I Want to Be Loved

Big Surprise

Flora was pecking herself in front of the mirror inside her room. That night Flora and her mother will have dinner with Gio and Farhan.

Flora is seen flipping back, checking her appearance and makeup on her face.

"Duh, the mother's child who wants to meet the prospective in-laws .. very beautiful," said Seruni.

"Mom could have praised her." Flora showed her smile to her mother. "Oh yes, Ma'am .. How is Flora? Is there anything less?" ask Flora.

Seruni grabbed Flora's chin. "It's beautiful."

"If mother how? No shame in being embarrassed, right?" ask Seruni.

"No, Mom. Flora even afraid that Mr. Farhan has a crush on Mother," ledek Flora.

"It's just that you exist." Seruni pinched Flora's cheek.

"Mommy's done, right? We're leaving now, Mom! Afraid of the road jammed," asked Flora to reply to a nod of Seruni.

Seruni and Flora exited the house, after locking the door of their house into the same car they went to the restaurant that had been ordered by Gio before.

Either because of the nervousness of meeting with prospective besan, or because there is something? Seruni felt her heart beating so fast.

"Mother why? How come it looks so jumpy?" ask Flora while driving her car.

"Mom doesn't know either, son. Suddenly the feeling of mother is not careless," replied Seruni.

"Mother's sick?" One of Flora's hands stretched out to hold her mother's forehead. Flora examined her mother's body temperature with the back of her hand. "It's not hot, Mom."

"Indeed, my mother is not sick, son, said Seruni. "Maybe you're just nervous, because you want to meet with a candidate for besan." Seruni tried to tease her son to reduce his nervousness.

Flora smiled at his smile. Suddenly Flora was wrong when her mother mentioned if Farhan as her candidate for iron.

Flora heard a noise on her phone. There is a message notification that just entered his phone.

"Mom, Flora, please get me my phone in the bag. I think there's a message coming in" Flora said.

"Yes, son," said Seruni.

Seruni took the Flora bag that was in the back seat. Her hand reached into Flora's milk bag to retrieve her son's cell phone.

"There's a message coming in, son," said Seruni.

"Try me to open, and then read the contents of the message" Flora said.

Seruni nodded before opening the incoming message on Flora's mobile phone app. "From Gio, Son. Gio said that he and his papa had arrived at the restaurant."

"Reply, Mom. Tell me we'll be here any minute. We're still stuck in traffic" Flora told me.

"Alright, I reply yes," said Seruni who was immediately embraced by Flora.

Seruni started typing letter by letter on Flora's phone. When finished, Seruni sent back to Gio's number.

"Here you go, son," Seruni said, reinserting Flora's phone into her bag.

"Thank you, ma'am," said Flora.

"Together, Son," replied Seruni.

Flora concentrated on driving her car. The streets began to jam, lucky they had arrived at the restaurant they were going to.

Flora immediately parked her car to where it was available. After removing her seatbelt, Flora and her mother both got out of the car.

"Good night, Mother, Ma'am" said one of the employees at the restaurant.

"Night, Ma'am," said Flora.

"Table for how many people, Ma'am?" ask the officer.

"My friend has ordered a table here. VIP room on behalf of Gio," Flora replied.

"Oh so. Come with me."

Flora walked up to one of the restaurant's employees. On the way Flora asked her mother for permission to go to the bathroom first.

"Mother just follow this," said Flora who was immediately embraced by Seruni.

Flora turned towards the bathroom, while her mother stepped back to where Gio and her papa were.

"Here, Mom the place." The restaurant official pointed to a VIP room of the restaurant.

"Thank you, Ma'am."

"Together, Mom. Excuse me first," said the restaurant employee.

"Ferrin ...."

Seruni was even more surprised when Gio called the man 'papa'

So ... Gio Ferdi's son? That means Gio and Flora .. they're sisters! Not likely.

Seruni was too heavy to accept that reality. His head felt heavy, his legs suddenly could not support his weight.

Seruni was holding on to the wall of the restaurant. After wiping away her tears, Seruni decided to leave the place. Seruni was unable to see the man and the harsh reality.

*****

After tidying up her appearance, Flora came out of the bathroom and stepped towards the room Gio had already ordered. Along the way, Flora did not let out her smile at all.

"I'm sorry I'm late" Flora said after reaching her destination.

"It's okay, son," Farhan replied.

Flora entered the place while circulating her gaze to look for her mother.

"Flora, you alone? Where's mom?" ask Gio.

Flora frowned, she herself did not know the whereabouts of her mother either.

"I went to the bathroom first. And mom came here first. I thought you were here" said Flora.

"But no one came here" said Gio.

"Mom I entered the room wrong? Let me ask the waiter who brought me here" Flora said.

"I'm with you" said Gio.

Flora goes out with Gio to meet the waiter who has delivered her mother.

"I'm sorry, Ma'am .. but I've taken your mother there" said the waiter.

"Alright, Ma'am. Thank you, then" said Flora.

Flora was confused.

"Where is mom?" Flora was worried that something might happen to her mother.

"Try me to call" Gio told me.

Soon Flora took her phone to call her mother's cell phone number.

Repeatedly Flora's calls went unanswered. As Flora tried to go five times, her call finally hooked up as well.

"Hello, Ma'am ... Where's mom?" There was anxiety in Flora's tone.

"I'm sorry, kid, mom's suddenly not feeling well. So mother came home first" replied Seruni from across the call.

"Mom why didn't you tell Flora? Flora can take mom home" said Flora.

"It's okay, son. You just have dinner. Apologize mom for Gio and his papa. Oh yes, you go home not late at night," Seruni said.

"But, Ma'am ...." The call was cut off.

"Hello, Ma'am .. mother."

Flora took a heavy breath when her mother disconnected her phone connection.

"Where's mom?" ask Gio.

"Mother said she was coming home. Mom suddenly did not feel well" replied Flora.

Flora's view leads to Gio. There was a bad taste to Gio on Flora's face.

"I'm sorry, yes .. I can't attend this dinner" Flora said.

Gio smiled towards Flora then rubbed his head. "It's okay, my dear. We can have dinner sometime again" Gio said.

"But how is papa? I feel bad for him" said Flora.

"Papa must understand," said Gio. "Better we go back to papa," Gio asked.

Flora nodded though with a heavy heart.

How did Flora and Gio react to know if they were sisters.