Love in Marriage 3
Chapters 210. Farewell.
In the silence of the night, full rays of light are brought. Riyan sat opposite to Arsen on the balcony of the room he was in that night. With a soft voice resisted his sadness. Riyan tried to give an understanding to Arsen, who looked glum as if he was thinking about something.
"Son, do you still want to be with Om Riyan?" Riyan asked as he rubbed Arsen's head.
Without a sound Arsen immediately looked at Riyan, with a nod of his head responding to Riyan's question just now. From the radiance of Arsen's eyes, there was clearly fear there.
"Are you afraid of staying Om Riyan?" Riyan asked with a gentle touch grabbing both of Arsen's hands.
"I'm afraid of being hurt by them." Arsen answered in words that were not as clear as a five-year-old.
Hearing Arsen's Answer, there was doubt in Riyan's mind with the decision he had taken. Riyan began to think about talking to Daniel about Arsen. He suddenly remembered Daniel's words. If only Arsen was the only one he had.
"Om, can I come with Om? I promise I'll always be a good boy." Said Arsen with a pleading gaze. Which made Riyan's heart instantly filled.
'My God, I really don't have to leave him here. But I'm nobody. Moreover, all this was Anton's last request.' Inner Riyan with a look full of weight.
"Om, if I can't stay with you, I'll just stay at the parlor where I lived at the time. There are many of my friends." Arsenic.
"Son, Om wants to be a parent to you. Same with Aunt Fara. But there's still your uncle here. He's alone with no family like you. Don't you feel sorry for the situation?" Riyan's successful reply left Arsen speechless for a moment.
"You're a very good boy. Anyone would want to have a child like you. But you also have to believe that your Uncle is a good person. He loves you as much as Om Riyan." Added Riyan.
"I feel sorry for Uncle. But I'm afraid he's a bad guy and not my uncle." Arsen said so innocently.
It was the incident that overwhelmed them before they met Daniel. Without Riyan realizing it had become one fear in Arsen's mind. At such a small age, Arsen only based on the events he experienced. Not proof of the brotherly bond between Daniel and his father Anton. Moreover, Arsen himself has never seen the figure of his father.
"He is your Uncle. Your father's only brother. He's not a bad guy like the one we came to yesterday." With so much calm, Riyan tried to convince Arsen.
"Om, I have a photo. My mom said it was a picture of my mom and dad." Arsen said that made Riyan look at him without a sound.
"Om wait here yeah, let me take that photo." Add Arsen and immediately run into the room.
"Where's the picture?" Riyan asked after Arsen had returned to sit before him.
"Do you have a picture of Dad? If he's my father's right, it means his picture will be the same."
The question that Arsen asked really shocked Riyan. He did not expect a five-year-old child to have such thoughts. Not to mention the doubts he had in his mind about Daniel.
A single photo taken by Arsen instantly created worry in Riyan's mind. He was afraid that it wasn't Anton's picture. Moreover, Anton's relationship with his lover who is none other than the mother of Arsen, has ended before the existence of Arsen.
'How's this? If it wasn't Anton's picture in the picture, Arsen wouldn't believe Anton was his father.' Inner Riyan.
"Where's my Dad's picture Om? I want to see." Arsen said that immediately startled Riyan from his confusion.
"Wait a minute, yeah," Riyan replied as she opened the photo gallery on her phone.
Looking at Riyan who was only speechless with a gaze fixed on the screen of his phone, Arsen who was impatiently waiting stood up and sat on Riyan's lap. The slightly startled Riyan wanted to immediately hide the photo he was looking at back then. But it's too late. Because Arsen quickly grabbed his hand.
"Is he my father Om?" Arsen asked while pointing at the picture of Anton who was with Riyan as well as some of his friends on the screen of Riyan's phone at that time.
"Yes dear. Is it the same with the photo in your hand?" Ryan started to get excited.
"yes Om. This is a picture of my mom and dad." Arsen answered while showing a picture of Anton with a beautiful woman in his hand.
"Your mother is really pretty." Said Riyan admiring the face of the female bule in the photo with Anton.
"He is your Father. And before he leaves all of us, he asks Om to bring you here. To your Uncle's house. Because your Uncle is the only person your father has." Riyan.
"Did you leave your uncle who had no one? Who would look after him if not you?"
"I want to stay here, Om. I want to take care of Uncle. But we can still meet, right, Om?" Ask Arsen.
"We can meet whenever you want. Om promised to visit you if Om had time to spare." Riyan replied while rubbing Arsen's head.
Riyan's bond with Arsen is getting closer like a son to his father. But circumstances do not allow them to unite. Because after all, Arsen still has a family that is entitled to him. Moreover, the responsibility of Arsen is very large, for all the inheritance of his father's family that will never run out even in eating seven derivatives.
Riyan and Arsen have to separate. The flowing tears drenched Arsen's innocent face, showing how heavy he was to let go of Riyan. Likewise with Riyan who did not take his eyes off Arsen at all.
Riyan was so sad to see Arsen shed tears watching his departure. Especially when the plane starts to speed through the clouds. Just then Riyan's tears instantly dripped seeing the wave of Arsen's hand in the distance there.
"Young man, let's go home. The great master has waited a long time in the car." Said one of the men dressed in black who was standing right next to Arsen.
Without a sound Arsen immediately turned around and stepped away with some people who had been with him since. Arsen was escorted and treated like a crown prince. He who did not understand the state of his father's family, just fell silent and followed everything without any complaints. All that was in his mind at that time, was the sadness of staying away by his father's best friend.