CHARTER GIRL CHAIRMAN
UNEXPECTED GUESTS

"Mbu .. This look!"

Zio was running around on a small path. Carrying a small basket of ripe red fruit, Zachira, who was wearing a crouching white linen, greeted her foster son with a big smile.

"See nih ..." the boy repeats, holding a basket full of strawberries in front of Zachira.

"Ow, this is a lot ... for whom? Mma?" The girl rolled her eyes. Zio gave a funny nod, picked up the fruit and fed it to Zachira.

"That's sweet honey .. thank you," the girl blinked, then gave Zio a thin kiss on the cheek.

For almost two weeks they spent in Zachira's residence. Every day is spent taking a walk around the strawberry plantation that is run by the father. Although not so broad, but enough to meet their needs.

In addition to strawberry plantations, the father also owned coffee and clove plantations. Also a small farm containing squash cows. All those places made Zio not remember coming home, even when Zachira intended to take him home, the boy had already gone berserk. Not going back to Jakarta.

"Let it be, maybe he's still at home here Zach .. Besides I'm glad Zio's here, I feel like I have a grandchild."

Indeed, the more days Zachira's family increasingly accepts Zio's presence among them, after all, no one will be able to bear to dislike a sweet and cute child like Zio.

"Have you notified her father?"

"Ah that ...."

Zachira realized, because he was busy babysitting Zio, he forgot to tell Allandra. Even a week.

He reached for his cell phone and called the man's number.

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!"

Once the phone is connected, he must keep his ears away. Allandra screamed so loud that her ears felt so deaf.

"A-anu .. I'm sorry sir, a few days this-"

"Some days did you say?! I've been waiting for your call for a week Zachira! How could you forget?!"

"Yes yes .. I'm sorry sir, Zio is fine. Sir want to talk?" The girl tried to calm down, though inwardly completely shocked to hear Allandra's anger.

"It's fast .. You know? I'm worried about Zach! I can't even sleep stuff a day!"

Zachira tried to hold back the laughter, imagining how Allandra's expression panicked and upset, as well as how to squeeze her hair in frustration.

The night was eventually spent communicating via video with Allandra. He repeatedly complained about how worried he was about Zio, and was upset that Zio was cute. The boy would rather be busy with Zachira's cheese tart than his father's babble.

"Look, just one week he's forgotten about me. You need to get him home soon, Zach." Allandra looked at the girl straight.

Zachira shook her head, "can't."

"Can't?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Why?"

"Zio won't go home."

"Damn!"

***

"Mbu .. sleepy,"

Satisfied playing on the plantation and devouring many strawberries, Zio stumbled toward Zachira, seemingly evaporating many times.

'It looks like it's time for her to take a nap.'

The girl muttered, hurriedly carrying Zio and carrying him down the path. The sloping hillsides clearly feature rows of strawberry pollybags. Combined with other plantations owned by local residents, the entire plantation has filled almost half the hill. Some workers walked home holding garden tools on his back.

"The more days it's worth it to be her mother."

Zavier, who had just returned home from work that afternoon, arrived at Zachira on the porch. The girl only smiled slightly, stroking the brown head that was leaning on her shoulder.

"Do you want to have your own children?" The man with a height of almost 180 inches was looking down when he looked at his sister.

Zachira did not reply, only raising an eyebrow while entering the house.

"Self until now still alone, why not the first sister who married?" Shirt before climbing the stairs.

"Basic Zachira!"

Zavier shook his head with a smile.

***

"Zio .. Here son, you got grilled corn!"

From the front porch came the voice of the father calling, Zio who was currently engrossed in playing with the cat without being called twice immediately ran to the source of the voice.

"Hey .. be careful the way, it will fall!"

Zachira rushed over, the boy if running never saw what he was stepping on. Just a little bit he must have fallen or slipped.

Outside it looks like a corn roaster has been lit. I was fanning the corn that was being burned. Meanwhile Zavier and Zaidan sat in a bamboo bale singing. Acoustic guitars that have been around since little Zachira seem to be an escort.

"Well, where's Zalina?" The girl looked around.

"She's brother told me to buy sausage with baso to burn." Zaidan answered.

"Zio here the same Om, we eat corn!" He continued. Pulling Zio to sit on his lap. As the boy's robot complied, even immediately the spirit took the corn from Zaidan's hands.

"Zach sang dong, you haven't been singing for a long time." Zavier pulled his sister's arm to sit in the bamboo bale.

"Eyeah, sing?"

Zavier nodded, grinding the basic key with the origin.

Zachira seemed to think for a moment, it had been a long time since the last time she had sung like this.

"Sepent ...." Zachira took a breath before she started singing.

***

He carefully turned off the car's engine then got off. Attractive small travelingbag and papperbag containing children's toys. Late at night, the digital clock on his right wrist showed at 9 p.m.

"It's a lot like ...."

His steps stopped, from the direction of the house with the sound of laughter and jokes. Some people seem to be grilling things.

*I was still crying this morning,

On a taste that never dies,

There's someone above me

Resist all embarrassment* ....

Allandra, who was just about to get closer, stopped her steps. A soft voice that for two weeks was so missed was heard. From behind the tree he stared at the humming figure, Zachira .. with a black cardigan and an ash scarf around his neck sitting next to a man.

*She said my dream has come true,

They forget about nightmares,

About sorry dear, I have to go* ....

"Dad!"

Both Zachira and the people who were there, were simultaneously shocked to hear Zio exclaim, rushing down from Zaidan's sling and then running.

Zachira was glued to her spot looking at the man in a white shirt rolled up to his elbow, as well as disheveled hair stretching out his arms, welcoming the arrival of his little son who had already jumped into the arms.

"Who is Zach?" Zavier turned to look at his sister.

Not answering, Zachira had walked slowly, approaching the two of them. He still did not expect that the man who was currently being lured to him was Allandra.

"What's? You're surprised I came, huh?" Allandra looked at the girl in front of her while pouting. Although inwardly trying hard to refrain from pouncing on the girl. It had been two weeks that he had lost his mind, eager to meet himself with Zio but because of the work that could not be left he had to suppress that desire.

"Why should it be followed up anyway? The day after tomorrow is home too." Zachira finally made a sound, chuckling as she took over the travelingbag that was still in Allandra's hands.

"Come, I'll introduce you to my family." He continued while pulling out one hand of Allandra.

"But ...."

"Already, come!"

They stopped in front of the Zachira family waiting, more precisely waiting to be introduced.

"Dad, brother, this is ... boss Zach from Jakarta. Mr. Allandra Tanoejaya." The girl introduced. Allandra clumsily nodded, puzzled as to how because this was the first time she was introduced to someone's family.

"Greetings, I'm sorry that my son has been troublesome."

"And yes, boss .. introduce, this is my father, and these are my two brothers, Zavier and Zaidan." Zachira pointed to his family one by one.

"Ah yes, and the new one came that's my sister, her name is Zalina." Zachira continued as soon as a woman arrived while carrying a large swipe.

"Waw .. There was a guest apparently," Zalina raised an eyebrow, trying to smile while nodding at Allandra.

"Aunty Lin, take ... pah?"

Zio turned his head, his hand that had been carrying the papperbag tried to reach. Allandra would not let her son down from the sling. Let him run towards Zalina.

"Zach make coffee?" Zachira. Still in a half-confused state Allandra nodded.

"Please sit down sir," Zavier, who initially threw eyes at each other with his father, said, allowing the unexpected guest to sit on a bamboo chair. As the robot Allandra according, it was really new this time he felt clumsy when he visited. Maybe it was because he had come at a less fitting time, or maybe it was because this was the first time he had met Zachira's family.

***

"Crazy brother, handsome really his boss? He's Zio's father, right?"

Zalina whispered as she and her sister were in the kitchen. Zachira just snorted, busy pouring coffee and sugar into the cup.

"Not having a crush so live like a guy as cool as him?" Still in a seductive tone, Zalina again asked.

"Cool what? You said so because you don't know his true attitude yet!" Zachira manyun, put a cup on the top of the napan and then took it out of the house.

From the outside, Allandra was talking with her father and her two brothers. It seemed that he was already not too nervous as he had started to be able to smile and nod.

"For me, Zio is like a grandson himself, let alone his sweet and submissive son." Father was heard commenting as Zachira put the coffee cup on the table, right in front of Allandra. For a moment they threw gazes at each other.

"Please drink boss," Zachira raised an eyebrow with a wide smile.

'Shit! Why is his attitude so different today? Is it because we haven't seen each other in a long time?' In his heart, Allandra swore, annoyed that Zachira looked so happy while she tried hard not to be nervous.

"Thank you for receiving Zio so well, sorry for the trouble." He went back to talking, grabbed a cup of coffee and inhaled its aroma for a while. It's really Zachira's signature hand-crafted scent.

After talking for a long time, they broke up and took a break in their respective rooms, Allandra at that time climbed the wooden stairs, followed Zachira while pushing her travelingbag.

"It's night you better rest, Zio's sleeping anyway." Zachira spoke, stopping in front of a door.

Slowly he turned his knob, displaying a medium-sized room. There are ash-pray cots, medium-sized cabinets, and dressers.

"If you want to take a shower, I've prepared the towel in the bathroom, if you don't bring your own soap is also already there." Added.

"You and Zio sleeping in the room?"

"Well, where else?" Zachira knitted her brows, the question was really unimportant.

"Aren't you going to sleep with me?" All of a sudden Allandra slumped. Making the woman in front of him glare.

"Have a son! Come on in, I'll wake up tomorrow morning!" Zachira pushed her boss' back into the room, rushing to leave the smiling Allandra herself.

For him to meet with Zio and the girl had already eliminated almost all fatigue. It was not in vain that he came following all the way to that place.

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