Space And Time
Trying to Find Out

"What's wrong? Why did you suddenly come to papa's house, Del?" Rendra asked Adel who was now in his residence.

Rendra had already told Adel his home address since they met for the first time in years. The two often spend time together.

Adel just looked down inside which made Rendra ask the question again, "Did Satya do something?" Rendra asked gently and carefully so that the girl would be completely honest with him.

"Why son? Tell papa, don't hold it yourself. There's a papa here son who can help you as much as possible."

"Mama... Mama..." The sound of Adel shaking he bit his own lips powerless to hold back tears.

Seeing that Rendra immediately hugged Adel and gave him some calm, "Cry until you feel relieved."

"Mama..." The girl's cry was getting broken when she was in Rendra's arms, papa continued.

Although not a biological child, still the heart of Rendra felt sliced to see a very young girl had to suffer from it because it bore the burden of her parents' mistakes.

Without realizing it, Rendra's tears also flowed just like that when she heard the cry of the girl in her arms. After a while, Adel calmed down and started telling me everything.

"Mama has improved, mama even wants to go out of the room, take care of herself and eat. Seeing that Adel was so happy pa." Adel said with occasional wiping of her tears.

"Continue?" Ask Rendra.

"There's one thing that makes Adel really sad, mama... Mama..." His voice trembled Adel even to the point of biting his own lips to hold back his cries.

"Mama doesn't remember Adel." Adel.

Rendra widened her eyes in disbelief, "What?! How could it be, how could he not remember his own son?!"

"Papa Satya says your subconscious refuses to remember things related to her past trauma." Answer Adel.

The girl looked into Rendra's eyes deeply, "Actually what happened between you? What has Adel done to mama in the past until mama does not remember the same Adel pa?!"

"That's... That's not really understanding, either, son."

"Don't lie, please tell me everything, so that Adel can correct the mistakes in the past that Adel has done to mama."

Adel grabbed Rendra's hand and held it, "Adel please just tell Adel everything once, who knows that way you can remember Adel again."

"Papa told you, nothing happened in the past related to you, stop finding out son is not good."

"Pa, Adel please just once." Adel keeps forcing Rendra because for him, Rendra is the only person who can help him.

Rendra let out a long sigh before saying, "Alright papa will tell me everything."

"really?" Ask Adel enthusiastically.

"But not now, when the time has come. When you're old enough to accept everything."

Adel's face again exuded disappointment.

Rendra rubbed Adel's cheek and said, "Papa knows you are disappointed, but trust me this is all for your good. Do you believe in papa?"

Although disappointed, Adel remained obedient to Rendra's words, the girl nodded her head to answer Rendra's question that Adel believed in her.

"Because it's night tomorrow. Now rest." Rendra.

"Yes pa." Adel moved from his seat.

"Adel." Rendra's call stopped Adel's move.

Adel turned his head and replied, "Yes pa, why?"

"Don't be sad, you're not alone because papa here will always be there for you." Rendra said with a smile.

Like a cool breeze, the simple words managed to calm Adel's heart a little.

Adel returned Rendra's smile and said, "Adel believes in parenthood."