Womb of Titipan

Vishnu.

"Mother?" asked Naina in astonishment.

"Yes. I'm sorry if I was presumptuous, but you look a lot like someone I know." the man looked on and looked at Naina closely.

The curious grandmother turned her wheelchair around, until she could clearly see what was happening.

"My mother?" ask Naina again.

The man nodded quickly.

"sorry. But what's up?" said Grandma.

The man immediately saw Grandma.

"I'm sorry. Once again forgive me, I've been sassy. I just feel like this lady looks a lot like someone I've been looking for all this time."

Grandma looked at Naina who still looked confused, then went back to look at the middle-aged man.

"Who are you looking for?" ask Grandma curious.

The man hesitated to answer Grandma's question.

"I'm looking for my wife who ran away with our son."

Grandma and Naina looked shocked at the man's reply.

"My wife left me 19 years ago, she took our daughter."

Naina flinched, and so did Grandma.

"Nineteen years ago," said Naina softly, she then looked at the face of the man in front of her carefully, many things she was thinking at that moment, she said, suppose that he is the person he is referring to.

Grandma was no less surprised, what she thought was exactly the same as what Naina thought.

"Your wife ran away?" ask Grandma.

The man nodded quickly.

"Yes, he ran away with our daughter he just gave birth to."

Naina squeezed both her hands, her heart pounding even more thinking if what she thought was the truth.

"Sorry, is this lady your biological granddaughter?" ask the man to Grandma.

"No. She's the wife of my granddaughter."

The man looked back at Naina.

"sorry. May I know your mother's name?" ask the man again.

Naina's speechless.

"I'm sorry, I'm not polite to keep asking while standing like this, if you'd like, could we sit there for a while?" The man pointed at the empty seat in the Hospital lobby.

Naina looked at Grandma.

"All right" answered Grandma.

Naina then pushed back her grandmother's wheelchair closer to the chair, followed by the man and several people who looked like her personal assistants.

They reached the chair, Naina then sat next to Grandma's wheelchair.

"Include my name Vishnu."

"I'd like to apologize for interrupting your time." Vishnu introduced himself to Grandma.

"It's okay" replied Grandma.

"So I accidentally met your granddaughter, as I said earlier, I felt that she was very similar to someone I had been looking for all this time."

"I'm sorry if I go back to asking you this, if I may know your mother's name and where you've been living all this time?"

Naina looked confused, she seemed to think hard to answer him.

"My mother's name is Farida" Naina replied suddenly.

"Farida?" ask Vishnu surprised.

"Yes. You seem to have the wrong person." Naina stand.

"I'll excuse you." Naina said goodbye and immediately left Vishnu astonished, he continued to stare at Naina's departure until Exit.

Vishnu called out to the two people behind him.

"Follow that woman and find out about her, I'm sure she's the one we've been looking for all along."

The two immediately nodded and went to carry out his boss's orders.

***

"Grandma knows how you're feeling right now." Grandma held Naina's hand.

Naina immediately looked at Grandma beside her.

"I'm just confused, Grandma."

"Grandma knows Nak."

"I knew it was actually my chance to explore my origins, but I decided not to."

"Why?"

"All my proposals let me be the secret of my life, I don't want to know, I've been so happy with my life all along."

Grandma smiled little.

"It's up to you. Anyway Grandma will always support you."

***

Aaric had just walked out of the meeting room, he was walking towards his room followed by Julian and Rety.

All employees secretly pay attention to the steps of their bosses who look dashing authoritative, especially women who admire the good looks of their boss, apparently the status of Aaric who is married is not an obstacle for women to continue to admire him.

"It's lucky for his wife" said one of the women fascinated by Aaric's good looks who had just passed by.

"Yes. I'm so envious."

"Did you hear that word of gossip going around that our boss's wife is an orphan girl living in an orphanage."

"Oh yeah? It can't be!"

"That's right. One of the proofs is that when the wedding reception, the female companion is a Head of the House, some people recognize him because he is quite active in social organizations."

"Oh yes, it is very lucky that the woman, in addition to getting a handsome and wealthy husband, has also been elevated to the rank of an honorable woman now,"

"I salute Mr. Aaric and his family for accepting the woman and for not distinguishing social status."

"It's only natural that his wife is also beautiful and seems to be kind as well, I think the two are a compatible couple regardless of the social status of the two which is very much different."

More or less that the conversation between employees in the office, apparently Aaric charm still shines even though he is married, until the employees still talk about it.

***

Night Days.

Naina daydreams on the balcony of her room, watching the swimming pool below reflect the light of the lamp until it looks sparkling.

Naina keeps thinking about her meeting with Vishnu, a middle-aged man who claims to be looking for his wife and daughter.

"What are you thinking?" asked Aaric who had apparently returned home to surprise Naina because her husband suddenly hugged her from behind.

"You're home yet? I'm sorry I don't know."

"How do you know if you daydream. Tell me what are you thinking?" Aaric turned his wife's body to face her.

"none. I just miss you dear" Naina replied with a smile.

Aaric pulled Naina into his arms.

"You're teasing me, aren't you?"

Naina smiled amusedly, she then put her hands on her husband's neck.

"Yes." Yeah." Naina kisses her husband's lips.

Aaric smiled happily, he then carried Naina into their room.

***

A Few Days Later.

"His name is Naina, she's 19 and she's been living in an orphanage all along."

Vishnu read seriously the paper report of the results of the investigation about Naina which was given by two of his confidants.

"He's Aaric Widjaja's wife?" Vishnu did not seem to believe what he read.

The two men nodded.

"Do a DNA test, I want to make sure everything's fast." Vishnu looked upset.

"We did, sir, when we followed her while she was shopping at the supermarket, we managed to grab a strand of her hair. The test results will be out in a few days."

Vishnu leaned his body against the chair.

"May she be right is my daughter, but if it is so, a new problem will arise because she is the wife of Aaric Widjaja."