then he passed away leaving Shien's room.

Shien breathed a sigh of relief after Papa disappeared from his sight. He was almost caught up in his own game.

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The next morning, Shien woke up in a better mood.

At this time the girl was walking leisurely while enjoying a fruit-flavored lollipop in her mouth, crossing the motor vehicle-free day area or what we usually call car free day.

Early in the morning, Shien asked his Papa's personal driver to drive him there before the road closed.

The view of the highway with the city park in the middle of it looked solid. A lot of people from children to the elderly who take advantage of this car free day moment to just take a leisurely walk like himself, exercise, cycling, playing rollerblades, playing rollerblades, etc, go for a walk with a pet, or just hang out for a date under a tree in a park there, as Shien currently sees.

Shien was not guessing. Only, he did see a pair of teenage children sitting under a tree while touching there and touching here. If they're not dating, then what's the name?

Shien clucked while shaking his head, commenting on the behavior of today's teenagers who are quite brave.

Doing skinship that transcends borders in public, it makes people around uncomfortable. Shien grimaced. Can't they find a little quieter place? After all, it's safer.

In the next instant, Shien shook his head in shock. Since when do you care about what others do? Even to comment in the hearts of all. Ahh, this might be the effect of a happy mood.

“It seems like a really nice sightseeing alone.” The voice of someone who was like a lullaby sounded so soft in Shien's ears.

Shien snorted as he suddenly found the male figure that had upset him last night standing up and blocked his body. Then, without any excuse the man snatched the lollipop from Shien's mouth, then packed it himself.

Shien was stunned for a moment. Just knitting lollipops, why the sky looks dazzling. But, Shien immediately restored his sanity.

“No more after you came.” The girl glared in annoyance, then turned her body in the opposite direction and stepped her feet away from the Sky.

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To be continued. . . .