At the Crossroads of Love

57. Always with Papa

''Married Ara?!'' shock Gatra. What is this, why the little girl who is still in High School is getting married.

Papa Randy realized Gatra's surprise, He smiled knotfully. Very aware indeed Ara is still too small, just stepped on fourteen years. But whose name is the age of man who knows. Better to prepare everything from now on.

Gatra reached for his cup of coffee, and drank it to the toilet. I don't know what the parents think as if they don't see the age difference is too far between their children.

''Not for now, Gatra. Waiting until Ara finishes school is okay. You can know each other first. That's if Gatra has no other candidate. For example Gatra there loves other women, Om will back down.'' not pushy but looks sad with the sentence spoken.

''Sorry, Om. This is too sudden and strange according to Gatra. Why Om, choose Gatra for this great responsibility. Ara's future is long and she's young. What did Om see of me? Did Om tell Ara about Om's plan, this. Does He also want when betrothed to an old man.'' at length Gatra answered Papa Randy's request.

''Big hope Om. Because Gatra must be able to carry out the responsibilities that will be Om burdened.''

Their conversation stopped when someone in a staff uniform came over. More precisely approaching Gatra. The man of one of the governor's staff who had met with Gatra and his team, when Gatra won the advertising project he would do.

'' Mr. Gatra, sorry I came to disturb, there is a message from Mr. Gub who wants to meet, we are awaited at the guesthouse, now.'' said the man he smiled at Papa Randy, feeling bad interrupted their conversation.

''Tida what, Gatra. Isn't this the purpose of Gatra coming to Semarang. Next time we discuss again.Go, Om will also pick up Ara, mumpung He has not yet walked here.

Gatra drives off in the car of the man who picked him up, while Papa Randy drives off to Ara's school.

Ara's class had just finished when Papa Randy arrived, immediately contacted Ara, if the Papa was already in front. Ara who can go straight home, because there is no additional tutoring immediately approached the Papa.

''Tumben, Papa picked up Ara.'' after Ara got in the car and crucified her Papa's hand. Because usually Ara is only escorted to school, the return home is definitely with Ratih hanging in BRT.

''Emang can not pick up the child himself.'' Papa Randy turned around and curled both corners of his lips upwards.

''Not usually too, Papa picked up Ara. Does Papa not work?''

''Ngantor, Ara did not see Papa still wearing gini uniform.''

''He he he. kirain aja Papa truant.''

''Emang schoolgirl kayak Ara use truant-bolos all events. Papa had already picked up Sukma's father and Mas Gatra at the airport, now pick up Ara.''

''Fuck into Semarang again? with Mother?'' ara's happy cry, because at the last meeting Father is not with Mother. And Ara began to miss the presence of the figure of the Mother.

''No, Dad came here with his son, maybe tomorrow Mother came here.'' explained Papa Randy. Instantly fading Ara's happy hue.

''Do not be sad dong, tomorrow also meet. have miss Mother, huh?'' Ara nodded.

Papa Randy drove straight to the city center, not the way home.

''Lho, Pah. Where are we going?'' tanya Ara was confused by the path her Papa took.

''You took a walk for a while, still this afternoon. Or Ara wants to buy something, Papa pay. New clothes maybe?'' Ara was obviously surprised not usually Papa took the road even shopping if not Ara who asked.

''Papa want quality time with Ara, can?'' sunding Papa Randy.

''By the way, but wonder it is not a holiday. And also we want to do here.'' their car has entered the mall area which is also a hotel. ''Shall we just watch? ahhh again there is no good film. Cook yes watch with Papa, may not watch but so this time lecture. Papa if the quality time is suddenly gini, Ara becomes confused to say what.''

''Ra, come on down! even talking to himself like that.'' apparently Papa Randy had long been out of the car and Ara talked to herself did not realize that her father had left.

''Papa why do ngebiarin Ara talk alone, get out the car does not rhyme.'' murmur Ara.

Her father chuckled at Ara manyun. Ara held her Papa's arm into the mall, at the entrance there was a fast food stall famous for its burgers and fries. Papa offered to see if Ara would eat there. Ara refused he wanted to eat meatballs in the next mall only, but later after a walk in this mall.

''Papa, Ara wants to meatball Mr. Kimis, right? the one on the PM third floor.'' Papa nodded. '' Really, Ara can shop for clothes?'' Ara ascertained the seriousness of her Papa which allowed Ara to ask for anything. Though just last week Ara got clothes on her birthday.And now shopping for clothes again?

''Hemm.'' The top of Ara's head was taken.

''If the new HP can?'' Ara so crunched, who knows followed as well.

This time Papa Randy stopped his steps, the look on his daughter's face was not clear.

''Ara's phone why? already broken? if it is broken, we can replace all of us.''

''Huh!'' Ara gawked at nothing with Papa.

Mumpung Papa again khilaf better be used only. Take the positive side, when else can have a new HP.

Finally Ara got everything she wanted new clothes, new HP and now eating meatballs in Kimis Pak with her Papa, if usually with Ratih, her friend.

''Ara often eats meatballs here?'' Ask Papa who only sips orange juice besides still full because he had lunch with Father Sukma and Gatra, also not too fond of meatballs.

''Lumayan, the end is delicious, but still more often first Ara SMP time. Near Ara's school there used to be a branch. Usually Ara with Ratih, if you eat this meatball. Ahh so remember Ratih.''

''Ra, if one day Ara gets married and lives with Ara's husband, Ara still remembers Papa?'' A sudden question that Ara had not thought of yet.Still too long to happen.

Ara stopped the mouthful that was about to enter her mouth. '' Pa, Ara is still in high school let's not think of marrying a boyfriend just Ara does not want to think about it. Until whenever Ara wants to always be with Papa dot. Don't want anything else.

''It is Papa's obligation to care for, raise and marry Ara later. And Ara's obligation is also if Ara is married later to join the husband.''

Meatballs that were delicious became tasteless, there was no appetite anymore to continue eating. This is what Ara also feared, if the time came for her Father to leave her or for Him to leave her.

''Papa, Ara doesn't want to talk about this. Only Papa has Ara, and Ara will always be with Papa. Even if later Ara married, Ara's husband must want to live with Papa.''

''So ''So... Ara wants to be married? what kind of a shadow does Ara want?'' apparently Ara's answer managed to provoke her Papa's question. And Ara cursed at her own words.

''It's like Papa.''

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