Dusk And Suffering

95. Papa

"I see Mama who's fat now?" said Coral one morning.

"Masa? Yes, Mama is happy."

"Well, how happy is your real mom? Never fuss with Mama again?"

"No. Why indeed? Don't want us to get along? Old time fighting continues."

"Why didn't you get along?"

"Yet Mama was still busy beating Papa on her past, demanding this, prohibiting this. That's why Papa's always wrong in Mama's eyes. But after Ma realized Mama was wrong, Mama intended to change little by little. Finally, yes what's happening now."

"Didn't you mind Papa's past?"

"No. Do you want to be in trouble until when? Until we die like that? In vain dong live Mama make think of it doang. Everyone's got a bitter past, son. Where is there a man whose path from birth is straight? There must be a turn, there's a harm. You also have to learn to accept, do not you vent your lost childhood with your messy future. Now think about how your son will feel when he finds out, his father was broken in his bachelor years. Yes, if the response given remains good, if you like this how?"

Corals fell silent, justifying what his mother said was the choice that Karang immediately chose. He didn't not think about it. But his former thoughts with those already imprinted that he did not believe love had made Coral dark eyes and heart. How does he think about a child if he can't fall in love with anyone? I thought about Coral.

In love? The reef was almost twenty-three years old, but he had never experienced what monkey love was. When his peers already feel the taste of kissing, he knows even reluctant girls.

"Don't tell me you don't believe in love. You don't believe, but you don't believe. You feel love is painful, because you see Mama and Papa, right? If you've seen us, now you should see. The power of Mama's love also plays a role in Papa's change. Sometimes breaking down a little ego is necessary."

"What makes you feel at peace with the past? What happens until Mama changes the mindset of mama who does not want in duakan number."

"Mama actually met your sister once. Papa you asked, at first Mama was forced, but once Mama met him it turned out that your brother's heart was so noble. He's got a good heart, he doesn't have the same anger as us, he doesn't take Papa from us. In fact, he actually wants to meet you, we all want to be a family. He has a bitter past as well Coral. You remember Papa telling you that you have to learn a lot from your brother? Yes, you have to learn a lot from him, because his life is also not easy. The point is this Papa's mistake that once had an impact on you, Mama, Your brother and also his mother. We are both victims, but the way we deal with reality is very much different. There's no harm in trying to meet her."

The coral is silent again. I don't know how many people have asked him to make peace with everything and also try to meet the Brother. However, the heart of Coral was still so doubtful.

***

Three months that passed just like that were unable to make Leo and Dusk status change into more than friends. I don't know what's wrong with Dusk, the woman never mentioned the answer to the statement of Leo who once said that he loved her.

For a month now the man has not contacted Dusk or his two children at all. It just disappeared like it was swallowed by nature. He intentionally did that because he wanted to know how they would react if there were no Leos in his life.

And in fact what happened was that in that one month, the three humans who were very close to him fell ill alternately. That news he heard from Manda and Karang. They say that Alan and Alana have a fever because they think of Leo who has no news.

"Don't you feel sorry for the kids? They told me they said they thought of Brother. Why never come to the house on the phone or never raised. They think that they got it wrong to Brother. If you want to teach a lesson to Mbak Dusk about dong, Bang do not make his children victims too."

"Yes, I didn't know they were thinking of me. If you play there call me again, yeah. Let me talk to them. No twilight, I want Alan with Alana."

"I'll have a break for the plan I'll be there."

"When were you close to them? Don't take over my position, yeah."

"Since we talked in the tree, I used to play at the house of Madam Dusk. I feel like I have a friend playing with Alan and Alana."

And that day came true as well. Alan and Alana get to meet up with Leo on video. It looked scrape and happy on the faces of the two plain children. Questions their little children ask. Long enough they complete the desire of longing that has been buried for one month without meeting.

"Alan is with Alana, Om wants it to be with you," said Leo suddenly speaking seriously. "You want to call Leo, Papa?"

From the beginning of Leo's meeting with his children, he never asked this question though. This is the first time he has asked about this sensitivity.

Alan and Alana looked at each other.

"Say our mother had Papa, Om. But Papa left again, later if there is time Mama want to meet us with Papa, but do not know when. Is it okay to have Papa two?" answer Alana.

"No, honey. Alan and Alana still have one Papa. Didn't you ever say that every time you ask about Papa to Mama, surely Mama will be sad? How can Mama bring you guys together Papa if every remember Papa Mama always sad? If you want, Om Leo will soon be your Papa. We can both continue, we can play together, and we can sleep together. Anything can go together."

"Om Leo will stay in this house if he wants to be our father?"

"Yes. Wouldn't you?"