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"Welcome to my house, Ryuto!"
Gandalf approaches the door and opens it, then signals Ryuto to go inside.
Ryuto himself nodded, he entered the Gandalf House. The first thing he saw was that the house was clean and tidy. There are several photo frames located on the wall next to the bookshelf.
The house itself is divided into five rooms. Two bedrooms, one bathroom and one for the kitchen. The largest, however, is the living room.
What interests Ryuto is the picture frame located on the wall. One boy and one girl, and then there was a little boy holding a chicken in his hand.
Looking at the photo, Ryuto finds out that the little boy is Rach. While the adult male in the photo is most likely Gandalf. However, for the beautiful woman who was next to Gandalf, Ryuto could not guess at all.
"That picture, when I was with my own family."
Gandalf smiled sadly, he looked towards the picture frame viewed by Ryuto. For some reason, he felt nostalgic when he saw the photo.
Ryuto observes his emotions, whoever sees Gandalf. They will understand that something has happened to his family. Ryuto did not want to bother about it, but Gandalf spoke.
"That woman, she died of a heart attack. Meanwhile, the little boy. I don't know of his existence at all. Truly an irresponsible man, this me."
"No ... It's not so, Uncle! You are a very nice person. You're the one who's fit to be my father!" Rach shouted loudly. However, what power. It was all in vain because he was just a lump of floating spirit.
Ryuto noticed Rach's emotion, he sighed for a while and looked towards Gandalf. Of course Gandalf knew and he wiped his tears while laughing low.
"Sorry, make you see my weak look."
"No problem, it's just ... I came here because of a request from my friend. Either destiny or not. The child ...," Ryuto said, then pointed at the child in the photo. "Similar to my friend."
Gandalf and Rach widened their eyes. Gandalf's body instantly trembled and retreated a few steps. He felt that the man in front of him was most likely saying wrongly.
Rach himself was surprised, he did not expect that Ryuto would directly reveal that. However, in Rach's own heart full of gratitude.
"You ... What did you say before, did I hear wrong?"
Gandalf was nervous and agitated. It was as if he had finally found hope about something he wanted. Ryuto himself knows the thoughts of Gandalf.
'Very easy.'
Ryuto smiled and said, "I came here at the request of my friend, Rach. He asked me to come to visit his mother's grave."
Hearing Ryuto's statement, Gandalf did not mishear. He was shocked and trembling with pleasure. However, he immediately calmed down those turbulent feelings.
"Is Rach okay?"
Ryuto heard the question, shaking his head. While Gandalf, widened his eyes for a while and let out a long sigh. Obviously he already knew about it, because he heard a voice after contacting the child.
The house is still in silence. Until finally, Gandalf looked towards Ryuto and said, "Let's sit down first. Tell me Rach's goals and desires for the last time."
Ryuto who was observing was slightly suspicious. Gandalf himself knew and he smiled lightly. Then lean on the back of the chair while saying honestly.
"Before, after I heard Rach's phone was destroyed when I said his mother was dead. I already knew that kid would fluctuate greatly."
Gandalf was still glued to the lamp and continued his speech.
"With that, I received no news from him. One day a tourist brought a newspaper. Any news in the city, this village cannot be because it is far away. Moreover, his journey was so complicated, that it was just a waste of time."
Ryuto agreed with the last meaning. Indeed, the road needs to be repaired, where a straight line is made that connects the village with the city directly.
"Back before, the foreign tourist had finished reading the newspaper. But he left it to me with reason. 'This man's story is really sad.' so I became interested and read it."
Gandalf lowered his head and let out a short sigh. "I was immediately shocked, I did not expect that the person being talked about was Rach. The figure I consider my own son."
Ryuto sighed. I don't know why, he thinks to himself. Pity for a man like Gandalf. Losing a woman, her son disappeared without knowing himself.
Ryuto immediately felt a strange thing. For some reason, Rach's goal of coming to town is a little less obvious. If it is to fulfill a living only, it is less appropriate.
"Well, Uncle Gan ... Can you tell me anything about Rach's real father?"
"Guto!" Rach is astonished by Ryuto's question, for some reason he feels that the man next to him wants to know something he didn't want to tell you before.
'Rach, I know that I'm a little presumptuous. But this makes me curious. Why are you so stubborn to go to town. I don't even want to go home even if I've been fired.'
Rach was stunned, what Ryuto said was indeed true. If he wasn't stubborn, his mother wouldn't have died. A feeling of helplessness appeared within him instantly.
"Rach goes to town to look for uan-"
"Uncle, even though it's privacy. Can I figure it out. Rach's own problems are deeper, because if he's fired why not go back and still settle there. Just for money is impossible, because this area is really advanced without a lot of money."
Ryuto looked seriously at Gandalf. "This is also for my friend's sake ... Can you tell me why Rach got so stubbornly into town."
Gandalf was stunned to hear the expression from Rach. He himself was right, that Rach went only for the money. But when I remember Diana. Gandalf finally knew what made his adopted son so stubborn.
Gandalf did not speak first, he stood up from his seat. Then, step towards the bookshelf. Gandalf took a book without a title, but it was very thick.
Saw Gandalf coming with the book. Ryuto raised his eyebrows and he wondered what the book in Gandalf's grip was.
Arriving at the table again, Gandalf pushed the thick book towards Ryuto. He looked at the young man while saying, "If my premonition is right. In this book is the reason why he doesn't want to come back."
Ryuto received the book. Plain pink book cover, no pictures whatsoever. However, the moment Ryuto opened the book, he finally found out. What book is it.
"Diary Diana."
To be Continued.