Love Carnation
Chapter 26

Early in the morning, Dela felt the left side of her bed. Cold there is no Auriga there, last night he immediately slept because tired of waiting for Auriga since the afternoon.

He went to the bathroom, did the bathing ritual. Then prepare a simple breakfast, for Lula and Ara.

Dela glanced at the clock on the wall, showing it at half-six. He woke up too late, making Dela exhale slowly.

"Actually where are you?" he muttered, he tried to call Auriga's number. And can't be contacted.

Giving up Dela let it go, Dela focused on preparing breakfast for her two children. Dela chose to make toast, for Lula and Ara. While stocking up for Lula, Dela brought Lula chiken katsu and the kebabs she stayed heated.

Right at six everything was done, Dela went back upstairs. Heading to his son's second room, he knocked on the door and found Lula's voice inside.

"Ka? Who already?" dela asked, looking at Lula's room that was neat as well as her bed.

While Ara was washing her face in the bathroom.

"What are you cooking today?" ask Lula enthusiastically.

"Just make toast, that's okay! But the mother made it for her sister," said Dela.

Lula can catch the tired look of Dela, and anxiety. But he better be quiet, and not interfere. Lula clasped Dela's hand, and kissed her and hugged Dela.

"Mother don't ketapean, I don't want mother why. Enough Ara that I hate, not my other sister." Cetus Lula, made Dela speechless.

"Why do you think that? You believe in Mother, right? Mommy will be fine," said Dela gently, because Dela understood why Lula spoke like that. She was afraid of what was happening, to her mother happened to her.

Lula nodded and hugged Dela even tighter, Ara who saw the older sister hugging her tightly. Making her join in hugging Dela and Lula, Dela smiled looking at Lula and Ara was so fond of her.

Instantly sad, because Auriga did not go home lost already.

"Byok now we have breakfast, mother will take sister to school. Because I haven't come home yet" Dela said.

"Dad not come home yet?" lula looked surprised.

"Yes, but you're calm, I'm telling you. He said overtime, and overslept at the office." Dela's lie, so Lula won't be angry.

"Oh... Yes, dad always has. Come on," take Lula.

That morning they ate three meals, without Auriga present. I don't know where the man is, he didn't give any news.

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Meanwhile at the Tara residence, everyone was already busy preparing the place to look more freely. Because of Dika's extended family, will come for the first time to the house in Tara.

"Remember you don't be too cape" Dika said, before leaving for the office.

"Yes dear," Jenny replied.

"Today you went to college, right?" ask Jenny.

"Yes, same with Dela. I'll pick her up" Dika said, making Jenny nod.

Dika is ready with a shirt suit, and pants in matching colors. Not to forget, he also brought a suit. Because after finishing the lecture business he will go to the office and go home quickly.

"Bi, I'm picking up Jenny. Do not let him do activities in the kitchen," said Dika.

"Okay sir, I'll keep an eye on you."

Dika nodded and said goodbye to Jenny, by peeping his wife's forehead. Even though it had been a long time, it was still the Carnation that was in Dika's heart.

Everything was wrong, but Dika could not eliminate the carnation in his heart. First love.

Dika finds a message that he is going to the campus himself, and is on the way to leave Ara to Zea's house.

While on the way to campus, Dela accidentally saw Auriga's car. Incidentally or intentionally, the car window is open.

Dela could see a woman in her husband's car, making him emotional. Dela wanted to go down, but the surrounding area was very crowded. He won't embarrass himself.

"You betrayed me" growled Dela, increasing the speed of her car.

The goal was Laura's house, she canceled going to college. For some reason, he wanted to calm down first. After all night she waited, but the husband was alone with another woman. Tears did not feel dripping, Dela quickly removed it.

When he reached the front of the campus, he glanced at the gate hoping that Dela would appear. Because soon, the class will start.

"Vih... The new bride" cried Roby.

Roby patted Dika on the shoulder, and hugged her best friend. Followed by Hendra and Irpan.

"How are you, bro? I've been a busy man so different well, hard to meet." Irpan's Kekeh.

"Can you please see Dela?"

"His luck, he hasn't come yet." Hendra timpal.

Dika nodded and invited his best friend inside, maybe this semester is the last semester they met. Because after this, they will be busy to make theses and others.

Throughout the class Dika really not konsen, because Dela is difficult to contact. Dika also knew that Dela was pregnant.

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On the other hand Auriga is so angry when she finds out that Riana set her up, she doesn't come home last night and ends up in Riana's room. Then Auriga forced to take Riana, citing fear of the thugs bothering her again.

And now he's going to the office, after that he's going home hoping Dela listens to his explanation.

At lunch, Auriga came home. But the house looks empty. Auriga did not know, that today Dika invited him to go home.

Laura came to hug her daughter-in-law, and congratulated her on her pregnancy. Then she hugged Tara, whom she missed.

"Mom misses Tara" said Laura.

"Me too" Tara hugged Laura tightly.

"Come in, ma'am" Jenny asked.

"Yumna, Yusra and papi will follow, he said they still have a lot of work to do." Obviously Laura.

"It's okay, neither is she home."

Laura herself doesn't know, Dela's at her house. Because by the time Dela came, Laura was outside. The waiter did not know, because he was busy in the kitchen.

After all the gathering included Ara and Lula, who were picked up by Dika. They all asked where Dela and Auriga were.

"Lula, where's your mother?" ask Yumna.

"I don't know Nana, after dropping me off this morning. Mommy said he wanted to go to campus," Lula said.

"Dad didn't come home last night either" he continued.

"Not coming home?" reset Yumna.

"Why not go home?" ask Yumna.

"Father is used to overtime, until staying in the office or at the cafe." Said.

Yumna nodded, she would not ask again, and she would ask for an explanation. They talk about Jenny and Dela's pregnancy.

While Ara, Lula and Tatiana play with Tara. And taught to paint by Tara, make them amazed. With the painting of Tara.

"The painting of Ka Tara is very good," praised Lula.

"Thank you, please." Reply Tara, she was happy to gather like this. Like there's a friend if all this time he's only been accompanied by Aunt Maura and a nurse.

"I want to teach you dong, ka Tara." Pinta Ara's.

"Can."

Tara also pulled out a picture book, giving Jenny all this time that she kept. And give it to, Ara, Lula and Tatiana.

tbc...

Hope you like sorry typo 🙏

Schedule update Cinta Carnation night well, then in this story not only about Dika but Dela too, the title has not been changed because it has not found a suitable match. Hope you like and never get bored with my new novel 💜💜