8. Lost

Kirana hugs her father's photo. She feels the most painful heartbreak for a daughter who lost the first man who loved her.

The world feels dark as if there is no hope. The father who never hurt her, the protector who never let her down, is now gone forever into eternity.

"Dad, how am I supposed to go on with my life without you? You promised you would always be there for me and take care of my child together. Why leave me?"

Ratih feels the same way, and she has lost her soulmate. Her husband's sudden departure without any foreboding left her in shock. This morning, she was still chatting with her husband as if everything was going on as usual, but in just a matter of hours, her husband was buried there in the last burial.

When Ratih remembered Kirana, she realized. She had to be strong in front of her daughter. Now they only have each other without a protector, which means they must protect each other.

"Honey, we haven't eaten yet. I'm hungry!" said Ratih.

"I'm not hungry, Mom."

Ratih took a deep breath. She also lost his appetite. If it weren't for Kirana, she would also have chosen to lie down, hugging her husband's shadow.

"We have to eat, Kirana. He won't be happy to see us like this!"

Kirana remembers that it was her father who always reminded her to eat. Even if Kirana is lazy, her father will bring the food and feed her. Now, if it were like this, her father would be sorrowful.

"Okay, Mom. We have to eat. I'm afraid he will feel sad there," said Kirana, who was greeted with a smile from her mother.

Adrian, who is still at his parents' house, is feeling restless. Zayn's words at the funeral this afternoon are still ringing in his ears and mind.

"He said he would be a father to Kirana's child? Huh, don't dream! That's my child. Why should he be the father?"

Adrian took his cell phone and tried to call Kirana, but the woman didn't answer. Of course, this made him even more annoyed and frustrated. Adrian threw the cell phone on the glass cabinet. Emotions had taken over his heart.

The sound of broken glass was heard in the living room. Julia immediately approached Adrian's bedroom. The woman opened the door to her son's room and saw shards of glass scattered on the floor.

"Adrian, what are you doing?" asked Julia, entering on tiptoe, worried that the shards of glass might hurt her leg.

Adrian did not answer. He covered his face with both hands. Julia grew curious.

"Adrian, what's the matter? Did you quarrel with Sintia?"

"Never mind, don't ask too many questions! I'm still dizzy. Mama, get out!" replied Adrian. Then he lay down on the bed.

"Is this about Kirana? Did she ask you to take responsibility for the baby?" asked Julia. Instead of leaving, she sat on the edge of the bed.

"How did you know she was pregnant?" Adrian got up and looked at his mother.

"From Angel, Kirana said that when she came on your wedding day. Mama thought she was lying to get your sympathy."

"She's pregnant with my child, Mama!"

"So what? Sintia is also pregnant with your child, right?" said Julia, annoyed. She continued, "You don't need to worry about it! Sintia is more important because she is your wife now." Julia then came out of Adrian's bedroom.

Adrian thought about Julia's words and confirmed his mother's opinion. Why does he think about Kirana? Doesn't Adrian love Sintia? He then decided to return to his home with Sintia.

"Where are you going"? Julia asked when she saw Adrian in a hurry.

"Go home," Adrian answered shortly.

Two days later, Kirana visited her father's grave with Ratih. When she was about to go home, Kirana saw Zayn there as if he was waiting for her.

Kirana approached Zayn while Ratih headed for the car. "Are you waiting for me?"

"Yes," Zayn replied.

"Oh, sorry about that jacket. I didn't get to give it back to you."

"It doesn't matter!"

"How did you know about my mother and me?" Kirana remembered the incident in the parking lot. The man knows about her family.

"I'm one of your father's acquaintances. We used to have a business partnership," Zayn said lies.

Kirana never knew about business, her father's work. So she just believed what Zayn said.

"Okay, I'll return your jacket later." Kirana walks away to leave Zayn. "But how do we meet again?" Kirana asked again, turning to Zayn.

Zayn smiled, "Give me your cell phone number! I'll call you," he said.

For a moment, Kirana seemed hesitant, but finally, she gave her cell phone number. After mentioning her mobile number, she opened the cell phone and found a call from Zayn.

"What's your name?" Kirana wants to save Zayn's number in her cell phone contacts.

The man reached out and smiled. "I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Zayn."

"Kirana," Kirana replied.

For a moment, they looked at each other. Kirana let go of the outstretched hand when Ratih called her.

"Kirana, come on!" Ratih called her daughter in a hoarse voice because she had just cried.

"I have to go now. Thank you!" Kirana said as she left Zayn. She finally left with Ratih while Zayn was still staring at Kirana's car leaving.

"Our story will start from now, Kirana," Zayn mumbled.

At night, Kirana could not close her eyes. She chose to go out to the balcony to feel the night breeze. Her mind was tired and very tired, thinking back to her late father.

If she stood on the balcony for a long time, her father would quickly admonish her to go into the house. She used to feel very uncomfortable when Hermawan scolded her, but now she missed all those words very much.

If time could be turned back, Kirana wanted to obey everything her father said to make her happy. The last thing Kirana gave to her father was a disappointment. She was crying again.

Kirana didn't realize that Adrian was watching her underneath. Even Adrian knows if Kirana is crying. There was nothing he could do but stare at her from a distance.

Kirana gets a message from Zayn asking her to meet tomorrow. Kirana replied to the message and then went back into the house.

Ratih looks very fragile. Sadness comes and goes. She couldn't sleep for two days. Ratih took some medicine from a drawer and drank some of it. Although it couldn't make her sleep well, at least the drugs could make Ratih calm down a bit.

Sintia waited for Adrian with annoyance. For the past few days, her husband always came late without giving any news. Suddenly she got a call from Julia.

"What's wrong, Mom?"

"Sintia, you didn't forget our plan for tomorrow, right?" asked Julia.

"Of course, I didn't forget, and I can't wait for tomorrow!"