TRACE WOUND
02. Traces.

...~Happy Reading~...

...~ ⁇ Ten Years Ago~...

In a densely populated city busy with the bustle of its population activities, lives one reasonably priced, calm and peaceful ASN family.

Mr. Belino as a police officer and his wife Ms. Mariani is a teacher who teaches mathematics at one of the SMPNs in the city. They get along well and are happy, because not only are they content in terms of material things, but they have 3 beautiful, handsome and smart children.

All that makes the family of Mr. Belino become a role model in their neighborhood and also the workplace. But all that evaporated five years ago, when Ms. Mariani died of cancer she suffered.

Mr. Belino began to rarely go home, more often on duty and spend time at the office or outside the house with fellow police officers. So that all the responsibility to take care of the children fell on the shoulders of the first child, Nestri.

So that Nestri had to finish college and also take care of all his needs and the two sisters with the money given by Mr. Belino, as well as their mother's Almh pension.

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Now, Nestri has finished college and works at one of the private banks. While Enni has been in college and their younger brother has been to school at SMPN where Almh Mother had taught.

"Mba, Acel said, yes. Wanna go with friends to watch ball practice on the field." Pamit Acel to Nestri, her brother. When her brother did not respond, she shook both hands in front of Nestri's face.

"Mba, be careful... Roosters can have children, if they often bengong." Said Acel who continued to shake his hand in front of his brother, making Nestri surprised.

"You're just surprised. Sanaa..." Nestri said he would hit his sister's hand, which disturbed his daydream.

"Partially, Mba too. All driven dreamy. Mandi Mba, later the beauty is bought all the same Mba' Enni." Acel said then ran out while waving his hand.

"Calcia, Enniii. Where's Acel going?" Nestri yelled at his younger sister, for not hearing Acel's purpose.

^^^He always kept Acel's activities outside the house, because he was worried about the company and his friends.^^^

"Acel was so close, Mba didn't come back? Go watch a ball, Mba. It's just his favorite thing to play on the field." Enni explained what Acel said to her in the back.

"Ooh, there's a ball game, anyway. I don't hear, yeah." Nestri said slowly, then went back to silence, pensive.

"Diet, Mba. Howling it's beaming, give space for the next episode." Enni followed her brother's ledekin, because she saw her brother some days is often pensive alone. What's more before the weekend, already twice the weekend is silent at home. Unlike usual, there are activities outside the home.

"Aaahh, do you think that's a soap opera or an episode-epidode novel?" Nestri said then stood up to hit Enni who was bothering her.

Enni dodged backwards while laughing, seeing her brother already responding to her. "Yumoo, Mba. We go to the Mall, wash our eyes. Than to stay at home and make roosters begat." Enni follows Acel's remarks to her brother's ledekin.

"You got money? Mba hasn't paid, and this month I don't give you a paycheck for us." Nestri answered seeing his sister smiling happily.

"New entry gets scholarship money. Want to buy Mba and Acel, but he's already got a show." Enni answered while still smiling, so that her brother did not keep thinking about what their father did.

"But, by the way, Mba has met Dad? Do you know what salary doesn't give us?" It made me seriously look at her brother's face. 'Could it be that her brother was sad to think about what their father was doing?' Enni.

"Oooh, so Mba already know that Dad has been towel-towelan? Don't think about it, Mba. I'm not just bringing you back here." Enni said so, because she already knew from her friends who often ledekin her on campus, that want to have a new Mama.

"Come, Mba. We go have fun. If there is not enough money to eat, we drink. The important thing is to take a walk." Invite Enni to entertain her brother and also herself.

^^^Nestri with a heavy heart wanted to follow Enni to go for a walk in the nearest Mall. He did not want to disappoint his sister, even though his heart was not happy.^^^

"Sir, no activities on campus today?" Asked Nestri who was changing clothes from inside the room.

"Nga, Mba. Today on holiday. So take Mba and Acel for a walk." Reply Enni who was waiting at the door of her brother's room.

By using public transport, they went to the Mall. "Mba, there's still time before lunch. Let's look around for clothes, yuuuk." Invite Enni, because you want to buy a blouse for her brother.

^^^He was very affectionate towards his older brother who sometimes forgot to pay attention to his appearance, as his attention was drained to take care of him and Acel. The last few months her sister said she had a boyfriend, so Enni wanted her brother to pay more attention to her.^^^

"Think about, Dek. Let's just eat and buy something for Acel. You saved your money for college." Nestri said when they were in the Mall.

"Alright, then we wash our eyes, while waiting for lunch." Enni understands what her brother means, if their father already has another woman, they will definitely be the umpteenth number to note.

"Daddy, what are you going to eat?" Ask Nestri at lunchtime.

"Enni come with Mba." Enni answered while holding her brother's hand, when she saw her brother could be a little happy.

^^^They walked to the restaurant while talking about the food to be eaten and also the one to be bought for Acel, their sister.^^^

Suddenly Enni stopped, because her brother stopped while looking at the restaurant they were going to with round eyes. "What's up, Mba?" Whisper Enni to wake up her brother.

"Follow Mba, Deck..." Nestri said as he pulled Enni's hand towards the restaurant.

"Ooh, this is your place of service, Mas?" Nestri asked the man who was sitting while holding the hand of the woman in front of him. Making the man surprised and looking at them and so emotion saw Nestri reprimanding him.

"You following me?" Ask the man angry. While the woman in front of him pulled the hand that was being held by the man.

"Come, Mba. Don't be served, we've been seen by people." Whisper Enni slowly, then pulled her brother's hand to go to another restaurant near the restaurant.

He prevents a commotion, seeing his brother and the man who may be his girlfriend, emotions. Nestri followed Enni with a sad face. 'Ooh, her boyfriend is also the one big sister thought?' Enni sat and did not want to discuss.

Enni ordered the menu as soon as possible, because they had talked about eating at the restaurant earlier. Suddenly the man caught up with them and sat down beside Nestri, facing Enni.

"Sorry, Nes. That woman had a case, so ask me to handle it." The man apologized, but his eyes were not on Nestri. He continued to look at Enni, making Enni stand up to leave the table with the excuse of going to the toilet. He took a deep breath to relieve the nausea and shudder in the man.

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