The Struggle of a Child
The disclosure of secrets

"Assalamualaik." I entered while opening my shoes.

"Wa'alaikumussalam," answered my father and mother who saw us from the middle door.

"Tumben you two went home together," said my father happily.

"Yes, Dad. Today, this kindly Father's Son," I said pointing at my sister with my gaze as I lowered the bag.

"Good?" ask my father full of question marks. "Okay, what's it like? Tell me for example," my father said inquisitively.

"Yes, why? Suddenly Ana doesn't want to play." I looked at my grumbling sister telling me to shut up.

"Good, I'm glad to hear that. Means Daddy's son is starting to grow up," said my father.

"She's in second grade and will soon be in third grade" continued our mother and we saw my brother who was silent.

"Yes Dad. Mom and Dad were right. Ana's already starting to grow up. Yes, it is, Brother." I glanced at my sister with a smile.

"If you follow his will just smile," my sister pouted. "Huh" Bad brother!" gaunty's lips.

"Hahahahahihi!" I laughed amusedly. ' I can smile big brother." I looked at my sullen sister's face.

It wasn't long before my sister and I left my mom and dad. Enter the room while exchanging school uniforms for home clothes and also hang the bag in place.

"Lumayan, why?" asked my sister in astonishment while looking at the bag she hung.

"Thank you, you got the reward... ." I was silent for a moment to see the action of my brother who was still astonished. "Because you've managed to make your brother smile after school... ." I kept quiet again to see my weak legs remembering the incident at school.

"Mmh! So, that!" My sister immediately dehemed.

"Yeahyaan!" my father shouted a little slowly.

"I-I... ." Suddenly I stopped talking to my sister.

"Liyan, Anna! I heard that you were in school throwing balls" my dad said a little loudly from the kitchen. "You two have started to keep it a secret, huh?!" my father continued to give a rebuke. "Where did you two learn such an attitude from, huh?" ask my dad.return.

The deg!

I immediately felt weak and my heart felt like it was going to be dislodged. My sister and I who were jolted in the room met with anxious eyes because my father knew of the incident and my sister was so flabbergasted to hear it. "Sister" call my sister.

"Srstttt!" I told my sister to shut up. "Don't be noisy. Father was angry like that" I whispered to my sister.

"Liyan, who taught you to hide that from Dad, huh?" ask my dad for the second time.

"'And so, it's shock that your father heard it!" my mother said to us who were surprised too. "You're sick again." And if you get sick again, our money will run out for your treatment only," he said. "Please get out now, you guys!" her door. "Don't hide!"

"So, aren't we, we're angry with Dad ?! Brother didn't want to tell Dad, "sorry my sister squeezed her fingers.

"I don't forget" I regret too. " We're going to be punished by Dad?!" I said a little panicked.

"What's lag... ." My sister fell silent at my father's screams.

"Liyaaan!!!" My father screamed back.

"Almost! get out of here." Our mother continued to scream adding to the noise.

"Come, Ana hurry !" invite me while hurrying quickly tidying up our uniforms and wearing ordinary clothes.

I was so angry because the screams of my father and mother continued us more and more filled the room of this small house. The loud voice also demanded me to admit the mistake of keeping the secret about the ball in a pile of lies. Soon I might get out of the room together with my sister.

"Ana, hurry!" my insistence.

"I don't dare Brother" said my sister walking with me.

"What are you afraid of, huh?" I asked as I approached my father.

"Many sisters," replied my sister spontaneously.

"Damnahh!" I immediately listened to my sister's answer.

"Sister" call my sister. Stop over.

"Yes" I replied spontaneously.

"We got here" said my sister.

"Why?" many wonder.

"Yes, that's how it is" my sister replied.

Finally, my brother and I stopped where they should be. Worry was immediately felt inside me. I who stood like a statue could only gulp in panic.

"Liyan, help me put this plate on your dad's desk over there!" my mother said.

"Well, ma'am," I answered taking the plate.

I then walked to the plate . While my sister who I left alone is still seen standing waiting for my father.

"Ana, why are you quiet?" ask my father." "Who threw your brother with that ball?" asked my father to look at my sister.

From the table I heard it. However, if I answer him immediately my father will not be happy because I am not the one asked.

So, I had to shut up and see what was going to happen. "Aaaa iiiiii, aaaaa iiiiii," My sister was confused to answer her question.

"Yes" replied my sister.

Honesty is the rule my father applied to his two daughters. My father doesn't like dishonest people. He hated that act. For my father to be honest was the key to happiness for the first step.

He often taught us to be honest. Acting right at home and at school, even to yourself honesty is very important . Everything for my father should be honest.

I was so tense with the secret negligence that I had been covering up, it was now exposed. The ball that attacked me at the time. Spurred my adrenaline to tell the truth.

"Dad." I ventured to open my mouth. "Actually the ball was thrown by my friend. He may have been unintentional, Father," I said, squeezing my fingers against this self-inflicted panic.

My father was silent. He seemed surprised that the proud child had dared to lie. "Liyan, how many times have I told you." My father had been sitting on the bench looking at me sharply. "Dad always said set a good example. You are the greatest son" said my father in an annoyed voice. "You know, you have a sister, right?!" My dad's getting pias.

I froze in front of my father. "L-yes Father," I replied in a raucous tone of voice.

Suddenly, footsteps approached my father. I who was still looking down did not see or glance at him. I kept my head down because of my mistake.

"Dad, don't be mad at Brother anymore. Ana will find out who has dared to throw Big Brother with a ball" said my sister. "Pity Brother Daddy." My sister stared at the nanar with sadness. " So my brother came home alone. It's a good thing that strange madman didn't kidnap Brother," my sister said, easing my father's irritation. Mature oafish.

"Eat, Son! Take care of your brother." My father who was sitting on the bench looked at me and my sister softly.

"Liyan, if anyone hurts you you should have told your father or not told Mom" my mother said as she walked beside me.

"Yes, Son! Let me know," said my father.

"Is anyone sick, Liyan?" ask my contact mother.

"No ma'am" I replied as I sat in front of the snacks my father had cooked. "Corn porridge," I murmured slowly.

My sister and I immediately took it. "Dad's got me, right?" ask my sister cute pretentious to my dad.

" Yes, this is for this spoiled Father's Son" said my father with a smile.

"Thank you Dad" replied my sister.

My sister was so happy that my father cooked both of our favorite meals. I also reflexively curled my lips sweetly looking at my happy sister.

The porridge of corn that lay before me was still staring with a slight smile covering my heart that was mixed. Slowly these weak hands bribed him little by little.

"Liyan, why?" My contact mother saw. "You don't like it, do you?" ask my contact mother.

"Like," I replied briefly.

"Then?" ask my mom, curious.

"I dare not eat it" I replied.

"Why?" ask my dad to investigate.

"'Can, the doctor said I shouldn't eat this if I want to heal, I replied as I stared at the grits.

My mother and father then quietly looked at me as if they were saddened by my illness.

My brother who is still innocent and does not fully understand. "Sister, then just for me. Yeah, Dad," looked at my dad with flat eyes.

"Now come, eat the porridge," my mother said. "While Liyan will be eating carrot soup along with rice and fish soup as well" my mother said.

"Yes, let Brother get well soon. In a moment we will have a test," my sister greeted me while chewing the porridge in her mouth.

"Liyan, I'm so surprised to hear the news that you were thrown by my friend." My father stared at the porridge he was about to bribe into his own mouth. "Dad can't accept that Father's Son was treated like that" my father said grudgingly.

"But their father was unintentional" I said .

"Had Dad. Don't think about it, Ana will find out tomorrow for herself" my sister continued.

The deg!

Gluey!

Instantly I raised my head while gulping. My heart stopped after hearing my sister's words. The screams are now screaming in my heart with this self-blame that can't protect against the onslaught.

My lips are now tightly clenched. Panicked face was immediately pale clearly. My fingers felt cold again and trembling. Even the spoon I was holding could not be held back firmly.

"Dad, now begin to suspect you," said my father breaking the silence. "Take this news. I think you're always covering up what you're going through out there, right?!" My father looked at me with eyes filled with question marks.

"Can be. Because this one of your children is very clever," chirped my mother to me.

"I guess that's Dad, too. Because Brother recently 'right, has entered school," replied my sister at will.

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