THE PEBINOR

Chapter 95 - THE PEBINOR

"Son, come here.." Darren called his daughter-in-law, making the woman's feelings mixed up. Honestly, he was always nervous when he had to talk to his father-in-law.

Melisa also said, she sat on the sofa opposite Darren. The middle-aged man chuckled softly as he looked at Melisa's pale face, it was obvious that she was on the verge of nervousness at the moment. 

"Don't be nervous, I won't hurt you, son."

"E-ehh, don't you, Pah. Melisa's just not used to it." Melisa replied with a smile that looked forced. Once again, Darren smiled and shook his head.

"Come here, sit beside Papah." Melisa complied, she sat down beside Darren. The man was seen taking something from the drawer under the table. 

A photo album, Darren rubbed it slowly. Then smile and give the photo album to his son-in-law.

"What is this, pah?"

"This is a photo album about Arvin's childhood, son." Melisa looked surprised, then smiled and began to open the sheet of the photo album. He rubbed the paper gently.

"That's Papah and Mama. At that time, papah remembered very well that Mama wanted to do a photo shoot while she was eight months pregnant." Obviously Darren with a smile. He suddenly missed the beautiful figure of his wife.

"Yes very pretty, Pah." 

"Yes, she's very pretty. Just like you, in addition to her pretty face, her heart is also pretty." Answer Darren.

"This, Arvin?" Melisa asked as she pointed at the baby photo that looked so adorable.

"Yes, this is Arvin. This picture papah took when he was just born, funny isn't it?"

"Yes, that's funny." Melisa replied, she re-opened her Poto slide slowly.

"Wahh, what is this?" 

While chuckling, Darren explained the memories behind the photo. 

"Arvin broke his mother's powder, but it was not used at all. So, her mom punishes Arvin for eating alone, but yeah that's the case." Darren Obviously. Yes, in the photo was seen a small baby sitting with food that surrounds him. Yes, yes, her name is also a baby. It could be anything other than crying or breastfeeding.

"Arvin turned out to be this senakal.."

"There's more, son. Just take a look." Melisa again opens the next page, then she is made to chuckle by a photo that shows Arvin playing mud. The wet mud is attached to the wall of the house.

"Look, her mama was furious at that moment, son." 

"Of course, if Melisa too must be this angry." Melisa replied with a smile. 

"Arvin was naughty, from the time he was a baby his mischief was obvious. Then when he gets bigger, there's-there's his act. He had been thrown a bottle of water because of the prank of pressing the doorbell of a neighbor's house, of course it made the neighbors protest the same mama, papah." Darren replied, Melisa who heard him laughed. 

"This, pah?"

"It was when Arvin was in law at school because he hit his classmates, when Mama was sickly. Just two months after that, Mama left." Clearly Darren, made Melisa look up at the middle-aged man's face.

Her sad gaze made Melisa feel pain, the sorrow murmur was still clearly drawn on her old face. It looks right, that Darren really loves this woman.

"Papah loves his mama Arvin so much, papah didn't have any of this. But, mama came and extended her hand. When papah slumped, only he could make papah rise again. But, after all he's gotten, he's gone." Lirih Darren's.

"Father.."

"Come, Son. For decades, Mama left papah, but the pain when left behind is still so pronounced that sometimes make papah can not sleep. Papah has tried to forget the figure of a beautiful woman who looks like an angel in the eyes of papah, but all of her failed."

"The papah has also tried several times to open the heart to other women, still the one on the papah's mind is Mama. In addition to Arvin who disagrees, reinforcing papah's intention not to marry again until anytime." Darren said softly, his head bowed deeply.

Her heart really felt tight at this moment, Melisa rubbed Darren's back gently. He also felt pain for the departure of the mother-in-law who had been several years ago.

"Well, you love your mom, right?"

"Have to, you don't have to ask anymore, son. The answer is, you already know." 

"Don't burden yourself papah, try papah think if Mama see papah like this, will Mama be happy? Surely not, right? Mama wouldn't be happy to see a man she loves like this." Melisa said softly.

"Try to be at peace with the past, because if you keep remembering everything, papah will feel more pain." 

"It does not mean papah should not remember Mama, but not too. Because papah also has to think about the current condition of papah, the same focus is on papah health? Of course, papah want to play with papa's grandson?" Ask Melisa. So far, Darren does not want treatment because he feels desperate. 

But, when I heard Melisa's words. He suddenly wants to get well again, yes he wants to play with his grandchildren later.

"Yes, papah will seek treatment so that it can heal quickly."

"Well, so dong. Papah must be healthy." Melisa said with a smile. 

Darren nodded his head, he smiled sweetly towards the son-in-law. It's fair that Arvin likes Melisa, it turns out she is really filled with positive energy. His son did not choose the wrong partner, was beautiful, understanding anyway. 

Looking at Melisa, Darren felt like he was looking at his late wife. His smile, even his face was almost similar. It's just that his name and age are different.

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