
"I want to explain what happened 20 years ago. All my life I've never calmed down because I haven't explained anything to you."
"What do you want to explain? It's already passed. Dinda, it's big and we've got nothing to do with it. So it doesn't matter that explanation."
"For me it's very important. Because I never betrayed you Asih, never. Maybe it's too late, meaningless and useless. But at least you don't hate me Asih, and I want our relationship to be better. I want to meet Dinda and I want to play with my granddaughter. I want him to call me Grandpa." Said Fras who was smiling while looking at Syena who was standing next to Asih.
Funny thing is, the little boy showed his row of white teeth. Her eyes were beautiful, one hand was constantly patting her quilt-clad thigh.
Syena's smile calms the soul.
"I won't forbid you from seeing your granddaughter. If I did that for what I brought him here."
Asih, pulling Syena's hand, moved the place where the child was standing closer to Fras, even now Fras can see the child's face more clearly.
Fras laughed as well as Syena.
"Syena, this is Opah, you can call her Opa" said Asih, who bowed to Syena. The little boy followed what he said.
"O .. reward."
Fras was so happy to be called Opah by his granddaughter. Unfortunately, his burly hands could not embrace the small body. Because his body was currently unable to move freely.
"Opah is sick? Want Syena sun Opah?" Fras nodded. Syena looked up at Asih, asking for help on her Oma.
"Oma I want sun Opah." Asih, immediately grabbed her small body. Closer to Fras, then let the tiny lips touch Fras's wrinkled cheek.
"I've sun Opah later Opah healed. We pray to Opah." The two hands looked up at the air her tiny lips said some prayers she knew.
"Oh Allah, please heal Opah, to be healthy again and I can play with Opah. Aamiin's."
Both hands were rubbed on his face. Asih and Fras just followed it.
"Omma? Not sun Opah?" suddenly Syena's question made Asih stunned. Even her cheeks were now flushed with embarrassment.
Fras felt the same. It makes both feel awkward.
Syena squinted her eyes, looking at the two parents in confusion. Lucky Dinda came to make their awkwardness become more relaxed.
"Mama!" shouts Syena, who ran towards Dinda.
Dinda quickly hugged her daughter.
"What's the old mama?"
"Mom pick up the phone, baby."
"Who is Ma from?"
"Om the lawyer."
"Kok with Syena. The lawyer cheated on Mama just called me the same."
Dinda laughed at her daughter's funny behavior. His laughter instantly faded as his net was staring at the figure of the man he yearned for as well as he hated.
His body immediately stood up letting the self-blabbing Syena. Looking at that scene Danu understood if they needed time to talk.
Danu immediately took Syena away to invite her to play out of the ICU room.
Dinda's gaze was so flat. His feet stepped forward and approached towards Fras and Asih.
"Minda."
Fras was surprised. Because previously did not know if Dinda came to see him.
"How are you dad? How's dad doing?" asked Dinda who was standing next to Fras' bed. Dealing with Asih.
"Okay. father's health has improved," Fras said with a trembling tone.
"Thank you Dinda, you've come to see me. Thank you." Thank you."
Dinda just kept quiet while nodding.
"I'm sorry, son, I'm sorry for the old mistakes. Please don't hate my father please."
If there is any hatred for him. Maybe it's just an emotion. But in the heart of a child it is impossible to hate his father that much.
As bad as our father, there must be a sense of care and affection that is difficult to remove. Oral can say no but the heart cannot lie.
Dinda still remembered how she had behaved to Fras when they met. Never kiss the back of his hand as a sign of his service to the father. Dinda let her father cry and ignored her.
"May I hug you." Dinda nodded with a smile.
His body approached, immersing his face in the chest of the father's field. So that Fras can hold her. Asih smiled sadly, his tears could not be contained to see the beautiful scenery before him at this time.
Sorry is a hard word to say. But with an apology teaches this heart to be sincere and forgive each other.
*****
Unlike the sad atmosphere in the ICU room. Crisp laughter adorns the days of Danu because of the cute behavior of the little Syena.
Syena was so happy to play, run, and laugh in the middle of the park. While playing the balloon soap Danu bought.
Danu just sat in the chair that was provided. Let the boy play alone.
Suddenly his phone rang indicating an incoming call. Danu immediately stood up to answer the call.
It turned out that call was from the company. Make him have to focus on listening to the sound from there.
A second Danu forgot Syena, who was engrossed in playing. Syena continued to chase her soap bubbles flying through the air.
Until it goes too far. His steps came to a halt when a woman was before him, preventing his body from advancing any further.
Syena looked up at the woman innocently. The woman was Velove who was smiling towards him.
The tiny body slowly retreated. Syena felt fear for not recognizing the woman in front of her at this moment.
"Hi Syena," call Velove whose body is leaning down. Approaching that little body.
"Aunty knows my name."
Although still plain Syena, not easy to approach. Because always remember the message of a mother who should not believe in people she just knew.
"Obviously aunt knows dong. Because aunt is your aunt. Come here aunt has something for you." Velove showed me a chocolate bar taken from her bag.
"Why baby? You don't like chocolate?"
Syena just shook her head.
"Syena, listen to Mama, never take anything from people we don't know. For example, some love Syena candy but Syena does not know who gives the candy. Besides Mama, Oma, Aunt Karin can't be a baby."
"Why is Ma?"
"Fear of the bad guys. Syena knows!"
"If the lawyer could?"
"If Syena's lawyer knows you?"
"Know."
"If Syena knows it's okay. Because of Mom's friend's lawyer, too."
That is all Syena ever remembers.
"This child is not easily persuaded," inward Velove. Who stood away from Syena.
"Syena want to see you?"
"Papa?"
"Yes, papa Rey. He said papa misses Syena, pity papa sad." Velove makes as sad an expression as possible.
Not only that Velove also showed a photo of Rey, that she really knew Rey.
"Tante knows where Mama is?"
"Know darling. Now come with aunt come on."
"But …." Syena seemed to think.
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What is Syena going with?