The Promise

8 - Outing

Mile

I am rushing from airport. I really cant leave my meeting when i heard the news. I try to get earliest flight and now running to my house. I cant be there for him when he said his last good bye to the most important person in his life.
I am waiting for their arrival, my dad ask me to wait at home because they already on their way back home.
I am a bit nervous. I can remember how i running to him the next day of gulf 21st birthday. But everything was empty, beside i get a punch from his roomate. I still cant get it, why he beat me to this day. I even go to his house, but again everthing is empty. He just dissapear from our live like a wind. I try to find him, but who am i compare to his dad. If he dont want me to know, there is no way i will reach him. I still remember when i received a parcel without sender information. I am shock and greatful when my aunty wish in her last will, i will see him again after this hurtful years. My life felt not complete. I need to to ask for forgiveness, i dont know why. But i felt i hurt him so much.

I look at him and gulf. Now gulf gently hold him and bring him home. I only can look and cannot say anything.
Gulf bring him to his room between my and gulf room. I can see how my house security become tighter, i know it was his dad doing. At least i can comply to that. I dont want to hurt them anymore.
With his swollen eyes, red nose and rosy cheek he look so pitiful, i wish i can hug him and give him comfort. But i know , i am the one he dont want to see the most right now. I just quietly looking at how gulf and my mom let him rest in his bedroom. I know he need time and space now. 

I stay in my room quietly. I try to focus on my work, but i cant forget how he look right now. Suddenly i heard soft sobs at my balcony. I open my door and look at his balcony. He now hugging his knees and quietly cry. Without any delay, i climb to his balcony and pull him into my hug. He look shock and try to reject me, but i hold him harder and he finally not resisting and cry sadly.
Dont be too sad i slowly comfort him.
He now sobing sadly and hug me tighter. I lift and bring him to his room.
I put him onto his bed and and hold his hand tightly. Dont be scare i said and look at his eyes. He look at me with unreadable look. I am sorry, even it too late now. I apologized sincerely. I wont leave you alone again i said and wipe his tears. Please dont cry anymore i said and he just look at me without any response.

He is getting better now, he now try to take a photo of gulf. For someone who never allow to even walk out from his house, he look talented. He have his own studio here. My dad immediately build him a studio when he received a call. I am sure its from his scary handsome dad. He is over protective of his son. Most of his picture are his close helper who now start living here. They also have their own cabin and that brighty always there if my dad and my mom dont ask for him. My dad some how felt left out when he is more comfortable with his helper.
But he starting to take a photo of my family except me. I always in his never list. He start to open up to my family again except me.
Brighty, i call him. Its bright he said and turn to gulf. My brother just smirk and keep possing for him. Bright i call him again, do you want take a picture outside our house i ask him. I can see he freeze, i think i push the right button. No he slowly said, daddy dont allow me to go out. What if i get the permission from your dad. Now he turn to me with hoping eyes. Really he ask again. I can try i said again. Now he look at gulf and look and me. Let me call him i said.

He is 25 years old , you cant caged him forever, he need to grow up i coldly said. I will ensure no one there. You know we have big team. Just send your best man. He never ask for anything i said
firmly.
Ok, i will die if he even cry i said.
Both gulf and bright look at me with wide eyes. Then i give my phone to him,
Sorry daddy he said softly, really daddy he ask excitedly. I wont cry he said sulky.  No i wont, i will behave and listen to phis. Thank you daddy. No i wont cry he said a bit loud and sulky. I can heard that scary mafia laugh. I love you daddy he said and pass me my phone. Thank you phi he said and hug gulf happily.
I look how father and son conversation. How come the scariest mafia so whipped with his purest son. I alway wonder why he dont raise him like him. But looking at bright face, i dont think he have heart to ask him to even wash his dish. He was pampered his whole life.
Are we going now phi, he excitedly ask me. No, it will be tomorrow morning, i said and leave him. I am try hard to win his heart now.

Now i am at my balcony bring out all my camera equipment. I am trying to attract the beauty next door. So i purposely display it here, i know he will always have his lone moment there.
Can i see it he suddenly greet me.  I nod and look at him. Wait i scream when he try to climb up his balcony and run to him. I will die before our outing i said. Just use the door i said. But, he refuse. No use the door if not, i wont let you i firmly said and now he sulky walk to the door.