HE IS ME
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The shocking facts Claudia got from the diary of the late Ikbal, her papa. From there Claudia learns of a love triangle between Ikbal, Lydia and Hermawan. Slowly a tear spout dripped down her smooth cheek. Claudia was speechless, and it was clearly written how guilty the father felt to Hermawan.
"So, them?"
Lydia never once mentioned her past story. Maybe even his late grandfather also knew about it from the diary of Ikbar relics.
The matchmaking that was done a long time ago made Lydia and Hermawan who were in a relationship as a couple had to part with the forced. It was even more painful when they found out who Lydia was being betrothed to. In fact, both Ikbar and Lydia tried hard to refuse the match but still they were powerless.
Scratches after scratches of ink that has begun to fade it clearly illustrates how a Ikbar feels guilty for everything that happened.
Claudia closed the old diary when she heard the approaching footsteps. Dijapnya tears cheeked and inhaled repeatedly in order to expel the tightness that mastered it a moment ago.
Tok tok tok tok
"Jen!!"
"Yes ma, Jen's coming out soon."
Claudia turned her head for a moment towards the open door with the figure of a beautiful woman smiling knots there. A large book became the reason for Claudia this time to make her mother not see her cry. Luckily, all the residents of the house know that Claudia has a hobby of reading since childhood until it does not cause questions from the mother.
"Don't take too long, baby, the food will be cold. After a new meal continued reading." The woman was still smiling despite the only nod of her head she got from the princess.
Lydia passed after closing the door slowly. Leaving Claudia who threw her back on the back of the sofa and set her breath tight. In his eyes the father's diary with a pushy look. He hid the book among other books before rushing out to catch up with the mother who had already passed.
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The lunch ended with the food on the table. The soy sauce chicken that became Claudia's favorite food since childhood was gone. He always loved every dish made by his mother.
"Later what night do you want to eat, son?"
"Anything, mama's cooking must have eaten up. What matters is that my favorite soy sauce chicken has been cooked." Claudia was swaying spoiled in the arms of the mother who was peeling the citrus fruit.
The two continued to tell stories in the middle room. Where there is a fish pond in the spacious room. His grandfather's pet fish pond is still well maintained. Memories of her childhood flashed through Claudia's mind. Until a small smile was created at the corner of his thin lips.
"Remember the past ma, when Jen was a child. In this pool Jen used to love spending time with grandfather. Chasing each other and laughing together. It feels like it was just yesterday but grandpa already got ahead of us there."
Lydia stroked Claudia's shoulders gently. He who only lives alone in the big house with only a few workers, of course, feels lonely and longs for things that used to be beautiful.
"Ma, can Jen ask you something?"
The girl put her head in the lap of the mother. It feels comfortable and second to none. He who since childhood only has a mother and grandfather is certainly very memorized and often spoiled there. Sometimes, little Claudia felt jealous when she saw her friend playing or joking with her papa. He could not feel it, because the proud man had gone home when he was too small. There was not the slightest shadow that Claudia remembered about the figure of papa.
"What?"
"Papa.Jen wants to know all about papa, ma. It's been 24 years and it feels like it's time for Jen to know all about your dad and your past."
The elusan in Claudia's head came to a standstill, the woman was a little shocked by her daughter's request. Since I was 13 years old. Claudia never ceases to ask the mother to tell the figure of Ikbar. The girl wants to know the papa even if only through stories. However, neither Lydia nor her father ever wanted to tell Claudia anything. On the grounds that her little daughter is still not old enough to understand. All they said was that Ikbar loved her very much and always loved her.
Claudia changed her position to sit down. In her face the mother was hopeful. A lot of things are spinning in his brain. Claudia who grew up to be a little intelligent girl could draw conclusions by reading some of the graffiti of the papa. He only needed certainty from his mother to relate his brain analysis.
The face of the mother who was always smiling was believed to save many extraordinary stories. Whether it's a love story or a sad one. Claudia just wanted to slightly open Lidia up so that what was stuck in her heart could be reduced even if only a little.
The smile was visible even though it was very clearly filled with compulsion. Lydia took her daughter into her room. There is a photo of him with the late Ikbar who is quite large hanging on the wall of the room. Photo with a smile engraved on the lips to both of them.
Claudia closed the door slowly. Let her mother who is still standing staring at the photo of herself and her husband.
"Mas, look!! our daughter is grown. And you know what he wants now?. He demanded me to tell him about us ah no he just wanted to know about you mas, about his papa. I think it's also time for him to know everything. I don't want any more misunderstandings." It was seen Lydia taking a deep breath but a smile appeared on her face.
She turned to face the princess before she reached out her hand, asking her daughter to come closer. By choosing to sit on the sofa in the room. Lydia slowly opened a box she had taken from a small suitcase stored in the closet.
Slowly swiping the box before slowly opening it. A photo album was seen there. Plastered with a real face Ikbar who was smiling and hugging Lidia from behind. There are also several poses of the two of them in the photo collection in the album. Several times Claudia tried to sharpen her vision, there was something a little strange with the photo and Lidia also understood what the princess was thinking.
The last album was released and there appeared togetherness between Ikbar, Lydia and Hermawan.
"Your father is the best man you've ever met. My mom is proud to be a part of him. No regrets for that."