
Siti has seen the way Dakota's walking began to be unstable when holding Alfata, even Dakota's leg accidentally kicked the chair, but Dakota does not feel pain in his leg.
“Nyonya ...” said Siti while helping to open the door for Dakota.
Dakota loosened her arms from Alfata when they reached the room. Dakota immediately put Alfata's body on the bed. Alfata subconsciously saw Dakota's attitude look uninspired. Dakota's eyelids are swollen, Dakota does not care anymore about his shabby appearance and even his body also smells of sweat because it has not been bathing.
Dakota's eyes began to blank, not knowing what to do. When Dakota's gaze was fixed on the wedding photo plastered on the bedroom wall, Dakota recalled the moment of her marriage to Fano due to an arranged marriage. Dakota still remembers Dakota's forced facial features developing her smile on camera. Dakota also saw the sofa in the room, for the first time as a husband and wife, Dakota still remember when Fano wanted to sleep on a separate sofa bed with him. Dakota looks towards the bathroom, again Dakota remembers for the first time her husband Fano brutally kissed her as Dakota came out of the bathroom with a towel. Dakota's tears flowed back to those days.
“I'm sure you're alive, I don't want you to go this fast. This ... unfair, I don't let you go, my husband ... please listen to me...” inner Dakota. Dakota's body was already curled up while hugging her calf. Alfata approaches Dakota.
“Mother ... where does dad go?” ask Alfata to Dakota. Alfata's eyes are still damp because seeing Dakota was crying making Alfata also cry.
“God ... what should I tell my child this ... I cannot answer this question, do I have to lie to him” Inner Dakota.
“Mother ... I want to meet with dad, I don't see dad all day, do you not love me, even when you are crying, you are not, dad is not here with us” said Alfata while hugging Dakota's body. Dakota hugged her son.
“My son Alfata, listen to your mother carefully son. Your father loves us so much, your father must be back, wait patiently, your father is busy at this time. It's late at night, mother will read a fairy tale for you” said Dakota while laying her child's body.
“Well mom, if dad comes back I'll ask him why he made you cry. Mother ... don't cry anymore, I don't want to see you cry” Alfata said as she wiped Dakota's eyelids with her hands.
“If your father is back you can do whatever you want to him, now Fata has to sleep yes, mother will read a fairy tale for you” Dakota said as she pulled a blanket for Alfata.
“I don't want a fairy tale, I want you to sing, but don't do an Indian” song Alfata said, closing her eyes.
“Alright mom will cannyi for you, but your son must sleep” said Dakota while kissing his son's forehead. Dakota sang immediately.
“We let the waters rise (we let the water rise)”
“We drifted to survive (we drifted to survive)”
“I needed you to stay (i need you to stay)”
“But I let you drift away (but I let you go)”
“My love where are you (you where my lover is)”
“My love where are you (you where my lover is)”
Dakota paused for a moment to live the lyrics of the song she had just sung while her hand stroked Alfata's back. Alfata immediately tilted his sleeping position. Dakota is unaware that Alfata's tears are coming out to hear the song Dakota just sang. Dakota's tears came back out, and Dakota continued singing.
“Whenever yuo’re ready? (when you're ready)”
“Whenever yuo’re ready? (when you're ready)”
“Whenever yuo’re ready? (when you're ready)”
“Whenever yuo’re ready? (when you're ready)”
“Can we, can we surrender? (can we give up?)”
“Can we, can we surrender? (can we give up?)”
“I surrender (i give up)”
Lena's mother's cries broke again behind the door of the child's room and her daughter-in-law. It turns out that Dakota did not close the door at all, because Dakota's mind was not focused. Lena's mother was supposed to come in, but when she heard Dakota and Alfata talk, Lena's mother didn't dare to go in.
“My son Fano, where do you go son, look at your wife and son, go back home nak” choked Lena's mother inwardly. Similarly, Siti was watching behind the door, when she heard Dakota sing a surrender song, Siti's body was goosebumps because the meaning of the song that Dakota sang was very fitting with the current situation. Siti could only watch from the outside, letting Lena's mother cry behind the door.
“No one will win this time (no one will win this time)”
“I juss want to back (i just want you back)”
“I’m running to your side (i walk your case)”
“Flying my white flag, my wahite flag (waving white flag (give up)”
“My love where are you (you where my lover is)”
“My love where are you (you where my lover is)”
“Whenever yuo’re ready? (when you're ready)”
“Whenever yuo’re ready? (when you're ready)”
“Whenever yuo’re ready? (when you're ready)”
“Whenever yuo’re ready? (when you're ready)”
“Can we, can we surrender? (can we give up?)”
“Can we, can we surrender? (can we give up?)”
“I surrender (i give up)”
“I surrender (i give up)”
Not long after Dakota finished singing, Dakota's tears were still flowing, even Dakota's hands had stopped stroking her son's back. Dakota had been holding back her son from hearing her voice, but Dakota was unaware that Alfata was pretending to close her eyes. Alfata's tears were still flowing hearing the sound of Dakota's cries just now while she was purging the song of surrender.
Lena's mother couldn't stand crying behind the door. Finally Lena's mother went into the room.
“MyBuddies ..” Lena's mother's cry instantly grabbed Dakota's body.
“Mama ... mama ...” Dakota's crying hugged Lena's mother back.
“Mama is here son, mama is here, cry nak” said Lena's mother.
“My husband does not go ma... can't mom tell him to come back soon, I don't want to part with my husband, huhu ..” said Dakota.
“Your husband must be back, mama is sure he has not left, because Fano is in the heart of mama” said Lena's mother while stroking Dakota's back.
“Mama ... why should it be this .. why ma ... this is not fair ma, why ma ... hanghaaa .. huumhh ....” said Dakota while holding back her crying so as not to be heard by Alfata.
“Believe in dear mama, mama's son must be back, as long as the body has not been found, we still have hope” said Lena's mother.
“I don't know until when I can convince everyone that my son is alive, I myself have given up, if until tomorrow Fano is not found as well, I'll probably go catch up with her Lena's inner”.
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