Cephia
part 2
Sania gets off after Bik Lim calls her for dinner. He arranged his smile as best he could and prepared with the questions his parents would ask later when he saw the plaster wound on his arm and leg.
“night ma, pa, sis..”
“Dear night...” answered her mother gently while others just glanced at even some indifferent.
Sania immediately sat down next to her mother and swiftly prepared the food on Sania's plate.
“you want to wear a side dish..”
Unfinished Tias served food, Bram's nektra tip caught something that made him squint and cut his wife's speech.
“What's with your elbow?”
All eyes were on Sania who made her throat feel suddenly dry.
“Fall at school pa. Sorry..”.he said downcast made Bram shook his head slowly. The woman next to him immediately checked Sania's arm.
“Is there another wound, dear? How did you fall?”. Ask the woman who still looks beautiful at the age of almost 50 years. She has not seen Sania since returning home from her boutique because she hastily saw the preparation of dinner made by the housemaid.
Not even Sania had time to give an excuse, Bram had already said something.
“Why are you so careless? Is your glass lens less thick until it can fall?”
Hearing that answer, Sania did not dare to raise her face again and chose to play her finger over her thigh.
“be a quiet girl, not much trouble, smart, and useful. Don't just make your mama worry!”
“pa, enough is enough! Sania was sick and scolded. Come on, baby, you eat first. What side dishes do you want to wear? A chicken? Meat? Sup?”
Sania raised her face slightly staring at her mother with a smile. “what could it be ma...”
Tias smiled seeing that her sweet daughter was still willing to smile at her and immediately added a side dish on Sania's plate. This was one of the reasons Tias loved his daughter so much. Sania is very simple and does not demand much. She is also obedient although minus she is very shy. Maybe also plus he had only raised 3 boys whose cold did not beat the ice of the North pole so that his loneliness was slightly treated with the presence of Sania. Although the girl was not born from her own womb, she loved Sania very much.
There was not much conversation at the dinner table. It was if not Tias who started asking questions with interspersed jokes.
“Darling, did Mingyu really pick you up?” tias asked as he glanced at the tall son.
“Emm..iya ma. K-sister Mingyu just picked up..”.
“What is he doing well? Did he say anything bad to you?”
This time it was Mingyu who glanced towards her mother and half-sister. Was-was in his heart remember that he had a little complain on the phone because he waited for Sania long enough but after all the nak lost was Sania still not seen.
“do not kok ma...” replied Sania smiling who got a quiet nod from Tias.
“great... Mama is worried that she is saying bad things again.” Tias said while glancing annoyed at her son. He knew the nature of his three sons. They are handsome, charismatic, clever, as if there is not the slightest gap to their ugliness. Unfortunately, sometimes their tongues are too sharp to hear.
Sania simply smiled and continued eating until she felt the HP in her pocket shake and slowly she took out and read the message. There is no written rule in this family to be banned from playing HP at the dinner table, right?
While reading the message, Sania's eyes rounded instantly and instantly rose to make all eyes return to her.
“Sania! Sit down while eating!”
“maaf pa...”. Sania sat back down but her face could not cover her happiness with the news she had just received.
Sania slightly glanced at her papa just turning to her mama weighing if she could say this to her mama.
“pa...Sefia will come here..”.
Suddenly Bram chokes making the others turn their heads and Tias immediately helps give Bram water.
“Gosh pa...pelan-pelan eat..”.
Bram drank the water Tias gave him and adjusted his breathing. “thank you Tias..”.
“Sama-sama. Sefia's not your twin sister, is she, love?”. Now Tias has turned his attention back to Sania.
“iya ma...”
Tias' smile was perfect. He remembered how sad he was at his marriage to Bram because one of Bram's daughters could not attend even though his ex-wife was present. Not because of prohibition or rejection. The problem was that Sefia was representing her school to participate in the Olympics and until now Tias also her children had never met with Sefia.
He could not imagine how Sefia's expression when she met him considering that these twins are not only not identical twins, but also have a slightly different character, Bram said.
“what will he stay for?” tanya Tias enthusiastically makes Bram a little anxious about the situation.
Although since his separation he rarely met Sefia because his custody was on his mother, but Bram knew the child was not just any child. He was smart, clever, and hard like himself. Plus his ex-wife who freed Sefia did whatever she wanted on the grounds of not wanting to curb her daughter's talent even though Bram had run out of patience many times to hear Clara's reason. After all, he was worried about the social environment as well as the development of Sefia that he could not control.
Yes, he wants to control everything. That's why Clara gave up on sticking with her considering that the woman since childhood was a woman who was free to express and did not like someone to regulate her. Somehow they were able to get married which only lasted less than 5 years so Sania and Sefia had to be separated by distance and time.
Despite that, Bram really still feels responsible as the father of Sefia. Given until now his ex-wife does not also choose a partner and is busy with work and hobbies.
“She said, she wants to visit for a while ma. He wants to clean up at his apartment.”.
Sania's reply made Bram and Tias shocked and slightly failed to understand.
“Apartment? Did they move here?” tias asked again while turning to look at her husband's shocked expression.
Sania shook her head slowly.
“He moved here himself. Said Clara's mom's permission to go to school here.”.
Bram was upset not playing with his ex-wife. How could he let their daughter live alone in this big city without any supervision or at least talk to her first? Does he think Sefia doesn't have anyone in the country until she has to live in her own apartment? He is still his father and is entitled to his daughter.
Bram drank the water and wanted to rise up to straighten out and ask the purpose and intentions of the woman he thought was crazy. But his intention came to a halt as Tias held back his hand and gently rubbed along with a warm smile.
“Pa..talk carefully. We don't know what's really going on so don't use emotions when talking to Clara.”.
Sania was slightly relieved by Tias, her mother. This is what she likes about her stepmom. Tias is very calm, patient and always full of warmth and cheerfulness. It was only fitting that his extraordinarily hard papa could be made comfortable with him.
“I-iya pa. Sefia certainly does not like the storm. Later he even craved again.” explained Sania worried also if the twin canceled his plan to stay in this city.
Bram took a breath in calming himself.
“will I work on. You guys just continue eating it. I'll be back later.”.
Bram rubbed Tias's head gently, which he replied with a warm smile to his wife, and left the dining room.
“ayo continue eating, baby. Enwoo, add vegetables not just meat only.”. Tias immediately added the vegetable on his middle son's plate making Enwoo sigh slightly and a slight smile continued eating it.
