Three months ago, Haris invited Gifer to take braille reading lessons at a foundation called ‘Ability to Read’ which is located quite far from his apartment. Haris has a braille reading teacher friend who manages the foundation and still has other teachers both male and female. When he arrived at the location, Haris was immediately greeted by a man who was about 177cm tall and whose smile was as bright as the morning sun.


    “Hi, Bang Martin!” He greeted the man while waving his right hand. Gifer who heard that was a little confused, Haris greeted the person on the other side because it seemed like they were still far away.


    “Oh, hi Ris!” greeted the man named Bang Martin with a cheerful facial expression and waved his hand towards Haris. When he arrived in front of Martin, Haris immediately shook hands with Bang Martin.


    “You finally came too. Never mind, no need to be so formal, we’re friends!” the man smiled.


    “Oh this is your friend? Introduce my name is Martin,” continued the man who was taller than Haris while extending his hand. Haris who was responsive immediately pulled Gifer’s right hand to ept Martin’s hand. Gifer then disyed his best smile until his eyes sank like a crescent moon.


    “Gifer Fernandez,”


    “Ah, you’re so sweet, your eyes are so cute,”


    “Yes, but unfortunately I can’t see, I’m sorry if I didn’t immediately ept your helping hand earlier,” when ites to eyes, Gifer is indeed very sensitive. Gifer also still felt awkward because he met a new person like Martin.


    “No problem, okay, let’s register first, then join the ss right away. Come on in!” Martin led the two of them inside to do the registration first.


    Inside Martin’s room, the two of them were offered to choose private lessons or lessons together.


    “Gif, do you want private lessons or joint lessons?”


    “Just private lessons, Ris. If you need to go directly with Bang Martin, the sooner you read the better,” Gifer whispered to Haris which could still be heard by the owner of the foundation.


    “Heh, by the way I can still hear your words. If you want to whisper properly,” Martin joked to make the atmosphere less awkward.


    “Hehe, yes, Bang Martin. I choose private lessons only. Ris, use my ck card,” Martin who heard that, his eyes widened, surprised while covering his mouth in surprise. Crazy, is Gifer a rich man? How could he have a ck card which is usually used by people or the sultan’s family. Does Gifer also belong to people with the same level of wealth as the sultan? After being a little astonished, Martin continued to record everything about Gifer.


    “Just a moment,” Martin walked to the tutoring ss they used to use, talking to the female teacher who was teaching.


    “Nova,ter when I’m teaching, you can look after my office, in case someone wants to sign up again,” the teacher just nodded her head in agreement with Martin’s words.


    “Yes, sir. I’ll be thereter. But around what time do you teach?” Nova asked to make sure when Martin would actually teach.


    “Probably around 9:00. Right now it’s still 8:45, if you dismiss it now it’s okay, right?”


    “But poor things, they’ve just been working on the assignment I gave them, sir,” refused Nova, unable to bear seeing his student who was working on his assignment and wanted to be able to read and write in braille.


    “Mmm, how about just making it homework. Because, I’ll be teaching not a child, but an adult, and she needs quiet, she can’t learn in a crowded ssroom. Please understand, Nova,”


    “But, can’t he wait for another 15 minutes? It’s not long now, I promise, it’s awkward if it has to be made into homework,”


    “Is that so? Okay, I’ll ask the new student to wait another 15 minutes,” Martin said. Nova nodded while smiling at Martin. She then entered her ss again.


    Martin returned to his office where Gifer and Haris were still talking.


    “Ah, sorry. The ss will start around 09. 00, it’s a shame if those little kids who are busy writing braille letters have to be forcibly sent home, it would be better to wait a little longer, right?”


    “Ah yes, it’s also okay,” Gifer smiled. Instantly Gifer’s foot was stepped on by Haris.


    “AKH!”


    “Uh what’s wrong?” Asked Martin in panic hearing Gifer’s scream.


    “It’s okay. Okay, we’ll wait for you, Martin. You take it easy,” Haris shed his square smile.


    “Damn, my leg hurts, you know!” Gifer whispered while feeling the shin of his foot. The three of them started chatting for a long time. Until it was already 09:00. Martin nced at his watch.


    “Alright, let’s start the ss.”


    The ss began, Gifer, Haris, and Martin were sitting in a fairlyrge room with a ckboard there, but because Gifer only wanted to learn to read, he would never use a ckboard or marker. He only needed a book with braille alphabets that he bought earlier from Martin’s office. Haris just yed with his cell phone and watched from a distance.


    “Ok, let’s start, before we can read braille letters, it would be better if we recognize the alphabet first while pointing our finger at the letter to be pointed,” Martin exined. Gifer just nodded a few times to indicate that he understood what Martin was saying.


    “In braille, there are 6 main vertical points that you should know, because this is the basis of braille itself. These main points are the basis of all letters. Among the 6 vertical dots, the ones that can be read are the thick dots. For example, starting with the letter A. The letter A, it is one thick dot on the upper left, let’s try touching the book and feel it,” Martin tried to direct Gifer’s right index finger to touch the book in front of him.


    “Ah this, yes. I’ll try to remember it,”


    “It’s okay, just take it slow Gif. If you’re still confused, just ask me,”


    “Okay, Bang,”


    “Next, now the letter B, two thick dots up and down on the left. While touching and remembering yes. Letter C, two upper thick dots that are located next to each other, like we are sitting next to each other,”


    They also learned up to the letter Z. For the first letter Gifer could still memorize it, but for the other letters, Gifer still couldn’t remember easily, sometimes he was still mistaken and that was no problem for Martin because indeed, learning must be gradual, it is impossible for one person to learn in a matter of minutes immediately.


    “No problem, Gif. If you can’t remember some of the letters, it’s still your first day in our ss anyway. In fact, we have also faced various characters of children and adults who have difficulty memorizing every important letter,” Martin exined with a smile.


    “Bang, that means you have to be that patient with us blind people. I salute you Bang. Unlike me who is impatient and prefers to get angry if things don’t go ording to what I expect,” Gifer bowed his head.


    “That’s what it is, Gif. Life is full of people who need help, so we have to be more patient in living a life full of twists and turns. We have to get rid of our ego in order to make others stay with us,”This belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    “Yes, you’re right, brother. Thank you, brother, I’m going nowhere, let’s continue,”


    “I think that’s enough Gif for today. Tomorrow again, I will contact Haris whenever you are scheduled to study until you can really do it,”


    “Alright, Bang. Thank you.”


    Gifer closed his book, Martin coded Haris toe closer and join them.


    “Are you done?” Haris asked.


    “Already, you can go home.” Martin stood up followed by Gifer and Haris, then left the room.


    .


    “Gif, you still have a ck card, why don’t you use it to get eye surgery?”


    “It’s not that easy, Ris. What I need is an eye, no matter how much I pay if the hospital has no stock of people who want to be eye donors, how can the operation be done?”


    “Ah, yes too. Be patient, Gif. One day there will be good people who want to donate their eyes to you. Or there are intermediaries from other people who contact all the doctors in Korea so that they can do eye donors,”


    “Yes, I hope so, Ris.”


    ***


    “So, what is the purpose of Mr.ing here?” Gifer asked with a question mark in his brain.


    “I just want to apologize to Nak Gifer for what happened. Thepany that I took back, it was all Raya’s request. But it turns out that after thepany was held by her, thepany didn’t get better, but the opposite. In contrast to Nak Gifer’s deft and tenacious performance. Raya only focused on dating her new boyfriend. I am disappointed in her. Please, forgive my mistake, Nak Gifer,”


    DEGH!


    Mr. Kevin kneeled in front of Gifer and took the skinny right hand so that his apology would be epted by the master. Gifer smiled wryly. What did this old man just say? Apologizing? After what happened three months ago? Heck, at the news he proudly introduced Raya to his newpany. But now that Raya can’t manage thepany, whye to him again? What ack of self-respect, Gifer thought.


    “No need to be like this, Mr. Kevin. I understand and have forgiven you and your daughter. But there’s one thing that is deeply imprinted on my heart and I don’t want to hear from his caustic mouth anymore.”


    “What is it?”


    “Please, never again will your daughter insult me. It’s very hurtful to me who is mentally down and emotional,” Gifer was still furious about Raya’s remark when he was jogging.


    “Ah, that. I’ll talk to Raya about itter,” Gifer just kept showing his smile.


    “Anything else? I have work to do after this,” Gifer asked a little rudely.


    “Look, Gifer. Actually mying here is not only to apologize but also to get Gifer to work again in thepany that Raya has taken,” hearing that made Gifer and Haris surprised.


    “How? Is Gifer willing?” Gifer quirked his lips slightly to the right.


    “Sorry, Mr. Kevin. I already have another job, I’m no longer working in yourpany, I’m alreadyfortable with my job. Hanging out with little kids is enough for me. Thank you for the offer,” Gifer politely declined.


    “But, son Gifer. I beg you, please help me again like before. For Raya’s problem, let me take care of it.”


    “No Mr. Kevin. I’m sorry. By the way, what time is it, Ris? Don’t we have to leave?”


    “Ah yes, Gif. It’s already 10:00. Let’s go.”


    “Mr. Kevin, let’s go out. I already have this schedule, I’m sorry that I have to cut off this conversation. I want to get ready first,” Gifer replied unpleasantly to Mr. Kevin. Mr. Kevin stood up and stepped aside from the kneeling event. He sat back down on the sofa.


    Gifer walked to his room still using his blind stick, picked up his bag, and intended to go to work.


    “Come on Ris, let’s go now. Mr. Kevin, let’s go out!” with a firm sentence, Haris opened the apartment door. The three of them got out of the apartment and took the elevator down.


    “Gifer, please, reconsider my offer from earlier.”


    “Sorry, I can’t promise, sir.”


    After getting off the elevator, GIfer and Haris went to work using the public bus as usual.


    “Damn! It’s so hard to persuade Gifer toe back to thepany! I have to think of a n to make Gifer want toe back to mypany!”


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    To Be Continued