Prayer of the Former
17

In the evening, at 12 pm, Aldi finally came home with a tired face after a long session with party officials.

Seraut tired face was seen when he walked by releasing pee long sleeves of his shirt. And he passed through the room of the beloved princess, Sifa.

Involved in the speech of Mr. Budi about the attitude of Sifa in recent weeks which is much more obedient and does not troublemaker.

Aldi's steps came to a halt, he weighed in by staring at the door of the princess' room.

But in the end he decided to enter into Sifa's room. Slowly he opened the pedal door of the room so as not to cause a sound that could wake the child.

Silent and slowly Aldi's footsteps entered deeper into the room. Seen the figure of the princess is sound asleep by hugging the beloved doll from the baby first.

Aldi approached to more clearly see the child's face, his eyes descending with sadness looking at the face of Sifa who was sound asleep.

Slowly Aldi's body came down to allow a slightly open blanket. The little arm slowly he put into the blanket. But unexpectedly it made Sifa react with a little wiggling slowly.

"Mama?" sifa whispered softly in her sleep.

Degs... Aldi was transfixed when he heard that same Sifa.

For a moment his feelings changed. And when Aldi decided to turn around. Unexpectedly Sifa was awake, both her eyes were open.

"Papa??" he cried with a raucous voice that finally stopped Aldi's steps and made the Papa turn around to face him.

Aldi forced himself to smile in front of the princess who still looked half-conscious. Then slowly he sat down on the edge of Sifa's bed. His fingers also tried to gently rub the head of the princess with affection.

"Papa, just got home?"

"Hm"

"Papa. must be tired" said Sifa with a little closer to the Papa.

Aldi simply smiled wryly without answering.

"Sleep again baby, sorry. because so wake up Sifa" said Aldi softly.

Sifa just stared at Papa's face in the dim light of Sifa's sleeping lamp.

"Well??"

"Hm" muttered Aldi as he continued to rub the princess' head to go back to sleep.

"Papa, why did you leave?? is it because of Sifa's naughty childhood??"

Deg. a question that Aldi never really expected from Sifa.

Jemari Aldi momentarily stopped, his mind blank.

"Said grandma, Mama angry Sifa naughty, that's why mama left.. yes reward?"

Aldi was shocked when he heard this little girl's words.

"That? if.. Sifa is not naughty anymore, do you want to go home? do you want to be Sifa's mom again??"

"Well??" sifa exclaimed in a raucous tone like she was about to cry.

In his trunk, Aldi could only sigh softly.

"Darling.I'm sorry.. Papa can not answer" said Aldi with a sad tone.

"Mama must have left not because Sifa was naughty, and. we can only pray that mama quickly return, gather with us again"

The disappointed face of the princess heard the Papa's reply.

Slowly fingers Aldi stroked the sad face of the princess who looks longing for the figure of the mother.

"Sifa's Birthday soon, Sifa wants to ask for what gift??"

The princess's sad eyes are visible. And slowly he just shook his head slowly not answering.

A thin smile was engraved on Aldi's face with affection he dropped a kiss affectionately on the princess' forehead.

"Sifa is a good boy, Papa loves Sifa until anytime" whispered Aldi quietly in front of the princess.

Sifa simply replied with a knotty smile.

"You can ask for any gift on this 8th birthday, Papa will definitely buy it for you, hm?"

"Yes" replied Sifa quietly.

"Good night dear, good night" said Aldi slowly getting up from the side of Sifa's bed.

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Aldi closed the door to his daughter's room. He seemed to be standing there with mixed feelings.

"Son? Papa also wants to ask your mama, why did she die us? and why is he that loaf??"aldi's inner whispers were so hollow.

"Sari??" whispered Aldi slowly and at a glance he turned to look outside the big window in the room. He looked far away as if he hoped that someday the figure of Nurmala Sari returned with a proper explanation.

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Time passed, almost 1 week. And Sifa's figure never appeared again in Sari's boutique.

At first Sari felt ordinary, but in fact the little girl had become a small part that made her miss the cheerful and jolly figure.

Lisa saw her best friend was not so excited these few days.

"Sar?"

"Hm?"

"Lo behind often daydream, think what the hell?"ask Lisa by sitting closer to Sari who is playing the phone screen.

Sari just flinched steadily Lisa at a glance.

"Still ingetting the ex?"

Sari turned her head in shock, then chuckled softly with a shake.

"ikh, amit-amit" interrupted Sari quickly.

"Bas it continuing??"

"Gue thinks of Sifa"

"Sifa?? that little boy??"

"Heem" said Sari pelan.

Lisa looks a little smirk.

"Why can you think of Sifa? after all he is not a brother or son of your acquaintances as well"

Sari just sighed slowly.

"Well that's it, I don't understand it either, I'm thinking of Sifa too much" said Sari.

"Lo is busy thinking ikh's son, you don't think yourself how? even if I see your life even more concerned than that child .." said Lisa ketus.

"That's the son of Sifa, Vice Regent, try to think.that child must be very lucky to live more than enough, must be many who love him.. what is certain to buy the same father who has a regional nie, I think yes.only time there will be hectares of land in the name of Sifa" said Lisa at length.

Sari pondered Lisa's words.

"Well, try to lo bandingin the same life that just depends on the same makeup results that sometimes there is no, not to mention car installments and store rental money already in sight, not to mention, so if I value that must be prioritized it is not Sifa.. But your life, Sar"cecar Lisa opened Sari's mind.

"Not to mention ,lo just stay married to your own candidate.your fate really deserves to be worried Sar"

Jamb... Sari just grinned bitterly, Lisa's speech did have a point. The mediocre life of the results of make up, plus the increasingly irregular installments are inversely proportional to Sifa the child of Vice Regent who is all fulfilled.

"Yes yes, I should think about the fate of my life yes."sahut Sari slowly.

"Ta-pi. I can not lie, if indeed I am anxious and worried about the child, like there is a bond that makes want to hug him long" said Sari.

Lisa heard by paying attention to the mimic expression of Sari's face that looked sincere.

"Hmmm, if I hear you say this, for a long time I can misunderstand you!!"

"Hm??" muttered Sari responded to Lisa's words.

"Misunderstand how??"

Lisa slowly woke up from her seat and then half-turned she looked at her best friend's face.

"Yes.don't-don't lo ngarep to be a mama continued Sifa" said Lisa by passing away.

Sari jumped in shock at the words of Lisa who left after saying a sentence that she had never thought of.

"What time??" whispered Sari muttered.