Forced to endure

Chapter 84

Adji POVs

I'm packing my things. Tomorrow morning I will return to the city where I was born and raised, a place where I have priceless memories. I can't wait to go home.

I started everything in this place from zero. My performance decreased due to problems with Eva which at that time made the company evaluate the results of my work. Lucky the company didn't fire me, just cut me out of town.

Staying away from family made me realize what family means. I am really alone in this place. I purposely shut myself out of the company. I did not go out with my colleagues after work from the office event so as not to fall back into the wrong association as before.

And my decision to shut myself down allowed me to focus on my work. All I do is work and work. And because it was also in my third year living in the city, this I already served as regional manager. That is, I take full responsibility for the company's performance in this city. Of course my salary is good.

I never go to nightlife spots, let alone touch the booze. My only entertainment was the phone from my children. Even if I am very bored and want entertainment I choose to visit tourist attractions in this city. It can distract me from the stress of work.

There are some women who like me here. But I shut them down because I still hoped that Winda would come back to me. I won't give up on this one hope.

From my conversation with my two daughters at home, I knew that their mother had not remarried. So I thought maybe Winda was waiting for me to come back.

I deliberately didn't tell anyone about my return, so let's be a surprise for my children. I had already smiled to myself imagining how Keisha and Kirana would react when I saw me later.

Keisha is very close to me. Whatever he told me, including his activities at school and his friends. Keisha was very chatty and her face was very similar to that of Vinda, making me feel like I was looking at Winda when she made a video call with him.

Next day...

I've arrived at the airport. No one welcomed me because no one knew. I ordered a taxi and asked the driver to take me to the hotel. Yeah, I'd like to stay at the hotel for the next few days.

I miss this place so much, I miss my kids, I miss my mom too but somehow I don't want to go home. I remember the last time Mom asked for money as a payment during my stay at her house.

I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed. Why would I pay to stay at my mother's house? I've also given you monthly money if you want to buy something. So I thought if both pay better I stay at the hotel. In addition, there is also accommodation money from the company as long as I have not obtained a place to stay, I must take advantage of it.

I finally got to the hotel where I was staying. I called someone to take me home. I plan to buy a house, it doesn't have to be fancy. Small does not matter, as long as I have my own place to live.

After that I called the kids. I want to ask them what they want because I haven't bought any souvenirs for them. I did plan to buy it here so as not to bother carrying things while at the airport.

"Hello P ... " Keisha answered my phone on the first ring. Winda has given her own phone since entering Junior High School, I agreed that I would be free to call her without disturbing Winda.

"What's Papa's girl?" I'm glad to call her my girl now.

"Just returned to school Pa ... Papa don't work late afternoon on Keisha's phone?"

"Papa take a holiday. Where's sister?"

"Sleeping Pa, yesterday the shortness of breath crumpled. Not school yet." I'm so sad to hear that. Since the baby there is indeed an abnormality with Kirana's lungs, due to premature birth. And it reminds me again if it's all because of me. My actions that make Winda must give birth not in time.

"Are you better now?"

"Udah Pa ... Papa want to talk to you?"

"Not necessarily ... Don't wake up sister. Poor ... Later Keisha photoin sister and send to papa."

I was confused how to ask Keisha what she wanted for souvenirs in case I went home. Later he could suspect that I was going home when in fact I had gone home.

"Ma ... "

"Yesterday came."

"Continue?"

"Sepah asked Keisha to persuade papa so that papa sent money to Simbah. Have you ever given money to Papa?"

"Papa sent it too. Papa sent everything. Make Keisha, adek equally sobah."

Unlike Keisha and Kirana who I deliberately added her allowance, the money I sent to mother never changed its nominal from the past until now, never more and no less.

"Keep asking what else?"

"Waste asks when papa comes home, but not the same Keisha asked like that same mom."

"What do you want to answer?"

"Yes, my mother replied she didn't know. No one knows when Dad will come home. Papa didn't tell me when papa would come home."

This is my chance to ask what kind of souvenirs Keisha wants.

"Indeed, if you go home, Keisha wants to be bought by what?"

"Keisha didn't ask for anything Pah ... Papa came home to Keisha very happy."

Keisha's reply made me deeply moved.

"Do you want anything Kei? Papa left long time you didn't ask to be bought by-by?"

"By Keisha and Papa." My son can make me speechless. I was silent not replying to his words which I felt were very deep in meaning.

"Keisha doesn't want anything. Mama can buy everything, money that you love can also buy what Keisha wants. Keisha just wants papa back." Keisha's voice was heard crying.

"If sister ... sister wants what about?" I switched the conversation to Kirana. She could cry if she kept talking about when I came home.

"She's new to ride Pa's bike, she wants a bike that pictures little pony. But mama did not give thanks for fear of tiredness riding a bike, later shortness of breath can recur again."

"Oh .. Is that it?"

"Is your dad going home yet?"

"Don't know either .. papa just ask."

Finished calling Keisha I immediately went to the shopping mall near the hotel to buy souvenirs for Keisha and Kirana. I was confused to buy what for them.

Finally I bought Keisha merchandise from her favorite Korean band, and also X brand chocolates, her favorite food.

While Kirana I just bought her a doll. I want to buy him chocolates, too, like Keisha, but he can't eat chocolates. So I thought later that if he got well I'd take him to the bike shop and buy him the bike he wanted. But I have to ask permission from Winda first. I don't want to break the rules that Vinda made because it must be for the good of our children.