Blue Berets

60. Grizzly Bear's

Kirana had a smile looking at Amira who was sitting with her “papa” while eating a piece of chicken nugget cheerfully. Kirana looked under the table Amira's feet kept swinging indicating that the little girl was happy. Let alone the smile on his face, everyone who saw could easily tell the plain boy's heart. He's happy to be eating with Papa Galih.

Lucy who had just come out of the kitchen saw her sister-in-law smiling at Amira and her future father sitting down to eat together. Lucy comes to see how painstakingly Galih helps Amira drink her orange juice. Ningrum who happened to be there could also see if what Galih was doing was not just an imaging. He was truly sincere with good intentions and from the look of his eyes it was clear how much he loved the two-painted little girl sitting before him.

“Ki.., please feel free. I will definitely support you two,” Ningrum whispered to Kirana.

“Out there you won't see another man as sincere as him, reassure your heart and step up,” said Lucy follow along.

Kirana did not answer. He did not want to be further cornered again so Kirana is currently away from Lucy and Ningrum, even blocked by Adnan who just returned home, “assalamualaikum,” he said.

“Waalaikumsalam,” replied Kirana with a chuckle stepping past her Brother just like that.

“Aaan the monkey,” said Adnan who knows.

“Abang see who else is the same Amira,” said Lucy.

“Heh the kingbrot why is he here?” the word Adnan makes Galih turn his head and immediately salute even though he does not stand.

“Yes Galih same Kirana want to go out this Bang,” replied Ningrum.

“Oh.”

“Pa, mind if we sleep four more tonight?” ask Lucy.

“No, but we're going to Mama's house. Mas kejatah supervise personnel who are on guard duty in the palace area tonight,” said Adnan.

“Ok, if so I finish my work first we go home yes,” Lucy said Adnan before he walked closer to Galih and Amira.

“Asik very brother, until Papa dateng you do not hug,” said Adnan.

“Amila again eat the same Papa Galih,” said Amira.

“Oh Papa Galih?” adnan asked with a death glare towards Galih who was just glued still in place. Recently he felt a fear of the propam kabid that was currently staring at him. It turns out that an Adnan Dzaki propam mode is nothing compared to the fashion of a prospective sister-in-law like this.

“Instead Kirana gave permission?” adnan asked Galih but his hand plucked the fries from Amira's plate making the girl whine for the snacks to be returned.

“Klave permission what Bang?” ask Galih who suddenly felt stupid.

“Amira call elo use appellation ‘papa’ really adek me already give permission?”

“Udah Bang,” says Galih.

“When are you the same as me?”

“Ha? So then? Ma..., meaning?” Turn back to asking.

“Kok elo so bego anyway mbrot? Though in the office of sok iye lu,” said Adnan.

“Papa don't be fierce!” amira Protest. Don't accept him if his papa is interrogated.

“Tuh. Not a macem-macem monkey. Watch out,” threatened Kirana to Adnan. Kirana just approached already carrying her bag and all her daughter Amira's luggage.

“Kakak Amira.., big sister comes home with Mama Lucy yuk. We buy ice cream oreo again,” persuade Lucy.

“But Amila wants to join Mama Kilana with Papa Galih,” he said with a sad face.

“Ngak papa Bang Amira come with me, it is my intention to take Amira for a walk,” said Galih.

“Hmm yaudah deh,” said Lucy who gave up just like that. Don't know they're in Lucyana's head, they've been devised a rogue plan. Fortunately, his nephew is chatty and always tells Lucy everything he has so Lucy can know where Galih will take Kirana and Amira tonight.

***

Amira was so happy to be taken for a walk to the north square tonight. In the framework of sekatenan, usually the palace will hold a folk party in the form of a night market in the palace courtyard and tonight Galih invites Kirana and Amira to enjoy the festive atmosphere.

“Mama can ride it?” amira asked while pointing at a merry-go-round.

“What? Amira playing riding the horses?” ask Kirana.

“You ride the pony,” replied Amira.

“Naik aja yuk papa buy the ticket yes,” invite Galih make Amira immediately smile holding Galih's hand to the counter.

Amira sits on a white horse and Kirana looks out while sitting on a zebra while Galih smiles and waves whenever Amira walks in. Galih smiled seeing Kirana so happy looking at her daughter who kept laughing while pointing at whatever she thought was interesting.

A few laps later, the carousel guard halted the game making Amira frown as soon as she was asked to go down. Galih tried to cheer him up by buying him a duck-shaped cotton candy. Anyway everything that Amira wants she'll buy. Amira was just having fun, but behind her Kirana started to get dizzy.

Galih's been out a lot of money today just to please Amira. Starting from carousels, coloring, playing in balloon palaces, buying cotton candy, even brown bear-shaped dolls. Kirana feels bad and is forced to persuade Amira to come home.

“Ahh, still want to play Ma,” whine.

“Honey, it's tonight. You're not sleepy?” kirana asked trying to persuade.

“Belom.”

“Ra..,”

“Eh Amira.., here you guys apparently,” said Lucy who suddenly appeared from behind the body Galih.

“Friendly lo,” whispered Kirana because she knew the cunning wits of her best friend. She had often done this even since Kirana was still with Raihan hence Kirana memorized.

“Mama Lucy. Papa is Uti the same Akungnya Amila you know,” said Amira was so excited to introduce his father to his grandparents.

“This is called Galih?” ask Mama.

“Sorry, aunt knows me?”

“Neither directly, just from the story of the children. Says you brimob too huh?” ask Mama again.

“Iya aunty, my junior Bang Adnan in brimobda,” said Galih.

“Call Mama only, don't aunt,” Mama replied.

“Mama...,” said Kirana who actually wants to protest.

“I..., yes tan.., e.., I mean Ma,” said Galih stutters.

“Eh Amira, walk with Mama Lucy yuk. Same Akung with Uti as well, all of us buy papa Adnan grilled squid. would you?” lucy asked once again to persuade Amira.

“Mau,” replied Amira with glee.

“Jeez Amira..,” murmured Kirana.

“Ehem.., e.., Mas Galih, please my sister-in-law will be escorted home. Relax, there is no need to rush. After all in an empty house, because we also still want to go for a walk,” Lucy said to Galih.

“Cy, you're all. Anything, what the hell?” Kirana protests again, this time to Lucy.

“Udah no papa at all,” whispered Lucy.

“Yuk Amira, Ma, Lucy. Papa stay first yes,” invite Papa to Lucy, Mama, and Amira make Kirana just alone with Galih at this time. Apesnya, they have separated Kirana just realized that this large enough teddy bear is still in her hands.

“Ahh..., it is not his age to carry this,” grumbled Kirana.

“Ngak papa time. Funny tuh,” says Galih.

“But wait, this doll face is familiar deh...,” said Kirana while pointing her doll face towards Galih, lining her face then laughing, “minsip Aa,” said Kirana.

“You are a millionth person who says I look like a grizzly bear, especially with the rise of the cartoon we bare bears,” said Galih.

“But I admit it is similar anyway,” replied Kirana.

“No papa, I'm quite proud to be called grizzly-like. Because brown bears are intelligent, fast, strong, and brave. He is able to survive in every condition, meaning he is adaptive. Grizzly tends to store fat reserves to prepare for hibernation, and when released from hibernation, he can survive only with grass and fruits until he finds salmon and other animals,” Galih said.

“If I look at it from a different side. Grizzly bear is funny. Like Aa, fat, brown, and yahh Aa's round face makes Aa more like bsnget same grizzly. Aa also eats it a lot, like this bear,” Kirana said.

“Aa eat a lot, but after can not eat for 3 days.”

“Soalya Aa keeps Aa fat reserves here,” said Kirana pointed at Galih's round cheeks.

“Udah ah. Find yuk, laper nih Aa,” said Galih trying to stop Kirana.

“Mana, he said he could not eat 3 days,” Kirana said.

“The fat deposits are not enough,” replied Galih while holding Kirana's hand so that she would follow Galih's steps approaching a meatball seller on the sidelines.