'Individual feelings are just a game, we can either follow the choices correctly or get stuck in the endgame.'
Perhaps that's how Azel, a broken home student who was abandoned by his parents in high school, feels. As a result, none of the families wanted to adopt him, not because of his bad or problematic behavior. The reason is only specific, to pay for his life. The rigors of socialite life made it difficult for him to adapt. That all started to change when Yohanna, an orphanage caretaker who lived not far from Azel's house, noticed him. Called Yohan, Azel decided to stay at the orphanage in the role of orphanage staff and majored in communication science.
This is the story of Azel, a broken-home student trying to find happiness.
"Azel, Azel, let's play again!" Said one of the orphanage children to Azel.
The orphanage child pulled Azel's shirt so hard that Azel was pulled and fell.
"Ouch..." Azel looked back and sees that the orphanage child's face became frightened for fear of being scolded by her.
Yohanna, who happened to see the boy's face immediately approached him, "Hey, stop it, I'll buy you some ice cream. Do you want some?"
The boy nodded and left the two of them.
"Are you okay? It was quite loud, I thought you guys were fighting." Yohanna asked worriedly.
Azel looked confused by Yohanna's statement, "Fight? No, there is no way I would harm a child. I was just staring after seeing a couple of families walking past the orphanage."
"You're still like that... it never changes when you see a family. What's wrong with forgetting them, you're not wrong anyway."
That's right, I'm not wrong. But still, I felt uncomfortable.
"I'll try, but if I meet them, will you treat me to an iced coffee?"
"Hey, since when did you promise about that?"
Then they both laughed together.
Not long after that, the Orphanage was visited by two large men. Azel approached them both and asked, "Excuse me, sir. Can I help you?"
"Look, son. We from the police got a report that there is rampant theft in this area, so please cooperate."
"Yes, sir." Azel agreed to the request for cooperation.
After being questioned by the two policemen, Azel was worried whether he would be suspected by the police because of the thefts that occurred in his neighborhood. As long as he lived alone, the theft moment was not unfamiliar. Azel had even been interrogated by the police and residents for being accused of being a thief, but Azel told the truth and was eventually released.
"It's alright, Azel. You don't need to worry. As long as there is God, you will be safe from all accusations," Yohanna assured Azel not to feel guilty.
Azel nodded and smiled, trying to get rid of his worries.
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The next day, Azel lived his student life safely after the events of the second police arrival made him uncomfortable. He tried not to think about all the bad things that would happen to him.
"Yo, Azel. Have you heard the news of the theft yet?" Adel asked during the break.
"I have, just yesterday two policemen came to the orphanage to ask about it."
"Oh no, but it's safe for sure. They didn't try to search the orphanage, if you'd sweated too much they would've fixed your suspicions."
"Oh God, don't let me get suspicious. I've tried several times to ask the police about theft," her worries began to arise again after hearing the word 'suspicious'.
Just as Azel said that, in front of the campus fence two men looked like they were waiting for someone. He feels suspicious that they were the police, just like the two men who came to the orphanage yesterday.
Please hope they are not the police, amen.
Then one of the men blocked Azel and Adel's path.
"Good afternoon, is your name Azel?" The man asked firmly.
Azel nodded, "Yes, sir. What's going on, sir?"
"Please come with us to the police station." The two men tried to restrain Azel from coming with them.
"Hey, I'm innocent!" Azel felt disappointed and ran away from the two policemen.
"Don't run! Come back!" The two policemen chased after Azel quickly.
Gosh, why did it have to happen again?
Azel ran to avoid the two policemen. As he ran, he was deciding whether to go to the orphanage or hide until it became safe. While he was thinking about that, his cell phone rang, apparently a call from Yohanna.
Yohanna, I'm sorry. I have to do this so that the orphanage children don't hear the news that I was arrested by the police for theft.
Azel did not pick up the call and immediately looked for a place to hide.
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After finding a hiding place under the bridge, Azel sat down in relief while looking at the atmosphere of the river water.
My life is really bad, I've been abandoned by my parents, no one wants to adopt me, and now I'm accused of being a thief. What else can I do with my life?
"I thought you'd be here," Azel heard a familiar voice.
"Yohanna?" Azel slightly moved away from Yohanna.
"Don't feel surprised how you know, if you want millions of resting places, you will be alone here."
"I was chased by the police when I returned from campus, how could I not be afraid? Every time there are police, I'm suspected."
"You know, and their purpose is different this time."
What's different, they must want to accuse me.
"The thief has been caught. And that's a relief for you, but there's something you should know."
After saying those words, Yohanna couldn't bear to look at Azel's face. Azel didn't understand what was happening, "Yohanna? Please tells me what's going on??"
"The thief was caught after killing a couple. Worse, they died in front of the orphanage. After a DNA test, the couple were your parents, Zel."
Huh?
"My... parents?"
"Yes, the ones who abandoned you in high school. They came while I was at the market. It was the orphanage kids who told me after they died. I didn't go straight to the orphanage but to you."
"And now on the bridge?"
"Police, they didn't come to arrest you. But to confirm your relationship with your parents."
Azel, who hadn't heard from her parents in five years, immediately cried silently, mute because his grief had been taken away from his parents. Mute because he couldn't express his grief properly, Azel could only let out tears. The first and last tears, were a deep feeling for him. Azel and Yohanna exited the bridge, followed by police cars and raindrops. Azel looked up at the clouds, where drops of water fell on his face. Accompanying the sadness of his loss.
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A few months after the incident, Azel's life changed drastically. Azel managed to get rid of his doubts and was able to graduate from college, replace Yohanna as the head of the Orphanage after he got married, and got a beautiful wife.