CHAPTER 17
IRIS LOU POV
“Miss we’re here.” Suddenly, the driver said, I looked outside and I was in front of the petals orphanage i just didn’t realize that im already here because of remembering the past, I just realized that I had reached my destination.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.
I paid before getting off the taxi. When I got out of the taxi, the taxi left me in front of the orphanage. The design of their orphanage had changed a lot. I’m sure the kids here were too big then. I smiled as I walked in as I looked around with the beautiful flowers on the side of the road entering the orphanage. as I was walking I saw there were children playing and I also saw some fairly large children and what grabbed my attention was the young girl who seemed to be sitting on a bench alone and quietly reading the book. I can’t deny that she’s too big. I just smiled before approaching her.
“How are you bea?” I asked with a smile while in front of her she slowly raised her head and I could see in her reaction the joy and when she suddenly hug me she drop the book she was reading before and she happily shouted.
“Whaaaaa mommy !!”She shouted and hugged me happily and I laughed before i hugged her back. yeah she used to called me mommy when the first time i meet her. I can’t do anything because she says she already has a daddy and mommy is just the missing, and during my time here I have never been there to meet the daddy she says. she let go of my hug before looking up at me because I was a little taller than her.
“Let’s sit down first.” I said to her so we sat on the bench she was sitting on earlier.
“How are you bea? your now a big girl.” I told her jokingly before squeezing her super smooth cheek, her beauty is so natural, you can’t see any make up on her face.
“Mom, I’m okay and do you know that since you left, daddy also left without saying goodbye. You’re just the same, you left me, so from the beginning I persevered in my studies and now I can say that I’m always honored at school. I was inspired to persevere because I hope when you come back you two will be proud of me. “She smiley told me that I feel guilty because I didn’t even say goodbye to her properly before I left for another country.
“I’m sorry bea, I didn’t say goodbye to you because I left suddenly, but don’t worry if you want to come with me and stay with me that will be good but we’ll always visit here and I’ll introduce you too your brother soon. “I smiled at he. r.
“Really mommy, you and daddy already have a child?” She said happily so I stopped, how can I have a child with what she says daddy if then and until now I still don’t know or know the daddy she says.
“Wait bea from then until now I still don’t know who the daddy you’re talking about is.” I was confused when I spoke to her.
“Oh yes, mom, you two haven’t met yet, who is the father of your child?” She asked so I just shook.
“Don’t ask bea, it’s better that you just take me to Sister lina and Sister Hera.” I changed the topic so that she couldn’t ask questions.
“Mom, sister lina is gone. She passed away a long time ago and sister hera is sick, I’m just taking care of her, there are new nuns here but they’ve been cruel since daddy disappeared. The new nuns have taken over the petals orphanage and do you know that sister hera doesn’t have any strength to fight and I can’t do anything because the new nuns are torturing all of us including sister hera too, I can’t do anything, I don’t want to be kicked out of here because I have nowhere to go and I have nowhere to run.”When I heard that from her mouth, anger flared up in my heart
“How come sister lina is gone? What’s the reason?” I strongly ask and refrain from showing in front of her my anger I do not want her to be afraid of me.
“When you disappeared and daddy also disappear either, you neglected the orphanage and we couldn’t get any money so sister lina didn’t do anything but work hard, sister hera also worked hard, but sister lina and The new nuns who are taking the petals from the orphanage have also arrived. Sister Lina and Hera can’t do anything because they are weak and we are children. I was very angry with myself then because I couldn’t do anything because I was just a child. “She said sadly.
“Wait, I’m just going to sister lina, wait for us here.”She said and ran to enter the orphanage, my two fists clenched because of bea’s story, just now I noticed that other children had bruises while playing with their fellow children. I can see that they are happy and ignoring the bruises that can be seen on their skin, it seems like I want to kill now cause of that thing happened. during the course of my observation around I noticed as time passed there was no bea to return. so that I decided to just follow her where she had taken before. I walked into the orphanage and as I walked I noticed a child on the side and looked weak so I bit him and I saw he was having trouble breathing so I was confused.
“hey are you okay.” I was worried when I told him that this child looked like he was still five years old.
“I can’t breathe I need water.” he said so I quickly looked around and I saw five children looking at me.
“Kids get us water faster!” I panickly told them but none of them moved so I was surprised.
“What are you doing?” astonished asked them.
“We can’t help you, sister, because we’re sure we’ll be dead meat if we get water from the kitchen. Sister Briana told us not to step in the kitchen until we don’t have her permission.” One answered because I heard my particle throbbing.
“Get some water now, I’m making sure no one can hurt you from now on” I said firmly to them and I saw that one of them was scared and quickly obeyed and looked like he was going to get some water. I support the child who can’t breathe before touching his back.
“Calm down baby boy take a deep breath.” I told him so he took a deep breath and soon it was trembling when the child I ordered came to get water. I immediately took the water and told the child to drink it, I don’t know that will help him breathe more easily because I don’t know anything about medicine. when I saw his breathing properly, I was also relieved at the same time as the shout of a very familiar voice and I also saw the fear of the children, including the children who had been playing before. I could see fear and apprehension in their expressions.
“Watch him first.” I told the five children before quickly standing up followed where that shout came from. As soon as I entered the main door of the orpanage, the clean living room opened up to me. I went up the stairs and when I went up, I heard a begging voice.
“I’m sorry, Sister brianna, don’t hurt siter hera again.” Because of what I heard I wasted no time and went to where that voice was coming from. At the same time as I arrived at their place, the slap of a nun on the kneeling bea also appeared in my very eyes. my jaw tightened because I saw not only that but also because I saw the situation of sister hera with the two nuns holding her two arms while she was weakening.
“What do you think you’re doing?” I ask using my cold voice so they noticed me.
“Who are you and how did you get in here? Maybe you’re trespassing?” One of the nun said and its looked like we were in the same age, so it turns out that the new nuns here don’t have manners, they probably lacked in education.
“I’m the one asking how you managed to hurt my daughter?” I said emphatically as my eyes darkened as I looked at them. because I said that she stopped.
“Who is your daughter?” Said one.
“Who’s the kid here?” I answer coldly. at the same time they looked at bea who was still on her knees and her white cheeks were red before.