ME VS MY BROTHER'S

Episode 18's

A man wearing his suit was watching the video, a little boy with a pigtail both ran, and the man chased after him.

"KENAAAAA.." cried the man while laughing, the girl also laughed very loudly.

The man immediately tickled the little boy, they rolled over the yellow leaves that fell on the ground. Before long the voice of a woman, softly sounded.

"Honey, please play ! Zen my hand pegel nih megang handycam gini while chasing you guys..." The man and the little boy ran up to the woman, they all laughed.

"Bundaaaaa" said the little girl with her teddy bear.

"Here change, let me hold the handycam" The man finally took his handycam from the woman's hand, then highlighted the beautiful face of the woman.

"My wife is very beautiful, my wife must have a rich handsome husband" joked the man.

"Behind there are you who like to have a rich wife I.hahahahaha".

The sound of knocking made the man stop watching his old video. He also let his secretary in.

A beautiful woman with blonde hair in the booth entered his room, the woman also saluted the man.

"Sir, I just want to inform you, someone called you several times today."

"Who?" replied the man lazily.

"She said her name is Silvana, she ask to talk with you as soon as possible, its really important matter she said, bout your daughter, if I'm not wrong"

The man immediately stood up when he heard Silvana's name, he immediately walked towards his desk, sure Silvana repeatedly contacted the man. The man checked his email.

' Zen, I'm sorry I interrupted your busy life. I know it feels strange how I cut off access to communication between you and me, but I realize that no matter what our relationship is, we're both, the fact that Claudia is your daughter can never be eliminated.

Today I met with Keiko, I got word you will be going to Indonesia for work, if you don't mind I want us to meet, of course not alone, but with Keiko, if you don't mind, mas Satyo is also my husband Bram.

One more night, Keiko and her family will be here, they intend to propose to our daughter, I hope you can reply to my email immediately, or at least call Keiko as soon as possible'

Silvanic

Zen Aramazd Mahendra, this handsome man is the real father of Claudia, he is a very successful businessman, until now he has never married again, nor has a relationship with other women. Only Silvana was the woman he truly loved with all his heart. Since divorcing the woman, Zen has wasted only time focusing on work.

When he misses his daughter, he can only repeat all the old videos about his little family first. How much he missed the two women, Silvana and Claudia. When he finds out that Claudia is allowed by Silvana to meet her mother in Singapore, Zen rushes to finish all his business and flies off to meet her daughter, but what he finds is, a, Claudia returns to Indonesia and reports that Silvana is married to Bram. His heart was so broken, he didn't know what to do, so his escape was work.

Now it feels like he wants to fly, getting an email from Silvana means he can see his beloved daughter, and his ex-wife.

"Here, tell everyone in our team, I will go to Indonesia tomorrow" Zen exclaimed at his secretary.

"But sir, how bout our project in here? We still don't finish...?"

"I'll take care bout that, you may leave now" exclaimed Zen as he typed someone's name on his phone.

"Ok Sir" the woman named Anya finally nodded and walked out of Zen's office.

Zen looked at the picture of Claudia with herself on her desk, remembering the last time she kissed her beloved daughter, her predicament was almost 12 years ago.

At that time he and Silvana were in a chaotic condition, because they did not want Claudia to have the same fate as Claudia's sister, Zen who had a rampage carrying Claudia away while playing with someone in the hospital park.

12 Years ago...

Little Claudia was making a flower crown with a teenager, they were very familiar, even the teenager was feeding Claudia lunch.

"Claudia opened her mouth...AHHHHM" exclaimed the teenage boy.

Claudia opened her mouth, she greedily ate her lunch that day, while chewing her hand skillfully making a wicker of flowers.

Zen who came to the hospital, only looked from afar. He smiled at the sight of his daughter. Zen soon entered the hospital room again.

That day Silvana had a practice, he even forced work even though his condition was very, very bad. All the sisters who were there already knew that this handsome man was Silvana's husband, especially he and Silvana were the owners of the hospital.

"Where is siska ?" asked Zen to the passing nurse.

"Oh sir Zen, Miss Siska again nemenin doctor Silvana practice, would I call you ? but maybe even more, sir, because there are still patients the last I saw" replied the nurse.

"Yaudah please hold one patient first, I want an important matter to be discussed with Silvana"

The sister nodded and ran into Silvana's room, while Zen waited in the waiting room. Soon he was finally welcome to enter, and only alone with Silvana.

"What are you doing here?" silvana asked coldly.

"I've told you to stop practicing first, why is it so hard to tell you?, What for you I'm the same Claudia doesn't matter huh ?!" zen replied angrily.

"I can't leave my patients so they're important to me, you know I've been sworn to this job, I can't just sit at home, it won't change anything!!" answer Silvana flat

"Ok if that's what you are, I want to know how important your patient is. I'll take Claudia today too, I'll make sure that you don't retire early, you won't be able to see Claudia again" in a serious tone.

"ZEN !!!!!" Silvana shouted but was not touched by Zen.

Zen immediately came out of his wife's room, holding back his tears, he wanted to see if he would catch up with her, if he would choose her and Claudia over his job, which was what Zen wanted.

Silvana was just sitting in a doldrums, she currently did prefer her patients, as she felt Zen would not be able to bring Claudia away from her.

Zen waited for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, then 1 hour. His wife did not call or chase him. He decides to prove what he said to Silvana. The man rubbed his tears, he had to be this strong all for the sake of their daughter, Claudia.

The little Claudia who saw her father was very happy, she had not seen her father for a week, and the little girl immediately ran to Zen, without waiting for Claudia to jump in the arms of her beloved man.

"Ayaaaaaah.." cried Claudia while rewarding her father with endless kisses.

While the teenager was just silent, then he nodded several times at the man. It seemed that this young man's question about where Claudia's beautiful face had been answered, Claudia was indeed very similar to her father, their blue eyes were very similar. Realizing that the young man was watching his face, Zen only smiled kindly, at the young man who had been guarding his beloved daughter, Claudia.

"Dad let's play, and again make a crown of flowers" replied Claudia happily.

"Don't wait, de..." Zen approached the teenager.

"Thank you for taking care of Claudia, I'm horrified your parents are treated here huh?" ask Zen.

"Oh yes, my parents have been treated here for almost a year." replied the young man.

"Well, what's your name, oh, what's your name?"

"I'm Aksa om, Aksa Faresta..."

"Oh ok, Aksa, meet me Zen, Zen Aramazd Mahendra Claudia's father" they shook hands with each other.

"Aksa...me and Claudia hurry, please later I send a love to Sister Siska, you know?" exclaim Zen while giving a letter to Aksa.

"Yes, I'll tell you later"

"Nah ade, let's salim the same brother Aksa, because this abis will go far" explained Zen to Claudia who put on a confused face.

"Faraway? Where's daddy ?" claudia replied while tilting her head.

"Will come with dad, stay with dad ? want to ?" zen exclaimed as he kissed the little girl.

"YES!!! HEHE"

Aksa who heard that Claudia would be taken away instantly pale, he could not move, wanted to carry away Claudia was impossible, in front of him there was now someone who was much more entitled to bring Claudia, Claudia, than he who is nobody.

"O.om...uhm...." Excited Aksa, trying to buy time hoping Sister Siska will come soon.

"Hmmm.sorry I can not talk for long, thank you all this time for your help, I'm very happy Claudia learned a lot from you, every day she also talked about you, she said about you, I hope all this is a sweet memory for you and Claudia. Well de, let's go" exclaimed Zen once more, turning his back to Aksa.

"Dad, first..." Claudia tried to let go of her father's embrace, and Zen finally let her down.

"Eeeeeeeee? Why?" zen asked Claudia who was in front of him. Claudia only looked at her father with a smile, until she finally ran towards Aksa who was now crying without a sound, while kneeling.

'CUP' Claudia immediately kissed Aksa's lips without further ado, she also hugged Aksa tightly, so Aksa even more crying.

"Ka Aksa bye bye..besok Claudia play again.don't cry kumacha" cried Claudia while ruffling Aksa's hair. Seeing his daughter so dear to the young man, Zen also became moved, but this could not stop him. He must bring Claudia, so that Silvana is aware of his mistake.

"Yes Claudia..bye bye" Aksa replied while trying to smile, Claudia ran back to her father's arms, and carried back by Zen, they finally really paid their respects and left Aksa alone there.

3 Months since the incident, Zen and Claudia's life has begun to be well-connected, they are enjoying life together, although Claudia still asks about her mother and Aksa, who are both friends, but entering the 2nd month he rarely asked the two people, because the last time Claudia asked, Zen only hugged Claudia while crying. This little girl realized that she was making her father sad.

Zen also did not rent a baby sitter, as much as possible he would be at home, all his work he did at home, and if he had to go to the office he would definitely bring his daughter. Although hassles, but Zen really enjoyed it, especially when Claudia had started school, she missed Claudia's magical behavior. Because the little girl was still often insistent on practicing judo with Zen, that was the origin of Claudia learning judo and aikido, because the father of course.

Everything looks fine, until the 6th month, Zen gets a call from his mother, Silvana is sick and completely unconscious. Her mother asks Zen to take Claudia back to Indonesia, and end their escape in America. Zen did not want to give up his daughter to Silvana at first, but Claudia, who had just turned 6, came to his father.

The girl was old enough for a child of her age, she knew something was wrong with her father and mother. From the beginning Claudia was the type of child who kept everything on her own, but she stole hearing that her mother was seriously ill in Indonesia.

"Dad..." Claudia went into her father's study.

Zen who had not turned on the lights in his work room was surprised because Claudia had not slept, but it was already 1 pm. The little girl approached Zen and sat on his father's lap.

"Ade, haven't slept yet, son? This is already malem you know." exclaimed Zen who was replied with a sleigh only by Claudia.

"So why? Hmmm can't sleep? Temenin's dad, huh?" zen stroked Claudia's head, and once again the girl just shook her head.

"Dad ade wants to go home to Indonesia." cried Claudia while hugging tightly Zen.

"Claudia..." Zen was surprised by what he heard. Why did she ask to return to Indonesia?, but Zen knew Claudia was very happy to live with him.

"Mother is sick, right ?" claudia asked with tears starting to fade.

"Claudia..." Zen, who had been confused, finally understood that his little princess knew, if her mother was sick. He must have heard many times that Zen often quarreled with his mother on the phone.

"Dad, ade know how many weeks this father can not eat because of thinking mother" Guess Claudia is right, this girl knows her father can not eat because he heard bad news from Indonesia, but she can not eat, starting from Silvana who often fainted, to the current peak where Silvana could not wake up at all.

"Son.but you know as soon as we get to Indonesia, I will..." Zen was not strong anymore, he was crying while hugging his little princess.

"Ade will never forget if you have a good-natured and strong father, if later ade same father can not stay with father again, ade will find a way to meet father, ade, ade promise" replied Claudia who was also now crying hysterically.

That night they spent crying, until 1 week later Zen brought back to Indonesia. There, of course, Silvana was hysterical, hitting Zen and even dousing him with water, throwing him with Zen's stuff calmly. For up to 1 month he was in Indonesia, all he did was take care of his divorce with Silvana.

All those memories he kept himself, until now he really wanted to stay with Claudia, because his hope to be with Silvana was also now extinct.