Aara is Not Lara
EXTRA CHAPTER: Sister to Elly
Behind a big raincoat a toddler takes shelter from the rain. His body was wrapped around a batik pull cloth on an adult male figure riding a motorcycle, keeping the adorable little body from falling over.
His little legs flank each other occasionally avoiding splashes of rain and puddles on the streets. The round eyes that could only stare at the plastic coat were twitching funny. Guessing soon will arrive at the destination of the paving track below there that he peeped.
"Goddessa ...." Cheering cheerfully as Elly clapped her hands to welcome the figure of a 2-year-old toddler out from behind a rain coat.
"Sister, can't call it Mas Angga!" rava's reprimand on Elly. The little princess looks so adorable with yellow boots in her rain coat.
Jumping elly's cool excitement playing rain with Rava. Despite a dilemma, Rava and Ara agree to allow their daughter to play rain at risk. Elly must learn about nature, including rain which sometimes becomes a scary scourge for parents.
Even so, of course Rava and Ara did not necessarily release Elly just like that. Evidently from the rain coat and matching boots that Elly wore. Similarly, Rava who also wore a rain coat so that his little daughter still learned to maintain health and protect herself, even though someday she must grow up.
"Slowly walk, brother. Don't run around," Rava pinta in a worried tone. Nimble little steps that darted quickly even though it could be captured it made Rava hangers. Inevitably Rava remained afraid if Elly slipped and fell.
While Ara just stared at the amused behavior of Rava who slightly stretched his hand with a pale face followed Elly. He was forbidden to play rava in the rain. Not wanting to happen something unwanted. What else is now Ara again pregnant with their future baby. Therefore Rava and Ara began to get used to calling Elly 'Silver'.
"Yah no boyeh myah ... Unda biyang ce-paaatt uwa." Elly brandished her short index finger, wiggling right and left with eyes bulging like Ara's.
Although the growth and development of Elly is quite rapid, but the talk is not too smooth. It lags in some words with certain consonants, such as L, R, S and T. It's just that the pronunciation of the letters T and S has increased a little, although it must be pronounced with more effort.
"Dad not angry, Brother."
"Well this ... Myah," said Elly, frowning as if imitating the look on Rava's face, which to him implies anger.
"Oh yeah? I'm not angry, but I'm afraid that Brother is falling. Who will fall sick? Brother, right?" said Rava gently as he lowered his body, crouched down in front of Elly who was staring at him, digesting Rava's speech with a small nod in return. "Well, I don't want you to be sick. So I wasn't mad, but I was worried that Brother was falling."
"Let's take a slow walk ... Hold Daddy's hand, will you?" Elly clasped Rava's little finger, smiling broadly at the figure of Angga who was already sitting beside Ara.
The little girl accelerated impatiently. Stop at the end of the terrace, take off the boots and rain coat that is now in Rava's hands.
"Goddessa ... Gaga don't play rain?"
"Just a moment, Princess ... Mas Angga we love this first," Dimas interrupted Elly while showing a set of hearing aid. Paired the hearing aid on the left ear leaf Angga.
"Where's Papi's mom, Dim?" asked Ara while rubbing the cold little hand of Angga. A moment later he grabbed Elly's shoulder until the girl moved closer and stuck to her foot.
"The mother is ordinary, college. If his father went to Kota P yesterday to see the garden. That's why I picked him up from school" Dimas said as he patted some of Angga's wet pants.
"Oh that ...." Nod Ara responded to Dimas's reply.
"So how are you preparing for the event?" rava asked suddenly, he lifted the tiny body of Elly in his carry.
"Make the day after tomorrow all done, sir. Nita also gave the data of the division of the team from the children of her organization. In this bag there are photocopies as well as details of anyone who stays at the gathering point the day before the event."
"Coordinate every field chief to meet me first. Tomorrow tell me to come to the house with Nita as well," said Ara as she moved from her seat. He rubbed the top of the head of Angga who lowered his head, still silent and coolly shook his legs.
"There is something for the parlors equally shared to everyone. I can't go straight down, most accompany Mas Rava until it finishes opening the event just keep going home. Innate I keep dizzy if it's too crowded." Ara turns her mouth to the top of Elly's head, which does not take her eyes off Angga, the only friend Elly has despite rarely interacting with. Angga is too quiet and shuts himself down because of his limitations.
"Unda, want to play peyoyooott-ttaaan boyeh?" chirp Elly suddenly while wrapping her hands around Rava's neck.
"Rain, Honey ... Later if it has not rained again, play the same slide Mas Angga. Now Elly takes a bath first yuk mama let more beautiful, will you?"
"You Unda ... Chest Maaa-aaass Gaga. Eyi wants to take a bath duyu ..," said Elly while waving at Angga who was greeted with a nod and also a small wave. He really likes and excited if he hears the word 'beautiful'. At first glance Ara smiled amusedly considering the active, carefree and friendly Elly who looks more like Jona than she and Rava.
"Let's go in, Dim. Poor Angga's cold." Take Rava to Dimas, his eyes staring at the little Angga who started squeezing his fingers. The boy began to feel cold, but remained silent and did not complain.
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The rain began to subside although it still lowered the fine speck. That night the two sat together in the living room after dinner. Elly composes the toys into a storage box, a habit that Ara teaches her daughter to learn the meaning of responsibility and independence.
"Papa just called when you were dancing Elly, he said today did not come. Want to join Mama to sleep in the store and check the dry pastries that will be divided later, too" explained Rava while stroking Ara's big stomach. Stay waiting for a little sister-to-be for Elly, the fruit of her second love to be born, gathered together to add to the hustle of her small family.
"If those of us are safe, right?"
"So, you calm down. I told Secretary Mas to coordinate with the team from the office. For students who participate in this activity is also provided with the same committee. Dimas was the head of the panel. I hope your good intentions go well."
"It was just intention, Mom. All of this if not for Mas also could not be realized into an activity of this magnitude ... Hopefully with this we can share our happiness, even if only a little."
"Norta ... Cucah ...," Elly's whining distracts Ara and Rava. It looks Elly who is trying to close the toy box with both hands pressing firmly accompanied by sad manyun lips. He had trouble clenching the lid of a toy storage box that appeared to be hampered by one of Elly's toys.
Peeping briefly at Ara's temple, Rava raised his hand that was embracing Ara's shoulder. He got up from his seat and walked over to Elly. A second later, Rava advised Elly, pointing out the reason why the toy box could not be closed tightly by her daughter.
A moment of petty argument ensues until the conversation between father and son ends with an old kiss from Elly for Rava as thanks. Elly was easily curious with high curiosity.
"Baggot Daddy ... Cayaaaang Dad a lot ...," said Elly with sparkling eyes after removing a kiss that left a reddened mark on Rava's cheek because it was too strong to press his lips. Then he ran over to Ara, stretching out his short arms to embrace her mother's large round belly. "Kayang Unda a lot ... Cayaang Dedek also ...."
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Extra Chapter that still makes you curious, right?ð
(Honestly surprised that FAV †added, even though it was tagged finishð€)
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