Mahadaras
episode 18's

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Maybe today was a bad day for Dara. When he came home from work, his father was waiting for him in the middle of their house. When Dara entered the house, he saw the father who was carrying him with a gaze that was difficult to interpret. Dara had just closed the door to the house and the father greeted her with hurtful words.

"In addition to the job of being a waiter, you sell yourself too"

"I mean dad?" Dara was obviously surprised by the words of her father

"Do not be a cheap woman. I'm asking you to be a doctor instead of a sell-away woman"

"I didn't do that dad"

Plaques

The slap made Dara's left cheek red even the corners of her lips bleed.

"Then what else do you do with the man who drives you every day"

"He's my friend"

"I'm not sure anyone would want to be friends with a girl like you"

"Am I that cool in my eyes, until I think I don't deserve to have friends?"

"Then you want me how? Me proud? Remember, you're not my son"

Bugh

The beating of his stomach due to a kick from the father made him fall in the corner of the room. The pain all over his body began to feel. Even the welcome jambai that is now done by the father also adds to the pain tonight.

"Remember, your duty is to fulfill only your promise to me. But you also have to remember, don't make me ashamed of your lowly behavior"

...

I don't know what the father had in mind and thought he was behaving that made his father ashamed. Dara doesn't feel like she's doing anything bad. All this time he was in school and working in a cafe. Dara never does things that are forbidden or goes to places that are not good. What is so great hatred of the father to him that whatever Dara does looks despicable in his eyes.

Dara thought, actually what is still keeping him afloat. What is for the father's happiness or his happiness. The father who always said that Dara was not his daughter was always the one who said. What the wife's departure made her a hater. Was Dara wrong to be born to his wife? Is the departure of his wife entirely Dara's fault? If you can choose, Dara does not want to be born and abandoned by her mother.

Dara knows if her mother died shortly after she was born. But was it Dara's fault? Her sister once told me, since Dara's pregnancy her mother had indeed started to get sickly. And the father who is not very attentive to the mother. Is Dara really a child that is not wanted by her father?

Question after question kept fussing in his head. Tonight Dara could not sleep comfortably. His body ached, his heart ached and his mind fussed tremendously. It felt like Dara wanted to remove the soul from her body for a while to be able to eliminate all those feelings.

Dara tried to close her eyes. The noise from the phone makes him have to see who sent him messages at night.

You sleeping?

It was a message from Dika. It's not usual for that guy to send him messages at night like this

No, what's up?

It's okay, I'm just worried

Worrying?

Yes, I have come to your mind

Me? How can?

Yes, how do I know. But you're good, right?

Yes, I'm good

Really? What would say to me

Really is. Thanks yeah

For?

For your attention

Yes, the same. Ydh there sleeping, udh malem

Yes, you are jg yes

Good night

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This morning Dara came to school with a mask on her face. Arinda who saw his best friend certainly felt something was not good. Dara had just entered the school gate when Arinda just got off her bike in the school parking lot. The girl immediately ran after Dara's lethargic footsteps.

"Dara" clapping on her shoulder made Dara stop her footsteps and look towards the voice

"Yes. You why?"

"What's the reason?"

"It's mask. I'm sure you're no longer coughing or flu" Arinda pointed to the mask Dara wore

"Oh, it's okay, just want to use it again"

"Classy, you have to tell me everything"

Arinda knows something's wrong. So he prefers to directly invite his class to tell stories. Because Arinda knows, Dara will not speak if she continues to be asked like that.

"Now you open"

Dara who understood Arinda's intention immediately opened the mask. But before long, after Arinda saw his face, Dara again put on her mask.

"Jeez Dara, what are you doing? Your father again?" Arinda was obviously surprised by the state of her best friend's face

Although Arinda is not the first time to see the wound on Dara's body. But it felt like the wound this time was quite severe. The red cheeks and the blue corners of his lips made him think what the father of his best friend was doing was outrageous.

"She said I was selling myself" with that lowered face Dara tried to hold back her tears

"Geez, outrageous"

"She said, I can't make her ashamed of my behavior. I'm ashamed of my behavior, aren't I?" with those teary eyes Dara tried to stare at Arinda

"Son, you're good, Ra. You are a very good girl, so plis langam horrified the talk of your father. You know for yourself how you don't like him. Me and everyone who knows you would agree with me if you're so nice, you're amazing, Ra"

"But why do you hate me so much, Nda"

Warm embrace and light elusan on Dara's back was given by Arinda.

The atmosphere of the class is not so crowded, so these two friends do not feel disturbed to. Moreover, Dara who can feel better to tell a story.

"Others did the same to your father?"

Dara did not answer her best friend's question, but she pointed to her stomach. With a feeling of fear and curiosity Arinda touched Dara's stomach on the right. There was a groan from Dara's lips when she touched that belly.

"Slow down, Nda"

"We're ketoilet"

The school bell is 15 minutes away. The class was getting crowded with students coming in. So Arinda chose to go to the toilet to see what she touched earlier.

"Jeez Dara" Arinda was shocked to see the bruised wound on her best friend's stomach

Arinda limp to see the condition of his best friend. She hugged Dara and cried.

"Don't cry, Nda. I'm okay"

"Don't ever say that to me when your condition is like this, Ra. Don't lie, if you're sick, say sick. Don't keep lying and pretending to be strong. Your father's gone too far"

...

After school Dara was waiting for Dika at the entrance of the school. At first the girl refused Dika's offer to pick her up. But, Dika managed to threaten Dara if she did not want to be picked up by Dika then the girl can no longer meet with Selly. Of course Dara didn't want that to happen. Dara already feels good with Selly. And Dara has also promised to be Selly's friend. So, Dara did not want Dika forbid him to meet with the younger brother.

"Tumben wear a mask" when he arrived at Dika immediately felt strange with Dara who did not usually wear a mask

"Yes, another flu"

"Room up"

...

Dika did not immediately take Dara to the cafe. The girl said she was being let off work today for unsanitary reasons. But it was strange when Dika wanted to drive him home. Dara asked to stop by a park.

"Are you sure you have the flu?"

"Humm, yes"

"My intentions. Try you open"

Slowly, Dara opened her mask. And how surprised Dika saw the wound on the girl's face. His hands clenched and the look on his face instantly reddened like holding back anger. His eyes looked angry but also worried. Dika was confused what to react after seeing Dara's condition. But what Dika knows, Dara is not okay.

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"Gue can't accept you being treated like this"