The Dream of the President

Advice

Leo drove Shasa home after his visit from the orphanage. Leo will go straight to the office with Haris' assistant afterwards.

"Break up, baby. Eat on time." Leo's message to Shasa.

Shasa nodded slowly. Leo looked at Shasa's smiling face at him. Suddenly, Leo kisses Shasa's lips, making the kissed one surprised. Shasa returns Leo's kiss. His kiss was so deep. Leo had already wrapped Shasa up with his embrace.

As if he already knew what Leo was going to do, Haris' assistant had previously gone out and waited outside the car. He distracts her from the car and talks to Lita.

Then the car door opened. Assistant Haris slightly ran towards the car and held the door for Leo. Shasa waited for Leo who was spinning to open the car door for him. He straightened his somewhat messy hair.

Leo opens the car door for Shasa. After seeing Shasa enter the house, Leo got back into the car and headed to the office.

During that afternoon at home, Shasa thought about her pregnancy plan. She thought about the steps she had to take to get her pregnancy program running smoothly. His mind drifted somewhere. He actually knew what he was supposed to do. Although the choice was so heavy, but that was the best path he could take. Shasa thought of a way to discuss it with Leo. He guessed at the response Leo would show when Shasa discussed this. Whether Leo will approve it or not. However, all Shasa had in mind was how she immediately had a baby.

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"Gusta, do you think we should plan a 2nd honeymoon for Leo and Shasa?" Lady Sofia all the way to the house thinking about Leo and Shasa. Commissioner Gusta who was accompanying beside him just clicked and turned his gaze outside.

"Isa... You're this! The two of them must still be in a time of healing over the wounds in their hearts. Let it go first. If they wanted to honeymoon, they would have arranged it themselves." Commissioner Gusta disagrees with Mrs Sofia.

"Even with their honeymoon, they will forget their sadness."

Commissioner Gusta shook his head. "They need time, Sofia. Let it go first. You don't see how enthusiastic Leo is when he finds out that Shasa is pregnant. But then her face changed when she realized that right then and there she had lost her future son."

Lady Sofia was silent to hear Commissioner Gusta tell her. Lady Sofia knows that Shasa must have been hurt by what happened to her, but Lady Sofia forgets that Leo also has the same injury.

"Gusta, have you spoken up and encouraged Leo?"

"Not yet." Commissioner Gusta replied briefly.

"You're this, you've got the prestige of talking to your own son." Lady Sofia quipped.

"It's not prestige, Sofia. Seeing him slowly walking towards me alone, I was already happy. I'm afraid, the more I approach her, the more she moves away from me."

"Then speak as a man. He needed a place to tell stories. All this time, I was the only place to confide. But I think Leo also needs advice from a man. Therefore, you're the only one who's right to do it because you're the father."

Commissioner Gusta sighed. He was so happy to hear that Leo was willing to continue with the company and became even happier when Leo decided to stay at his house. However, Commissioner Gusta did not yet know how to approach the heart of his only son.

*****

After dinner, Commissioner Gusta and Leo talked about the business in the living room. Meanwhile, Lady Sofia and Shasa were still chatting in the dining room while eating fresh fruit.

Commissioner Gusta was looking for an opportunity and the right time to have a heart-to-heart chat with Leo. He was still confused where to start. Leo was still seriously talking about the company to him.

Leo finished speaking at length and took a sip of tea in his cup. Commissioner Gusta tried to start the next discussion.

"Lo." Call Commissioner Gusta.

Leo glanced at Commissioner Gusta.

"What does Papa mean?" Leo asked confusedly.

"You and Shafira. Are you all right now?"

Leo was silent and lowered. "I've been able to take it, Pa, even though it feels really heavy. Shasa..." Leo hung his words. "I think he's trying to hold back his sadness at all times, especially when I'm by his side. That's why I'm so heavy to leave him. I'm afraid she remembers when I wasn't around."

"Leo, the man must be many times stronger than the woman. That's why you have to lift his grief. The man has to be many times faster than the woman. That's why you're the one who determines the rhythm of your life. If you hurry, he'll be quick. If you're slow, he'll be slow too. The man must be many times braver than the woman. Therefore, you must not despair and give up. If you give up, it's over with your journey."

Leo listened to every word of Commissioner Gusta.

"Life is not just about a beating heart and a visible body. Life is all about being happy and enjoying every moment you have. Therefore, loss of life is not the only form of death. When you stop stepping and just lament the past, it's the same you're dead."

Leo digested Commissioner Gusta's words well. His face looked very seriously at his father. For the first time in Leo's life, he heard this deep advice from his father.

"When you pledge yourself as her husband, all the axes of her life are on you. You must be mature and wise. Everything no longer concerns you, but it concerns you and her. Marriage is like a ship and you are the captain. You can't just go with the waves, but you determine where you're going. The important point is that women are not destined to be captains of that ship. You'll always be called first and come first than your wife."

"That means, I have to do something for Shasa?"

"Not just for her, but for you. Remove your sadness. Invite your wife to forget it. Take a new step that leads you in a happier direction."

Leo looked at Commissioner Gusta with a faint smile on his face. He was so comfortable hearing the advice of Commissioner Gusta. It seems that from today on, Leo will see and view Commissioner Gusta as his father. A father relied on by his son. A father who will give a sense of security with his valuable advice.

*****

Epilogue:

"Shasa, do you want another honeymoon?" Asked Lady Sofia enthusiastically.

Shasa looked at Madam Sofia confused. "Honeymoon?" Ask Shasa to make sure.

"Ah... No-no. I mean, mama, take a walk. You want to see where Leo grew up, right?"

"Mama and Leo's place to live? Overseas?"

"Yes. You should know the places Leo goes to, where he goes to school, his favorite places to eat, you've never seen him, right?" Lady Sofia's face was like a merchant promoting her merchandise.

Shasa smiled at Lady Sofia's words. "Of course, I would, Ma. But... I'll do it after what I've planned is successful."

"What are you planning?" Ask Lady Sofia curiously.

Shasa just smiled broadly at Lady Sofia before him. Not answering a single word, making Lady Sofia impatient to hold back her curiosity.

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seriate...