Placing Hatred

Bela straightened her body which a few minutes ago fell to the floor. She held her head, feeling dizzy. I don't know and don't remember what happened, of course, she only remembers that some time ago she was waiting for Mike to wake up from her stupor.

"Why am I here? I should have accompanied Mike. And where's Nada? I didn't see her."

Still grimacing a little, Bela held her head that felt dizzy, also slightly massaged her nose, hoping the dizziness would go away. After about 2 minutes of her massaging the bridge of her nose, she decided to get up from her seat and turn her head to the right and left.

"Nada, where are you? NADA?"

While calling Nada's name, Bela stepped towards the place with a confused feeling. However, she noticed that Mike was strangely not there.

"Where is my husband? Has he woken up and finally gone with Nada? But why didn't they both tell me and let me lie on the sofa?"

Bela raised an eyebrow. For the first time living in this house, she felt a bad feeling fill her heart.

Just like Nada a few minutes ago, Bela started looking for Mike and Nada. She circled the house, in every corner of the house she was looking for where they were.

And yes, the result is nil. Nada and Mike were nowhere to be seen, where did the two of them go in the middle of the night like this?

Bela stretched her arms first, it felt like she had done something heavy and consumed a lot of energy.

"Huft, where are they? It's midnight like this, isn't that weird?"

She thought if Mike and Nada had to have plans for the next day, wouldn't it be better if they went to bed earlier than usual? That is so that they both feel refreshed the next day when they wake up and immediately start the activities they want.

Okay, this does sound like typical Bela. Because now, she is a better person than before. I don't know, maybe just a feeling? But, she also hasn't found a reason why she cares about that father and son figure. Because usually, she always tries to keep Mike away from Nada so they don't get too close. However, this time was different.

Anxiety, fear, and doubt now filled her entire chest cavity. She felt he had made a very fatal mistake, but she had no idea what she had done a few minutes earlier.

"Ah shit, looks like I have to find him. Otherwise, how can I have fun tomorrow without anyone bothering me?"

Ah yes, and don't forget that Bela persisted even though this woman suddenly felt better. She is still a cruel stepmother and has absolutely no feelings for Nada who is always treated like a babu.

Bela from the last stop —the living room — looks for Mike and Nada around the house, and takes the initiative to look for them outside the house. Maybe the two of them were on the terrace of the house, right?

Okay, these are Bela's most positive thoughts.

Stepping out of the house, and now that Bela was on the terrace, she saw nothing.

"Where are they? Gosh."

Just as Bela was about to return home, she heard a voice from the backyard. She had absolutely no idea who was there and what was going on around her. What is clear, this time I think that there is a bad person who wants to harm her family.

Get ready with the capital holding the broom handle, turn left and start walking slowly towards the backyard. She didn't have the mental strength to take on criminals, but she just wanted to see what was going on there.

Inhale, then exhale slowly.

"This shouldn't be a bad thing," muttered Bela. After all, she was also an ordinary person, a woman who also had a pretty shaky mentality when faced with something that triggered something dangerous.

Arriving at the place she was going, now Bela was hiding behind the wall first and after that started sticking her head out to peek at what was going on.

"Nada? and the neighbor's child?" Bela muttered in surprise while raising an eyebrow, confused.

Bela lowered the broom from her hand, then intended to approach Alex and Nada slowly.

"Open the door, quick." Nada's voice informed Alex as if the woman was suspicious of something behind the man.

In the end, Bela chose to observe them from afar. She wanted to know what they were headed for because it was now leading to the barn behind the house.

Alex immediately opened the door of the old barn, and…

"OH MY GOD!"

Bela didn't see what was happening now because her gaze into the warehouse was covered by Alex's and Nada's bodies.

"DADDY?!" Nada's scream echoed, and her body immediately ran deeper into the warehouse. Her cries were so heartbreaking, sobbing too, and pitiful.

Alex followed Nada's footsteps and knelt in front of something.

Bela who was confused and curious had just stepped on her feet. "Hey, you two, what's wrong? Is there a problem?" She who didn't understand also asked while walking, but between Alex and Nada neither decided to turn her head in her direction.

And yes, now Bela can see what made Nada hysterical like this. Her knees were also weak, even her tongue felt very numb.

Bela can see what she shouldn't see. Horror and sadness became part of the suffocating feeling, she felt her eyes heat up, and finally, tears fell and rolled down her cheeks.

"W-who did that to Mike? WHO?!" Bela immediately ran to Nada, then shifted her stepdaughter's body so that she could see Mike's body more clearly...

"QUICK CALL MEDICAL OR ANYONE AND THE POLICE, QUICK!!!" Bela lost her mind and screamed, her tears flowing so hard they made her eyeballs look red.

No, Bela loves Mike more than anything. And now… she saw her husband who had closed his eyes and was unconscious.

As for Alex? Of course, he immediately sought medical and police assistance, as Bela had said. Nada? She is still faithfully crying over the fate of the father she loves the most in this world.

"What happened, Nada?"

"I don't know, Mom."

"You're going to be my first suspect."

Bela looked at Nada with hateful eyes, she would torture her stepdaughter even more in various ways, cruel or not, the most important thing was to make Nada feel tortured.

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