I Choose You!
#75 Triple Surprise
“Hmm?”
I smiled sweetly. Despite seeing her stiff, cement-like face that had been silenced for a week, I knew papa would be surprised.
The dining table has never been this full before. In fact, papa is among the frugal. Just a little more food at home, she always told the aunts to take her home.
Plus, everything at the table is food you love.
Who doesn't like to eat their favorite food?
I just gave a happy smile that should be on this man's face, “Happy birthday, papa~”
I approached papa who was still moving slowly over his jacket. My hands carry all the utensils, the preparation for papa's favorite warm tea.
Tonight is very cold. It just rained after papa arrived. Like the sky also wants papa to feel the warmth of the surprise of this dinner.
“Papa want to shower first?”
He fell silent not responding, “Eat first.”
Hihihi, are you hungry with all this cooking?
I pulled up a chair near papa, “Sit first. Let Rasyi be readyin~”
My hands are ready for all sorts. Some of the food I left in the oven, so it could be eaten warm. The rest needs a finishing touch. Variations of the food I made one on papa's dinner plate.
“Why dinner?” papa started touching his food.
Hm.... Because if anything else, papa would have complained that it was useless.
“Dinner date~?” I'm shaking my head innocently.
Oh? Papa laughing? Could I possibly assume that this surprise worked?!
Glad to see my dad eating so well.
I started to get busy with tea. Camomile tea, papa's favorite hot tea. Tea that can help people who have trouble sleeping. And a good night's sleep is a great gift for papa.
“Rasyi like this because want something?” talk after one swallow.
Hm? “What?”
He, laughing again?
A, does he think I am doing this because he wants to?!
I did this because I was sincere! Even I have been trying to cook the Salmon fish he likes, which is hard to cook!!
You dinosaur papa!
“Hehehe!” don't laugh constantly, “You want to go for a walk? Where to?”
I'm speechless. Then smile happily, “There are rides that again rame sih~”
“Let's ask Hendra if you want to go.”
I don't know, but it looks like papa's mood is good.
“Hihihihi!”
Like getting a lottery draw, I could feel my happy feet. Bring a ready cup of tea to the right side of the plate.
“Rasyi ate,” papa busy eating took his mouth to give me a reminder.
Yes~ Rasyi aware that Rasyi hungry~
I quickly combed my long hair with my fingers. Just to not fall apart when bowed down to eat. A little effort, creating a long and graceful ponytail. My bangs I let cover my forehead⏤
That's ringtone. Papa's cell phone call.
The papa seemed to reach for the item in question from his pants pocket. Put it on the table and press it several times on the screen.
“Why?” papa spoke up while continuing his busy hand back on the plate.
Looks like papa put his call in speaker mode.
[“Fuck! Where are you?!”]
This... Aunt Ira's voice?
“Home.”
[“Loh?! How the hell? He said we ate together! How to go home first?!”]
Eaten? Together?
“Having eaten,” papa devoured one spoon from his plate.
[“Hiya hiya, this is Iki again eating right? How the hell is that?! He said he promised to eat together for your birthday?!”]
Papa finished chewing in his mouth, “Means the same you?”
[“Aaaa, Iki~!”]
Papa's laughter was arrested. Just like my way of thinking is blocked.
They want to eat together?
Papa drank a mouthful of water, “Yesterday was already.”
Yesterday?!
[“Aaan?! Yesterday can't count birthday gifts, dong! That's right. I just came for a covenant.... If I call you I don't want to, right?!”]
“You will come to the hospital not only yesterday.”
Heh?!
[“Dibilangin! You if on the phone even ‘melamak’!”]
“Or just want to eat with doang?”
Aunt..., why shut up?
“In that case,” papa back to his plate, “Eat together already.”
[“It's not included!! We will eat together on your birthday!”]
“I didn't say I wanted.”
Silent again. Maybe aunt Ira's holding back her anger.
[“Cannot! I'm going there! Iki make a rest! There's no Rasyi there?!”]
Should I make a sound? Even in this conversation that is like a couple of lovers fighting?! I mean, he's looking for me, right?
Don't know what I should respond to. I'll just answer, “Ya?”
[“Ek! Euh?! Rashyi?!”]
Shut up I was thinking a few seconds, “Why?”
[“Ii! Anu... aaaa!!”]
Anu's? Papa's cell phone network doesn't matter, right?
[“Kok... that...?! Ikii!!”]
“I'm eating again. So ku-speaker.”
[“Aaargh! I'll call you back! Raised loh! Remember!!”]
Call, disconnected?
Clock seconds and refrigerator sound like already using a loudspeaker. Silence brought me even more confused by the strange circumstances that were no more than five minutes.
Em. It seems right that I shouldn't be in this conversation.
I shook my head, “Papa dating aunty Ira?”
“No.”
I fell silent in deepening confusion, “Keep, same promise aunt Ira?”
“No appointment.”
“But... earlier...it...,” all my energy was instantly drained. I just sit down and devour a spoonful of rice, “Already...”.
It feels really like an electrical box that is shorted due to overload!
Huuu.., why am I acting like I'm papa's jealous boyfriend. Obviously Ira just wants to get closer to papa while Kirana's not around.
And of course, papa always acts like he's not interested at all.
However, I always see my father laughing with Ira or Kirana. I guess it's because papa likes one of them.
If it wasn't Aunt Ira, what would it mean... Kirana's?
No, papa told me you wouldn't choose Kirana to be the woman he married. Papa didn't lie, did he?
“If Rasyi has any objections, directly tell papa.”
Hm? Papa said what?
I looked at him, “What?”
“Papa does not know what to do if Rasyi is silent. Rasyi must say, what does not like,” papa did not take his eyes off his teacup, “So papa can know what to change papa.”
Hmmmm?
Heh?
That's a different thing.
Papa's words were never this straight from his heart. Usually there is always sarcasm or even taunting me outright.
This unique papa speech, made my face warm for some reason.
I covered my cheeks, “Rasyi.... Papa, really don't like Kirana..., right?”
His eyes seemed surprised as he threw his gaze at me. His face was really describing his thoughts not expecting the question I was asking.
“Why discuss that again?” he leaned full on his chair, “Let's go. If only Rasyi asked while crying. Ask papa to Kirana. Papa won't hear.”
Hm? “Then that is....” why papa like not interested also with Ira?
Then why do you suddenly have the intention to get married again?
My eyes felt wide aware of something. It's different when you meet another woman without my knowledge. Like in a hospital. Or when papa goes a whole month?
Ha ha ha, you mean you found someone in the middle of the kidnapping? It's not that it's none other than the Kirana people either. Kirana must have gone berserk if she knew her partner was too brave.
That reminded me.
Although papa really does not accept Kirana, it does not mean that the woman is retreating.
Duh, I got scared again....
“Rasyi,” papa voice? More assertive? “Say to papa, why?”
I sighed, “If Kirana is still chasing...,” is still a problem.
“Hmm...,” papa looks calmer? “Kirana is not interested in papa.”
Eh? “Heh?”
“He who surrendered in the middle of court.”
Eh? “Kok.”
“Entah. All this time the only people who hold the court are his men.”
Wait for... Waitaminute! How's it?!
