
Since our meeting with Karina and Rinaya at the park, our relationship has melted again as before.
Sometimes Karina teases me about that "Yang" call I accidentally said. And I often ignore that temptation.
I also did not dare to talk for long with Karina. So more often, if Karina comes home on weekends, then I'll leave her alone with Mark.
This action of mine could probably be said to be escape. Whatever. Clearly, I have not wanted to open my heart to another woman at this time. It felt like thinking about another woman, I had betrayed my Laila.
Oh yes, after coming home from the park at that time, I also did not find Nila at home. According to Amir, Nila decided to go straight home once we had a feud.
"Give Nila time to calm herself down, sister. I've presented evidence about the identity of the mob to her. So you calm down, brother! It's only a matter of time before Nila can acknowledge you as her Papa" Amir comforted me.
"Hhh. It's not about the confession I want to get from Nila, Mir. I just want him to accept my presence. As whoever it is. But not in terms of romance, of course," I was in a hurry when I said the last sentence.
Amir gave me a pity smile.
"Well, about that, Mark already told me about how Nila felt about you, brother. This is quite complicated as well, yes," added Amir back.
"That's it, Mir.."
The conversation related to Nila finally only stopped there. But the next few nights, I really got a surprise from my daughter.
One night, Nila suddenly called me.
"Hello.. ?" I say hello first to the call that went into my phone.
I was sitting in the TV room with Mark and Amir.
When I saw Nila who called, I immediately stood to stay away for a while so that I could hear her voice more clearly.
"Yes, Nila? What's up?" Ask me directly in a friendly tone.
"Mh.. Next week, someone wants to see you. So, spare time yes!" Pinta Nila suddenly.
"uh? Who wants to meet me?" Ask me confused.
"Obviously it's not me!" Answer the ketus.
"...okay. I know." answered me in a relaxed tone. Though really, I felt a little sad with every bit of anguish I caught in Nila's tone of voice as she conversed with me.
"Now, next week at ten in the morning, I'll pick you up to meet that guy. Don't ngaret! And don't think of this as a date show!" The demon again warned.
"Ohuk!" I choked on the wind when I heard Nila's warning.
"Do you know?!" Tegur Nila when I did not immediately receive my answer.
"Yes. Understand, Nile.."
Back silence. But I feel comfortable with this silence. Seiyanya in the silence of this phone connection I know that we are still connected. In fact, often Nila immediately disconnected the phone after she conveyed what she wanted to say to me.
"Yes already. Hye!" Pamit Nila is quite polite in my ears.
Clik. And the phone eventually disconnected.
I looked at my phone screen for a long time, even though the phone connection between me and Nila had been cut off for a long time. In my heart I was already busy guessing about who Nila said wanted to see me.
I remember someone I had known in the past and might have found me.
"But.. hasn't Nila trusted my identity as Erlan yet? Or.. Is it possible that he's starting to trust her?" I was mumbling alone.
"Why, Pa? How about standing in the street?" Mark asked to rebuke me.
I frowned. It was a little awkward to receive the call 'Papa' from Mark. Well, although it's true that he's my son.
Mark looked grim and scratched his head.
"Hehe.floss Bang. Sometimes the expression of Brother looks too serious thinking. I'm like the Fathers who thought to pay his son's school SPP!" Tukas Mark with origin.
"Damf. You are just there!" I shook my head before finally going back to the TV room.
On Wednesday, Amir said goodbye to us. He had to re-train the young soldiers across the island.
Me and Mark drove her to the airport. We hugged for a long time.
"If there's anything, just let me know, brother! Brother is fine!" Amir's message to me.
I returned Amir's smile with my best smile.
"You too, Mir. Be careful when teaching later. Take good care of your health. Though according to me the teaching profession is quite stressful too, Mir. Why do you still want to go back to training camp?" I said commenting.
"Stress how the hell, brother? Teaching is a fun activity. Isn't his sense of satisfaction if we can play a role in printing the best new generation for our own country?" Answer the Philosophical Amir.
I gave him a meaningful look. He knew that the reason he spent his old age in the training camp was because in that place he had a routine activity that could occupy himself throughout the day.
Compared to having to go through lonely days alone at home without any meaningful activities? It's definitely more stressful, isn't it?
Loneliness is a disease that attacks the soul of a person slowly. That's how I believe it.
My days continue. Until the end of Sunday came.
Nila actually came to pick me up at exactly ten o'clock. And apparently, Mark followed in the car driven by Nila.
"You coming too, Mark?" Ask me wonder.
"Of course, Pa! Mark obviously won't miss today. Mark wants to see how our princess reacts, Pa, after today's meeting is over? Ahaha! It would be fun to shoot it in camera!" Seloroh Mark while laughing loosely.
"Sister! Don't miss that dong?!" Cried Nila so upset her.
While I who listened to the words of my two children was still confused, I did not understand.
"Indeed, who do we want to meet?" Ask Mark or Nila again.
Mark stopped laughing. This time, he floated his ignorant whimper at me.
"Well, about that, we'll see you later, Pa!" His words are mysterious.
After an hour's drive, we finally arrived at a one-story house but had quite a spacious courtyard.
This house looks simple but beautiful with a variety of plant decorations and also mango trees.
"Assalamu'alaikum!" Greet the three of us at home.
Shortly thereafter, a voice sounded from within.
"Wa'alaikum salam warohmatullah. ah. you have come. Comein! I can't wait to see you, Bang!" Said a man I knew well enough.
"This is your house, Bib?" I asked in surprise when I saw the man before me.
"Yes, Bang. Come inside!" Take her later.
Upon entering the house. My heart was racing a little faster. I began to guess, the identity of the person I would meet in a moment.
He was..
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