
What's your name dear? (Who's your name baby?" arumi asked the boy who seemed to be not far from Vino and Viona.
The boy did not reply, he simply shook his head, with tears unceasingly flowing. Alfaro approached Arumi sitting down in front of the boy.
"Where are your father and mother? (Where are your father and mother?" ask Alfaro. But the boy still did not flinch.
Arumi and Alfaro stared at each other. They were confused because the boy did not want to talk. Looks like the boy is still in shock. In the midst of their confusion. Suddenly, the boy's stomach rang. Arumi smiled, rubbing the back of the little boy's hand in front of her.
"You're hungry, aunty and uncle want to eat pizza, do you want to come? (You hungry? auntie and om want to eat pizza, do you want to come?)"
Finally the boy responded by nodding his head. Finally Alfaro carried her, going to the pizza restaurant across the street.
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Inside Restaurant pizza. Arumi and Alfaro were stunned to see the boy eating so voraciously. Still without talking, but the boy looked calmer.
"Okay, what should we do now?"
"If judging from his appearance, it looks like he was separated from his parents .. After we finish eating we take this child to the nearest police station."
"Yes Mas, great idea .. This boy is handsome once his eyes are blue, but his hair is black ... what one of his parents is Asian?"
"It could be ... let's eat, you haven't eaten a single piece."
"I'm full to see this kid eating voraciously, what about Vino and Viona over there yeah, do they miss me."
"I don't think .. he likes Bima more than we do, sometimes I get jealous when Bima understands children more than me."
"Jealous? Don't be, it's because Mas hasn't been with them for long. Kids used to say they were happy to have a Daddy as handsome as Mas Al."
"Handsome .. They say I'm handsome, what about you, what in your eyes am I handsome?"
"Emm .. how yes, of course Mas is very handsome, until I am not willing if there are women who look at you Mas."
"really? Then I'll wear the mask from tomorrow."
Arumi and Alfaro laughed together, looking so loose, that some people there saw them with confused facial expressions. The laughter came to a halt when it heard the sound of a young boy's belching before them.
"It looks like he's full" Arumi said, smiling at the little boy.
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They came out of the restaurant. Arumi holds the boy's hand, while Alfaro carries a paper bag containing pizza that he bought for the boy who until now they do not know what his name is.
The green light turned red. They immediately crossed the road. When he reached the shoulder of the road which was also covered with snow, suddenly the boy released his hand from Arumi's grasp.
"Mommy.. Daddy!" the boy shouted as he looked at his parents.
"Where are you going! (Where are you going!" arumi shouted as she saw the child running.
Alfaro and Arumi followed the boy. Their steps came to a halt as the boy hugged the two people who were standing behind them. But a second later Alfaro's eyes suddenly rounded when he saw the faces of the men and women who were in front of him at this time.
Yes, that person is Sarah and her husband Henry.
"Alfaro" said Sarah and Hendry simultaneously. Sarah looks in disbelief if the one standing in front of her now is her ex-husband. An ex-husband who once swore he would kill her if they met.
Arumi looked at Alfaro when she heard Sarah's name spoken. He still remembers that name. The name of the woman who used to make her husband so bad. Is Arumi jealous because Alfaro met his ex? Then the answer is no, because he believes that now Alfaro's love is only for him.
Arumi was even more afraid if her husband could not hold back his emotions. Arumi grabbed her husband's hand, then clasped it tightly. She was afraid that her husband would do nothing that could endanger the lives of others.
Hendry protected his son and wife behind his back, as he saw Alfaro staring intently at them. Alfaro removed his hand from his wife's grasp, walking slowly, approaching two people who seemed very frightened by the sight of her existence.
"Mas, no!" exclaimed Arumi but did not dampen Alfaro's steps.
One step ... Two steps and finally Alfaro arrived before Hendry. Hendry swallowed his saliva with all his might as he looked back at those sharp eyes after five years had passed. He was battered and almost died because in Alfaro, will it be repeated again?
It seems not, because Alfaro was currently bending his body, thrusting a paper bag filled with pizza to the boy who was currently hugging Hendry's legs. After the boy received the paper bag, Alfaro re-enforced his position and smiled at Hendry.
"Your children are grown" said Alfaro then extended his hand to Hendry, "How are you, long time no see." Hendry was still silent, he thought Alfaro would come back to beat him, but what happened was Alfaro even reached out, waiting to be welcomed. With hesitation Hendry welcomed Alfaro's hand.
"Well, it's good to see you again" Hendry said in a trembling voice.
Sarah had closed her eyes in fear, fearing that Alfaro would beat her husband. But in fact it didn't happen. Now that his eyes had opened, he came out of hiding, standing beside the husband who was currently shaking hands with Alfaro. Coinciding with that too Arumi memorized the husband.
Alfaro turned to look at Sarah who was currently also looking at him with a frightened expression. He could understand if Hendry and Sarah would still remember the incident in the past. But indeed Alfaro had given everything, his heart no longer trembled when he saw Sarah. Now the grudge has been destroyed as a new happiness that fills Alfaro's heart for having Arumi in his life.
"It turns out this little boy is your son, we found him crying on the river bank, what a coincidence" said Alfaro who looked relaxed without any grudges like five years ago.
"Thank you for helping our son" Sarah said, turning to look at the beautiful woman standing next to Alfaro, "Who is this woman?"
Alfaro grabbed Arumi's left hand and held her tightly, "His name is Arumi, she is my wife."
Arumi reached out her right hand to Sarah and was immediately welcomed by her husband's ex-wife, "Salam know mbak, I am Arumi."
"It's nice to meet you Arumi, you're so beautiful" Sarah said, smiling at Arumi.
"Thank you, Sister Sarah is beautiful too."
The momentary silence felt a little awkward and strange because of the unexpected encounter between Alfaro, Hendry and Sarah who were involved in heavy conflict in the past.
"Do you want to stop by our apartment for dinner together" Sarah asked in the end.
"No need to bother, we want to go to the hotel really," rejected Arumi who still felt awkward.
"My wife is right, after all it's afternoon" Alfaro continued.
"Do not hesitate, just think of it as our thanks because you have helped Abian" said Hendry.
Alfaro turned towards Arumi, as if asking for his wife's approval. Because if his wife feels uncomfortable then he will not accept the offer of Sarah and Hendry. Arumi fell upon her husband and nodded slowly, a sign that she would agree whatever her husband's decision was.
The past that makes the slump, do not need to be remembered too late. Just look for a new happiness that can make you drift back until the sea of hatred slowly recedes. Shackled in hatred will only make the happiness that has been present meaningless. Forgive each other, love is the best choice for Alfaro and Sarah who were once trapped in a situation that made them not find happiness in the marriage they built together.
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