It’s been a month since they moved. Alex was in work, he sighed heavily from the case he is currently handling, he walked on the hallway. A bullying case gone wrong, the bullied victim gone insane and kill the bully then arrange them like they having a tea party, leaving one survivor. A girl that sat next at his table, witnessed claim she a friendly and bright person then tries to help the victim. ironically she become his hatred victim.

He stop at he break room, staring at the drink vending machine. He put his cash to it and chose a can of coffee. He knelled down to take it and stood up. Open it and drink it then sighed heavily. He walked back to his office.

“папа!”

his leg stopped. His mind recall a memory that he has burry deep inside him. There only three children that call him dad in Russian; Tio, Neki, and… Riki. He turn his body toward the voice. A girl in high school uniform standing in the end of the hallway. He felt time has frozen and the world around him felt silent.

He see the girl run toward him with tears in her eyes. His brain told him to shout at the girl to stop and ask who she is. Instead he open his arm to her, ready to hug her.

The girl hugged him and he wrapped his arm around the girl. He hold her tightly as he could felt the girl crying against his shoulder. “Папа, папа, я скучал по тебе,”[dad, dad, I missed you,] the girl sobbed. “Я так сильно по тебе скучал, папа!” [I'm missed you so much, dad!]

Alex hugged the girl even more. Its her, its Riki, his second daughter. He has given up about searching for her after that tragedy, thinking that he never going to see her again. Never going to hold her again, only to be with her and know her for five years.

She grow so tall. I remember she was soo small, the small one in the classroom. He said to himself. My daughter, Riki, My beloved daughter… My child.

“Papa… your hurting me” Riki squirm in pain, “I felt my bone cracking.”

Alex let go of her slowly and kept holding her arm as if she would disappear again if he let go of her. She was still sobbing, “Papa…”

“I’m here, Riki, I’m here,” he tries to calm her down, “I’m here,” he sighed softly, “come here,” He guided her to his office to calm her down.

Riki slowly drinking the tea that Alex bought for here. He sat next to her and she leaned toward him. His hand caressed her head. There lots of thing he want to ask to her, but it seem she need his comfort than anything right now. He recall how her daughter always like to sat on his lap and fall asleep.

“Papa, how… mom?” RIki asked lowly, she ahs notice the ring in his finger.

He went quiet for a moment, “Jenna, your mother… passed away… at that… time” he explain slowly, “Papa, remarried.”

“ouh… mom, passed away…” she sobbed a bit, but she doesn’t seem surprise, “Is big sis… healthy?”

“Yes, she healthy.”

Riki eyes widen for a moment before crying again.

Alex stun by her reaction and pulled her closer to her. “what wrong?”

“nothing, …I’m happy she’s okay” she sobbed. Few minute later she calmed down again.