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“Why stare at me? You want to meet just to look at me so?” Iskandar finally chose to speak first after ten minutes passed the girl in front of him did not say a word. From the first meeting, the girl did not stop staring at Iskandar.

“I'm not looking at you because I like it but I'm looking for our similar faces. If we are indeed one father means we have the same face shape.” After hearing Dita's explanation, Iskandar finally let the girl stare at him while he chose to eat his food.

“You don't want to see my face?”

Glegs…

This girl was completely beyond Iskandar's expectations. “Let's just relax, I'm still sure that we are indeed from the same father.” Say Dita relax.

Iskandar was affected and he did the same with Dita. The two of them stared at each other's faces.

“It turns out you are indeed more similar to him.” Said Iskandar later. Dita smiled happily, it turned out that all this time she had not misjudged.

“Maybe because Papa's love is greater for my Mom that her face looks more like mine than yours. What now I should call you Brother like Anugrah.”

Iskandar put his shoulder together, “According to my Mama's story, your mama came to me on my wedding day and told Papa that your mama is pregnant. Means our age is only different a year or less.”

“But still I'm a few months younger than you.” Iskandar raised his shoulders.

“Granny how are you?” Iskandar looked closely at the girl who was stirring her glass.

“Only he recognized me as the son of Papa Faisal. He said that I was a photocopy of Papa Faisal when young only in different genders. A mother will never see her child wrong. From there, I became more convinced that my father must be Papa Faisal.”

“You didn't say anything?”

“Ck, she blatantly denied it in front of Grandma by saying that I was the result of a one-night relationship with a man she didn't know. Cih, who believes it? My mama's a classy lady, she's not going to have a one-night affair. There must be some security. How could a woman of my Mama's class want to raise a child from a one-night relationship. Just think about it! According to my mind it is not but maybe your mind says something else.”

“The only way is DNA test.” Iskandar looked back at the girl.

“Just calm down, I'm not asking you to pay. I'll raise money for it and once it's collected, I'll see you again.” Say Dita lightly.

“After knowing if you are Papa Faisal's son, then what next?”

“I want to be closer to you and grandparents. All this time I've never felt the affection of grandparents. Every Christmas I celebrate with Papa Toni's extended family and the supposed fun Christmas moments don't apply to me. The Grandpa and Grandma only saw Tiara as a granddaughter there was no me in it.”

“It turns out our fate is the same.” Iskandar.

“What about your grandparents? Uh, I mean Grandpa and Grandma Anugrah? Did they treat you well?”

“When Anugrah was not born, they were still kind to me. But after Anugrah was born yes so.”

“Keep until you guys are big still so?” tanya Dita was curious.

Iskandar auctioned off slowly, “Grandmother is dead and-“

“Thank God that you are dead. I'm so glad to hear it.” Iskandar frowned at the girl who was likely his sister giving thanks after hearing the grandmother of Anugrah died.

“Why you? You should be happy because there is nothing bad about you anymore. One more means.”

“No, Grandpa is good with me. He also often gives money secretly.”

“Wah, then may Grandpa live long! Usually the bad guys die first but this is the opposite. Hum, I salute you. Your life is still good because there is still Mama and Her Papa Anugrah also looks good. While me? From small left the same maid. Mama and Papa Toni are busy working in another city. Only me and Tiara live here with the elderly sense helper.” Iskandar only listened to all the words of the girl in silence.

“Then what made Aunt Julie angry until she called me to tell Aunt Shinta you were there?”

“Ck, Aunt Julie was chatty. She should be an old virgin. As long as I was there, he kept cornering me. I reply dong, I say old virgin and various other beautiful words. Who he was to dare insult me. Saying I'm an illegitimate child and all, I'm angry. It is not my fault to ask to be born. When they do what ever asked the same weapon “Do you want to be born, son?” didn't you? Consciously they did that and then it was my turn to be born, they blamed me. Saying I'm an illegitimate child, is that old maid stupid? He should have blamed his sister not me.”

“His sister is that old virgin, our Papa!” iskandar's reply made Dita laugh.

“About still alive is not the owner of the seed that has produced us?” ask Dita later.

“If you were alive would you hate it?”

“Somehow, I'll see what his reaction will be like when I see him. Why, have you been hiding it all this time?”

“You healthy? I just got out of my mom's arms during the tsunami. How do I hide him.” Annoyed Iskandar who was responded with a smile by Dita.

Together with Dita, Iskandar like transformed into another person. He could talk easily and instantly felt familiar when only this time they met.

“You haven't answered my question. Are grandma and grandpa healthy? I'm sure they must have been sad after the forced invitation by my Mama.”

“Grandmother was admitted to the hospital a few days later. More precisely at the wedding Tiara. The night before Tiara's wedding, Aunt Julie called me and the next morning I went straight to Aceh. Whereas at that time I was planning to party Tiara.”

“Tante Julie really doesn't consider me her niece. He didn't even tell me. Then how is grandma's condition now?”

“It's been good even better after seeing me go home there.”

“What grandma didn't ask me?” Iskandar.

“This must be because of the old virgin's incitement.”

“Stop fouling Aunt Julie. He is still Papa's older brother. It's only natural that she doubted you because your mother said that her son with Papa had died in infancy. If I was in the position of Aunt Julie, I would not believe it just like that especially if the capital looks doang. A similar face does not mean anything now. A level of artists alone many are similar let alone we commoners.” Dita chuckles.

Iskandar was completely off track with Dita. Just this time he spoke and his opponent laughed. “You're funny. I'm getting to see Papa.”

“You don't want to meet him, Brother?” the question of leading the ledge was raised by Dita.

“You've never tested DNA, right? Well, grandma and grandpa would lose big if they know wrong to give inheritance.”

“Do you also want that legacy?”

“Dih, how insular your accusation is to me. I'm not that greedy.” Dita put out a yellow card in her wallet.

“See! This is Papa Toni's gift. Me and Tiara both have it. Even though I'm not his biological son, Papa Tiara thinks I'm just like his biological son. It's more or less the same as Om Rendra to you. The difference, Papa Toni was only indulgent with material but less affection. She was always busy like my mom. He is also from a rich family. Fortunately, Mama was a reliable doctor so the family of Papa Toni wanted to accept Mama. Try her position Mama kampung woman, maybe my fate now is not like this. Moreover, Mama cut off ties with her family after breaking up from Papa Faisal. Mama hated her family for not giving her blessing. Even if his parents allowed him to convert, maybe now I will be happy. But unfortunately, Tiara has to feel the same way as Mama used to. He wanted to, He just revolted when they forbade Tiara from moving. Uh, the kid's even according. Love in the mouth of the doang. In fact there is a greater they love than their partner.”

“You vent?”

“Hah??? Yeah-yeah, just think of it that way. Where do you live? Your mama said you slept in the lecturer mess. Means close from here.” Iskandar nodded.

“Can I come? I was curious because during my college never saw the lecturer mess.”

“You are studying here too?”

Taken shackle, “I went to college in Jogja.”

“Now work where?”

“Not yet, I just wanted to find a job. Finished S2, I had become a lecturer at my campus and now I am back to unemployment.”

“Why not continue teaching?”

“Not needed anymore. Yesterday was just a substitute. When the lecturer returned, I was kicked out.”

“You taught on my campus?”

“Yet your campus accepts christian lecturers?”

“You didn't teach a religious lesson. What's your major?”

“Architect.” Iskandar's forehead is wrinkled. “I thought you'd be a doctor too.”

“Not a good reason if a child should follow in the footsteps of their parents. I have my own talent and ability. This sentence is more suitable for you, why not join Papa as a doctor?”

“I graduated from pesantren then went abroad with the same majors until I graduated S2.”

“Pure state factor.” Dita replied back while shaking his head as if Iskandar was having bad luck.

“It's afternoon, I go home first yes!”

“I'm coming!” Iskandar stood looking at the girl for a moment.

“View only!”

Dita smiled happily and immediately embraced Iskandar's arm. “We are blood, halal touching.” Bisik Dita makes every eye that looks like seeing a pair of lovers who are kasmaran.

“Not sure,” reply Iskandar.

They came out of the cafe and walked to the lecturer's mess. Dita no longer embraces Iskandar's arms. He knew Iskandar's position as a lecturer could be tainted with his behavior.

“So this? Wow, good too huh?” Dita was amazed by the lecturer mess in front of her.

“I can't take you in.” They sit on the front porch.

“You did it yourself?”

“There are other friends of mine. Maybe they're out.”

“Is, I don't know if you'll miss me or not after this but this is our last meeting. I'm going to Jakarta in a long time.”

Iskandar looked at the girl for a moment. I don't know why he objected to hearing it. “What's up?” Dita laughs, “Don't say you're sad to let your sister go. I'll work there. One of the companies wanted to interview me the day after tomorrow. Chances of me getting away are close to 100%.”

“Do not be too confident later you are disappointed if it is not as expected.”

“Confidence is necessary so as not to be easily oppressed, SISTER!”

“Send me how you are!” Dita chuckles, “If we weren't blood brothers, would you like me, Is?”

"Do you want to follow my faith?"

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