Poor Mama

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" Superstar" hempas pintu bilik. Josh ketuk berkali kali.

"Selalu moody. Kunci" Miko buka pintu.

"Get out, I don't know who are you!?" Tolak Josh. Miko senyum lihat, tutup pintu bilik.

Elle pandang arah tingkap. Josh sandar tongkat duduk di katil.

"Jangan duduk. Heavy" tolak Josh.

"Strong now, boleh tolak daddy"

"What you want Josh?" Josh ketawa.

"You remind me of Marisa"

"I don't dream Marisa anymore."

"Great. Hye tengok sini daddy cakap"

"I Don't have daddy, don't have mummy. My mom Marisa die. You and mummy ignored me, Gab and Kenji. Mummy tak balik lama, mummy having fun forget us. You too"

"Daddy tak lupa, I have so many work to do, to settle. Now daddy is here. We be here till next year then kita pindah ke Japan. We can be together everyday "

"My school here"

"Daddy tahu. But you must go to special school."

"I'm alone?"

"No. Mabel and Elisha, Farell."

"I hate Farell"

"Your cousin. Hug daddy please I miss you" Elle geleng kepala. Menangis. Josh ketawa.

"Come here." Peluk cium Elle.

"I miss you daddy. You love me?"

"I do. I do. My number one, my Superstar" Erat Elle peluk Josh.

"Where is mummy?"

"Tonight kita balik stay at our house"

"BH?"

"Yes. Daddy nak jumpa Gab, and Kenji"

"Gab, he pull Nonna flowers. Lari di taman kejar bola jatuh menangis"

"Okay." Josh buka pintu Gabriel depan pintu.

"My boy" Josh dukung.

"Daddy your knee?"

"My knee hurt"

"Patah daddy?"

"Yes, hampir sembuh"

"Okay. Tanaka do this to you?"

"Ya"

"Kita turun lif, daddy tak boleh turun tangga, kalau dukung Gab"

"Mummy? daddy?"

"Nanti daddy pergi ambil mummy balik"

"Mummy" Josh cium Gabriel.

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" Kenapa office I gelap?" Stephen diam. Amy lihat pelik kelakuan Stephen. Buka pintu office.

Lihat Josh duduk dalam gelap. Buka lampu. Lihat mawar merah atas coffee table.

" Bila sampai?"

"Semalam. Late night." Josh pandang Amy.

"For you" Amy lihat Josh bangun jalan guna tongkat.

"Your leg?"

"Masih sakit. Bit better dari dulu. Baby, I'm sorry. I'm glad nothing happened to you and Maya"

"Ya. Superstar, Gab asking about you, they missed you. Aku pun rindu. Aku minta maaf"

" I miss them. I miss you too" Amy peluk Josh. Cium bibir mulut.