ANINDITA, A Tale of the Past

Dede Baby's Papa

The time continues to roll, the day changes from one Sunday to another The change of months is getting faster. Since finding the woman who was the victim had died horribly, Ricky stopped his search. He also fulfilled his promise to support the families of the victims by setting aside his salary of five million rupiah that he sent every month to the families of the victims. A small amount for him and not comparable to the lives that have been lost due to his actions, but Ricky promised to routinely give it.

Ricky is busy with his work. Bima's attitude that seemed to be opposed when asked to take care of the company made him have to work hard with Dirga taking care of Angkasa Raya Group which began to shake up some of its competitors after Mr. Poetra died. Not to mention Dirga's attitude that turned emotional and stubborn to become a leader who was very feared by his employees. Who knows Ricky himself does not know what causes the change in attitude Dirga almost two years ago.

While Anindita's pregnancy has now entered the ninth month. According to Cyntia's doctor, Aninindita will give birth about the next three weeks. Anindita is grateful in her pregnancy is all facilitated because of the existence of Sandra and Koh Leo. The couple seemed to protect Anindita from the outside world. The store clerk who knew about Anindita's pregnancy was only Yahya, who was a close friend of Anindita.

During pregnancy there were not many desires Anindita is very troublesome. Even Sandra often offers what Anindita wants. To check the womb, Sandra drove Anindita directly to the hospital to see Cyntia's doctor.

" What is Koko Elvan doing?" anindita asked as she offered the brownies she had just finished making to Elvano, Koh Leo's eldest son and eleven-year-old Sandra.

" It's working on math PR, Ms. Anin." Elvano answered Anindita's friendly question. Koh Leo and Sandra did instill in their children a polite attitude towards older people, regardless of their economic status.

" Oh, Ms. Anin has a headache if you tell her to do maths, Ko." Anindita joked to make Elvano chuckle.

" She wants me to teach math?"

" No ah, Kok. Than learning math mending learning to cook with Ko Elvan's mom." Anindita giggles.

" This, Ma'am Anin makes Koko Elvan's favorite brownies. Mumpung new ripe and still warm should be eaten first, Ko." Anindita then offered the brownies to Elvano.

" Thank you, Sister Anin. The responsibility is over soon, too." Elvano.

" Anin's mom, where's Mami?" ivone's voice suddenly sounded from Elvano's room door.

" Mami Ivone is in a room like her" Anindita said.

" What did Koko eat?" Ivone had a glance at the cake on his Koko study table.

" It's brownies, Ivone want to? Ivone doesn't like brownies." Anindita is very fond of the foods that children like from Koh Leo and Sandra.

" Yes, Ivone likes cheese cake. Ma'am Anin makes cheese cake too?" ask Ivone.

" Tomorrow yes, Anin's mother made. Cheese cream does not exist, so Ma'am Anin does not make cheese cake." Anindita explains to Ivone as she steps out of Elvano's room.

" Oh, yeah ..." Ivone.

" Ivone going to Mami's room? Want to send Anin back?" ask Anindita.

" Yes." Yeah." Ivone answered, then his tiny hand touched Anindita's distended stomach. " Dede's father Baby Anin's mom didn't come, anyway?"

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This opens the first time Ivone offended the father of the baby in Anindita's womb. Although he was used to getting questions like that, but every time it was mentioned there was still a pain in his heart if he remembered about the father of his future son.

" His father dede baby Mbak Anin does not love the same with the baby? You never come, never kiss the belly of Mbak Anin too." Ivone expressed his opinion.

" Mami said when Koko had Ivone in Mami's stomach, Papi often kissed Mami's stomach. That's Papi's sign of affection for Koko and Ivone, Anin's mother." Ivone continued his chatter making Anindita's heart even more crumbling.

" Ivone, you're not learning? Even talk to Anin?"

" Mommy, Ivone wants permission from Mami" said Ivone as he approached his mother.

" What permission would you ask?" sandra asked, stroking her daughter's head.

" Tomorrow Ci Leny will take Ivone for a swim, can Ivone not come, Mami?" ask Ivone for permission

" Hmmm, yes it can .. but Ivone don't be naughty later if invited by Ci Leny." Sandra approved Invone's request.

" Great, thank you, Mommy." Ivone immediately hugged his mother, shortly afterwards in a run towards his bedroom.

" Don't think too much about what Ivone said just now, Nin. He still doesn't understand what's going on with you." Sandra tried to encourage Anindita because she had heard Ivone's voice wondering at Anindita.

" Yes, Ci. I understand it too, huh." Anindita forced to smile.

" Oh yeah, tomorrow's already starting to fast, right? Are you fasting too, Nin?" ask Sandra because tomorrow is entering Ramadan.

" Yes, God willing, Ci." Anindita answered.

" Don't it affect the baby in your womb, Nin?" Sandra was worried that Anindita would choose to fast Ramadan.

" Today I asked the doctor Cyntia, she said it's safe as long as the nutritional intake is met, Ci."

" Oh that, huh? Yes already, tomorrow Cici buy vegetables and fruits so you can eat sahur time and break the fast later."

" Ci ..." Anindita until difficult to say the words that deserve to be conveyed to the wife of his boss is very kind hearted, only his eyeballs began to dew.

" Thank you for the kindness Cici and Koh Leo have had towards me. I can only pray that Koh Leo and his family are always happy, given health, given a smooth fortune and always protected by God Almighty." Anindita's tears fell on her smooth cheeks.

" Amin, Nin. Thanks for the prayer too. Cici also hopes that later you will find your happiness. Hopefully someday someone will be able to accept you for who you are." Sandra patted Anindita on the shoulder.

" Aamiin, Ci." Anindita made a prayer from Sandra for her even though she did not know if she could get that happiness. Will there be a man who will accept it? With the past and the presence of the child who will soon be born into this world, is there a man who will be with him? Even if there was a man who would be with her, would the man's family be able to accept him? I don't know ..for now, Anindita doesn't think about it. She just wants to raise the child she will be born with as best she can. Giving birth to a child out of wedlock and without a husband is not an easy job, but he tries to hold on to an innocent baby by the actions of a man he has never seen again, even though the man's face is fixed in his memory.

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