Don'T Hate Me, Baby!
Longs
POV Keenan
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Keenan Ivander, 28 years old. He is 6 years old with Chalissa. Because an event made him leave his house and promised to return after he achieved his dream.
Little by little, he started his business in the automotive field and now he has a motorcycle and car repair shop and sells vehicle accessories and spare parts.
The five-year venture he pioneered bore fruit. He was determined to return to the village to meet his family.
"Keenan" called Bu Hera in the morning as usual to go to the market.
Keenan who just until 03.00 am not good if you have to disturb the sleep of his family. He decided to wait until morning in his car. Until 06:00 he was sitting on a wooden bench on the porch of his house.
He smiled as he looked at Hera's aunt who had changed a lot, he looked older.
"Auntie, how are you" Keenan shook his aunt's hand.
Bu Hera was stunned to meet the man who almost 6 years had never seen it.
"You've changed a lot, son" Aunt Hera's tears broke down her cheeks. Touched to see the existence of a man who seemed to have been successful.
"This is your car?" asked Bu Hera to confirm whether it was true that the once small man who often played in his house has now been successful. Keenan.
"Where are mothers, fathers and sisters? I knocked many times but it seemed like a lonely house" asked Keenan to feel that his house was uninhabited.
Ms. Hera invited Keenan into her house. Inside Keenan met with Mr. Rusdi. Because since Hanny continued to study in Jakarta and Arthur his youngest son also continued to study in Jogjakarta so Bu Hera and Pak Rusdi only lived alone.
Mr. Rusdi was glued when he saw Keenan for the first time. His body seemed to be anesthetized, there was a sense of anger and longing embedded in him. He misses because Keenan is a child who often played with him before there was Arthur, Keenan is very close to Mr. Rusdi. And the anger at the man's decision to leave without news never even came back.
Mr. Rusdi and Ms. Hera were holding each other, a look of confusion emanating on their faces. They are confused to tell all the events that happened. With their departure, they alternately began to tell from his father who went to Jakarta to look for him but fate did not bring his father back home. His father had an accident. Chalissa who also went to Jakarta but to the knowledge of Mr. Rusdi and Ms. Hera, Chalissa was more fortunate to meet her lover who has now become her husband. Until the sad story that came back was the departure of his mother forever.
Regret is regret. Keenan could only be silent with teary eyes. He clenched his hands, feeling guilty in his family. He felt that everything started from his stupidity and selfishness.
Mr. Rusdi and Ms. Hera gave Chalissa's current home address. He gave her the phone numbers of Chalissa and Hanny.
Just two days Keenan stayed at his house. He always cried in his home reminiscing about childhood until his adult growth.
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Once in Jakarta, Keenan went to the address of Chalissa given by Hera's aunt. He was happy and also sad when he saw his sister's house was very big. Seeing the existence of his sister's house makes Keenan puff himself to meet. He felt he had no face to face with his sisters. Finally, he decided to observe them from afar, observing Chalissa and Clarissa.
Until the moment he followed Chalissa and her in-laws while going to the hospital carrying his nephew was immunized. Unbeknownst to Ansel. While at the hospital Keenan invited him to chat.
"Was it queuing?" ask Keenan.
"Yes" Ansel answered while holding Killian. Chalissa is in the toilet.
"How old is he?" keenan's eyes look glassy, it makes Ansel a little bit riled up. He thought about whether the man in front of him was also expecting a child.
"One month" Ansel replied kindly.
Keenan smiled looking at the face of the baby in Ansel's sling. I really want her to hold that little baby. She smiled at him, like someone very close to her. Ansel felt the figure of the man in front of him treating his son with affection. Ansel smiled as his son smiled at Keenan.
"Dear" Chalissa's voice.
Quickly Keenan waved his hand at Killian as he turned his back to Chalissa. Ansel stared at Keenan until he looked far away.
"Who's dear?"
"Nobody" And Ansel hands Killian over to Chalissa.
Chalissa sat next to her mother-in-law and it was seen that the relationship between Chalissa and her mother-in-law was very harmonious. Keenan smiled from afar seeing the togetherness of his mother-in-law as if to invite the tiny baby to play.
As he was waiting for Chalissa to come out of the room where Killian was immunizing, he gasped almost at Chalissa looking at him. He quickly got into the elevator which was open, the elevator went up to the next floor. Then Keenan came out. He thought that Chalissa must have left already, so Keenan decided to enter again into the elevator that was going down. But he was again surprised when the elevator opened as Chalissa stood facing the elevator. The look they meet. Keenan panicked and quickly tried to escape until Chalissa no longer followed him.
"I'm sorry big brother deck" cried Keenan who was hiding behind a pillar.
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Keenan was frustrated with his own feelings. He was confused on how to arrange his meeting with his younger siblings. He felt sure that his sister might not want a meeting with him.
Tut. tut's...
The phone's ringing. An unknown number made his brows furrow.
He hesitated to lift, but it could have been his client.
"Hallo" said Keenan to someone who had not yet heard his voice.
No word makes Keenan surprised. He saw the screen of his phone trying to remember a number that did not have a name on his phone. Then he loudspeaker his cell phone.
"Hallo" he said again
"What...is this Mr Keenan?" ask someone who seems to be a female.
Keenan's blood rippled. He was no stranger to that voice. But he knew exactly that wasn't Chalissa's voice. She thought if it was her little sister Clarissa, because when she left Clarissa was very small.
"Yes" said Keenan.
That voice again, made Keenan finally convinced, "Hanny" guessed it.
"Yes, this is Hanny"
Keenan was relieved to know that it was Hanny, the son of Hera's aunt and father Rusdi. The woman he had considered his younger sister was the same age as Chalissa.
For a long time they asked each other the news behind the phone. Until Hanny ventured to meet. Keenan agrees to Hanny's request.
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This afternoon, 16:00. Keenan already has an appointment with Hanny to meet. Keenan invited him to meet at a cafe not far from Hanny's residence.
"Hanny" shouted Keenan waving as he saw Hannybent inside the cafe.
Hanny was silent for a moment. It was a shock to see Keenan's change in appearance. Keenan had become a grown man and it seemed from his neat and well-groomed appearance that the man he called his older brother was not an unemployed man.
"Han" called Keenan again, the call seemed to be Hanny's strength to move her feet toward Keenan.
Hanny is very close to the Chalissa family, even Keenan is a man who has become her brother as well. The older brother who protected Chalissa and protected her was also in school. Especially when there are men who try to get close to them, Keenan is unyielding to be a shield for them.
Hanny is now standing very close to Keenan. Without realizing it, her tears were flowing. He could not help his feelings of wanting to hug the brother he had not seen for a long time.
Keenan took Hanny to a seat. He called the waiter and told Hanny to order her food.
Hanny was still stunned, it was difficult to distinguish dreams from reality. Now the man that Chalissa deeply missed was in front of her. It felt like he immediately contacted Chalissa and made a video call.
"Why are you still quiet?" Keenan rained his gaze and glared at his smile.
"Ehmmm... Brother how are you?" his face was very flat, confused as to how.
"Well Han, you?"
Hanny was crying, her tears were hard to contain.
They finally told each other. Keenan tells about his departure until his commitment will return after his dream of success is achieved. There was pride in Hanny's gaze.
Long enough, almost 6 years they did not meet. Keenan felt clumsy when he saw Hanny's smile which he thought was much different. Hanny looks beautiful, and she can already polish. Unlike the old Hanny, plain and tomboyish.
I don't think the sky is dark. They talked for a long time. They ended their meeting. And Keenan volunteered to drive Hanny.
"Hanny" Keenan spontaneously holds Hanny's hand as she gets out of Keenan's car.
"Yes my brother"
"Ehmm. Don't tell Chalissa about our meeting" Keenan said.
Hanny rolled her eyeballs.
"I wanted to meet them, but...."
"But why brother?" hanny asked impatiently as Keenan long ago did not continue his sentence.
"I feel guilty Hanny"
"And we've already discussed this, brother. Brother Keenan must trust me. They miss big brother, especially Chalissa"
"Are you sure they don't hate me?" the doubt of Keenan is greater than his belief.
"If they hate their sister. Yes, Brother Keenan must continue to face it" said Hanny.
"I will definitely help my sister" Hanny continued, she patted Keenan on the shoulder as a form of support.
"Alright" Keenan was relieved.
"Just calm down, I'll arrange how you can meet Chalissa and Clarissa"
Keenan shook his head while smiling faintly. Hanny down.
"Be careful, brother" said Hanny waving her hand.
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