My employer, my husband
The departure of Mr. Rendra

A few days later,

Amidst the struggle between life and death, Mr. Rendra comes to his senses. The first person he remembers is Naila. And that broke Mrs Rita's heart.

"Nrank ... I'm sorry, son."

Keanu approached Mr. Rendra who was still weakly rolled with his eyes closed. "Naila's here, Mr. Rendra. Now, open your eyes and look."

Keanu asks Naila to come closer. However, the young lady still refused to approach the man. Naila shook her head slowly and did not move a single bit from her standing position.

"Come, Naila!" persuade Keanu while extending his hand.

Naila turned her head towards Aunt Mira and her Tantenya just shrugged her shoulders. He handed it all over to Naila. Naila exhaled heavily and then slowly approached Mr. Rendra.

"It's me, Naila" Naila said as she stood beside Mr. Rendra.

"Na-Neila?!" Mr. Rendra slowly opened his eyes. He smiled warmly as he looked at Naila's sad face.

"I'm sorry, Naila. You know, it might be hard for you to forgive all your mistakes all along. However, I beg you, in my last seconds. I want Naila to be willing to forgive me. So that Father can return calmly to Him," said Mr. Rendra stammeringly.

Not a word was said from Naila's lips. However, the clear liquid continued to fall from the eye fertilizers and flowed in both of his cheeks.

"Naila, will you apologize to Dad?" ask Mr. Rendra once more.

Naila finally nodded. He doesn't know if what he's doing is right or wrong. "May you also be pleased with Naila's decision this time," Naila said.

Mr. Rendra smiled widely then extended his hand to Naila. Naila looked at Mr. Rendra's hand. Though hesitant, he welcomes her. Mr. Rendra smiled broadly as Naila was willing to welcome a helping hand.

"Thank you, Naila ..."

The fingers of the fingers that had been grasping Naila's hand tightly, now weakened. The big smile that he had just emitted, was now beginning to dim. Netra that was open wide, now back closed. The roar of breath that sounded very clear, had now disappeared.

Mr. Rendra finally exhaled his last breath quietly without any burden. His face was even like that of a person who was still asleep.

Keanu panicked, he came back to Mr. Rendra and tried to check on him. While Sid, the man immediately called the Doctor to make sure Mr. Rendra's condition.

Naila with a pale face looked at Keanu who checked Mr. Rendra's pulse. After the next few seconds, Keanu's face was suddenly sad.

"How's it?!" ask Naila to Keanu.

At the same time, the Doctor in charge of Mr. Rendra arrived. He rushed to Mr. Rendra. While Keanu immediately moved away and invited the Doctor to do his job.

The doctor began to check on Mr. Rendra and after a while, the doctor shook his head just like Keanu.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Madam, Mr. Rendra is gone" said the doctor, looking at everyone in the room in turn.

Lady Rita was crying hysterically. She did not expect that her husband would leave her first. And even more sadly, her son was the cause of her husband's death.

Not only Miss Rita, Naila was also sad. He had not even gotten a caress from his father. But his father had already left him.

"I'm sorry Naila, Dad!" lirih Naila while looking at Mr. Rendra's body.

Tente Mira approaches Naila and hugs her tiny body. "Patience to you, Naila."

"Tante, I haven't even seen his two grandchildren, just like Mom," Naila said, wiping her tears.

***

After paying for the Administration at the Hospital, Mr. Rendra was taken home and prepared to be buried.

Mrs Rita was crying incessantly, from the Hospital to the Cemetery. With puffy eyes, Mrs Rita still faithfully accompanied Mr. Rendra, even until the man's body was hoarded by the ground.

One by one the mourners began to leave. Similarly, Keanu and Aunt Mira. Now only Naila and Lady Rita remain in the tomb of Mr. Rendra. While Adnan, he waited for Naila beside his car and continued to pay attention to the two women.

Lady Rita still sobbing beside the grave of her Husband. "Why did you leave me, Dad? Didn't you promise not to leave me, no matter what," said Madam Rita as she tidied the flowers that sprinkled over the tomb.

Naila continued to pay attention to Mrs Rita who was so devastated at the departure of her Husband. He felt sorry even though the woman never liked him.

"Mrs Rita, please let your husband go. So that she can calm down there," Naila said without moving from her position standing behind Mrs Rita.

Madam Rita was a bit surprised. He thought everyone was home. He looked back and it was Naila who was still standing behind him.

"Naila? I thought you were home." Madam Rita slowly wiped away her tears that were still running down her cheeks.

"Come, Naila. Someone wants Aunt to talk to you. This is about your father, Mr. Rendra," continued Mrs Rita as she patted the empty space beside her.

Naila hesitated, but she eventually approached and stood beside Madam Rita.

Madam Rita exhaled a heavy breath. He grabbed Naila's shoulder and grabbed her.

"Tante wants to tell you a story about your father, Nai. May it?" lady Rita asked Naila.

Naila nodded her head, after she was sure that Madam Rita had no ill intentions towards her.

"Naila, my first husband used to work as Rendra's confidant, your father. However, for some reason, my husband had an accident due to Rendra's negligence. And in her last moments, my husband asked your father to look after and protect me. I was pregnant and had no one else. For the sake of her promise to my late husband, she was willing to marry me after I gave birth to Melisa. I feel happy when I am with Rendra, because Rendra is so kind and loving. Especially to Melisa, she loves Melisa just like her own child. However, that happiness was disturbed when your father fell in love with Ariana, your mother. He chose to marry the girl even though Ariana and I had forbidden them. Melisa, who was 5 years old at the time, fell ill and went to the Hospital in shock after hearing Rendra remarry. After that, your father came back to us and was willing to leave your mother because Melisa asked him to stay with us. He did not have the heart because at that time Melisa's condition was really concerning. From that moment on, Rendra focused on our family and forgot about your mother" Mrs Rita said with teary eyes.

However, whatever the reason of his father at that time, Naila still did not think out. Why did Mr. Rendra never find out how Ariana lived afterwards.

"It should be, at that time Mr. Rendra returned my mother to his family and not let him live a life of hanging alone. Didn't Mr Rendra know by then that my mother was willing to leave her extended family for him?!" annoyed Naila

"I'm sorry, Naila. That's the biggest mistake we've done to your mother" said Mrs Rita.

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