Beautiful in pain

The sixth story

"You should marry Camelia."

Jack immediately clenched his fingers hard until they were red, he gritted his teeth to hold back the anger that was ready to surge out.

"Are you kidding dad?"

"Marry Camelia, or father himself will go to jail for r****g Camelia twice."

"Robert!" said Nafa who immediately barged into her husband's private workspace, for the first time Nafa called her husband by name.

"Don't be crazy! Do you want to imprison Jack just for the sake of that damn child?! The child who suddenly came and claimed to be pregnant! Come on, you've been fooled by her, wake up Robert!" said Nafa, full of anger, she did not accept if the eldest son married someone who was not clear, even who had deceived her family now.

"Enough Nafa! Do you want to raise a child who is a jerk like him! Look! You saw for yourself that he was touching Camelia's body just now, don't pretend to be blind!" said Robert firmly, making Nafa's guts immediately shrink, if like this no one will be able to refuse orders from Robert, and now he turns his gaze to the eldest son.

"Responsible for your depraved deeds, or tonight you sleep in prison. You know if I never play with my words, and one more thing. I never taught you to ruin people's lives, be a responsible man. ."

Jack was silent, he could not answer the words of his father. He shouldn't be so drunk. He shouldn't have accepted Edric's offer to accompany him for a drink, he was just annoyed that Mina postponed their proposal. He thought that letting Mina make a one-sided decision was a good thing, but in fact it drained her mind and emotions. And now? Maybe marrying Mina will only be his wishful thinking.

"Dad give you time to think until tomorrow afternoon, marriage or prison." Robert's final break.

"What?" Jack was silent, he was getting dizzy. Why did his father give him such a short time, this can't be.

"Father, why did you have the heart to make Jack marry the maid?" Nafa said softly, hoping that Robert would melt.

"That means mommy is willing to see Jack go to jail."

"You're too cruel."

Robert ignored his wife's protests. He just looked at Jack who was now deep in thought.

"I never taught you to be a coward. I know you are a responsible man. Never disappoint me again."

DEG

Robert's words pierced Jack's heart, disappointing his parents was not one of his desires.

Jack is silent, he prefers to get out of his father's study. He needed to think clearly, this decision was about his future, he didn't want to rashly marry Camelia who he didn't even know at all.

****

Jack hit the steering wheel of his car hard, he drove his car at high speed to release the thoughts that were now raining in his head. No, he was thinking about the wedding, but he was thinking about Mina's feelings. His lover.

After wandering around the city aimlessly, Jack decides to head home. But he emphasized the speed of his car when he saw a small church not far from his house, Jack thought. He had rarely visited the house of God. In the end, he parked his car in the front yard of the church. With unsteady steps, he entered the church. The atmosphere was very quiet, maybe because it was already night. But this atmosphere made Jack's heart a little calm.

He sat down on the front bench, he looked down. He shouldn't be here, he thought. He came in dirty and still smelled of alcohol, but his feet brought him here.

Jack was silent.

He took a deep breath to ask Him for help. Hopefully this prayer of his can be heard, at least to make Jack convince himself to make the right decision.

"God, I am your sinful creature. Actually I am ashamed to face You, after a long time I came again to your house. But If you can, can you give me a guide for myself? This time I will really surrender everything to you."

Jack exhaled again, he leaned against the back of the bench he was sitting on. He did not want to hurry home, for some reason the cool and peaceful atmosphere he felt now made him want to linger. He is now struggling with his thoughts and feelings. Looking for a way out of the problems he is currently facing.

"Should I be honest?" asked Jack of the vacuum he was in now.

He thought for a long time, he didn't realize it was almost midnight now. It was better for Jack to go home, he was sure of his choice. He would rather be imprisoned than betray his lover. He had no idea.

Jack tightened the jacket he was wearing ready to stand and stepped out of the church. But he undoes that intention when he hears the sound of crying behind him.

"Camelia," said someone very familiar in her voice. Aunt Lana, and she wasn't alone, she was with Camelia now.

"God… hiks. Isn't it enough for you to give me this test? Isn't it enough that my father didn't want me to be his daughter?" Camelia said with a sob because she had been crying for a long time.

"I just want the father of my baby to admit what he did and apologize to my baby. He shouldn't have done anything heinous if he didn't want his presence. I will sincerely accept his existence, I just want my baby to know that his father is enough, I don't want my baby to live a miserable life just like me. But I believe in all Your plans. This time I will really leave everything to You. My job is only to be patient and strong."

Jack's chest suddenly felt tight like it was being squeezed by a very large rock. The corner of his heart ached, he felt like he was slapped by the words that came out of Camelia's mouth, he looked back up at the ceiling of the church.

"Should I?"