At the Crossroads of Love

51. Sweet Thirteen Birthday Party Surprise

After the meeting and introduction at Gedong Songo, the friendship between Ara, Ratih and Naina grew closer.

Although different schools do not prevent them from just going home together. Because of their adjoining schools and their coherent home paths.

In the past, only Ratih who returned to school every time he came home to Ara's house, now there are more Naina. Sometimes there is also Revano and Rega.

One thing that makes Ratih upset and frenetic if there is Rega, because they will not stop fighting and always noisier. Even so, his friends are actually happy and enjoy their commotion.

Already this week Ara was left alone by Ratih, every time he went home from school. Never even stopped by his house again.

Naina who usually likes to send messages is not clear to stop the activity.

Things that seemed impossible to happen are now seen by Ara himself. Ratih and Rega who are usually always noisy are not clear, now look to get along and even go home with Ratih piggybacked Rega.

After a long time Ratih avoided Ara, now approached Ara to her class to go home together. I don't know what his best friend did because there was a reason to stay away from Ara. Happy Ara, can be with Rati again. Together they headed for the seller waiting for BRT majors to his house.

While waiting appeared Rega with his motorbike and two helmets. Rega picked up his bike next to the seller He went down to Ara and Ratih.

''Ara, I borrowed it for a while.'' Rega said after their close distance.

''Huh.'' Ara was surprised by what he meant, Rega wanted to talk carefully to Ratih.

Ratih accepted Rega's invitation a bit away from Ara. I don't know what they're talking about, it doesn't seem like a fight, and they're talking nicely like Ara used to.

They spoke shortly after, and Ratih approached Ara.

''Ra, I'm sorry, I think I have a little business with Rega, you don't papa, go home alone?''

''Hah.'' again Ara was shocked to hear Ratih's words. Didn't hear wrong, Ratih had business with Rega.

'' Ra.. go home alone.'' Ratih waved his hand at Ara.

''Ah.iya.'' Ara finally regained consciousness from her bengongnya.

Just answered yes Ratih has passed from before Ara. Looks like Ratih is piggybacking on Rega. Since when did meteka get along. With a step gontai Ara up the BRT majors her home. It's lonely hanging in BRT without Train. At the time of returning home from school BRT is always full, certainly Ara and Ratih never get a seat. At least with Ratih, the mileage does not feel far because of the jokes that exist.

His mind is not far from Rega and Ratih, two creatures that are usually like a woof and meow can now get along and together either go where.

Ara walked alone from the big road to her house. Hot weather, making his sweat seep out, pouring into his thinness.The distance to the house so the farther away.

Arriving at home, the Papa's tumben has returned. It looks like his car is in the garage. Ara hurriedly entered the house. Up inside at the dinner table there are young coconut ice packs and various snacks that are all Ara's favorite.

Directly Ara wanted to memcomot one snack, suddenly there was the sound of her Papa from behind.

'' Wash your hands, change clothes first smell of the sun. Not going where the snacks are. ''

''Pa.pah, he. he. '' Ara crucified her Papa.

''Your habits, Dek. are big too. It's been twelve years, it's still like a child.'' Her father intentionally offended Ara's age.

''Tujubelas years.'' Ara lirih.''Pa! '' shouted Ara later

''What Deck, who screams.'' replied lightly Papa From the front sofa of the television, because his father again watched a criminal news show.

Ara came closer to her father. His father did not move to stay focused on the screen in front of him. '' Papa remember, today Ara's birthday to the fourteenth?'' Ara who forgot her birthday.

''Remember dong,'' replied his father sokokan imitate the style of one of the players ojek kolan.'' Cook the birthday of the child himself forgot. Why don't you forget your own birthday? '' her father asked, looking at Ara.

''He.he.'' Ara chuckles. '' Ara forgot that today Ara's birthday.

His father had intended to joke, asking if Ara had forgotten her birthday, it turned out that the child had forgotten.

''If Papa remembers Ara's birthday means Papa already has a gift dong? make Ara.'' Ara shook her Papa's arm. Who knows, because it's a special birthday, so the papa's making a special gift too. The proof is when Ara does not remember his birthday The Papa remembers.

''That's the one at the gift dining table from Papa, Ara likes it. Deliberately you know Papa was passing in front of java so that he could buy your favorite snack.''

Ara nodded. Hands off his father. Papa Randy held back his smile.

''Yes times, Pa. giving gifts to market snacks. Cook yes, his son sweet seventeen only get market snacks.''

Ara left her Papa in her room. Intentions want to change clothes, pretend to sulk so that the Papa gives another gift. But Ara herself did not know what gift from her father.

Arriving at the easy iced coconut dining table has moved the place from plastic wrap to large glasses. There's his dad at the dinner table.

Ara sat in front of her Papa enjoying young coconut ice and snacks in the form of her favorite market snacks. Ara spent the lunpia, knew the bird's nest and princess cake bathed in an instant, the young coconut ice also lived ice cubes.

'' Good, Ra?'' asked her Papa, and Ara nodded her yes because her mouth was still full of food. '' In fact, Papa wants to take Ara to the upper city. We eat there.'' Ara looked up at her Papa protest sign why not say from earlier, if that's what Ara wants.

'' How about, if Ara goes with Papa to Paradise, choose a batik for Papa using the office event tomorrow after tomorrow.

''Now Pa,'' Her father nodded yes.'' Mau, but it's out Ara's treat to eat.''

'' Which is your birthday, which Papa treats. You dong who bought Papa. '' Papa Randy stroked Ara's head.

'' Even if the Ara that Papa treats duwetnya also from Papa. So don't we go, now.'' thought Ara because paradise is close to home, then no need to change clothes.

''So, Come!''

Arriving at Paradise boutique that specifically provides batik clothing. Papa Randy tells Ara to choose the batik used for the party. Of course with a polite model. Without a mind of sorts Ara chose one. This might be a birthday present from her father.

Ara tried one shirt to show her Papa while circling the style of the model. His father smiled at his son's behavior.

Because her father agreed with Ara's choice, Ara turned to the fitting room to take off her choice of clothes and changed into the clothes she was wearing. But forbidden by his father.

''You guys just wear Ra, Papa likes Ara to wear it. Later change at home.''

No matter what birthday this old man is. Another Ara of his other Papa, deliberately lingering choose clothes that want to be purchased. Jemu Ara is waiting.

Tumben really seh Papa choose clothes. The show was as special as to what try.

''Pa, not yet? tumben choose clothes one long time.

''Patience, this Deck is done.'' answered his Papa smilingly looking at his son in an exasperated fashion.

''Go home or where did it go? afraid you're hungry haven't eaten since school came home.'' on the way home Papa Randy offered Ara to eat. Ara who saw siomay on the roadside asked to eat siomay only. And her father allowed it.

Finished with siomay on the father of the child directly home.

Until the front of his house Ara was shocked, because his house was crowded. Ara menole to her Papa, knowing the confused intent of her Ara Papa twisting his shoulders as if saying no idea.

Because the yard to the garage inside was full of motorcycles that parked randomly unorganized, Papa Randy was forced to park far from home.

Ara got out of the car walking confused because among the friends who were outside the house were friends that He knew. There are many classmates.

There was Ratih and Naina who greeted him at the gate.

''Surprise...''

''Surprise...''

yell them together and then boisterous clapping sounds of his friends.

Ara was drawn into the living room of the place that became the center of her birthday celebration.The living room has been revamped and decorated with colorful paper and lots of balloons.

I cried because of Haru. Ara looked back at her smiling Papa happily. Ara grew sobbing running into her Papa's arms. Ratih and Naina who were excited to surprise the party for Ara followed crying to see Ara crying in her Papa's arms.

''Ara happy?'' ask her father softly.

Ara just nodded.

''If happy to approach his friends start his party, then go to night hunt. Look at that friend of Ara,'' pointed at Ratih and Naina they asked Papa to make a birthday party for Ara.

Ara was speechless, too happy with everything she was given.

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