Mother is Not a Night Woman
Please Persuade Sister Shera, Mas!
After a long conversation with her father, Wira exits the room and heads to the living room where Lyla is watching her favorite cartoon with two men who are assigned by Mr. Gunawan to take care of her grandson.
The hero sat down on a chair, then looked at Lyla with a feeling of sadness. His weak body was not even able to dispel Lyla's life spirit. The amount of affection Via is able to make Lyla a strong and not crybaby child.
"Dad .. "call Lyla while approaching the Hero. "Lyla's clothes are good, right?" lyla asked while showing the blue dress attached to her body. Just like the dress her new doll wore.
"Good shirt, son. Just like his doll." The hero grabs Lyla's small body and takes her into the lap. He hugged the small body tightly. Let go of all her longing all this time. He peaked the top of the little girl's head.
"This is what you made, Dad. Lyla dear mother." Lyla then grabs a worn-out Barbie doll and shows it to her father. Although now he has many good dolls, but the gift of Via doll is still his favorite toy. "These dolls are also mothers who love Lyla, Dad ...."
The hero responded with a smile. He can't speak anymore. A clear liquid had inundated his eyeballs, recalling the affection between Via and Lyla. And all the hard struggles that Via went through in taking care of Lyla. So now, for Lyla, the whole thing is everything.
"Where's the month, son?" ask Wira.
"Mother again at kamal Lyla. The mother wants to play with Lyla's toy, Dad."
"Then, Lyla plays here, I want to see your mother first yes." he said while lowering Lyla from his lap.
Lyla then looked at Wira with cute pursed lips. "But I don't mean mother anymore. Lyla's even the same as Dad if she's wicked Lyla's mother." The little girl looked very seriously threatening, thus making the Hero laugh.
"Not bad, son. I love you too."
"Promise?" He raised his little finger, making the Hero immediately welcome by linking their fingers.
"Dad promise."
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With tears in her eyes, Via looked at a picture of a beautifully framed baby. He rubbed the photo with his finger and hugged it. Given all the explanation of the doctor earlier, Via could no longer hide his sadness, so chose to cry alone in the room.
The hero had just entered, making Via immediately wipe away his tears. "What's up, Mom?" her question was trying to hide the sadness.
The hero who noticed Via's tone immediately approached. He then rested Via on his shoulder. "Just "crying. Don't need to hide. You've been crying all alone."
If all this time Via looked very strong in front of everyone in caring for Lyla, then that day he became very weak. Via is just a mother who wants the recovery of her child. He then let go of the embrace, and clasped the hand of the Hero. "Mas, can Mas Wira persuade Sister Shera to take the test? She's Lyla's real mother. Maybe Sister Shera has a match for Lyla."
The hero closed his eyes, then let out a long breath. If she remembered all of Shera's deeds, her chest would be filled with tightness. "Via ... Shera won't."
"But why, Mom? She's a mother and-"
"Shera was the one who gave birth to Lyla," Wira rubbed Via's hair and wiped her tears with her fingers. "But he doesn't have as much affection as you give for Lyla. Even he said he didn't want to know anything about Lyla."
"Please persuade him once more, Mom. Please do anything for Lyla."
Seeing Via start crying again, Wira hugged him again. "Calm down. Dad said he was going to Bali and tried to talk to him. May I melt Shera's heart."
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In an office building ...
"Surya, please prepare my departure for Bali tomorrow morning. I have to see Shera" Mr. Gunawan told an assistant.
"To Bali, Mister?" surya asked to be sure.
"Yes. I got Shera's address from Wira."
"Alright, I'll prepare it."
The middle-aged man then looked at the assistant seriously. "What about Aldi?"
"Don't worry, sir. I've already cleaned it up. In less than 24 hours, all your wishes will be fulfilled."
Mr. Gunawan nodded slowly. If he remembered Aldi's treatment of Via, he became very angry. "good. Teach him a lesson, so that he may appreciate others more, especially women."
"Good, Sir."
"Urusan Aldi is done. I went to see Shera and asked her to be a donor to Lyla. I hope he's ready."
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