The Neglected Wife
S3 EPISODE 113 - I'M YOUR FATHER
Little Adel stared at the trees outside the classroom window. There are currently ongoing history lessons that Adel thinks are so boring. Adel has learned much of his papa family history from Robert, although Adel has no interest in history at all, his current lessons are more boring than any other.
"Adelaide?" Professor Felicia called out to Adel, as she watched the little girl continue to stare out without noticing her lesson.
Adel did not say anything, his face continued to stare at the tree outside as if his life was not in his body.
"Alelaide!!"
My dear friend Adel, Medellin nudged Adel hard.
"Awww" cried Adel.
Medellin immediately pointed towards Professor Felicia who looked extremely irritated.
"What's Adelaide? You're not feeling well? Tumben once you're not focused while studying"
"Sorry Professor, can I go to the health room? Like her I was a little dizzy today" Adel reasoned alone to avoid this lesson.
"Alright, please rest in the infirmary"
The silent health room, Adel thought of many things. His custody determination hearing will be held in a few weeks, considering that the hearing continues to be postponed and carried out various mediations and arbitrations, but there is no way to find a way out.
Adel recalls the various gift boxes that his Daddy sent. Every day since his Daddy was here, boxes full of gifts were sent to Adel from his Daddy. Even his Daddy always routinely met Adel at his school, not infrequently many say bad things about Andhika's arrival.
"Do you think Adel should be with Daddy? Why are parents so hard to understand?"
Her night.....
"Siswi named Adelaide, please face the information room, the family is waiting, Once again to the student named Adelaide....." The announcement from the dorm speakers sounded so clear.
With her pajamas and sandals, Adel ran towards the information room. His heart was happy, he was waiting for the arrival of his father and mother, after knowing what happened to Silver's house, Papa and his Mama had never met Adel, but with routine Ben always called Adel when the time he took.
"Father!! Mama!!" Shouted Adel as he opened the door in the information room.
But the person he saw was not the person he expected. Her Daddy came back in front of Adel.
"Adel, let's have dinner with Daddy, get your jacket, Daddy's been asking the school for permission, let's have dinner together"
Along the way to the restaurant, Andhika continued to talk many things but only a few words Answer from Adel's mouth.
"How was your school today?" Ask Andhika.
"As always good" replied Adel.
Adel felt strange, awkward and looked uncomfortable. Adel is not used to being given attention by his Daddy like this. Never mind gifts or meet, once calling his daughter was a very rare thing done by Andhika. Adel is not used to receiving this warm treatment suddenly.
Arriving at the restaurant, Andhika ordered a lot of food for Adel, but Adel just bowed sadly eating the food. Somehow the little girl was so sad to get the attention of her biological father.
"Adel, Daddy ordered chocolate cake for you, Daddy heard you like chocolate, right?"
"She likes it, but Adel forbidden mama to eat chocolate at night, said mama can hurt the stomach and make cavities"
"Hahaha, your mama is always weird, no problem eating chocolate at night but don't forget to brush her teeth properly"
The fork that Adel was holding kept rubbing against the plate before him.
"Where's Auntie? Doesn't Daddy have twins now?" Ask Adel.
The words so pierced Andhika's heart, inexplicably when she heard Adel speak so, her heart ached. Adel rarely spoke to Andhika without asking first, when the first question Adel asked Andhika, he did not expect it would be so piercing his heart.
Andhika could see she had missed many things in her life, she lost her moment with her daughter. More than that, Andhika could see just how far apart they were.
"Tante is now on vacation with the kids, do you want to see Auntie and Daddy's son?" Ask Andhika gently.
"Daddy..why does Daddy keep coming here? Don't you usually just send gifts with a card?"
Adhika was silent and could not dwell in front of Adel when Adel said that. His heart was filled with regret, when all he expected was to be close to his daughter.
"Daddy wants to stay with Adel and take Adel with Daddy, does Adel want to? You can be free to do anything without worrying that someone is mocking you differently. Here you will always be needed differently, but in a different place Daddy"
Adel looked at Andhika silently, while Andhika kept waiting for an answer from Adel.
"Why?" Ask Adel.
"What does it mean by why?"
"Why would Daddy take Adel?"
"Why? Because Daddy is your Dad, Daddy doesn't want you to be treated like yesterday, Daddy is your real dad, it's appropriate that you join Daddy, Mama you already have a new family and your sisters are a lot, mama will not have time to take care of you in the future".
Suddenly Adel's tears fell, like a child who stolen his candy, Adel was so sad. What Andhika said, everything was a worry that Adel felt but could not say.
"Didn't Daddy agree to Adel staying with mama yesterday?"
"That's because Daddy thought you'd be happy, if you knew you got this kind of treatment at school, Daddy would never allow it."
"Hiks.but Adel likes to live here"
"Adel please!! Get a little grown up!! You think Daddy can be happy to hear you calling someone else with papa? Daddy is your real father!! Daddy wants to give everything for you, Daddy doesn't want you to be humbled!! You are always treated differently!! And stop using French when talking to Daddy!"
No one has ever rebuked Adel's way of speaking, even though he speaks French, or English, but why should his Daddy who never taught him how to speak have to rebuke him so loudly like this?
"It's Adel's language, from birth Adel always spoke French or English...."
"That's the reason! Mama and Ben definitely do not teach you to defend your culture, even though your blood is not of French or English descent, why should you speak that language?"
"In that case, why did Daddy throw away Mama and Adel? Daddy doesn't want to have a kid like Adel, does he?"
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