Don't Blame Me

Rejection of Alvin

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For almost an hour Martha tried to persuade Alvin to get out of her room.

I don't know what the trigger is, to the point that Alvin dares to lock the room door and won't go out there.

Again Martha knocked on the door, but just like before, there was no answer from inside.

Marta is getting more agitated because Floren is not coming. He contacted his son again to confirm the woman's current whereabouts.

"Where are you, son? Alvin's been alone in your room for an hour. I'm afraid anything will happen to her ...." Martha sounded very panicked.

"Yes, Mom. The quiet mother ... Floryn and Zoel are stuck in traffic" explains Floryn. Although trying to calm the mother, it is not denied if she also feels panic.

The call was terminated. Martha said she'd try to see from the window. What Alvin's doing in there.

"Okay .. why is there no movement at all? It's ten, why's it so jammed?" asked Foryn who could not calm down next to Zoel.

"I don't know either, honey. Maybe I can look ahead. You wait here, yeah ...." Zoel.

Floryn nodded and immediately locked the car door after Zoel got out of there.

After fifteen minutes, Zoel returned. Along with that, the cars in front of Zoel's car are seen starting to move.

"What's going on?" ask Foryn curious.

"There's a car down. The road was deep hollow and the people who were helping were still very lacking in manpower. So, I took the initiative to tap on all the windows of the driver's car that was here to help" Zoel said.

It turns out that's the cause. Floryn smiled and wiped the sweat off Zoel's forehead. Worth the sweat until it floods like that.

After walking back to normal, they finally reached Martha's house.

Floryn and Zoel rush into the house and head to Floryn's room.

"Is Alvin still inside, Mom?" ask Foryn was-was.

"Yes. I saw her from the window, your son was crying by the bed" Martha explained.

Floryn looked towards Zoel who was also confused. Did anyone bother Alvin at his school? They had just sent Alvin to school for a few months at a playground. Something must be wrong.

Tok to tok.

Floryn tried to knock on the door and talk to her son.

"Alvin dear .. This is Mother, son. Can Alvin open the door to this room?" ask Foryn to the boy.

Florin knew that Alvin could unlock the door, because he had taught Alvin things like opening and locking the door.

"Mother ...," Alvin wrote later.

It was the first word Martha had heard since.

A sense of relief was clearly visible on the old woman's face.

"Right ... Alvin wants to open the door to this room, right? There is also Zoel. Does Alvin want to walk with us? Grandma's coming, too, you see. We're going to Alvin's favorite toy store" said Foryn, who thinks it might be the best thing for now.

However, Alvin's next answer left them all in shock.

"NO! Alvin doesn't want to see Zoel again! Because of that, Dad's gone!" tukas Alvin who is not yet five years old.

They were shocked, even more so Zoel. How could such a small child have such deep thoughts?

Foryn turned to look at Zoel. The man looked sad for Alvin's reply just now. In fact, it is not until another month, he and Zoel will have a wedding.

"I'm sure Alvin didn't understand what he said just now ..," said Floryn as she grabbed Zoel's hand and kissed him once.

Zoel nodded in understanding. He knew that this day would come. So far, Alvin has never shown any rejection of him. But not with today. Even if they knew, there must be a reason why Alvin was thinking that way.

“Darling, I'd better go. Maybe, meeting with Alvin is not the right thing for now. I'm sure, after I leave, Alvin's gonna get out of that room. She just wants to be with you ..” bright Zoel wise. Unfortunately, he was once in Alvin's position.

Floryn stood up and hugged Zoel before the man left. Zoel also shakes hands with Martha and kisses the back of her future in-laws' hands.

“I'm leaving, Mom. Assalamualaikum,” said Zoel in a soft voice.

“Waalaikumsalam,” sahut Martha with slow voice too.

Foryn sat down at the door of her room. He brings his face closer to the keyhole so he can speak more clearly to the child.

“Alvin darling .. Om Zoel is home. Will Alvin open the door? Mommy wants to hug Alvin,” explained Floryn trying to persuade.

“Really?” ask Alvin to make sure.

“Iya. Mother promise, there is no Om Zoel here now. Mommy has asked om to go home,” explained Floryn again.

Alvin's face was filled with tears. His eyes. He immediately ran into Floryn's arms.

“Mother ... Alvin wants dad ...,” whining later.

“Iya .. later we meet with father,” said Floryn trying to calm down.

Alvin gurgled in his mother's arms. Without lingering there, Floryn stood up and held Alvin for a while.

They both think maybe putting Alvin to bed is the best option for now.

For a while, Foryn put Alvin to sleep in his cradle. The kid's getting heavier, but Floryn's no problem. He is strong enough to hold the weight of the child.

When he was sure enough that his son was asleep, Floryn put Alvin's body on his bed. Coinciding with that, Martha went into Floryn's room.

“Bu .. coincidence. Floryn wants to take a shower first, can you please take care of Alvin for a minute?” pinta Floren who still wears her clothes since the cafe. There was a smell of bread on the shirt.

“Iya, Son. I'll take care of him. All right, you eat first. I'm sure you haven't had lunch,” Martha explained.

Foryn nodded and left from there. He chose to take a bath in his mother's bathroom, he did not want to disturb his son who had just fallen asleep.

After finishing cleaning up and having lunch, Floryn returned to her room. Turns out, Alvin had woken up and was still a little crying. Apparently the boy didn't really fall asleep in his sleep earlier.

“Alvin the child of the Mother ..” greet Floryn with a glass of water in hand for her child.

“Bunda ...,” Alvin said that just stretched out his two hands to be hugged.

Foryn hugged the boy as she wished. “Why is Alvin still crying?” floryn asked the boy, "this, Alvin drink first." Foryn gave Alvin a glass of water.

"Thank you, Bun ...," said Alvin.

Martha rubbed the top of her grandchild's head.

"Since mom picked him up at his playground, Alvin looked moody. I asked, but Alvin didn't say anything. He just said he misses his father" Martha explained in a soft voice. He didn't want Alvin to hear too clearly.

Foryn took his HP. He intends to contact Miss Vera who is Alvin's mentor at the playground. It just so happens that each counselor handles three children only. Miss Vera must know what happened to her son.

"Shortly, Mom. Foryn try to call Miss Vera first."

Martha nodded in understanding.

After a long phone conversation, Floryn finally got the reason why her son arrived like that.

"So, what's he saying?" ask Martha curiously.

"My former step-in-law, Mom. No matter what he was doing at the playground, he came and asked permission to meet Alvin. Miss Vera said their meeting was only brief, and Alvin became quiet after his grandmother left. Unfortunately, he didn't get to see his mother at school" said Foryn.

"Yes, who was with Alvin was Miss Gina. She said Miss Vera had a busy day and had to go home soon." Martha remembered.

Now Floryn turns to Alvin who is watching his favorite cartoon on HP Martha.

"Alvin .. Sintia's grandmother came to school, huh?" Floryn.

Alvin's view turned to his mother.

"Yes, Bun. Grandma said, miss Alvin's dad. But since there's Zoel, I can't see Alvin. Alvin wants me, not Zoel!" alvin finally.

Floryn smiled and kissed the top of the child's head.

"Here, Mommy wants to explain something the same Alvin ..," persuaded Foryn while holding the child, "father and Mother are separated, because not all couples will last forever. Dad has to go far away and Mommy can't go there. Besides, I've got a lot of cops under my guard, so I can't come to see Alvin. But, Mother promise ... once father comes home, Alvin will meet father."

Alvin listened seriously.

"Then, as long as the father goes far, Mother needs Om Zoel to take care of Mother. Om Zoel loves Mommy like you loved Mommy before. Zoel also wants to take care of Alvin and Grandma. One of the really good things."

"Is dad a bad guy? Why should the police be guarded? Why aren't we here to look after us?" alvin was confused.

"Your father made a mistake, son. You can't take care of Mommy anymore either."

"Dad doesn't love Mother anymore, does she?" she hugged Floryn. The boy suddenly felt sorry.

Floryn did not know whether his words were true or not. He was afraid that Alvin would become antisocial if he mispronounced. He was afraid that if he spoke wrong, it would be recorded in his memory and could not be lost.

"It should, after marriage, parents should love each other until old age and die. But ... In this case, the father no longer loves Mother, until Mother must be sad. Now it is Zoel who loves Mother. Will Alvin hate Zoel?" ask Foryn worried.

For a moment Alvin was silent. He must have thought of his mother's words.

"Neither ..," he said exclaimed, "Om Zoel does not make Mother sad. Zoel's a good man, huh?"

Floryn smile. Hopefully Alvin's heartache from the sedition of his stepmother, disappeared along with the explanation earlier.

Yeah, I hope so.

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