Renjana Song
Uncovering the Secret

Ranum took a deep breath. Now, he was gathering a supply of fresh air to fill his lungs. Once it feels enough, then it exhales back slowly. He rearranged his heart that felt so thumping. He really feels groggy now.

''Ranum you can do it! Cayooo!'' he said he encouraged himself.

With a sigh, Ranum moved his feet towards the fourth floor.

''Excuse me.'' said Ranum.

''Oh, Ranum ma'am. Please come in, Mr. Agam is inside.'' said Hardy assistant Agam.

''Thank you.''

Tok..

Hardy opens the door and lets Ranum inside.

''Good afternoon, sir.'' said Ranum.

Agam immediately turned back his seat of greatness once he recognized the owner of the voice.

He raised his hand to let his guest sit down.

''Thank you, but I'm not long so I should just keep standing.'' Ranum replied.

''I have my resignation file, sir. And I need your signature here. Please father deign to sign it.'' said Ranum handed over a file that he had been holding tightly and put it on the Agam desk.

For a moment Agam looked at the woman who was now standing in the same room with him. Then, he stood up from his seat and walked closer towards Ranum. After that, Agam sat himself on his desk. Right in front of Ranum's face.

''I will not sign your resignation letter.'' said Agam coldly.

''But why? Didn't you agree yesterday?'' tanya Ranum did not understand.

''I never said if I approved of your words. But you have concluded it yourself, replied Agam.

''What does your father want exactly?'' tanya Ranum was getting upset. He felt inexhaustible with what was in Agam's head at this time.

''What do I want?'' Agam repeated Ranum's words.

''You are telling me the truth.'' said Agam.

Ranum also knitted his eyebrows together a sign of not understanding.

''Acknowledging your mistake.''

''Why did you cheat me?'' asked Agam with a very scary expression. His facial lines began to harden as if he was holding back anger.

''I've told you a thousand times. I didn't intend to lie to you. I was forced to do that said Ranum with his lips that started to tremble.

''At first, I did it because of money. It just so happened that Frisca offered me a sizable sum of money. Just so you know, at that time I was really in need of money with a large amount. I had to pay for my mother's medical expenses while in the hospital. I really need that money. At that time the mother was critical and had to be immediately in surgery. I'm dead-end. I don't know who to borrow that kind of money from. So without a second thought I accepted Frisca's offer.''

''I want to replace him to meet you. Undercover and pose as Frisca to replace her on the date your parents have been preparing for. But all the effort I put in was in vain. Mother still left me alone and Frisca did not give me the money she had promised me.'' Ranum started to sob.

''But gradually along with the togetherness that we went through, my sadness slowly disappeared. I really enjoyed every moment I was with you. And I really fell in love with you.'' Ranum said with a bow. He could no longer hold back his tears that were welling up in his eyes.

''I've tried so many times to tell you the truth. But never once will you listen to what I say.''

Agam was silent for a moment. Before he goes back to his words.

''Then who is the father of your son!''

The deg!

Ranum is frozen. He really did not expect that Agam would ask that at this time.

''Why just shut up?'' asked Agam back because he did not get an answer from Ranum.

''Forgive me it's my personal business and you have no right to force me to tell you.'' Ranum replied starting to put up his defensive wall.

''Is he really my son?'' ask Agam full of search.

''No! He's not your son! Elzein is my son!'' Ranum really felt so upset.

''If he's not my son, why are you so afraid that I know the truth?'' said Agam with a pretty cold tone.

''All right if you don't want to tell me the truth. I will find out for myself about that, replied Agam.

''I told you he's not your son. Why are you so stubborn!'' Ranum.

''Then, whose son is he?''

''Did you come into contact with the other man behind me when we were together first?'' tanya Agam stared fixedly at Ranum's bead eyes that were now wet with tears.

''Do you think I'm that low!'' said Ranum with his eyes reddened.

Ranum rewinds his legs in an inch to create some distance, slightly away from Agam.

''Say that I am his father!''

''No! You are not his father.'' said Ranum sobbing.

...----------------...

The night conveys that which is inseparably bright, silent has its own quiver, and empty cannot always be visited.

Ranum recites a bedtime story to his son who is lying in his arms.

''Close!'' Ranum.

''Now go to sleep.'' said Ranum gently.

''El has not drowsy mama.'' replied Elzein.

''Then one more fairy tale, but you have to go to sleep after that.''

Elzein shook his head.

''What's up? Are you not feeling well?'' Ranum immediately checked Elzein's forehead.

''No fever.'' he said feeling calm.

''Mama, all my friends at school have papa. Only I myself have no papa.'' Elzein said softly.

''Hey... Why did El suddenly speak like that.''

''Friends at school always mocked me because I had no papa, mama.''

''Listen, baby, El has a mom. You are my only mother's child. El also has a mother Maya who also loves El. And also do not forget papa Yuda, papa Yuda also loves you very much. So, why should El be sad?'' Ranum.

''But it's all different mama.'' replied Elzein who looked sad.

''Honey, my mom loves you very much. You are a precious treasure to my mother. If El is sad, mama will be much sadder.'' Ranum tried to comfort his son.

''Is Mama going to find a papa for El?'' ask Elzein.

''Does El want a new papa?'' asked Ranum a little surprised.

''Yes. El wants the real papa, not like papa Yuda.'' he replied.

''Then you will find a new papa for El.''

''No need!''

''Why ''Why?'' asked Ranum in surprise.

''Because El has found him, ''' Elzein replied happily.

''Huh?''

''Yes mama. El has found the real papa El.''

El got out of his bed and took something from his school bag.

''Look, papa gave this to El.'' said El enthusiastically. He shows an Iron Man robot to Ranum.