SUN (My Spring)
THE SUN 35

In his room, Zhi was still awake. Although he tried to close his eyes, his mind was still focused on the conversation of Ez and someone he did not know. Not wanting to continue to be curious, he decided to take Chan to see Ez who was still in the studio.

“Why come here?” Ez asked when he saw Zhi and Chan in the doorway.

“There are those we want to ask” Zhi replied.

Seeing the serious look on Zhi and Chan's face, Ez stopped his activities and watched closely his two younger siblings.

“What do you want to ask?” Ask Ez again.

“What did you say on the phone earlier was right?”

Ez looks confused by Chan's question, so it makes Zhi back to voice, “About big brother Khai?”

“So you guys were eavesdropping?” Ask Ez.

“We accidentally heard it, not meant to eavesdrop” Chan said.

“We also want to hear it”

Dza appeared from behind the door along with Zal.

Ez, Chan, and Zhi compactly turned their heads towards the source of the sound.

“Why did you guys know we were here?” Chan asked his two brothers.

“We are watching you because of your suspicious behavior” replied Zal, then sat in a chair that has five wheels.

“Akh!. Though I don't want to tell you guys before making sure of it properly” Ez rubbed his face roughly.

“Do you know anything about Khai's older sister?”

Dza and the other three members seemed curious about Ez's answer.

“Temporary guess..” Ez paused his sentence, exhaled before returning to say, “Khai will never see his mother again” Ez said.

“It means..mother brother Khai already..” Chan was unable to continue his words, his eyes condensing as Ez nodded his head justifying his words.

“Why are you joking like this?!. This is not funny at all!”

Zhi hit the table in front of him hard, trying to vent his emotions.

“Although the evidence is very strong, but I want to prove it myself. That's why, I haven't told you guys” Bright Ez.

“What will happen to Khai's brother, if he knows this?!”

Zal clenched his hands holding back emotions.

“Don't say anything to Khai until we can prove it ourselves. Tomorrow, I'll find the truth”

Ez looked at the four members who were now silent with a blank look.

“I follow” Zal chiming.

“I'm also” Chan said.

Actually Ez wants to ban, but it feels free. The two members would not listen to his words at a time like this. Their minds are in turmoil, they understand Khai's struggle to find his mother. Khai does not have many memories with his mother, the only thing he wants is to be reunited with his mother. However, that is no longer likely to happen. The man he seeks is no longer in this world. I don't know what kind of destruction Khai will feel.

***

Since the morning the members had gathered in the rehearsal room, they were practicing choreography to prepare for the concert which would take place in one week.

“After training, do you want to watch a movie?” Khai asked the five members while resting.

“I have an appointment with my friend. Sorry, I can't join” Ez said.

“Kakak said as if we are not your friends!” Dza Seru.

“True, are we just strangers?” Zhi Protest.

“Yes, you guys are my enemies” Ez replied casually. It made Khai throw a punch on his shoulder, but Ez did not reply and only smiled.

“I also can't join” Chan and Zal said simultaneously.

“You want to go together?. Where?” Ask Khai.

“We..” Chan was silent for a moment, trying to find an excuse not to make Khai suspicious.

“We will buy a gift for Chan's birthday sister” replied Zal origin, he kicked Chan slowly to respond.

“Ahh.iya, I asked Zal for help to find kado”

“Then I will visit your house. I also want to give your sister a gift”

Chan eyes break into hearing Khai's words, “Don't!!” Chan immediately read his words when he saw Khai was surprised, “My brother was staying at his friend's house, maybe the day after he just came home. Also, you do not have to bother buying gifts. If sister gives him a gift, then next year he will ask for it again”

Khai clucked, “Your sister is like my sister too, I don't mind if I have to give her a gift every year”.

“Good. You guys how?” Khai asked Zhi and Dza.

“I have no activities” replied Zhi while eating her favorite peanut-soy toast.

“I also have no activities. Looks like there is a movie that you really want to watch” said Dza.

“Iya, I want to watch the movie ‘My Mother’. Actually it's a sad movie, but I want to watch it” Khai replied.

The members were silent to Khai's words. Although the evidence has confirmed the condition of his mother Khai, they hope there is a little miracle.

As they had planned, Khai, Zhi, and Dza went to see the film, while Ez, Zal, and Chan visited the house of one of Khai's relatives outside the city.

It took them almost five hours to arrive in one of the fairly remote villages. The village was also the birthplace of Khai's mother.

“Did Brother Khai never look for his mother here?” Chan asked as they arrived at the village.

“He's been here, but didn't find any leads. From then on, he so never come here again” Bright Ez.

Their steps stopped in one of the houses with a large yard and many trees.

“Whose are you?” Ask a middle-aged man.

“Sorry, if our arrival suddenly” said Ez, then introduce yourself to the middle-aged man, the same thing was done by Chan and Zal.

The middle-aged man invited the three to enter the house while telling a story. After knowing the purpose of their arrival, the middle-aged man invited them to the backyard of the house. Their steps stopped in the flower garden that was blooming. After passing through the park, they again stopped in a tomb.

“This is his grave” Said a middle-aged man named Mr. Salman. He and his wife have been looking after his mother Khai for the past year .

Ez, Zal, and Chan were speechless when they saw Khai's mother's grave.

“He died a month ago, why didn't anyone tell Khai?” Ask Ez.

“We want to tell the young master, but Mr. Madava forbid it. He himself will tell the young master, that's what he told us” Terang Mr. Salman.

“So Khai's father knew of his departure?” Ask Zal.

“Iya, even Mr. Madava was present at the funeral” Bright Mr. Salman.

Ez, Zal, and Chan were stunned to hear the middle-aged man's words, they did not understand why Khai's father had not even told him this important thing.

Mr. Salman was silent for a moment, then explained “Mother has been sick for a long time, every day he always called the name Khair Daniel Madava. I want to contact the young master, but I don't know how to contact him. I don't know if the young master is an artist, then when I find out and want to meet the young master, then, mother forbid on the grounds of not wanting to be a burden and also not wanting his appearance will affect the career of the young master. He felt enough to see the young master grow up well and succeed"

“What does Mr Madava often visit?” Ask Chan.

“He started visiting the last year”

“That means, all this time Mr Madava knows the whereabouts of mother?” Chan asked again.

“Iya”

“Why doesn't his family tell Khai about this?” Ask Zal.

“Mother is an only child. Since his parents died, he has lived a kara”

Ez exhaled heavily, inexhaustible with the complexity of the Khai family. The three immediately bid farewell to Mr. Salman and returned to the city.

“I still don't understand. If Mr Madava still visits often, does that mean he still loves his wife?” Tanya Chan, “I mean, his ex-wife” He then rectified his remarks.

“It's true too, but why did they split?” Zal chimed in.

“When we were roommates, Khai once told me about the reason his parents separated. His father was so ambitious and crazy to work, that he never had time for family. Because of the busyness, his father became often angry with his mother. In fact, not infrequently his father did violence. At that time Khai was too small to interfere, he could only cry every time he saw his parents quarrel. Until finally, his mother could not stand it and left his father. Khai used to live a luxurious life since childhood, his mother was worried that if he took Khai away at that time, he could not give a decent life. Finally, he decided to leave Khai and promised to pick him up if he had a good job. Khai kept waiting for the promise, but his mother never returned” Ez's eyes glazed over as she told him the thing Khai had told him. While Zal and Chan just fell silent, as if immersed in their respective minds.

SUN (My Spring)THE SUN 35

SUN (My Spring)
THE SUN 35