The Seventh Secretary (Secretary to Seven)
Not Going to Return Dad

"Stella. ssshhhh..sshh..you promised to calm down. Please don't make your father sad to wriggle you kek gini..." David let out tears while calming him down. The struggling Stella finally burst into tears as she continued to cry roar, one of her hands hitting the weak arm of David who was holding her.

"Dad promised not to leave Stella. why did you lie to Stella, yahh..."

Mey could not help but cry to see the suffering of her brother and nephew. Had he been more stubborn to take them out of the neighborhood, had he gotten a place to live sooner, he might not have lost the brother he had just met.

David calmed her down while sitting on a chair near the morgue.

Stella sits flanked by David and Meyra. Because David was the one who led Stella to this section, Stella unconsciously continued to lean her weak body on David.

"Do you want to see him?" david asked after Stella's sobbing subsided.

Stella looked up as she pleased, looked into those shady eyes then nodded.

David and Meyra helped him get up.

When the nurse opened the door, Stella's cries broke again. Powerless to hold sad if his father is one of the occupants of the cold room.

"You can't go there if you're not strong" whispered David as Stella leaned her head back against David's chest.

"Dad.. I want to see father last time.." - shrewdly Stella tried to make the departure of the father.

That was all he could do as his devotion. He did not want to burden his father to return to his side.

David nodded his head at the nurse who opened the cold door again.

Her hands tightly hugged Stella's shoulders to make Stella aware that someone else was strengthening her, so she would not feel alone. Plus the aunt who clasped her hand tightly while sobbing.

"Sister.." - He who looked down immediately stunned as the nurse opened the white cloth covering his face.

"Dad.wait, Stella, well, forgive Stella who has troubled me a lot.. Stella promises to continue Stella's ideals for dad, let me be proud to see Stella in nature there. Dad is now free of suffering.Protect Stella from there, well... Stella loves you so much. Dad is the greatest man in the world. Goodbye. father..." Stella was again caught in David's arms.

"Sister.pardon Mey who was late to find you, if only Mey.. hik... if Mey remained stubborn to force sister to follow Mey..." Meyra couldn't hold back her sobs. His back rubbed Stella who was calmer even though she still sobbed.

"Sister don't worry, Stella is also Mey's son. He's Mey's responsibility now... May Allah take away your sins and put you by His side... Mey always loved Brother..."

Because they had no other relatives and Stella's neighbors were people who were mostly far from religion, Meyra and Stella asked the hospital to pray Arya in the hospital. Of course, the hospital agreed and called ustadz to lead the funeral procession that would be done the next day because it was dark.

The teachers arrive when they get the sad news that David sent to Stella's homeroom teacher initially and then spread to other teachers.

And it turns out that all the teachers including the BK teacher came to the hospital to say condolences to their favorite students.

Meyra was moved by the attitude of the teachers who loved her nephew so much. They were even willing to wait for Stella to do tahlil together at the mosque provided by the hospital.

"David, you're not coming home?" ask one of the teachers because from the moment they came, David always accompanied Stella. He was even seen back and forth carrying a change of clothes for Stella and Meyra. Also buy food for Stella and Meyra as well as snacks for mourners and waiters so that their stomachs are not empty.

"I have permission from my grandfather, sir" he answered briefly and clapped his shoulder.

David was a very popular boy at school. Besides being handsome and rich, he is also smart. Even before Stella entered and showed her perfect academic value for the first 1 semester, David was the representative of the school to participate in the inter-school science competition.

And David was also an orphan from childhood and only raised the grandfather alone while taking care of his company.

In the morning, those who are loyal to wait and teach prepare to bury the body of the father.

Meyra had ordered 1 plot of land to bury her brother.

Luckily Stella was reunited with good people who helped her now in taking care of everything to deliver the body of the father to his final resting place.

Meyra invites Stella to return to her newly purchased apartment. It was indeed for his brother and father, but because the apartment buying process is not as simple as buying peanuts, so he takes time to be able to transfer ownership from the previous owner.

But Stella wanted to go back to her simple home first to pick up some important items. In addition, because of the stabbing case, the police held a CTP examination and wanted to ask some questions for further court proceedings.

David still faithfully accompanied despite several times Stella asked him to go home. But again head bobbing as the answer.

"Is something missing?" ask one of the officers who checked the CTF.

Stella nodded.

"What's that?" ask the officer who underestimated him a little. Maybe just a few kilos of rice or a few sacks of plastic bottles. Her thought.

"Racial prize money" stella calmly answered while choosing the important items she would bring to the new residence with the aunt because it turns out Meyra has officially divorced her husband because of the problem of children who are not present in Meyra's womb.

"How much?"

"Five million"

"What, five million? why not put it in the bank?" ask the officer a little. Stupid jerk. Her thought.

"According to our father can save in the bank without a katepe? where we live is not registered in any erte, maybe even our existence is not considered to exist in this city. It's like a piece of trash strewn in your eyes that you can sweep and dredge all you want without even sorting out if there's gold in that pile of junk" Stella's circus silenced the officer's mouth.

Stella felt she had enough stuff she needed. He only carried birth certificates and diplomas of his diploma, photos of memories with his father and mother when he was a child and their families were still intact, as well as several pairs of clothes. His uniform was back in color and thrown away. Meyra will buy him again tomorrow when Stella enters school.

"Wait a minute, the robber has been arrested. Are you going to sue him" asked the officer who got word from his colleague.

"Free him. I will not demand anything because he is also the same fate as us. I won't return my father"