My Hate, the Water of His Eyes (The End of A Taste)
Meeting And Farewell

Leo ran after Syera, seeing the girl waiting for the elevator door to open. Leo returned to the apartment to pick up the slippers for Syera. Leo took the keys to his car thinking that maybe Syera was going somewhere.

When Leo left, he no longer saw the whereabouts of Syera, he turned to the emergency stairs and descended the stairs as quickly as possible.

In a state of tears Syera no longer felt her bare feet when running outside the apartment building to look for a taxi. He just wanted to see his mother soon.

"Taxi!" call Syera to see a taxi heading towards her. Syera came in as the taxi stopped in front of her. "Mosk XXX, sir. Come on quick, sir."

Syera called his destination and asked the taxi driver to speed up the taxi.

Luckily Leo was still watching when Syera got in the taxi so she could follow him from behind. Leo kept following the taxi that was carrying Syera.

What was? Where are you going to these nights?

Leo stopped his car when the taxi in front of him stopped. Because of the focus with Syera and the taxi that brought the girl Leo did not pay attention to where the car was going. It was only after Syera got out of the taxi and ran past the security guard post that Leo realized that he was in front of one of the hospitals.

Leo hurriedly parked his car and chased after Syera who ran so fast in the hospital hallway.

At the entrance of the ER hospital mami Jelita was waiting for the arrival of Syera.

That woman is not Sherah's mother? What is he and why is he here?

Leo slowed down his steps following Syera led by the woman who was with him to one of the hospital rooms.

Why are they both crying? Who exactly wants Syera to meet here?

Leo's steps stop when Syera and Jelita's mother enter their destination room. From his position stood Leo heard clearly the cry of Sherah from within. Syera cried hysterically and roared calling out the word 'mama'.

The mama?

Curious about the conditions in the room in front of him, Leo slowly approached until his feet stepped inside and stood in front of the door.

She saw Syera shaking the body of a woman who was on the bed while not stopping crying. Instantly a shadow of the past at the death of his father approaches Leo.

"Mama... Ma's... Mama why, ma? It's Shera, ma. Up, ma!" hysterical cries of Syera called her dead mother on the hospital bed.

"Ma... Why be a gini, ma? Hix... Hix... Mamma... Why leave Syera again?"

The tears that came out did not seem to be enough to describe how sad Syera was at this time. In his face the stiff body of a new woman today he called mama.

It was like a dream for Sherah. Only in a matter of hours he met and hugged his mother but now his mother was no longer able to return his embrace.

On the same day and in a matter of hours he met and separated from his mother forever.

Mami Jelita could not hear the roaring cries of Syera, she knew this situation was not easy to accept especially when the happiness had just felt Syera by meeting Wulandari.

Mami Jelita remembered that she had been asked to go to the administration by a nurse before Syera came.

"Mami stay for a while, baby," said Mami Jelita rubbed the shoulders of Syera who still hugged her mother.

Mami Jelita was shocked when she saw Leo standing in the doorway. This was their second meeting after the eviction at the bar earlier. Although Syera always said that Leo was a good person, Jelita's mother still did not like to remember the events at the bar at that time.

"Come in and accompany Syera for a moment" Jelita's mother asked Leo, even though she was upset with him.

The screen on the bedside monitor showed that the patient had died and two nurses entered to remove all the tools the doctor had used while trying to save the patient but the will God said another. Wulandari left for good and will never return to meet Syera as they promised before parting ways with Jelita's mother.

"Shera, calm down" Leo asked to take Syera into his arms and let the nurse do her job. Leo's eyes were fixed on the woman on the bed.

Isn't this the woman in the picture? Wulandari, the woman who gave birth to Syera. What happened and why Syera could know, had they met before?

"Hiks... Hix... Mama should take Syera also where mama went," he said.

"Don't talk like that, he would also be sad to see you at this moment and talk like that. Calm down," strengthen Syera even though honestly Leo is still confused by the situation.

Leo brought Syera out to be calmed down first at the request of the nurse inside. He took Syera to sit in the waiting room of the patient's family.

"I know it's not easy but please don't cry anymore. You've been crying too much, your eyes have also started to swell. I can't stand to see you like this."

Leo crouched down in front of Syera, clasping her hands together to give strength. Occasionally Leo also wiped away the tears of Syera that did not stop flowing.

"I-I'm on my own now," said Syera.

"No. You are not alone, there are many people around you who love you. I'm here for you, so don't talk like that."

Mami Jelita stops her steps when she sees Leo calming Syera down. The woman could see that Leo loved Syera so much from the way she saw Syera. At once Jelita's mother wished for Leo to be able to take care of Syera forever.

Earlier, after Syera came home from the contract of Jelita's mother, Wulandari still lived there for a while. The two women were still talking about Sherah. It was only around ten o'clock in the evening that Wulandari decided to go home and express her gratitude again for taking care of little Syera.

The speed of the car driven by Wulandari is quite slow. He imagined every second of his meeting with Syera, he was so enjoying his day. Happiness filled his heart until he was a little careless not focusing on the path before him.

At the crossroad of the road from the left of an expedition truck drove so fast plus the driver was sleepy.

Yukkk...!!!

Accidents are inevitable. The expedition truck that was about to turn right hit the car driven by Wulandari until the front of the car was rattled.

When the accident was inevitable again the shadow of Syera's face as a smile immediately approached Wulandari. Imagining that Wulandari also smiled until only a strong impact sound was heard for the last time.

The police in charge of the accident contacted Jelita's mother because she was the last person to call Wulandari before the accident.

Mami Jelita was shocked and went straight to the hospital that the police told her about. Had not had time to meet Wulandari doctors have said that Wulandari was not saved again and died.

..........

Wulandari's funeral was held the next day. Mami Jelita and Leo take care of all the needs. Not many attended the funeral because neither Syera nor Jelita's mother knew any close people from Wulandari.

Only a few people were present, including Fandy who was informed by Jelita's mother. Mr. Ferdy who also knew Wulandari was very surprised to hear the news of Wulandari's death from Jelita's mother. But Mr. Ferdy can't come because he's out of town. Linda's mother and several other employees also came while Mila's mother, both Leo and Fandy, agreed not to tell her first.

Syera could not say anything, only tears that did not stop to look at the tomb of her mother. Last night Syera cried happily to meet her mother. Today she was crying but not a cry of happiness but rather a cry of sorrow parting with her mother forever.

The funeral is over but Syera is still hard to leave her mother's vortex.

"Let's go home" Fandy asked. "It's not good for you to stay here long."

Leo was silent in his place when he saw Fandy taking Syera away.