Young Master's Lovely Chef

Chapter 66: The Diary of Mikael

Plain eyes full of puddles of tears that were ready to spill, was staring longingly at the object in front of him. The brown wooden gate with cherry accents, further embellish the humble home of his childhood. Moreover, there are additional luxury buildings in the backyard there. Formerly the place was a cassava garden and transformed by the Duke into a minimalist palace that looks so beautiful.

With courage, the feet that had wanted to run away, began to walk through the courtyard filled with roses. Getting closer, all the memories of the father hit him to make Nada immediately sat on the ground which began to get wet because the rain began to fall spatter.

"Come, let's go" said Samuel, who continued beside Nada to support his wife.

"No. I'm the one who asked you to turn around to get here. Let me in."

They finally walked in there accompanied by the sound of stuffing from Nada who could not bear the burden on his heart. Step by step traced, increasingly making Nada hold tightly to Samuel's hand fingers that embraced him no less tightly than the side.

"It-it ...."

"Isn't it still the same? We all took care of this for you."

The tone went straight into Samuel's arms. The two were in the same position for quite a long time before Nada finally made a distance and walked towards Mikael's room.

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This is nothing that's changed. Everything is still the same as what I remember last time. Inner Tone.

The tone then went in and sat on the slightly hard mattress. He was silent staring blankly at all the relics of Mikael that were arranged so neatly. His father was a very clean man and loved neatness. Although their house is simple, it feels so comfortable because Mikael and Nada always routinely clean their residence.

Samuel smiled and slowly sat down beside Nada after Nada told him to come in and pat the side next to him. The man held the shoulder of Nada who was looking at him full of love. Samuel should be grateful that Nada did not leave him because of his lies all along. Nada realized that Samuel also carried a heavy burden long ago.

"Thank you .." said Nada lirih while holding both cheeks of Samuel who did the same.

"Together, baby."

Cup

Samuel kissed gently the forehead of the tone that was closing his eyes. The clear water was getting weaker until Samuel re-embraced the fragile body. There was nothing to say but a cry that came back again and again. Tears showed how much Tone missed Mikael, the greatest father in the world.

"I-I want to meet dad, Vio ..."

"Later we're gonna pay a visit to dad's, huh?"

"Where?"

Tone instantly lifted his face and looked expectantly at Samuel who still did not understand the meaning of Nada's words.

"In Jakarta. Papa has already moved my father's place there" Samuel said to Nada, who stared at the pile of books on the small table.

The woman stood up and approached and picked up a small red book with white tape. The tone opened the first sheet and immediately fell silent looking at a little faded sentence.

...DIARY OF MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, TONE...

With trembling hands, Nada tried to turn the page, but could not get to Samuel who had been standing, slowly helping Nada to open the next page.

Samuel was the one who discovered it a few years ago when he was cleaning Mikael's house. It was tucked under a closet with a broken condition on the cover.

He is so smart and appreciates the privacy of others. He chose to fix the cover himself with the exact same one and then keep it in his safe. Nada's memory returned, making Samuel decided to put the object to the right place with the help of Leo who sent him from Jakarta.

...--...

Finally my daughter was born into the world thanks to my wife's hard work. I gave her the name Dianada Safaluna Abiyaksa at Ayu's request. Isn't her name pretty? People say that names can represent a person's character. Ayu and I hope that our beautiful daughter can grow up to be a strong child and always spread kindness everywhere.

The tone just evaporated. Well, she's so pretty. I wouldn't want to see him get married. Steve said, I'm crazy. My daughter wasn't born long ago, but I've been thinking about her getting married.

Although I am happy, I cannot hide my sadness. Losing Ayu was the hardest thing for me. I was so desperate and thought, can I be a good father to my daughter?

I'll try as I can. Honey, please look at me from up there, okay? Miss you.

...--...

Tone just nagged incessantly. Why is he so funny? I thought I wanted to eat it, but just pinching her cheek I was so scared. I held her in great caution for fear that this little human might fall to the floor.

Why are his cheeks so soft? I even had to fight with Yuni and Steve because they both made my daughter's cheeks red. They keep kissing Nada. Cih, sucks. I was so jealous. Why are they so easy to do dangerous things to Nada? I just feel like holding my breath every time near Nada.

...--...

My daughter is growing bigger. Can you stay small, son? So that I can keep looking after you. Today you are 6 months old. Your eyes are round and so clear. Every time you see your face, you always remember your mother.

Honey, did you see me? Am I a good father? You know, every day I only sleep 2 hours. Tone always woke up in the middle of the night and I kept petting him for hours. I also fed him the milk that Yuni bought. But is baby milk really so bad? I tried it first for fear of it being spicy. Am I so stupid? Steve and Yuni even kept mocking me for the milk.

...--...

My daughter is 1 year old. Her hair grew thick because I always dyed it with hazelnut oil.

Honey, I take good care of our daughter. I tried so hard to teach him good things and always protected him. Am I a responsible father? I wanted to find a better job to buy her a lot of milk and diapers.

Today was so draining. I do 3 jobs at once to earn more money. Nada, would you be proud of your father? Sorry, I can't give you much.

Honey, can you come into my dream? I'm so tired. I want to hold you and complain like I always did. I miss your embrace that always calms me. Now I can only hug Nada and cry while fondling her.

...~~~...

The sobbing tone was so heart-wrenching. The woman sat on the floor with Samuel crying. Tone hurriedly closed the diary of Mikael because he could not read more.

"Why? Wh-why should dad?! God is so evil!!" yells Tone full of heartache. The events of Mikael who was burned alive are remembered.

"Hey! Man plans, but God determines. You must not blame Him" said Samuel.

"But .. a-I want to come with you."

Bugs

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..."Wet wiper spells staring at me...

...Each dendang lantun macapat accompanied...

...Like the voice that was conveyed to me...

...Even the sound of the guitar is different when I wish...

...Towards your remembrance...

...The shakes that radiate give birth to poetry...

...Bak pujangga...

...It's for you, it's for you,...

...And do'a as my servant."...

...Eko Putra Ngudidaharjo...

...♡♡♡♡...