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Anin went straight into her room, and broke down her body that was really tired lately.
"Can you remember me? Or should it all be a secret that I have to keep for the rest of my life??" inner Anin while staring at the ceiling of her room.
Suddenly Rafin entered Anin's room carrying something.
"Y!!! Apin came." he shouted and hugged very tightly.
"Hi, mami's son. Where have you been all this time?? This bring what try??" tanya Anin then kissed Rafin's cheeks.
"Apin dali lumah Mommy, Mommy. Apin play transparent. Apin likes it there, but Apin lindu same mommy," he said excitedly. (ps: the writing is deliberately made like children, yes)
"Mommy misses Rafin too. Here's the hugging of a fast mommy!!" pinta Anin was worried about her son's behavior.
Anin looked at the look on Rafin's face, on Rafin's cheek rub gently. "Darling, why is it so complicated the problems you face? Mami wants you to call her papi" Anin's inner sadness, when she realizes until now she still can't fight for what Rafin should have gotten.
**
"Raffinn ... Rafinn!!" yelled Bi Inah looking for Anin's whereabouts. Then Bi Inah went straight to Anin's room. Bi Inah thought, surely her grandson was already there.
Rafin laughed as he found out, his grandmother was finally able to find him.
"Dear eat first, yuk? Grandma cook fried chicken with Rafin's favorite sausage. Hows it?? Wanna not??" take Bi Inah smiling to Rafin.
"Holee, want dong, Grandma. Chicken goleng, delicious delicious delicious!!" he then held Bi Inah's hand.
"You're down, too, son?? Today Mr. Rafa's birthday."
"But, Ma?? Anin felt uncomfortable. Especially if there's a fiancee there."
"Did Mom tell you to come home for nothing?? Take a shower! Then you go downstairs, we have dinner together." pinta Bi Inah while smiling meaningfully.
"But, Ma??"
Bi Inah did not press Anin's rebuttal and passed away. This time he really did not understand the purpose of his mother.
**
After taking a shower, Anin walked out of her room towards the dining room. There was only Rafin sitting there enjoying his dinner.
"Hi, honey? Which grandma?? Why Rafin himself??" ask Anin curiously.
Rafin simply smiled as he pointed towards the kitchen. His mouth could not speak at all as it was full of his favorite fried chicken.
"G ... Grandma's there, huh??" anin replied understanding the meaning of Rafin. Then Anin went straight to the kitchen to meet Bi Inah.
"Can you help Anin, ma'am?" tanyanya saw that his mother was very busy with all the dishes.
"No need, honey. There are those who help Mom. You accompany Rafin, huh?? Mr. Rafa is down soon too. We just serve everything." replied Bi Inah rubbing soft cheek Anin.
Anin just nodded, then went to see Rafin. Suddenly his steps stopped. He saw Rafa was already sitting there, chatting with Rafin.
"Hem, since when are they that close??" inner Anin who was shocked at their familiarity.
Anin turned back and returned to the kitchen.
"Why, Son??" asked Bi Inah in shock who saw Anin back in the kitchen.
"Ehm, Anu, Mom. Mr. Rafa's sitting there."
"Well, yeah?? All right, then you help me carry this forward, huh?? We must present this immediately." pinta Bi Inah.
Anin could only agree to Bi Inah's request, even though she was actually lazy to meet with Rafa.
"Come, Son. Why are you still standing there??" invite Bi Inah to see Anin still not moving from where she stood.
"Ba good, Mom."
**
Everything is presented. Bi Inah and the others went back to the kitchen.
"You eat here, baby. Accompany Raffin to eat, huh??" pinta Bi Inah once saw Anin was about to come with him to the kitchen.
"But, Ma??"
Anin really didn't want to see Rafa because on the one hand, she still hated him a lot.
Anin's speech made Rafa who was cool with his food was now staring at him. Rafa seemed to have heard that voice, but he forgot when, where and who Anin was.
"You??"
Anin just looked down, not daring to look back at Rafa's gaze.
Anin sat down and followed what Rafa told her to do. For some reason, every time he saw Rafa, Anin's emotions turned unstable.
Bi Inah who saw the togetherness of the three of them from the kitchen was able to capture it through his cellphone. "This is your true place, son." Inner Bi Inah while holding back her tears.
*
While at an airport, a girl was waiting with annoyance because her return was delayed 2 hours due to bad weather. Yeah, she's Cathy, who's just coming home after a couple of photoshoots today, and she has to leave Rafa.
"Oh, shit!! Why must there be a storm today!!!"
Cathy picked up her phone and contacted Rafa directly. But there was no response at all, because for sure Rafa was enjoying his dinner with Anin and also Rafin.
"Where are you, anyway??" cathy said she was upset and threw her bag into a chair in the airport lounge.
**
The Rafa residence.
Rafa is playing while watching TV with Rafin in the living room. While Anin prefers to help her mother in the kitchen.
"Mom??"
""Yes, honey??"
"Since when were Rafa and Rafin so close like that??"
"Come, baby. In the past when Mr. Rafa has not forgotten the memory as it is now, you could say their relationship is very good. Although after that Mr. Rafa prefers to stay in his apartment, but he likes to send gifts to Rafin. And strangely, after his return from the hospital, his closeness to Raffin did not change, although Mr. Rafa does not remember what Rafin's name was."
"Continue, Ma??"
"Well, as you see now. They're very close, and almost every day they play even for a little while."
Anin looked at them from a distance. The warmth that was created between them was indeed a matter of course, for the bond of blood would never be lied to. But, the other thing with what's happening now. Another thing if Rafa knows, Rafin is his son. This isn't it?? But they can get as close?? It is all God's secret.
"What else do you think, son?? Why are you silent, while someone is trying to steal your position?? What about Rafin?? Try to think back to fighting for it!!" said Bi Inah, it makes Anin even sadder.
"She's engaged, Mom!!"
"He's single!! His fiancee has a position only because Rafa is losing his memory. Why don't you try to help her regain that memory??"
"Anin can't, Mom!!"
"Anne!! So you're gonna give up?? Just letting Mr Rafa belong to someone else??"
"But, Mum. If his memory comes back later, he will definitely remember me" Anin said, trying to stay calm.
"Yes, but after Rafa gets married and belongs to that woman."
"Whataa?? Rafa's getting married??"
"Yes, next month. And you??"
Bi Inah actually did not have the heart to see Anin like this. But if he did not say a little more firmly, Anin would never dare to do anything, because she was afraid of being disappointed.
"The doctor said that Mr. Rafa's memory can come back or not at all depending on us, the people he lives with. As for what I saw, the woman had absolutely no intention of making it to heal."
"Try to help her regain her memory. And this!!!" Bi Inah gave a small bottle containing the medicine.
"Try asking someone you know, but be careful. Because I'm sure, it's not a cure for Mr. Rafa."
Anin looked at Bi Inah doubtfully. He was also surprised, why his mother could know in great detail everything that happened in the house.
"Where did you get your mom??"
"Yesterday afternoon, after exercising Mr. Rafa left it at the dinner table. I don't recognize what medicine it is, because while in the hospital, I paid very good attention to every kind of medicine she received from the doctor for Rafa's healing."
......
"Believe the same, Mother. You better do the right thing this time. Or you will regret it for the rest of your life!!"
Bi Inah stroked Anin's hair and looked at her gently. This time he saw his mother like that. But Bi Inah did that because she did not want Anin to miss out on her chance again this time.
There is no word too late, and should not be afraid to face the reality of whatever will happen, let alone we have not tried it at all. How did Anin know that Rafa would get angry and accuse him of being shameful for admitting that Rafin was his son, while Anin never tried to solve the problem, but instead continued to flee??
"Ah, maybe Mom has a point. Whatever the outcome, at least I should try. But this time it should start by restoring your memory, and getting rid of the woman." she said steadily, then hugged Bi Inah very tightly.
"Thank you, Mom!!"
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Seriate.