
"How is the information about Dika?" Tata looked at a man he ordered looking for information about Dika.
"I'm sorry, miss, it's so hard to get information about her. I tried as hard as I could, but there was no result. The information about Mr. Dika is heavily guarded, Miss." The man looked down, sure feeling very guilty.
"So what did you get about him?"
"Just the address, miss. I've been so hard at it."
"Only that?"
"Yes, miss."
"Yes, tell me where the address is, I'll be there soon."
****
Herman entered the grounds of Dika's house. He parked his car right in the parking lot of the house.
For a moment he breathed. Doubt to get out. Especially apologizing. It will be placed where his face is to apologize to the man who was once a former street child. But at the moment the excitement is not happening. Because if he stays as he used to, he will automatically be destroyed. He ended up being a sad old man.
And finally, the path to choose is to get out. He took a deep breath before finally stepping towards the open door.
Dika was in his room. Coincidentally looking towards the courtyard of the house. His flat face suddenly turned cynical as he watched someone get out of the car.
Dika immediately rose. Rushing towards the main room. A cynical smile now adorned his lips. It seemed like something happy was in his position.
When he was in the main room, the man did not enter. Still processed by secretary Off outside.
"Sorry, who are you?" ask Secretary Off to the stranger.
"I'm Herman Nugroho" he replied weakly.
"Oh. What was your purpose for coming here?"
"I want to see Dika."
"Have you made an appointment with him first?"
"Not yet."
"That means you can't, sir. He won't meet anyone."
"please. It's a very urgent matter" Herman pleaded as he clenched his hands together in his chest.
Seeing that, secretary Off could not bear. He took the initiative to ask Dika first.
"Yes already. Wait a minute, Sir." Directly he went inside.
"Send him in!" dika's orders. Even before Secretary Off asked for permission. This certainly makes the girl wonder.
But the girl was just screaming. "Okay, sir." then came back out to see the man.
"You can come in now." Secretary Off smiled warmly at Herman.
The man immediately shook. Suddenly he remembered his dead daughter. This girl's smile was similar to her daughter's smile. So sweet. And if she was still alive, she would definitely be as happy as this girl. Smiling every day. That was when something very painful hit his chest.
"Before I enter, may I ask you something?" Herman looked at the girl expectantly.
The girl smiled back. "When it comes to work, I will gladly answer. However, if it's about personal matters, I'm sorry, I can't answer Mr."
Herman took a deep breath and asked. "What is your position in this house?" the man asked a stupid question. He knows who that girl is. He used it as a tool to make Hana believe that Dika was cheating. Yes, he once made the face of this girl on a wedding invitation that actually the wedding never existed.
"I'm secretary to Mr. Dika. Just call secretary Off." Reply with a clear voice.
"How are you doing right now? Is she okay?" ask Herman again.
"Sorry sir, that's a personal question. I have no right to answer about Mr. Dika's personal life. I regret not being able to answer sir," the girl lowered her head a sign of regret.
"You know what you know about the new project..."
"Sorry sir, I told you, if it comes to personal questions I will not answer. If you insist, please get out of here, the gate is wide open for you!" suddenly the secretary Off changed decisively. His facial lines instantly showed that he was in an angry fashion.
Herman smiled slightly. "You are a professional worker. Wish I could stand this far."
After saying that, he stepped inside. His footsteps were small and slow. Indicates that he's not excited to go in there.
"Plokkk...Plokkkp..Plokkk.." The sound of applause from someone was heard by Herman. He looked for the origin of the sound, it turned out from the direction of the stairs. A handsome man who wow clapped for her.
"Well.see who comes to visit the garbage house! A diamond?" it turned out that that person was Dika. The man walked over to Herman.
"When.." he said broken.
"Wow... Since when are you going to call my name? You usually call me a street kid. What's the matter?"
"I came to apologize.." Herman immediately bluntly.
"What's? Apologizing? I didn't hear wrong, did I?"
"No. Please forgive me.."
"Please.I'm really sorry for all my past actions."
"I apologize properly! So that I can consider what I should destroy you like!" Dika looked at Herman with a low gaze.
Herman thought for a moment. Perhaps Dika meant that he should kneel down, just as Dika had done before because of his orders.
Suddenly he knelt right in front of Dika. "I'm sorry Dika..."
"Call my name politely!"
"I'm sorry dear Mr. Dika. Please don't destroy me..."
"Hahaahhah. I don't want to! I'm so stupid I forgive you!" Dika laughs spookily. Even ghosts would be afraid to hear her laughter.
"Please sir. I know everything I did in the past was wrong..." Herman kissed Dika's feet.
Dika pulled his leg. "Say you're trash now. Tell me we've changed positions. I am a diamond, and you are a piece of trash! Say it!"
Herman according. "From now on, I'm trash. And you are a diamond."
"Hahahahah! You finally admit it now." Dika was satisfied.
"What does it mean that you have forgiven me?" Herman felt forgiven because Dika looked happy.
"No! Who will forgive you?" He raised one corner of his lips. "Don't expect."
Herman clenched his hand. But he did it out of fear, not out of revenge or anything like that.
"Tell me what to do to get forgiveness from you,"
Dika blinked. He's a little away from Herman.
" Nothing. Since I first met you, I honestly never liked seeing you. But long ago, because Hana told me to respect you, I gladly did. But it turns out, you're really disgusting. He told me to leave, then broke me. Okay, I can still hold back then, because Hana's still around. Even though you can't hate you. But shortly after Hana's death was heard by me. And that's when I vowed that I wouldn't be Dika if I couldn't destroy you." Dika looked far away.
"You know, I'm gonna make you feel what it's like to live on the streets. How hurt is insulted and scorn people. And, soon you will feel how the pain widens both hands to beg. So that the stomach that is only an inch can be filled. Pain, pain, suffering, and destruction await you at this time. You just have to wait a little while longer. And all of that will be realized very easily," Dika gives a picture that immediately makes Herman tremble.
"Don't Mr. I beg.."
Dika did not listen to Herman's plea. He continued, "and look, until then no one will dare to help you, not even Satria! You will live a miserable life on the streets until you finally choose to end your life. And I managed to kill you without getting my hands dirty. Even more pleasing, my revenge was finally perfectly avenged."
Herman cried hearing that. If that happens, then what good is he living right now. Even though he died now, let's not feel the pain as Dika said.
Suddenly he remembered Hana. Yes, Hana can he use to soften Dika's heart. Usually the man will die if faced with the name Hana Angela.
"Hana would be very sad if you knew you were like this. My daughter must have wished you a better life after her departure..."
"Shut up! You have no right to say that name. You don't have to worry about her being sad or not, because she'll always be happy with whatever I do!"
"But..."
"If you think I'll forgive you for Hana, then that's a very silly thing. I'll forgive you if you've become an empty shell. Hear you? WHEN YOU'VE BECOME AN EMPTY SHELL. A time when you had no one and nothing. The moment you chose to leave this world. Then that's when I'll forgive you, trash!"
Herman is getting fragile. He knew there was no chance for him. He can't survive anymore. True to what Dika said, he only needed to wait until the destruction arrived. There was nothing else he could do but that.
"And about Hana, you've ruined her life. An old man like you deserves to be destroyed. Believe me, if you hadn't trapped him in a difficult situation, he would still be smiling with me right now. And I won't intend to destroy you like this. But because of your stupidity that considers honor to be everything, now you will lose everything. Losing your family, strength, wealth, even the honor you're proud of! Until you finally realize, that the price of honor is nothing compared to compassion and respect!"
"And finally, everything will turn into regret. At that time, there was nothing you could blame but yourself! And when you've become trash on the street, I'll come to laugh at you. Youunderstand?" dika's smile was painted cynically. But Herman didn't see his face. The man just kept on kneeling with his head lowered.
"Meanwhile, I don't have a chance to get an apology from you?" he stared at the floor. Even the floor pitied him right now. He looks so pathetic.
"I told you, you'd be sorry once you turned into an empty shell. And yes, there's another..."
"What?"
"Kalo Hana asked for it. I mean, if Hana asks me to forgive you, then I'd be happy to say sorry to you. And. if you can bring Hana back to life. Those are the only three ways you can do that I undo my intention to destroy you. Okay?"
Of course nothing makes sense out of those three ways. There was no way Hana could come back to life, let alone ask Dika.
And the most likely thing to happen is to live life by the parable of an empty shell. Huh! The miserable life is about to begin.
He looked at Herman once more. "Go from here! I don't like garbage coming into my house!" after saying that, Dika directly climbed the stairs. Run towards his room.
Herman shed his tears once again. But this is not because of the destruction, but because of Hana. Why is everyone blaming him for his daughter's death? What exactly is he doing?
And apparently, there was a waiter who heard the debate. Indeed, no one dared to record it would still they become aware of what makes Dika as cold and flat as it is. All who saw also felt the pain that Dika felt. It feels really painful.
Not far away, secretary Off also heard all of those talks. He never knew what kind of problem Dika had in the past. But now everything's been revealed. It turned out that the man had lived a miserable life in the past. And could stand up until now just because of the flames of vengeance.
And as for Herman, he hates that guy, too. Although there was no mistake made to him, but the hateful tone suddenly appeared. Somehow there was something disgusting inside the middle-aged man.
Meanwhile in the upper room, Dika's cries broke. He curled up in the corner of the room while hugging a photo. A picture of a woman who had a sweet smile.
"Say... Just tell me once. If I have to forgive your father, then I will do that for you."
"I always obey whatever you want, whatever you say . So ask me not to destroy your papa, then I will stop. Even I'll help him get up again..."
There's no answer. The room was quiet. The woman depicted kept smiling. He was not saddened by the man's heart. It was Hana Angela.