(Revised) Regretting It Too Late

Adopting a child

Didi: Assalamu'alaikum Din's. Hello, can you go home now and come to the restaurant, because this is very important. (the voice of Didi who panicked when calling Adinda)

Adinda : Wa'alaikumsalam mas, yes later Dinda stop by there, Dinda finish this meeting first. But what's wrong, mas? How do you sound panicked.? (my question to Didi mas that sounds like something else happened at the resto)

Didi: Later on explain, you finish your business there first and be careful if you go home later. Assalamu'alaikum

Dinda: Yes mas, wa'alaikimsalam

"What's up there? Kok mas Didi looks panicked, hopefully nothing serious happens." I thought.

"Why? Did something happen to your husband? Because you look like you think that." Ask Mr. Yosef who sees me daydreaming for a moment.

"Ah. No he's not my husband sir, he's my brother." I'm clear, because I don't want Mr. Joseph to misunderstand.

"Haha.... Yeah yeah, well it looks like there's something important he wants to talk about. Let's just finish it now, actually I still want to talk to you a little longer. But no papa we can connect again later" he said, signing all the files quickly.

"Eh, why should I explain and why am I afraid that Mr. Joseph misunderstood me. If he thinks I'm married, that's his business. You're a weird Din." I cried in my heart.

"All right, everything's done. Thank you for choosing to work with us, and welcome to join us and thank you once again." said Mr. Joseph shook my hand and also Yulia after he had signed the dossier of the agreement between us.

"Thank you, sir, and beg your help in the future" I said, begging for a farewell.

"What's up Din? There seems to be an important problem with Didi mas, what is the resto?" yulia asked me as she walked towards the car park.

"I also don't know Yul, what's the matter because Didi doesn't usually sound like it's panicking." I started the car and drove straight to the resto.

Restos

"Excuse me, this is me finding a baby who doesn't seem to have parents, because look around no one. Because this was found here so I guess your boss is the one who reported it to the police." said one of the diners.

"Eh, how is this mbak? I said it to the boss of the Didinya" said one of the employees and immediately ran to Didi's room.

Hearing the explanation from his employees and after seeing firsthand the figure of a tiny baby wrapped in a quilt of fur, at once Didi felt panicked and did not know what to do to the innocent baby who had been abandoned by his parents.

"Mas, how about we just call Dinda.?" yuyus suggestion that saw Didi panicked.

"True boss, just call Dinda," continued one of the resto employees who agreed with Yuyus' advice.

"Well, I'll call Dinda first, while you take care of this baby." Didi told the staff.

"Well the atmosphere of the restaurant is quiet Din kayak not happened something." rich Yulia. after arriving.in front of the restaurant, and I also think the same with Yulia.

"Mak Dinda, Allah, thank God, come and thank God to be calmer because Yulia also came along" said Yuyus when he saw me and Yulia entering. Me and Yulia were confused and looked at each other.

"Go to the Didi mas room just mbak, later mbak - mbak you all will know." continued Yuyus who saw us confused.

"Assalamu'alaikum mas." My greeting when I opened the door of Didi's mas room and went inside.

"Wa'alaikumsalam Dinda." welcome Didi while holding a very beautiful baby.

"Loh, may Ayuni already be born mas? You did everything before the wedding, huh?" ledek Yulia who saw Didi mas clumsy while beating the baby.

"Whose baby is it?" ask and get closer to Didi mas.

"The baby left at this restaurant by his parents" replied Didi

"Huh?! Bre***** parents did that." - growled Yulia when she heard Didi's words.

"I don't know, I've reported it to the police station" Didi replied

That night I took care of the beautiful baby at the restaurant accompanied by Mbak Ayuni, because Didi mas contacted him and asked him to accompany me to take care of the baby at the restaurant.

The next morning some of the police came to take the baby, but I told them I would take care of the baby for a while until the report was over. But until 1 week nothing can be found and the baby will be handed over to the orphanage.

During the investigation I felt close to the beautiful baby, and I wanted to raise her to be my daughter and I asked everyone for advice, including Om Bambang, Dido and Didi, and mbak Ayuni. Hearing my explanation as well as my wish they all agreed.

After receiving the blessing and permission from everyone my intention to lift him was also more rounded, and I spoke to the police and child protection, for my intention to adopt the baby.

"I'm sorry but you can't adopt it, because the adoption requirement must be a married couple mbak, while mbak will be single" replied the child protection member and the woman.

"But sir...?"

"What if I and my future wife adopt it, because we're getting married next week" Didi replied, cutting off my words.

"True, because I also love this baby." continued Ayuni agreed to Didi's words.

"Well then, you finish the business and you can raise her as your daughter after you get married" the man replied to us.

And as promised, after Didi's wedding, Didi mas and Ayuni mbak came to adopt the baby. But in the baby's shelter there was none, and they said the baby was in the hospital because of a high fever.

I, mas Didi and mbak Ayuni and representatives of child protection services went to the hospital where the baby was treated. I saw one of the fussy babies and kept crying walo already held by a middle-aged woman.

"Assalamucalaikum ma'am, these are the parents who are going to adopt the baby" the officer told the mothers taking care of the baby.

"Oh yes Wa'alaikumsalam sir, this is he fussy maybe because it was injected earlier." explained the mother to us.

I walked up to the mother and rubbed the top of the little baby's head, I saw her as if she was agitated either because of her pain or because of her longing for her biological mother.

"The doctor said he misses his mother" explained the mothers to me.

"Darling, why are you crying beautiful boy? Alea misses you the same mother. Yes, Alea misses my mother." I carried her and I kissed her cheek, she slipped on my chest and fell asleep.

"Subhanallah, it looks like you guys are in a match. You seem destined to be a family. Look at him as if he recognizes the smell of your body, son, he immediately calmed down even though from the cranky moment continues." said the mother when she saw the interaction between me and this little baby.

"So her name is Alea huh sweet boy? It's so beautiful by name" said the mother, rubbing the baby's head fondly.

I also stroked it with love, because I imagined the sadness of the heart when left by both parents, because I had experienced it and did not want others to experience it too.

That day the adoption process was completed by Didi and I replaced the mother - the mother took care of her until she recovered and was discharged from the hospital.