Father to My Son

chapter. 15

the next day, when Erin sends Raka to her school, she sees Raka's friends, walking with their father, Erin is surprised to see Raka's face as disappointed as she is the only child who does not have a father. Erin tries to calm him down and holds both of Raka's shoulders

"Raka, it's okay, you're the only one not with me. If only I were here...."

"no. Dad's with us. I saw him, right next to mom"

Erin looked next to him, and it turned out to be true what Raka said. Rangga was indeed beside Erin at that time.

"The ladder?"

"well, thank God Raka can see me huh" Rangga said with a smile

"Raka, thought the guy who was always there beside the mother was the spirit of heaven, but after the story mother turned out to be the father"

Erin who knew that immediately cried and hugged Raka tightly.

and before long, the show began.everything told me about their respective fathers, and without expecting it, he said, it turned out that the committee there allowed the students to invite their respective fathers to go up on stage and sing their songs for their father.when all the fathers had gone up on stage, and only leaving Raka who was not accompanied by her father.

"Raka, where's your father? didn't he come today?" ask a teacher who approached Raka there

"my father ..." when Raka wanted to tell the truth.far behind suddenly a man raised his hand and accompanied Raka on stage.

"sorry, I'm late. I will accompany Raka here" said the man who turned out to be Renaldi who was wearing clothes like other fathers

"yes, then it means it's okay to go first" the teacher said as he walked off the stage.

"sister Aldi? why is my brother here?" ask Raka

"well, Raka. It's okay right. I'm your surrogate father for today?" asked Renaldi while holding onto Raka's right shoulder

"sister Aldi. i. Raka is happy that brother is here" Raka said as she hugged Renaldi

Erin, who had just come out of the toilet and saw the children taking her father on stage, ran straight to the stage to see Raka there, and after she saw him, she ran, turns out Raka's with Renal up there. Erin was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief to see Raka who smiled again.

"well, Raka. Even though you have to live without a father, you have to be strong like your mother.and whenever it is, if you need a father, you have to be strong, you can call your brother when you are with your mother.From now on you never feel lonely again yes. smile like before, brother will bring you your favorite chocolate cake so, smile yes"

"a..dad ..." suddenly Raka cried and hugged Renaldi

"sister, thank you. would accompany me today. that was a shame because I only have no father. but Raka was very happy when today's brother wanted to replace my father" raka

"it's okay, Raka. if Raka wants to call me dad just say yes" Renaldi said

 after the event was over, Erin and Renaldi tried to talk alone in the park.

"hey, Renaldi.what was that..When you replaced Raka's father, was that your own decision?" ask Erin

"oh, that's yeah. actually not really. Do you remember when you talked to Raka at the cafe back then?"

"yes. what's wrong?"

"well, it turns out that besides me eavesdropping on your conversation it turns out my father also eavesdropped on your conversation."

"is that really?"

"yes, last night when I was coming home after looking for you yesterday, my dad said that I should be a useful person from today and do good things out there"

"what does your father mean when he says useful from today, that means you've been useless all along?"

"b.. that's not the point.my father said, try to be a surrogate father for Raka for tomorrow's father's day event.make Raka happy to return to the way she used to be. and see the results later"

"L..then what's the result?"

"as a result, in the end I could feel what it was like to be a father" Renaldi said with a smile on Erin and made Erin blush after that