Sunflowers

Zee just looks like Papa

"Ma, who is this?

Zee's tiny hands held up a piece of the photo she had taken from the nightstand drawer, her eyes focused on the profile of two people who were in the picture of an adult man holding a boy about 6 months old, happiness was clearly visible from the man's face with a perfectly fluffy smile revealing an extremely beautiful horizontal sickle eye.

Rea stopped her cleaning up Zee's toys on the floor of her room, the woman turned and crawled to take a photo that was turned back and forth by Zee.

"Who is this Zee?" Ask Rea back

Zee raised his shoulders, "Either" he said, trying to get on the bed, "Ji can't see, so Ji asked Mama"

Following Zee to climb onto the bed Rea stroked the photo with her thumb alternately looking at the curious Zee.

"According to Zee, who in this photo is handsome isn't?" show it to the adult male in the photo

"No" said Zee quickly, his lips pursed a sign he did not like

"If he's not good-looking, Zee doesn't look like him either"

The boy suddenly stood up intending to get off the bed, he did not like the words of his Mama, which he wanted was similar to the handsome and kind Papa, he used to hear that people called him bear no resemblance to his Papa. In the past he would immediately cry if he heard the sentence but the more he was given an easy to understand understanding from his Papa he began to be able to resist just narrowing his lips in dislike.

If usually he will only hear the talk if he does not look like the Papa without mentioning other people's names to equate it then different from now the Mama calls it similar to others even people who no he knows.

The always cheerful boy looked gloomy, his footsteps stopping at the corner of the room and facing the wall while looking down.

Realizing Zee's behavior, Rea stood up and approached the Child after sitting next to Zee standing up, "What's the matter dear?" tanyanya peeked at Zee's face

Zee did not answer his shoulder shaking the sign he was crying now, Rea who saw him immediately grabbed Zee's body, "Sst, don't cry dear, sorry Mama yah"

Zee's crying voice grew, the boy sobbed to hide his face on Mama's chest.

"Hiiikss, hiikss, hikss, Ji ti-not milip om i-it, Ji milip her same Pa-pa. His looking soul is like Papa" said the boy in a disjointed manner

Protests expressed by Zee rebuked Rea's awareness of his attitude earlier, he indirectly wanted to introduce a stranger to his son to be considered as his Papa which would even make Zee mentally disturbed, he indirectly wanted to introduce a stranger to his son, indirectly forcing the funny boy to admit that he was not the son of the person who had been caring for and loving him wholeheartedly.

Is Rea currently too selfish, distancing a child from someone he loves so much?, is it wrong for Rea to follow his mind to refuse to acknowledge that the Son knows others as his Father?. And all those questions were answered when Zee's voice was heard.

"Ji dear Papa, Ji lindu Papa"

Well, that three-year-old kid knows only one person as his Papa and he is the same person who has been the cause of his separation with Kenan his biological father, he said, the person who is in fact the husband and the person most loved by his child.

Rea let out a long sigh while closing her eyes, she loved Zee so making Zee feel comfortable and stay happy was her duty.

"Yes, Zee is similar to Papa, as Zee is Papa's son" his breakup finally admits until Zee's age is quite ready to find out.

Her tears bursting to realize the carelessness of her attitude, Rea increasingly tightened her embrace interspersed with a kiss on Zee's head, "I'm sorry dear Mama" he said softly

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For the umpteenth time Varest was seen daydreaming behind his desk, the man wearing glasses seemed to care for his ears when the screams of his employees entered the room to give the cafe financial statements.

"So, how long are you going to ignore this beautiful girl?" Andi came suddenly and shocked Varest and Andin with his baritone voice.

"Jeez Mr. Andi" the girl who wore a loose white shirt with jeans was holding her chest because she was too shocked.

Andi raised her brow next to the girl beside her while clasping her chest, "Why? you don't like me coming?" he said cynically, he was still annoyed at Andin who was reluctant to change his nickname.

Andin who felt bad immediately looked down, his eyes occasionally stealing glances at the tall man,

"Bu-not so sir, I was just shocked because the father suddenly nongol" he said slowly

"You're the only one who doesn't realize my arrival" Andi replied, "So insignificant huh?" His face approached to take a closer look at Andin's expression.

The girl took a step back feeling uncomfortable with Andi's face that was too close to her face, but her behavior even made Andi more want to tease, the man liked to see the natural hue that emerged from both of Andin's white cheeks.

"Sorry sir, I better get out, maybe you guys need coffee" Andin said as he ran slowly after closing the door to his boss' room.

Andi smiled faintly at Andin's behavior who looked embarrassed if he approached her.

"Why don't you just express your feelings for her?" varest's voice interrupted, apparently from earlier he noticed the interaction of the two.

Andi laughed discordantly, shifting his gaze to Varest while stepping on his best friend,

"Say, what should I say it like?" tanyanya played next to her eyebrows while smiling disdainfully.

Varest took a rough breath while closing his laptop, "You'll just tell me you like it"

Andi rotated her eyeballs as she turned to her waist, "Is that how you say it to Rea?, if I can try it"

Varest was stunned after he turned his face the other way not wanting to see the pampered gaze of Andi's best friend, "What do you mean?"

"So I heard from Mama, she said almost every night you come home drunk. What's the matter?, are you getting used to the drink?, since when?" andi asked in a row, he looked careless with Varest's attitude these few days.

All the activities carried out for almost two weeks are very inversely proportional to what he used to do before. what he would usually go home before dusk is now more often spent in the cafe and at the night club after returning home when the clock was showing midnight.

It has been three days since Mama Nimas decided to stay at her home after Papa Bayu left for a business trip and during that time the woman called Mama by Varest was overwhelmed by Varest's behavior when I came home drunk.

Since Rea's departure, Varest has been coming home almost every night uncontrollably from the influence of alcohol from crying in the middle of the night to cursing himself, although the door of the room will always be in the key so that the mother is not disturbed and worried in fact Mama Nimas can always open it with a spare key and always find Varest always in a helpless state.

Varest no longer appears in front of Rea, only occasionally making video calls with Zee through Mama Jenny's phone, sometimes Zee will ask when he will come home but will always be answered if he is outside looking for the best toys for Zee.

"When are you going to blame yourself?"