The Love of Mr. Erick
GCTE | Chapter 08

"Clarissa!" exclaimed Erick looked surprised at the girl he had not met for a long time.

"It's me." the girl smiled while tiptoed happily and then immediately poked her arms around Erick's neck. hugged tightly until both of her legs did not tread the ground, making Erick claustrophobic for him.

"Hey already, Erick's face was pale." said Mr. Edward made the girl called Clarissa reflexively release his embrace.

"Hehehe, sorry. I miss my little friend so much." - great-grandson Clarissa smiled awkwardly.

Erick rubbed his neck, noticing Clarissa's different appearance the last time they met. Nearly two decades.

Both of their parents just smiled amusedly and then master Rey chattered. "Let the two let go of longing first Ed. We as old can't interfere."

"Aha you're right Rey, let them also know each other further, if it's comfortable we're the title of the wedding party haha." as well as Mr. Edward made the two lovebirds bow clumsy.

***

"It's been a long time. We haven't seen him in twenty years."

Erick and Clarissa are now walking around the park around the mansion, looking up at the sky while recalling their almost forgotten childhood memories.

Clarissa was the only daughter of Edward. In the past, his father's relationship with Mr. Edward was just a peer, but often they held meetings to make their sons also know each other and befriend each other.

As a ten-year-old boy at the time, Erick considered Clarissa to be like his little sister, who was indeed five years old. During their father's discussions about work, Clarissa always invited Erick to play, although sometimes he did not want to, the girl could always force him to come along. until accompanying Clarissa has become Erick's routine every time the two meet.

But unfortunately, when Clarissa was eight years old and Erick had begun to enter high school, Clarissa's father was bankrupt because the blowing of the cooperation contract they experienced made a huge loss, until Mr. Edward and his family decided to return to their home country and pioneered the business from scratch there.

Until it does not feel the time passes quickly, now Erick and Clarissa can be found again, after so many years they passed without any news at all.

Silent for a moment, there was no word that Clarissa would say from the man's lips, the blond girl looked up at the clear sky where cotton-like clouds were rising above.

"After a long time without seeing each other, you've changed. Long ago even though it was funny, you can prank me, now it's getting quieter." the girl pouted.

Erick smiled, sounding an amused snort as the man lowered his head. "I haven't changed, it's just different circumstances."

Not wanting to make the girl angry Erick turned to her while pulling a lip line.

"How are you, Clarissa?"

Clarissa who initially still bent her face gradually smiled when their views collided with a glance, the two then laughed faintly because they had felt awkward earlier.

"Ah, I think you're the one who changed. I miss you so much." now as familiar as it was a long time ago, Clarissa dared to wrestle on Erick's sturdy arm, holding Erick's hand like they were lovers. quite surprised Erick because of Clarisa's actions but he remains relaxed so as not to make the girl back misuh-misuh.

"I remember when you were chasing my car when we parted that time, from the windshield behind I saw you waving your hands while rubbing your cheeks. I guess, you must have cried during our farewell?"

Erick laughed for a moment. "Aren't you the one who cried so hard the last time we hugged. Even I still remember the pink dress you were wearing back then was full of your snot stains."

Hearing her Clarissa looked at Erick's face while he was throbbing. "Why do you still remember him. I'm gonna be embarrassed."

"Aww, sick." ringis Erick when Clarissa gave her a blow to the chest, then both laughed when they recalled their nostalgic childhood.

While up there, master Rey is also master Edward staring at their sons through the glass connected to the front yard accidentally both peeking out of the window of the workroom Mr. Rey is in.

"Look don't they look good? I think this matchmaking is indeed very appropriate for both," said Mr. Edward.

"Hopefully so. Erickson won't turn down this time, because the woman is Clarissa." hit on Rey.

"In a moment we will be stronger when these two companies succeed in uniting." cried Mr. Edward and the two grinned together.

***

Elena looked at the parlour building before her with a turbulent feeling, there was a longing bubbling in his chest as well as all the lara he had been wanting to immediately pour out on the noble woman he had considered as mother.

Coincidentally the person who now crossed his mind came out, mother Ratna realized her presence which was just standing on the brink of the fence.

"Eh, there's Elena." Ratna's mother approached her.

Elena looked at Haru immediately rushing to hug the woman who had raised her.

"Mother." he cried with sadness.

Ms. Ratna, the owner and caretaker of the orphanage called her 'Love', was silent for a while when one of her children was now crying on her shoulder.

"Why son?" Elena shook her head and remained sobbing on the mother's shoulder.

Ms. Ratna then led Elena to go inside.

***

"So you've parted ways with her?" bu Ratna asked after Elena told me at length about what the girl was feeling right now.

Elena nodded her head looking down at the floor, there were no more tears now, after telling her with mother, she was already feeling relieved entirely.

"That's great" Ms. Ratna said again, commenting. Now Elena's face looked up to look at the motherly shade.

Mother Ratna, as soon as she called her, always. The woman who since the age of nine years has known him, has a good heart like an angel, embracing him when everyone does not want him, holding his hand without distinguishing where he came from.

Mother Ratna loved him wholeheartedly as she loved her other foster children, nothing different would all get enough attention from the woman who had been single for a lifetime. From the story of the woman who was accidentally heard, she knew that Ratna's mother was a woman from a family, who was left by her future husband because of an accident.

That's why he built this parlor to treat his heart wounds, also to pour out all his affection that is not up to the children who never got the affection of their parents out there.

For Elena, mother Ratna was the best mother all along.

"Here you go, don't cry anymore." mother Ratna rubbed Elena's cheek fondly.

"Listen mother, son. Your separation from your lover is no coincidence, God wants to show that he is not a good man for you. So you should be happy, because God still loves you to be kept away by bad men like him."

"Yes, mother." Elena nodded with a smile, now that she really felt she could let go of a bad guy like Vicky.

At last he was completely free, it felt a great relief.

Ms. Ratna smiled, rubbed Elena's head gently, then looked at the two large plastics behind the girl and called out. "You want to meet the kids?"

Elena nodded, she had already prepared many gifts for them. "Yes bun."

"They're behind playing. Oh yeah, there's someone there you haven't seen in a long time."

Elena frowned. Wh who?