The Fading Love
I miss the kids

"Front month your papa mama jengukin you there, take care of your children well, put them in a place that you already trust, do not leave it in just any place where your grandchildren"

"iya mah, Aya matain first phone ya mah, Aya want to continue the work"

"Yes, son, you also want to go to the store, you take care of yourself, Assalamualaikum "

"Waalaikumsallam" The clock on my phone already showed at one o'clock in the afternoon, Aska must have been home from school. I did not leave my child in daycare anymore, Aska was 7 and a half years old, so had started to go to school, at school it was provided a shuttle bus, and, so I don't have to worry, whereas Ziya, I hired Babay sisters to help love my son, but for when I work.

I called home immediately, I want to hear from my children.

"Assalamu'alaikum... Aska's home yet?"

"iya Bu, Ziya has just gone to sleep, if Aska again repeats her lesson Ma'am"

"yes already, leave the children first yes, tonight I go home late"

"yes Ma'am" That's how my days are now, being a mother and father at once for both my children. In addition to working at the same publishing company, I have also managed to publish five books during my time in Jakarta, it has been two years that I and my children live independently. My family will come to see us one month or three months at most.

I'm also working on building my own publishing company. Hopefully, five years into the future, my ideals can be realized.

"Dad, you found that boss"

"goe?" I showed myself to convince myself.

"yes, there's a rush, like about Lo deh's novel" I smiled sumringah if I had discussed about my novel, yesterday I got news about my novel that will be made into a film, and then I'll make a movie, My first published novel, a novel that tells the story of my love. The novel with the title 'love that disappeared'. I hurried to meet my garden in his room.

"Assynogaic"

"waalaikumsallam, come in" I tidied up a little bit of my clothes that started to tangle before I met him.

"Sir" my boss turned and smiled.

"Sit Inayah"

"What's up, sir?"

"your children Ziya and Aska why don't you ever take them to the office again?" the last map he closed, the pen he put before his gaze headed towards me.

"hehehe, yes sir, Ziya is more comfortable in the same house as mbak sir, if Aska ngikut only" I heard deheman from Tama.

"I miss your children Inayah" Maybe now my eyeballs have grown, I think he called me into his room to talk about work, but in fact he asked about my children.

"Brother misses them?"

"what was my speech less clear Inayah? I haven't seen them in a month, you usually bring Ziya and Aska to the office" Yes, I often bring Aska and Ziya to the office if you're not doing much work, I always wanted to be close to them. Ziya and Aska had even gotten along with some of my co-workers including my superior Tama. Tama has been married for a long time, and until now he has not been given a gift of children, he likes children, even he also asked me to take Aska and Ziya to the office.

"i want to see them?" I scratched my nape that wasn't itchy, I felt bad for him.

"Dad, why silence? Can't you...?"

"Tomorrow Sunday sir, I will take the children on Wednesday to the office, because I have a lot of work Monday to finish later, many Novels that will be published this month sir"

"There is no need to wait for Wednesday, my wife and I are going to your house tomorrow, not only I miss them, but my wife too" oh husband and wife why so make me feel reluctant anyway, I will be so bad, they are my superiors and those who will visit my house. I was silent for a moment until Tama regained consciousness.

"Dad, what can?"

"huh, I-yes sir please"

"thank you, Inayah"

"yes sir" I nodded feeling clumsy.

....

"Where, how are the same Lo novels" Resti is the person who is most kepo with other people's affairs, he wants to know because the level of curiosity is above average.

"Yes, that's how it started production in this year's film" I replied soberly, Tama also had time to discuss about my novel, my novel, I don't want to tell Resti about Mr. Tama who's going to take his wife to my house to see Aska and Ziya. In addition to having curiosity above the average normal person, Resti is also so the bucket of his mouth, the bucket is leaking, can-can one office tau, tau, I will feel bad because I visited the boss at home.

"Well, it must have broken the Inayah, Lo's book so, Best seller even this has entered the mold to so, wow cool lo Inayah" I turn on my computer screen that had dimmed, I know, I open the email and continue my work, I want to go home and see my adorable children.

....

I didn't go home right away, but stopped by to buy snacks for my kids. Thank God after a year of work, I managed to buy a car, not fancy anyway, but in gratitude, buy it from my own hard work. When I first came to live with my son, I rented a small house in the city, and now I can buy an apartment that is not too big, but enough for me and the kids, as well as for the mother who took care of Ziya.

"Aska must love this" I put in a pack of snacks with the latest flavor and cute shape for Aska, whereas Ziya preferred to eat milk biscuits. I don't often buy them food like this, only once if I don't think I've bought them for a long time.

....

"Assalamualaikum, Aska, Ziya. mama's coming home son"

"mom..." Aska ran to hug me, behind her was Ziya who was carried by her mother.

"Aska step aside first son, mamah has not cleaned up son" Aska looked up and said he showed a row of milk teeth.

"what did you bring?" snacks for Aska are just as good" I handed my grocery bag to Aska

"thank you mama"

I swab my son's crown" equally dear"

"ma-mah, mamah" in the beautiful Ziya spread out her hands asking for condong

"my baby, take a shower first"

"mbak, there is a side dish in there, ask for help ready ya mbak, later we eat together "

"yes Ma'am"