Don't Take My Son

I'm Your Dady

Rakha was already sound asleep, before going to bed he rambled continuously talking about his dady which he had never imagined what his Dady looked like.

"Momy I'm not Dady's millip? If I'm going to the millipede race, Dad. Want to join the race carried too, can be Mom, must be as long as I carried Dady, I do not splint, Dady must be strong hold me." He said confidently, and Kharisa just assented and told Rakha to go to bed immediately so that tomorrow is not too late to wake up.

After Rakha sleeps, he picks up his HP stored on the table, he opens a WA chat, and writes a message to someone.

"Sorry am I interrupting?" It was a message he had just sent, but there was no immediate answer, even the message was unread.

"Something I want to say." He sent me one more message, still unread. Finally he lay down his body next to Rakha, just got his head stuck on a pillow, heard the tone of a phone call on his HP, and it turned out to be a vidio call from the one that had just been sent a message by Kharisa. Kharisa also lined it up, lazy if you have to call vidio. Not long after that, I heard another phone call. This time Kharisa accepted it. He got out of bed and sat on the floor near the door so as not to disturb Rakha.

"Why on his rejeck vidio call?" I heard a question right there.

"I don't want a vidio call." replied Kharisa

"I miss Rakha, I want to see her." In recent days Rafael has not been able to meet Rakha or call him on the phone because of his busy life. Every day he attended meetings with the director to prepare for hospital accreditation until he came home after six in the afternoon. Before going home he coordinated with the guardians both at IGD and those in hospital until eight pm just go to mess.

"Rakha is asleep." Said Kharisa, Rafael also believes, because the time has shown at half-ten pm. "Am I interrupting?" Ask.

"No, I don't want to sleep yet, just took a shower. Is there anything to say?" ask Rafael.

"Mmm.yes. I've decided, tomorrow will tell Rakha who is Dadynya." Kharisa's words suddenly make Rafael's heart beat fast, he's silent fixated, watching if he's not misheard. That is how quickly Kharisa made the decision to tell Rakha that he was his dady, whereas a few days ago he decided to be patient until Kharisa felt ready.

"Are you serious?" Rafael asked in disbelief.

"Yes tomorrow I'll tell him, after I get to work."

"Eu...eu..can I be there when you tell me?" Rafael's voice sounded nervous, as if not nervous, he felt a special surprise, which in the future will soon become real, he will be called Dady by his son.

"I wanted to hug her when she found out that I was her dady. Can it be Sa?" Said Rafael when no answer was heard from Kharisa.

"Can you bring an airplane toy gift for Raka? He asked for the gift when his Dady came home." Instead of answering, Kharisa instead asked a question that indicated he would allow Rafael to come to his house tomorrow. During a chat before going to bed a few days ago Rakha wanted to bring a gift of an airplane, he said if his lady left again he would catch up with her on that plane. Hmmm his little boy's imagination turned out to be the way.

"Of course, I'll bring you an airplane present for Rakha." Rafael said with a trembling voice, for some reason his heart rippled to hear Rakha want to get a gift from her dady. Yes all this time the dady has never given anything to Rakha, let alone gifts, see also never, surely that's what in the mind of his son. The gift he had given to Rakha was of course considered not from his dady, it was from his friend Momy's Doctor Om.

"Thank you Sa..Tomorrow to go home from work I go straight to your house." Said again.

"Oh yes, Saturday at Rakha school there is a 'Father's Day event, whether you can accompany Rakha to school, there are some activities there that must be followed by father and son. But if it can't be okay." Actually in the heart of Kharisa hope that Rafael can, Rakha will certainly be disappointed if his dady can not attend, maybe Rafael will easily apply for permission from the hospital, as he is the son of the hospital owner, as well as the owner of the hospital, but he also knows, some days Rafael looks busy, not only Rafael, it seems all levels of managers look busy, plus the agenda of meetings with directors every day to prepare for hospital accreditation.

"Saturday tomorrow? I'm trying to make it." Reply Rafael. Yes, for Rakha to be cultivated, he did not want to miss an important event for the development of Rakha, that he had a lot of debt to his son, he had to replace the missed time for four years, he had to replace the missed time for four years, almost five years even including when Rakha was still in the womb, he missed those times.

"Tomorrow I'll tell you what the show is like.... Thanks to El." Kharisa said with a feeling of relief. Rakha will not frown anymore because he can attend a special event for father and son at school.

"I thank you Sa, thank you for giving me the opportunity, so Rakha's father, Rakha's dady."

"Sama-sama, I am doing this because you are the father, no matter what will happen to us you are still Rakha's father."

"What will happen to us is we will live together, be a whole family, remember it's Sa." Rafael's voice sounded firmly full of confidence.

"Ah it's night, we better take a break." Apparently Kharisa avoids further chat with Rafael, chat about their relationship, the time has been shown ten o'clock at night.

"Yes, you need to rest, sleep well, see you tomorrow?" Rafael also understood that Kharisa wanted to end his chat, even though he still wanted to talk to Charisa about their relationship.

"Assynolt...." Kharisa said his greetings, without waiting for Rafael to answer him he turned off his HP.

Kharisa tried to close his eyes, but his mind was still glaring, imagining him and Rafael to be full parents for their children, as Rafael had said, they would live together, to be a whole family. Who does not want to live with loved ones, let alone have children among them, Kharisa also wants it like that, but he is too afraid to try to make it happen, there will be many challenges and obstacles that they have to face. Not to mention it would make others hurt from being betrayed, it felt too heavy to go through.

O Allah, if he is my soul mate, please make all his affairs, if not, open this heart.

It was the only prayer he could offer to calm his heart.

*****

Rafael walked out of the mosque to a car parked on the side of the road, a bit away from the mosque, because the parking lot was full. He had just performed Friday prayers, prayers that must be done by men during dhuhur time, done in congregation. For Friday prayers he never left even though the obligatory prayer five times he never did. You could say he did prayer a week only once, namely Friday prayer. This time he deliberately prayed in the city mosque all want to find a gift of airplane toys for Rakha. He looked so excited, his face was even more radiant than usual.

After searching at three toy stores he finally got the toy that Rakha wanted, the best airplane toy he thought, judging by its size, materials, and model. Of course, the price is also the most expensive. Before returning to the hospital he stopped by the donut shop, bought one big box and five mini-sized boxes that Rakha will take to school tomorrow so that Rakha can enjoy with his friends.

On returning to the hospital, in front of the elevator, he passed Kharisa who had also just returned to the hospital after a visit to the clinic with Zaki.

"Sa. I have a gift for Rakha." Said Rafael with his face lit up. Kharisa immediately stared at Rafael, giving a code so as not to carelessly talk. Yes.saking happy he reflexes to talk to Kharisa without seeing the situation around. Zaki looked frowning, surely he was surprised to see Rafael talking to Kharisa as if he had known familiar, calling with unusual names as well.

"Don't noon Doc, the doctor's going upstairs too?" Kharisa's greeting to Rafael, hopefully Zaki did not hear Rafael's words clearly, and did not think things through.

"Yes, go to the sixth floor." Replied Rafael, this time he spoke flatly, understanding the meaning of Kharisa's gaze earlier. Rafael did have a meeting with the director, to form the organizational structure of the accreditation team. When the elevator doors opened, they entered together with other hospital visitors.

Before riding his motorcycle, Kharisa contacted someone.

"Assalamualaikum A...."

"Waalaikumsalam, Yes Neng?" ask Faisal

"I'm doing this."

"Have you been home?" Faisal already knew that this afternoon Kharisa would tell Rakha about his dady.

"Not yet, still in the hospital parking lot, just want to go home."

"So calm down, imagine Rakha happy after knowing his dady home, he would love to be able to see his dady often, just imagine that, do not have to think about it first, he would like to see his dady, not necessarily also Rakha asked all sorts of questions. The lady can come too, right?"

"Yes, Rafael wants to come too."

"That's right, so not alone, Rakha will definitely accept his dady, doesn't he miss her very much. A Isal can only pray that everything will be smooth" said Faisal strengthen Kharisa.

"Thank you for A."

After contacting Faisal Kharisa more calm, right said Faisal did not have to think about it, just run first, he was sure Rakha would accept Rafael as his father.

At five o'clock in the afternoon Kharisa invited Rakha to sit in the living room. He knew that Rafael was in front of his house, he sent a message to wait another five minutes, then he could enter the house.

"Hey Boy..if Dady comes here now, don't you?" Rakha who was composing her leg immediately straightened her body to look at her momy.

"Dady's coming home from Mom's room? Benel?" Rakha asked back with sparkling eyes. Kharisa nodded his head while smiling widely.

"Ya Dady will come here with a plane gift for Rakha" Kharisa said.

"Yeeeeaaahhhhhh........" Rakha cheered while jumping up and down.

"But here used to be with Momy, here's Momy's seat." Kharisa patted the sofa beside him. Rakha followed her mom's orders.

"Rakha still remembers momy never saw a photo of dady, when she wore a school uniform with Momy." Rakha seemed to be frowning, trying to remember.

"If Rakha forgets, Momy sees another photo of dady." Kharisa opened his photo gallery, looking for his photo while together with Rafael on the school basketball court, a photo taken during Rafael's graduation, at that time he uploaded it on his IG, which he owned, and that's the only photo he had with Rafael, because the other photo was on his old HP that was left in his house. Rakha looks enthusiastic approaching her momy.

"It's dady when it was high school, it's Momy, it's Momy not wearing a veil." Kharisa showed his picture, Rakha took HP from her momy hand, watching her closely, whatever she was thinking, her forehead was clearly wrinkled.

"Momy...this is Dady? Millip........" Rakha did not continue his speech, he paid attention to his photo again, fearing his misjudgment, although he was still less than five years old Rakha including a observant and critical child.

"Rakha remember, Momy never saw this photo, at that time Rakha said dady handsome rich Rakha, want not?" Kharisa tried to remind Rakha. And Rakha started to remember him, he nodded his head. Through this photo Kharisa wants Rakha to believe that someone who will soon come to bring a gift for Rakha is his dady. Kharisa sure when Rakha saw the photo of Rafael even though when he was in High School, would immediately remember someone he called Doctor Om, obviously his face is very similar, of course because it is the same person. Five years time not much has changed from his face, only now it looks more mature. As Rakha was still staring at the photo of her dady with doubts about her conjecture, it sounded someone saying a greeting.

"Assalamualaik."

Rakha immediately turned his head, his eyes round looking at the man standing in front of the open door with a wide smile on his lips revealing his neat rows of teeth, which he had, with both hands holding a toy box with an airplane picture.

"Waalaikumsalam" heard Kharisa answering the greetings of the man, while Rakha was still unmoved looking at a face that was not unfamiliar to him. He looked at the HP screen in his hand, making sure the face of the man who was now approaching towards him was the same as the face on his HP screen.

"Dady.......?" Rakha still looks in disbelief.

"Om doctel......Dady......?" Rakha turned to her momy, asking for an answer. Kharisa nodded his head with teary eyes.

"Yes Om dady Rakha's doctor." Kharisa answered convincingly.

"Here my boy..dady's hug." Rafael crouched down on his knees, stretching out his hands after keeping a gift for Rakha on the table. Rakha looks hesitant, but slowly he approaches his Doctor Om who turns out to be his dady. Rafael immediately grabbed his son's small body into his arms.

"The lady......."Rakha returned his embrace

"Yes....I'm your dady." Whisper, his tears could not be contained.

seriate.........

Ah..lega.

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