Life Returns, Starting Everything From Zero
Can I hug you?

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Tomorrow, at 10 a.m., everyone is eating together. Everything was silent as usual. Five more adult men were there. Though usually the dining table will be crowded, whether it is by Ergan's speech or hiss upset Sapta on Darren.

The atmosphere was really strange and awkward. His mother was silent, eating her own food in silence. The two sisters-in-law also looked confused by the atmosphere at the dining table as well as Siska.

What's the matter, he wondered. Last night everything looked fine. Everything feels warm and pleasant, but why when everyone eats it feels depressed and gloomy.

Maybe it was breakfast? Ah but, it's all bad luck because last night slept at two, right? Siska even wanted to ask Darren what was wrong with him and the four important people in Siska's other life.

But the two sisters-in-law coded it, not to disturb everything and Siska held back, eating in silence. Uqi, Uni, and Desi were still sleeping in the room. Geri had gone hang out early in the morning with her friends. At the dinner table there are only Father, mother, two brothers and sister-in-law, Ergan, Siska, and Darren.

Until breakfast was over, Siska finally could not bear it, and left first, unwilling to feel the depressed aura and gloomy aura anymore that was on the dining table. He prefers to go into the room and does not care about everyone at the dining table.

Then he woke up Uqi and Uni, after waiting for a while, he finally bathed the two and took the two out, eating and taking a walk together. This time, he invited Uni, not just Uqi.

The two were happy, as it was about to go for a walk, but when it saw Siska and her two children leaving, everyone hurriedly intercepted it. Finally Siska looked at everything with a careless look.

"Don't get in my way." Say Siska lazily.

"Where are you going? Why didn't anyone say anything? Didn't even tell my father?" Darren asked, behind him were four people who were both looking at Siska with questioning looks.

"It's none of your business, get out of the way quickly." Siska said.

Darren shook his head, "If you want to go out, let's go together, I won't let you go alone. I'll be very worried." Darren said again, approved of the four people behind him.

Siska squeaking cynical. Are the four people behind Darren now siding with Darren? Everything keeping him in check? Real nice. Siska was getting upset. No, Siska was very unhappy with her situation and did not know her today.

Siska even asked herself if she was wrong. But look at the five men in front of him like this instead? After what happened at the dining table, everything simultaneously blocked him. Is Siska a prisoner?

"I said step aside! And don't bother me, today!" Siska's fizzle with emphasis on every word that comes out of her mouth. His sharpened even seriously and looked sharp.

Darren subconsciously dodged, as did the other four, making Siska squeak a little and continue his steps with Uqi and Uni who were beside him. Both of them were even confused to see his mother who looked angry at his grandfather and uncle. Both of them prefer to be quiet without talking.

Until finally the three of them got in the car and left the yard, headed to the restaurant first because Uqi and Uni had to eat first, from morning did not make anything, because they had just woken up.

He saw the two eating carefully, again he looked at the two gently, feeling grateful to be able to see his two children grow up in front of his own eyes. The shadow of the death of the two who died of hunger, slowly disappeared, covered by gratitude for the growth of both.

After finishing, the three of them exited the restaurant, and outside, there was already Darren and Ergan standing looking at Siska.

"Darling, I followed you from home." Darren said honestly.

"For what? I just want to hang out with my two kids. You guys go home, I'll come home later after feeling better.", Reply Siska after sighing.

"No, let's get in the car, I'll explain. It was morning, right? Make you uncomfortable?", asked Darren softly.

"Curtain! Just realized?!" Siska cynical hiss.

"Sister, let Uqi and Uni be with me, I'll follow Darren's car from behind using our car with the driver. Okay well? Don't be mad, brother." Erga, n. Cajole.

Siska sighed again, then agreed to Ergan's words, and left with Darren in his car. Whether there is a driver, Darren does not want anything to happen to him because he is still exhausted after working for 3 months. So, Haris gave the company driver to accompany Darren home, because he could not come home, he also still had to celebrate the new year with his own family.

"Your father, brother, and sister already know. Even your mother." Darren.

" Know what?" Siska asked confusedly, but the next second her eyes were rounded. "You told them?! I told you not to tell them! You broke your promise!" Siska Emotion.

"Darling, relax... Not me, I didn't leak it at all. I swear!" Darren's reply was really.

"If not you, who else?! You're the only one I'm telling you! Now that they know, aren't they going to worry about me?! They'll be depressed if I just take a step away from home!" Siska said annoyedly.

Worth it, it deserves the strange atmosphere earlier. It turns out that everything already knows, except for the two brothers-in-law and Geri, as well as the children right? Why did Darren carelessly tell his secret to his family, when he just didn't want them to worry about him. He shouldn't have told me too, right, last night? He should have let Darren not know, he should have let himself keep it alone if it ended up this way.

"Siska, can't you hear my explanation first? Don't interrupt when I haven't even finished talking. Understood?!" Asked Darren with a firm tone of voice.

Siska finally shut up, and nodded weakly. His feelings are not funny. He doesn't even get better when his family knows his secret. Even worried.

"Ergan heard, even recorded our activities last night. First brother found out, then he told the second brother, as well as the Father and Mama." Darren said, he looked at Siska fixedly, his hands stretched out stroking Siska's head, making her calmer.

Siska's shoulder is broken. "I'm sorry, I'm accusing you." Siska. "Can you hug me?" Siska asked then, making Darren nod in understanding.

"Whenever you want, you can hold me. Don't worry, I've calmed them down before. So now they won't look too much into the past either. They will only support and sustain you to be happier and happier in the future. It's just, you should be prepared with the protective attitude of both your brother and sister." Darren said, hugging Siska.

"Yes. I understand. Thank you, Darren." Siska said softly, she drowned her head in Darren's chest, wanting to dispel her thoughts for a moment by scooping up the calmness from Darren.

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