CHASING THE LOVE OF THE TEACHER
Dating with First Love

Cilla was still glued in place. May reality not be in his mind.

“You're okay, Cilla ?” papi Rudi touched the shoulder of his daughter who looked surprised and suddenly pale.

“Neither, Pi,” Cilla replied with a forced smile.

“This papi friend, Om Raymond and his son Steven Pratama,” papi Rudi introduced the two men in front of Cilla.

“Primate Hospital ?” cilla's mouth reflexes responded.

“You know where ?” is from both of papi's eyebrows raised.

“Just guess, from the name,” said Cilla while smiling clumsyly.

The three shook hands and introduced themselves to each other. Cilla's hands suddenly cold, not because groggy faced with a handsome young man who had been smiling at her since. Cilla hoped her bad thoughts would not come true.

Papi Rudi invited his guests to sit down. Cilla realized that Bagas drove her to a table with four chairs complete with four neatly arranged tableware. How sad Cilla who was too happy to be able to eat dinner together with Papi Rudi did not notice that the table he was sitting on was not for two people but four people.

“It turns out your son is indeed cute and adorable. Looking smart as well as his papi,” om Raymond opened the conversation when they were already sitting together.

His position ? Cilla is opposite Steven who turns out to be a doctor who is almost done taking specialists.

“Sayang already have,” said om Raymond back. “If it does not seem suitable to be my son's future wife.”

The two fathers laughed together while Steven looked ordinary and Cilla was more nervous to hear the words of Raymond.

“Looks like Cilla is indeed very matchmaking with Arman's children, because they have run everywhere turned out they met back at school,” said papi Rudi.

“Not a child Arman the same age as Steven ?”  forehead om Raymond wrinkled.

“Iya and is currently a teacher at the Cilla school. Not accidental too, and it turns out they actually met there and both fell in love.”

Cilla breathed a sigh of relief when Papi Rudi actually confirmed his relationship with Arjuna in front of Raymond. 

Especially when you know that Rudi's papi meeting with Raymond was not intentional, at the hospital that will be where Papi Rudi conducts health tests tomorrow morning.

Om Raymond and Steven, his son came to the same hospital to discuss the issue of cooperation with one of the famous hospitals in Singapore.

Cilla did not know that Raymond was a friend of Papi Rudi who had been a consulting friend and helped to strive for all kinds of treatment for healing papi Rudi.

Steven himself is not a man who talks a lot. He only asked about Cilla's age, where and what school majors, as well as a series of questions that look stiff in Cilla's eyes. At least Cilla's heart was calm because it wasn't the kind of guy Steven was betrothed to.

After dinner, Raymond and Steven immediately parted ways and left Cilla and Papi Rudi who chose to continue their conversation at the restaurant.

“You're not sleepy, are you ?” ask Papi Rudi after their two guests come home.

“Not yet,” said Cilla while shaking her head. “Cilla was tense earlier. Cilla thinks papi will match Cilla with son om Raymomd.”

“Kok can you think so ?” ask Papi Rudi while laughing. “Did you forget that now your status is his future wife Arjuna ?”

“Cilla didn't forget, it's just that Cilla was scared. Brother Theo said..” Cilla hesitated to talk to papi Rudi.

His mouth wanted to ask if it was true what Theo said about Arjuna's busyness when he returned to work as CEO. Actually his own life experience that makes Cilla become easily influenced by Theo's speech.

During this time Papi Rudi was quite busy with his duties as a businessman so Cilla rarely met his papi. Cilla did not want to build a household with the same conditions.

If only she could choose, Cilla would prefer her life with Arjuna now, as a teacher instead of a CEO. But aware of the reality of their family, Cilla is unlikely to ask Arjuna to relinquish his responsibility to be the successor of his own family business.

“Theo says what's the same Cilla ?” ask Papi Rudi while touching Cilla's fingers.

Cilla sighed and smiled widely while looking at Papi Rudi.

“Besok-tomorrow. Tonight Cilla just wants to have a casual chat with papi, like a date,” Cilla said while chuckling.

“Same date om-om ?’ ledek papi Rudi with a laugh.

“Nothing last night so sugar baby, let alone his om-om cool like papi.”

Papi Rudi laughed. Cilla was fascinated to see it. I don't know how long, he didn't see Papi Rudi laughing so happily. I want to cry because of the taste of haru that burst in the chest, but the atmosphere tonight is so dear to say filled with things melow and drain tears.

“What is Cilla weird and kayaking like this, Pi ? Feels really old,”

Papi Rudi's eyes narrowed with both hands folded in front of his chest. His gaze seemed to be assessing Cilla's appearance tonight.

“You are beautiful and increasingly similar to mommy. Papi was immediately shocked when he entered the restaurant. It feels like seeing mami back, just unfortunately your body is shorter,” said papi Rudi while laughing at the end of his sentence.

Cilla immediately pouted and her lips pursed. Apparently not without reason Lili likes to call him a midget, because it is high Cilla including a pedek among his friends.

“Salah papi sama mami because it is fitting for Cilla is not counted first until the height is not eligible to be a photo model,” grumbled Cilla still with a sullen face.

“Can suddenly not be weighed first the material. It's been a while waiting to be able to have you, so let's be petite no problem. In fact it has grown into a cute and adorable girl and remains beautiful.”

“Iiih it turns out Papi jago dreadlocks as well even though some nyontek his speech om Raymond,” cebik Cilla. “Simply small-small mami want to be married to papi. Apparently got a Papi.” fight

“You are worse than mami,” reply papi Rudi mocked Cilla. “Do not have a KTP already want to be married to Arjuna. The age of mami when married is almost twenty years old, while you are also seventeen years old if you marry Juna next year.”

“Ralat Pi, Cilla is not married, just engaged. Could be later married older than the age of mami.”

“If it is not the soul mate Cilla, new fiancee or already a husband, it is not impossible Mas Juna moved to another heart,” Cilla with a sad face even though a smile still adorns his lips.

Papi Rudi seemed sorry to have made his daughter so sad, even though he did not mean to be serious with his words. The matter of Cilla and Arjuna's marriage, all left to their decision.

“You dance with Papi now ?” tanya Papi Rudi shifted the subject and touched back Cilla's fingers.

“Cilla has never danced, so don't know how to dance.”

“Follow the song, it can certainly be by itself. Kan does not want to dance salsa or tango,” said papi Rudi while laughing.

Papi Rudi got up and reached out his hand to invite Cilla to the dance floor that is in the restaurant, precisely in front of the stage that is displaying live music.

Cilla waited on the dance floor as Papi Rudi approached the stage, talking to the musicians who had just finished one song. Apparently Papi Rudi wanted to ask for a special song to accompany his dance with Cilla.

“This song once accompanied mami to papi dance together when we were just married. Unfortunately papi and mami only dare to dance in the room,” said papi Rudi while laughing.

“And tonight, Papi wants to dance again with the same song with his beloved daughter papi and mami here, in front of many people. Let them see that the om-om who became Cilla's date tonight, very much love Cilla, “ continued papi Rudi still with his laughter.

Papi Rudi grabbed Cilla's hand and placed it according to the position of the dancing people. It felt like crying to hear the words of Papi Rudi, but Cilla was determined that tonight there should be no destructive tears when special with papi Rudi.

Slowly the music players began to play the beautiful tones of Wonderful Tonight songs from Eric Clapton.

It's late in the evening

She’s wondering what clothes to wear

(against late at night, he asked what clothes to wear)

She puts on her make up

brushes her long black *) hair

(she wears makeup and combs her long black hair)

And then she asks me

“Do I look all right?”

(and he asked me do I look okay?)

And I say “ Yes, you look wonderful tonnage”

(and I said yes you look beautiful tonight)

We go to a party

And everyone turns to see

(we went to the party and everyone turned to look

This beautiful lady,

that’s walking around with me

(this beautiful woman who walks with me)

And then she asks me  

“Do you feel all right?”

(and he asks do you feel okay?)

And I say “ Yes, I feel wonderful tonne.”

(and I said yes I feel amazing tonight)

I feel wonderful because I see

the love light in your eyes

(i feel great because I see the radiance of love in your eyes)

And the wonder of it all is that you just don’t realize how much I love you

(and surprisingly you don't realize how much I love you)

It's time to go home now

and I’ve got an aching head

(it's time to go home and I feel so dizzy)

So I give her the car keys

she helps me to bed

(Therefore I handed him the car keys and he helped me into bed)

And then I tell her as I turn out the light

(and I told him when I turned the lights off)

I say “My Darling, you were wonderful tonne.”

(i told you, my dear you look amazing tonight)

*) original song blonde hair, at the request of papi Rudi changed to black hair (black hair) in accordance with the color of hair Cilla.

Papi Rudi kissed Cilla on the forehead and hugged her daughter very tightly. Cilla returned a hug and leaned her head against the chest of Papi Rudi.

The fragrance of the body of Papi Rudi who was loved by Cilla since childhood and always missed made Cilla like getting new strength to throw away the sadness of his heart because of a sense of loneliness and deep longing.

Cilla was unable to stem her tears anymore. The warmth of his first love's embrace flowed to give him the calmness of his heart that was currently feeling depressed.

Papi Rudi was unable to contain his sadness. He prayed that God would still allow him to live longer, want to feel to pay back all the time wasted because Papi Rudi chose to make Cilla hurt and hope Cilla hated him so that his daughter would not feel lost when Papi Rudi could no longer fight his illness.

But Papi Rudi realized that the decision he took was precisely a mistake.

Cilla was hurt but did not hate her once. With all her injuries, Cilla was still standing in the same spot, waiting for the return of Papi Rudi to embrace her as a father..