
"So what does Neng want to talk about." Faisal and Kharisa sat facing each other, Kharisa's face looked sad but trying to hide, he looked tired. Perhaps his tired heart harbored a longing for the man who had made him unable to turn away despite being separated for five years, when he found it he had to throw away his longing even buried his hope to be together for the sake of the baby who missed his father very much.
"We eat first, A Isal must be hungry right? The steak is delicious. Three days ago I came here with the same job, the story I want to buy them because I just signed the contract all the first payday, uh know not A, I want to buy them, even paid for by my boss Mr. Andre, even though I was really their practical intentions, finally tomorrow I bring rice to sit for breakfast at the office, buy it at the place we usually buy it, he said, Pa Andre and..eu he also likes the nasi uduk." Kharisa stopped when he would call the manager yanmed, meaning Rafael, his heart is still heavy considering the name.
"The boss is good, must be grateful to have such a good boss" said Faisal
"Yes Mr. Andre is good even though it is a bit fierce" said Kharisa grinned, he remembered when he first entered immediately got his reprimand.
"A What about the work, have you started teaching?"
"Still looking for senior lecturers, next month there is a CPNS selection, Neng want to try not? A check already, there's a formation for communication scholars." Faisal remembered, he would indeed invite Kharisa to take the CPNS selection test. Kharisa let out a sigh, he remembered that just one week ago signed the employment contract. It seems better not to go along, because he must fulfill a one-year contract if he does not want to pay a fine that if calculated to reach more than fifty millions, where much money, where it is, now he is not a child who can easily get that much money by asking his papa, yes even if the selection is not necessarily passed as well. Along with that their food and drink orders came. Two servings of tenderloin steak, lemon tea warm order Faisal and ice lemon tea order Kharisa.
"I can not participate in the CPNS selection first A, yesterday new contract signatures, if I pass later how to go out of work and have to pay a fine....I'll pass the CPNS." Kharisa laughed at his own words.
"Nothing is prayer." Said Faisal while grinning, then eating another soft piece of meat with a decent taste pampering his tongue.
"Well, if you can't come, now just be grateful for what is being lived, already at home with his work?"
"Actually at home, it's just that at this time if there is a job elsewhere you want to move, so yesterday's money was not istikharah before signing the contract." Kharisa lirih.
"Why should Istikharah, indeed there are other choices that make doubt? Why would you want to move to work? Yesterday he said at home." Faisal asked in wonder.
"Later discuss it all, A Isal used to eat it, if the cold is not good."
"It's not to eat rice, if the Indonesian people will be hungry again."
"Will I use rice? I forgot I didn't want to use rice." Kharisa had ordered a special menu at the cafe without asking first, and Faisal's habit if eating must use rice.
"No need, satiety later, if hungry again easy to eat again. Itung-itung rehearsal eating without rice, who knows A Isal pass can scholarship abroad." Answer Faisal.
"A want to continue S2 abroad?" Tanya Kharisa is excited, she used to have dreams of studying abroad, but after getting pregnant and leaving her father her dreams faded. Now her dream is to live happily with Rakha, her baby.
"You're trying to take the scholarship program test for a lecturer program at Oxford University. Now again dokin Englishnya, A Isal course Toefl too, the test estimates are three months away, pray A Isal pass well."
"Wuih cool, surely I doain dream A Isal can be realized" said Kharisa sincerely.
Finally they spend the food on the plate clean without rest, it turns out even without rice can make their stomach full.
"Now what does Neng want to talk about until it has to be discussed specifically?" Faisal asked, then he took a sip of his warm lemon tea.
"I've found Rafael." Kharisa
"Uhk .....Uhk.." Kharisa's speech made Faisal choke.
"Slowly A drank it."
"Asli A Isal shocked Neng, really Neng has found Rafael? When's? Whereabouts? See you in person?" Faisal asked a lot of questions. Kharisa nodded his head.
"But I haven't met you in person, I'm not ready yet." Kharisa said with a sad face.
"Don't Neng really expect to meet her?" Faisal asked in wonder. "Five years expect to meet, why when given the opportunity to meet even not ready?" Kharisa was silent and did not answer.
"Where did you meet? He hasn't left yet, has he? Remember Neng Rakha was expecting to meet his dady, lest the opportunity given be lost." What Faisal remembered was Rakha, he would be happy if he could meet his dady.
"Rafael is the son of the owner of the hospital where I work, he became the Medical Service Manager there. But he's changed, not the old Rafael." Of course Faisal was surprised to hear what Kharisa said.
"That means Neng meets every day at the hospital?" Faisal asked, curious.
"Harusha. But I always avoided meeting him, I was confused A, what should I say when I meet him? I don't know if Rafael remembers me or not, I'm afraid I'll be disappointed when he doesn't recognize me." Kharisa's face began to look grim, his chest began to be claustrophobic considering that Rafael is Vania's fiancee.
"Five years is not a long time to be able to forget someone, let alone that person is special, there is no way Rafael forgets Neng."
"May he forget me, proof that he belongs to someone else." Kharisa's voice sounded trembling.
"I mean Neng? Is he married?" Ask Rafael to make sure. Kharisa shook his head.
"He's engaged to another woman." The answer is, now his heart feels sore, faded was his hope to be with Rafael to be a complete parent for Rakha, after waiting for five years he had to throw his hopes as far as possible.
"Neng is sure he's engaged to another woman? Haven't you ever met and asked in person?"
"With her engagement to the accounting staff at the hospital, I heard also from Mr. Andre, Mr. Andre her cousin Rafael was present at her engagement event" Kharisa replied with a tight chest.
Faisal only fell silent, he could imagine how Kharisa felt, if what Kharisa said was true, complete already suffering Kharisa was treated unfairly by the family of Rafael. After her pregnancy was not accepted, asked for the innocent fetus in her womb to be aborted, after birth, he asked to adopt Rakha, which he painstakingly maintained until Kharisa had to part with his father and leave his luxurious life. Completely heartless, wanting to have his granddaughter who was not recognized as his granddaughter, even appreciating his granddaughter for the price of an apartment. And now Rafael himself even forgot Kharisa until engaged to another woman. Faisal was furious, especially seeing Kharisa who began to shed his tears his heart also hurt.
But Faisal tried to be clear-minded, positive-minded, looking for the reason why Rafael forgot about Kharisa, not according to Kharisa Rafael very much in love with Kharisa, he continued to pursue until finally Kharisa accepted Rafael as his lover. Didn't Rafael's parents know that Charisa was pregnant with Raphael's child, and it was impossible that Rafael did not know of Kharisa's pregnancy. Faisal was still speechless thinking about what exactly happened with Rafael. Don't - don't Rafael not know Kharisa's pregnancy, if it's true, his parents are really heartless and heartless.
"But Rakha has every right to know who his real father is, lest he cut off Rakha's blood and his biological father's." Faisal said carefully.
"Wouldn't that just make Rakha disappointed? After Rafael builds a household with Vania, not necessarily Rakha will get affection from his father, his wife also will not necessarily accept the presence of Rakha, I do not want to make Rakha sad and disappointed, I'd better find another father for Rakha even if it's not her real father." How sad Kharisa is to imagine Rakha not being able to get together with her dady.
"The Ring in Rakha's body flows the blood of Raphael, although in Islam the child born out of wedlock follows the lineage of his mother but still Rafael Rakha's biological father, and Rakha is entitled to know it. Even if not in the near future sometime later when Rakha starts to understand he has to know." Faisal is always wise, directing to the right provisions, correcting the wrong without taking sides with one of them.
"So what should I do when I meet Rafael? I'm tired of running away from him." Kharisa asked, he couldn't possibly continue to dodge, one time there would be a time for them to meet.
"Talk carefully, tell what Neng has been going through all this time. A Isal becomes suspicious lest Rafael does not know that Neng is pregnant and does not know about Rakha. Make sure first, tell me everything. After that, look at the response. If indeed Neng has mengikhlaskan him, tell him that Neng will not interfere with his relationship with his fiancee, tell him that Neng only needs his confession, admit that Rakha is his son, and tell him that Rakha misses his father." Faisal paused for a moment, waiting for Kharisa's reaction, but Kharisa just silently flinched trying to digest Faisal's suggestion.
"Maybe this is heavy, A isal can also feel what Neng feels, but A Isal is sure Neng can live it, the proof until now Neng is fine after being forged an extraordinary exam, which is very good, Neng can be happy with Rakha, with Mama and Bi Nani. A Isal will always support and help as much as A isal whenever Neng needs."
"I'll try it A."
"Yes, must be faced do not be avoided, this is a test, there must be a beautiful gift waiting. Remember the key to the exam?" Ask Faisal. Kharisa nodded his head.
"Ikhlas, Patience, Mandalory." Kharisa replied with a smile on his lips.
"Printer."
*****
I like monday for now does not apply to Kharisa, it feels he is not satisfied to enjoy the holiday. Setelab holiday yesterday spent with Faisal and his favorite son, invite him to play on the water rides, a water attractions with waterboom facilities and other children's playgrounds, make his body feel tired, making his body feel tired, maybe because of lack of sleep too, because all night he kept imagining how if he met Rafael, what would happen, how to respond, that's what kept Kharisa in mind, plus today is the first day of his menstruation, which he will usually experience dysmenorhe, complete already how he will undergo his work day.
Luckily today he was asked to accompany Mr. Andre to visit three companies only for regular visits, no presentations, no cooperation offers, so he was quite a good listener, he said, listening to Mr. Andre's conversation with an unknown company, because this is the first visit for Kharisa in the company.
Of course, Mr. Andre was surprised by the attitude of Kharisa who was more silent.
"Tumben did not join the stand" said Mr. Andre while in the car to go home.
"I'm sorry sir, I'm in PMS, I hope you can understand." Answer Kharisa honestly. Mr. Andre laughed at Kharisa's answer, he understood what Kharisa meant.
"Is there really any PMS? I guess it's just a cliche reason, every woman who is angry emotions, she's PMS, PMS must be the reason." Mr. Andre is still chuckling.
"We're in action where it is, it's half one." Ask Mr. Andre. But Kharisa was silent and did not give the idea as usual.
"Well not exciting if again PMS, but want to be invited to eat a fun place." Said Mr. Andre in a seductive style.
"How about eating in the hospital canteen, sir." Said Kharisa, he did not feel good if invited to eat only two, let alone a place far away, afraid to cause slander. Nice outside duties with Mr. Andre, he always took him to a new place for lunch, but of course not both, usually three with Ahmad.
"Hmmm.yes, we've just had it in the hospital canteen." Finally Mr. Andre turned his car towards the hospital.
The clock is one hour and fifteen minutes when he arrives at the hospital.
"We went straight to the cafeteria, hungry already." Take Mr. Andre. Kharisa so feel bad because his desire to eat in the hospital canteen made Mr. Andre late for lunch, hopefully Mr. Andre does not have gastritis.
They sit at one table enjoying their lunch, the atmosphere of the canteen is not so crowded, because the hospital employees have returned to their respective workplaces. The food on Kharisa's plate is clean, just spend the strawberry juice which is only half a glass more. While Mr. Andre looks cool with his HP screen. Unknowingly, a man kept a plate of food on the table in front of Kharisa.
"May I join you here?" Said the man while pulling a chair for him to sit on. Karisa turned to him and he was really surprised, his heart seemed to stop, his body was stiff, he immediately bowed his face, fortunately when he turned his head the man did not see his face because he was pulling his chair. Yes, the man was Rafael, now he was nearby, right in front of him. Kharisa is still bowing his head, now that Kharisa's heart is beating fast, he tries to calm himself by stirring his strawberry juice, even his trembling hands.
"Hey just ate, too, he's busy." Said Mr. Andre to Rafael.
"Regular still field adjustment." He answered while starting to feed his food.
Hearing her voice make Kharisa's heart pounding, he felt this was not the right time to meet Rafael as Faisal suggested, the place was not possible, there was Mr. Andre also there. He also can not linger there, can be dislodged if his heart is too close to him. He better get back to his study.
"Sir Andre I'm first yeah." Kharisa said as he stood up.
"Yes, if you're not comfortable, just take a break don't have to do the job." Said Mr. Andre who understood Kharisa's condition.
Rafael who was in front of him raised his head to look forward, but the position of Kharisa who had stood made Rafael could not see Kharisa's face, only the writing on his ID card that he could read.
"Kharisa Maura Pradita"
Rafael was stunned, then turned to look at Kharisa who had left the canteen.
seriate....
Hoooaammm...sleepy, which coffee is coffee☕.
Don't say hanging, original not strong ..continue tomorrow yah😘😘