
Three weeks passed, Gilang and Karina's relationship grew closer despite the distance separating them. Every day they always send news via chat messages, phone calls or video calls. Every weekend Gilang took the time to go home to Cirebon to meet Karina.
" Ofenugur ..." The voice of Gilang coming out from the phone instantly sounded in Karina's ear as Karina raised the voice call from Gilang.
" Waalaikumsalam, Brother." Karina returned the greeting Gilang.
" What are you doing?" ask Gilang later.
" Just going to bed." Karina chuckled as she glanced at the wall clock that showed the time of eight o'clock at night.
" Wanna go to sleep? Is this hour going to sleep? The virgin's son wants to sleep in the afternoon!" cibir Gilang's.
" Snake, Brother." Karina says spoiled.
" What time did you come home from work?" ask Gilang later.
" Fifty hour."
" It's not too late to go home, it's normal at that hour."
" Tomorrow I have to go to Jakarta, Brother."
" Oh yeah, you're leaving tomorrow morning with mama?"
" Yes, if you don't, Rania will be angry."
Silent for a while, she learned of the wedding party plans of Kirania and Dirga two days ahead. Karina told me that. He also gets word from his parents if they are also invited to come to the wedding reception of Kirania and Dirga.
" Sister, later Miss Gilang came to the wedding reception Ms. Rania, yes!"
" I wasn't invited to your sister-in-law." Gilang did not receive an invitation from Dirga.
Actually Kirania had asked her husband to invite Gilang let alone Gilang's parents they invited, but Dirga refused. The reason he did not want to bring Gilang and Karina together. Though without him knowing if Gilang and Karina are getting closer, even Mama Saras was asked Karina to shut up not to say her closeness to Gilang.
" Sister Gilang does not need an invitation to come there. Brother will accompany me."
" Are you ready to go public?"
" Yes, dong. The hiding time continues. Gradually also Kak Dirga and Mbak Rania will know that Kak Gilang is now my girlfriend." Excitedly Karina said.
Gilang chuckled at Karina's words.
" When you get to Jakarta, let me know, yes!" pinta Gilang's. Since their familiarity, Gilang has also changed my formal calling to me.
" Yes, Brother."
" Oh yeah, I'll hang up, yeah!"
" Why is it closed?" karina protest fast.
" So, he said he was going to sleep."
" Yes but if Kak Gilang call sleepy it's gone, brother." Karina chuckles. Karina is indeed different from Kirania, if Kirania seems shy and does not dare to express her feelings to Dirga, Karina actually seems to dare to be aggressive.
" You'd better get some rest because tomorrow morning you're going a long way." Gilang asked Karina to take a break.
" Yes already, deh." Karina had to accept.
" Assalamualaikum" said Gilang.
" Greetings waalaikum, Brother Gilang. I love you .." said Karina before actually hanging up.
***
Ricky is currently paying attention to WO workers who decorate the convention hall room that will be used as a wedding reception venue for Kirania and Dirga. Since he found out if Mama Dirga was the one who decided the WO chosen to handle the wedding party event. Ricky immediately asked his adoptive mother to request the WO to wear the Alabama Florist for the order of bouquet and living flower decoration that will be used as decorations in the guarantee later.
The flashback
" What's going on, Rick? Tumben once you think about things like that, Rick? What happened to Alabama Florist? Are you in love with the owner?" ask Mama Dirga to investigate.
Ricky slightly curled his lips while shaking his head.
" No, Ma."
" then?"
" Because I want to be able to meet my son" Ricky said honestly.
" W-What do you mean, Rick? You gotta be kidding me, right, Rick? My mom never saw you close to a woman. How can you have a child? Don't tell me you're doing the same thing as Bima, Rick?" Mama Utami shook her head as if she could not accept if the story of Bima and Nadia would repeat itself to Ricky.
Ricky let out a long sigh, then he told everything to the woman he already thought of as his own mother. About the events of five years ago also his efforts for five years is looking for the existence of the woman and also the results of his actions first.
" O God, how sorry that woman is. Can Mama meet them?" ask Mama Utami.
" Mom can come to the florist's shop to meet them. But if they're brought here, I'm sorry .. I can't, ma'am." ricky said.
" Well, why?"
Ricky just smiled not wanting to discuss further the reason why he could not easily bring the woman he tainted first with his son..
Flashback off
" It was just there the bouquet, Mas."
Ricky immediately turned his head when someone said about the bouquet. He then saw some people carrying the flowers. He then approached, looking for the person he was waiting for his presence. And his eyes immediately sparkled when he saw a beautiful woman was seen talking to a crew from the wedding organizer. He also looked for one more figure that he did not visit as well he found
After talking to the crew, the woman looked around every corner of the room as if looking for someone and her current gaze rested on the figure of Ricky who had been watching him since.
Ricky who knew the woman had seen her immediately walked closer to the woman.
" Hey ..." Ricky greeted the woman. " Where's rama? Is he in the car?" ask Ricky then.
" I'm sorry, Mister. Rama was asleep, I couldn't bear to wake him." The woman who is none other than Anindita, one of the employees of Alabama Florist, the woman from Ricky's past explained.
" Oh ..." There was disappointment on Ricky's face when he couldn't meet his flesh and blood.
" Hmmm, excuse me, sir." Anindita says goodbye and leaves Ricky.
" Anin .." cried Ricky called Anindita to make Anindita's footsteps stop.
Ricky then followed Anindita's steps.
" What's up, Mister?" Anindita gnashed her forehead staring in wonder.
" There's a deposit for Rama in the car, come with me for a minute." Ricky asks Anindita to follow him to the man's car. But Anindita flinching still standing as before did not follow Ricky's steps.
" Why?" ricky asked as he saw Anindita still silent.
" You don't have to bother, sir." Anindita.
" Of course I don't feel bothered. I love doing this for my own flesh and blood."
Ricky looked at the pretty face of Anindita who seemed to be uncomfortable with his words earlier.
" You wait here for a moment. I'll get my daycare for our son."
Ricky's heart rippled as he unconsciously said the word 'our child' from his lips.
*
*
*
Connect ...
One chapter before the end ...
Hi, dear RTB readers, for this RTB Othor decided to end the story of Kirania & Dirga in the chapter after this.
R: You know, when it's over, Thor? Gilang and Karina are not married. Rania is not pregnant yet.
A : For Gilang & Karina maybe later a little² will be told in Extra part. Likewise with Rania's pregnancy (When you meet leisure time )
R: Suddenly, Thor?
A: Hmmm, how yes, the effect of yesterday's KCA problem still affects Othor's feeling in writing. The spirit that was again flaring instantly dimmed richly doused in water.
Thank you to those who have been loyal to support Brother & Rania so far. The baper has been made, made emotional, made upset by the story of Kirania & Dirga. Hopefully we can meet in the next work². Online hug you all🤗🤗🙏 Makasih
Happy Re is a happy-go-lucky