Dara Manisku
Near but feels far away.

Dery manages to keep himself safe from the Tiger gang's men. But Dery does not know if this sense of security can last long.

There's no way he's constantly around Dara.

It was getting late, the Ihsan Family and Axel were about to leave.

Ihsan asked Dara to speak four eyes in the corner of the room.

"Are you sure it's okay to be with that guy here? I won't be home until I know you're safe here, Dara!" Ihsan was worried about Dara's safety.

"Look down Ihsan, you go home, I'm fine here, Dery's not a bad person, I'm sure of that". Obviously Dara convinced Ihsan.

"I'll stay here, anyways I'm going to Surabaya to meet you Dara!" Axel replied coming over and interrupted the conversation between Ihsan and Dara.

"You're not coming back to the cottage? Ihsan asked Axel.

"no, I want to be here with Dara, my cafe can wait a few more days!"Axel answered while looking at Dara.

"Well, since there's Axel accompanying you, Dara, I'm calm". Ihsan said while patting Axel on the shoulder.

"We'll go home first, Mama Dara....Sorry if our presence interfered with Mama Dara's rest". Ustadzah said with a smile to Mama Dara who grasped the hands of the familiar Ustadzah.

"If there's anything, don't hesitate to contact us yes Dara!" Ustadz Abu to Dara.

"ooo yes Dara, you must continue to study religion in the cottage, yes, there is still much you have to learn about Islam Dara!" Ustadzah said to Dara reminding Dara to immediately continue her activities at the Al Ihsan boarding school as usual.

" Well Ummi, at any time if Mama can stay, I will stop by the cottage to study again with Ummi and Abi". Dara answered with pleasure.

Ustadzah hugged Dara warmly, "Ummi pamit ya dear, you strong girl, sholeha, may you always be Istiqomah in your faith yes!" Ustadzah said softly praying for Dara while holding Dara's cheek covered with a veil.

"Aami...Thank you for your prayers". Dara kissed Ustadzah's hand sincerely.

"I'll call you when I get to the cottage!"Ihsan said to Dara.

Dery looked with Iri's gaze, watching Dara being surrounded by loving people.

"If I had chosen to come with you, maybe my life wouldn't be like this!" Whisper Dery.

22 Years ago in an empty building, Dery and the Princess were fast asleep on Mama's lap.

"Derrin...! Let's get up baby, we gotta get out of here, kid !" Mama whispered softly, while building Dery.

"hmm..mama where are we going?" Dery asked as she rubbed her two still sleepy eyes.

"We're going home, baby, we're going home". Mama said to Dery while holding her baby daughter.

"Dery.ayo wake up.hurry.ayo!" Mama Dery was trying to wake Dery who was asleep again.

Dery was finally forced to wake up by lifting Dery's small body at that time.

"Let's stand!" Mama Dery's

Mama walks around holding Dery's tiny hand.

She did not want to build her husband who fell asleep while hugging a gun.

While his friend also fell asleep in a chair facing the window of the building that does not glass.

Mama Dery walked down the stairs slowly, but suddenly Dery slipped until he fell down the stairs and screamed. "aaaaa..!"

"Derrie!" mama's screams softly, while holding her voice by covering her own mouth worried for a snare.

Mama Dery ran down the stairs to Dery.

"Sssstt..it's okay, calm down don't be noisy Dery, strong boy". Mama Dara tried to calm Dery down.

Mama tried to help Dery stand up, but 3-year-old Dery screamed in pain.

His legs were unable to stand, when Mama Dery panicked to see the state of his son.

Her husband and her friend woke up to Dery's screams. Then rushed to look for where the sound was coming from.

"Heyyyy!" shouted husband. While directing a ceiling shot.

"Dorr!" the gunshot shocked Mama Dery.

Mama Dery panicked, she tried to hold Dery who just kept crying.

"let's say, you have to be strong!" Said Mama Dery trying to hold her two children.

"Stop, or I shoot!" Shouted husband to Mama Dery.

Then Mama Dery fell silent. Her husband's friend went down and took Dery from her mother's arms.

Her husband approached Dery and saw Dery in pain.

His father took Dery.

Seeing that Mama Dery retreated slowly and ran away.

"Hey, stop!" shouted her husband's friend.

"Dorr!" Dery's father shot at his own wife while holding Dery. But his shot misses the wall that passed by Mama Dery.

Dery hugged his father tightly for fear of hearing a very loud gunshot.

"Damn!"Said Dery's father.

That was the last glimpse of Dery's memories remaining in his mind about Mama and her sister.

Now even though Dery is close to her Mama, she still does not recognize him.

"Hi..kok dumbfounded!"Tegor Dara on Dery.

"Eh..No, mmm...They're so nice to you, aren't they?" Dery regained his senses from his daydream, and turned to ask Dara.

"Yes, thank God I am so grateful". Dara replied as she walked towards the Window about to close the curtain.

"Yes, what's wrong ? Aunt called me ?" Tanya Dery saw Mama Dara who suddenly waved her hand calling Dery.

Dery then turned his wheelchair towards Mama Dara.

"Aunty needs help, does auntie want a drink?" Tanya Dery is trying to understand what Mama Dara needs.

"Is your name really Dery?" Ask Mama Dara slowly.

"Yes Auntie, my name is Dery!" Answer Dery.

"come here, come closer, I want to see you up close". Mama Dery.

Axel who was sitting looking at Dara who was closing the window, like he wanted to say something.

"By sitting here, I haven't talked to you in a long time". Axel said as he asked Dara to sit nearby.

"Yes a minute !" Reply Dara who is arranging the window curtain.

"For decades I have not seen Xel!" answer Dara

Dara smiled behind her veil while sitting next to Axel.

"Hmmm..Are you not the same as me?" Axel asked timidly in a soft voice.

"aaaa.. What did you say just now?" Ask Dara whose attention is on Dery who looks familiar with Mama.

"Hmmm it's been all the way here ignored!" Axel replied a little annoyed to see Dara not paying attention to him.

"Eh yes ..sorry, hahaha..!" Dara.

"Ah do not put the face dong, he said earlier miss me?" Dara said trying to comfort Axel who craved because he felt in the cakekin.

Axel stared gently at Dara, Dara felt her chest pounding.

"I'm really happy to see you again!" Axel replied suddenly becoming romantic while touching Dara's hand.

"mmm...I'm Axel too". Dara answered timidly by pulling her hand away from Axel's hand.

" What's it like to live in a Xel boarding house?" Tanya Dara switched the conversation.

"Hmmm. Yeah that's it, it's certainly more comfortable in my own apartment". Axel replied feeling bad for making Dara awkward nearby.

"Dery, how old are you now?" Ask Mama Dara.

"in May I'm 25 years old aunt". Dery answered with a smile.

"it's the same age as my son Dery!" Mama Dara said in her heart.

" June was only 22 years old". Mama Dara.

"Are you also treated here, son?" Ask Mama Dara again to Dery.

"Yes, that was, but Dad forced me to move to the hospital again, huf!" Dery replied with a sigh.

"then what does your mother think? does he agree you moved to the hospital?" Mama Dara asked again for information about her mother Dery.

"I don't have a mother, since I was little taken care of by my father, I don't know where my mother is!" Dery answered with a sad face.

"Is he my Dery?" Ask Mama Dara in your heart.