The Love I Don't Miss
Part 79 (Back! )

"Where's Brother Cla?" galen asked in his distinctive voice at Kenzo when the night was late. And the boy just woke up from his sleep since this afternoon.

"Sister Cla sleeps at his Papa's house. His name is Papa Zio." said Calina who slept next to Galen.

"Cla's sister has Papa?"

"Yes, Honey... Cla's brother has Daddy and Papa's" replied Kenzo as he was.

"If Galen has Papa or not?"

Kenzo and Calina stare at each other, and reflect on their smiles. Children's questions often make adults have to think to give answers as well as the reason.

"Galen has enough Daddy that there is no need to have Papa" replied Kenzo hugging his little son.

"But Galen also wanted to have Papa like Kak Cla...'

"If Galen and Cla had their own Papa, who would accompany Daddy?"

"There's Mommy..."

Again, Kenzo and Calina engaged in a fight and then continued with a laugh.

"If Daddy were only with Mommy, Galen would have a big brother!" kenzo replied with an agitated chuckle.

Calina also laughed at the husband's answer that would be difficult to interpret by a two-year-old like Galen.

'Why is that?" asked Galen innocently.

"Yes.. because it is! ahaha!" Kenzo grew increasingly disoriented with his own chatter on the son. Prospective successors at the Adhitama Group.

No less than Kenzo, Calina also appeared when she saw Galen's innocent expression, then saw Kenzo's perverted expression.

Galen was confused to see Daddy and his Mommy laughing freely, as he thought there was nothing to laugh at.

"Galen wasn't bedded at Papa Kak Cla's house?" tanya Galen arrived - arrived.

"Of course you can't, honey!" calina said with the rest of the laughter. "And Galen's house is here!"

"But Galen had no friends to play with." - Galen sulked with a pouting face.

"Neither Daddy, huh?" bargaining Kenzo while half-dead held back the laughter of his stomach.

"But more fun playing with Brother Cla!"

"Tomorrow Sister Clarice has come home. Now play with Mommy and Daddy first, huh?" rayu Calina's.

"All right!" galen replied a little disappointed.

***

Elsewhere, Gilang managed to make Kayla admit she was no longer depressed or crazy since a few years ago. But the cruelty in adolescence that he had experienced made him prefer to stay in the Mental Hospital and pretend to be crazy.

"At that time I chose to run away, because at the Hospital there was a new patient. And I know the guy poorly."

"Who?"

Kayla fell silent. He looked back at the living room window that showed the dark atmosphere of the capital. The stars are scattered around the moon that is shining brightly.

"Did he traumatize you in your teenage years?"

"I can't tell you all that yet, Gilang." answered Kayla staring blankly out the window.

"Then why do you want to go back, when you forcibly took you back to the Hospital?"

"Because when you dropped me off, I heard a nurse say that the patient had moved to the Mental Hospital off the island, to get close to his family who were there.."

Cross-replays memories that have been long hidden. He remembered, when he was about to leave for Kayla Hospital refused even by screaming. But when he finished the examination, Kayla looked silent and complied.

"Don't ever consider me someone else, Kay.." - Lilang grabbed Kayla's hand which felt very soft. "You can feel it, right? if I'd always been sincere with you?"

"I know, Gilang.thank you for all that." Kayla replied to Gilang's hand with a gentle embrace. "But all of that is too painful to remember, or to tell back."

"For now I will not force you, Kay. but I beg you to be ready to tell me all that." said Gilang. "I will always wait for that time to come."

Kayla turned to Gilang, staring at the shady handsome face that had been two days faithfully accompanying her. To prove what the man believed so strongly. Even to cancel his intention to return to Australia.

"i know.." he said after a long sigh.

"You don't want to be honest with Zahra?" ask Gilang.

"After I'm ready, I'll meet him." replied Kayla. "I'd also really like to hold my niece.."

"Yes, your niece is really pretty."

"Hemm.." sweet smile. Agree with Gilang's statement saying Felia is beautiful.

"Tomorrow I want to see my brother. I miss my nieces too."

"Yes.go away." replied Kayla nodding weakly.

"Wouldn't..."

***

Back to Zio who was fluttering when asked the girl about who the figure of Zahra.

And more stunned when the tiny little mouth asked if Zahra would be her Mama.

What a question he can't answer for now. Because for now their relationship is no more than a coworker. Although there is a gap that begins to fill with other feelings. A feeling he doesn't feel for other female co-workers.

"Is Aunty Mama Cla's candidate?"

The car continued to drive towards his house. But Clarice's questions kept ringing in Zio's ears. As if chasing to be answered immediately by the father.

"The county is called Aunty Zahra" replied Zio. "He also works in the office. Maybe Clarice forgot or didn't recognize because there was too much Aunty there." replied Zio turned a glance at Clarice who was still engrossed with ice cream in her cup.

"But Papa and Mama Felia are like dating people." said Clarice again - again making Zio stunned.

"Don't Clarice know what a date is?"

"If there are boys and girls sitting together it's called dating." Clarice explained based on her own views.

Zio chuckled amusedly, "who told Clarice?"

"Friends - friends at school." replied Clarice. "Mommy and Daddy also said, so that Cla does not play too often with male friends. Mommy said it's better to be friends with girls, as long as the brand is good."

Zio again chuckled listening to the answer of the five-year-old boy beside him. But he is also proud of the way Kenzo and Calina gave their children understanding.

"Darling...?" call Zio soft. "If there are men and women sitting together, they are not necessarily dating..."

"Then?"

"Yes, they might just be friends. Or just coworkers like Papa and Mama Felia." replied Zio. "And what we're talking about isn't about dating either, but about something that kids don't understand."

"But Felia said that her Papa was dead, and she wanted to be like Clarice. Got Daddy and Papa."

Zio was stunned to hear what his daughter explained. If in the open, indeed life is complicated and there is always less right.

Some don't have a mother, and then want to have a Papa. And vice versa. And some have both, but life doesn't feel happy,. There is only lack.

Including those who forget to be grateful. Until he only became a human who is filled with regret in the present.

And right now what he thinks is very lacking is, should he, Calina and Clarice live happily.

' If time could turn.I'd fix our relationship, Cal. There wouldn't be one year of you that I filled with my hatred for you. '

Zio recalled the difficult time he had given Calina. But it all happened and can't be repeated.

"Pa?"

"Yes?"

"Clarice would, if only Papa and Mama Felia were married.." said Clarice arrived - arrived.

Zio was silent in silence. His mind was now only filled with Calina's request. I don't think he wants to talk about it anymore. He hesitated to get back into a relationship. Afraid to disappoint them.

***

  Zio arrives at his house, and quickly invites Clarice to enter the house. He was eager to introduce Clarice to Naura. Even if it's just through photos.

"Pretty..like what Mommy said!" respond to Clarice when looking at a small photo above the nightstand.

"Clarice knows what her name is?"

"Emmm..." Clarice tried to remember - remember what her name was. "Forgot! hehehe" Clarice smiled widely.

Zio smiled, "His name is Mama Naura.."

"Oh yes! Mama Naura! Mommy told me, but Clarice forgot!"

"No problem, honey. Now it's night, let's sleep in Papa's room!"

"Cla doesn't have its own room here?"

"Cla wants to have her own room in Papa's house?"

"Yes, every day Cla sleeps alone!"

"Well, tomorrow will Papa prepare his own room for Cla next to Papa's room" replied Zio. "Cla wants what character to be her theme?"

"Unicorns!" cla answered enthusiastically mentioning his favorite character.

"Well, princess, one room Unicorn will be ready for Papa's most beautiful daughter!" zio said as he carried Clarice and carried the little boy up to the second floor.

Throughout the night, it felt like Zio did not want to let go of his embrace on the little girl who became an angel of love, when the love of the people closest to him was gone one by one.

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