The Fate Or Destiny

Eps. 42. Meet

Keke was sitting at the dinner table accompanying papa Ramly to lunch on the second floor. Lisya and Livia were eating also not far from Keke. The two boys ate at a small plastic table size 60cmx60cm, a versatile table they both, sometimes make Via study, sometimes used Lisya play.

"Taste good..."

Papa Ramly praised, closing the spoon and fork on the plate sign that he had finished eating.

Keke smiled at the dikulum, many people have said that phrase. Maybe true the cuisine is good because so far customers abstinence rarely stop immediately, generally old customers. Likewise there are some people who are catering for parties/events, usually will recommend to their friends or relatives. Therefore, Keke need not be difficult to place ads or promotions, customers come alone. And one more thing, sister Bens also likes to cook.

"Now, pa?"

"Even. enough. Papa's fat now."

Keke noticed his papa's face, really looking more contained than when he first saw.

"No diet, he says there's diabetes..."

"There, rice only eats during the day, it's also a small portion like that. Inge said, because papa's happier now..."

The papa smiled as he cleared the corners of his lips with a tissue, looking at Keke...

"Maybe because Ike met again..."

Emmh. Keke only smiles at the words of the father.

"Where is Inge?"

"So, stay with papa too."

"Keke's time there wasn't..."

"Oh, during the day he works.he manages papa's Green Hills tourist spot in Kumelembuai, near our garden. Later if Keke goes there again papa bring Keke to that place. Nice view, Manado to Bitung seen from that place..."

"Oh.. Papa has that effort, too..."

"Yes, it was a plantation too. Inge school tourism, he proposed, papa dabble turned out to be successful."

"Where is that?"

"Maybe 2 kilos up again from papa's house."

"Why build a house on the plantation site?"

"Many considerations.can be easier to control workers, papa finished work can immediately break. And. papa is not young anymore, already feel cape everywhere with what other cars since got diabetes..."

"Oh.. but papa's house is very big even though only three with Lody's brother and Inge's brother..."

"Papa always think of Ike, and hope Ike back with papa. Lody and Inge were like papa's children as well. Later you married each has a family. so if you gather at the house papa..."

Oh... Keke felt his heart warm, papa always revealed that, not stopping to think about him. Keke looked into his papa's eyes, while revealing that papa's eyes were like staring far away.

"Papa thought of Bonita too. And after meeting Rommel and these beautiful children, he wanted them to be his family too..."

Keke looked in disbelief at his papa. Keke looked for the solemnity of his papa speech on that face. Sitting leaned back with two hands locked on the table with eyes still staring past Keke.

What was the old man's heart before him like? How did his father see the children of his ex-wife? Is it after the age of the father that people have been able to get rid of anger or hatred and choose to show love?

Keke was unable to examine his papa's thoughts. He himself until now not so accepting mama, even tend to ignore the mama maybe because of his hurt feelings first when he was forced to replace the mama with mama. Vosye's mother's affection for her even more makes her stay away from mama.

And he saw something different in his heart from what was in his heart about family, about mom.

"Often go to the house of papa, bring the children. It's Ike's house as well, even Ike's later..."

"..."

"Papa wants to also Ike occasionally nginap there, would ya?"

"Ehh. yeah, I can."

"Mommy.it's pilingna. (the plate)"

Lisya came closer to tossing the empty plate towards Keke. Keke took the plate.

"Lisya eat it a lot huh..."

The opa smiled as she rubbed her tall little head past the dining table.

"Yes opa.. the boys are full of Yica..."

"Wash your hands, De..."

"Sister Pia please wash his hands..."

"Dede first brother Via is still eating..."

Via replied, still sitting down to finish his meal. Keke stood up and carried Lisya to the sink.

"Come on... Dede with mami Keke..."

"After this, Ike if busy it's okay to go down..."

Papa Ramly watched Keke who was helping Lisya wash his hands."

"Son, I'm not busy today. Just a routine order, there are people working too..."

"Papa see Ike's employees growing..."

"Yes, there's been more and more orders, need more people."

"Same straws from papa's garden tell them to deliver them twice a week."

"Yes, thank you pa. Ike has spoken to Mr. Ruben the driver of anything necessary and unnecessary. Ike also told you how much not to waste..."

Keke saves a lot of expenses since papa garden results are delivered regularly, so he dared to add employees. Now he has 8 people working every day outside of himself and Rommel.

"Hi..."

A familiar voice from the stairs. And someone can't keep going when they see there's Papa Ramly. Standing awkwardly on the lip of the stairs. It's Saturday huh. The Benaya must have appeared at lunch.

"Eh. sis..."

Two men look at each other. Benaya nodded her head slightly bowing greeting papa Ramly. Benaya had only first seen but certainly soon guessed who the man who had had two colors in his head hair.

"Bipi Papi..."

"Liyat. pelut Yica becal, Yica eat kids. Yica spun right?"

Lisya shamelessly lifted her shirt showing her stomach. Ben laughed softly.

"Haha... Yeah, Yica's smart..."

Papa Ramly nodded at a glance, and thought it might be the boy's papa.

"Sister. eat first..."

Keke tidied the table, removed the dirty dishes from the table and brought clean dishes to Benaya. While Benaya had only moved a few steps and was still holding Lisya.

"Sister..."

Keke looked towards Ben who was not usually stiff, then realized something.

"Sister.here... Dede down first play by himself, papi Bipi want to eat."

Ben dropped Lisya off and approached the dining table. As Ben stood by Keke's side...

"Pa.. this.. This is Benaya's brother..."

Ben reached out politely.

"I'm Benaya Manoppo, um..."

Papa Ramly welcomes and reviews a smile for Ben.

"I'm Ramly, Ike's papa..."

Benaya glanced at Keke. Waiting for a moment, there was no sound.

"I'm Renske's friend, um..."

"Come, sit down. please eat yes.o.m is done..."

"Opa.. papi Bipi is Keke's mom's boyfriend..."

Via came near the dining table. This silent child told exactly what Keke did not say and what Benaya wanted to say. Benaya rubbed for a moment the head of Via, as if thanking him, this child gave him the ease to start talking to his beloved papa. Via back again to the front of the TV with a happy mimic, such as just doing an important task for papi Bipinya.

He wants to admit his status, but he's afraid Keke doesn't like it yet. And Via helped just in time.

"Oh.. that's it."

"Yes, I'm a close friend of Renske's..."

Benaya gave a stiff smile to the future in-laws, then glanced at Keke who was silent next to him. Hahh.. his lover can not be expected if the matter of verbal recognition, Keke will only talk a lot if the emotions level five and above.

"Where are they from?"

Papa Ramly is interested in wondering more. In front of him sat a man who looks mature, maybe not messing around anymore with dating relationships. It could be that in the future he will always meet her.

"I don't know exactly..."

"There's Manoppo from Kotamobagu..."

"Where is Rens?"

Papa Ramly folded his forehead hearing Benaya's question.

"That's Bolaang Mongondow, another county."

"What county is here?"

Keke's turn that scrunched his forehead? Sis Bensnya did not pass the lPS, huh? But the names of districts enter Mapel what yes...

"This is the city of Manado sak... Bens kak does not memorize the area here?"

"Yes..."

Ben replied in a low voice and there was a bit of embarrassment in front of the candidates. From the way Ben said it, Ramly concluded something.

"Because I was born and raised in Jakarta?"

"Yes, um..."

"Oh.. that's it."

"I work here, I've been here for over a year, I happen to live not far from here."

"Oh... met Ike here huh?"

"Don't know Rens since he was a kid. My parents are in a relationship with Reinhart and Aunt Vosye..."

"Ohhh... Eh yes. eat first we will talk again..."

"Yes, um..."

Ben was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief as om Ramly stood up and moved into the sitting room and started talking to the children. And Ben smiles, the one he wants to achieve today, get acquainted with papa Keke, tomorrow-tomorrow no longer awkward to take Keke to his papa place, no need to be picked up Lody...

Hahh Ben hasn't made peace with himself about Lody.

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Forgetting the bitterness of the past is hard, but there are people who choose that, and live happier lives...

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It's Monday but it's Ok. It can still be active, so be grateful.

Everything's spirit...

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