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59. He is Your Hero

“You said you were just going for a walk in the backyard, but in reality, what happened after I gave you freedom? It turns out that you left this palace without your mother's permission. Tell mom what you would say to make up the reason why you're lying right now."

“M-Mother….?”

"What? What do you want to say? Don't ever make up the excuse that you're dropping Miranda home because mom doesn't like that at all. How many times has your mother forbade you to come to Miranda's house and see her? She always poisons you and asks you to stay away and hate mom, right?”

Ana shook her head. She never thought that her mother had been so bad for Miranda all this time. She tries to make peace with her mother but the child simply doesn't know how. Moreover, at this time her mother was standing next to Rangkuti who was looking at her while folding his arms in front of his chest.

“Sorry madam I am trying to express my opinion. If you see how much Anna looks like, I'm sure she's not in a good condition. Her face was very pale and she looked like she was scared. Shouldn't Madam let the lady go inside and rest. Poor her because girls won't do well if they get sick too often."

Sarah looked at Rangkuti. Actually she was annoyed that Rangkuti interfered in her affairs with children but she had no other choice but to obey the words of the man who had been appointed as her soldier from today. Sarah took a deep breath and exhaled roughly a few moments then she smiled then nodded her head and held up both thumbs.

"Okay. You are safe today. Thanks to Rangkuti because he saved you from your mother. Each of your heroes now. Never forget his services because if that happens, then you will regret it forever."

Ana nodded. She looked at Rangkuti and bowed her body as if to say thank you.

"Thank you" was all Ann could say to Rangkuti. Rangkuti nodded, then she looked at Sarah and asked permission to leave them.

“I beg your pardon, madam. I had to go straight to my room at the commander-in-chief of Syarif's dormitory. I was worried that Panglima Syarif would find and mobilize all his members because he thought I had left this palace.

Sarah looked at Rangkuti then nodded. However, she couldn't be too happy to be around this man. If that happened, she was worried that Anna and Minah would think that they had fallen in love with Rangkuti.

“Okay you can leave this place, but remember! Tomorrow morning you have to come to the field for the morning apple. This activity is a mandatory activity that all my soldiers must participate in without exception."

"Okay madam. I will remember all of Madam's messages."

Sarah nodded, then she waved her hand to chase Rangkuti away from her. Rangkuti bowed and without a word he left Sarah and the two people in front of her. Actually the man was very worried about Anna's safety but he shouldn't be too worried about it in front of Sarah because it would be very dangerous for his position.

After Rangkuti leave. Sarah asked Anna and Minah to come into her study. There she asked Anna and Minah to sit on the floor to listen to all the sermons.

“Tell me what did you just do? Where did you take Miranda and what did you do when you saw Miranda so badly injured like that?”

Minah's body trembled at Sarah's question. She wanted to honestly tell Sarah that she had just taken Miranda to the Seputih Hati Hermitage, but she was worried that Anna's safety would be at stake. Seeing Minah and Anna silent, Sarah then pounded the table and kicked her legs into Anna and Minah's body.

“Do you think I don't know what you guys just did? I saw your actions with my mind's eye. you go to a Padepokan and hand over the Dutch to them? Why don't you bring him into this house and ask the genie king to treat him? What made you dare to dress like Ana? Do you want to hand over this palace to Wijaya? That old White Heart Padepokan teacher? I'm not at all willing when you do that. Your mother worked so hard to build this palace. Many human lives were sacrificed and you would just hand it over to a stranger? Really you are outrageous.. No desire to return the favor to your mother? When will you be nice to me in return for the service I have done in raising you?”

Ana lowered her head. She feels like a very weak girl who can't defend herself against the right thing she's done . Her life is always overshadowed by the evil power of her mother. She wanted to rebel and get out of the majestic but scary palace. but she has absolutely no power. She didn't have the ability to fight Sarah's cruelty. not only because she is her biological mother but Anna doesn't have the heart to make her mother cry at all.

"Forgive me mother. In your eyes I have always been a useless child. But for God's sake, I did everything because I really love my mother. I don't want you to maintain an arrogant and cruel attitude towards others because one day we will reap the consequences. I really don't want to see my mother suffer later in her old age. I want you to be a good mother who always does good to others and is gentle to everyone."

“No, don't ever bring that up again because I will absolutely not obey your orders. I have determined my steps / Me and you must accept whatever destiny I go through. I want to let you go and let you choose a path, but my little heart is not sincere. I don't want you to be separated from me. Even though I can't give my love to you here either."

Anna looked at Sarah with tears running down her cheeks. How not to be sad when you see a loved one become a bad person who is hated by others. Anna couldn't imagine the future if her mother would not have any power. People would belittle her and leave Sarah to suffer alone.

Anna shook her head trying to shake off the bad images that danced in her eyes about Sarah's future state. She covered her ears with both hands while shaking her head. Somehow she felt at this moment the earth was spinning and she almost fell.

"Noooo"

Anna screamed, trying to free herself from the shackles of grief, but several times she tried but failed. That terrifying image kept dancing on her eyelids.

Minah who saw the child's pathetic condition finally got up and approached the girl. She hugs the child by the rack silently. Her heart also felt the same condition as what Anna felt right now. Minah's tears were pouring out, making Sarah who witnessed the scene in front of her cry.

“Don't ever display such a pitiful sight in front of me. Get out of my room and don't ever meet me until you feel the same way I feel right now."

Minah nodded, then she reached out to release her hug and asked Anna to leave Sarah's study.

Minah asked a few maids to help her bring Anna to her room. Arriving at the room, Anna immediately threw herself into her King size bed and spilled all her sadness there.