ANINDITA, A Tale of the Past

Want Master What?

Arya listened to every sentence after sentence Ricky told her. He thought that if he had met Anindita too late, it was not impossible that Anindita would have fallen for the man before her after she knew Ricky's struggle for five years looking for Anindita.

" I think I've explained enough of my reasons, Mr. Arya. If Mr. Arya will allow me to speak with Miss Anindita and meet Ramadan, Mr. Arya can contact me." Ricky then pulled out his business card and he put it on the table.

Ricky stood up. " I'm saying goodbye, Mr. Arya. Once again sorry for interrupting Mr. Arya's time, excuse me ..." Ricky then said goodbye then walked downstairs and left Arya still unmoved.

After seeing Ricky pass from his presence, Arya then takes Ricky's business card, and his heart seems to stop beating when he reads Ricky's business card.

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" May ...."

" Nnn ...."

Anindita and Arya spoke together when they were both at the restaurant this afternoon, because every afternoon before night, Arya always met and accompanied Anindita just to eat or become the night air.

" What?"

" why?

Back Anindita and Arya scramble to talk.

" Here you speak ...."

" You go first, I see something you're thinking." Arya seemed to be able to catch the unease in the heart of the woman who was about to become his wife.

" Yes, Mas .." - Anindita.

" What's the problem?" search Arya.

" About the man." Anindita looked into Arya's eyes.

Arya sighed hearing what problem made Anindita look unsettled.

" What happened to that guy?" ask Arya.

" Today he went to Ci Lucy and told Ci Lucy that he just wanted to be given a chance to apologize and meet with Rama. Ci Lucy said she had no intention of taking Rama away from me, Mas."

Arya was silent for a while.

" What is your own decision?"

" I'm confused, Mas. Frankly I'm scared, I'm still traumatized by it." Anindita conveyed her heart.

" But after all he was the real father of Rama, Nin."

" Well, what should I do, my mother?"

Arya took another deep breath before finally saying, "You better give her a chance to talk and meet Rama."

" But I'm scared, Mom."

" I'll stand by you. I let you meet, but I will be near you" Arya said. Arya chose not to tell Anindita if Ricky came to her house last night.

" Alright, Mas. If Mas Arya wants to accompany me, I'm willing to meet with the Master." Finally Anindita is willing to meet and give Ricky a chance to provide an explanation.

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Ricky stared at the picture of Ramadhan without blinking, his heart always rustling every time he looked at the miniature himself. He never expected if he already had children even though it was obtained not from a legal way.

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Ricky turned his head to the cell phone on the edge of his bed. He then grabbed the vital communication device and found a row of numbers that felt strange in his memory.

" Hello ..." Ricky picked up the phone call.

" Good Night, Mr. Assistant. I'm Arya. I've had discussions with Anin, and Anin is willing to meet with you." It was Arya who contacted him.

It feels like being washed by water in the dry season, that's what Ricky feels now knowing that he has been given the opportunity to meet his baby.

" But on condition" continued Arya.

" What's the condition?" sahut Ricky's.

" I'll accompany Anin when I meet you" Arya replied.

" Oh .. please, Mr. Arya. I don't mind for that. I understand very much that Miss Anindita definitely needs the company of the person who makes her comfortable." Ricky agreed to the terms Arya had put forward.

" There is one more condition" said Arya.

" What is that?" ask Ricky.

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Instantly Ricky's heart melos heard the condition that felt very heavy for him.

" That's Anin's request, not mine. Rama is too small to understand what happened until he was born into this world." Arya explained what Anindita wanted.

" I hope you don't get too selfish wanting to quickly get recognition as a father by Rama. Let him know later after he understands enough the true situation' Arya stressed back.

" How about, Mr. Assistant? Do you mind the terms we've proposed?"

Ricky took a breath that felt heavy in his breath.

" Alright, I agree to those terms." Ricky has no choice but to agree to what Anindita and Arya require.

" Well then, please when you have free time to arrange a schedule to meet with us,"

" All right, I'll call you soon" Ricky said

" All right, that's all I want to say, good night." Arya ended her call.

Ricky gave a smile as he looked back at Ramadan.

" It's okay you don't know Papa as your Papa, son. Being able to see you and being close to you is enough for Papa." Ricky then softly kissed the photo of Ramadhan to feel if the current figure of Ramadan is being denounced.

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" Good night, sir, Madam .. please." a waiter welcomed Arya, Anindita and Ramadan.

" Night" said Arya. " Sir, I'd like to meet Mr. Ricky Pratama, he's already reserved a place, right?" arya asked the waiter.

" Oh, Mr and Madam is Mr Ricky's guest? Come with me ..." The restaurant employee then brought to a private room that had been booked by Ricky.

" Please, Mr ..." The maid opened the door of the private room after knocking on the door.

" Thank you, Ma'am." Arya.

" Good night Mr. Arya, Miss Anindita, Hi Rama ..." Ricky who was already in the room immediately welcomed the arrival of Anindita, Arya and Ramadan.

" Oh who is that, Ma? How do you know Rama, Ma?" ask Ramadhan when Ricky greets her.

" Hmmm ...." Anindita was confused as to what to answer.

" It used to be Mama Rama's friend." Ricky quickly grabbed the answer to the question posed by Ramadan while gently stroking the boy's head. His heart was pounding as he had to come into direct contact with the boy who was his flesh blood.

While Ricky's reply suddenly made Anindita and Arya immediately looked at Ricky.

" I'm sorry .." said Ricky apologized for his audacity to claim to be Anindita's old friend.

" Please sit ..." Ricky then let Anindita and Arya sit in the private room that is quite luxurious.

" Rama, does Rama want to see a fish? There's an aquarium." Ricky pointed towards the Aquarium in the corner of the room.

" Want, Om ..." Ramadhan was enthusiastic.

" Vi, please take Rama to look at the fish there." Ricky orders a young woman to accompany Ramadan.

" Okay, Mr. Ricky." Ovi. Ovi is the son of Ricky's villa manager in Pangandaran and also takes care of Ricky's apartment in Jakarta.

" Let's Rama go with Mbak Ovi look at the fish." Ovi then reached out her hand which was immediately welcomed by the tiny hand of Ramadan.

" Miss Anin, I truly regret my damned deeds towards Miss back then. But believe me, Miss. I have never had the slightest ill intention towards Miss ...."

" I've heard from Ci Lucy." Anindita cut Ricky's words. It felt like he could not bear to be reminded of the events of that night.

" I'm sorry again, Miss." Ricky said with regret.

" Oh, don't remind me of that event again. Now what does Master want?" ketus Anindita stared sharply as if through the eyeballs of Ricky who is also now looking at him.

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