
"I'm sorry, Mom. I don't know," Dania replied as she glanced at Selly who was still standing on the edge of Daniel's bed.
Daniel knows that Dania is lying to him and he also knows that Dania is deliberately lying because there is still Selly in that place.
Selly breathed heavily. "Yes, I'll go first, brother. I want to accompany Mom, pity her."
Daniel nodded and let Selly go from his room to the room, where Aunt Riska was resting. After Selly's death, Daniel again questioned the same thing as he had just asked his wife.
"Dania darling, tell me the truth. What is your relationship with Aunt Riska? Since I've noticed both you and Aunt Riska both look strange" said Daniel.
Dania hesitated to tell Daniel the truth. But even hiding it is impossible. Sooner or later, everything will be broken. Aunt Riska is Daniel's closest friend.
Actually ...." Dania stopped her words again and returned Daniel's gaze.
"Actually, what?" ask Daniel who is getting curious.
"You better ask that to Aunt Riska, Mas. I don't want to mispronounce and end up causing slander" Dania said later.
"Hey, Sweet! Come here," said Daniel while gently pulling Dania's hand and invite her up on the patient's bed. Dania complied. He sat down beside Daniel and leaned his head against the man's shoulder.
"Don't hide anything from me. From now on I don't want any secrets between the two of us. So, tell me. I'm ready to put my ears well here" Daniel said, stroking the top of Dania's head gently.
Dania is back. He wept and hugged Daniel and buried his head in his chest. "Do you know, Mom? It turns out Aunt Riska was my mother. My real mother" said Dania in between her sobs.
"What?!" cry Daniel.
Daniel who was so shocked to hear the words of Dania just now, immediately broke their arms and then grabbed the girl's face. "Are you serious?"
Daniel was silent for a moment, but his glare was still on his wife.
"I've heard from Selly who mentioned that Aunt Riska once had a small family. However, her family is devastated by the entry of a second woman in her ex-husband's life. But I never knew the name of her ex-husband Aunt Riska" Daniel said later, wiping away Dania's tears.
"Then, don't you want to see your mother, dear Dania? You should be happy right now because you've been around a long time, right not seeing each other?" continued Daniel.
Dania shook her head quickly. "No! I'm not sure he's happy to see me and I'm not sure he misses me either. All this time I've been fighting for her whereabouts, Mas. While she ...." Dania's lips were shaking again. His voice seemed to be stuck back in his throat.
Daniel breathed heavily and the man's face looked sad.
"Don't say that, dear Dania. We don't know the truth yet. Who knows your mother is the same as you, struggling to find your whereabouts. But it didn't work out" Daniel said. Daniel again grabbed Dania's body into his arms.
"There's no reason he couldn't find me, Mom! Where have I been all this time? I've never been anywhere. I'm still in that house, that simple house that Dad was credited with when he was with Mom" Dania said in an annoyed tone.
"What else is with his plentiful condition. No excuses, no money like me. Yes, my limitations make it difficult for me to find his whereabouts. But I never give up, Mom! Although Ms. Ida continues to threaten to punish me if I dare to find out where my mother is," continued Dania.
"Patience to you, darling. We wait until Auntie comes to her senses and listens to her explanation" Daniel said, trying to calm Dania down at the time.
Even though Dania wasn't sure the woman was willing to meet him. But he did what Daniel said.
"Do you know, all this time Aunty Riska struggle to be able to live with Om Tommy was no less heavy. Do you want to know what the story of the struggle is?" Daniel glanced at Dania while smiling warmly.
"No. I don't care nor do I want to know" said Dania, shaking her head. He doesn't want to know that story. What Dania wants to know is currently only one, the reason that Miss Riska never wanted to meet her for 14 years.
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