The Twin Sons the Ruler
First hug between father and son.

Both Ardan's netra grew up looking at the CCTV footage evidence shown by Aby. Regret for ignoring the CCTV footage stored on his flash so far sticking out. With beads of eyes that had been glittering because it was filled with clear liquid, Ardan turned to look at Aby, who now also seemed to be holding back crying.

"So you two are my kids?" said Ardan stammered, for holding back the crying.

Aby did not answer, because she could not speak. Aby could only move her head, nodding.

Ardan stood up from where he was sitting and with trembling legs, Ardan walked over to Aby who felt he had no strength to go back to Ardan.

Ardan crouched down in front of Aby, whose gaze never came off staring at Ardan's bead eye.

"W-don't you want to hug, Papa?" asked Ardan with a sad look. The dam built by Ardan to hold his tears did not come out, finally it was not strong to hold the clear liquid, to not come out, because it was too full.

"Can?" asked Aby softly. And Ardan nodded his head, which made Aby suddenly embrace, Ardan who immediately welcomed the first hug from his son.

"Sorry, papa! sorry papa who is late to know the whereabouts of the three of you," said Ardan while hugging his son tightly. Ardan is very rarely seen crying, even almost never. This time, the clear liquid that came out from both eyes, really showed that he was still a human, not a 'polar bear'.

Meanwhile, Rudi and Amara could only quietly pay attention to the interaction of the two men of different ages. Not that they are unhappy, but now they are very happy.

"May I call you, Papa?" aby asked after the two of them broke into each other's arms.

"Of course I can. Actually, ever since I knew you, I've wanted you to call me 'papa', like Anin. But I'm too proud to ask. You're like building a wall out of me." Ardan finally revealed the desire of his heart all this time.

"really?" the typical plain face of a small child stared at Ardan's bead eyes, in search of the sincerity of Ardan's speech. Ardan gave Aby a smile while nodding his head.

"Father!" call Aby with a trembling voice. Even the tears that he had been trying to hold back from earlier, had already come out from the corner of his eyes. But, hurry him up, because he does not want to be considered a crybaby. This was the second time Aby called Ardan 'papa', after the first when he entered the house.

"To be honest, Aby was also envious of Anin, who could freely call you 'Papa', whereas I only had the courage to call just om. It's not that I don't want to, Pah. I want to spend my time with you too. I want to laugh like Anin laughed with Papa. I would love to! But I didn't, just because I wanted to protect my own heart. I don't want to feel any pain, when someday, papa gets married and I don't have the right to call you papa."

Aby's answer made Ardan both moved and felt guilty. Because Ardan realized, if Aby's attitude is not yet the time, it is because of the encouragement of a sense of responsibility as a man who must protect his mother and sister.

"By, do you hate papa?" ask Ardan, be careful and be wary.

"Before I know the truth, yes! but to be honest, I hate but miss the embrace of a papa. I always try to lie to my heart by saying that I hate papa. In fact, there is a longing that never runs out, to a father," Aby again shed tears and this time he left without any intention to wipe him.

"Well, can Aby cry now? Aby doesn't look bad, does she cry?" aby said, with tears breaking.

"Often,Pa! but stealthy. Even when Anin first called you Papa, I cried, and when I got word that Anin was seriously ill, I cried too. I feel like I failed as a big brother, who couldn't help my own sister. I don't want to cry in front of people just because I don't want to, if Mama, see Aby crying. Aby just wants to show that Aby is a strong boy in front of mama, and in front of people. Now Aby is happy, Aby can cry in front of papa, but instead of crying because sad, Aby is crying because happy." Aby's tears, like a torrential rain falling, were very swift. As if those tears, feel happy to be released from the prison built by Aby so far.

Without Aba-aba anymore, Ardan again clutched Aby tightly, venting his desire all this time who wanted to hug the cold boy.

"Now, Aby can cry! cry out, son!" Ardan kisses a lot at the top of Aby's head, over and over.

"Happy birthday, Pah! Thank you, for surviving to find the whereabouts of mama all this time." said Aby on the sidelines Isak crying, making Ardan increasingly tighten his embrace.

"Thank you, Son! thank you, my dear! You are the most beautiful gift you ever get on your birthday." said Ardan sincerely.

"Have you two finished crying? from earlier, my mother also wanted to hug Aby." chirped Amara, making Ardan and Aby immediately take off his embrace.

"Papa too!" Rudi chimed in on Amara's words, while pulling back in, a clear liquid coming out of her nose. A very rare thing was also seen from a Rudi.

"You crying, pa?" asked Amara, astonished on the sidelines of her curiosity.

"No! papa's got the flu!" refute Rudi. Though from his swollen eyes, it can provide evidence that he was crying.

Amara grieved, hearing her husband's rebuttal. Then, he swung his steps towards Aby. Once close, Amarapun squatted to align his height with the height of a boy who had been considered as his own grandson, and it turned out that he was his own grandson.

"Aby, now can you, Oma hold you?" Aby nodded her head, and threw herself into Amara's arms.

"Thank you Oma! thank you for bringing us into this house. The house that could make Aby and Anin, could feel what it was like to have a whole family. Although Aby didn't know before that you were the real Aby family!" aby exclaimed with tears that never stopped dripping.

Hearing Aby's thanks, Amara moved and her dry cheeks were now wet with tears, which came back to drip.

Rudi who saw that too, did not want to stay silent. He approached the three people who were hugging, and joined them.

"That'sardaannn! I already know who that woman is!" shouted someone who appeared with a splash.

Tbc

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