The Second Choice (English Version)

Chapter 09

It has been two years since the father left his wife and two daughters, and in recent times, the father has rarely sent messages or letters to those he left behind, even just to exchange news. Makes the mother overthink herself, thinking as her friends or neighbors say. This further damaged his mind, coupled with the instigation of his neighbors and friends who always compared Aluna and Alana's beauty. Also, Aluna's attitude has become increasingly gloomy since Aluna lost her memory of her happiness, which makes her mother hate Aluna's existence even more, which adds to the burden on her mind.

And over the past year, the innocent mother and Alana have begun to be tainted by greed and unclear feelings of dislike towards Aluna from friends and neighbors who always cleanse the brains of mother and Alana. And this problem made mother forget her promise two years ago, which was not to compare or hate Aluna for no reason. Alana, who immediately became greedy for affection and praise, always bullied Aluna and always called Aluna her shadow. And the mother, who was always consumed by gossip and comparisons about her two daughters, supported Alana, the main character, who was always the center of people's conversations and praise, who was not like Aluna, who was gloomy and was only Alana's shadow.

"Aluna! Clean this house immediately, right now!" mother shouted, shouting at Aluna, who was only ten years old, staring fiercely at Aluna. It was as if Aluna was a babu who was being scolded by her employer. Aluna, her body shaking with fear, stammered. "Bu, but, Bun. Ba, Aluna's body is not feeling well and hurts, Bun." Aluna whispered, weakly pleading.

"There's no reason! Clean this house until it's clean right now! Don't let me see this house dirty, even a speck of dust while Alana and I are gone! If you make even the slightest mistake, I'll beat you, understand?!" threatened the mother, glaring, her eyes glowing red, full of hatred towards her eldest daughter. Aluna could only nod shakily, afraid of the threat from her mother.

Aluna cried silently, missing the figure of her father who loved her so much. She continued to be lost in thought about, how is his father? Does his father still remember him? Does his father miss him, as much as she misses his father? Is his father healthy and eating well in that foreign country? And there were still many more questions in his head.

"Ugh, my head feels dizzy..." Aluna whispered, holding her head which felt like it was spinning violently, she stumbled and fell to the floor. Sit down.

But Aluna didn't know that Alana and her mother were coming home sooner than she expected. And a new drama begins.

"You ignorant child! How dare you sleep before your task is finished, heh?!" mother dragged Aluna's small and thin body roughly, furious. Aluna was frightened, crying, begging. "Sorry, Mom. Aluna apologizes, the wound on Aluna's body from yesterday hasn't healed yet, Mom. So, please don't hit Aluna again, Mom..." Aluna softly begged, apologizing continuously so that her mother wouldn't hit her. The mother didn't listen, she preferred to cover her ears and eyes by hitting and torturing Aluna until she fainted.

And without her mother knowing, this was the beginning of the loss of all the happy memories in Aluna's memory. Which only left painful memories in Aluna's memory, even memories of her happy times with her father were forgotten, leaving only memories of when her father was still cold towards her.

"Aluna!" called her mother in a trembling voice, hugging Aluna's weak body. Great fear. The mother, who immediately remembered her promise to her husband, immediately stepped on the gas and headed for the hospital.

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