Under the Black Umbrella
Bitter Reality

"Thank you!" said Handy.

He is currently in a car driven by Ghavi.

"For?!"

Ghavi frowned at Handy's thanks.

"Because you've managed to persuade Sunny to eat vegetables."

"Oh! Doesn't matter! Not just Sunny, what I persuaded to want to consume vegetables. I also managed to seduce the Star who at that time did not like vegetables. But now he likes vegetables."

"Who's the Star?!"

Handy, who was sitting next to the steering wheel, turned to Ghavi, who remained focused on driving.

"That's it, you know, his son Brother Lian and Brother Ane! Kan, Mas Handy had met time at the Panti. That time he came with Lili and me. Remember?!"

Ghavi tried to remind them of their meeting at Panti a moment ago.

"I don't remember it! All I remember is, you passed out as soon as you saw me for the first time in four years and we didn't see each other."

Ghavi's cheeks immediately flushed in embarrassment at Handy's reply. That was not what he meant, why was it even that incident that he remembered?!

"Ah, that ... I was really shocked to find out that Sunny was your son and ... Vika Mbak," said Ghavi lirih.

Handy observed the change in the look of the girl beside her.

"Then, after learning that Sunny is my daughter and Vika, why don't you stay away from her or hate her?!"

Ciiitt ...!!!

Handy's very unexpected question made Ghavi braked suddenly, making Handy slightly ejected into the dashboard of the car.

Fortunately, there was a seatbelt that prevented it from impact.

"Why brake suddenly?! You almost put us both in danger. Look back!" hardship on Ghavi.

Handy turned to look at the situation behind the car.

Ghavi looked back.

He saw a car almost hit the car Fikar they were riding in because Ghavi braked suddenly just now.

"Sorry!"

Ghavi poked his head out the window and clasped his hands against the car behind him as an apology.

"Other times be careful!" advice the drivers who now start walking ahead of them.

"Yes! Again I'm sorry!" ghavi nodded.

"Hm!" muttered the rider then darted leaving Ghavi's car that was still stopped.

"Yahoo!!"

Ghavi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you!" muttered.

"Be careful when driving! Focus up!"

Handy helped breathe a sigh of relief because there was no accident.

Actually, the man still has a little trauma due to the accident he suffered three years ago.

"Don't curse!" dumal Ghavi is upset.

Who was it that caused Ghavi to brake suddenly?!

"I'm not cursing! I'm just reminding you, "attack Handy won't lose.

"Who tried to ask me something that made me fail to focus on driving?!"

"I just ... "

Handy did not continue her sentence.

This time he took Ghavi seriously.

"You haven't answered my question!" he says flat.

"Eh, which question?!" tanya Ghavi pretended to forget.

"The question you said made you fail to focus on driving."

Ghavi was silent for a moment.

"I can't hate you!"

Handy stared intently at the bead of the girl's eyes that had already managed to mess with her heart.

"I left because I wanted to finish my education."

"Not to escape?!"

"I ... One of them, yes! I lie if I am not disappointed. It's hypocritical that I'm not hurt. Seeing people I started to love and care about preferring other women and marrying other people, even having children from that relationship. At that time, we were still in a relationship. Although the relationship happened because of an arranged marriage. But I also realized, I'm just the third person to come in the middle of your relationship."

Ghavi turned his head out the window.

Her eyes prevented her tears from dripping. However, no matter how hard she tried, those tears still fell onto her smooth cheeks.

"No, Vi! You're not the third one among us. You were present just after our relationship had long ended. And you actually managed to heal the wounds he incised on me at that time," Handy said quickly.

Ghavi did not respond to Handy's rebuttal. He just continued to bring out his heart that he had been quieting all this time.

"When I first met Sunny at Star school, I felt very familiar with the girl. I felt de javu while looking at him. Wh why?? Because I feel like I see a figure of Miss in Sunny. But, I also feel like I can see you in her innocent face as well. I was thinking, I might just remember the memories of the past involving Miss and you back then."

Ghavi shrinks his tears with the tisyu that Handy thrusts.

"Until the truth is finally revealed, if it turns out Sunny really is your son with her. I'm really in shock between believing and not! Last night in the hospital I couldn't sleep thinking about that fact. My disappointment, my anger and my hatred that I had fostered for four more years seemed to disappear without a trace when I saw Sunny's innocent smile which I thought was the shadow of Miss there. And I realized, I was wrong to have loved Sunny in the shadow of Miss since I knew her. Sorry!!"

Ghavi was increasingly moved by his cries. He covered his face with both hands that were now wet with tears.

"I really can't hate you guys anymore!" great-grandson of Ghavi.

"Why?!"

"Because I love Sunny! I can't hate her, even though I know she's the daughter of the people who once hurt me."

"Although you loved Sunny because of the shadow of Miss," Handy said.

"Yes!"

"Hm!"

"Sorry!!"

"Actually, there's another big reality that you haven't known until now. I tried so hard not to tell you. I'm afraid, if this fact you know, you'll come back to hate us. In fact, maybe your hatred this time will make you completely close your sorry door."

Handy saw Ghavi starting to be curious about his words.

"But, after I thought about it, I better say it now before someone else tells you."

"I-I mean what's Handy?!" ask Ghavi curiously.

"Actually, miss it,"

Handy paused for a moment.

"That miss is Vika's son and .. me!"

Jeddeerr!!!

Like being hit by a lightning strike, Ghavi's body stiffened.

Ghavi really can't believe hearing that. Missing Vika and Handy's son??!

Ghavi's gaping mouth in disbelief was immediately covered with his palm.

"So, Miss ..."

"Yes! I miss my son too. I only found out about it a year ago. At that time I visited the toilet because Vika whined to meet Sunny who was then one year old. However bad she is, Sunny is still her daughter. And that's when, Vika was honest with me."

"But, isn't he already .. married?!"

"Before Vika was betrothed to her parents' chosen people, we had married Siri without our parents' knowledge when we were in college. And shortly after that we were forced to break up because Vika had been betrothed. Apparently one month they were married, Vika was found pregnant. And her age is three months. That means, Vika was pregnant with my son when she married her father's chosen person. Vika's husband, unwilling to accept the child's presence, decides to throw her into the Orphanage of Light. Vika herself found out after Miss died."

"Oh, God!! Why is the world so narrow?!"

"Now, after all this harsh reality you know, the choice is in your hands. Want to hate us, or continue to have good relations even if only as neighbors," said Handy resigned.

"Even if I may hope, I want you to keep conceiving with us. Moreover, I see Sunny has started to think of you as a person who can care for her."

"I ...,"

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Huh! The 1139-character run out in almost three hours.

Salut, deh same Author who is already professional, can up 2 to 3 chapters per day. His imaginary power is really high.

I wrote this thinking until I got dizzy. Not to mention if it is constrained by bad internet signals. Huh!!

Thank you, for friends who are still loyal and patient waiting up me, even though very-very slow up!