The Grief of the Two Red Lines
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Revi and Zaira were sitting at the hospital cafeteria table, chatting and having lunch together while Zaira brought a laptop to work on something.

Hani suddenly came in such a hurry as to bring happy news.

"Ra, Ra. guess who I met?" He asked excitedly and sat down and sipped his coffee waiting for Zaira to answer.

Zaira shook her head. Seeing Hani's excitement, he really couldn't guess.

"Who?" Ask Revi curiously.

"I met Gio!" Answer with a big smile.

"Who is that?" Chirps Revi.

Hani sees her two friends taking turns, one, clearly unfamiliar as Gio was a former Zaira before meeting Revi at this hospital. Meanwhile, Zaira, the response is beyond Hani's expectations. The woman looked flat.

"Kok, is the reaction?" Hani complains to Zaira.

"Yes, go on, what should I do?"

"Gio is different, Ra. He's getting more cuakep!" Hani held up her thumb. "His body is athletic now. Weird huh? When he was with you, his body was stifled. Haha". His laughter stopped when he saw Gio emerge from behind Zaira.

"More hurt me, huh?" Gio made all eyes turn on him.

"Gio, sit down!" Hani invites Gio to sit in an empty chair next to Zaira.

"Know, this is our friend, his name is Revi, Pskiater here" Hani introduces Revi, they shake hands with each other.

"Rev, this is, Zaira's ex was about 11 years ago, yes." He said to Revi.

"Well, Zaira's ex can be cute too, yeah." Praise Revi.

"Here you were, really. He used to be, not rich. Ugly him, but Zaira still wants to. Especially now, yeah." Said Hani while chuckling and got a sharp delicacy from Zaira.

"So, what's up here, Gi?" Ask Zaira.

"There's business in this hospital. Didn't meet Hani by accident and she brought him here." Evidently.

Gio looked at Zaira with a smile as he saw Zaira was very beautiful with a bando in her head. The woman next to him seemed unchanged from a few years ago.

"Gio, this weekend we want recreation to Villa. Wanna come?" Take Revi who got the eye spotlight from Zaira in front of him.

"really? Can she?"

"You see, we brought it." Hani continued enthusiastically.

"Well, that sounds exciting. I'll check the schedule. If it's appropriate, I'll come."

"Okay, here's my number, call here later, yeah!" Hani said while giving her card.

Gio accepts. "I go first, yeah. There's an operation schedule soon." He stood up and left.

"Hey, Ra. Why, anyway? Isn't it nice, if he's coming?" Revi asked as he realized Zaira's objection.

"Here's our show, when new people come along, you don't mind?"

Revi giggles, "he still seems to like you, huh".

Zaira just shook her head, focusing again on her laptop.

*****

"Why, baby?" Zaira stroked Yara's hair as the girl came crying.

A teacher Yara walked quickly towards him.

"Doctor Zaira, I'm sorry." Said suddenly.

"What's up, ma'am?"

"Look, today's kids' game is about describing their father's traits, so.."

"Yes, I get it." Said Zaira while nodding and smiling.

"We have changed the concept for some children to describe their mother, but Yara is crying, she said..". The teacher stopped his sentence because Zaira only showed a slight smile while stroking Yara's head.

"I'm sorry, doctor. Excuse me".

Zaira crouched down, cupping her daughters cheeks with a smile.

Yara shook her head, she rubbed her wet eyes.

"Mama, what is Papa?"

Zaira rounded her eyes. "What does Ara think Papa is?"

"Say mother gulu, Papa is Mama's friend at home."

Zaira smiled at Yara's reply.

"That's it, huh? Yes, Yara go in first yuk, Mama take a walk, want?"

Yara nodded, then led Zaira into the car.

Zaira did not think that quickly that Yara started questioning a father. Though he had already composed the words for Yara when he began to understand, in fact the boy was crying because he did not have a picture of what his father was like. Maybe he's never seen a man in his house.

He did not want to answer to Yara who certainly did not understand, now he only distracts Yara so that she does not think about what and who her father is. Zaira took a breath, it turned out that time was going very fast, inwardly.

*****

The weekend has arrived. Zaira, Revi, and Hani had already determined their meeting point to go together to the newly purchased Villa Revi.

Hani and her husband brought their little baby, as well as Zaira with Yara and Mbok Inah. Except for Revi, of course she was alone even though her husband planned to come in a few weeks.

"If you have, let's go now". Zaira said when she saw the others just silent when they had gathered all.

"Attent, yeah. A moment". Pinta Hani while smiling mischievously was like hiding something. And sure enough, a few minutes later, Gio appeared with his small suitcase.

"I'm sorry, it's too late. Patient impromptu." He said while grinning, and the others were warmly welcomed.

"We understand, really." Revi. "Well, Gio didn't bring a car. So, I'm with Hani, Gio's with Zaira. How's it?"

"Don't you say you were with me?"

"Yes, let there be men in your car". The answer is as planned.

Zaira nodded, then Gio swiftly took the front position to drive in Zaira's car. They also went to a villa that was not too far from their location.

~

Arriving there, Zaira assisted Mbok Inah carrying goods, into the yard of a large house and beautiful natural scenery. The air was so cold, that Yara complained coldly.

They are greeted by a middle-aged married couple hired by Revi to look after his Villanya.

"You're really a mental doctor huh, Rev. It's great for calming the mind!" Pekik Hani excited.

"Clearly. Now, let's take a break." He said he was carrying his suitcase.

"Zaira, would you like a room with me?" Take Revi as he starts showing them their rooms.

"Let's be free."

"If so, what about Gio's room?"

"What?"

Revi was blown away while Gio shook his head. "you said, be free" Revi said without sin but got a threatening look from Zaira.

"Yes already. You're with me, Mbok Inah with Yara. Gio, your room's over there".

After the room and lunch, they chatted in the courtyard of the house that was treated to a beautiful view.

"Yara, want some candy?" Tawar Gio on Yara playing doll.

Yara came, then took the candy. "Om ciapa?" Ask Yara.

"Om is my mom's friend".

"Papa Ala's party?"

All flinched, turning to Yara and Gio in turn. Including the gaped Zaira.

"Said bu Gulu, papa is mama's friend, belalti, om papa Ala?" He asked innocently, while Gio held back a smile due to the little girl's timidity.

"Well, Yara wants Papa, tuh!" Chirps Revi while elbowing the speechless Zaira.

TB