The Love I Don't Miss
Part 80 (Zio Still Sleepy, Ma... )

The morning that Zio was waiting for arrived. For the first time, Clarice is going to school. What's in the shadow of the man is the moment to deliver Clarice to school. Not the other one.

And who would have thought, before leaving school is a teribetan moment that occurred in his home.

Living alone without a wife. And now there is a 5-year-old child who also had to go to school at almost the same time as his work entry hours making him panting alone.

At 5 am Zio designed as a moment to make breakfast for the girl. A box of bread and jam he prepared at the dinner table.

After that wake up Clarice who turned out to be quite difficult to wake up also became a big PR for Zio. While he himself must also immediately prepare for work.

"Clarice Iyang.ayo wake up son.."

But the one that was awakened did not move at all. The little girl seemed to have carried her dream too far away. Not hearing the call of Papa. It was even as if he did not feel the kiss after kiss on his tiny face.

"Clarice.. Come on, honey.. please! later we are late.." whine Zio like a child who whines asking to buy a toy that is viral.

"Haduuhh, it's not that easy to take care of children" Zio grumbled. "I'd better take a shower first!"

Quickly - quickly Zio entered the bathroom which was also in his room. He took a quick shower, thinking Clarice would still take a long time to get to school.

A few minutes later he was out wearing work pants and a work shirt.

"Clarice.get up, baby!" zio shouted from the front of the mirror where he was tidying his hair.

Again Clarice just squirmed softly, saying, "Cla's still sleepy, Mommy.." and then went back to sleep.

The little girl experienced a moment of slacking due to the habit of being awakened by the Mommy.

"My God! turns out my daughter is like me...?"

Zio put a smile on his lips. Feeling anxious with the child. Twenty years ago, even a dozen years ago, he was like Clarice. It's very hard to wake up. Until Mama Reni often splashed water on her face. And all he did was say...

Zio's still sleepy, Ma....

It's not much different than what Clarice did just now.

Suddenly a sense of longing for the mother slammed into the chest. He had not been back home long enough. Where the graves of his father and mother are located.

"I'm sorry for the old Zio, Ma.." - shouts Zio with a sad look. "Zio used to be so stupid. Even so you're two people that I've never denied." Zio looked down at the past.

After that, Zio immediately stepped closer to the princess, anxiously he rubbed his wet hair onto Clarice's face, and that was when Clarice woke up.

"Father! get wet!" clarice exclaimed in a push and tried to get rid of Zio's head that kept cringing on her cheeks and neck.

"Come, wake up, honey... later late for school, how?" ask Zio. "It's almost six o'clock. Later Mommy scolds Papa."

"Hemmmhhhh" Clarice squirmed, stretching muscles - muscles stiff due to long sleep she did. "But Cla is still very sleepy, Papa.." said Clarice staring softly at the sky - the sky of Zio's room which is dominated by white and ash.

"Let's go back to school to sleep again." replied Zio. "okay?"

"Sleeping in Daddy's office or Papa's office?" clarice looked at Zio question markingly. He knew he was in the office as usual today.

"As far as Clarice, if there is no room in Papa's room, there is only a long sofa. If in Daddy's room there seems to be a room. It's up to Clarice to sleep where..."

"Cla wants to come with Papa! Cla's never been in Papa's office!" answer Clarice.

And Clarice's answer really makes Zio more eager to work. After months of no one encouraging him to work, there is now Clarice who makes him have to be enterprising to work. In addition to himself, now he must also continue to have more money, in order to meet the needs of his daughter in the present, as well as in the future.

"Well, now Clarice takes a shower first.."

"Okay... ready - ready yes. Papa's workspace will make a mess like Daddy's workspace! hihihi" replied Clarice as she descended from the best spring bed in the house.

"Yaa.. It's up to Papa's son, what would Papa's workspace do." said Zio smiling anxiously.

"Yeah!" clarice exclaimed from the bathroom door. "Papa? help Cla take a shower!" said Cla.

"Huh?" pekik Zio was stunned by the request of his son. The smile suddenly disappeared somewhere.

"Help Cla take a shower, Papaaaa... Cla can't shower alone!"

"Help shower?" muttered Zio confused.

' How do I bathe a 5-year-old like this? '

Ask Zio inwardly.

"Who used to bathe Cla?"

"Mommy! but if Galen's fussy it's usually Eyang or Aunt Irah."

"But Papa doesn't know how to bathe children, dear." replied Zio.

"Pope can shower alone, can't shower Cla?"

Zio was flabbergasted, but inevitably he could only answer... "All right.." with nothing and nanar. Because he had to think briefly how to bathe this 5-year-old boy.

Finally Zio also entered the bathroom that there was no bathtub it. There is only a shower room, closed and a table for brushing teeth, as well as a mirror the size of a table.

Zio began to fold the sleeves of his shirt, as well as his work pants. Very confused he helped Clarice take a shower. Without knowledge and without assistance he bathed Clarice using the way she bathed.

"Fast papa! cla's eyes are burning!" scream Clarice.

"Yes! yep! aye!" zio replied, pouring shower water on Clarice's face in shock.

And Clarice rubbed her face quickly using both palms. It makes the water splash to where - where. And it ends with Zio's shirt and pants wet.

"Oh my God!" pekik Zio softly looked at her drenched self.

"Already, Papa! I'm gonna brush my own teeth!" clarice came out of a shower made of glass. Then rub his tiny body using a towel like that, and then he approached the small box on the mirror table. Where the box contains his toiletries. Such as soap, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrush.

"Alright." replied Zio limply, but not at all angry with what happened. "Papa change first, yeah.."

Zio came out of the bathroom with a long sigh. The work clothes he had just taken from the closet were now soaked. He was standing in front of a huge cupboard mirror. Look at yourself from head to toe. Then chuckle with yourself.

Who is not confused, suddenly he has become a father?

For years he lived only with a wife who could do anything on her own. Then now, after his wife died, the reality presents a little girl to be his life companion.

Something that he considered easy and fun because there would be a little fairy at home, it was not something that was easy for a man to do. Moreover, he had never touched his son since the little girl was born. Of course what he had to do at the moment was something very new and noisy.

Zio again picked up a clean shirt in the closet. Then quickly - quickly replace it before the child out of the bathroom. After that, go back to combing her hair. Along with that, the beautiful princess came out of the bathroom.

"Father! Cla is done. Where's Cla's shirt?"

"Shirt? oh! just one!"

Zio opened the little suitcase belonging to the princess, and looked for a uniform that turned out to be neatly packed in a plastic by the Mommy.

' Calina is a great woman! '

"really this?" tanya Zio showed her the uniform inside the plastic.

"Yes, Papa!" clarice exclaimed and immediately grabbed the Papa and put on her clothes one by one.

Zio stared in admiration at the still-so-tiny creation of God. I still can't believe that the little girl is his. Meat blood.

"How's Cla's hair?" ask Cla.

"What!" pekik Zio choked.

' What madness is this? '

This is really crazy! the complexity of caring for small children is endless. Zio shook his head. All he knew was to tie his hair into one. It was made like a ponytail. That was all he knew, because once in a while he helped Naura. Even though the results can be said. bad!

The session continued with a fuss at the dinner table. Where Clarice wanted chocolate milk that morning, not chocolate jam. Fortunately Zio found chocolate milk in a stall near his house.

"Come, honey, it's already half seven. The road is jammed."

"Yes, Papa!" clarice answered while wearing her favorite Unicorn shoes.

***

Now Clarice is back in the front passenger seat of the car. Zio was already sitting behind the wheel. And the car is ready to go, although the wall clock will already give a code that he will be late to the office.

"Lets go!!" clarice exclaimed, inviting a smile on Papa's lips.

And for the first time Zio delivered a child who was none other than his own biological child to the best Kindergarten school in the Capital.

The arrival of Zio and Clarice at school really invited the eyes of anyone who saw.

"Why does Clarice have so many Uncle?" ask someone else.

"And everyone is handsome!" another with a smile of admiration.

Zio also did not rub the voices of people who reached his ears.

"Bye, Papa!" clarice said after kissing Papa's cheek.

"OK! honey!" zio replied smiling happily.

"Papa?" squealing mothers - mothers who have also just delivered their children.

Zio smiled again. No matter what the mother asks.

"Miss... I asked for help to get Clarice's hair done, huh?" message Zio to Miss who is in charge of receiving the arrival of students. "So her mom didn't have time." - Zio.

"Good, Sir!" replied the woman about 30 years old.

***

"There's a different taste, going to work without Clarice.." Kenzo muttered as he tidied up his clothes in the apartment room. "Will this happen often?"

Calina smiled, "I just can't imagine how complicated Mas Zio is to take care of Clarice in the morning. He never took care of the kids!" kekeh Calina's.

"I'm sure he'll be late!" sahut Kenzo smelled a smile and half sneered at the men.

"Yes! that's most likely to happen, Mum!" Calina chuckled again.

"Then I guess Clarice will continue the conversation about the new Mama or not, huh?"

"Come on, Mas," Calina replied. "My feeling is yes!"

Kenzo laughed at Calina's reply. He also has the same beliefs.

"Mass?" call Calina while putting a tie around her husband's neck.

"Yes, Honey?" Kenzo looked down, staring at his wife. From the way Calina called out her name, surely what she was about to say was something serious.

"Are you ready, if all the employees will know all this?"

"Ready ready, that day will surely come" replied Kenzo wisely. "And the day we once asked, it fell on this day. So let's go for it."

Calina smiled, staring in admiration at the handsome face of the husband. He placed both hands on Kenzo's shoulders, then proceeded to slow down.

"Thank you for the greatness of your heart, Mas.." said Calina then landed a brief kiss on the lips of the husband.

"I love you." Kenzo replied with a sweet kiss on a sweet morning. With a new sheet.

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