The Love I Don't Miss
Part 67 (Meeting Ex )

The brothers, Kenzo and Gilang that day had their own activities. Busy with its own busyness - its own.

If Gilang is with Zahra to visit the Capital Hospital, then there is Kenzo who accompanies Calina and Clarice shopping at the super market in the mall near the apartment.

Shopping needs in the super market they often do together. At once bought Clarice's needs.

And this time, accidentally after picking up Clarice at school, Kenzo promises to meet Calina in a regular super market. To shop for monthly needs that sometimes run out before shopping time arrives.

By leaving Galen with Mama Shinta and the baby sitter at home. Now they are busy choosing their own needs.

"Mommy, I want these biscuits!" clarice put the biscuits into the trolley that Calina pushed.

"Ok, baby!" calina replied letting Clarice put in some of her favorite biscuits.

Meanwhile behind Clarice is Kenzo who has just followed Clarice's steps from the gondola snack. In the hands of the man was Shaving Foam which he then put also on a shopping trolley.

"Let me help!" Kenzo snatches the handle of the trolley from Calina's hand.

But just two meters away, Clarice who was still wearing the school uniform again whined at the father to go to another place.

"Daddy! I want to buy a cake that's in there!" he pointed to the super market that is filled with various types of cakes and bakery. Starting from tart cakes, and other types of bread, wet cakes also exist.

"Okay, girl!" answer Kenzo who always obeyed the wishes of the princess.

"Let me push myself, Mas.." Calina again grabbed the handle of the trolley that was just two minutes in her husband's hands.

"Alright." answered Kenzo, then grabbed Clarice's hand to move closer to the cake area.

"Where do you want?" kenzo asked, following Clarice's tiny steps around the cake & bakery area.

"Daddy? Clarice can't ask for a birthday cake?" ask Clarice who stands in front of the cake showcase, which is filled with various sizes and shapes. From the form of funny characters, to flower-decorated tarts - romantic flowers.

"For what?" ask Kenzo who feels like a tart cake just for a birthday.

"They're very funny." replied Clarice in an adorable tone. Pointing to some character-shaped tart cakes. And the Unicorn character has always been a favorite of the five-year-old.

"Which one?" ask Kenzo more clearly. He knew Clarice was pointing to a Unicorn tart. It's just that there are several models and sizes in the showcase.

"Clarice wants the little one, Daddy! Which color - colorful!" sanya happy.

So Kenzo opened the showcase and pulled out a tart with a diameter of 16 cm, with a Unicorn decoration that beautifies the look of black brownies.

"Yeah!" exciting Clarice.

"We're taking it to Mommy!" kenzo.

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While Calina who was still busy picking up some items she needed, was shocked by the voice of someone who mentioned her name.

"Calina?"

Someone sounded very softly saying his name from behind.

Hearing an unfamiliar yet long-unheard voice, made Calina's body freeze for a moment. Disbelief but sounds very real inside him. Slowly - slowly he looked back.

For Calina, one thing was surprising when it arrived - suddenly back to seeing the good looks of Zio who never seemed to decrease in eating age. Makes Calina remember the world she lived in six years ago.

And for Zio, Calina was the same. Still beautiful though it looks a little more contained than six years ago.

Pieces of past memory really flashed before their eyes.

Calina with her memory on the wedding day, then continues with when she finds out Zio already has another wife, and in continued with the cold man's attitude for one year. The last memory of the first time he was washed away in a night that made him cry all day. And continue until the good attitude, to then end with the day of divorce.

' What a memory of love I never missed... '

The flower of the village in my heart.

While the memory that flashed in Zio's mind was the moment when he said the sacred promise in front of the ruler, in the next moment Calina kissed his hand. Then at a time when he never thought the girl's voice was really in his house.

And suddenly he feels dislike or maybe jealousy when he sees Kenzo turning Calina on the eve of a corporate birthday party. To make himself pretend to be drunk. And the intention to make Calina no longer a virgin wife appeared in his mind just like that.

And from that night, the girl kept infiltrating his mind. Until he really collapsed while in the hospital. When all he loved left him. And the moment of the mediation session that Calina did not attend appeared in the General Manager.

Since then, the two have not met. And now again met with a situation that makes both of them awkward.

All happened like a slow motion scene, in the midst of the crowd of super market visitors who passed by.

"Mas Zio.." - Calina shrieked until she could only faintly sound in Zio's ears.

"Hi, Cal..." said Zio, smiling stiffly, "how are you?"

"Hi, Mas. I'm good." replied Calina too felt awkward. "How are you and Naura?" calina asked doubtfully, but she had to ask that.

Zio nodded weakly as he stared downwards, "i'm good!" answer's short.

"Naura?" calina asked feeling like she didn't get an answer from Zio.

Take a deep breath, then slow down, "Naura is dead.." - Zio.

"Innalilahi wa'inaillaihi roji'un." - Calina quick. "When, Mom?"

"A few months ago.."

"I'm so sorry, Mom."

"Yes, Cal.." replied Zio.

Then it seemed quiet, but accidentally, Zio's eyes stared at the contents of Calina's shopping trolley that had been filled with several household items. And there were some things that caught his attention.

"You...." Zio looked at Calina's face.

Calina slightly opened her eyes looking at Zio who was as if not continuing her question.

"What, Mas?"

"You're married?" tanya Zio pointed at Shaving foam and some snacks of children in the trolley.

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