When Love Comes Again

Persuade the Devil's Way

The results of yesterday's DNA test will only come out in three weeks. Jovi is not out of his wits. He searched for Yudha's whereabouts and of course the results of his search were reported to his papi with the aim of destroying Yulia and her children.

"But" called him that afternoon. "Jovi didn't bother papi's break, did he?"

"No. What was? Come inside." Jovi sits next to his papi. Start whispering his evil spell. "But I have important information about the girl's daughter."

"The daughter of that woman?" Saut scrunched his two eyebrows.

"Yes, Pi. Yudhas. Yulia's eldest son," replied Jovi.

"Yudha?"

"Yes. It turned out that the person who claimed to be Yudha, was a village thug who had no work. He just used Juan. His job was just hanging out with his friends, gambling and getting drunk." Jovi's story makes Saut wide-eyed. He did not expect what he had just heard.

"Are you sure it was Yudha? Yudha Juan's son?" cecar Saut was curious.

"I think he just claimed to be Juan's son. It was he who engineered that Juan had a daughter named Adel. I think he's the brain of all this. Papi must warn Juan, especially Dicky. He was deeply affected by people whose origins were unclear." Seringai Jovi makes goosebumps. He confidently instigated Saut to believe his story.

"Do you have any proof, Jovi?" ask the papa again.

"Of course, Papi. I can take Papi where he can gather. Port territory, Pi."

"alright. Papi trust your words. Papi will warn Juan and Dicky." Jovi smiled satisfied with what he did today. He managed to brainwash Saut, his papi.

"Just wait for the play date, I'll finish you all off!" inner Jovi laughed contentedly.

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"Drunk?" Juan was surprised to hear his Papi's story.

"Is papi sure?" In his little heart, Juan did not believe the story. His little heart said that it was his eldest son. Percis as Dicky said. But again he could not dispute the order of his papi.

"Of course papi is convinced Juan. Papi's got the evidence" Saut said. Juan was silent, at a glance he glanced at Dicky. He tried to digest well his papi speech. Meanwhile, Dicky who sat next to him did not believe one hundred percent with what Opa Saut said. He believed in his brother. He believed that it was really his biological brother, Yudha Lintang Marabahan.

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(In the Office Lobby)

"Pa," call Dicky. "Honestly, Dicky didn't believe what Opa said this morning. Dicky believes in Yudha. Dicky believed in Adel and Mama. Dicky hopes our family can be whole again, Pa."

"But what if what your opinion says is true, Dicky. Today we can't trust just anyone."

"So, you don't believe your mom?" Dicky's question made Juan stop his steps. He looked at the boy who was walking in the back. He didn't say a word. He simply rushed towards the car parked in the office courtyard.

Dicky could only look at his father's passing with hope. May his heart be open and honest with his own feelings. Dicky believes his father still loves and loves his mother. But the selfishness of his papa makes him have to be a little patient. Waiting for the good times to come.

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(At Reinal Juan Marabahan's House)

Jovi was very unsettled at the letter he received this afternoon. A large envelope contains a lot of paper and photographs, as well as a piece of CD. His face was pale, his hands and feet were trembling. Only this time there were people who dared to oppose him.

"I have to act fast. I'll smash you to pieces, snot boy," he growled. Then he rushed to the trash can in the back yard, he burned all the big envelopes and their contents. His breath sounded so breathless. After believing all had been burned, he picked up a cell phone and pressed a number.

"Hello, you're here now. Get me at Juan's. We have to act faster than we originally planned" he said on the other end of the phone. In less than half an hour he was ready and headed for the courtyard. There was a black hartop waiting for him. Without much ado the hartop drove away from home.

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