
"What made you fall in love with your mom?" ask Dion to Bastian.
"Your mother is not just a wife. He's a friend and there's always a time when Papa's in trouble. It felt so devastated when your mom left. Until now Papa still imagined his beautiful face."
Dion smiling. "Yes .. Mama is beautiful."
Bastian patted Dion's shoulder softly. "Every different man solves his problems. Papa fled by indulging in worldly naps. But Papa is proud because you are so loyal to Dila."
Dion looked at Bastian. "Why promise me?"
"What?"
"Dragon Delilah for me" said Dion.
"What are you talking about, anyway? Surely Papa will take care of him. He's Papa's only grandson. Yes ... already, Papa come in first." Bastian got up from his seat, and stepped into the house.
No one knew behind the laughter and smile that Dion emitted, there was sadness in his mind. Every time he got together with his family, Dion always remembered his wife. He was in the middle of a lot of happiness, but his heart felt lonely. Her body was there, but her soul was out of nowhere.
That condition made Dion's health decline. Like the old man, Dion was so chatty to check on his health. There are reasons not to visit a doctor. Inevitably Rey brings a private nurse to take care of Dion.
"Look at you .. is so old. It has only been a few months thin like this," said Diki who came to visit. "Your face has defeated Bastian alone. You eat no? Didn't the nurse take care of you?" Diki took food that Dion had not touched at all. "Open your mouth. Let me bribe."
Dion shakes his head, "I don't eat. Just put it there. Lagian ... si Reyhan why hire a nurse? I don't want to be touched by him."
"That's so you take regular medication. Come eat. This is the first time I've bribed you. When else can you be fed a handsome man like me," said Diki.
Dion laughed, "All right."
Not Diki his name if not a prank on his best friend. Not finished the food that was chewed, he was sodori again bribes for bribes.
"Kill me, brother. It's still full mouth."
"You ate it long ago. Chew it fast. Five more feed. Quickly spend," said Diki while thrusting back a spoon filled with food. "Take the medicine."
"Yes, Ma" Dion replied, "you are like my mother."
"Father!" exclaim Delilah who immediately went up to the bed. The door to the room was not closed. That was because Delilah just went in.
"Change the shirt there. Just getting home from school has gone up to bed" Dion said.
"Later first. Delilah wants to make sure Papa takes his medicine."
"Your father has finished a plate of rice. Awesome, right? Great, dong," said Diki.
"Om the bribe?" ask Delilah.
"Yes, dong," Diki replied as she kissed Delilah's cheek.
"Ish .. om flirty." Delilah got out of bed and out of the room.
Diki laughed, "Go too, tuh, boy."
"Dik .. if I don't exist. Watch daughter. Think of her as your own daughter" Dion said.
"What, anyway, you? You have to be healthy to take care of Delilah. Your daughter is very pretty. There are a lot of guys out there who love it."
"I wish Delilah had the best man of her life" Dion said.
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Dion's time was spent in the room. He continued to lie on the bed. His body is getting thinner. That handsome face turned drastically into a taper. The burly body that had been formed for years, disappeared already.
Are said to be seriously ill or have no disease. Doctors say Dion had just a normal fever. Yes ... indeed Dion is not sick like Dila, but his health condition is declining.
"Rey ... take me to the back garden of the house" Dion said.
"All right." Reyhan picked up the knit scarf and wrapped it around his best friend's neck. He accompanied Dion to a wheelchair.
"Grab my wife's book and picture."
Reyhan. Take Dion's beloved book and Dila's picture frame. "There again?"
Reyhan led Dion to the back garden. The sound of laughter was heard because everything was in the park enjoying the afternoon air.
Dion smiled as he watched the family gather together. "Diki not come?"
"Want me to call here?" ask Rey.
"Call away. Let it all go together" replied Dion.
"I'll call him." Reyhan grabbed the phone in his pants pocket. He had not had time to call, Diki's voice was heard calling. "I just called you."
"How are you?" ask Maya.
"Good, May."
"Hi, Grandpa," said Sara.
"Sara is getting pretty. Same goes with Kiano," dion's god.
"Sara doesn't want to be with Kiano." Sara immediately ran over to Delilah and the others.
"The future is my grandson" said Dion.
Diki and Reyhan shake their heads. Both Dion and the late Dila did want the two children to be a match, but Reyhan and Diki did not want that. Let their two children find their own partner later.
Dion wiped a picture of Dila he was holding. "Look, Honey. They're happy." Dion smiled looking one by one at the face he loved so much.
The happy laughter seemed long away from Dion's hearing. The eyes that saw his granddaughter running, friends, parents, and laughing son-in-law started to blur from sight. Dion blinked, he smiled. Dion uttered lafaz tahlil until the photo and book in his hand came off.
I was caught in misery.
Sadness has been fused in this soul.
My wings are broken and I cannot fly.
I without him cannot live.
Our souls have fused.
In prostration I offer prayer.
Universe, meet us. Unite us in the beauty of heaven.
Delilah wept bitterly after reading Dion's diary. He hugged books and photos of his parents. Dion has left him. Wh why? No ... Delilah did not ask why her father had also left her.
"Hopefully you and mom can be together forever" Delilah said.
Reyhan hugged his sister. "Mom and Dad are united in heaven. They are happy there, and those of us who are left behind should be happy as well as live life."
Delilah nodded. He grabbed a mini album lying on the table. Delilah opened a photo album that indicated it was a gift for her sixteenth birthday.
"Papa made this for Delilah. There's a photo of Deli as a kid. There's a picture of Brother, Kiano, the twins, Sara, Grandpa, all here" Delilah said. "There's a message too, brother." Delilah read the writing below. "Mom and Dad love you."
Back Delilah sobbing. Reyhan also shed tears. It was sad to find two loved ones leaving so quickly. However, the departure this time did not cause any injuries, even happiness. Both hoped their parents would unite there.
"We're out, yuk," Reyhan asked.
Delilah agreed with Reyhan. Both of them came out of the room. Delilah was greeted by Anna who came to hug her.
"It's okay, honey. We're all here" Anna said.
Bastian extended his hand. "Grandfather here, honey."
Delilah hugged Bastian. "Delilah it's okay. Papa once said that Deli wasn't alone."
"You're right, honey. We're all here" Reyhan said.
EXPIRE.
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