ENDING THE RELATIONSHIP

"Of course, I will give you a lot of money to give birth to that illegitimate child in your womb, as long as you don't show your despicable face in front of Vano or our family anymore!" continued Vano's mother without removing her insult to Cheery.

"Madam, is now the right time to ask such a question? Even Cheery doesn't know what's going on with her!" Mrs. Lisa said interrupting.

"Of course! I must clarify the fault of your daughter who has been playing crazy behind my son!" Vano's mother said which made Mrs. Lisa silent.

Meanwhile, Cheery herself couldn't deny anything at this point. Even though the reality is clear, that she is pregnant with a baby from her one-night relationship with a man she doesn't know.

Cheery tried to muster up the courage to speak.

"Do I have to choose, Madame? Can't I give birth to my child and raise him with Vano?" asked Cheery with a downcast face.

Slap!

"Greedy woman! You are so impudent and shameless! How could you dare to ask me that, huh?! Have your guts grown so big or do you already feel your rank is high?!" Vano's mother snapped after slapping Cheery.

"Mama?!" shouted Vano who had just come and saw his mother slapping Cheery while insulting his lover.

"You better go home! Cheery and I have to talk about this alone!" Vano said firmly.

Vano's mother immediately left with annoyance because Vano seemed to prefer Cheery, even though Cheery had made a very fatal mistake to him.

Mrs. Lisa also came out of Cheery's room to give Cheery and Vano some alone time to solve their current problems.

Vano approached Cheery who was crying while holding her cheek which was in pain.

Vano held Cheery's hand to reveal her face which covered her cheeks which were bruised.

"Does it hurt?" Vano asked softly with a smile, even though the smile was so torturous, "I'll come back and bring a compress for your cheek!" Vano continued before turning around and about to get up.

But quickly Vano's steps stopped when Cheery pulled his hand from behind.

"Vano, let's end this relationship!" Cheery said in a calm tone while looking at Vano.

Like being struck by lightning, Vano was shocked and forced his eyes to open wide.

"What do you mean, honey? How can you make such a stupid request?" asked Vano in a tone that sounded calm and seemed to be still trying to strengthen his heart and himself that was almost broken.

"As your mother said earlier. We must separate and end this relationship. I don't want to be greedy because I want to be with you and keep my child," said Cheery again.

"No! I don't agree! Don't talk about stupid words like that, honey!" Vano asked, "Even though to be honest, I'm very disappointed in you because you betrayed me and carried baby from another man behind my back. But I can still accept you because I love you so much. I can't live without you, Cheery. It's still not too late. we are from the beginning again like before," Vano continued to persuade Cheery gently.

"But, the reality we face is not as easy and light as you think, Vano! I am pregnant and this child is not yours!" Cheery explained, "Sorry. I'm sorry, Vano!" she continued apologizing.

"Cheery?" said Vano quietly.

"Even if it's not from your family or yourself, I still can't be with you, Vano. I'm a broken woman who doesn't deserve your love. Let me go, and let's end this relationship. And you can achieve happiness with another better woman," Cheery asked.

"Can't you change your mind and stay by my side? I can't live without you, I love you so much, Cheery!" Vano persuaded her again.

"I also love you very much. But, I am too dirty to be with you! Also, I will not sacrifice my baby for my happiness. This baby is pure, what is dirty is the work of his parents. So, please, Vano. Leave me and do what your parents want, then you will be happy!" Cheery explained that Vano agreed to her wish.

"Is it because you love the father of your baby so much?" Vano asked in a flat tone.

'I wish I knew who the father of my baby, Vano. Then I don't have to lie to you now,' Cherry thought quietly.

"Yeah, think of it that way if it makes it easy for you to leave me!" Cheery replied with a firm lie.

Vano was silent and not long after that Vano laughed like a possessed person. It was clear from his forced laughter which contained great pain, hatred, and disappointment and was accompanied by tears that rolled down his face.

"So this is how it ends? I, who loved you for our five years of travel, had to be sidelined and defeated by the bastard who got you pregnant, huh? Fine. I'll go as you wish!"

Vano started walking away from Cheery while wiping the tears from his face.

However, right in front of the door, Vano turned to look at Cheery again.

"Goodbye, Cheery. I hope, when I see you again one day, your life will be better with your choice. Even though I hope for your regret that left me and drove me away from your heart now. Goodbye. I hate you. I hate you, Cheery. I hope you live in regret for making me like this," said Vano for the last time before he disappeared and left.

Cheery's tears escaped as Vano's image disappeared from her sight.

'If only you knew, Vano. I never changed one bit. I never betrayed our love. I always love you with all my heart. But, what can I do against the fate that God has laid out for us at this time?'

'Be angry, hate me, and curse me, if all your swearing can make you let go of me so easily. I'm not sorry if you left me with all that,'

Cheery said in her heart while crying and lamenting her separation from Vano, the man who had been the goal of her life and smiled.

Cheery's suffering is complete starting today. She was destined to be a child without a father, and just like the declining karma, now her child will also be born without a father with slanted recognition in the eyes of society.

*

Being pregnant for nine months is not a short and easy time for Cheery to live. And after giving birth to her baby, Cheery must take responsibility and raise her child as a Single Mom. And maybe, the predicate will continue to stick in her life.

But Cheery never thought about aborting the baby and also never hesitated to face all the problems.

Cheery continues to try to prepare everything and change herself to be responsible for a new life in her womb due to the mistakes she made herself.

Although the path that Cheery took was a tough decision, the future is clearly illustrated in Cheery's figure. What's that? Yes, Cheery confirmed his future as a great mother figure in the future.

"Inhale… hold it, then release it slowly! Come on, be more energetic and strong again!"

The encouragement in the instructions given by the obstetrician who treats Cheery continues to echo in the delivery room of a small hospital in the city where Cheery lives.

Yes, tonight Cheery is being treated by medical experts to help the process of giving birth.

Beads of sweat gathered on her forehead. Her breathing began to regularize while her facial expression occasionally grimaced from the pain and heartburn that felt heartbreaking.

A pain she had never felt before.

After a while of repeating until Cheery's long scream came to fruition.

Finally, the baby came out and was born smoothly. Cheery let out a rough breath. She was relieved because the pain she felt had ended with the struggle to give birth to her child with difficulty.

"Welcome to the world, sweetheart," said Cheery softly as she kissed the end of the hair of her baby boy named Keanu Dewari.

'Now, I've become a mother. Flashbacks of my life's journey replayed when I saw you today, my son. At that time, I never imagined and knew what my future life would be like with you,'

'Just a few months after that day. The day I left everything in that place full of memories. And it's like like I'm so ripe,'

'I was able to survive to this day because I was lucky to be a mother to you, son. And now I am very sure, that I will make clear steps for my future and you. Yes, our future!'

'And Mama, thank you for always supporting me up to this point. Take care of me all this time. Keep accepting me when my own life throws me away from happiness. I realized, I had to endure and find my other happiness, and today, I have been reborn into a new self, with my new status. I'm already a mother, Mom!'

'I promise, I will make Mama happy without having to listen to insults again in Mama's life. Like Mama who decided to give birth to me and take care of me alone without the help of the man who is my father. I will be strong to live my life like Mama faced Mama's life for me! I love you, Mama!'

Time has changed everything. After giving birth to Keanu, Cheery turned into a tough and hardworking woman. And to support his two loved ones, Cheery must become the backbone of her family.