
...CHAPTER 8...
...The Proximity of the Princess and her Ex...
Raffa's smile that had appeared saw Keyla cheerful, fading as soon as he saw who the graceful woman who approached his daughter.
"Ly-Lyra.." the heat is slow.
Raffa rounded his eyes in disbelief, gulping down his rough saliva that was hard to enter it. Unexpectedly, he would meet again with women in his time. The woman he had wounded deliberately and Raffa was aware of it, for the sake of an ambition to marry the idol. Raffa can play tricks on the heart of an innocent woman like Lyra.
"Tante Raraa!" Keyla hugged Lyra's waist tightly. Lyra chuckled as she rubbed the top of the little girl's head.
"Keyla, who are you here with?" tanyanya gently.
"Key same Papa over there Auntie...!" Keyla visited Raffa from a distance.
"Oh yes, same with your father!" Lyra smiled and was pleased with the happiness that was clearly on the little girl's face, unlike when she first met. His face was so grim and full of anger.
Then Lyra turned to smile at the man who had just been called Keyla was the Papa. But the smile disappeared with tension on his face. Lyra was riveted, her eyes were rounded wide with her heart beating very fast. When she found out who Keyla's real father was?
The two were now staring at each other from a distance with an equally raging and awkward feeling. Lyra immediately turned her gaze in any direction. He did not expect it, would meet again with someone he had loved, but actually the person he did not want to see again in his life.
"Tante, why is Aunt's face so pale?!" keyla asked astonishedly looking at Lyra's face that turned tense. Lyra gasped in surprise, then returned a stiff smile to look at the little girl.
"Eh, Auntie is okay, baby." she replied.
"Yuk Aunty here, Key knows Aunt Papa Key!" invite him to quickly pull Lyra's hand and walk to Raffa who is also still pecking there.
"Father!" call Keyla while her little hands hold Lyra's.
Raffa took a slow breath and hurriedly put both hands into his pants pocket to relieve the nervousness in his heart. His heart was beating faster than usual. Because it was surprised by the closeness of the princess with her former lover.
"Bah!" call Keyla again.
"Dear-yes?!" Raffa looked down nervously at his daughter who kept looking up at him who was also both silent like Lyra.
"This is Aunt Rara who was this morning Key told me." he explained again.
"Oh yeah." Raffa gave a small nod, having remembered Keyla's story this morning. Raffa dared to look at Lyra from a close distance, but Lyra seemed to continue to avoid eye contact with her.
"Hallo, I'm Raffa Keyla's father..." Raffa took out one of his right hands that had been hiding in his pants pocket due to nervousness, then reached out to shake hands with Lyra. Cut all his awkwardness.
Lyra nodded while smiling faintly "Lyra.." she replied briefly.
Demi didn't want to make Keyla wonder with their strange attitude. Lyra also pretends to be acquainted with Raffa in front of Keyla.
Quickly Lyra took her hand off from Raffa's hand which felt cold to her. Then Lyra glanced at the woman beside Raffa who was now the woman was flanking her left hand on Raffa's arm spoiled. As if it reminds Lyra that Raffa is hers.
His face looked haughty, with a cynical look looking at Lyra from head to bottom of her feet.
Raffa turned a glance at Viona beside him, then looked back at Lyra after Raffa took off Viona's hand slowly. He feels bad when he indulges in intimacy in front of women who have been hurt before. Raffa coughed small and wanted to introduce the woman beside him to Lyra.
"Huk, here_"
"Hallo introduce, I'm Viona. His future wife Mas Raffa means that I am also a mother-to-be, Keyla said." Viona hurriedly interrupted Raffa's remarks to explain it to Lyra, holding out her smooth white hand.
"Oh..." Lyra rounded her small mouth and nodded understandingly. Then returned the hand of Raffa's future wife with a sweet smile on her lips.
He remembered the story of Ambar this morning. Lyra turned to look again at the innocent face of Keyla who was also looking at her with a smile.
So, Keyla is Dania and Raffa's daughter, it's worth seeing Keyla as a stranger to me. It turned out that her face was so similar to that of Dania as a child. Oh my... Means Dania is dead.
Lyra's eyes so teary, she still does not believe will be found with the daughter of her late little friend and also her former lover who once scratched the wound in her heart.
"Ep... Then Auntie came home first, Key! Aunty was waiting for Mother Aunt at home." Lyra said to Keyla while gently rubbing Keyla's white and round cheeks. Keyla hurriedly pulled Lyra's hand and shook it quickly.
"Well Aunt... How quickly to go home anyway?! Why didn't Auntie have lunch with Key and Papa?!" sahut with a sad look, unknowingly Keyla's words have pierced Viona's heart, as if his existence there is not considered at all.
"My dear, Keylaa... This aunt wants to go home. Kan here also has Aunt Viona who nemenin Key and Papa lunch.." said Viona, hastily persuaded the prospective stepson. Taking off Keyla's hand that kept holding Lyra's hand.
Keyla stared cynically at Viona while brushed off her hand. "Who's talking to Auntie anyway? Key is talking to Aunt Rara!" the ketusak slightly jerking it.
Suddenly Viona's face flushed red withstanding growling. Honestly, if there was no Raffa nearby, Viona actually wanted to pull out the boy's ears.
"Darling... Aunt Rara has to go home because there's business. So let Aunt Rara go home first huh.." persuaded Raffa.
Actually there are many things that Raffa wants to convey to Lyra as well, but the situation is currently very unsupportive. In addition to wanting to apologize for his stupidity in the past, he also wanted to convey something important about Dania. In Raffa's mind, Lyra must have wondered why she was now with another woman instead of Dania? Raffa wants to explain that Dania has died since giving birth to Keyla in Lyra.
But Raffa did not know, actually Lyra also knew from Ambar this morning. It's just that Madame Ambar didn't tell her Dania's name.
Lyra swallowed her saliva slowly, she also just found out that Lady Ambar was her real mother Raffa.
Keyla again pouted sourly, and Lyra became heartless to see him. "Em tell you what, how about we both eat together sometime in the shop Auntie?!" advice Lyra.
"Aunty Truth?!" a bright twinkle re-emitted in those round eyes, Lyra nodded quickly. "Well that's the case, Key's school's coming home tomorrow and dropping by the aunt's shop again. We'll have lunch together!" girang sahut.
"Okay, Auntie wait for Key tomorrow at the store! Now Aunt comes home first... Drug Key..." Finally after a long time in persuasion, Keyla can understand.
"Aunty Chest!" keyla replied as she waved her hand upwards.
Lyra walked away from them, riding her bike in the parking lot. He waved at Keyla who continued to look at him with a smile as if the little girl did not want Lyra to go far away from him. Likewise with Raffa, who has since noticed Raffa Raffa put on his sad face. What's up with 'em? Lyra didn't want to think about it either.
While behind Keyla's body, Viona continued to look at herself with a hostile look. Obviously if the woman does not like Lyra, is it possible because Lyra looks familiar with Keyla? Lyra remembered the words of Lady Ambar, that Keyla had never been familiar with anyone, so why Miss Ambar was amazed when Keyla turned kind and obedient in front of Lyra.
Lyra immediately turned her face when her eyes met with Raffa again, then rushed her second wheeled vehicle towards the road.
On the way home. Lyra's mind is back in the shadows with Raffa. Where he was decided by Raffa also himself who had been angry with Dania. A handful of regrets covered his heart because that day was the last day he met with Dania, his little friend. Did not feel the clear water droplets fell on his eye pelupuk. But soon Lyra removed it quickly.
Dania forgive me for scolding you! May all your acts of worship be received by Allah and all your sins forgiven.
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Dinner with his mother. Lyra also had the opportunity to talk about taking care of Keyla to her mother.
"Kissing the little boy?!" rukanda was surprised.
"Yes Mom..."
"Oh Nduk, why bother ngasuh other people's children? Does that person dare to pay you how much? Can he pay you more than the results of the business in your shop?!" berang Rukanda clearly objected.
"Mom, Keyla needs a nanny and Miss Ambar is no longer able to take care of her. Because Madame Ambar is so old. Don't worry Lyra won't stay at her house anyway, eight o'clock Lyra will try to go home. Lyra will also find a maid to help Mom at home later while Lyra is outside..." Lyra tries to seduce her mother, so that her mother will allow her to take care of Keyla.
It's just that Lyra hasn't dared to talk if Keyla is the daughter of her former lover with Dania. If only his mother had known she might have been angry and would never have allowed it.
Rukanda gave a rough breath. "Yes it's up to you, I'm tired of banning you. But you also have to remember, next Saturday you have to follow Mom to Bu Marjuki's house. We were both invited to his grandson's aqiqah from his first son."
"His grandchild?!" Lyra's forehead is wrinkled.
"It's Bu Marjuki's granddaughter, from her daughter." explained Rukanda.
"Ooh..." Lyra also made her mouth understand. "Well Lyra will come with me to the Thanksgiving..."
Rukanda smiled happily. For him this is his chance to match Lyra with Fadil.
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The morning is welcome. Lyra remembered that Keyla would stop by her shop later in the afternoon, she took the initiative to make Keyla lunch. Lyra opened her phone, and imitated the lunch that children love on Youtube.
Lyra likes to arrange lunch, rice with sauteed vegetables and fried chicken there. "May Keyla like my cooking." he murmured with a smile.
Lyra rushed to her motorcycle after saying goodbye to her mother. Get out the fence and take the bike to the street. But just halfway through, suddenly the rear tire of the motor leaked.
"Geez, what is this?!" Lyra was surprised and got off the bike to see her. He sighed loudly after knowing the cause.
"Oh my God, why can you nail everything?!" his weakness.
Not far from there a man got out of the car and rushed over to Lyra. "What's wrong with the bike?" tanyakanya.
Lyra looked to the side over him. Because at that time Lyra's position was crouching in front of his motorbike.
"Mas Fadil.." he said in shock.
Seriate...