When i finally gained my senses, i rushed through my wardrobe, changing into a skinny jeans with a navy tight sport shirt. Put my hair up in a messy bun and bury my feet in a ankle high leather boot. I know they will bring Mika. To the hall, at the Lounge's first floor. But for what? That, is for me to find out. I can see my driver calmly sitting in my car, no sign of knowing what had happened.
"The Hall." Short but understandable, right? When i arrived, to my worst shock, i saw my Father on a pop up used as a stage for the Hall on the second level. And i can see the Partners and Masters behind him. In a perfect straight line. A couple of cameras, at least three, all witnessing Mika being lashed by a knout. I near him fast. Sprinting in other language. The guard lashing him stopped.
"What are you doing?!" I shouted at the top of my lungs. I can feel some of the cameras on me while the some on Mika and the rest on my Father, recording our reactions.
"What both Citizens and Clients tuning into right now is the punishment for a mere Shadow that broke several laws like having physical contact with the Owner without reason and several other treason he have done with what he called in secret but was soon acknowledge by the Statehouse." My Father must have waited for me before declaring what offenses Mika have done.
"What are you doing?!" I repeated but with a much louder voice. Totally screaming my lungs out. "Because you know you can't hurt me, you tried to look for my weakness and hurt it. You know what? You look pathetic right now. You're now leading Cennet, you're ruining it. Breaking it into pieces." I can see the Partners and Masters lining behind him shocked. Maybe everyone is gasping for more from me. "You know what, we were talking about you when your stupid guards pulled him out. You know what Mika said? He told me to talk to you. Have a nice chat maybe over a tea maybe. I was considering his idea. I thought maybe it's time for us to talk, between father and daughter." My tears rolling fast. It will not end, i can confirm that. "But seeing what you've done to him, i was reminded why i didn't do that in the first place." I looked at Mika. His hands, bloody grabbing my ankle to stop. "No Mika, i won't stop. I am talking to my Father. Just like what you asked me to do. But not what you imagined it to be. I can't talk to him over a cup of tea. He won't listen. Or even won't stay for a second!" I let out my anger. All of what i having been shoving inside my heart, i explode it all out. Then i face one of the cameras; "People of Cennet, what you are witnessing right now is the unjust of the people in the Statehouse. Is this the way you want to be ruled? Is this the way you want to live? Sacrificing the poor's life for entertainment purposes of yours? If that is what you've been thinking, you are no different from a monster. You are no different from them. We took the life of a family member without giving anything back. Without considering what the remaining family would feel! How worthless do you think their lives are?" I stopped and turned to another camera. Now my body is sideways to my Father. "I beg you to get rid of these kind of thoughts. That man there is not messing with nothing. He's messing with the truth! And i know i shouldn't say it but i just don't understand why. Why for all these years no one stand up for the truth?!" My hand pointing out to my Father. I don't care what they are going to say about it. I am doing what they should have done in the first place, defending the truth. "Anything to add, Father?" I smirked. And take a nice bow, a way of humiliating him. Serve him right. Haha.
"Remember your region." He said. Just that. The statement is always hear when i messed up. But this is not messing up. Is that all he can say? Just that?
"Region? My region have long disappeared after Mother died. After what you did to her all these while and you can still act this way? Rule this way?!" Still with my loud voice. "From the moment Mother died till now, i served you, stand beside you as Aster White, your daughter. But now, i will serve you as a Client of Cennet. Not more than that now. And if anybody asks you about your daughter, tell them both your wife and daughter died. Good luck leading, Sir White." I helped Mika up. Guiding him home. His shirtless back filled with blood and strokes of lashing can be seen, revealing his flesh, blood red. Hard to see him this way but i know Annie can heal him. Annie. What happened to her? Will she still be there? Will Bough still be there? How will my life turn out now that i let my anger go?
