
"Dad?"the voice of a small child calling out to the father who was somehow distracting Zio and Ardana.
Both of them turned their heads towards the sound.Zio and Ardana seemed fixated when they saw a boy who was so similar to Zio as a child.
The boy smiled sweetly beside the man that Zio knew so well who had come with the little boy.
"Where's your art from, son?"asked Bu Nilam when he saw his grandson had just come along with Bayu.
"I had lunch with Nek and Om Bayu" the little boy answered walking over.
"Is he my father, Grandma?his face looks like the same photo that Mother kept?"asked the little boy named Arsain to look at Zio.
But Miss Nilam did not answer, Bu Nilam just turned to look at Zio to see how the young man who had now grown up was reacting.
And not unexpectedly, Zio immediately rushed to hug the tiny body of his jeplakan.Tangis Zio also broke in the arms of the little Arsain.
"Here dear father, this is Nak's father" said Zio as he embraced Arsain's body.
Zio again cried hysterically in the arms of the tiny little Arsain.There are no more words that can be said from the lips of Arzio at this time and only a roaring cry is able to represent what he feels at present.
Ms. Nilam rubbed the wet end of her eyes while watching the meeting between father and son that was quite moving.
"Wake up baby, you see Arsain has met his father.You should also see how sorry this man is for what he has done with you Nak" muttered Bu Nilam in heart.
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"Am I not worthy to be the father of our child?so you never told me about her situation?"ardana asked Nilam.
"It is not you who do not deserve Mas, but me and Saina who do not deserve to be with you" answered Nilam not less clear.
Now both of them have sat on the sofa in the inpatient room where Saina is located.Sedang Zio himself does not want to move in the slightest from beside Saina.
"But why never call me at a time like this?at least we can fight together for his recovery" continued Ardana again who could not withstand the tightness when seeing the condition of the child is so alarming.
"I'm sorry if this makes you disappointed, but I don't want Saina to feel pain by a rejection.Simply one time she was devastated by the rejection of the man who had made her pregnant, she said,I don't want Saina back in disrepair when she gets a second rejection from her father"
"Am I that cruel Sari?I even kept trying to hold back in order to fulfill your request not to bother you, but I also hope you involve me with whatever happens to our child"
"You are not that cruel Mas, but our circumstances and situation are so cruel to me and Saina.Khlaskan him, let him be calm in his eternal place"
Ardana could only look down lethargic with the roar of tears did not stop coming out of his eyes.Ardana was so disappointed with the path of his destiny.
Why is fate so cruel to him?he only wants to love and be loved, but why is it so difficult to reach for happiness in the name of love.
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While Zio himself was still sitting pensively in a room that had been occupied by Saina for almost a year.
Although it has been three years affected by cancer but Saina's condition can still do outpatient.But already this one year his condition always drops and requires his stay in the hospital.
Miss Nilam and Mang Maman family always take turns to look after Saina and little Arsa never miss his day with the Mother.
Although having to bother the circle back to the house and hospital to continue his school but Arsa always does that with pleasure to accompany the Mother who must be treated.
Zio stared at the beautiful face of Saina who was still asleep with an oxygen mask covering her face.
"Dear mother?".
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