An Asa
07
Four hours drive to get to Jakarta, as long as Asa just looked out the window. The atmosphere of Jakarta is very different from the village, here all already look modern shiny black road, no soil that will stick to the sandals or shoes, but there is no ground, there are no puddles that adorn along the road, no pebbles that will disturb the rider. Vehicles were passing by at all times, like endless. Asa sat in the back seat with her mother and sister, Asa glanced at the rearview view looking at the hostile eyes of the daughter sitting next to her father. Asa did not bother, most importantly her sister felt happy to be close to her mother. It seems that Om Randika also wants to accept Arka, proven along the way they chat in interspersed laughter looks like Arka was comfortable with Om Randika. Either because Arka had never felt the affection of his father, making him close to the man who had become his stepfather. If you think there Asa was the same, but why Asa could not be like Arka.
The lights were red, making the car they were riding stopped for a moment.
The afternoon sun peeked from between the towering buildings, the light could still penetrate and make Asa squinted with glare. Asa looked at the luxurious buildings with a look of admiration, in his heart he prayed that someday he could become one of the owners of the high building.
Another Asa Arka, he asked enthusiastically everything around. Mama Ranti told all the places along the road that they went through, the day was getting dark.
Om Randika decides to turn his car into a shopping mall, intending to buy all the needs of Asa and Arka. Asa and Arka were confused, as this was the first time for them. Arka shows her fear and is laughed at by Cindy.
“Haha .. katro,” chirps Cindy.
“Cindy!” reprove father.
“Daddy nyebelin!” Cindy clenched her foot onto the escalator.
“Mas, don't be, Cindy ’kan still small.” Mama Ranti patted her husband's shoulder trying to remind him.
“Cindy, be careful, son the way,” said Mama Ranti lovingly towards Cindy, Asa saw the attention given by the mother to Cindy immediately clenched her hands.
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After satisfied shopping, they finally arrived at the magnificent house like a two-story palace owned by Om Randika. Asa was flabbergasted, it turned out that all this time here her mother lived happily with her new family. Comfortable home, good environment, luxurious life so guaranteed. While in the village he, Arka and Mbah Sumi to eat was difficult. Asa's heart ached when she saw this reality.
Om Randika embraces Asa's shoulder, invites her in. Cindy opened the main door and intended to go up the stairs, but a hand gently rubbed her hair full of affection.
“Mandi yes dear, later down for dinner.” Mama Ranti was that dear to Cindy.
“Iya, Mother. Cook my favorite food yes,” replied spoiled Cindy.
“Iya darling ..” Mama Ranti kissed Cindy's head, and the sweet girl went up the stairs. Without Mama Ranti noticing, there was a pair of eagle eyes that stared intently at the interaction of the two. It was Asa, whose heart grew sick to see the interaction of two women of different ages. Asa has never received such treatment since childhood. He lost his mama figure from an early age, and is now even treated to a piercing view of the heart.
Mama Ranti starts taking Asa and Arka to their room, which is upstairs. At first Asa asked for one room only for her and her sister, but Mama Ranti refused. He and Arka had their own rooms next to each other. Arka was very enthusiastic when he opened the room that would become his room, he immediately thanked the mother, when Mama Ranti did the same thing as she did to Cindy, Arka immediately hugged and kissed Mama Ranti's cheek.
Asa opened the room that is now his room, he looked at the ash-painted room with a king-size bed, a nightstand, and a study table in the room. He lyrics to his left there is a door and when it is opened it turns out that the room is a bathroom.
“As a promise, later if Asa is already big will definitely make a good home for Mbah,” said Asa when he, Arka and Mbah Sumi were sitting casually in front of the house.
“The bathroom in the room is yes, Bang,” chirps Arka.
“Aamiin .. aamiin, Mbah pray that your wishes are realized, remember yes Asa, Arka you must keep worshiping. You may try, but keep involving God in your every step.” Mbah Sumi hugged her two grandchildren.
Asa took a deep breath, as if remembering all that, Asa turned around and stared at a window. He swung his feet step by step closer, Asa fluttered the old ash curtain his hand began to stretch out holding the glass door handle and opened it. He walked out feeling the wind blowing was relieving his lungs, from there he could see the sky gradually darkening. It's so beautiful. From then on the balcony was the most comfortable place and a favorite place for him.
“As ..”
Asa looked at her name called, Mama Ranti was on the doorstep with a sweet and soothing smile for anyone who saw her, but not for Asa she kept her flat face. Mama Ranti walked over, the sound of her hells sounding loud in the quiet room.
“How? Like her room?”
“Ya.” That was the only answer that came out of Asa's lips.
Mama Ranti smiled happily, although the short answer she got was already a good start for her.
“Her shirt machine ask for help Bi Ani aja,”
“Not need.”
“As ... Tomorrow you can go to school, I will enroll you in the same school as Cindy.”
“How's arka?” Ranti smiled turns out that her eldest child is very fond of her sister, even though they are different fathers.
“Arka also already registered, tomorrow you leave with father and Cindy yes, let Arka later with Mama depart, is it okay?”
“Gak nothing.”
“Now you take a shower, son. Keep resting, later called as supper.” Mama Ranti's hands began to stretch out intending to wipe Asa's head. However, Asa immediately avoided going into the bathroom.
Ranti's heart was broken, she looked at her hand with eyes filled with water grains. His heart was hurting, this was not what he wanted. He thought Asa would be like Arka, for they were both born from her womb.
Apparently not, other children are also nature because the true nature cannot be determined from the womb or offspring. Behind his silence and calm, Asa has a hard, emotional nature, everything he keeps in his heart and brain. Like a time bomb waiting to explode, if based on Asa will actually rebel, if snapped Asa will be back snapping.
“Im sorry mom, Asa .. forgive mom.”
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