Tarnished Before Accident
Chapter 24. Haram Child

I was glued to the spot looking at the figure that a few days ago had kicked me out of the house. Nothing has changed from Mama's gaze, she is still angry with me or even currently very angry.

I retreated, when a woman I respected so much forced her into the house. His gaze seemed to circulate, sweeping all over the room, observing closely the house that I was currently occupying.

"So this is it, huh? Glad you?"

I'm shaking. Do you know if Rey brought me here?

I saw his face completely in wrath, inflamed as if what I was doing was a very shameful deed.

"What does Mama mean?" I asked by showing a confused face.

At that moment, my mother slapped a punch on my cheek. So hard that the heat spread almost all over my face. My hand rubbed my ex-mama slap. Did Mama know that Rey brought me here?

I dare not look at him. I put this face down while rubbing the heated cheeks. I know that Mama is still staring at me. My body suddenly felt trembling.

"This is how you return the favor? I warned you, stay away from Reynan! But, now you're living with him."

I'm still down. My guilt is getting bigger hearing Mama's words. But, I have no intention of doing what Mama said. Until I felt my hair being pulled by Mama strongly, it made me look up at her. The pain in my cheek had not completely disappeared, but Mama violently grabbed my hair.

"What did you guys do last night? You teased Reynan, your brother's own husband? Jesus, Alea! What kind of woman are you?" He snapped in front of my face. I just closed my eyes, unable to say anything. "Rena loves you so much, but you're flirting with her husband?"

At that time, Mama also plucked the hair that she had been pulling. Bemoan. I felt a very intense pain. Not only pain and injury in the physical, but also in the heart.

"Ma, I .. don't do that. I can't possibly betray Sister Rena."

"Enough! Don't call me Mama. You're not my son!"

My lips vibrate. I was caught in tears. Yes, Mama no longer wants to admit me as a child. But isn't there an ex-mom? Until whenever the woman who gave birth to me will remain my mother. Maybe I am the most ungodly child in the world because until my age who grew up not yet can make Mama happy.

"Originally you know. I'm very disappointed in your behavior. I warned you, Alea. Stay away Reynan. He belongs to Rena. It's Rena!" Mama said so loud that she buzzed in my ear.

"Sorry, Ma!" i said lirih.

"I'm not your mama! I don't want to have a child like you."

I know I was wrong. But, please, don't say I'm not your son. Although from the beginning Mama was more fond of Kak Rena, but I never felt jealous because I knew that Kak Rena is worthy of love. She is beautiful, smart, and kind. He was always proud. The achievement is incredible. Very different from me who only has a mediocre brain. However, my heart aches if my own mother does not want to acknowledge me as a child.

"Say! Whose son is in your stomach?"

Mama shouted loudly at me. My body was trembling at his anger. I can't say anything yet. Until finally, my mother yelled at me again.

"Say, Alea! Don't tell me this is Reynan's son!"

I saw Mama close her eyes, rubbing her face roughly. A faint red hue was clearly drawn on his face, showing just how deeply inflamed he was.

"I knew. I knew this was gonna happen. You really are a child who does not know yourself. I regret. I'm sorry I took care of you since the baby." He shook his head with tears. I also couldn't defend myself. This is not my will either.

"And now you're destroying my son's happiness. My only son."

My red, wet eyes will tear at Mama in disbelief. How could Mama say that she only had one child. Even though it hurts her heart, isn't it inappropriate to say that? Was I not born of him, too?

"Ma!"

"I'm not your mama! Listen, Alea, for the last time to have my words firmly stuck in your empty head! I'm not your mama. You're just the bastard son of a waiter."

"W-what?" I'm agape to hear it. What did Mama mean to say that? Bastard son? Who's the bastard?

Mama looked at me cynically between her tears. "You think you're the youngest son of the Hinata family? Do you think you're that respectful? Just so you know, Alea! You're just picked from a waitress who's pregnant out of wedlock." He's whining. "Your mother is crazy after giving birth because no one wants to acknowledge you as a child. While my very good husband picked you up and put his name behind your name."

I'm shaking. My heart was being stabbed. This reality is very painful. All this time I have been patient with my attitude because I respect her, love her, hope that one day Mama will look at me. Although I realized that it was very difficult to get attention from Mama because Kak Rena was too shiny, but I never knew despair. I always obey whatever he commands, even I do not protest when Mama does not want to use my energy in the family company.

However, only this time I understood and realized that all this time my efforts to take Mama's heart were futile. I will not get his affection until any time because I am.

"My biggest mistake was not stopping my husband's good intentions. He put a thorn in my family. You're just a despicable poison that could repay our kindness with a shameful betrayal!"

This body is really shaking. I ... cannot accept the reality. It hurts too much I feel. The slap on my cheek as well as the pull on my hair that previously felt sore, now turned to my heart. My feelings were broken, my mind was suddenly empty. I'm stuck there, in the rage of the woman I've always thought of as "Mama"."

"Where's my mom? Is it still alive?" I looked up in between my tears. I try my hardest to accept the reality. Who me? Where did my origins come from?

"I don't know. I don't want to take a lunatic." He said without thinking about my feelings. I looked at him with a feeling I could not translate. The feeling of disappointment, anger, but also helplessness had mixed into one.

"Why look at me like that?" She pushed. My weak body that is still shocked by what happened can only surrender and not fight. "Now you know, don't you? You and your son are both illegitimate children! You and your son are the most disgusting creatures."

The woman constantly spied on me while pushing me. Until a very stressful voice made him stop his mistreatment of me.

"Enough!"

The tail of my eyes was staring to the side, where the thunderous sounding voice shocked the two of us.

There, in the doorway, Rey stood staring at me and Mama alternately with a stifled face.

Since when was Rey there?

Did Rey hear everything we were talking about?