Child Genius - Beyond Recollection
CHAPTER 23 ~ Outside Memory ~

Celina looks limp sitting in the visitor's seat, supported by her chin on the table provided for visitors. Ever since Ozora left to attend the Saltano masters and mistress' wedding anniversary party, the girl had felt very lonely.

It felt like calling but every time he saw the name of the contact he had saved, made Celina undo her intentions. Can't hear the man's voice.

Suddenly a book was thrown right in front of her, the girl was shocked, instantly seeing who dared to do that to her. Kevin stood up smilingly looking at her.

"Destroyed means buying" Celina pretended to be upset, returning to her original position.

"In that case I will break your heart, so that I can buy it" he said sitting in front of Celina.

"Not for sale" he replied with a smile.

Kevin sat down beside Celina, looking at the girl he loved so much. Since moving to work from New York, the man has found it difficult to focus on his job.

Every moment thought of a way to approach Celina, thinking of a way to make the girl happy and doing anything for the girl to open her heart to him.

"Get me somewhere" Kevin asked.

Celina asked where she was going, but Kevin said it was a secret. Celina pretended to refuse.

"If you don't want to come, I'm forced to kidnap you" Kevin replied again.

Celina's face turned pale, her expression was like confusion. The girl was trying to cope with her uneasy feelings. Kevin was astonished to see Celina's reaction, clasping the girl's hand to calm her down.

"You why ? are you scared ? I don't really want to kidnap you" Kevin said with a laugh and gently stroked the girl's hair.

Celina dodged the caress.

"Don't talk like that anymore" Celina said still with a panicked expression.

"Alright I promise, but you also promise not to refuse any of my wishes" said Kevin, looking back at the girl from his side up close.

"Where is that justice, I only ask for one but the reward will not reject anything, a-pun ? that's not fair" Celina said as she shook her head.

"If it's all to make you happy, what ?" said Kevin smiling as he raised his eyebrows many times.

Celina laughed at Kevin's behavior, the man was always able to bring a happy atmosphere in his heart. Teasing Celina at home is not enough for Kevin, the man always spends time meeting Celina in the shop, Kevin misses Celina anytime, anywhere.

After Celina's shift ended, they went to the place where they wanted to show Celina. Celina's car driven by Kevin entered the luxury apartment building area.

The apartment area with all kinds of facilities that Celina had never imagined before. Entering a modern design building. Kevin stopped at a door, pressed the password combination button on a safety box and the door opened.

Kevin let Celina in, the girl looked around the room. Luxury apartment interior design with high ceiling design. It gives the impression of a very elegant room.

Kevin invites Celina to see the available rooms in the apartment. From the room with a premium location, Celina can enjoy panoramic views of the city from a height.

Model of apartment rooms served with large windows from the floor to reach the ceiling.

From there residents can enjoy the city lights view perfectly. Luxury that is not limited to the design aspect, also penetrated into exclusive facilities that have been neatly arranged.

"If you don't like the interior, we can change everything to your liking" Kevin said as he leaned against Celina who stood looking out the window.

Celina looked up from that big window, staring at the city from a height, Celina was fixated. His mind was not only limited to the scene before him, but had drifted far away thinking of the reason Kevin showed this all to him, the girl was downcast.

Kevin came hugging Celina's waist from behind, placing his chin on the girl's shoulder. Enjoy the view of the city.

"I-I-I'll give it to you, you just have to give me one for me. Your heart" whispered Kevin.

Beautiful words, words that only all the women who knew that handsome man could imagine. But those words actually made Celina's eyes glaze over.

Kevin turned back the body of the girl who was just speechless. Grabbing Celina's chin, looking gently at the eyes that began to drain the water because it could not be dammed anymore.

Celina was silent, not spouting any words, only sobs were beginning to sound. Only Celina knew how deep her sadness was. Celina loves men very much in front of her, very happy but still unable to grant one request.

Kevin hugged the sobbing girl's body, clutching her tightly. Kevin doesn't want to make Celina cry, Kevin just wants to make her happy.

"Please give yourself a chance to be happy" Kevin whispered.

Celina sobbed in Kevin's arms. Long held the girl who never could stop her crying. Kevin grabbed Celina's chin, forcing the girl to look at him.

"Take your feelings out of him and forget him" Kevin said.

Then pressed his lips against the girl's lips, sipping them deeper and deeper. Celina closed her eyes trying to accept that sincere kiss. Phrases of affection, love and**** the man to have Celina.

I'll try to forget it, I'll try to accept you Kevin.

I'll try to love you.

I will always love you, though,

Mr. Raffa, I love you.

Replying to his kiss, all his might showed his desire to accept the man.

Celina opened her eyes, found Kevin still kissing her, her crying became, her body shook.

In Kevin's warm embrace, in the man's gentle kiss Celina imagines Raffa, still expecting Raffa.

Kevin still kissed Celina on the sidelines of the girl's cry. Most importantly for Kevin, Celina returned the kiss, no matter if it was sincere or forced.

But Kevin realized, Celina's tears were evidence of opposition in his heart. I can't accept Kevin completely. The man let go of his kiss, turned to kiss the girl on the forehead, then re-clutched her.

Meanwhile, Ozora, who Raffa invited to the sauna, enjoyed the relaxation facility. In a luxurious sauna room just for the two of them.

Ozora sat looking at the grown man in front of her. The man who was sitting leaned back while closing his eyes from the moment he came to this moment. Sometimes I ask Ozora something and then shut up.

"Ozora, do you miss your mother ?" raffa asked still closing her eyes.

"Of course" replied Ozora briefly.

"What kind of person is he ?" ask Raffa.

Ozora looked at Raffa's face that was still closing her eyes. Raffa waited for Ozora's answer, but the boy was down. Raffa opened his eyes, looking at the little boy.

"Mama, a very beautiful woman" Ozora said.

Raffa imagines the mothers he met at the store when asking for permission to take Ozora. The man thought maybe when he was young the mother was beautiful and every child would judge her mother beautiful.

"Mama, is an orphan, a very nice person. Mama, who is easily moved if someone does good to her, will never forget the kindness of those who helped her" Ozora explained.

"What about your father ?" asked Raffa who had opened his eyes to look at Ozora.

"Papa was married to another woman when she was pregnant with me" Ozora said.

"You don't want to meet him ?" ask Raffa curiously.

"Of course, when I found out a child has a mother and a father, I wanted to know who my father was.

But when I asked, she just answered that he was married to another woman, and she cried.

Since then I have never asked again" Ozora explained.

"Your father must be very sorry, if you know that he has left a child as good as you" Raffa said with a smile, rubbing Ozora's hair.

The downcast child looked straight at Raffa.

"Do you really regret leaving me ?" ask Ozora.

"Sure" Raffa replied briefly.

"If papa was my papa would you regret it too ?"ask Ozora.

"Of course, if I had a child like you, I would never leave you" Raffa replied again.

"Beyond Recollection" said Ozora again bowed.

"Outside of memory ? what do you mean ?"ask Raffa.

"I was never in his memory, my father never knew I existed" Ozora said.

Raffa hugged the boy for a long time, as if to give peace to him as well as to Ozora. The boy also did not let go of his embrace, Raffa let him, even more rubbing the child's hair.

"Don't be sad, a lot of people love you" Raffa said, encouraging Ozora.

The boy nodded, then let go of his embrace. Sitting beside Raffa, Ozora looked at the man who closed his eyes with a smile again, as if he wanted to keep every detail of the man in his memory.

Ozora looked at the scar seen on Raffa's body. The scars were clearly visible because they were wearing only a sauna towel. Ozora touched the stab scar on that shoulder. Raffa who was closing his eyes was shocked.

"Sorry pa, papa surprised huh ? I was surprised by the wound why not plastic surgery to remove the scar ?" asked Ozora while pointing at the sharp stabbing marks on Raffa's boat.

Raffa smiled looking at the stab scar.

"I don't want to get rid of it, because it's a precious scar" he said smiling at Ozora's great curiosity.

"Precious wounds ? who did it ? a celebrity ?" asked Ozora jokingly and then laughed.

Raffa again pulled the boy in his arms rubbing his head, so anxious that the boy towards the handsome boy.

"It's a scar from being stabbed by the girl I love" he explained, recalling the past.

"Mrs Jessica ? can you do that ?" asked Ozora in shock.

"Not Jessica, who did it the other girl. From that day on, I could never stop loving her" replied Raffa who again let Ozora sit beside him.

"How can you love a girl who hurt you ?" asked Ozora astonished.

"The story is long and you won't understand, ah. I mean it's not yet time you know such a story" Raffa said with a wry smile, his face immediately moody.

Ozora nodded, the boy took a deep breath, Raffa was astonished to see Ozora's reaction.

"Is it too hot ? raffa asked, afraid that Ozora could not stand the temperature, then moved to lower the temperature.

"No, it's okay, the temperature doesn't matter" Ozora said.

"It's okay to also lower the temperature, soon we get out of here, we set it not too different from the temperature outside" said Raffa.

Ozora nodded then looked towards the torn wound in Raffa's abdomen.

"What about this scar ? is it also valuable ? ask Ozora again.

Raffa looked at the scar, then fell. His face returned glum.

"Well, this is also a precious scar, I got it while helping the girl from the delinquents who were bothering her.

It was then that I understood what his name was fighting desperately.

I got into a fight against that delinquent.

For fear of not being able to survive, I told the girl to run away. It's better to die than to see him taken.

But he wouldn't leave me, just stood there, just crying at me.

That's when I was determined not to let him be touched by any man, fighting desperately until he finally managed to defeat them" Raffa explained while taking a heavy breath.

"I fell in love with him" Raffa said, then lowered his head.

"That girl, she probably forgot about it. Maybe he is happy with another man now. While I, can never stop loving her. I never stopped loving Celina" Raffa said.

Unable to be held back, her tears were dripping down. Ozora nodded, then touched the man's shoulder. Raffa's body shook more and more to hold back the cry that the boy did not want to see. But Raffa really could not master his grief.

Ozora patted the back of the crying adult male. Ozora looked sadly at him, but could not reveal anything to comfort him.

"Will you be my son ? with you, my feelings are calm" said Raffa suddenly looking hopefully at Ozora.

"I am your son" Ozora replied with a smile.

"Thank you Ozora" Raffa said, hugging the boy again.

Raffa was grateful for Ozora's words agreeing to his request. Ozora approves of Raffa's desire to consider himself as the boy's son.

Raffa and Ozora returned to the hotel, the man never left to hold the boy's hand. Ozora is feeling very happy, the boy has a father now. Along the way the two men were joking and laughing.

"Tomorrow I have to go home dad, mom, I have an important meeting on the island of Batam" Raffa said during dinner together.

"With master Adam Ismail ?" ask Rowenna.

"Yes mom, I managed to get her to work together. David told me that he wants to see me tomorrow" Raffa said.

Mr. Robby nodded.

"Daddy is proud of you, you managed to attract the attention of Mr. Adam. He is notoriously very difficult to approach, very difficult to convince. Daddy is proud of you" said Mr. Robbie.

"Papa should go home, are you here first or go home with papa ? papa can transit if Ozora comes along" Raffa asked Ozora.

"I'm coming home, isn't the mission over ?" ozora said with a smile.

"Companying Tita during the party" he replied when asked what mission.

Although Tita is sad but finally let Ozora go home with Raffa. Ozora promises to visit Tita at her house. The little girl was happy again, because she really wanted to invite Ozora to play in her house.

Raffa and Ozora walked into the airport, while passing through the metal detector door, returning a sign of finding metal goods ringing. Raffa and Ozora laughed, the man taking off Ozora's heart necklace before the officers ransacked him. Airport officials laughed at the two handsome men.

"You brought the necklace on purpose, didn't you ? to prank the officers" Raffa accused with a laugh.

"It contains photos of Ozora and mama, but it's also good to prank the officers" Ozora replied with a laugh.

Joking at them as they walked towards the boarding room, Raffa wanted to pair back Ozora's necklace.

"Keep pa aja pa, at the exit later papa love Ozora or mama" said Ozora.

Although Raffa is confused by Ozora's intentions, the man eventually follows. They flew, two hours and twenty minutes, and then they landed.

"Until here, Ozora will go out alone, papa will report the transit right ?" Ozora.

"But papa can take you out first, just enter again" proposed Raffa.

"No need, papa so back and forth, after all mama Ozora was waiting" said Ozora smiled.

"Are you sure ? if that's okay, see you again" said Raffa while hugging the smart boy.

Raffa waves his hand at Ozora, the boy replies, looks at Raffa stepping away, then walks towards the baggage claim, after finding the boy's suitcase directly towards the airport exit where his mother had been waiting.

Celina immediately hugged her son full of longing. Ozora kisses both cheeks of Celina. Ozora immediately recounted her experiences during a trip with the family

Raffa walked into the boarding room. Grabbing his phone to contact David who has been waiting in Batam. His hand touching Ozora's necklace that had forgotten to be returned, the man laughed at Ozora's behavior when he entered the airport.

The smart kid knows everything, there's no way he doesn't know airport rules. The brat must have done it on purpose, Raffa's inner self, looking at Ozora's necklace, and laughing to himself.

Just separated from Ozora, Raffa already misses the boy.

He said this necklace contained a photo of himself and his mother, the inner Raffa.

His longing made the man want to see a photo of Ozora. While walking Raffa opened the locket, observed Ozora's photo and then turned to the photo next to her. Raffa's face changed when he looked at the face next to Ozora's photo.

Celina... It's Celina, Celina's Ozora's mother ? no, no, don't go, wait for me, Raffa screamed.

Turning around, he ran straight to the airport exit, all the way Raffa recalled everything the boy had done.

That OS initial handkerchief could be Ozora Saltano ? batin Raffa ran while shedding tears.

He told me, he told me, Raffa's inner self.

He was shocked by Ozora's words.

~~ I am indeed your son papa ~~

...~ Connect ~...