ANINDITA, A Tale of the Past

The Happy Face of Rama

" Anin?" Arya gasped when she found Anindita's sad face that had been torn by tears.

" Anin, I-I ...."

" I'd better go home, Mom." Anindita immediately wiped her tears. Then he clasped the tiny hand of Ramadan wanting to step away.

" Anin, wait a minute." This time Arya also blocked Anindita's arm and then linked her finger with Anindita's fine fingers.

" We're saying yes to Mama, yes!" Arya then pulled Anindita's hand to take her to Mama Arya's room, because Mama Arya had already chosen to go into her room.

After saying goodbye to Mama Arya, Anindita brought Arya reunited with her sisters.

" I told you Mama. Mas and Anin are getting married in two months. Whatever your attitude, it will not affect your decision. And I hope you respect Mas's decision" said Arya.

" I want to take Anin and Rama home first. Ariston ..." Arya said goodbye and immediately took Anindita and Ramadhan out of her official house.

Arya turned her head towards Anindita who was just speechless and threw a glance out the window during the return trip. While Ramadhan was asleep in the back seat accompanied by Tita, making the atmosphere in the car quiet.

It takes thirty minutes to get to Arya's private house, now the car that Arya drives is parked in front of the whitewashed house.

" Thank you, Mum. Mas Arya should just go home, I'm tired. Assalamualaikum .." said Anindita opened the door and got out of Arya's car.

" Anin, wait!" Arya rushed down from her car and followed Anindita's steps.

" May ..." Arya pulled Anindita's arm to make Anindita step stopped and now her body is facing towards Arya.

" You don't think too much about Ria and Lanny's attitude. They don't know you yet so behave like that."

" They don't know me yet. And what would happen if they knew me by my past story, Mas? Does that not make them even stronger to reject me?!" Anindita really feels pessimistic about her relationship with Arya.

Arya put both her hands on Anindita's shoulders.

" Anin, I love you so much. Isn't that enough to convince you that we can get through it all?" ask Arya.

" Mama also blesses us. My mom's blessing is above everything else. Does that make you doubt too?"

" Those who will live that household we are not them. I can feel your sincerity, your kindness. So they want to agree or not. That won't stop me from carrying out my intention to marry you."

Now both of Arya's hands clasped Anindita's fingers and aimed near her chest.

" Are you unable to feel my heart already feeling very comfortable with you? My heart just wants you."

Anindita couldn't bear to not shed a tear on her cheek. " I-I'm scared, Mom."

" There's nothing you need to fear. There I am, there I will always take care of you. There I will always protect you. There's me who'll never leave you." Arya then grabbed Anindita's body and drowned her in her arms letting Anindita sob in her chest and trying to give comfort to the woman she loved.

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Anindita taps a backpack onto Ramadan's back and wears a Spiderman-flagged hat on Ramadhan's head which Ricky will pick up this afternoon.

" Rama remember Mama's message, don't be naughty, yeah! Don't bother Ricky." Anindita tried to advise her son.

" Good, Ma." Ramadhan.

" We're leaving now?" ask Ricky who was standing behind Ramadan.

" Ma, Rama go first, yeah! Ariston ..." Ramadhan said goodbye to Anindita and then kissed her mother's hand.

" Waalaikumsalam, don't be naughty, son!" Anindita kissed both the cheeks and forehead of Ramadan.

" Yes, Ma." Ramadhan.

" I'll excuse you, Miss." Ricky then says goodbye to Anindita.

" Titip Rama, Sir. If he is naughty, please do not rebuke, "said Anindita who only replied with a smile by Ricky.

" Drug, Mama ..." Ramadhan waved his hand at Anindita.

" Bye, honey. Don't be naughty, yeah!" Anindita tries to remind Ramadhan again before Ramadhan finally gets into Ricky's car and the car starts to leave the Alabama Florist grounds.

" Rama is happy not to be invited to stay at his house?" ricky asks Ramadhan as the car he drives away from Anindita's workplace.

" Good, Om." Ramadhan cheerfully made Ricky smile while taking off the hat worn by Ramadan and scrambling his son's hair.

" If you buy a toy, Rama is happy?" ask Ricky again.

" Good, Om. But said Mama, Rama can not have many toys later Rama does not want to learn the toy continues, Om." Ramadan mimicked what his mother said.

" Oh yeah?" Ricky chuckles. " Who likes to teach Rama who to learn?" ricky asked as she stroked Ramadan's head with her left hand while her other hand focused on holding the steering wheel.

" Mama is the same Om Arya, Om."

" Om Arya likes to teach Rama to learn, huh?"

" Yes, Om Arya's going to work at school, Om."

" Hmmm, looks like Om Arya loves Rama, huh?"

" Yes, Om. In the past, Om Ricky has not come, Om Arya likes to take a walk, likes to buy Rama toys too."

" Dear, Om. Arya wants to be Papa Rama."

Ricky swallowed his saliva and let out a long sigh hearing the words of Ramadan.

" Rama is happy to have Papa?"

" Good dong, Om. Rama got Papa just like Rama's friends at school."

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Ricky's heart was slipping. Guilt re-emerged in his heart as soon as he knew how his flesh blood craved the figure of a papa. Especially when he sees the happy face of Ramadan when expressing his feelings will have papa continued. I want Ricky to tell Ramadhan that he is his father, his biological father.

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" Where are we going, Mom?" anindita asked as Arya led her to a two-story building.

" Take care of our wedding preparations" Arya replied as she clasped Anindita's hand and took her step into the building.

" Good day, how can we help you, sir?" ask the staff at the reception.

" I want to meet Mother Tiwi, does she exist?" ask Arya.

" I'm sorry, have you made any previous appointments with Ms Tiwi?" ask the officer back.

" It is not yet, just say Arya Rahardja wants to meet," said Arya back.

" Okay, wait a minute, sir." The employee then contacted someone by phone.

After a while ...

" Please, Sir. Just go upstairs." The officer pointed towards the stairs on the left.

" Thank you, Ma'am." Not forgetting Arya thanked the waiter before finally he and Anindita headed for the room.

" Good day, Auntie .." said Arya when the door of the room she knocked opened and revealed a middle-aged woman.

" Aryans? Come in and out .." the woman Arya called greeted Arya kindly.

" Aunty Tiwi how are you?" Arya salutes Aunt Tiwi.

" Thank God, how is your mother, healthy?' ask Aunt Tiwi.

" Thank God, Tan ..." Arya.

" What wind, huh? You here?" Aunt Tiwi glanced at Anindita.

" Is this your candidate, Arya?" Guess Aunt Tiwi then.

Arya turned her head and smiled towards Anindita.

" Yes, Tan. It's Anindita, my candidate." Arya then introduces Anindita to Aunt Tiwi.

" Well, Alhamdulillah you finally immediately release the status of your widower, Arya." Aunt Tiwi chuckles.

" Yes Thank God, Tan. Therefore Arya wants to ask Aunt for help to take care of my marriage and Anindita." Arya conveys her intentions and goals to meet Aunt Tiwi.

" Must be Aunt help dong, Arya. Want to go indoor or outdoor?"

" Indoor, Tan."

" Okay, how many invitations?"

" Not much, Tan. About five hundreds."

" Hmmm, okay. When's the wedding plan?"

" Two months to come."

" Well, we have to work fast, dong! But it's okay, Auntie's gotta help."

" Thank you, Tan." Arya set a thank you to Aunt Tiwi who since taking care of her marriage first also her sisters.

" Together, Auntie is also happy to be trusted to take care of the wedding of the Rahardja family."

" Hmmm, then I say goodbye first, Tan. We still have a lot to prepare." Arya then says goodbye to Aunt Tiwi. Because of her plans today too she wanted to order a wedding ring and chose the invitation card design.

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