
At night, when everyone is asleep, Shaka wakes up thirsty. There was no water in the room and he was forced to go down to the kitchen. While climbing the last step of the stairs, Shaka's eyes accidentally stare at the living room. Something caught his attention as he looked towards the window. It was a little dark and the clock was already midnight for what did her father feel there? Staring at the expanse of the front yard of the house that is wide and full of plants and some trees that are not much height.
Mr. Malik who has been a few not the last just sitting in a wheelchair because his legs are difficult to use to walk make Shaka move his parents' room which was originally above to be below so as not to difficulty when doing something.
"Why are you here at night? Not a break." Shaka turned on the light and walked over to his father.
"You don't get in Papa. No longer able to sleep," replied Mr. Malik lightly.
"Well, if you can't sleep, it shouldn't be outside the room. Papa can just collapse in the room, right? Why sit here alone again, later if Mama nyariin how?" Shaka pulled one of the living room couches and sat down next to Mr. Malik.
Mr. Malik did not heed Shaka's question. His gaze was still the same, a vast expanse of pages that suddenly appeared a shadow of his past playing there with both of his heroes.
"What do you think? Papa's son is back. What else does Papa want? Tell me, I'll give it to Papa."
Malik turned to look at his son. It turns out that Shaka never changes, he remains the same Shaka, Shaka who always wants to make his parents happy by trying to grant what the parents want.
A couple of years apart doesn't make Shaka change his taste for parents.
"Why are you ready to come here again?"
"Who wants to, right?"
"Why do you still grant Papa's wish? Papa is evil with you, then evil with Nimas. And we're both mean as little Bryan."
"That's my time with you. Yes indeed if it is remembered five years ago and what I am doing now, like I was licking my own spit. By blatantly and consciously I broke off the relationship with you guys and now come back here. It sounds embarrassing, but it would be a regret if I kept my ego. How can I leave Papa and Mama alone, if Papa is not healthy like this. After all, Papa's daughter-in-law was also eager to take care of Papa after hearing Papa was in a wheelchair."
"Papa is grateful to still be given the opportunity to correct the mistake, but on the other hand Papa is also very sorry why must go through the hard times new Papa can realize that Papa is wrong. Ye know? Five years of life without you is very difficult for us. Mama and Papa often fuss over blaming each other. Mama always blames Papa why Papa shuts down all the companies accepting you work and Papa always blames mama because she sucks and adds thoughts to Papa. After the fight dragged on, Papa finally got sick and at that time Papa realized that Papa needed you."
"Why are you still thinking about this, Dad? He and I thought the problem never existed. Just make it all a lesson. Nimas and I are fine and we are happy. Then what makes Papa here alone at night?"
"For this."
"Papa just misses having a midnight chat with you. Wasn't our relationship as close as we are now?"
Shaka then noticed the distance between the two. They laughed together because they were sitting very close, there was almost no distance. Yes, the relationship between Shaka and Mr. Malik was very close. However, the relationship gradually stretches when Shaka already holds the company from her. His time-consuming work makes Shaka spend the night with rest and only occasionally chat with his father.
" Oh, yeah, by the way your wife told me the truth that she said she wanted to take care of Papa. She's very, very well cared for Papa here, much better than Mama."
"Really?"
"Yes, so since you moved here, Mama has started to actively do her activities outside the home. Like Arisan, meet his friends, yes it is not every day and not too often, but it has started out. Not like before you moved here, Mama never left the house at all. And compared to Nimas better to care for than Mama. Nimas has tremendous patience when facing Papa, but Mama, Papa is a little chatty already nagging him."
Mr. Malik then began to tell the daily life of Nimas when with him and Bryan. Nimas has a soft heart, forgiving, patient, and other good qualities. Not to forget the little boy who now adorns his days was not spared from the story.
"By Bryan, by the way. Is it her birthday after being missed?"
"Yet, Pa. His birthday is mid-year, after he enters SD later. Why?"
"Papa would celebrate. So you invited Nimas' parents. Papa has it wrong of them too. Mama and Papa used to hurt them on your wedding day."
Shaka was a little surprised, because he did not know if it ever happened. All she knew was that Raisa was doing something. Talking about marriage, made Shaka want to ask, why they did not come on the day of marriage contract while at the house of Nimas.
"At that time Papa's ego was still high, Papa's prestige was still at the top level. Because Papa is still healthy and can live without you. But after that, Lord Papa's country by lowering Papa's health."
Shaka is happy, the change of the father is no longer in doubt by him. Apparently true what people say, there will always be wisdom in every event. And the events that hurt him in the past, apparently brought a change for the father. However, that belief was not used on the mother. I don't know, he just felt like his mom hadn't completely changed. Even though the woman after showing herself to be kind, Shaka's heart still harbors doubts and caution against her.
"Bryan's grown up, why don't you have kids? You are over thirty years old. Pity that he will have an old father if he is a teenager. You should've had two children by Bryan's age."
A simple-sounding question should be, but it brings its own sadness to Shaka. He slightly lowered his head because, bearing the weight he had just put out this afternoon while visiting his brother's house.