My father's charm
Chapter 33 - Sorry

Lilis knocked on the door of Alka's room, before long her son came out.

"What's up, Ma?" tanyakanya.

"Alka, what's going on?"

"Nothing, Ma."

"Nothing, how? Shireen's holding back tears, what are you doing to her?"

"Nothing, Ma. I didn't do anything" Alka replied.

"Don't lie, Alka. Mama can see Shireen's face, did you hurt her?"

"Ma, enough 'yes. Don't make me dizzy, Rani came already a problem especially coupled with Shireen!"

"Alka, you're hurting Rani but not by hurting Shireen's feelings. There must have been a remark that offended her," Lilis alleged.

"Let's be like this, Ma. Tomorrow Shireen will come, Mama just ask what happened to him today," he said.

"Alka.." -....." Lilis wanted to speak again but her son quickly went to her room and closed the door.

Lilis sighed.

"Grandmother, a gift from a very big mother. I open it, yes!" pinta Varrel's.

Lilis smiled in agreement.

"Horay!" Raline clapped her hands as well as Sean following her brother.

Varrel tore off the excited wrapping paper, a toy car and school supplies that Rani gave him.

"Why didn't you give me?" asked Raline Iirih.

"Maybe you haven't had a birthday yet.

"Yes, yeah."

-

On the other hand, in the residence of Rani and her husband....

Rani got out of the car with a face of annoyance and disappointment, the intention of wanting to greet and hug her children instead she got a spicy satire from her ex-husband. Moreover, there was another woman who managed to steal the heart of her daughter's son.

"Where are you from, Rani?"

"From Mas Alka's house."

"Why are you going there again?"

"I want to meet my children."

"How many times have I told you never to see them?" Andri looked angry.

"They are my children and I am his mother. What's wrong with me wanting to meet them and vent my longing?" Rani said with emotion.

"I won't let you go there anymore."

"I'm sorry I married you. You are so selfish!" emphasizing words.

Andri clutched his wife's arm. "I've sacrificed a lot for you, so don't ever argue with me!" staring coldly.

"You fraud!" hisses.

"All your wishes I have followed, never try to break my rules!"

"Leave Laras and make me your only wife!"

"I can't!"

"Then let me meet my children and take care of one of them."

"No!" Andri said firmly.

"Keep your promise!" back to pressing his words.

Andri hardened his jaw and then let go of his grip violently.

......................

This morning Alka sent Shireen a message as usual but the woman told him to call the caterer without her intermediary.

Alka frowned, it was unusual for Shireen to tell her like that. He called her, her phone number was activated shortly after which she was disabled. "Why him?"

Finally Alka called the catering clerk for her lunch and dinner side dish order.

Ahead of lunch, Alka tries to call Shireen again but the woman's phone remains inactive. "Is he mad at me?" muttered.

Not wanting to think too much about it, Alka went out looking for food.

After buying some food packs, he went to the pharmacy to buy vitamins for himself which some days his body is not too fit.

In order to turn on the engine, Alka accidentally met with Laras.

"Hi!" greet the 35-year-old.

Alka smiled faintly.

"Who's sick?" tanyanya.

"Nobody is sick, just not healthy anymore" replied Alka.

"Oh."

"Thank you for the advice yesterday" said Laras.

"What advice?"

"You're right, if Mas Andri loves me he won't betray me. So now, I accept all the facts sincerely, if I can't afford it I'll give up without hurting Rani."

Alka smiled back a little. "Spirit!"

Laras replied to him with a smile as well.

"Then I go first!" Alka left.

The barrel stared at the Alka motor which was getting away. "Stupidly Rani, she had wasted a handsome man and as good as Alka was just chasing a loser man!"

-

Alka arrived at the workshop and gave food to her employees. He walked into his room and the sound of his cell phone ringing.

Alka picked up the phone in her pants pocket, with Shireen's name quickly answering.

"Hello, Mum. What's up?"

"There's nothing."

"Oh."

"Where are you?"

"Again at home, Mom."

"You're not sick anymore, are you?"

"Thank God."

Momentary silence.

"There's nothing important to talk about anymore, isn't there, Mas. Let me close, ", Shireen said.

"Sorry!"

"Mass?"

"I'm sorry if yesterday's words offended you" Alka said.

"No, Mas. I'm the one who apologized for not speaking on time" Shireen said.

"Let's go now!" said a man from the other end of the phone.

"Mas, I hung up" said Shireen.

"Where are you going?"

"The husband-to-be has arrived, Mas. So, today we and our family wanted to meet, "Shireen replied.

"Oh."

"Yes, Mum." Shireen hung up immediately.

Somehow her heart hurt when she heard Shireen say the words of the future husband.

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Finished delivering Varrel school, Alka rushed to Shireen's laundry and catering. Yes, he wanted to meet and talk to the woman.

As soon as she was about to pay her shopping bill, Alka looked back and smiled at Shireen's face but at once her smile faded away when a young man was behind the woman.

"Alka Mas!" greet Shireen nervously.

"Hi!"

The young man smiled at Alka and was replied by her.

"Today I can't drive him, it's okay, right?"

"It's okay, Shireen. Excuse me!" Alka also passed.

"Who is he?"

"Catering customers."

"It looks like you guys are very familiar," he guessed.

"Yes, I often deliver side dishes to his house and very close to his children."

"Does he have a wife?"

"He's a widower."

"Oh, so he's the man Aunt Ratih said," said the man named Gani.

"What did my mom say about him?" Shireen.

"Said Aunt Ratih, you always take the time to deliver the order to the man's house when your employees can do it."

"Do you like it?" ask Gani.

Shireen could not answer.

"Tell me before I propose" Gani said.

"Later we'll talk, now let's go in. You said you were hungry!" bring Shireen.

Upon arrival at the workshop, Alka tried to dispel thoughts about Shireen. He does his job as usual.

"Mas!" Derry handed over a hundred thousand pieces of money.

Alka gave back 1 sheet of money in blue.

"Mas, wrong. The return is ten thousand, this is mostly," said Derry.

"Oh, yeah!" Alka immediately changed the money sheet.

Derry takes it and goes to his customer and returns the money.

Derry came back to Alka, "Mas, seems like he's thinking a lot?"

"No, Derry."

"Unusually, Mom."

"I'm okay" he said sure.

"What does this have to do with Rani's sister who came home yesterday?" guess Derry.

"Where do you know that?"

"Yesterday when my mother passed by Mas Alka's house, Rani's sister got off the car with a big gift" replied Derry.

"Yes, he did come and we had a debate but I wasn't thinking about it."

"Then?" Derry curious.

"Shireen."

Derry chuckles.

"Hey, is there something strange?"

"Mas Alka's in love again, huh?"

"No, who's in love" Alka dodged.

"For what Mas Alka think of Kak Shireen if he does not have feelings," said Derry.

"What he said, too."

"Sir is good, Mas. The children also love him, wait let alone quickly applied!" derry's advice.

"She already has a potential husband" Alka said.

"Still candidates, Mas. Has he been proposed as well?"

"Not yet."

"If you haven't hunted yet, deh."

"I'm not ready, Derry."

"Try Mas Alka asked the children if they agreed if his father remarried" suggested Derry.

Alka thought for a moment and said, "Why are we talking about marriage?"

Derry scratched his head laughing mutely.