Cerpen My Defect Father

'Ron! Where are you going? Wear your jacket.' someone called his son.

'No. thank you. I must go to school now or I will be late, Dad.' Aswered the son in front of the door.

'But today is so cold, Ronald. Keep your health.' Ronald's father stood from a chair and walked to Ronald with jacket in his hand.

'Stop, Dad! I'm not child again! I must go now. Good bye!' Ronald walked hurriedly to his school. His father just stared him with sad face from a window.
'Mr. Richard, are you ok? You are better sit on the chair and I will prepare breakfast for you.' Said a young woman.
'Thank you, Miss Yuki. You're a nice nurse.' Said Mr. Richard. After Mr. Richard took his breakfast, he enters Ronald's bedroom and tidying the room.
'Mr. Richard, what are you doing? Let me help you.' Said Miss Yuki.
'Just tidy up my son's bedroom, I will go to work now.' Answer Mr. Richard. When Mr. Richard will leave Ronald's room, he looked something in the table.
In Ronald school, Mr. Richard walks with crutch in his left hand, searching for Ronald's classroom.
'Excuse me, sir.' Said Mr. Richard after he had found Ronald's classroom.
'Yes, Sir. Can I help you?' answered the teacher.
'I'm Mr. Richard. I just want to give this book to my son.'
'Mr. Richard? Are you a father of Ronald Richard?' When Ronald heard the question, he exclaims, 'He is not my father!'
Everybody in the class surprised.
Mr. Richard looking at Ronald, he can see that his son was angry just from eyes.
'Sorry, Sir. Maybe I'm false. Maybe he is not in this class. But, please help me to give this book to my son. Thank you, Good Morning.'

Mr. Richard left the class and now he is working in the bakery shop. Mr. Richard is owner of this shop and he has a lot employees.
At the same time at school.
'This is your book, Ronald Richard?' The Teacher asked.
'Yes, Sir.' Answered Ronald.
'Why you said that Mr. Richard is not your father?' asked the teacher.
'Because I'm shy. He is defect.' Answered Ronald.

'Do you know how he got the defect?'
'No, Sir. He had defected since I was child.' Answered Ronald.
'This is your Mathematics book. After this you will learn Mathematics, right? Say thank you to your father. He has helped you.' Said the teacher.
Ronald back to his class.

At 19.00 p.m at home.
'Good Evening, Miss Yuki.' Mr. Richard said.
'Good Morning, Mr. Richard. Welcome home. Let me help you.' Miss Yuki said.
'Where is Ronald?' Mr. Richard asked
'He is in the living room Mr.' answered Miss Yuki.
Ronald was sitting in the chair with wound in his face. 'Ron, What happened with you?' Mr. Richard asked worriedly.
'I quarrel.' Ronald answered.
'When? Why you quarrel? With whom?' asked Mr. Richard.
'With my friends. They ridiculed me and said that I have a defect father.' Answered Ronald.
'Let me see your wound.'
'Don't touch me! This is because of you! I don't like you!' Ronald push his father until his father fell to the floor and he run to his bedroom.
Mr. Richard was trying to stand but his crutch threw far from him.
'Oh! My God! Mr. Richard, what happened?' Miss Yuki surprised. She has just back to take a medicine for Ronald.
'Yuki, can you help me? Please give the medicine for my son and cure his wound.' Said Mr. Richard.

'Yes, Mr. Richard. But, let me help you first.' Answered Miss Yuki.
Tomorrow morning, Ronald goes to school without breakfast. He did not eat although breakfast already available.
When breaktime in school, Mr. Richard comes to school and searching for Ronald. He brings some breads for Ronald. In the middle way to Ronald's classroom, Ronald saw his father. Walks with his crutch.
Ronald walks near to his father and Mr. Richard smile to Ronald,
'What are you doing, here?' Ronald asked his father.
'This is for you, Ronald.' Mr. Richard gave the breads to Ronald.
'Father, I don't want. Please back to home and don't search me like this. You make me shy. I don't like you! Actually, i don't want you as my father! Go away now!!' After said that, Ronald left his father.
Mr. Richard very feel sad. But he still try to be patient and back to his bakery shop.
At 15.00 p.m. Ronald back to home. He still angry to his father, he kicked a bookshelve in the living room and many books under the bookshelve fell from it.
He looked a black book on the floor which he never see. Ronald put the book and read it.
After read the book, Ronald cried. The book was his father diary. From that, he knew that his father had save Ronald from car accident and made his father defect when Ronald was a baby. His mother dead in the accident. And his father loves him so much more than anything.

He feel very sorry to his father.
At 19.00 p.m. Mr. Richard back to home.
'Good evening, Dad.' Ronald opened the door with his smile.
'Good evening, Ron. Have you dinner? I bring some food for dinner. This is your favorite food, I hope you will eat this. But, if you don't want please don't throw away this food.' Mr. Richard said.
'I'm so sorry, Dad. I'm a bad son. I'm stupid son.' Ronald said.
'I'm sorry to make you shy. I'm not a perfect father.' Mr. Richard answered.
'You are perfect father that I have, Dad. You're my hero.' Ronald said.
Mr. Richard little confused but he was very happy.
'Thank you, Dad. Thank you for prepare my breakfast everyday. Thank you for clean my bedroom everyday. Thank you for your care to me. And Thank You for your love to me.' Ronald said.
'Where do you know all about that, Ron?' Asked Mr. Richard.
'From your black book.' Ronald answered with his smile.
Mr. Richard nodded his head. He understand now. He hug his son.
'Let's dinner, son.'
They are dinner together in warmth that night.

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