Tarnished Before Accident
Chapter 62. Mama's Secret

"What's going on, brother?" I looked at Rey curiously. Instead of answering, he just tightened the grip on my shoulder.

Confusion is clearly holding me, let alone no answer coming out of Kak Rey's lips. The man seemed to be deliberately hiding what had happened.

"Sir Rey!" I called him back. But again, he did not answer.

What's the matter, actually?

Until we got back to the foundation. Rey took me in her arms, walking not too fast even though we actually wanted to hurry. He just reminded me to be careful when stepping because my content is already very large. We finally stopped at my mom's treatment.

There a doctor examined the eyes as well as the pulse of the mother who currently appears to be asleep. Rey invited me closer by entering the room. The male doctor seemed to nod when he saw us, then said, "We just injected a sedative. The patient is resting."

I stared at Rey, demanding an answer. What exactly is going on? When I came home leaving Mama in this room, she was in a calm state. There was no sign of doing anything bad to her. But why should you get a sedative now?

"Mr Reynan, the culprit's been arrested." A man came in a hurry, malapor without first making small talk.

"My guy? What doer?" my question is getting confused.

Rey wiped my arm, as if understanding that I was so anxious about what happened to Mama. "Calm down! Everything's gonna be okay."

Rey's sister led me to a place where there were already many foreign men who were sturdy and dressed all in black. They were like people surrounding me when they were about to watch a sadistic video back then.

"Where is he?" ask Rey to them.

"Inside. We tied him up."

Rey nodded, then looked at me. "Alea, you better wait here." He let me sit in a long-back soft chair. His hand picked up the phone, then made a call on my phone. I was still confused by what Rey meant, but the man then said, "You can tell what's going on inside with this. Stay right here! They'll all take care of you."

I nodded in disagreement. I'm not comfortable if there's no Rey by my side. However, he pointed out that I would be safer here. "Trust me!"

Despite the doubt, I finally nodded. Rey's sister left without taking me along with some people following her behind.

Putting on the bluetooth headset, I started hearing the sound from the phone connected to Kak Rey's phone. At first there were only the sound of footsteps along with the voice of the male discussing. Looks like it's Kak Rey's voice with her confidant.

Until the door opened, I felt tension there.

I don't know what happened in that room. I heard a man screaming, groaning in pain.

"Who are you?" That's Rey's voice.

"Agod! Unhand me! I just want to run the trust."

"Whoa?" Again, Kak Rey's voice asked in an astonished tone. "Well what? Say it more clearly!" He sounded snapped.

"The woman is a disgrace. I'm just on duty so he doesn't leak disgrace."

I heard a scream from the man. I don't know what Rey did to him. All I heard was the sound of pain.

"Mr Arya Hinata asked me to take care of the woman. Her name is Diana Permata Sari. Diana was raised by Mr. Hinata and his two friends while under the influence of alcohol. But, during a DNA test, the child Diana conceived turned out to be the son of Mr. Arya. She didn't want people to know about Diana until we decided to take her child and lock Diana up somewhere."

My hands trembled when I heard all of the man's confessions. How a father whom I have loved and respected has been so cruel to my mother. How could she think Mama was a disgrace, when here Mama was a victim. Abused by three men at once, pregnant without a husband, then locked up after giving birth. Really, it's such a tough test for a woman.

Really, just imagine that I can't. Why did those people have so much heart to treat women who lacked strength and power? What's wrong Mama?

"Why do you have to be separated, while you can tell him to get away from this town?" Now there is the voice of Rey who started the conversation.

"Because Mr. Arya wants the boy. Diana did not give it to him. Mr. Arya loves Lady Sonya very much even though they are not blessed with children after marriage."

"you mean? Then, who's Renata?"

"Mr Arya married Lady Sonya when her wife was pregnant with another man's child."

My eyes closed. My mother's story was almost the same as mine at the time. Rey wanted to take responsibility while I was pregnant by marrying me and hiding me. My initial agreement with her was that she would take my son away after I gave birth and divorce me right then and there.

If at that time I had accepted his offer, I was sure my son's fate would be like mine. I will get love from a father, but not with mother's affection. Obviously Mama Sonya is very fond of Kak Rena, because she considers only Kak Rena his precious treasure. Unlike me who is the child of the results of her husband's affair.

My chest is tight to hear all that. I was caught in my own tears. So heavy was Mama's ordeal. Even when Mr. Arya was not there, he was still targeted so as not to divulge the secrets of the Hinata family.

I heard every tip from the man currently held captive by Rey's men. His words hurt my heart as a child and as a woman. Evil and savage. That's what I can pin on people who have no compassion for a woman like Mama. Mama should experience trauma and mental disorders to such an extent. He suffered so much.

As I cried there, wiping away the real tears I had held back for a long time, a hand grabbed my shoulder. I turned around later, finding Rey smiling at me. And that very second I hugged her, crying by drowning my face in her stomach.

Rey's sister returned my embrace. He tried to calm me down. I know it's hard, but I have to be strong. Mama needs me to heal her trauma and psychic disorder. I'm sure if a child's affection and attention can make Mama recover and no longer hysterical by the disturbances of the bad people around her.

***

In the room when the room lights were turned off, only armed with a dimly lit sleeping lamp, Rey grabbed my body from behind. His large palm rubbed my stomach, caressing it with tenderness.

"Sister!" I called him in a slightly hoarse voice. Crying too long changed the color of my voice.

"Heem, haven't slept?"

I shook my head slowly. "You're not leaving me, are you?"

"Whatchu mean? How could I leave you?"

I'm breathing deeply. There is a sense of relief flooding the heart. However, the trauma to the reality of Mama's life made me anticipate all possibilities. "I'm just scared. The conversation between Brother and Sister Rena made me think of Mama's life. Sis Rena had slept with another man before your wedding day and Sister actually accepted him as a wife because she loved him. The difference was that Rena was not pregnant, while Mama Sonya was pregnant. And then we did it until I got pregnant.

"Our agreement at the time was almost the same. Rey's sister asked for my son and divorced me when I gave birth, didn't she? I'm afraid it's really happening. I'm afraid I'm losing you both."

The fact that we had done the same deal scared me if I would suffer the same fate as Mama. However, Rey said something else. He turned my body around, making me lie on my side facing him.

"Alea, I'm offering you that deal not because I want to separate you from this kid. But, I don't want you to be constrained and burdened. I knew you hated me, didn't want to live with me. Especially pregnant with my son. I just want you to keep this kid and release your responsibility tag if you really object."

Rey's hand rubbed my face, then kissed my forehead. "I love you. I will not let you suffer like that. We will be together, raising him both by giving him the love and affection of his parents. Don't think again that I'm leaving you. Okay!"

I'm nodding. Rey hugged me, put my head on her burly arm. Her palm rubbed my back, asking me to go to sleep immediately.

Though Rey said that she would not leave me, but somehow my heart said something else. Something was going on and I didn't know what it was. I hope that everything in my mind will never happen. Rey will remain forever the husband and father of my children.