Still Wishing He Back?
66. Arka Already Tau?

Arka which is usually taught by Airin to be careful of strangers who are new to him, he said, but somehow he was so comfortable chatting with a stranger who suddenly came to him while crying alone in the park. He did not try to stay away from her as he used to do every time he met a stranger.

"Oh yeah, I think you should go back to school, I'm sure your friends and teachers are looking for you right now."

"I don't want to go back to school." Reply Arka who looks reluctant to return.

"Why not come back? You will be sought after."

"So, Arka still wants to chat with om."

"...."

There was an awkward smile that the person showed when Arka said that to him.

"Oh yeah? Om was so happy to hear it, but Arka still had to go back to school, so that Arka's friends and teachers would not worry anymore." His words try to persuade Arka to return to her school.

Arka did not immediately reply, he was silent with an expression that was very reluctant to leave.

"Are you really coming to Arka's school tomorrow?" He then said with a bit of hesitation.

"Yes, this is because om has already promised you, therefore om will definitely come to Arka school tomorrow."

"Really?" Arka smiled happily to hear it and tried to ascertain again what he heard.

"Yes, really." The man replied convincing Arka of the promise he made.

"So, tomorrow om really can make Arka meet his papa Arka?" Said Arka excitedly.

"Yes, are you happy?"

"Yes, Arka seems so good, because finally Arka can meet with papa." The one who can't hide his happiness.

Looking at the happy expression of Arka, that person could only observe her facial expression with an occasional smile. Although the look of his face looks calm and smiling looking at Arka, but there are things that he hid behind his smile.

"Arka, where you love, this is mama." A voice call from Airin stopped the chatter of the two.

"It looks like it's Arka's mom's voice. Does Arka not want to go to him?" Said the man, to Arka who was still silent and did not move from her seat.

"Emm...." Arka again looks reluctant to leave, he is usually very happy when he heard the sound of Airin, but somehow this time it looks heavy to approach his mother.

"How about Arka samperin mama Arka, later her mother Arka worried you know!."

Because Arka was still silent, the man tried to persuade Arka to approach her mother.

"Alright, then Arka will go. But, I promise I'll see Arka again, okay?" Arka, again reminded his promise to the person he had just met.

"Yes, I promise." His smile expanded to see the innocent behavior of the little boy in front of him.

The man gave his little finger to convince Arka more of his promise, and Arka welcomed him by linking his little promise. The two finally made a promise by hooking each other's little fingers together, making Arka finally able to go to her mother with a feeling of relief.

....

"Carca.." Airin immediately ran to Arka as soon as he saw the whereabouts of his son. A panicked expression mixed with relief, he showed it as soon as he saw his son's face.

"Geez, baby, you're from anywhere. You're making mama worry to know." Said Airin directly hugging his son with full of relief.

"You've promised me never to disappear like this again, why is Arka breaking it now?"

While sitting crouching to align his position on his child's body, Airin who was still worried tried to talk by looking at the child's face with a little reprimand.

"I'm sorry, Arka promised not to repeat it again." The guilty Ark, could only look down and not dare to look at his mother's face.

"Making promises is good, but it also has to be responsible, meaning Arka has to keep the promises Arka made himself, understand, right?!" Said Airin again giving his advice.

"Yes, ma, Arka understands."

"Look what Arka did, Arka has made everyone panic, you know, one school is looking for Arka, it can't be like this anymore, huh?"

"Yes." Yeah." Arka nodded in understanding with her expression that could only resignedly get advice and reprimand from her mother.

"You know, your heart hurts when Arka is like this, Arka doesn't want to see you sick?" Said Airin while gently stroking his son's face.

"Yes, Arka won't." Replied Arka while shaking her head.

"If it is, Arka can no longer disappear like this, let your heart not become sick like this, understand!"

"Yes, ma, Arka understands, forgive Arka." Arka hugged Airin with a guilty feeling.

"Well, you'll forgive me, but I hope this is the last time Arka acts like this, if it's like this again, you can be angry with Arka!" He said giving a speech while hugging his son's body and stroking it gently.

"Yes, ma." Arka who was in the arms of Airin, bowed lethargic hearing the reproof of his mother.

"Now can Arka tell him the same mama what happened at school?" Ask Airin about what happened at school before Arka disappeared.

"...." - ".However, Arka was silent and did not answer.

"Carca.." Call Airin to Arka who is still in her arms.

"Arka admitted wrong, Arka will apologize to Bima." His words that did not explain what happened to Airin, with tears that spilled back, Arka could only say he would apologize to the friend who had fought with him.

Seeing his son who did not want to explain his chronology, Airin could not force it further.

"Well, it is better now we go back to school first, about that we discuss later, because now the teacher and friends of Arka are looking for the existence of Arka, Arka, so we have to get back to school." Said Airin who chose to give up and did not force his son to tell a story.

"Yes." Yeah." Arka obeyed and followed Airin's words to return to school.

....

From afar, one clearly observed the closeness of the mother and child who were chatting. His expression seemed to feel strange when he saw that closeness, making him unable to turn his face on the two of them. The person is, the person who had to talk to Arka while in the garden. He did not leave and was still close to Arka while continuing to observe him.

"So she's the mother of the child." He said when he saw Airin with Arka.

Staring with a serious look at the mother and child who had left, the person finally chose to leave the place. Leaving various questions for him, as well as answers of what he had been looking for all this time.

Despite acting a little calm, but he could not hide the pain in his heart.

"Why does my heart hurt like this?.." His words endured the pain in his heart.