I Hate You But I Miss You (Hate But Miss)
Lean Painting
Leon Lea is still in silent mode.
Arles's sudden question about his papa leaves them at a loss as to what to answer.
Leon glanced at the rearview mirror which turned out to be directly met with his sister Lea who also happened to look at the rearview mirror because she wanted to see the reaction and expression of her brother. As if understanding with each other's gazes, Leon gave him a code so that Lea alone would answer Arles's question.
"Ehm... sa. baby, you just asked papa? Lea asked with a casual expression.
"Hmmm, the boy replied briefly.
"Look, your papa is still alive, baby. Not dead.
"So papa doesn't love us?
Arles asked again, with a sad face. Arles asked again.
"Honey, there are no parents who do not love their children..
"But if you love me, why don't you stay with us?
Now the question is accompanied by a trembling tone to resist the urge to cry..
Lea and Leon also felt very anxious to hug the boy who had been questioning a lot, and cried with him..
Leon pulled the car over and stopped.
"Hey boy.. Why not ask this to my mom? Ask Leon.
"Arles doesn't want mama to be sad. On the first day of class, friends laugh at Arles for not having a papa, not knowing where papa is. Arles went home and asked Mama. But my mom said nothing. After that Arles saw mom crying alone. Arles doesn't want to see mama sad anymore. The boy replied at length.
"Onty, if ontu Le knows where papa is, please take us to see papa yah onty! He said again and now his tears had completely flowed. As for Lean, she only showed a sad expression on her face.
"That's a pity for my nephew. Only this small was he already feeling deep sadness. Inner Leon
"Surely he felt tormented by the questions of his friends who always questioned the absence of his papa. Inner Lea.
"Darling, be patient in a minute.. Onty and uncle will take you to meet papa yah... Lea Said.
"really? Why not onty now?
Arles excitedly wiped away his tears.
"Papa's color again in a far away place dear...
"Well! Is that really onty?
Arles responded with an excited face.
"Uncle, is it really what onty said?
He went back to Leo.
"Of course boy.. But...
Leon seemed hesitant to say something.
"But..?
Arles scrunched his forehead.
"Darling but keep this secret from mama well. lest mama know about the onty and uncle said just now yes.
" Okay uncle. Answer's short.
"Well now, let's continue the journey uncle! Sahut Arles with a face full of excitement.
"*Hopefully papa will recover quickly. So papa came home from abroad. Papa's... Arles wants to kayak friends. Got a dad, got a mom!
"Help aja mama cried when remembering papa at that time. My mom was sad because Dad was sick.
"O Lord, heal our father, Lord.. Inner Arles.
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Gelsty was staring at a rectangular paper he had just found in a drawer next to his son's bed, in which was a painting of a little girl sitting, his head rested on both his legs with circular hands hugging both of his legs.
Beside the figure of the little girl there is a kaliamat reading "Papa. Go home! Lean kangen papa's".
It also looks like an adult male figure but has no face. On top of the figure was written one word "Papa".
Glesty was sitting limp on the floor beside her daughter's bed, staring at the painting with tears now completely flowing, her defenses crumbling along with her heart that was back in pain.
Again, she was crying alone. He hugged both of his legs just like the little girl in the painting he was holding..