The Love I Don't Miss
Part 125 (Small Slap From Connected Child )

Time goes on, until the days change. Monday has returned. It is time for the children to return with their activities, which is to go to school.

And the dollar hunters are back to work to scavenge the windfall, for the survival of their respective families.

Monday, a day that is very famous for its congestion, is also famous for a very busy day, as well as a lazy day to go to work.

But of all these reasons, there are more haste than laziness. Or say a little.

For example, Papa Zio who chose to invite all his children to immediately get ready after the morning prayers to be able to leave early. To avoid delay in arriving at school. And for him alone, in order to avoid delays to be able to arrive at the office.

Especially that morning which must be among 3 children with different schools. Clarice at Alexander International School, Felia at Bhakti Mulya High School, and Zhian at SD Dharma Bunda 21.

Of course, Papa Zio arranged which route he should take to get there faster and avoid severe congestion of the Capital. And Zhian was definitely going down first, because the school was quite close to housing.

"Ready?" ask Papa Zio when everyone has entered the car at 06.00 WIB.

"Ready, Pa!" answer to three children in unison.

"Because Clarice's school is closer than yours, so we take Clarice first, huh, Felia?" papa Zio said.

"Yes, Pa." replied Felia who was sitting in the back with Clarice.

While on the front passenger bench occupied by Zhian who just got off.

"You're not in a hurry, are you?"

"No, Papa!" replied Felia who was wearing a white-gray uniform.

And they arrived at the magnificent gate of the Alexander International School. And Papa Zio's car is directly in line to enter the Senior High School check fence.

To be able to get in front of the lobby, it still has to travel about 300 meters again. Along that they traverse are various types of school fields and parks.

"Wow! cool school too, Cla!" exclamation Felia. "Quite expensive!" abugn.

Unbeknownst to Felia, the sentence made Clarice feel bad, "Actually Mommy has asked me to go to a private school like you. But Daddy really wanted me to continue in International school." replied Clarice without any intention of showing off.

"You're lucky, Cla! You should be grateful to be able to go to school like this!" said Felia look at the area of Senior High School which was the first time she entered.

Just this time Felia entered the area of Senior High School. Because usually Clarice will leave with Naufal on a motorcycle. Or in between by the driver of Naufal.

Hearing Felia's statement, Clarice was stunned. He can no longer speak. But as hard as he heart said...

"I'm much more grateful and feel lucky when I have Mommy and Papa. Then Daddy Kenzo and Mama Zahra were the perfecters of my happiness, in the fact that Papa and Mommy were separated, even since I was in the womb."

In a sense, Clarice felt that indirectly or unconsciously, Felia was comparing her fate to that of getting rich Papa. While Felia has Papa sambung who is her Papa, who is none other than Papa's subordinate.

Clarice was afraid that the Papa's heart driving in front was scratched by Felia's words that seemed to feel unlucky.

And what Clarice thought was true. Papa Zio immediately felt guilty, and felt slapped by the sentence of the child he continued, because he could not put Felia into an International school like Papa Cockfighting Clarice.

' Do you feel unlucky to have Papa connect like this Papa, Felia? '

Actually not capable. All can be and can afford if forced to just pay for school.

But if all the money is put in for International tuition, what about the needs of the other and the future of his other children? College is not cheap either.

Especially if the age is no longer young and must retire, when the children are still in school. Isn't it mandatory to provide more funds for old age later?

Because if one of the children goes to an International school, in the end all the children must want the same International school.

Papa Zio's heart shrieked, feeling cramped when he heard the words of his son, then distinguish the fate of Clarice who has Papa continued rich. As if he felt himself to be a poor and in need.

Papa Zio's heart is getting restless. Has Felia not loved him sincerely?

He never made a distinction between Clarice and Felia. If the two have something different, it's because Clarice has more pocket money than Felia.

It's impossible too, right? if Papa Zio hands off will his responsibility be to Clarice, his biological child? Even though the girl has a rich dad.

After all, all this time he had never spent money to eat and school the girl whose high school was not because of. So it was natural that he still gave Clarice the equivalent of Felia who had no biological father.

' Felia....What is less than Papa in your eyes, son? '

Inner Zio was restless.

"You're right! I'm also happy to have Papa Zio!" answered Felia later. "Papa Zio is also very kind and loves me sincerely!" continued. "He loves me like he loves you, Cla!"

The sentence Felia stomped the heart of Clarice and Papa Zio who originally thought Felia was unlucky to have Papa connect that was not comparable to Daddy Kenzo who entered the ranks of the wealthy Capital.

"Thank you, Papa!" felia raised her buttocks, and kissed the left cheek of the connecting Papa who was driving in front of Clarice.

Smiling with relief, Clarice and Papa Zio let go of the restlessness that had been lingering inside them. Clarice looked at Felia with her eyes.

The same blood made both of them seem to have a strong inner bond, and have the same feeling. Isn't it a strong bond between a girl and her first love? Alias the Father.

"Together, Honey!" replied Papa Zio glanced at the child through the middle spy with a smile. Then glanced at the girl who was smiling happily.

Papa Zio understood very well that Clarice was trying to calm herself, with an unseen answer to boast of her luck as the stepdaughter of a rich man who loved her very much.

' You do understand Papa very well, Clarice! My little angel! '

Lirih Papa Zio in the depths of his heart.

"Cla, come down first, Pa! bye!" pamit Clarice kissed Papa Zio's cheek driving in front of her.

"Yes, Honey!" papa Zio answered by rubbing Clarice's cheek while kissing her cheek.

"Bye, Felia!" pamit Clarice and immediately open the rear passenger car door.

"Bye, Clarice!" answered Felia who also came down to move in the front seat. So that Papa Zio ta looks like a driver who is delivering the employer's child.

"Where to go?" asked Papa Zio to open the glass on his right side, and looked at Clarice who was still standing on the right side of the car.

"So Daddy said he'd be picked up! so Cla just went home to Daddy!" clarice replied, "again, Cla's textbook for tomorrow is at Daddy's house, Pa."

"All right, sweetheart! Papa goes first, yes..bye.." replied Papa Zio who was not disappointed by the princess' answer. Because he knows very well, what kind of affection Daddy continued Cla, on Cla.

"Bye, Pa!"

The car left the front of the Alexander International School lobby.

***

If Clarice walks right into the building. So on the road to the exit of Alexander's school there was Felia who lowered her head weakly in the front seat of his car.

"Why are you, Felia?" asked the unusual Papa Zio who saw the strange gelagat Felia while with him.

Usually on the way to school, Felia likes to tell stories and talk a lot to tell her friends at school. Or the ideals of the child will connect later.

"I'm sorry Felia, Pa.." said Felia who was still down. Without daring to see the eyes of the father connect.

"Sorry for what?" ask Papa Zio who has now driven a car in the middle of the highway to go to Bhakti Mulya High School.

"Felia didn't realize that Felia had said something inappropriate for Felia to say." Felia turned to Papa Zio.

"Which one?" ask Papa Zio pretending not to know.

"That said Clarice was lucky.Really Felia never felt unlucky to have Papa Zio.." continued Felia in a regretful tone.

Papa Zio's heart began to feel melow again. As a parent, it is easy to forgive the mistakes of your child. Even now he chose for sudden amnesia when the princess had sincerely apologized.

"Without Papa, Felia would never get an education from a father. If it wasn't Papa, there wouldn't be a Papa willing to take Felia well and send Felia to the best private school in the Capital."

"Felia.." muttered Papa Zio turned his head to the girl with an affectionate look like he was staring at Clarice earlier.

"Once again forgive Felia, Pa.." said Felia leaned her head on the Papa's arm with her sad face.

"Yes, Honey. You know enough that Papa loves you as much as Papa loves Clarice" said Papa Zio. "I'm sorry if Papa can't put you together at an International school."

Shaking her head quickly, Felia smiled.

"Bhakti Mulya is more than enough for Felia, Pa! Felia was lucky to be able to attend Bhakti Mulya by having a General Manager Dad!" felia said with pride.

"Especially Felia's pocket money was not less than the pocket money of other friends." continued Felia boasts the Papa, after unconsciously dropping the Papa continued.

"Oh, huh? so Papa's pocket money is mostly?" ask Papa Zio. "Front month just patong. huh?" guru Papa Zio's.

"Don't Papa.." Felia whined back into position in the correct sitting position, with pursed lips, although she knew that Papa Zio must be joking.

Papa Zio was also laughing.

***

All the children are busy with their school activities. While at the Metropolitan Mall, there is Mommy Calina who is shopping at the supermarket.

Wearing tight jeans and a pink short-sleeved top at the age of 42, Mommy Calina really does not look if she is a mother of three.

Moreover, his long black hair wavy in the booth with a small hair clip to lock the elongated bangs on the left side of his head.

Very simple and simple appearance, but it really makes him look young when he has a 16-year-old teenager, and two boys at different school levels.

Pushing the trolley, Calina entered the row of household supplies, such as soap and the like. Calina stood in a row of bath soap. He used to buy some kind of bath soap, because Clarice and herself prefer to use scrubs. Men prefer to wear soap bars.

So the Mommy began to choose many variants of taste so as not to get bored with just one variant. It includes several variants of several brands. Because even if the taste is the same but the brand is different, of course when used also the results will be different.

When he took the cold soap, his hand collided with the hand of someone who apparently wanted to take the same variant with him.

"Eh, sorry!" calina's reflexes pulled out her hand without seeing whose hand had collided with her just now. And he fell silent to wait for the man to take the same soap he wanted to take.

But the hand that Calina knew as the man's hand just silently touched the bright blue soap. And never took it.

"You...?" that man mumbled softly.

Calina began to be confused, but hesitated to ask that the hand get out of the way.

"You're Calina?" ask the stranger who touched the soap Cal wanted to take.

Hearing her name called by a voice that he felt quite foreign but like he had heard it, Calina turned to the left side. To see who recognized himself in the crowd like this. And when he turned his head, he saw a face that was like a stranger, but he forgot the name of the owner of the face.

"You..." Calina frowned to remember, who had greeted and recognized her.

"Raynaldi!" answer the young man.

"ah! i remember!" calina exclaimed remembering a name that was now familiar to her ears.

"How are you?" the man greeted her by extending his hand to Calina.

Sighs in disbelief because it is still remembered by friends who have not even met for about 17 years.

"I'm good, Al!" calina answered welcoming the hand of the man named Reynaldi. Just a glance, and instantly both let go. "You?"

"I'm fine too. Long time no hear from you!" replied the man who was used to being called Aldi. "You alone?"

"Yeah, but my husband will soon be coming, I just took a taxi!"

"Oh..." Aldi nodded.

"You alone?"

"My boy, but he asked to go to the playground! so just buy some house necessities."

Calina squinted her eyes, looking at Aldi who seemed to be shopping alone but in the company of a wife. Also seen from him pushing the trolley alone.

"Why are you shopping? where's your kids' mother?" ask Calina.

Aldi seemed hesitant to answer, but finally he replied as well...

"We're divorced!" answer Aldi.

"Divorce?" ask Calina in disbelief.

"Why divorced?"

"Because there's a problem that I can't solve in a familial manner."

"Oh..." Calina nodded.

He had also experienced the same problem, divorced because the problem was too runyam to be solved in a family. Divorce is not the only way to solve the problem. Nor is it recommended for anyone.

"You still work there?" calina asked the company where she had worked before. He refused to learn more about Aldi's affair with his ex-wife.

"Still!" aldi replied.

"What now?" tanya Calina who as he remembered Aldi served as one of the staff in the marketing division.

"Now I'm a marketing manager" he replied proudly.

"Wow!" exciting Calina. "Good your rank, huh?"

"Yes.that's it..."

"Congratulations." said Calina. "Well, doesn't it work today?"

"I'm taking a leave of absence. Yesterday just got back from taking care of a job that's out of town."

"Well! busy right now!"

And when Calina said that, it rang Miss Kenzo's phone.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Honey! which side are you on?"

"I'm a soap-soap storefront, Mas.." replied Calina, as she was,

"OK! I'm going there!"

"Yes, Mom!"

And the call ended. Calina put her phone back in the handbag she was carrying.

"Where's your husband, Cal?" ask Aldi who saw Calina's appearance is quite classy. He knew that the bag Calina was carrying was not a cheap bag either. Not to mention his cell phone and watch.

"My husband's in Adhitama Group!"

"For what?"

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