The Prince - Crown Princess
Women or Men?

Amber sat pensively hugging her bear doll. Indra had just returned home from the hospital, seeing Amber sitting contemplating in her room. Amber has been quiet since the incident this morning.

Indra did not dare to go into his room, Indra knew Amber needed time alone because it was not easy for Amber to accept all the harsh realities. Indra walked to her room removing all her clothes, replacing them with new clothes.

Indra thought back to the incident this morning at the hospital. Somehow Tissa's shadow reappeared in his mind. Many problems in her life, but Tissa looks tough and does not show her sadness, Indra remembered Tissa's speech this morning to her.

The flashback

After the surgery, Rani is taken to the ward. Indra cleaned himself, washing his dirty hands because of the operation earlier. When he wanted to walk to his room Indra saw Tissa who was sitting in front of the workroom. Tissa's gaze was so empty but her eyes still looked puffy.

Indra walked slowly, Tissa turned to look at Indra who was walking towards her. Tissa got up from her seat, standing facing Indra who was getting closer.

"What are you waiting for in front of my room?" ask Indra flat.

"Thank you for doing the surgery on my mom."

"It's my job." replied Indra coldly.

"On that matter, I hope you won't tell anyone else. I know you heard everything, let's just say you didn't hear anything."

"That's not my nature, meddling in other people's problems."

"Good, if you understand."

"Sorry, for what I said earlier." continued Tissa made Indra frown.

"It seems I have misjudged you, you are a good person, you are close to my daughter, make my daughter comfortable, even she chose you in appeal to me her real mother. I leave my daughter to you, please take care of her." said Tissa who made Indra speechless.

"This is my daughter's favorite food please give this to her, don't tell me this because she won't eat it" said Tissa who gave Indra a paper bag after Tissa left."

Flashback.

Tok ... tok ...

Indra knocked on the door of Amber's room, and soon Amber came out.

Cklek!! The door opened, Amber opened the door.

"Time to eat, I have prepared food for you" Indra Amber nodded. Indra and Amber sat at the table. Indra notices Amber eating the food Tissa gave her.

"It's delicious, it's my favorite food, where did uncle buy it?"

"In restaurant. You likey? Then I'll buy it every day."

"No uncle, no trouble."

"Not a hassle at all."

"Are you not afraid, stay with me?"

"Why should I be afraid good uncle, even I am very comfortable living here. Uncle watched me, bought my favorite food, bought me dolls, clothes, and sent me to school. I feel at the look of my papa." chirped Amber made Indra slack.

"Sorry uncle, I didn't mean to."

"It's okay. I know you miss a father a lot, don't I mind if you call me papa, whatever you want to call me."

"Thank you uncle." said Amber smiling.

"Do you want to go back to your house?" indra's question made Amber shut up

"Amber, listen .. sometimes life hurts, but we have to keep going. There is no point in holding a grudge, because it will make us sick. Your mother loves you so much, don't you want to forgive her?"

"The doctor didn't experience what I was going through, I needed time for all this" said Amber, who left the table. Indra just threw a rough breath, it was quite difficult to persuade girls. But Indra remembered Rani's words to him Rani pleaded for Indra to reunite Amber with Tissa.

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the next morning, Indra returned to work and Amber returned to school Indra would drive Amber before going to the hospital. Before Amber entered the school Amber say goodbye to Indra, as well as telling her that today Amber will come home late because there is a practice.

At Indra hospital again check, the condition of Rani's mother is getting better after surgery.

"Doctor, have you persuaded my grandson" Rani said in a weak tone.

"I don't know when I'm going to die. I am old, my age is not long."

"Mrs don't think like that. You'll be back to health."

"I'm just worried about my daughter. If I had no one to look after my daughter or my granddaughter. All this time I've been protecting him, pampering him, advising him, he has no one here, I'm afraid if I don't Tissa will be alone, and when alone there will be no one to accompany him, what else is it that's telling him."

"Doctor I beg .. please reunite my grandson and son." Pinta Rani holding Indra's hand.

"Suppose this is my last wish, please promise me, if you promise I'll leave quietly."

"All right, I promise."

"Thank you" said Rani in a weak tone.

"Mama" cried Tissa who came with Shila and Bi Inem. Previously Rani asks Tissa to bring Shila, Rani is eager to meet Shila as well as Bi Inem. Rani wants to apologize for her mistake first.

Tissa let Rani talk to Shila and Bi Inem. Tissa and Doctor Indra were waiting outside. They chatted to each other but his gaze was equally focused forward.

"Amber loved your cooking so much, she ate it so voraciously."

"I'm glad he likes it."

"Amber went to health school, I enrolled her. If you want to see it come there." said Indra.

"You are a stranger to me, and to my daughter, yet you are so kind as to send my daughter to school."

"I just want, he's got a bright future, at least after graduation Amber will get a glorious job."

"You really understand everything, understand his happiness, his future, and know what is good for him. I can't believe that you haven't got a family, because seeing your attitude towards my daughter you're a good father, understanding what her daughter wants."

"I've been married once, only once in my life. My marriage was three months old, before she betrayed me, made out with my own friends."

"After that you don't remarry?" tanya Tissa Indra just shook her head.

"How long?"

"You mean how long have I been in singles?" asked Indra who was looking towards Tissa. Tissa also nodded.

"15 years." Tissa. Not out of surprise because of the problem of living alone Tissa longer 17 years. But Tissa did not think that a man could resist his desires and be able to live alone for 15 years.

"15 years is a long time, you're pretty good and strong."

"You mean?"

"Yes .. usually a man will not be able to live alone, because he can not resist his desires, men out there often even hire women to satisfy his desires, but you ... it's amazing."

"You're mocking me, then what's the difference with you, you've been living alone for 17 years. At least you married a man, to be Amber's father."

"I have my own reasons."

"I'm the same, I have my own reasons."

"I don't believe in love anymore, let alone women." Indra.

"I think love is not wrong, the adage of love is always right, but men who always tarnish love, sometimes men only attach importance to their ego, without thinking about women's feelings" said Tissa.

"You don't know what I'm going through, it's women who don't appreciate love, they just stain it."

"You can't blame a woman. All women are not bad." said Tissa did not accept when a woman who is always blamed.

"You can't blame men either, just because the man in your life ran away from his responsibilities."

Indra and Tissa looked at each other

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