Dear Ace's
#06 Search
When Josh says goodbye and wants to go find another table, Ricko asks Josh to stay and join his desk. Hearing this Josh was happy but on the other hand Josh also felt bad for Gita because Josh was afraid that he had disrupted their family dinner. Josh looks at Gita for permission, and after being allowed by Gita, Josh sits next to Ricko. After that Josh called the waiters who were on duty at the next table.
When the waiters approached Josh, he ordered the menu he wanted to eat. Then after that Ricko invited Josh to talk because that was the intention Ricko invited Josh to join his desk. As a conversation opens between the two of them, Ricko asks about his condition and his family including about Jane and Ace. Not long after that waiters approached their table to present Josh's order menu.
Ricko continues his conversation with Josh while eating dinner. The longer Josh began to drift in the conversation and tell Ricko about the situation of his sister since he was left by Liam. Ricko is indeed very good at baiting someone to tell him voluntarily, therefore, his close friends are very careful to Ricko so that they are not swept away in a conversation made by Ricko.
Repeatedly Josh also asked for information about Liam but Ricko could not answer because he did not know the information about his close friend. Gita is busy taking care of and playing with Ibra even though she occasionally overhears the conversations of the two of them and also gives advice to Josh. After dinner Ricko takes his wife and son home first, only after that he comes with Josh to find Liam.
Ricko does not need to ask his wife for permission to help Josh because from the beginning it was Gita who asked Ricko to help Josh find Liam. Gita feels sorry for Jane because Jane is her friend, and so does Liam who is also her close friend since they were in High School.
"You're okaywhat if I leave you to look for Liam for a while?" ask Ricko to make sure.
"Of course I'm okay - because Liam is also a close friend of mine, I'm also very worried about Liam if for example something bad happens to him because Liam is also a close friend of mine."
"Yes dear."
"I can't forbid you either because every night you have trouble sleeping because of your best friend's thoughts."
"Hehe, mmm then I go first."
"Yes dear."
Ricko kissed his son.
"Why stay a while Ibra? don't be naughty with mom."
"Okay papa."
After Ricko takes Ibra down, he leaves with Josh to find Liam. During the journey Ricko continues to talk with Josh so that the atmosphere is not too lonely and also awkward.
"Ace now can anything Josh?" ask Ricko.
"She can already speak, run, read, write a few words and also draw."
"Great."
"If your son can do anything Ric?" ask Josh while driving his car.
"He's the same as Ace but he doesn't seem to be interested in drawing and just enjoys coloring, so I always buy him coloring books."
"If Ace really likes to draw even almost all his toys he always scribble using my bolpoint, scribble, therefore Jane bought him a large drawing book as well as coloring tools so that Ace became more the spirit of drawing and most importantly did not cross out - doodle the toy."
Ricko laughed at Josh's story.
"It looks like Ace has a knack for drawing like Liam."
"I think like that, Liam's drawing talent he passed down to his son."
"Hahaha I expected."
"Not only that, it turns out that he also often acts very absurd like Liam hahaha."
"really?" ricko asked while patting Josh's thigh.
"Yes Ric, she's so adorable even though sometimes I'm infuriated by her nyleneh bin absurd like Liam."
"Eh how about we start looking for Liam from the town square? he used to go there very often with Jane at night."
Josh snapped his finger.
"It's true too."
"I didn't find Liam's whereabouts" Josh said with ngosh-ngoshan.
"Sama, I'm like that too."
Josh then looked down.
"Where exactly are you, Liam? we were all looking for your whereabouts but never found you, didn't you miss your daughter and wife?"
Ricko rubbed Josh's back.
"I'm sure that we'll find Liam soon."
"If he arrives - suddenly moved abroad or out of town how did Ric?"
"No way, I'm pretty sure that Liam's still in town."
Ricko drank the iced tea he had bought.
"If for example we do not find it now, then there is still tomorrow to look for it."
"You're right, Ric. Let's find Liam together" Josh stood up.
"Are you sure you'll come back to look for him?"
"Of course, all this for the sake of my sister as well as for the sake of my nephew and also as my penance to my sister's family."
"All right let's search together."
"Ah looks like I'm thinking of an idea for the next place we'll go."
Josh then pulls Ricko's hand with enthusiasm, after which Josh drives his car to a club that Liam used to go to first. Once there Josh then asked Liam's friend who works there.
"When was the last time Liam came here?" ask Josh.
"I forgot because Liam hasn't been here in a long time, where has he been?"
"I don't know, so I'm here to look for him."
"I'm sorry I haven't seen Liam here in a long time and thought he'd moved to another club."
"There is no way Liam Pindag to another club because Liam is comfortable here let alone he has many friends here" Ricko added."
"Truely, uh didn't you also come here with Liam even though you never drank my concoction."
"Yes," Ricko replied.
The bartender then patted Josh.
"Hey you, you should have asked him because Liam often went alone with him."
"I've asked him but he doesn't know it either."
"Hey what kind of friend you are, how come you don't know?"
"He disappeared like he was swallowed by the earth" Ricko replied.
"Oh so."