Pick up Happy with You

Guests From Far Away

"I'm sorry, is it true that you're Adrian?" greet someone to Rian.

"Yes, I'm Adrian"

"Adrian Fauzy Nugraha?" ask the guy again.

"Yes, right. I'm Adrian Fauzy Nugraha. Excuse me... Who is this father?"

"You forgot me, Rian?"

"I'm sorry, I can't remember it"

The middle-aged man smiled. He patted Rian on the shoulder.

"Surprisingly you don't remember your Uncle's face anymore, the last time we met when you were first grade Junior High"

"Uncle?"

"I'm Yusuf Nugraha. Your father's biological brother"

"Astagfirullah, Oom Yusuf. This is true Oom Yusuf" asked Rian convincingly.

Joseph nodded, hugging his only nephew. Joseph was the youngest of two brothers. He's Rian's father's younger brother. Since Rian Junior High, his wife died with the baby he contained, after which Oom Yusuf migrated to Batam and never returned.

Only this time Rian met his biological Oom again. Rian took Joseph into his grocery store.

"You go forward too, Rian" said Joseph.

"Newly pioneering Oom. Initially, it was just the market. Thank God it is now a shop of its own"

"Oom was happy to hear that. You're as hot as your dad. Persistent in work. Oom proud of you"

"Oom Yusuf how are you? Why just come back now?"

"long story. Oom started the business in Batam from scratch. Alhamdulillah ... After seventeen years Oom's efforts advanced rapidly. However, Oom realized that now Oom's age is getting older. Oom has no family there. What Oom remembers is that you're the only Oom family still alive. That's why Oom is looking for you. And thank God at last, Oom found you here, Rian" Joseph grabbed Rian's shoulder.

"Rian was also grateful, Oom. Seventeen years we have not met. Rian thought that Oom was no more. Because I don't even know where Oom's address is"

"It's okay, Oom. The important thing now is that Rian knows that Oom is healthy"

"What about you, Rian? How you've been all this time"

Rian only smiled hearing a question from Oom yusuf. He doesn't know where to tell you.

The two of them spend the night with a warm chat between Oom and his nephew. Rian told me about his days all along. Also about Naya. That favorite girl.

"Oom, don't accept you being treated like this, Rian. Oom must repay your in-laws' cruel deeds"

"Don't Oom. After all, he was my wife's real father. He has also become my father. I don't want Naya to be sad about it. I want to see Naya happy, Oom"

"Do you love your wife so much, Rian?"

"Yes, Oom, she's the only woman I love in this world"

"Alright, then you should go after him. You have to be a successful person in front of your in-laws. Oom will help you as much as Oom can. Because Oom knows full well what it's like to lose someone we love"

"Thank you, Oom ... "

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That morning when the sun was shining and giving warmth to the whole earth, Adrian was already in the airport to deliver Oom Yusuf back to Batam.

"You're sure you don't want to go with Oom to Batam, Rian"

"No, Oom. Rian will start his business here. Later Rian will call Oom often. Be careful on Oom's street?!"

"Yes, ... Take good care of Rian"

The plane that took Yusuf back to Batam had already taken off. Rian drove his bike back to his grocery store. With his hard work all this time his effort was fruitful. Now he has his own shop. He wanted to prove to his father-in-law that he was worthy to accompany and protect Kanaya.

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