THE LIFE OF A MAN
PART 99'S
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“Hey, what happened, My dear?..... ( Hey, what's going on, my dear? ) ...”
The question was immediately thrown from Addison's mouth, as well as the man immediately rose from his seat, when he saw Bruna with a face that looked sad, coming back to the place where Bruna was sitting chatting with Addison, who had a relationship with her, Garret and Damian after dinner.
“Nothing.... (It's nothing )”
“Then why you look like that you just crying?...”
“( Then why do you look like you've been crying? )..”
“Just can’t hold myself when I saw Anth and Son in their room ..”.
“( Just can't help myself when I see Anth and Son in their room ).”.
“What’s wrong?... ( Why? ) ...” Ask Addison again.
“Is Anth missing Rery and Madelaine again?..”
“(Is Anth missing Rery and Madelaine again?..... )”
Bruna nodded as she sat back in place with Addison standing right up to her.
Addison, Damian and Garret both sighed.
Just like Putra and Bruna, the hearts of the three men are often heartbroken when they see Anthony grieving when the boy remembers his parents who are gone.
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“Papa ..” Call Anthony.
“Heemm?...” Putra Sahut.
“If Daddy and Mommy can hear me, it means that they also can they see me, from there? ... (If Daddy and Mommy can hear me, does that mean they can see me, too, from there? )..”
The son nodded while smiling.
Anthony also showed his cheerful smile to the Son.
Then Anthony looked back at the sky while maintaining his smile.
“Daddy, Mommy, can both of you see my smile?... (can you see my smile? ... )”
“..........”
“I’m happy here, so both of you should be happy also, okay?... (I'm happy here, so you two should be happy too, okay?..... )”
Anthony placed both palms on her tiny lips, then released them and pointed them towards the sky. A distant sun that Anthony did towards the sky with a smile.
“I love you, Daddy, Mommy!” Said Anthony, then turned back to the Son and hugged him tightly. “And I love you too (And I love you too ), Papa ..”
“I love you more (I love you more), Anth ....”
*****
“Padre! Mamey! Two Daddies!”
“Hey, Anth!”
Addison immediately caught the body of Anthony who was scattering towards him, as the boy was side-footing him and the other three who were still sitting chatting at their previous place.
“Already goes to sleep?..... (Are you going to sleep? ) ....”
Anthony nodded enthusiastically at Addison who immediately pulled the corner of his lips, as did Bruna, Damian, Garret and Putra.
“Alright! Nitey nite, then (Alright! Good night, then )” Addison kisses both cheeks Anthony.
“Nitey nite to you too (Good night to you too ), Padre!”
The same thing Addison did to Anthony, also done by Bruna, Damian and Garret.
A habit indeed, from since Rery was alive. If Anthony goes to sleep, and all his uncles are gathering at his house and his parents in Ravenna, Rery and Madelaine get used to Anthony saying good night to all his uncles before going to sleep in his own room.
And the Son used Anthony to continue that little habit in their new life.
“See you all tomorrow.... (See you tomorrow.... )”
“See you too tomorrow Anth... (See you tomorrow as well Anth... )”
“And I lovee all of youuu!!!!... (And I love you all!!!! )..”
Addison, Bruna, Damian, Garret and Putra spontaneously smiled at the words of Anthony who was about to be brought back by the Son to their room.
“We love you more! (We love you more! )”
Addison, Bruna, Damian and Garret answered Anthony's affection at once as well.
While the Son smiled widely, then brought Anthony back to their room and accompanied Anthony until the boy fell asleep.
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“Was Anth missed Rery and Madelaine again?.... (Did Anth miss Rery and Madelaine again?..... )”
“I heard when you and Anth was talked at your room, when I want to ask you if you want a cup of coffee”
“(I just heard you and Anth talking in your room, when I wanted to offer you a cup of coffee )”
Bruna chimed in on Damian's words who had just asked the Son, who was instantly bearded.
“Yes he was ( Yes )” Sahut Putra who then smiled bitterly. “If only, I still stayed at Ravenna that day, maybe I still can save them...... (If only, I had stayed in Ravenna that day, maybe I could still have saved them .... )”
The son bowed lethargicly by propping his forehead above the hands of the Son he had placed on his thighs.
“Or at least, maybe better if I end there also just like Rery, Madelaine and all our brothers who were dead that day ..... ( Or at least, it might be better if I ended up there like Rery, Madelaine and all our brothers who died that day )...”.
“..........”
“Then I have the very big regret that I couldn’t stop Anth to be an orphan, and take and feel this big wound of my sorrow inside my heart for my entire life ..
“(Other than I should feel sorry for not being able to stop Anth from being orphaned, and carrying and feeling the wounds of my grief, all my life this )...”.
The son said softly. He breathed heavily.
“It’s torturing you know? ..... (It's so torturous tofu? ..... )”
The son shook his head, looking at his four brothers with teary eyes following the voice of the Son who sounded a little raucous.
Damian, Garret, Addison and Bruna just folded their lips.
And they also breathed heavy as the Son.
Damian, Garret, Addison and Bruna would understand what the Son was feeling.
In a sense, they have the same suffering as the Son.
It is only, perhaps, that the pain that the Son feels is wider and deeper than them, given how close and strong the bond between the Son and Rery is.
“Leave it (Already ), Son ....” Damian placed his hand on the Son's shoulder while creeping his soft, supportive, caring expression. “The very bad thing that befall to Rery and other at Ravenna that day..... (The very bad thing that befell Rery and the others in Ravenna that day .... is not your fault )....”.
“I were very inattentive ...”
“(I've been very careless ..... )”
“Not only you!..... But all of us...”.
“(It's not just you! ..... But we are all ) ...”
Addison.
“All of us were very inattentive (We've all been very careless ) ...”
Addison said his point of view, which was also the point of view of the other three people.
“So stop blaming yourself for what was befall to Rery, Madelaine and all of our brothers ...”
“(So stop blaming yourself for what happened to Rery, Madelaine and our brothers ..... )”
“Ad was right (A true ad ) ...” Timpal Garrett. “Stop blaming yourself .... you are not alone Son (Stop blaming yourself..... You are not alone Son ) You have us ..... (You have us ..... )”
“Yes, right! The course! We haven’t lose yet!... what befall to Rery and other was beyond our control, beyond your hand (Yes, right! Sure was! We have not lost!..... what happened to Rery and others outside our power, outside your power ), Son ...” Addison chimed in on Damian's remarks.
“We have Anth, remember? ..... (We have Anth, remember? )....”
“Of course I won’t forget that we have Anth!..... He’s our responsive. My responsible...”.
“(Of course I won't forget if we have Anth!..... He is our responsibility. My responsibility ) ...”
Putra.
“Then let’s focus to Anth! Become stronger for him! Just like our aim! Take back everything that was stolen from us, include Rery, Madelaine and our brothers life! Life for life!”
“(Then we focus on Anth! Become stronger for him! Like our goal! Take back what was stolen from us, including the lives of Rery, Madelaine and our brothers! Life for life! )”
Even the son of mangosteen.
“We bear it together (We will bear it together )”
“We fight together (We fight together )”
"For this family! (For this family! )"
“Also, we’ll enjoy the victory together! (Also, we will feel the victory together! )
“Amen!”
*****
“Release your guilty feeling to what befall to Rery and Madelaine .. beside, you have done a lot for Anth ..... (Take off your guilt for what happened to Rery and Madelaine .. After all, you've done a lot for Anth ..... )” Say Addison.
“Index ..... (Right )...” Bruna chimed.
“Also Anth have us (Also Anthony has us ) ..”
Garret chimed in.
“And Anth know it very well. How we care and love him that much ..... (And Anth knows that well. How much we care and sincerely love him so much ) ..... ”
Damian also chimed in.
“Indeed! ( Right! )” Sambar Addison. “The most important that Anth is save, healthy, become better in every single day, and he sees happy now! (The most important thing is that Anth is safe, healthy, getting better every day, and he seems happy now! )”
“And, that! There are those things that we have to take responsible in Anth life! Our duty to keep Anth in that way (And, that is! These are the things that we are responsible for in life Anth! Our job is to make sure Anth keeps living like that )”
Mangosteen's son.
“You guys were right ... but still if Rery and Madelaine were still alive, then Anth will be more happy by having a perfect complete family in his life ..... parents ... a perfect, complete, couple of parents....”.
“(You are right .... but still if Rery and Madelaine were alive, Anth would be happier to have the perfect complete family in his life ..... parents .... perfect, complete, a pair of fathers and mothers ) ....”
“Then make it happen! (Yes make it happen! )”
Bruna snatched.
“That’s why I always said to both of you! to get married as soon as possible”
“That's why I often tell you both! To get married asap”
“I’m not talking about me and Ad..... I’m talking about you! (I'm not talking about me and Ad..... I'm talking about you! )” Tukas Bruna pointing at Son.
“Me? ..... (I? ) ....” The son pointed to himself.
“Yes you! (Yes you! )”
The son shakes his head.
“Why me? .... (Why me? ) ....”
“Because from all of Daddies that Anth has here, you, is Anth love more. You, is Anth ‘Papa’ ... your meaning in Anth’s life now, is the same way like what meaning of Rery for him ...”
“(Because of all the dads Anth has here, you, Anthony loves more. You, are his ‘Papa’ Anth.... your meaning in Anth's life right now, just like Rery meant for him ..... )”
“..........”
“Then the perfect, complete parents things that you said, it’s on your shoulder! (Then the things about perfection, the complete family you said before, it is your responsibility! )”
“You mean..... (You mean )....”.
“I mean, you get married soon! With that nurse! (I mean, you're getting married soon! With the nurse it is !)”
“I ..... (I )....”.
“Agreeee!!!!!..... ( Agree!!!! ) ....”
And the joyful voice of the boy, along with his enthusiastic running figure immediately scattered in the place where his adoptive parents were gathering.
When the Son has not finished speaking to Bruna.
“Anth Five of Anthony's adoptive masters were shocked by the sudden appearance of the boy who should have been asleep.
And it also seems that Anthony fell asleep when Son left him in the room.
“I agree Papa!!! I agree if you get married with Girls! Do it tomorrow okay??? (I agree Papa!!! I agree Papa is married to Girl! Did you marry her tomorrow??? )”
The son grimaced too.
“Come Papa! (Come Papa! )”
“Where? (Where? )”
“Come after Girl to her house, so you can marry her tomorrow!”
“(We'll take Girl to her house, so Papa can marry her tomorrow! )”
“Haishhh ...”.
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To be continue.....