Father's Status On My Son's Deed
46. Where's dad working?

Aji got out of his car, following the steps of the girl who first went to look for her nephew. When he heard the scream from the girl calling out to a child, he immediately followed the direction of his gaze. When he saw the face of a running child, Aji had time to look, how not if the child looks so similar to Asha. However, in the boy version.

The girl also did not call Khairi by name. There are not many faces in this world that are similar. Immediately Aji shook his head, too often he hallucinated like that. Maybe this time it's the same as before. Soon the man said goodbye to the girl.

"Sir, since you've met his nephew, I'll excuse you! I still have activities."

"Oh yes, thank you once again, Mom, for bringing me here" said the girl with a slight bow of her head.

"Together, Mother. Excuse me first, assalamualaikum."

"Getishalight."

Before actually leaving, Aji turned to look at the boy and rubbed his hair slowly. There is a feeling that cannot be described in the heart. Eager to hug him, he felt longed for the figure of the child who had not met him for five years, whose whereabouts were unknown. However, the man was afraid if it was said to be presumptuous because he hugged the child at will.

Finally Aji undoes the intention and immediately leaves from there. If there is too long there maybe he will make a mistake on the child because he already thinks the child is Khairi. Aji got into his car and left the school yard. Throughout the journey his mind was not calm, always imagined the face of the child.

Although the child became the child Asha also felt very suitable, considering their faces are very similar. Aji also remembered that khairi should be the same age as the child and also had school in kindergarten. Somehow the situation of the boy now, hopefully good together with his mother. Every night he prayed that someone would protect them even if not him.

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"Who was that man, brother?" ask Khairi on the way home.

"Sister does not know his name, was Brother accidentally met across the street and almost Brother was hit by the same om because of the rush. Good thing Brother is okay and the person in charge wants to bring Brother here," replied Tiara.

The person who had taken Tiara was indeed Aji. Tiara who had never met Aji before did not know, if that person was Asha's ex-husband, as well as Khairi's father. He who often heard the complaints of the child about the figure of the father did not have the heart. It was very desirable for the girl to curse at the man who was so heartless to leave Asha and her child.

Although Asha has said many times that her ex-husband is innocent, she still hates him. Even if you already know the truth, it is impossible for Tiara to dare to be that angry. Adult affairs are very complicated, so he thought.

"No, everyone has their own character. It wasn't polite, but it was. He's also good with Brother to take Brother here" said Tiara.

Tiara also took Khairi to walk to the stop where they usually wait for public transportation to come. It has become a habit for them to ride public transportation. In the area there is also easier to ride the vehicle. Although they are very capable of taking a taxi, but both prefer to take public transport.

Along the way, Khairi continued to tell me about what he did at school. He also vented his guilt about what his friends have been doing lately. Khairi used to love going to school, but ever since his friends started mocking him, he started being reluctant to leave.

"Oh yes, said your grandmother yesterday did not want to go to school, why? Is there something evil with you?" tiara asked in between their steps.

"I've often told the same brother that in school many evil Khairi. They always said that I didn't have a father and that my mother was a widow. My mom still has a husband, not a widow. I've been looking on cell phones if widows are women who don't have husbands, if mama's gonna have one. I don't like them. They also like my fad," said Khairi with a frown.

Every time Tiara picks up Khairi, the boy tells her what he has done at school. As much as anything Khairi told him in the end the boy forbade him from talking to anyone. It was done because it did not want the problem to get bigger, who knows if it would end like this.

"Khairi is a good boy so you cannot repay them, let God repay them. Khairi was quite silent and surrendered to God, praying a lot for the good of all."

"But the more silent they will be the more mocking. If they make fun of Mama I don't like it, if they just make fun of me, I'm fine, but not mama. I'm sad to remember mama being bullied by them."

Tiara could not say anything more. At the age of children like this, Khairi cares so much for his mother. Raised by a great woman, to make the way the child thinks he is an adult and reluctant to bother his mother. Though he knew very well that Asha never objected to all Khairi's behavior, even the woman was very patient in dealing with the behavior of the son.

"Here, don't talk about it anymore. Now it's a fun story."

Khairi finally nodded and resumed his story that had been interrupted earlier. The two of them sat in the bus stop, there were some people there too. Maybe waiting for a bus or an angkot like himself.

"Sister, where does papa actually work? Brother must know, right? Every time I ask my mom, I don't want to answer, grandma does. Now I ask Brother, Brother must know.Where is papa's workplace, brother? Let me come there, I want to take papa home and not leave us. Let it be at home just guard the house," asked Khairi to make Tiara sculpt.

The girl herself did not know what kind of face her father Khairi had. Although the grandmother used to work as a domestic assistant in the Asha family home, but she also did not know where the real address was.