Love of the Duda

Early Meet

"Dad, Dad, promise to listen to Fania?" The little girl continued to disturb the concentration of Fandi who was driving. Sometimes he looked over and smiled so that his little girl would not get angry. Fania did all that because she understood that Fandi would be too focused on the wheel, while she needed to tell him something important.

"Please Princess." Fandi rubbed Fania's head gently, seeing her little girl weaving lips made Fandi anxious. He then pinched his cheek.

"There's a new teacher at school, Dad, it's beautiful" she said with sparkling eyes. Both of his hands he stretched out to explain his words. Fandi just shook her head with the adorable behavior of her little girl.

Fandi slowed down his vehicle at the crossroads because the red light was still on, before he stopped his vehicle Fania touched Fandi's arm feeling ignored. "Well, does my Fania like her new teacher?" Fandi transferred his attention to Fania. Cupping both cheeks chubby Fania. Fania nodded happily.

"Well, you have to refocus because the light is green which means?"

"Road!" exclaim Fania spirit.

Fandi knows, Fania really wants to have a mother like her friends. However, it felt difficult for Fandi to meet the expectations of the five-year-old girl. His feelings were all left to his ex-wife.

"Dad, Alif's mother said Fania should have a mother, but Fania's been living with me all along." Repeated remarks, yesterday her mother Angel, yesterday again her mother Sarah, and many mothers who influence Fania to continue to say it.

Fandi even had to listen to the words of her children's mothers who told her to immediately give a new mother to Fania.

"Sarah, you hear your son keeps asking me to find a mother for him?" Fandi took a long breath. He turned to look at Fania who chose to sing the song Cut Bebek Goose without the rhythm of music.

Arriving in front of Fania's school, the little girl then went out and ran to some teachers who were waiting for the students to come.

Fandi followed Fania and smiled seeing her girl so eagerly lined up waiting for her turn to shake hands.

Making sure Fania has entered the school environment, Fandi then returned to the car to immediately visit the office.

"Haris, please prepare a meeting, half an hour I arrive at the office and we meet immediately." Though the agenda meeting this morning at ten in the morning, but because remembering something that did not want to be missed Fandi chose to advance it.

"Good, Sir. I will tell the employees who took part in the meeting this morning."

Fandi smiled faintly and then replied to the chat, "Thank you." He turned off his call and then drove his vehicle at high speed, taking high risks to get to the office because the distance of Fania's school and her office took at least an hour more.

***

"Fania, your father when did you love your mother?" Fania shook her head slowly, her face slowly grim as the question re-emerged. All her friends have a mother, only she's the one who doesn't have one.

His face was cheerful again when he saw the new teacher he told Fandi this morning approaching him. "Fania, Elle, aren't you going to the cafeteria?"

"Elle was tired of the menu, wanted something different." Elle one of Fania's closest friends put on a pouty face, but her stomach was ringing loudly. Unlike Fania who just kept quiet and kept staring at her teacher.

"But the stomach, El, sounds. Fania is also bored with her menu?" Fania nodded quickly. He was bored with the menu in the school cafeteria which was just that.

Asha—guru Fania and Elle— smiled at the two students who refused to eat lunch. Though deliberately the school provides a menu that suits their needs. "All right, what do you want to eat? Or want to eat Mom's lunch?" Asha showed the blue box with Doraemon motif to both.

"You," answered both compactly.

"All right, we're eating in that chair, yuk. Fania tidied up her picture book and her crayon. I'll help you, Elle, please bring me the box, son."

Asha handed over the box to Elle— her student who was ponytailed—and immediately helped Fania to clean up her drawing equipment.

Fania feels very happy today, her decision to take Elle to the park of her school area is the right thing. He did that because he had seen a few days Asha often spent in the park.

"Yes, where did the teacher learn to cook?" Asha laughed softly, she gently rubbed Fania's cheek.

"Will Fania learn to cook?"

"Not Fania, but Sri Ma'am."

"Mbak Sri it ...."

"Guard Fania and also take care of the needs at Fania's house, Mom. Ma'am Sri's father said it was super woman." Fania so enthusiastically explained making Elle who was listening giggled funny listening to Fania's babble with her mouth full of food.

Asha again gave a bribe to Fania, she then said, "Heem, I learned to cook from my sister, unfortunately now my sister is not here." It was clearly the look on Asha's face that was forced to keep smiling. "Let's spend it."

Seen some students who play in the park see the interaction of the three of them who look fun to chat. Not long after he finished his lunch, the bell rang. Elle then runs towards the classroom leaving Fania and Asha.

"Loh, is Fania still here?"

Fania seemed hesitant to speak. both her hands were behind her body, her head lowered, with the tip of her right foot that was still wrapped in shoes forming a circle on the ground. Asha who saw it seemed to frown because she was confused, but Fania was ordinary and even looked enthusiastic when telling stories.

"Fania, come!" shouting Elle who was already in front of their class, Fania turned her head briefly and turned back to face Asha.

"My pretty teacher went to class first, yeah." He then runs up to Elle who is still waiting for him, delaying the desire to ask Asha to be a mother for him.

***

Fandi massaged her temple after getting a call from Abas—sopir who worked at her home— while saying Fania wanted to be picked up by her. He again had to put off work to pick up the princess, not a difficult thing actually, just that he clearly knew Fania's intentions so insistent on asking her to pick him up.

"Dad, he'll come home and take Ms. Asha, yes."

Fandi recalled Fania's request earlier. Unwilling to make his daughter wait too long, Fandi immediately leaves and previously asks Haris to replace her meeting with one of the clients.

"I believe in you, Ris." Fandi patted Haris' shoulder gently before disappearing along with his car.

"Sarah, what should I do? Where'd you go?" Fandi loosened his tie, he was really frustrated. Hope meets ex-wife dies when she finds out that the woman who gave her a beautiful daughter is gone and disappeared three months ago.

Fandi has clearly remembered when his ex-wife will be free and meet him to account for all the feelings that were thrown away.

In Kindergarten, Asha chose to accompany Fania because of her request. In fact, she couldn't dwell as Fania put on a face and begged for her to go home together.

"Es the cream is good?" They are now sitting on the school park bench after Fania whines to buy ice cream in front of the school.

"Thank you, Mom. Later Fania asks Dad to take me in exchange for Fania's ice cream." Asha smiled faintly. He let out a long sigh when he again failed to be able to directly meet Ren this afternoon.

Fania then stood up and ran out of the gate knowing Fandi's car had arrived. He looked so excited leaving Asha.

"Dad."

Fandi approached Fania and held her little girl. "Troubt it," he said accompanied by a kiss on the cheek made Fania tickled and asked to be taken down.