Ariana For Rangga
Episode Thirty Two
That night Mr. Malik returned to the workshop in a state of chaos. It's been two days since Ariana disappeared, nor has she returned to the workshop and searched for her daughter to and fro. He even went to the police station many times to make reports.
"Where did Mr. Boss meet his Arin neng?"
Saprol, one of Malik's employees who has worked with him for more than twenty years since he was in Jakarta, asked when he saw Malik who had just arrived.
That night Saprol was preparing to close the workshop, when Malik returned.
Malik nodded weakly.
"I'm sorry Mr. Boss, I didn't mean to lecture. But indeed as a father, I think the attitude of the boss to Arin is also outrageous. Anywhere he's the boss's son. No matter how much the boss is like his mother, it doesn't change the fact that Arin is the boss's daughter."
Say Saprol while grimacing.
"Prol, how's your wife and son doing?"
Ask Malik suddenly.
"Alhamdulillah, my wife and son are good Mr. boss. Even this afternoon my son delivered lunch for me."
Answer Saprol.
"Do you love your son?"
"Sir boss, all parents must love their children.."
Saprol replied with a smile.
"But the child is not your own flesh and blood. Wasn't she the daughter of your wife with her former husband?"
"Sir Boss, my wife has been abandoned by her ex-husband since she conceived her first child. As soon as the child was born and they officially separated, I ventured to propose to her. For me it doesn't matter even if she's not my flesh and blood or my wife's. I've tied them up in a relationship I call family. To me, my son is still my son. And as my son knows, I am his father and not anyone else. He doesn't need to know the truth. Most importantly I love them and we live happily, that's more than enough."
Answer Saprol.
Malik was stunned to hear a poignant answer from Saprol. He felt a sense of reality.
"Prol, your son is a man and born of a legitimate relationship. I'm sure there won't be any trouble ahead."
"I mean Mr boss?"
Saprol looked confused.
"It's nothing. It's just that sometimes someone has to be in a complicated situation and he doesn't know what to do."
Malik walked towards the car shortly after Saprol finished closing the workshop.
"I have to find my daughter Prol. He's been gone for two days and I don't know where he is, if he's okay, if he's in a safe place. I'm not sure the police found him immediately, whereas until now there was no bright spot where he was."
Answer Malik.
"Then be so careful in the way of the boss sir, may Neng Arin be found soon."
Saprol.
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Malik pulled his car over on the side of the road. His mind was so fucked up, no longer knowing where to look for his daughter.
The night was almost late and he had not found a bright spot at all. He searched for two days, but his daughter did not find him.
While leaning his head on the back of his car seat, Malik accidentally saw a group of teenage men and women who were running like something pursued.
Malik's reflexes focus his gaze, perhaps Love is there but Nil.
Malik was still wondering what made the group of teenagers seem to run around.
Finally he decided to get out of the car and see the situation.
One of the men then fired his gun upwards as a warning, but the way was futile.
Suddenly someone else picked up something from the ground, not far from where Malik was standing now.
Malik dared to ask.
"Sorry sir, what is it? I saw some teenagers running around. What's the problem, sir?"
Ask Malik.
"Do you know them?"
Ask the man.
"No sir, I was just feeling a little tired so I pulled over my car to rest for a while and saw the horde of teenagers running."
Malik answered with confidence.
"We are sorry, actually we from the Police are indeed pursuing some of the teenagers who are strongly suspected of being pimps, dealers and drug users as well as drug addicts stolen goods. We've been staking their moves for a long time."
Answer the Police.
Malik was stunned for a moment. Ariana, what about her daughter's fate now? I hope he's not caught up with a crime like those teenagers.
"But at such a young age, is it true that they have committed criminal acts to that extent?"
Malik seems to be unsure.
"That's how teenagers are today, sir, getting harder to control. Especially now that the association is increasingly free, plus the impressions that are not weighty and actually damage the mindset of teenagers."
Answer the Police.
After some of the police had gone on a chase, Malik returned to his car feeling more and more out of his mind.
What if Ariana also committed a crime, or what if Ariana became a call woman and such. Malik was getting more anxious.
He rushed to the police station to ask about the progress of his daughter's search, but the results were nil. Police have not found a bright spot either.
"How's Malik, have you found Arin?"
His mother asked shortly after Malik returned home with a lethargic face.
"Malik, what about Arin? Where's she?"
His father also seemed worried about his granddaughter.
"I haven't found it yet."
Malik answered while bowing his head.
"Look, this is all your fault! What you've done to your daughter all this time, you've always rebuked her.. You don't even care about your two children anymore. Malik, what exactly happened to you? Why did you get like this?"
"Mom, now is not the time to blame each other. Most importantly we have to keep looking for Arin. Try me to call Ardan. Malik, ask your wife if Arin might come back to Jakarta."
"Free dad, I already asked Arin whereabouts to Wulan. He even blames me. It's all my fault, I've failed to look after my children."
"Sir, Ardan just contacted my mother this morning and she asked Arin for news. That means Arin wasn't there either."
"Yes Allah.. Where's Arin.. Malik, let's go find him. We need to find her soon."
Grandpa Grandma Arin was also her father rushed over and went back on a quest.
Arina.. Where are you son. Are you that angry with Dad. If you're angry, you can curse Dad but don't disappear like this. Arina.. Forgive Dad.. Go Home Son.. I'm really sorry. Dad was wrong all along.. Dad has ignored you and Ardan I really feel guilty for you guys. Go Arin.. I promise after this we'll start everything from scratch, we'll be a whole family, just the three of us
