Last Port
[POV Ricky] Goodbye Jakarta
The big box car was parked in the house, I dropped off 3 suitcases containing my clothes, Kezia and Nando. Today we will move to Bandung.
I looked around the now empty house, many memories I would leave in the house, sweet memories were also bitter.
The house that I have lived in since I married Sarah, I buried it in memory, let it be part of my dark past.
I have to look to the future for the sake of my two children who are now with me, I will spend the rest of my life for my children only, I do not want to be stuck with a woman, let alone love.
My love is only for my children, not for anyone else, my heart is frozen with the trauma of past failures. One time I felt a deep heartache.
"Pa... Can I bring a picture of Mama...?" Nando's voice broke my daydream.
Nando came up to me hugging Sarah's picture frame, whether he found where, when I remember I had thrown away all of Sarah's photos.
Of my two children, Nando, who was least affectionate with his mother, in addition to being born from the sins of Sarah and Martin, Nando was also often left behind by his mother when he was a child.
I rubbed Nando's head while nodding.
"Bring me dear.if it will make you happy..." My speech.
"Thank you Papa...!" Nando is happy. Then Nando ran and put the picture frame in his big bag.
Finally we actually left the house, left the city, leaving all the bitterness in life.
Kezia's face looked gloomy, he was born and raised in that house, it was only natural that he was a bit heavy to leave our house.
"Kezia why?" I asked on my way to Bandung.
"I'm sad Pa. will lose my friends..." Legally.
"Don't worry baby.later there you'll make more new friends...Papa's gonna send you the best favorite school in town..." I said trying to comfort Kezia.
"Pa...how about Mama come looking for us?" Ask Kezia. I gasped at her question.
"Mama? He's not coming...Mama's happy.let's just..." My answer.
"So I and Nando don't have Mama dong forever..." Kezia.
"Kezia's...Papa and Mama are separated.then if you grow up you will definitely understand..."
Kezia was silent, I don't know what my son was thinking. While Nando seems to be still enjoying his snacks, the boy is still too small to understand everything.
Goodbye Jakarta, we will live a new life in a new city, whether I will take another foot in this city.
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A large and beautiful house has been plastered in front of us, this house is the house I ordered from Bayu, It is very strategic, on the main street of elite housing in Bandung.
Upon entering the house, the condition was very new and clean, some people raised some important items I brought, the rest I stayed all in the old house.
"Pa...below there are three rooms..on top there are how many?" Ask Kezia.
"On top there are two more rooms.but we just make the library above.we all sleep below..." My answer.
"Lho..why Pa? It used to be our room upstairs..." Kezia Sahut.
"Now we're just three, if the above will be long to the dinner table, if the school can be late deh..."
"Yes yes...Papa is right too..."
All day we put our things together, it's really a new beginning, we're going to put our lives here in this house, just me, Kezia and Nando. Not the other one.
"Papa's got a project in town, so while Papa's working is close.you don't worry..." I said when we had dinner together.
"Then..when did we start going to school?" Ask Kezia.
"Tomorrow on Monday.you can go to school, Papa has registered you via the internet.all tomorrow Papa also want to pay his tuition..." Obviously me.
"But you must remember, your new school is the best school in the city, so the standard of learning is also higher.you must be diligent in learning in order to follow all the lessons..." My speech.
"Are we not allowed to take the bimbel lessons?"
"No. You just learn in school...Papa doesn't trust anyone including the guru bimbel..."
Drrr...
The sound of my phone rang, I immediately grabbed my phone that was on the table beside me. I swiped my phone screen, it was Bayu who called.
"Hello..."
"Hello Mr Ricky? Have you arrived in Bandung?" Ask Bayu.
"Yes, why?"
"The project has started to run sir here? When did you see it?"
"Tomorrow.when my children go to school..."
"Oya Mr...there is one investor offering land in Bogor for the construction of villas and resorts..Why is Mr Ricky not interested?"
"You review it first.Till give me the prospect report.after that I just considered..." I clearly.
"Ready Sir..implement...!"
Then Bayu hung up on her. I took a deep breath, My business seems to be getting more advanced, it means I will get busier, what about these two children?
"Kezia..."
"Yes Pa..."
"From now....Kezia has to study independently.kan Kezia has grown up..." My speech.
"I mean independently have to wash the dishes themselves, sweep, mopping drying clothes? So pa?" Ask Kezia.
"Not that dear.to clean the house all that Papa's duty.cooking Papa's duty.Wash and dry clothes is also Papa's duty..."
"Then what are my duties and Nando?"
"Kezia keep Nando...when Papa is not at home.don't forget the door is always in the key.later Papa will love the duplicate key of this house for Kezia..."
"Where is Papa going?"
"Kezia's...Papa's not going anywhere.but Kezia knows Papa has to work...Papa has a business, a project that must be done.if Papa at home continues, we will long be poor..." Obviously me.
Kezia manggit-mangut sign understand.
"Yes Pa..Kezia will take care of Nando if Papa works..."
"Good.that's Papa's new name..."
"Then the one who's taking us to school is who's Pa?" Ask again.
"Father will take you...Papa will arrange when there is a project out of town, Papa will use the time on the weekend..."
"So during the weekend, I was just alone with Nando in this house?" I Nod my head.
"Yes dear.but not every weekend either.By any chance you do not trust anyone but Papa.remember that..."
"Yes Pa. I want to study independently.so that Papa can calm down to work..." Kezia's obedient.
I hugged my eldest daughter tightly, actually she was a child to study independently as I explained earlier, but in the meantime I had no other choice.
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