
Elea and Gienka finally arrive at Danist's house. They were greeted by Mama Danist. Elea hugged her in-laws very tightly, she missed him a lot. This was the first time that Elea had come to her husband's house. The house is simple but looks very comfortable and beautiful. Mama Danist took Gienka from Elea and held her and kissed her granddaughter very anxiously.
"You must be tired let Gienka be with Mama, and you take your wife to the room, Mama has tidied it up yesterday, take a shower and then rest"
"Yes Ma, let's get El to the room"
Danist opened the door to her room, and invited Elea to come in. Elea's first impression upon entering the room was that it was so neat. The nuance is very male with gray and white paint. There are many books arranged there, a computer and some photos stuck on the wall and also on the table. Elea smiles at the photo of Danist wearing toga clothes hugging and kissing her Mama with happiness. Elea knew that Danist only had her Mama since childhood, the life of her in-laws and husband must have been very hard because they had to fight for their lives. And seeing their current state signifies that they are very capable of going through all those difficulties very well.
"El, why are you smiling to yourself??" Danist asked and made Elea surprised.
"Ah no, I'm just glad to see this photo, you and Mama look so happy"
"You're right, I was so happy back then because I got a perfect ipk, and all thanks to my efforts and prayers from Mama every day, she's all I have"
"And...!!! Actually I already know how about your life and Mama first, Aunt Diyah once told me everything, and Mama also told me that she was very proud of you because you never bother her even for your college tuition she did not spend a penny because you went to college while working whatever she could you did it then, you were amazing Dan..."
"You praise me too much!"
"And...! I've always wondered for myself about this, sorry if I asked you that I didn't take it personally, haven't you ever tried to find out about your father? Just trying to find out how it is or something? Did you never do that?" Ask Elea.
Danist put a bag of Gienka's clothes on the table and sat on the bed. "No!!! I never did it, I really wanted to but if I did it would definitely hurt Mama, so I chose not to do it, Mama's heartache was so deep it was even possible up to this second, she said, I don't want to add to it"
"Have you never seen his picture?"
Danist shook his head. "The photo??? Just the name I don't know, Mama closed everything off from me, and after thinking what should I be dizzy to find out about him and if I meet him for what? Whether he will give me a lot of inheritance or whether he will embrace me, there I will be considered crazy for claiming to be his son hahaha just my whereabouts he does not know, so yes, now thank God at least I can make my mother happy, take a shower, Mama seems to have prepared food for us" said Danist then gently caressed Elea's cheeks and out of the room.
Elea looked at her husband's back with sadness, she had seen Danist's eyes glazed over, the man must have been very fragile but he looked strong because he definitely did not want to make the closest people to him sad especially Mama. Elea herself was still very curious as to what the father of her husband was like, but it seems that she will never get the answer given that Danist himself does not know what Dad's face looks like and it is also impossible that he asked that to his mother-in-law.
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After bathing and changing clothes, Elea came out of the room. Looks Danist has also changed clothes and looks fresh, it looks like the man also just had a bath in another bathroom and is now busy carrying Gienka because his mother is in the kitchen preparing food.
"Ma, let Elea help" said Elea as she approached her father-in-law.
"Don't have to, baby, you're done, you call your husband and tell him to come over here, we'll eat together"
Elea called Danist, and they ate together, while Gienka lay in her stroller. The family atmosphere looks so warm with various stories from Danist and Elea. Mama Danist could see clearly the twinkle of happiness from her son and daughter-in-law, their return seemed to bring a new atmosphere. Even occasionally he heard the two calling each other with the call "Honey". Very different from before they went abroad.
"Dear Elea, tomorrow your mom and dad will come here, they told Mama" said Mama Danist.
"Yes, they came because they missed you three so much, and maybe we'll go back to the top together"
"Ma, I also want to go to Elea's house, we have to go there before returning to the Peak" muttered Danist
"Of course, Mama has never been there"
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The next day, Elea was busy in the kitchen making breakfast with her mother-in-law. While Danist invites Gienka to play in the front yard of his house while watering plants. Danist misses the atmosphere in her home very much considering that she has not been home long enough after she was transferred to Puncak. And now he finally has a chance to take a vacation and go home.
After watering the plants, Danist took Gienka for a walk around the house. Gienka is very happy if you take a walk in the morning like this. Danist took the stroller and put his daughter there, then left the house.
Danist pushed soft stroller Gienka and Gienka looked calm and seemed to enjoy it a lot. Sometimes Danist also greeted his neighbors considering they had not seen him for a long time. Even Danist also had a few times to stop and chat with some people he knew.
The sun was already looking a little higher, Danist decided to immediately invite Gienka to go home because she also did not say goodbye to Elea or Mama when taking Gienka for a walk. Now they're definitely looking for him, and Danist didn't bring his phone either. Rushing Danist slightly sped up her pace until she was almost at home, but then her steps came to a halt as a woman called out her name.
"Sister Dan....!!!"
Danist turned her head and found Desi next door neighbor was sweeping the yard. Desi stops her activities and approaches Danist.
"How are you Des??" Ask Danist.
"Well brother, when's brother coming home?" Ask Desi.
"Yesterday afternoon"
"Geez, that's so funny...." Desi bends her body touching Gienka's cheek. "Who is this, brother?? Funny thing"
"This is Gienka, my wife's daughter, now also my son, how are your mother and your father?"
"They are good and are now going to the house of my brother, oh yes brother Dan, some time ago there were fathers coming here, he's aunty Sari and he's very familiar with Dad even Dad chat la.ma.ma once with him"
Danist cringing "Fathers? Nyariin Mama??" Her speech.
"Yes, sister, he was riding in a mercy car where he brought 2 bodyguards everything, he came up to me and asked Aunt Sari who was not at home at the time, and I had heard that the man was Aunt Sari's ex-husband, his father's brother and, like, that's what I heard!" Desi's words immediately made Danist surprised, confused and distrustful.