A Light Fountain

Father's request

**

Three months have passed. During Assena's friendship, Jasmine and Petter grow closer.

While the state of the house is a little different, Isabella who is getting closer to Assena. Like a brother-sister relationship in general.

The situation for three months had changed Assena, at least he was not as cold and quiet as before. He enjoys being with his two friends at school, as well as his closeness to Isabella while at home. The empty soul space was now filled with beautiful mementos with Jasmine and Petter.

There is something behind his friendship with Petter.

Also Assena noticed the change in her father who increasingly looks a little thin and pale. Dr. Roghi also more routinely checks his father from once every two weeks now to once a week.

There was a question in his mind, what was the matter with his father. He also told Dr. Roghi about his father. But Dr. Roghi said that his father was fine, just a simple medical examination that he explained to Assena.

Although it felt strange to him, but what he could do other than believe.

**

Until one night, Arkan doesn't usually ask Assena to see him. It seemed like there was something his father wanted to tell him.

After dinner, Assena returned to her room. Before long Evelin came and said that Arkan asked Assena to meet him at work.

Assena had no choice but to comply, also she did feel a little curious.

Tok tok tok, Assena knocked on the door of Arkan's study.

"Lake in!" sounds good from within.

Assena opened the door, then stepped in.

Arkan looks to be sitting on a sofa in his work room.

"Come here" Arkan said, patting the sofa he was sitting on, codifying Assena to sit next to him.

Assena just complies. He sat next to his father with his head full of questions.

Long silent, Arkan began to make his point. "Son..." His speech grabbed Assena's hand in his grasp.

Uh, what's going on?

Assena looked at the face of her father who was no longer young. It looks so pale and a little skinny. And suddenly he felt sad to see his father, he felt his father was not okay.

Wh why? what's wrong with dad? so interior.

"Yes dad, what's wrong?"

I heard Arkan's breathing so heavy. "Dad wants to ask you to be present at a meeting with the family of your best friend tomorrow night. I want to introduce you to them, because you've never been in any meetings with your best friend. Are you ready, baby?" said Arkan, who was still holding his daughter's hand.

Assena was actually so reluctant to attend. But seeing Arkan's face so pale, he could not bear to refuse. He was confused what to answer, he could have refused easily as it had been when as often as Arkan invited him to attend his show. But this time it was different, so hard to say no. Although every day he was used to seeing Arkan, but looking at the close distance and only the two like this was so clearly visible and so aware of Assena that his father's scales had indeed changed. The longer he stared at his father's face, the more heartbreaking it became.

"There is no harm, no, if you obey your will once in a while" he murmured in his heart.

Long tangled between yes and no in her mind, Assena took a slow breath. "Okay dad, I'll go with you at my request."

"Is that right, son, you're really ready?"

Assena nodded slowly.

"Thank you dear", Arkan's smile expands, it feels like he wants to cuddle with his eldest daughter. But he's not that brave, considering his relationship isn't that close. He was only afraid that Assena would refuse if he hugged her.

"If you're done I'll go back to the room."

"All right, get some rest, boy!" arkan.

**

Assena was already lying in her soft bed, she was so difficult to close her eyes. Rolling around exploring his bed from side to side.

His father's request to attend the meeting made him uneasy, he was still not sure to go there.

"Alright, just come, then finish and go. Just that" inwardly, he repeatedly reassured and calmed his agitated heart. Until his eyes were heavy and fell asleep.

**

Time passed by so quickly, there was no feeling of the day leading up to night.

Arkan family deliberately missed the grave tonight because tonight precisely the event of his meeting with his best friend's family in a five-star restaurant, dinner together of course that's the event.

Assena, who was still relaxing in her room, was reading a book sitting in her bed.

"Darling..." Evelin's voice called out to him outside his room.

As soon as the door opened, Evelin stepped in. She looks good in a dark blue dress.

"Darling you haven't been ready? this is me bringing you a dress." Evelin said thrusting the cream-colored dress.

Instantly his gaze was distracted at the cream dress that Evelin was carrying, looking new. Her forehead shriveled, it felt like there was no need to wear a new dress like that, because she had a lot of dresses that were still good. It feels so excessive if Evelin deliberately bought a dress for the event tonight.

"Please put it on, we'll be late!" evelin put the dress on the bed.

"Wait a minute, I'll be right back." Evelin passed out of the room.

Lazily Assena took the dress, and was forced to wear it.

Assena was already standing in front of the mirror with the cream dress already attached to her body. He looked at himself behind the mirror. The dress looks beautiful.

"A beautiful dress, right? you're so pretty."

Evelin, who was already standing at the door, turned Assena's attention to turn to Evelin. Looks Evelin brought some makeup tools.

"Let's go get your makeup on!" Evelin as he approached, kept the makeup tool on the dresser.

Assena just complied, he reluctantly had to be dressed like this. Actually there is something strange, why they prepare dresses and also dress Assena. Like this special tonight for him. Though Assena could wear her dress and look ordinary without having to dress. After all it was simpler and would not embarrass his family with such an appearance.

Ten minutes later, Evelin finished applying Assena's makeup and hair. Now Assena is so beautiful and graceful with thin makeup and hair that is left unraveled just slip a ribbon-shaped hairpin on the side. It was so good at his age as a teenager.

"Done!!" Evelin said while pulling Assena to stand up, and invited to pay attention to her appearance together behind the mirror.

"You're so pretty!" Praise Evelin for smiling.

"Come, dad and Isabella are waiting!" Take Evelin and draw Assena's hand.

**

They were already in the car, Arkan and Evelin were sitting in front with Arkan deliberately driving his own car, not using the services of Sur sir. Assena and Isabella sat in the back.

The car they were riding had already darted far away on the slightly stretchy road.

Sometimes Isabella heard saying compliments to her stepbrother.

"So pretty, man." Praise Isabella. Which managed to make Assena's face red.

Because the road does not take long to reach the destination.

"Let's get our kids." Arkan said as he got out of his car.