
Forgive Me
The voice was clearly heard behind the children, making the attacks of those who tried to corner Winsi, stalled.
The girl was busy tidying up her slanted headscarf as it was pulled by the hand of one of Meri's friends, while several other children turned to the source of the voice, they saw Erlan who stepped closer to then, and then, they saw Erlan, standing beside Winsi who was staring at him indifferently. He didn't expect Erlan to help, he could handle this alone.
Had the children tried to commit violence against him, Winsi would not hesitate anymore. He will fight, because those who first start. That was his determination this time, as soon as he felt some cold glances directed towards him the moment he was introduced earlier, in front of the class. Wearing a few hostile eyes.
“Erlan, you?” muttered Meri, with eyes filled with dislike for Erlan and Winsi.
‘How can it?’ ask Meri in your heart.
“Yes! She's my sister, why?” erlan asked again repeating his words.
Meri laughed like she was laughing at herself. Then, he said, “Since when, Wiwin became your sister?”
“Not your business!” answer Erlan flatly.
“Ya, whatever! I'm sorry,” said Meri, she did apologize, but, the look on her face was more like mocking than guilt.
“Meri, do you know him?” asked one of his friends while pointing at Erlan and, Meri nodded.
Of course he knows because they once lived in a complex, their house just different blocks, and of course different everything.
Erlan was famous for being rich, handsome and a good basketball player in school when she was a junior. Now the teenage man is continuing his education at the same foundation. He still has that talent until now even he became one of the idols, especially when he was in High School, his fans grew. Then, now he claimed to have a little sister who was not at all similar, even like a loser! Is this possible?
In contrast to Winsi, he did not see Erlan as anyone at all. He doesn't even need it at the moment.
The girl had a self-esteem that started to grow because she felt that all the children in this school nobody knew her, didn't know about the truth that, she was Basri's son, she said, an abusive truck driver who didn't want him as a child, considered him an illegitimate child. There aren't. That's a terrible reality.
‘Yes, I am not Basri's son, I am Dad's son!’ pekik Winsi in heart.
“Yes, already if you know me. So, you guys don't bother him anymore!” erlan said as he grabbed Winsi's shoulder and took her along.
“Lease!” winsi said as she brushed Erlan's hand off her shoulder, risi.
While some of the daughters of Meri's friends were, looking at the two in amazement. However, this was strange in their eyes, neither Winsi nor Erlan were at all similar, so it was certain that they were not sisters in the truest sense.
However, they understood, if anyone was provincial, they could not bother him anymore. If you don't want to get into trouble, with Erlan's family.
“Iya. Can be alone, continue ... this time in ceburin in the gutter, so?”
“Yes, no, lah. I can fight them if they are.”
“Yes. Continues to be a problem in school so rame?” erlan's answer seemed to show concern, but, the way was not liked by Winsi.
“Who wants rame?”
“Kan, I'm just defending myself, can't I?”
“No! Later do not heal it, buluk!”
The car continued, while the two teenagers sitting in the back seat were still fighting, denying and blaming each other. While Hasnu was chauffeuring they could only shake their heads. The man knew that the two children had known each other and played since childhood, though not very often. Only Winsi became Erlan's friend in the housing complex. It is natural that they are so because usually people who are too close will actually be easier to trigger a fight.
The two teenagers are still indifferent when they meet, even though they have been several days and always leave together. However, they still often quarrel if there is a little trigger.
Meanwhile, Winsi still has the habit of going down before the school gate and then, when returning home will wait on the side of the road far from there. Of course, this is also a trigger for a fight because according to Erlan, the girl does not need to be shy or hide her identity because all school friends already know who they are both.
The promised day arrived, Winsi really moved to the big house although, the girl's feelings were uncertain, between happy and afraid of punishment if accidentally made a mistake. Moreover, there she was alone, there was no mother with her. He doubted whether he would be at home this time or not.
Winsi occupies the room she used to live in while still in therapy. Arkan forbade him to return to Basri's house until he and his mother were forced to stay there for some time.
The big house is not too far away from the old house. He had thought about how his father was doing at this time, he had never met, let alone passed in front of the house. Basri was fierce, already leaving deep scars and suffering, causing a trauma that was difficult to heal had he not been in therapy. However, there is still a curiosity about the current state of his father.
Actually he wanted to ask Meri about the state of Basri, unfortunately now Meri is no longer as familiar as it used to be. Even the last time he met, Meri deliberately ignored him, even though he had been wearing expensive new shoes and bags given Arkan. They're equals now, right? Surprisingly, Meri actually looks more hateful.
Like today, Winsi met Meri who pretended to be unfamiliar. It happened at the break and he was about to wash his hands before lunch, but, this friend just whistled until Winsi was disappointed, his smile was not reciprocated. She wanted to ask him why he was acting this way, but he barely had a chance.
Winsi always eats alone in class and rarely joins friends in the cafeteria. He is like other students who have to fill their stomachs at rest because, school until late afternoon or full day, will be very hungry if not lunch.
The girl always carried her own provisions that she asked Bi Neni, a gentle and kind woman, as well as being friendly as her own mother. Winsi only knows now that it was the woman who took care of Erlan with affection since childhood because her mother died. He had thought that the housekeeper was his mother because she always accompanied Erlan to play and even taught him to ride a bicycle.
Ah .. It is fitting that he never saw another woman who lived with them in a big house or a woman who slept in a room with Arkan like a father who slept in a room with his mother. It turns out that his fate and Erlan is not much different, the man lives without a mother, while he lives without the affection of a father, even his father does not expect his presence in the world, he said, the difference is that he always gets physical violence.
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