
Bobby closed the envelope and placed it near Jiraiya's bed. His body trembled after seeing the contents in the envelope he opened.
How could lord Jiraiya have a daughter named Erika Savana? Isn't that Erika's name at the restaurant?
Thought Bobby, he became a distant laugh imagining if true Erika was the son of Jiraiya.
"I have to find out the truth!" bobby muttered in his heart.
Jiraiya's phone rang, Bobby holding the phone hesitated to pick it up. But somehow once again Bobby was very curious.
"Ha. hello" Bobby raised nervously.
"Master, all the files you want I've left to the guard. For your daughter right now she's in the same town as you, she works as a chef at a restaurant owned by young lady tada"
Bobby dropped Jiraiya's phone, he stared at Jiraiya regretfully. He had already hurt Erika by severing her relationship unilaterally. Erika's father was a very good man for her.
"I'm sorry sir." said Bobby softly, he wept over his stupidity.
Jiraiya's hand started to move, Bobby looked panicked. Jiraiya held onto Bobby's hand weakly.
"Why are you crying?" asked with a hoarse voice, Jiraiya's mouth was still covered by a breathing apparatus.
"I'm guilty of you sir" said Bobby, putting his forehead on Jiraiya's hand.
"Is this related to my daughter?" Bobby nodded, Jiraiya clasped Bobby's hand with the remnants of his strength.
"Bring him here, I want to see him"
Bobby nodded, he immediately rushed to the restaurant to pick up Erika.
"Erika!!" call Bobby while yelling when you get to the restaurant.
Erika was surprised Bobby shouted her name, she approached Bobby and looked at him in surprise.
"What's wrong?" ask Erika.
"Come with me!" Bobby pulls Erika's hand, and takes her into the car.
Erika was uncomfortable with Bobby treating her.
"Take me off! Don't act all you want!" snapped Erika while releasing her hand from Bobby's grasp violently.
Bobby is silent, he tries to hold Erika again but Erika rejects him. Bobby kept forcing her.
Plaakkkp...
A slap from Erika's hand landed on Bobby's cheek, she was shocked and Erika was surprised.
"Ma. forgive me" said Erika feeling guilty.
Bobby was still silent, he pulled Erika's hand again violently.
"Let go of me!!! You made my hand hurt!!" screech Erika, make Bobby let go of her hand.
"Come with me, I'll meet you with your father" said Bobby, but he dared not look at Erika.
"What?!! My dad?!" Erika was very surprised by Bobby's words.
"Your father was sick, he was surprised to hear that your mother was dead. Now he's in the hospital and he wants to see you" Bobby's still turning his back on Erika.
Erikaa walks in front of Bobby, Bobby turns his face away.
"Well, I'll come with you if what you say is true"
Bobby opens the car door for Erika, without looking at her in the slightest. Bobby's car drove towards the hospital where Jiraiya was being treated. An awkward and silent atmosphere was created in the car all the way to the hospital.
"Is my dad okay? I didn't see him one last time, did I?" Erika asked while walking in the hospital corridor, Bobby seemed still reluctant to look at Erika.
"Your father is a strong man, he must be fine"
Bobby and Erika arrive in front of Jiraiya's ward. Bobby was about to open the door, but Erika stopped him.
"Wait, I need mental preparation to meet my father" said Erika, taking a deep breath and exhaling slowly.
"alright.. All right, I'm ready"
Bobby nodded without looking at Erika. Erika stops Bobby from opening the door to Jiraiya's room.
"Can I get a hug from you? You know it's so hard for me, it's the first time I've met my father in my life" Erika's eyes glazed over, for the first time Erika got a look from Bobby again.
Bobby spread his hands, Erika immediately fell into Bobby's arms. Her cries instantly broke, no one knew if it was a cry of sadness or happiness only Erika knew the meaning of the cry. Without him noticing Bobby rubbed Erika's back reflexively to calm her down.
"It seems like I'm quite ready" Erika let go of her embrace and wiped her tears.
Bobby opened the door slowly, Erika walked behind him. Erika was very surprised because the father she had been looking for was Jiraiya. The man he avoids to meet when he's at a restaurant. Jiraiya was asleep when Erika and Bobby came.
"Is it true that Lord Jiraiya is my father?" erika asked doubtfully, Bobby nodded surely.
Bobby handed me the brown envelope on the desk near Jiraiya's bed. Erika accepts it and opens the contents, there are photos of her mother and all things related to her mother's past.
"Oh my God, it turns out that my father was very close to me, but I didn't know it" Erika covered her mouth with one hand holding back her increasingly heavy cries.
Jiraiya woke up hearing a voice coming from Erika.
"Bobby.." call Jiraiya.
Bobby immediately approached Jiraiya. Erika followed Bobby and stood behind him.
"yes sir" replied Bobby quickly.
"Have you brought my daughter?" asked Jiraiya who was still weak.
"Miss is here with you, sir"
Erika slowly appeared in front of Jiraiya who was still lying in her bed.
"A.. father.." call Erika softly, her voice interrupted by sobbing.
"E.. Erika?" Jiraiya does not believe that his daughter is Erika, the brave girl who always avoids him.
Erika and Jiraiya are in a rather awkward situation, Bobby begs for permission to come out so that Jiraiya and Erika can talk together. Erika sat next to Jiraiya's bed.
"Is Grace really your mother?"
"Yes right"
"Why did your mother die?" Jiraiya asked in a hoarse voice holding back her cries.
"I. mother died of hiks.. because the mother was very sick" Erika sobbed to remember her mother who was dead.
"Is he not on medication?"
"Our life was very difficult, at that time I was still a naughty child and only realized how important mother after mother wanted to die. Mom doesn't want me alone, she told me to look for you"
"Yes God... Grace.. My grace.." Jiraiya's cry broke, her dream of meeting her first love just disappeared.
"I'm sorry dad, I couldn't take good care of my mom until she died" Erika choked in her chest.
Jiraiya grabbed Erika's hand and kissed her.
"Your mother died not because of you, but it was all because God loved her too much. And now I will assume the responsibility to care for and protect you" Jiraiya said.
"Are you not angry with me?" Jiraiya.
"You're the only treasure Grace gave me"
"Thank you dad" Erika hugged Jiraiya, now she's not a kara anymore.
Jiraiya patted her daughter's arm, Erika wiped her father's tears and smiled.
"Get well dad" said Erika.
"After I recover ask Bobby to propose to you immediately"