PRISONER OF LOVE LOVE THE WIDOWER

Part 76's. Trying to Make Peace 3

Not so long, the turnstile bell rang, just in time for lunch. I'm heading to the fence, opening the door myself.

“I just open it, just relax he will be a good boy today.”

“Hei Cherrie..” I smiled at him, greeted him briefly.

“Hai.” She smiled at me a little, I was a little relieved, apparently she decided to make up with me, she brought a package, definitely a birthday cake.

“Come in. Papa is waiting.” I brought him in.

“Cherrie. Glad you could be here. Papa's inside, come on, you bring a cake for Papa yes.” Aunt is waiting for us at the entrance.

“Ahh, yes this. Papa likes lemon cake usually, it contains fruit cream.” Cherrie gave the cake to Aunt Yun, apparently she knew her Papa's favorite cake. I let them blow that birthday cake, I'll just keep my chocolate cake.

“Thank you yes. Come to the right, let's gather your Papa's eating place there too.”

I let them there, maybe they need some time, while I sit next to Ko Derrick at the far end of the kitchen table, looking at them from a distance.

“Pa, happy birthday.” I heard him say it in Cantonese, a little understood because Aunt Yun taught me how to pronounce it. Papa says nothing then, just hugging her, must have been a long time ago, Cherrie looks moved too, she must have been a good boy, before finding out the lie that her Papa did not want to see him again. I was moved, maybe it felt like when I forgave Papa, it was a relief. They spoke in Cantonese, I don't understand, but seeing Papa happy face was representative enough.

“Good boy, happy now.” Koko nudged me sitting next to her, she accompanied me, leaving them alone there.

“Seneng, because I know what it's like to forgive. Papa also seems to be seneng, yes already.. I also seneng.” He looked at me and smiled. “What? Something is wrong.”

“Cecil is not wrong to like you, you have a good heart.” I smiled and got such a compliment. “ I love you sweetheart The first time he said he loved me, and stole the chance to kiss my cheek. I think I'm floating right now, Ko Derrick the gift that Mama sent from up there because I forgive Papa I think, I think Mama told the angel of love to move her heart.

“Nih eat, Papamu again talk to dedek, you become a food tryer here.”  I'm laughing now.

Good karma returns as happiness, bad karma will be paid as sadness. That's the thing that happens to anything.

“Tata, Derrick let's all eat.Food has gone cold all” Aunt Yun is busy telling her kids to eat. She was being nice to Cherrie, embracing her so warmly, I actually saw her as an amazing woman, being able to put her ego aside so far.  “Cherrie, there's plenty of food here. Ce-ce Tata, and Koko Derrick are cooking, this is tumpeng, see how lively this is called tumpeng, this is a kind of birthday food here?” He showed me my tumpeng, while we had already made the candle blow show earlier.

“Iya it's birthday food.”

“Wow, great Cece, this tumpeng, great in shape..”.

“You've never seen?”

“Not yet, not at all, have never been invited to this birthday. Plus Ko Derrick turns out to be able to cook, great, it's delicious not?”

“Enak it, how might not be good.” Ko Derrick is responding to it now.

Somehow now Cherrie is willing to call me Cece, she is also kind to Derrick, maybe Papa is talking to her, it turns out she can be a sweet child also obey Papa, she talks to me politely, she talks to me, the attitude now shows that she is in angel mode, at least she does not see you wearing her worst glasses, although it seems that her outspokenness remains in place.

“Papa is glad we can all gather here, not eat it, not party, the important thing is that you get together. That's the best gift for Papa. Papa's daughter this year both celebrated Papa's birthday. The previous year there was none, this year Papa got the most beautiful gift. Thank you for bringing Cherrie here, .. Both of you, may not be blood, but Cherrie is already heartened to forgive Papa, Papa never considered you stepson forever, but, maybe Papa and your biological mother hate Papa, but you're still Papa's son.”

“We're glad Papa can smile again, right Cherrie.”

“Iya, sorry yesterday..” I know he's a guy who might not be used to apologizing, but he's been a long way to go today.

“Gak, stop. Your Papa might be furious if you know this, don't make things difficult for yourself. Consider us all family, no grudges, no fighting, that's all. Really enough..” Cherrie just smiled and nodded.

“Already? Are you hungry ? Let's pray and eat.” Auntie Tun told everyone to sit down and eat.

Lunch is festive, everyone is happy, Papa especially. Nobody fights and hates each other, that's enough, more than enough.