Blue Berets

62. Between Yes and No

Amira is playing in her yard along with Akung, Uti, and Mama Lucy. Amira was so greedy to eat snacks that she bought with Mama Lucy earlier. While playing cooking he was fed grilled sausage and a few pieces of dimsum.

“Amira, who took Amira for a walk?” ask uti basa stale.

“Name Papa Galih. He said Papa Galih did the same with Papa Adnan,” said Amira.

“Oh yes?”

“Iya ti, Papa Galih is good. Papa dear Mama,” said Amira cheerfully.

“Amira why call papa om Galih not angry? Om Galih is not Amira's father, your father is Papa Raihan,” said Akung.

“Ngak. Papa Laihan is evil. Papa lives Amila with Mama herselfilian here, Amila wants Papa Galih aja who is good and does not stay Amila with Mama anywhere,” protest the little one.

“Yaudah yes, it's up to Amira deh. Now Amira finish her toys first yes, it's night, later Mama is angry you know that Amira's toys are still messy,” said Lucy made Amira clean her toys.

Not until he finished cleaning up, the car that brought Mama to the front of the house. As soon as he saw the black Jazz car parked in his yard, Amira immediately pranced, “it papa, it was papa's car,” he said.

Especially when Amira saw Kirana and Galih get out of the car and walk into the gate, Amira ran and immediately hugged Galih who had already stretched out his arms ready to receive the sweet girl's embrace. He did not even hesitate to hold Amira in front of the Kirana family who were gathering.

“Om, Aunt, as I promised earlier. Here's my son back, safe with no scratches. Happy inner birth,” said Galih trying to melt the atmosphere.

“New hours how come home?” ask Papa.

“Hus. Papa kok even nanya so, ngawur,” correction Mama.

“Aduh, now do not dare Om. Later on I will play the night if I have been accepted as the Papa Amira,” said Galih clearly.

“Gercepnya, new way once already made,” julid Lucy.

“Ehehe, germ dong Bu Adnan. Afraid of being pulled by cats,” replied Galih.

“No need to call it, it's at home not at the office. Call me aja with a name. In exchange I can call your name too can I? Prospective sister-in-law,” said Lucy who kept teasing Kirana who could only stay where she stood.

“Papa..., papa really wants to be Amila's dad?” ask Amira who is still loyal in Galih's arms.

“Insyaallah, if Akung-Utinya Amira give permission and his Mama Amira wants Papa will be his real Amira Papa. But Amira has to promise one thing,” said Galih hanging his sentence.

“What's Pa?”

“Amira should not be naughty yes, Amira should be able to help Mama. Later if Amira pinter help Papa take care of Mama, Papa will love a great gift for Amira,” said Galih.

“Tooling yes Pa?”

“Iya really,” says Galih.

“Amira..., it's been night sleeping yuk. You're not sleepy?” kirana asked to try to divert the conversation.

“You bobbed while reading the same fairy tale Papa can not?” ask Amira.

“Sorry yes, next time if Papa has come home papa will bacain a fairy tale for Amira until Amira sleeps,” said Galih.

“Where are you going? Papa doesn't want to run, does he? Papa does not want to stay Amila with rich mama Papa Laihan right?” ask Amira.

“Neither beautiful, Papa just wants to go to work out of town,” said Galih trying to give an understanding.

“No time?”

“Depends, if Amira says it's a long time papa went so long but if Amira says it for a while, papa came home so flat,” replied Galih.

“Kalo gitu papa returned tomorrow yes,” said Amira.

“Negot so the concept of Amira, meaning Papa if Amira wait for Papa with a happy heart, always pray papa healthy-healthy there the departure of papa will not be long, papa, but if Amira nungguin continue to calculate time and do not say anything, it will feel old. I'm Amira same Mama here, Papa let go home. Tomorrow morning Mama took her nganter Papa to work,” said Kirana.

“Tools yes Ma?”

“Totally. Mama's time was lying,” replied Kirana who finally made Amira want to get off the sling Galih. Together they drove Galih home and when the car turned at the end of the alley only Amira and Kirana stepped in following the others who had already stepped into the house.

Kirana who has not had time to clean her body took a bath before entering the room and changing clothes that are more comfortable to sleep. Next to her Amira also follows her Mama's activities. She was standing in front of her Keropi closet and was busy putting on her clothes buttons. As the two prepare to sleep, Kirana first arranges their beds before taking her daughter up on the bed and turning off the lights.

“Amira, here bragging dear Mama want to talk,” said Kirana.

“What's Ma?”

“Amira really want to have Papa?” kirana asked after her daughter went up to the bed.

“Mama don't want to be with Papa Galih huh?” amira asked with a sad face.

“Honey, Mama is already the same Papa Raihan. If Mama and Papa Galih are evil his name. Mama does not want to leave Papa,” replied Kirana slowly.

“Bevil father first. Papa who lives Amila first. Mom is bad too. Amila wants to be with Papa Galih,” he said with his eyes starting to glaze over.

“Shtt. Papa never left Mama so..,”.

“Kalo papa do not stay in mama telus why papa do not go home? Mama says papa's in sulga, but why can't Amila see Papa? You don't want to see Amila when Amila is sick, do you? Papa Laihan evil ma not rich Papa Galih good,” replied Amira.

“Amira stops ugly-ugly Papamu. Papa Raihan is Amira's father and will continue like that until anytime,” Kirana said.

“No want! Papa Laihan's ugly. Papa Laihan evil.”

Amira had cried to make Kirana immediately embrace and calm him, “but Amira must permission papa first if Amira wants to be with Papa Galih, but, if Papa Raihan gave me new permission deh Amira can call papa to Papa Galih,” said Kirana no longer get a response from her daughter who is still crying in her arms.

Amira is asleep. Because it was raining outside, Kirana deliberately turned off her room AC so that Amira did not get cold. Kirana was still awake when the good night message and the beautiful dream from Galih came in. Kirana immediately replied to him then put her phone on the nightstand before trying to catch up with Amira who was already deep in her dreams.

“Abang..., is my decision correct? I will put it all on the power. If Amira says yes I will accept it, but if not I will try to stay here. Sorry Bang, I hope you understand. I'm doing this not just for myself, but for our daughter Amira, the inner” of Kirana.

“Abang, help Kirana find her way out,” Kirana murmured before closing her eyes while hugging her daughter.