Call Me Rain
Apologies

"How is Mr Abhi doing now?" mirza asked without turning her eyes to the streets of the capital. After a while the atmosphere in the car was quiet, as Shaka as well Shaki had fallen asleep in the back seat.

"Goddess...,"

"Surely he was disappointed with me." cut Mirza.

Alula shook her head slowly, "don't always turn on yourself, I'm also wrong in this matter."

"Sorry...,"

"Udah, don't apologize anymore!" Alula.

During the journey home, Alula also Mirza did not talk much, all felt so awkward and confused what to say. Every now and then Alula glanced at the man sitting next to her, the man she once loved so much now turned into a grown man. The man who is now the father of his children now looks more charming. Alula shook her head, putting aside the feeling of admiration for the man beside her.

After an hour's drive, the black sedan arrived at a gate with the inscription "Rumah Singgah Anugerah" on it. Mirza parked her car in a special parking lot for guests. Simultaneously, Shaki woke up from his sleep, then shook the body of his twin brother who was still asleep.

"Shaka, Kaka, let's go see grandpa!" shaki said when he woke Shaka up.

"Shaka, let's get up! we've arrived." Shaki shook Shaka's body once again.

"What?" Lazily Shaka finally opened her eyes.

"Let's meet Grandpa!" bring Shaka.

"Grandfather?" shaka's eyes were rounded hearing Grandpa's words. People he never knew, and never met before. Instantly, Shaka awakens from his sleep and hurriedly invites Shaki to get out of the car.

From the front seat Mirza just shook her head, while Alula smiled full day to see her two children who were currently very close.

"Grandfather!" shaki shouted while running when he saw Abhi's father sitting on the porch of the house using his wheelchair.

Abhi's father is shocked to see the arrival of Shaki who joins hands with his twin brother.

"Well guess Kek, which one's grandpa's granddaughter?" with a rancid face, Shaki challenges Grandpa to guess which one he is.

Instead of answering, Abhi's father sobbed and embraced and hugged the twins.

"This is Shaki, and this is Shaka. Both are Grandpa's grandchildren" Abhi's father said after releasing his arms from Shaka and Shaki, wiping the wet corners of his eyes from a circle of tears that had dripped.

"Grandfather cheated, why does Grandpa know?" Shaki's face turned sullen because Grandpa already knew first.

Shortly after, Alula and Mirza came up with some grocery bags. They deliberately give time for Shaka and Shaki to meet Abhi's father.

"Dad," called Alula as she arrived at the front porch of the house, along with the exit of the Beautiful Mother from inside the house.

"Abhi, what's so much?" Ibu Indah asked, she was surprised to find Mirza Shaka was there too.

The atmosphere felt so awkward, that finally Ibu Indah invited Shaki and Shaka to enter the house.

"Shaki, follow Grandma into yuk! Shaka yes too!" The twins followed and followed Mother Indah into the house.

After the twins entered the house with Mother Indah, Mirza began to walk closer to Abhi's father who was still sitting in his wheelchair.

"Pa Abhi." Mirza sat down in front of Abhi's father. "I don't know where to start." Mirza paused her speech. "I–I'm really sorry for all the mistakes I've made."

"For so long, I lived in such deep remorse and guilt. I know my mistakes are unforgivable. But after meeting and apologizing in person like this, I wish my heart could feel a little calm."

"Sir Abhi." Mirza grabbed the hand of Abhi's father who was clenching, his face was red because it held back his anger and disappointment towards the man who was kneeling before him.

"Once again, I'm sorry, I promise I will take responsibility for everything" Mirza said with a sincere look. He looked down at the old man who used to work in his family.

"Which father is not hurt to see his daughter treated like that. Moreover, when he found out that the man who impregnated him actually married another woman," said Abhi's father with a firm voice and a cold face.

Abhi's father seemed to take a deep breath to calm himself down, before long he said, "But, everything has passed. I don't want to keep the hate." Abhi's father turned to look at Alula who was standing right behind Mirza with eyes wet with tears that he had unknowingly just decayed.

"Sir's Son." Abhi's father patted Mirza on the shoulder.

"It's all gone, I've forgiven you. But, to forget everything I still can't."

Mirza could not speak anymore, she kissed the old hand of Abhi's father who was currently grasping her tightly. "I'm sorry sir, I'm sorry" he said.

Abhi's father nodded his head, "It's been, it's been," he said later.

"I know, Alula's been through a really tough four years of life. I promise, will make up for all the mistakes I've done."

"Yes! I hold your word. I'm sure you're the man in charge." Abhi's father nodded his head, while one hand patted Mirza's shoulder.

That night, Mirza spends her time in the house occupied by Alula, Abhi's father and Shaki. The house that is still in the area of the halfway house belongs to Ibu Indah. Mirza never stopped responding to the behavior of his two sons, sometimes he joined in laughing and smiling haru, never thought if everything would be like this.

"I can bobo here right Shaki?" there was a conversation between the two boys.

"May, later we bobo with Mama," said Shaki, chiming in Shaka's speech.

"Asik, bobo same Mama, ye!" shaka shouted while prancing around in front of everyone. Making everyone who was there laugh seeing his behavior was no exception Father Abhi was also Beautiful Mother.

"Papa slept with Mama too, right?" shaki asked with his innocent face.

With a panicked face, Alula immediately looked towards Mirza "no!" quickly answer.

"Why?" shaki asked with a slightly disappointed face, because his desire to sleep with the Papa could not be accomplished.

"Your father must go home first, come here again tomorrow!" timpal Abhi's father who seemed to understand how nervous Alula.

"Yes already, Papa bobo is alone at home huh!" shaka said indifferently.

"But I want to bobo with Papa." Shaki suddenly approached Mirza and sat on her lap.

"Papa must go home first, Papa will definitely come here again" said Mirza, but Shaka still bent his face.

"Oh yeah, Shaki want to meet Oma as well as Opa ? papa's gonna bring them here, yeah."

With all persuasion, Shaki finally nodded, no longer sulking asking the Papa to sleep with him.

"It's late, why is it still here?" alula asked when she saw Mirza still sitting on the chair on the porch of her house. The children were already asleep in the room, while Abhi's father had already been delivered into the room to rest.

"I'm afraid" Mirza replied without looking at Alula.

"Since when have you been a coward?" Alula frowned. All he knew was that this man in front of him was the bravest man, never afraid to help others even though he was in danger.

"Since you left," Mirza replied as she looked inside the woman who was standing not far from her.

"I'm afraid if you go again. I'm afraid that I can't see you again" she said later, with a very sincere, gentle, soothing look. Alula is nervous and doesn't know what to say.

"Abang—."

Mirza got up from her seat, slowly approaching the woman who was standing not far from her.

"Please, promise me you won't go again! it's been pretty ruined it feels like I'm without you, deck."

"Don't go again." Mirza couldn't help but hold herself back, and she pulled Alula into her arms.

"Don't go again" he whispered right in Alula's ear.

Alulapun powerless to hold his cry, he spilled all the tightness, fatigue and pain that he kept for years alone.