Chapter 93 - Dark Past (2/2)
”You are an obedient child.” Aiden replied with a laugh.
”You don't know what my mother fought for me.” Anya said as her eyes wandered, reminiscing about all of her mother's struggles to raise her daughter alone.
”When my mother was still in the hospital, Mrs. Mona came with Natali and revealed her affair with my father. My mother was very angry and asked to get a divorce.”
”At that time, your mother's condition was not suitable to take care of you. Why don't you stay at the Tedjasukmana Family's house with your father?” Aiden asked.
”My father is a businessman. He knows that my mother and I have no value to him so he doesn't want to take care of us anymore.” Anya said with a bitter smile.
”Then?” Aiden asked softly. He wanted to know everything about Anya, including her childhood.
”I lived temporarily at my father's house because my mother was still in the hospital. I live in the attic, a place they turn into a warehouse. I cannot go down to eat with them or meet them. At that time, Mrs. Mona was pregnant and was afraid I would harm her.”
A strained smile appeared in Anya's face as tears flowed from her eyes. This story was long gone so it felt like she was telling someone else's story.
Aiden listened to the story intently. He realized how bitter Anya's past was, ”If it's too much for you, you don't need to talk about it.”
”No, I will tell. I don't want to cover anything from you.” The tears in Anya's eyes seemed like they couldn't stop flowing, ”I killed their son.”
Aiden's heart was touched. He could already guess what happened. But hearing it directly from Anya's mouth made him feel like he could feel Anya's suffering. He really wanted to embrace her and get rid of all her sadness.
A ten year old little girl had to lose her happy family and life in the attic of the house. She was not allowed to eat together, talk to her father and also leave her room.
The only thing the Tedjasukmana Family cared about was the son that was conceived by Mona.
”That day, Natali accidentally broke my mother's teddy bear. I felt so angry that I bit her hand. Mrs. Mona wanted to punish me but I locked myself in the room that day. I'm scared. I believe that she will kill me then. I tried to call my mother, my father, but no one answered. Finally, I called Raka.” Anya told her while crying. Every now and then, Aiden wiped her tears with a tissue and still let Anya get all her guts out.
”Before Raka came, Mrs. Mona smashed my door and brought the belt in to beat me. I was scared so I ran away, but Mrs. Mona didn't want to give up and chased me. She accidentally slipped and fell from the stairs. At that time, I was scared so I immediately ran away, hiding in the Mahendra Family house.”
”She had a miscarriage?” Asked Aiden.
”Yes and it was my fault.” Anya answered in a low voice. She didn't dare look at Aiden, didn't want him to look at her with the wrong impression after knowing what she had done.
She had killed Mrs. Mona's son…
”It's not your fault.” Aiden said, holding Anya's face, forcing Anya to look at his face. Then, he kissed her forehead and comforted her gently.
Anya cried even louder when she felt Aiden's tenderness, ”I really hate Mrs. Mona because she destroyed my family. But I never intended to kill her son.”
”I know.” Aiden stroked Anya's hair gently.
”When I hid at Raka's house, it was Raka's mother who treated all my wounds. She also protected me when my father forced me to go home.”
Anya paused for a moment after saying that.
”I don't blame Raka's mother for giving me money to separate from her son three years ago...” Anya continued in a low voice.