Second Time

GRACE-HOME

Dusk had just passed, I had just finished taking a shower. I dry my hair while watching television. I took my phone, I wanted to call Dad, I wanted to ask him something.

"Grace?" Dad's voice crossed.

"Dad."

"What's the matter, baby?"

"I want to ask you."

"What's that?"

"Why did you lie to me?"

"You mean?"

"Why didn't you tell me the truth?"

"About what?"

"On my life."

"Did you remember?"

"Yes, a little."

"I'm sorry dear father, selfish father." I heard mom's whispers across the street.

"Yes, dad." I can't possibly scold them anyway.

"Dad didn't think long of that time."

"Yes." Yeah."

"Did you remember everything?"

"No, just a little."

"Alright, I'll send you an address."

"What address?"

"The greeting will probably help you remember everything."

"Is dad really?" I was so happy and felt like I got the lottery, I was curious. What address will make me remember everything?

"Yes, open the message you sent."

I immediately opened the message sent by my father, the full address accompanied by a photo of a large house. I wonder, what's in that house? Why did you say that address could help me remember everything.

"I've accepted it, thank you dad."

"Yes, Grace. Again forgive me."

"Yes, Dad. It's not dad's fault." I nodded though invisible from across.

"Is there anything you need again, baby?"

"No dad, I just wanted to say that."

"Okay, baby, get some good night rest."

"Good night dad." I hung up the phone.

I looked back at the address and the photo my father sent me. I was very curious, I took my jacket and immediately went down to the basement. I drove my car to that address. I couldn't help my feelings to go there immediately.

In about twenty minutes I had reached that address, a large house that seemed to be very well maintained, no matter who the owner was. I knocked on the fence, a security guard opened the gate. Very strange, he did not ask about who I was but he immediately let me in.

"Please enter miss."

"Mr didn't ask me who I was?" I feel confused.

"I already know miss, you've been waiting inside."

"Who's waiting for me?"

"Come in first, miss."

The security guard led me to the door of the house. An old man greeted me at the door, behind him stood a few people dressed as servants. The man smiled at me, a very sincere smile and looked affectionate. I don't know who that guy is I don't know either.

"Miss Defina, please come in." The man smiled at me.

"Whose father? Why do you know my name?"

"Include me Mr. Nas, I take care of this house, miss. I was just told by Mr. Wira that the lady will be here, but I didn't expect the lady to be here so soon." He kept smiling.

"My father told me?"

I finally nodded and entered the house, I was wide-eyed when I entered the guest room. I saw a photo with a large frame hanging on the wall. Photos of father, mother and also me who seemed to be in their teens.

"Mr Nas."

"Yes, miss?"

"Whose house is this?"

"It's a lady's house since childhood."

I gawked, how could you hide everything from me all this time. I feel dizzy thinking about it, everything is still a puzzle in my head. I haven't remembered anything, let alone Dafa. The man mentioned that I was his girlfriend first, what drama really happened to my life.

Mr. Nas allowed me to climb the stairs, I just complied. Mr. Nas stopped in front of a room door full of trinkets. On the wall it says "Defina", now I'm sure that this is my room.

"Miss, this is Miss's room."

"Yes." Yeah." This is really my room.

"Please enter Miss, we never change anything in this house, we just clean it up.

"Sir, this is a blow, right? It's real, right? I'm not dreaming, am I?" I looked at Mr. Nas with a stupid face.

"This is real miss, miss is not dreaming." Mr. Nas smiled as if he wanted to laugh at my silly behavior.

I opened the door slowly, I was afraid of something inside. It could be someone who pranks me. It is not wrong for me to think badly before thinking about hope.

I stepped quietly into the room, no balloons, no birthday wishes, no friends popping up all of a sudden singing happy birthday songs. It's obviously not a surprise birthday. Yeah, I was thinking silly from now on to cover up a little bit of my worries with what was inside this room.

What was in the room really surprised me. The atmosphere of a typical room of a teenage girl, with girly shades of decorations filled this room. I stared at this room looking very neat and well maintained, this is the room I occupied first? This room is not like a room that was left for long, but has not been occupied for many years.

I opened one of the doors, apparently a study room. I was really surprised, it turned out that what Dafa said was indeed true. I saw pictures of me with Dafa stuck in the floor of this room. So many of those memorable photos, I haven't even remembered them in the slightest.

I smiled looking at the photo, the man looks beautiful long ago apparently. He now only looks more mature than before. I took a few pictures of it and kept watching it, and it turned out that I was very close to him. It was only fitting from the beginning that I felt familiar with that man.

I was observing this whole room, I was planning to stay here tonight while listening a little to Mr. Nas' story. It turns out Mr. Nas was the butler who worked here since I was a kid. When we moved he actually joined for some time to Singapore, but Mr. Nas chose to return to take care of this house.

"I was in Singapore when she was in a coma."

"really?"

"Yes, I don't think I can see the state of the lady at that time, so I chose to come back here even though Mr. Wira had refused."

"Sir, do you know why you hid everything from me?"

"All I know is that you love my lady very much, you don't want her to remember the difficult times that you've been through here."

"What hard times?"

"When the lady fought against the illness that the lady suffered."

"You shouldn't have to do it."

"That's how parents feel about a child, miss. As children, sometimes what they do is hard for us to accept."

"Yes, actually I find it hard to accept it, this is something that has a huge effect on my life."

"Yes, miss. I hope the ladies understand what the ladies and gentlemen are doing, they just want the best for the lady."

"Yes, do you know who he is?" I showed you the photo I took in the study room.

"Master Dafa." She smiles.

"Was she really my boyfriend?"

"Yes, Mr. Dafa often comes here to pick up the lady while studying, sometimes he also visits here. I hear now he's become a very successful young entrepreneur." Mr. Nas chuckled.

"Yes, exactly sir, he's getting older now." I chuckle.

"I haven't seen Dafa for a very long time, he's been here a few times when she moved, it seems like he's always looking for her. I was told by Mr. Dody who used to work to take care of this house for a while."

"really? Was when I left our relationship okay sir?"

"I don't know, miss. It's just that before Miss moved, Mr. Dafa never came here again."

"Hmmm, it seems like our relationship was not okay at that time." I remembered Dafa's words about the mistake he made.

"I don't know, miss. Miss rest first, it's night, we'll tell her back."

"Alright sir, I'll go back to the room."

Tonight I'm staying in my old room, somehow it feels so comfortable. I slept very well without thinking about anything else. I seemed to find a little fragment of my mass life that I had been looking for.

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