Parasite

Bella took a sip of the cocktail in her glass, the music tonight sounded softer, quite fitting for her mood. If Bella thought back to the drama she was forced to do to get out tonight it was truly ridiculous.

"Human parasites" was the nickname Bella gave to her mother and three half-siblings who lived in her house. The house that used to be a special palace for her, who was treated like a king's daughter, has now changed 180°. Bella still remembered those days, the time when she didn't have to think about how to get rid of the humans who disturbed the peace of her life by acting as if they cared about her.

"Damn it!" Bella thought. For some reason, Diana's disgusting face an hour ago was still clearly recorded in his brain.

Bella spent 15 precious minutes arguing again with her father and the parasites who always acted like angels sent by God from the sky.

And that angry look. Ah, for Bella it was very sad. When Papa, who he loved so much, didn't want to think of him as a child anymore.

"Don't you know what time it is? You're wandering around at this time of night, what do you want to do?"

"Dad, Bella has an event. What's wrong with going out at night? What's the problem?"

"The problem is that you went out for a drunken party."

"Yes, drink a little, that's normal..."

"You usually say? Please go, don't expect Papa to think of you as Papa's child again!"

"Mas, don't say that. Never mind, bro... that's it? Poor Bella, bro." Mira, who always tried to act like a good stepmother, again warned her husband not to overdo it in reprimanding his daughter.

"Tch... you parasite, start looking for a face!"

"What are you talking about? Who are you calling a parasite? Who?" Mr. Hermawan snapped, his patience starting to run out in dealing with Bella, who was getting more and more outrageous by the day.

"Yes, who else if not this woman? She's a parasite!"

"Bella, apologize to Mama now!" asked Diana, who had been watching since the argument started, afraid that her mother would hear harsh curses coming out of Bella's mouth. Yes, things like this have happened many times. But in the end, Diana could only rub her chest and be patient for fear that her resistance would be misinterpreted like before.

"Don't get involved!" Bella shouted. Since yesterday, Diana's bravery made him even more annoyed.

"Apologize to Mama now!"

"You're really a bastard, aren't you? Do you want me to slap you?"

"Diana, that's enough. Just go to your room, okay? Bella will get even angrier!" asked Mira who was already flooded with tears, which in Bella's eyes looked like crocodile tears.

"Mom, how long are we going to be treated like this? Mom isn't even wrong!"

"That's it... Mom, it's okay, you can just go to your room, okay?"

"Keep acting, human trash..."

"PLAAKK..." a slap landed on Bella's cheek. The sound of the slap was quite loud, causing the people in the room to immediately fall silent.

Grandma, who heard the commotion, immediately approached her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren. Bella was silent, her hand touched her cheek which had just received a rough touch from her father, who in almost 25 years of his life had never hit her. But now, Bella felt the blow just to protect the feelings of her wife and stepson.

"Did you slap Bella?" Grandma, who was shocked, immediately became emotional when she found out that her beloved grandson had been slapped.

"Bella has gone too far, Mi!"

"How outrageous? You slapped your biological child just because of them? How could you, Her?"

"Mi, that's enough... enough, Mi!"

Bella, who was still in shock, immediately left without a sound. His feelings were devastated, now he was truly sure that his father was on his new family's side.

Bella touched her head which felt dizzy after remembering what happened an hour ago. He hoped that Randy would come soon and accompany him tonight.

"Honey, sorry I'm late?" said Randy who suddenly stood behind Bella while hugging his lover's body.

"No, I just came too"

"Oh... why is his face so gloomy? What's wrong with you, darling?" Randy asked while gently touching Bella's face.

"I'm okay, didn't you order a drink?"

"I don't want to drink anymore, what's the problem?" Randy asked once again, for some reason he felt worried.

"Why do you keep asking me why? Usually you only ask once."

"Because I care about you"

"So, before you didn't care about me?" Bella asked. Their eyes looked at each other, there was great love in that gaze, which for some reason they had not felt before.

"Want to dance?" Randy stretched out his hand, while Bella answered him with a small smile.

Music that sounds romantic makes them drift away. The eyes that looked at each other made passion emerge again. Randy tightly hugged the body of the beautiful woman in front of him, while Bella put her arm around Randy's neck while occasionally touching his face gently.

"I love you, I really love you, Bella..."

"I know, because I love me too. I really love you" Bella's voice was shaking, right now Randy was all she had. Someone he hopes can give him happiness and love that will never run out.

Bella's eyes started to get wet, she didn't know why she wanted to cry so much right now. Even though she tried to hold it in, the tears still spilled and flowed down her beautiful face.

"Honey, why are you crying? Hmmm...?" Randy kissed Bella's cheek gently, trying to show his feelings.

"No...it's okay...take me away, Randy...take me away..." Bella hugged Randy and cried into her lover's chest which felt very warm.

Randy didn't know what happened to the woman he loved, but one thing was certain. Bella is lonely and she is unhappy with the life she lives.

"Everything will be fine, I will always be there for you"

"No one wants to be lonely"

"Are you lonely? Isn't there already me?"

"I don't know why, but my heart feels really hurt... really hurts..."

"Want to go to my apartment now?"

"Yes..."

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