It's Okay

Mr. Reno displayed his warm smile. He was so glad the stranger had woken up after two whole days of sleep.

"Are you okay, Son? Ah, we thought you were going to die because your wounds were so bad that time. It's a miracle that you survived." Mr. Reno spoke. He ignored Zarius' question. When he first saw Zarius, Mr. Reno remembered his long-dead first child, Eric's older brother.

Zarius just nodded with a smile even though he didn't actually know the grown man.

"So, who are you really?"

"We should have asked. Actually, who are you? Suddenly you came to our house in a poor condition. Are you one of the victims of crime?!" Eric asked, curtly. He had suggested that his father report to the police, but Mr. Reno refused because he wanted to take care of the foreign young man.

Hearing Eric's question, Zarius became confused. He kept shaking his head which was getting more and more dizzy, as he tried to remember what had really happened.

"What's your name, Son?" Mr. Reno asked softly, like a father figure speaking to his son.

"Zarius." The word just slipped out of Zarius' lips, but after that he hesitated. "Maybe ..." he added.

***

"It's okay, Papa. This house doesn't really belong to us. Besides, we can't even pay the rent either. So maybe it's time for us to leave this house." Eric spoke softly. He smiled to encourage his father.

Mr. Reno cried silently. He continued to kiss Eric's forehead which was only as high as his neck. He didn't expect his son to grow up.

If little Eric was in this situation, Little Eric would have been crying and not wanting to get out of here. Although this house is a rented house, it has many memories of their family. Including memories of Eric's dead mother and brother.

Mr. Reno looked at the strange young man who was now sitting on the edge of the bed. The young man looked dazed and couldn't remember anything but his name was Zarius.

Mr. Reno is confused about how his life will be after this. He had to take responsibility for keeping Eric, as well as the foreign young man. Don't know why, Mr. Reno already loves Zarius, even though they just met. Mr. Reno remembers his eldest son who disappeared and was declared dead by the police.

Mr. Reno's memory is still vividly pictured when he had a big fight with his son, before the motorbike his son was riding in had an accident.

To be continued ....