INAYAH (Replacement of Bride)
Go see Daddy
"What's all, Bi?" ask Inayah impatiently.
"Dahlia just said she had to leave and didn't know when she would come back" he continued slowly, recalling that time Dahlia sat next to him in a carriage with the little girl in her cradle who knew nothing about her mother's suffering.
"Mak' won't come back, Bi."
Darsih carries Inayah in his arms watching the girl start crying when she mentions her dead mother.
The heart of Inayah does not want to stop beating fast, as if, all night he could not even sleep well until almost midnight either because he never slept in his house or because he did not stop thinking about what it would be like, how, how, and what he will do after he meets his father.
"What should I do when I meet you later, Bi?"
Most nervous, Inayah asked Darsih what he should do when he met his father. Darsih clasped Inayah's hands that were already wet with sweat.
"Do whatever Ina wants to do."
Darsih's soft voice calmed Inayah's mind.
'Explain everything O Lord' pinta Inayah in the heart.
'Why have you never told your daughter about the whereabouts of Dahlia's father?' Darsih stared fixedly at Inayah's face from the side who was now staring straight ahead, occasionally looking to the side witnessed the atmosphere of life and the state of the City that he first discovered in the four-wheeled vehicle that became their vehicle now.
In a journey that almost took 20 minutes, Inayah could not help but praise all the rows of grand, luxurious mansions, in contrast to the houses they passed before. Darsih can also see the curious look of Inayah.
"This is an elite region, Ina. Only the rich can live in this complex," explained Darsih, knowing Inayah was so curious why the atmosphere was different from before. Inayah smiled embarrassedly because Darsih could understand her feelings.
"Auntie. Could it be that my father is also a rich man?" tanyanya wanted to hear Darsih's opinion.
"According to Dahlia's letter, it seems like it is. Because if your father was just a worker, it's possible your mother would have thought your father could have lost his job."
Inayah nodded at Darsih's words, Inayah also thought about that.
"Where should I take you to first?" ask the driver behind the wheel because Darsih gave him two goals.
"We go to XXXX address first sir, after that new to ****," replied Darsih.
"Good."
The driver started to drive without hesitation where he should take his passengers.
"Auntie, just go to Aunt's place of work. Ina has memorized the rented address of Bibi, so if stray can ask others," Inyah said when Darsih will accompany her in, while the sun was rising.
"All right, you be careful. Call Auntie if you want something, because Auntie has to stay at Aunt's employer's house, until Sunday can just go home. Have fun with your dad."
"Yes, Bi."
Darsih returned to the car in the form of a taxi to go to his employer's house, his employer did prepare a pavilion for the workers, the company did prepare, so Darsih used to stay 5-6 days every week and return to his contract on Sunday. Usually Darsih spent his day off by entertaining himself, because if in the pavilion workers are not free in the move.
Darsih is a friend of Dahlia, Inayah's mother who died 6 days ago. Darsih works in Kota as ART(Household Assistant), his job has long been occupied since he was with the husband who died from 16 years ago. Darsih did not want to marry again since he was left dead by his beloved husband 9 years ago.
Their marriage had no children until death separated, finally Darsih only lived alone and continued to contract the same contract to commemorate his days with the husband who had left him first.
Inayah looked in amazement at the multistory mansion in front of her, along with her old-fashioned phone and the ring box she held tightly.
"Woe! Find who?" the gate guard asked shouting.
Confused what to say, what to say? He didn't even know what his father's name was to say. The security guard returned to voice when he asked just silent.
"Who to find? if there is no interest please leave!"
Suddenly came the middle-aged man with an old woman who was pushed on a chair from a distance. Inayah saw the man looking down talking to the grandmother who was sitting on a wheelchair and then left her and approached the gate that was still faithfully closed.
'Who is my father?' inayah asked seeing the man getting closer.
"Who?" ask the man to the security guard who was talking to Inayah.
"I don't know sir, this girl didn't answer when I asked," the security guard reported.
"What do you need?" The middle-aged man asked again and now he gave the question to Inayah.
The man looked at Inayah with his sharp gaze as if he did not like the girl.
"Your father is not here!" he replied curiously, his hunch saying the woman in front of him was not a good girl.
"But the address my mother gave me was here."
Inayah did not want to say if her mother gave the wrong address, her feelings said that her father was there.
"Who's your mom?"
"My mother's name is Dahlia."
The man seemed surprised to hear the name that Inayah mentioned but immediately he changed his expression to normal and returned to normal.
"Go! This house doesn't know the name you mentioned," he threw it at Inayah.
"Don't let him in. The woman is a fraud, throw out if she comes again" he warned the security guard.
"Good Sir."
The middle-aged man then went towards the old woman sitting on the chair and the Security Guard opened the locked gate.
'He's not my father .. Where is my father?' inayah remained convinced that her father and her sister lived in that magnificent house, but where did they? Why don't they come out to see it.
"Please leave here, you are not allowed to approach this house," said the security guard drove Inayah who wanted to refuse to leave but he paused considering he did not know anything about his father to say if his father was really there.
Inayah cried leaving the residence, she walked in no direction until her feet came to a beautiful garden, the garden was very quiet. He sat in one of the chairs to calm himself down, should he return to the house tomorrow or the day after? Who knows when he was there could coincide with his father who went out of the house.
"Hey."
Inayah was surprised to hear a voice coming from beside her, as soon as her head turned to the side, he found a man in a white suit and a small hose that Inayah believed was used by a doctor to examine his patients, such is the picture of the Doctor he had seen on neighboring TV while still in the Village.
"I_he," he stuttered back, in fact he was afraid to meet strangers and especially in a foreign place for him.
"Hey, little girl. What are you doing here?" He was asked a question by that man.
"I, I'll just sit for a while."
Inayah thought, maybe other people were forbidden to sit there because Darsih said that only rich people could live in the region. The man smiled and came back to say.
"Nobody forbids sitting here how long. What's yourname?" ask again.
"Dad."
"What a pretty name. My name is Darwin, if you meet again you can call me Dar, what was your name? This ishah! You can call me Dar."
Inayah just smiled unusual to talk even longer with people she just knew.
"How did you get into this complex. Are you lost?"
Again Inayah just smiled not want to show a sad look at others. The man's question makes Inayah confused to answer what, he came with Darsih who had access, and he also lost after his father's home address.
"So you're really lost? Oh Tuahan! Where's yourhome? let me take you."
Somehow when he saw the face of the little girl in front of him reminded Darwin of someone who was almost similar to Inayah, but they were different in terms of appearance.
"No need," refused Inayah did not want to trouble others, can not be denied if the man in front of him is very handsome even though he may be in his 25-30s.
Darwin still insisted on taking Inayah home, because he felt that the person was a good person, finally he gave the address of Darsih to Darwin.
"Thank you Mr. Darwin" he said before getting out of the car.
"It's okay. But I'm not married let alone have children, so don't call me sir. Enough of Dar."
Inayah only replied with a smile, she might not meet again with the person named Darwin.
