Lahat ng Kabanata ng Crudus' Violins: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

6 years later on…“You’re not my son! You’re such a big mistake I’ve ever committed!” screamed Queenie Qamra.One slap landed on Erito Ricky’s face. Erito Ricky fell onto the floor near the stairs to the first floor.Erito wiped off the brink of his lips. His lips began to be bleeding. Yet, Erito never shouted or screamed or yelled out loudly. He also rarely cried. He just kept quiet. Whenever he couldn’t stand the beat, the kick, and all kinds of torture from his biological mother, he could merely faint and lie down on the floor unconsciously.“Every time I look at you, you remind me of your father! What a cruel and rubbish man he is! He must be having some fun with that woman, with your garbage brother, inside their big mansion! He always leaves me alone! He always leaves me alone here in this mansion, with all my pain and suffering here, with all my sob and tears here! He never cares! He never love

Erito Ricky and Eriwan Rocky didn’t go to the same school, didn’t go to the same English course, and didn’t even go to the same karate club. Erito Ricky didn’t want to go to the same places as his elder brother did. This brought really disappointing and miserable impacts for Eriwan Rocky, being rejected by his biological younger brother. Yet, Eriwan Rocky could solely kept smiling, kept being cheerful, and kept trying his all in to get closer and closer to his younger brother. Erito Ricky and Eriwan Rocky merely went to the same swimming club. That was the request from Apollo Frias and Columba Rajadi, though. Being a kid, Erito Ricky felt that he needed to obey what had been said by his parents. He just followed their request without any protests, without any queries. “Hi, Erito… Have you been here long?” asked Eriwan Rocky approaching his younger brother after half hour of his swimming. Erito Ricky turned to his elder brother. It turned out as though he was

“What’s happened, Eriwan? Any injuries from our practice today?” asked the tutor worriedly. He knew Eriwan’s identity. Causing some accidental injuries to his body meant big troubles for his karate club. “No idea, Sir… Suddenly there’s this terrible pain all over my body… Ouch… Ouch… Help me, Sir…” shouted Eriwan helplessly on the floor again. Eriwan kept lying on the floor, rolling his body to the left and to the right. After checking his whole body, Eriwan’s tutor concluded that there were no injuries at all on Eriwan’s whole body. Yet, seeing from his agony facial expression, from the perspiration all over his body, Eriwan’s karate tutor concluded that it was impossible for Eriwan to tell him lies by acting he was in pain. Moreover, Eriwan was a good boy who never told lies or played tricks on everyone before. Eriwan’s karate tutor went to the kitchen to bring a glass or warm plain water for him. Eriwan’s friends at the karate club began to surround him ag

“Yeah… For one week ahead, I’m Erito Ricky… He’s Eriwan Rocky… You can tell him once he’s woken up, Uncle Bonito…”Uncle Bonito shook his head quickly and violently.“Madam Queenie Qamra can tell that you’re not Erito. She can tell quickly that you’re Eriwan… I’m afraid you can be caught by Madam Queenie Qamra with your hands in the cookie jar, Eriwan…”“Wanna bet with me? If you’re worried and afraid that I can be caught with my hands in the cookie jar, why don’t we give it a whirl first?” challenged Eriwan Rocky.Uncle Bonito kept quiet afterwards. He swallowed his saliva into his choked throat.***Several minutes passed by. Eriwan asked Uncle Bonito to stay outside first for a while. He locked the door of his younger brother’s room inside. Slowly but certainly, Eriwan began to take off his younger brother&rs

Madam Queenie Qamra was still standing at her position. Her son had really changed now. She couldn’t step up onto her son’s head anymore. She couldn’t laugh and smile above her son’s pain and suffering again. Realizing her son had grown up and been able to rebel against her at the moment, her whole body was trembling really violently.“Clean it up after you’ve changed my blanket, my pillow case and my bed sheet…” said Eriwan in his relaxing manner again to the maid inside the room – back to normal.Eriwan now turned to Madam Queenie Qamra who was still standing on her spot with her whole body trembling really violently.“What are you doing there? Oh, Mom… It’s been really late in the evening already… Please get into your room right now… Have a good sleep and have nice dreams…” said Eriwan smiling calmly.Slowly Madam Queenie Qamra dragged her feet to her r