The Journey of Jinan

Chapters. 48

Jinan looked at Ardo with teary eyes. The look on Ardo's face was very serious towards him. Jinan had not expected to see the look on the face of a man like Ardo.

Other than his parents, there had never been anyone as attentive as this to him. Now Jinan began to think, did Ardo really love her sincerely?

For a long time they looked at each other with their thoughts, until a screaming voice calling out Jinan's name awakened them from his daydream.

Jinan and Ardo looked around to find the source of the sound. From a distance that is not too far away, the figure of Sila and Dedy who were walking towards them.

Jinan rubbed the corner of her slightly watery eyes, then she adjusted her breath for a moment, then she pinned her beautiful smile to Sila and Dedy who were getting closer.

"Finally you guys arrived too," exclaimed Sila after being right in front of Jinan.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Pi, Mi" Jinan said with a friendly smile, then he reached out his hand to shake hands with Sila.

"Wa'alaikumsalam" said Dedy.

Please accept Jinan's hand, "wa'alaikumsalam, darling," then he kissed Jinan on the forehead, then alternately kissed the whole face of baby Ayla who was smiling looking at him.

"Waah, Oma's granddaughter is getting pretty huh. Exactly like her beautiful mother," praised Sila with a glance towards Jinan at a glance.

"Here, let Mami carry him. You must be tired all day carrying baby Ayla."

"Not really, Ma," exclaimed Jinan with a small laugh, but the woman still gave her child to be carried by Sila.

Alongside the women, Ardo and Dedy are also not left behind with a light conversation.

"Welcome to Indonesia, Ardo."

"Thank you, sir."

"Two days ago Ria called us, she said that Jinan will return to Indonesia with you who are her future husband. I really didn't expect if you were Jinan's future husband. And my wife and I were also very surprised because Jinan was willing to open his heart again."

Ardo smiled faintly at Dedy's words. Basic Ria, could-can the boy say that he's Jinan's future husband. 

"Just pray, sir. I want it to be like that too. Becoming Jinan's future husband. Or more, be Jinan's husband" said Ardo who did not satisfy Dedy in his sentence.

"meaning? You guys haven't decided yet or is Ria just lying?"

"Jinan still doesn't believe in my love, sir. I still have to gain her trust first before asking her to make her my wife" Ardo said with a slightly elevated volume.

And sure enough, even though Ardo spoke in English, but his slightly elevated voice managed to make Jinan and Sila turn towards the two men.

Jinan who heard clearly Ardo's words was made wrong. I don't know, ever since Ardo defended her on the plane some time ago, Jinan started to feel something strange inside her. But he doesn't know what it is.

While Sila who also heard the words of Ardo only scrunched her forehead. What does it mean to not have trust?

"What do you mean you haven't gained trust?" ask Sila confused.

Just as Dedy told Ardo earlier, Sila also learned from Ria that Ardo was Jinan's future husband. And he now became incomprehensible to the words of Ardo just now.

Ardo who asked Sila was only staring at Sila at a glance, then he turned his eyes to Jinan who turned out at that time Jinan was also staring at him with a view that was difficult for him to understand.

"Ardo" cried Sila when Ardo did not answer her question.

When Sila's hand was grabbed by her husband, Dedy shook her head slowly to Sila. Codes not to discuss this now.

"Later Papi tell me at home," said Dedy slowly. And by force, Sila finally agreed to what her husband said. Maybe there's something sensitive about Ardo's words, so Dedy doesn't want to talk about it now, that's how he thinks.

 

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Jinan, Sila, and baby Ayla are currently sitting together in the passenger seat. Ardo and Dedy are in the front seat, with Dedy as the driver who will take them to the final destination of his trip today. Jinan's House.

Along the way to Jinan's house, Ardo and Jinan just kept quiet while staring out the window with their thoughts. While Sila, the middle-aged woman was busy playing with the cute baby boy who was currently in her arms.

Ting !

Notification of incoming messages on the gmail application that was on Jinan's phone managed to make the woman turn her eyes from outside the window. He grabbed his phone in his backpack to see who and what the message was about.

Jinan was silent for a moment as her eyes read an email name that read 'Romi Saputra' on her phone screen. Just looking at the name of the sender, Jinan already knows what message Romi sent for him, because for the past week Romi has sent him an email five times with the contents of the exact same message. Romi sent Jinan an email because Jinan had deactivated his overseas simcard one week before his return to Indo. And Jinan also does not know where Romi can find out his email address from.

When Jinan opened the message from Romi, it was true, the contents of the same message back he got from his ex-husband.

'Jinan, I ask you to send us a picture of our son. I want to see his face, Jinan. I miss my son.'

During the five times he received such a message, Jinan only replied to the message once with a portrait of Ayla's sleeping baby without inserting any words accompanying the photo.

Jinan was still silently staring at the line of words written on her phone screen. He turned his head towards Sila as the middle-aged woman touched his right arm.

"Why daydream, Jinan?" ask Sila. "Who sent the message?" ask Sila again before Jinan answers his first question.

"Em, mas Romi, Mi," said Jinan slowly. But it turned out that his soft voice could still be heard by Ardo who was sitting in front of him.

"Why did he send you a message, honey? Do you communicate often?" ask Sila wonder.

Hearing that, Ardo glanced at the rearview mirror in the car to observe the face of the woman worship while trying to steal hear what Jinan wants to say next.

"We hardly ever communicate, Mi. For the past week, Romi has been sending Jinan emails asking for a photo of Ayla's baby, Mi. Jinan doesn't know who he got Jinan's email address from."

Although not fully understand all the words of Jinan who speaks Indonesian, but at least Ardo understands if Romi sent a message to Jinan just because of a child. But even though it sounds normal, Ardo still faithfully stole the talk of Jinan and Sila. He wanted to know everything related to Jinan even though he himself knew that what he was doing at that time was not true.

"You have doubts, son?" ask Sila.

Jinan looked at Sila doubtfully. "Jinan is just scared, Mi," Jinan said with a very low volume of sound.

"Fearful?" ask Please make sure.

Jinan looked at Sila in silence. Honestly, on the one hand he was afraid that Romi's continued modest requests would keep him away from his son. And on the other hand, he was afraid that his son would get scorn from Romi's parents when they learned of his existence here through Romi. She was eager to get away from her ex-husband's family, but she couldn't if she had to run away like that. He does not hide behind the truth. Yes, this child is a truth that others consider to be a mistake.

"Jinan, listen to Mami. Romi is guilty of your marriage. Romi is not your husband anymore. But Romi, he's Ayla's real father. Despite all her faults in your marriage, she deserves this child" Sila said seriously as she clasped Jinan's right hand.

"Never once have you prevented a father from meeting his son. Romi's blood runs through Ayla's body, son. Mami's sure you know that" continued Sila.

Jinan stared at the screen of his phone, then he sighed.

"Okay Jinan, don't ever think badly about something that isn't necessarily going to happen. Try to sincerely live this all," Jinan's mind tried to strengthen.

Jinan looked at Sila. "Yes, Mi. Jinan won't stop Romi from meeting Ayla."

Please smile happily to Jinan. "Mommy's sure you can, son. You're a good man. God will protect you in any situation."

"Thank you, Mi."

At that time Jinan began to send a photo of Ayla baby to Romi. Just like before, he did not pin any words on the photo to Romi. After the message was sent, Jinan disabled his phone and put it in his backpack.

  

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Tengkyu for those who have read JINAN LIFE JOURNEY to this chapter😘