Ryanthi: Sweet Cake, Bitter Reality
● SIXTEEN : Victims of the Past

Surya did not immediately give an answer to the question Ryanthi asked. The man only took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly. Surya wanted to say something. However, his lips clenched tightly again. The atmosphere again felt awkward.

Meanwhile, Ryanthi patiently waited even though his heart was already not for imagining the answer that Surya would give. He was afraid if he got a big surprise, which had been missed and never expected.

After a moment of silence, Surya finally returned to talk, "That was your mother's choice. I can't stop him." Surya did not dare to look at Ryanthi. The middle-aged man preferred to pay attention to the dark sky, even though there was nothing interesting there.

"How could you possibly think that simple?" ryanthi Protest. He was disappointed and could not accept Surya's answer which was judged too lightly.

Surya turned a glance, before turning his attention back the other way. "It's the truth. You want Dad to answer like what? It was your mother who insisted on leaving, even though I had prevented her," the man continued with a sour look. Surya may not like the discussion.

Ryanthi looked at her father. The expression on the girl's face implied an overwhelming sense of unease. "I don't understand at all." Ryanthi shook her head slowly. "Explain something in a language that is not too difficult for me to understand" he asked.

"I answered you earlier." Surya did not dare to make eye contact with Ryanthi. He continued to dodge, turning his gaze the other way. It was clear that the man was hiding something.

Ryanthi could feel it clearly. I don't know what Surya covered, so he didn't dare to meet directly. "What are you hiding from me? Why is Dad so convoluted and makes me even more curious? I'm not a child anymore who just believes, with the answer he gave me. I'm twenty-three years old, and have understood well the body language of my interlocutors." Ryanthi protested. The girl complained again.

However, Surya seemed not to want to know with all the taste of his penasarnnya. The owner of the textile company was actually impressed to avoid, as if he did not want to give a detailed explanation to Ryanthi.

Ryanthi sat down while leaning against the iron trellis barrier. He folded his legs, then placed them on his chest. Ryanthi crossed both hands on her knees, then placed her chin there.

Seeing that, Surya immediately followed after him. He sat leaning back while bending his right leg, and left his left leg stretched straight.

"So late in the afternoon, my mother came to me. He said Dad would give me all the answers I wanted. After a long time, mother allowed me to call you 'father'. However, it turns out that I don't get what I want right now." Ryanthi was talking to her. He feels disappointed.

Actually, Surya understood with Ryanthi's intention. It was not wrong for the girl to question about all things, which she did not know. Surya realizes that Ryanthi must feel the consequences, from something that the girl never understood. Ryanthi must feel the injustice in life, due to the personal conflict that occurred to both parents.

However, it is too much for Surya to bring back the dark past with Farida. Although she is the only woman Surya loves, it is undeniable that Farida is also the one who has given her inner anguish to date.

A moment later, Surya was swept away in his daydream. He thought of a way to explain it to Ryanthi, who desperately needed an answer from him. Surya looked at the girl. Her face looked plain without any makeup polish. The clothes he wore were not good clothes, let alone brand.

However, unfortunately all of Ryanthi's physical beauty is covered by the harsh reality of life. The girl's face looked tired, as well as carrying a lot of weight. Ryanthi did not enjoy most of the life she lived.

The biggest regret in Surya.

As a father, he had let it all happen to his only child, who now seemed to keep his distance because of something that had not been clearly revealed.

"Is this a good time to tell Ryanthi everything?" The sun continues to rise. Consider both good and bad.

"You're not going to sleep when I tell you, are you?" Surya broke the silence between them.

Ryanthi turned her head and looked at the father. "Like Mom, I'm used to not sleeping last night" Ryanthi replied lethargicly.

Surya let out a long breath, then exhaled slowly. "Dad didn't know what you were going to think, after hearing the story I was going to tell. However, this will also make the burden in you a little less. May you get the answer you want," said Surya flat.

"Just tell me everything. Good or bad. Fun or not. I deserve to know the real reason. I was dragged into the trouble that was going on between the two of you. That's so unfair." Ryanthi tried hard to control herself, restraining the feeling of raging in the chest.

"Have you never thought of the inner burden I felt? Even though she took care of me and gave me an abundance of affection, it still felt imperfect. I can only be quiet or even smile bitterly, when my schoolmates talk about their father" Ryanthi said.

"I .. I can't make such a complaint to my mother, because she won't like it. Mom always refused if I wanted to discuss something related to dad. I don't know what's wrong? I never get an answer at all." Ryanthi kept talking. He seemed to want to evaporate all the strands that had been alone.

"I'm sorry Dad, son," Surya asked quietly. He dared to touch Ryanthi's head. Surya's longing for the princess only wayangnya is so great. However, he also did not dare to show directly, as Ryanthi continued to keep her distance.

"Alright, Son. All right," said Surya again. The man exhaled deeply, before returning to speak. "You do deserve to know everything that happened to your parents, eighteen years ago" the middle-aged man broke up.

"Then tell me something" Ryanthi pinta. Highlight the eyes he cast on Surya, implying immense hope. Ryanthi was already impatient to listen to the words of the father, who seemed to be trying to gather all his courage.

Yes, it took a lot of courage for Surya to reveal the truth. , A big secret that has been hidden so tightly from everyone, so many people, ryanthi is the victim of the puzzle.