Love, Revenge, And The Sea
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Bella walked slowly, the more she walked in, the more unable she walked, the heavier her steps, she kept looking at her mother, her eyes completely pushy, radiating immense sadness.

The atmosphere there is quite crowded, the air does not seem to change well, it feels hot, maybe because this small island is surrounded by the sea. The room was empty, there was only a bed, on the wall there were many simple decorations to make the room habitable.

The woman was not disturbed, just staring blankly at where Bella had seen her, only occasionally she blinked slowly, then her face flat staring without light in her eyes.

Bella stopped when she was right near her mother, she came back to pay attention to her mother, her clothes were shabby but unlike others, her clothes were untukuh without any holes or how, did anyone take care of her? thought Bella.

Bella sat on her mother's bed, the sound of the old bed creaking, but still her mother did not budge, staring straight blankly, I don't know what was on her mind now.

Bella again observed her mother's face, the wrinkles on her face, not the wrinkles of happiness, mostly due to pressure, making it clear in the forehead, the look of her face even though it looks flat at a glance, but it looks depressed and sad.

Bella then noticed her mother's hands resting on each other, so flattened but a lot of deep strokes, a sign she used to work so hard.

Bella's tears flowed back unstoppably, not even gathered at all, escaped her eyes and fell, her breathing was quite tight, not because of the stuffy, but because of imagining how difficult her mother's life was, this woman must be crazy looking for her.

BeLla braced herself, took her mother's hand, clasped it, her palms were rough and dry, yet warm as Bella remembered, feeling that warmth, Bella cried but also laughed, how much she missed this warmth, every night in that cold castle, all she missed was the warmth of her mother stroking her cheeks before going to bed.

Bella put her mother's palm on her cheek, feeling so much longing that she sobbed, but she did not budge at all, remaining silent, as if there was no Bella there.

"Ma, I'm here, Ma .. I'm home" said Bella softly, but full of tenderness and love, the roar of tears could no longer be contained, even Judy who was standing some distance away was moved to see this meeting of Mother and Child.

"Ma, look at me, I'm already here ma, your son is home," said Bella again a little loudly, trying to get her mother to turn away.

His efforts were not in vain, the mother turned, looked at Bella but again her eyes were only empty, Bella looked at her mother's blue eyes, her eyes were very beautiful, very beautiful like Bella's, she said, but it is full of deep sadness.

"Nakesha?" the mother's voice was small, soft, and stout. Bella surprised to hear that, Nakesha? is that his real name?.

"Yes, Ma, Nekesha is already here," Bella said again, looking a little happy that her mother was able to communicate with her.

"Nakhesha? where's where?" said the woman again, soft but her face was flat.

Bella was silent, she thought her mother recognized her, but she instead asked Bella where? though Bella was already in front of him, Bella bit her lips. His mother probably only remembers him being 5 years old.

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She approached the woman steadily, her face looked solemnly observing the woman in the black t-shirt suit and the black pants, her hair seemed she put all into her hat. Her pretty face looked a little angry.

"Mica!" angga said as he stood in front of the woman.

The woman looked at Angga, looking at him with a sharp gaze as if wanting to get angry.

"Mika, how are you here? " the word Angga holding the woman's wrist was spontaneous. Making the woman startle and pulling her hand quickly, her wrist came off.

"What the hell, I'm not Mika, my name is Nakesha, and don't try to play the drama in front of me, I don't know you, and I know you want to take my mom, my mom, I won't stay silent! get the hell out of here!" said the woman loudly, even her anger was impressed completely full of emotion.

Angga frowned, staring deeply at Nakesha's face, Did he really not recognize Angga? is he amnesic because he tried to kill himself? is this the reason not looking for Angga for 2 years?.

"You really don't recognize me?" angga said again still not believe.

"Yes! and move aside, otherwise I'll scream here!" nakesha said steadily, she then glanced at the window of her mother's room, caught a woman with her mother, her eyes enlarged, she was angry, this man completely outwitted her, he pretended to call her Mika, 'sok knows him, so as to distract him to make him forget, and they approach his mother, what the hell do they want? think Nakesha.

"Surge you!" said Nakesha pushing Angga's shoulder violently so she could pass.

Getting that treatment, Angga could only be speechless, he was still quite shocked, was he really Mika? but his behavior is completely different. But Angga soon realized, if he entered, surely Bella's moment with her mother will be disturbed.

"Surge you! or I'll scream! Watch out! " said Nakesha tried to break through some of the guards there, Angga tried to block her, but Nakesha had already entered the room, she walked straight towards her mother and Bella, she was walking straight in, he stood beside her with an angry look, who is this woman? how dare he touch his mother.

"Who are you huh?! dare to touch my mother?!" nakesha said blurting from anger.

Bella immediately looked at Nakesha, her face that was quite shocked to hear Nakesha's voice, when she looked at the woman's face, she was really shocked, Mika?.

Nakesha looked at Bella's face looking at her in shock, looking into her two eyeballs, Nakesha knew right away, she was the daughter her mother had been looking for 20 years. Can't! she is his daughter, even if she comes now, she can't take her mother, her mother is the only one she has in the world.

Nakesha was angry, without cue and warning, suddenly Nakesha slapped Bella hard.Bella did not even have time to dodge, Angga who was there was shocked, his eyes enlarged. and immediately stood in front of Nakesha.

"What are you doing?!" said Angga grasping Nakesha's hand angrily, pressing his hand very tightly, he doesn't care, this woman who? and who was he? but for her now, no one can hurt Bella, even if she's Mika.

"I should ask?! what are you doing here, she's my mother, don't try to take it from me!" nakhesa said loudly, he tried to pull his hand, but in the hold of Angga who looked at him very sharp and piercing, but Nakesha was unperturbed, her gaze was defiant, from her character this woman was hard and tempramental, but she was not afraid, No, she is not Mika, thought Angga looking at her sharply.