
Who would have thought, if the wheel of life, was spinning so fast. In fact, three more days, to be exact, Berly will be the fourth birthday.
At the Zanna Bakery building on the top floor, Rose had just put her beloved little daughter to bed. The boy, too tired after playing, with his two cousins, Bervan and also Ellia.
Aye! Victor and Bella already have their second child. A little girl, who is currently only 2 years old. Meanwhile, Bervan, has stepped on 9 years now.
The grown-up boy, now, became a valiant and wise older brother, to his two younger sisters. Ellia and Berly.
During the day, Victor and Bella and their two children come to visit. In addition to their sons and daughters, they miss Berly and her mother. Victor, too, had another purpose coming there.
Clek~!
Rose opened the door to her daughter's room, after making sure, if, Berly was completely asleep.
“Ekh~!” Shocked by the woman, when she found out, someone was standing by the side of the door. With reflexes, Rose hugged the chest.
Nothing else, no! He is Baz, sure!
Who else inhabited the place, other than the three of them!
The man leaned his entire back against the wall while folding his hands in front. Putting your head in silence. As if, being silent.
Realizing that someone he had been waiting for came out, the man then changed his standing position. Stand up straight again, turning towards the woman.
“He's asleep?” tanyanya slow. Keeping the tone intonation, so that a princess inside there, does not wake up because of her voice.
“Yes! Just now!” rose replied matching the intonation of Baz' voice.
Rose allowed a little, her head, to glance at the door behind her. Make sure there's no sound in there.
“You want to sleep?” ask Baz.
“Not yet,” replied Rose briefly.
He knew, apparently, that man was going to talk to him. Because if not, why would he wait for her like that?!
Rose does not want to sleep in a dream. His eyes are still fresh, because always ringing his brother's speech earlier.
“You drink coffee?” bargain Baz.
And indeed, Rose's steps, not turning at all, towards her room. Indirectly, the woman must have read what, the purpose she had.
“Hot chocolate!” The woman also had another answer.
Because, at this time, he is trying to expel the hormone cortisol, which is produced by his body, when he is experiencing stress. By producing, more endorphins and serotonin hormones than the chocolate he wants to consume.
“OK!” Baz responded with a light smile.
The two, then, walked down the stairs, then sat together in the kitchen, at the back of the shop.
Now, two men are sitting down, with two cups of hot drink on the stainless kitchen table.
Baz with black coffee reflecting white smoke. While Rose, with hot chocolate that has been made by the man as well.
“It looks like, earlier, Ellia, it's very heavy when it will part with Berly!” Baz opened up the space between them. With the opening of the material, regarding his nephews.
“Yes! He was always attached to Berly, while my daughter, was attached to Bervan!” He chuckled for a moment, remembering about the three children. Then, reached Rose cup containing drinks that still reflect the smoke.
Remember, if his daughter can't escape from Bervan. Like, Bervan who could never escape from it, when he was a child.
Nonetheless, it did not diminish his affection, on his own biological sister, Ellia. However, most of Ellia is a bit fussy on him, and gets along even more, if she is with Berly, her daughter.
Yeah! That's children!
Their conversation is also widening. Baz took this opportunity, to discuss the main reason why he wanted to invite the woman to talk.
The woman, whom he would never give up, to always love him. Although, Rose had not or did not reciprocate her feelings at all.
“In the meantime, Berly is going to be birthday! Have you prepared a gift for him?”
“Hhmm... not yet!” Rose answered with a heavy sigh. He also shook weakly.
His heart and feelings suddenly felt heavy. There was something stuck in the bottom of his heart. And this, regarding the requests and questions Berly asked her.
“I have not thought, will give him what gift,” Rose continued with the confusion he felt.
His daughter is good at talking and has asked a lot.
Maybe, right now, is the moment where Bella has felt it before. Where, a child, began to ask the whereabouts of the figure of the father.
I don't know! He never told Baz about it. But, just maybe, the little boy, had already told the man a lot.
Indeed, Rose explained clearly, from the beginning, if the man who was always with them, was not the father of his daughter.
Since starting to speak, Rose had already introduced the man, as Uncle Baz.
Baz nodded in silence.
Right, like what Rose thought! He already knew the fret that gnawed at his mind. About Berly, who questions his father. Also wanted, the whereabouts of his father, right now.
Berly always told her everything. About all the things. What he imagined, also that he experienced in his daily life while playing or alone.
The little boy excelled in speaking from a young age. The words are too mature, until, who is an adult himself, inexhaustible, if Berly can say it.
Therefore, Baz wants to try his luck through this. He already had a plan in mind. And no matter whether it succeeds or not, he will still do it.
After all, many years had passed, that person had not heard from him either. There is no good development, which shows, signs that he will return.
“I've prepared a special gift for him!”
“Really?” Rose seemed surprised to also be curious about what Baz had prepared.
“But, it seems, I need your help,” look at the mysterious Baz on the woman.
“Help?” Rose furrowed her brows, trying to guess.
“Ya!” nodding Baz sure while sipping his coffee. And then he added the answer. “We accept Victor's invitation!”
Hng…? Rose seemed to ask and was still confused, because Baz did not reveal in detail his plans.
“Come, we are on vacation and celebrating Berly's birthday there!” baz said enthusiastically.
***
Finished with their conversation, the two parted ways, heading to their respective rooms.
Now, Rose is in her own room, which is located to the left right of her daughter's room.
The woman, sitting in front of her makeup mirror. Not looking at her pretty face. However, Rose was lamenting, the cowboy hat she had brought, all the way here. He wanted, that thing, to always be near him. In order, he always felt close to the owner of the hat, which until now, still disappeared.
“Ben! I have to how?!” tanyanya while rubbing the top of the hat.
Should he continue to say, if the father of his daughter was on a business trip?! Or, telling the truth, regarding how his father, right now, was disappearing?!
Remembering what he had talked to Baz earlier. Maybe true, what the guy was talking about.
Perhaps, by taking her on vacation, Berly will feel happier, and forget the questions and requests, which Rose has not been able to fulfill.
“Ben! You must know, don't you, that I miss you so much, miss you?" The woman spoke to herself on the hat she was holding.
"I hope we can meet again soon! Then, I will show you, how sweet and beautiful, your daughter!” Rose hugged the hat.
Until his eyes closed, felt a very heavy longing. Which he's been craving, for years.
Seriate…
sorry manteman, just updated this, I'm jubilant from yesterday afternoon, and just can write this afternoon, hiks
though I have been impatient to make ben same berly meet, huhu
deliberately you have not raised the figure of berly, let it be fitting to meet his father only, let it be more profound, xixi