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He's your father

"David Sebastian" replied Grandma Carroline quietly. Actually, he was afraid to tell Harry his son, but the relationship between the two could not be hidden anymore.

"What's? David Sebastian?" Harry was surprised to hear the name called. A familiar name in his ears. A name he hated so much. Sebastian's entire family is his enemy.

"Yes" answered Grandma Carroline. Looked at Mr. Harry's cold face. Unfriendliness. Carroline's grandmother knew Mr. Harry would be surprised to hear that.

"No, I don't agree Mama married him!" firmly Mr. Harry. There was no chance of him marrying his family to Sebastian's. Very hard for him.

"Harry, please, I love David so much" Carroline said. Eyes glazed. His hand held the hand of Mr. Harry who was heating up.

"Love? Mum they're our enemy, I forgot?" ask Mr. Harry. Reminds her mother of her resentment towards Sebastian's family. Though their hatred is different. Mr. Harry hates Mr. Ferdi and Ms. Marisa, while Grandma Carroline hates Grandpa David.

"Yes, I remember, but Harry ...," answered Grandma Carroline. His face became sad. A deep hope. The love that was buried decades really hurt him and he wanted to end it so that there was no curiosity when he left forever.

"Mom, I'm not going to forbid you from getting married, just not with Sebastian's family" Harry said.

Grandma Carroline's tears can't be contained anymore. Dropped, wetting his face that had some wrinkles. Between love and revenge. Grandma Carroline can't stand on either of them. Love is bigger than revenge.

"I just love David, even my whole life, I can't leave before I can be with him" Carroline said. His heart began to speak. He can't lie to his feelings.

"Love? Mom doesn't mom hate her so much? Why is she so weak now?" ask Mr. Harry. This old lady in front of him was usually very strong. Most anti talk about love. For him, love has long disappeared. Love is just a saying never proven.

"Harry there's one thing you should know ...," said Grandma Carroline. Maybe it's time he told me everything. Harry must know the truth. Even though it's gonna hurt.

"What's? You're telling me that you're going to marry her, even if I don't approve of it?" ask Harry to guess what his mother will tell him.

"No, it's about your father" Grandma Carroline replied. His face became cold. When they talked about Harry's father.

"My dad? Didn't you say he was a cowardly man who abandoned you? What's it talking about again?" said Harry. He had already harbored his disappointment at the figure of a father. It never crossed his mind to remember dad or miss him. When he saw his mother was enough he knew what his father would look like to make his mother struggle alone.

"I know you hate her so much, and I do, but I want us to fix everything, to be a whole family" Grandma Carroline replied. It is his hope to bring together the broken glass. Although it is difficult but he wants to fix it in time which may be soon.

"Full family? Where was he all this time? When my mother cried, when I was abused by an illegitimate child," said Mr. Harry. The past is so painful. Scratch the wounds he always remembered in the future.

"I know, he's a coward, he left us, but he's still your father, David Sebastian," Carroline said. Finally revealed the identity of Mr. Harry's real father. The man who had inflicted many wounds on him and his son, Mr. Harry.

"What's? You're not double?" Harry nodded in anger. How not, all his life he was just lonely and alone without a father figure. Her mother was always a mockery because of a widow her husband left behind. Struggling to live with Mr. Harry to leave his extended family. The English noble family. Carroline's grandmother was ashamed to return to her family, in addition if she returned Grandma Carroline had to marry the man her father chose. Despite his injuries he only loved one person in his life, who else besides Grandpa David. Since she was a widow, she started her new life. From the scavenger who holds the baby to become a big businessman. Wound after wound was stepped on to raise Mr. Harry alone. The rant, insults, and mockery of people have become his life friends, became his encouragement all this time to survive with his son. Carroline's grandmother was not an ordinary woman who gave up and wept over her fall. No matter the wound in his heart but the presence of Mr. Harry actually makes him able to turn tears into a success.

"No, David is your real father Harry" replied Grandma Carroline. Whatever the risk, he prepared himself. Even though Mr. Harry was angry. At the end of his age he had to tell everything.

"Ha ha ha .., this world is cramped Ma'am, why should he be my father?." Mr. Harry laughed. But his laughter was full of wounds. Not a happy laugh but painful.

Grandma Carroline was silent. He knew that revealing his father's identity would make Mr. Harry even more hurt.

"My father's David, meaning me and Ferdi's brother's sister, my brother's enemy, is that it?" said Mr. Harry. His life felt like a soap opera. Where her enemy had been her sister. Which is his family. Sebastian's family he hated turned out in his blood also flowed their blood.

Grandma Carroline was silent. Don't wanna argue. At this time Mr. Harry is still venting his emotions, his disappointment. Just shut up and listen to what he can do.

"I've wanted to avenge the death of my loved ones, and avenge that rotten woman, but it turns out they're my family, funny," Harry said.

"David, who people know as a successful businessman who is kind, turned out to be a cowardly man, who left his wife and child," added Mr. Harry.

"Harry when your father left me, mother and she didn't know you were in my mother's stomach" Carroline said.

"Stay, he left you Mom, he's a coward. She should be fighting for you, where's her guts as a husband?" said Mr. Harry.

"At any time I wouldn't approve of her marrying him, or anyone from the Sebastian Family!" firmly Mr. Harry. Then stand. Walk away from Grandma Carroline.

"David, it doesn't seem easy to heal Harry's heart, how is this?" said Grandma Carroline who was still sitting on the sofa.

"Maybe Harry needs some time to accept you" she said.

Grandma Carroline was silent. Maybe Mr. Harry needs some time. This is all too sudden. For decades. All just revealed. It's not easy to take it for granted. Moreover, Grandpa David's confidence incised a deep wound on him.

***

That morning Nada was already preparing to wear an old grey work suit. With a white hijab on his head. So graceful and beautiful. It's not wrong that she's a former model. Sophia went into her room. Approaching the Tone standing in front of the mirror.

"Alhamdulillah, my sister's beauty" Sophia said.

"Thank you Sophia" said Nada.

"Sister if rich gini can mencantri men out there," teased Sophia while standing next to Nada.

"Ah Sophia, I am a widow not a girl" Nada said.

"Widows are also beautiful, educated and kind widows, Sophia is sure that you will get the best mate" Sophia said.

"Amin," said Nada. Hopefully, Sophia said, she can treat her heartache and look to a new future.

"I'm the same Mas Alex wants to leave, this afternoon go home to the family Sebastian, brother want to be together not leave?" ask Sophia.

"His power, I want to be alone, it seems exciting to start working again" said Nada.

"Okay, I'm leaving first, assalamu'alaikum," said Sophia.

"Wa'alaikumsallam" Nada said.

Sophia came out of the room. While Nada still tidying up her hijab. Then he took his bag of canklongs. Walk outside the room. Down ladder. He said goodbye to Uncle Aaron and Aunt Fatimah. Not forgetting Nesa's eldest daughter.

"Nesa, Mother worked first yes," said Nada.

"Yes Mother, but later in the afternoon buy Nesa strawberry candy yes," said Nesa look happy. Her divorce with Hanan did not scar Nesa's heart. That was because Hanan was rarely at home, so Nesa had gotten used to it without her father.

"Yes, Mother will buyin" replied Nada. He stands. Say hello. Then walk outside the house. Drive the car outside the Wijaksana Family home.

Tone's car drove down the street. He drives casually. Sometimes looking to the side. His first day working. He didn't want to be late, but his car broke down. Tone forgot since he off his car is rarely taken to the workshop and forgot to ask people at home to heat his car.

"The car broke down, but wanted to leave" complained Nada. He's out of his car. Walk forward to the front of the car. Open the front of the car. Look and check on him but because he doesn't know Nada let him. Stand in front of the car.

"Oh put on strike, I should have prepared from yesterday, even continued to rage," Inner Nada. He walked to the front of the road. Stand on the edge looking for a taxi. Suddenly a BMW stopped in front of him.

"Whose car?" inner Tone. He looked at the black BMW. Curious.

A person wearing a black suit got out of his car. Walked toward him. But instantly upon seeing that person's face, Nada hurriedly turned around and walked away leaving him.