Esperance

Nama Eshan is E-SHAN tau. Bukan Eh-san haha.  ty for 5K votes ;) <3

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Why am I so afraid to lose you, when you are not even mine?

"Dad."

Cassiel menegur bila Zill diam lama dengan kening berkerut. Aldric turut pandang abangnya, bila melihatkan wajah tak menyangka Zill sejurus khabar itu dinyatakan.

"Cass sure... Hariz tu tengah trace Rania?"

Cassiel pandang Aldric. Aldric angguk.

"Cass dah confirmkan. Hariz memang tengah carik Rania. Syuja.. orang dia memang full in alert any infos regardin' Rania. Ald dah bell family Jawahir. Memang dorang confirmkan, got ID Malaysia yang ring dorang, tanya fasal identity Musaid Jawahir. Track the numbers. Memang base Hariz."

Cassiel pandang wajah daddy. "Wahn more fin' (One more thing), Hariz pernah jadi a tutor. When he was 23. At AdZil. Masa Rania at 15."

Zill berkerut terus mendengarkan itu. Matanya mencerlung pada Cassiel. "Daddy tak pernah ajar korang berfikiran macam tu. Just that fact, tak cukup nak meletakkan nama Hariz sebagai perosak. Sebab dia cari Rania, cari sampai dasar. Jangan menuduh."

Cassiel dan Aldric sama pandang. Dorang diam sekejap. Zill berkerut muka, bukan marah tapi berfikir.

"Rania Hessa." Zill mengeluh. "Daddy tak tahu, but that name... really got summit (something). Daddy tak jumpa, siapa yang letakkan nama dia. 'Cause that kind ov fin's, not in record (Because that kind of things, not in record). Or in system."

Cassiel dan Aldric sama diam. "Tapi... Hariz dan Rania. Really got history together, dad. Wot mawer (more) can we say, bila Rania sendiri buang sejarah dia. Jelas... Hariz bagi sejarah luka pada Rania."

Zill terdiam. Matanya memandang meja.

"Aaliya.. abang rasa... Rania awready steady, can stand on her own feet. We... daan't need ter get ahhr hands in her conflicts anymawer (...already steady, can stand on her own feet. We... dont need to get our hands in her conflict anymore)."

Aaliya dah letak buku. Disentuh bahu Zill. "Kenapa abang cakap macam tu?"

Zill mengeluh. "Awready 6 years... an' we daan't found anyfin'.. tiny lil' details ov 'er. Jus'... daan't yew fin fer aahr crucial ter stop catch up abaht 'er? (Already 6 years... and we dont found anything.. tiny little details of her. Just... dont you think our crucial to stop catch up about her?)"

Aaliya dah em. Zill mengusap kepala Aaliya. "She's awready 'ave aw. Car, shel'er, academy, certificashun, legal documuns, insurance, mortgage. Her self gonna strive fer 'er future. Daan't yew fin?"

(she's already have all. car, shelter, academy, certification, legal documents, insurance, mortgage. Her self gonna strive for her future. dont you think)

Aaliya pandang Zill. "She's 15. Perhaps molested. Until got unwanted child, in 'er tummy. 15 years old, abang."

Zill tak dapat tangkap. Aaliya sentuh tangan Zill. "Wot if... that old omen, come back... fer 'er? Loike... Badrul ter me? (What if... that old omen, come back... for her? Like... Badrul to me?)"