Droplets of Night Creatures

13. Arunas

Aruna came down from the babysitter's arms as they arrived in front of the house. Then Aruna ran over to a woman who greeted her with both hands outstretched.

“ Mom..!” call Aruna and enter into the arms of the mother.

“ Dear Aruna, Mama misses you Son..,” sahut the mama named Diana.

“ Sorry for the time being Mom. I had to start Aruna at school. Don't know Aruna has come home first and I found him on the road near the school..,” said Iza is not happy.

“ Is it Aruna..?” diana asked as she looked at the two clear eyes of Aruna who was in her carriage.

“ Yes Mama...,” said Aruna steady to make Diana stop her steps.

“ Kok Aruna is that. Aruna forgot the same pesen Mama..?” diana asked with a sad mimic.

“ I want to...,” sahut Aruna fast.

“ Then why did Aruna not want to wait for Bi Iza to come pick up Aruna..?” diana did not understand.

“ Abisnya Aunt Ma. I'm tired of waiting for him. Instead of waiting a long time I took a walk around the school earlier..,” said Aruna while opening her eyes.

Diana glanced at her watch and knew exactly if Iza had picked Aruna up half an hour from the time Aruna came home from school. And that means Iza will arrive at Aruna's school ten minutes before school's due to Iza being escorted by their family driver. Diana shook her head because she knew Aruna was the one who caused the tantrum.

“ Because Aruna is naughty and ga dengerin what pesen Mama, meaning Aruna must be punished yes..,” said Diana was relaxed but made Aruna panic.

“ Punished what Ma...?” ask Aruna.

“ Mmm..., punished can not play out of the house. Today until tomorrow Aruna can only play in the house.” said Diana while lowering Aruna from her carrier.

“ Don't dong Ma. Yes, I promise I won't be naughty again and wait for Bi Iza to pick up at school later. But don't forbid me from going out of the house, Ma. I'll promise you the same meeting I want to play this afternoon..,” said Aruna memiba.

“ Ga can. Aruna also once said rich but the evidence was violated again. So this is the risk if Aruna breaks the promise.” said Diana firmly.

“ Mama...,” call Aruna while opening her eyes cutely.

If usually Diana would be devastated to see the way Aruna seduced her, but this time Diana was determined not to grant Aruna's request. Diana wanted to teach her little princess to keep her promise and there would be consequences for any transgressions she committed.

Seeing the attitude of the mother who ignored her request, Aruna could only be bowed. He regretted his decision to go out without waiting for the arrival of the nanny. That was not Aruna's wish. He only obeyed the call of his heart that invited him to go to the empty land.

“ Ok. Now Aruna is cleaning up and changing clothes. Aruna has been working on PR. Later the PR asked for help to check with Bi Iza aja..,” said Diana while rubbing Aruna's head with affection.

“ Kok so Ma. Usually I do not know the PR at night and who scammed Mama or Papa..,” protest Aruna.

“ Ga want. Mama same Papa does not want to help the child who is not obedient.” reject Diana.

“ Ntar if Bi Iza is wrong. Bi Iza is not a rich pinter Mama or Papa..,” said Aruna.

Aruna's words almost made Diana laugh but she was held back so as not to drop her wibawa in front of Aruna.

“ See more. How would Mama love if Aruna usually protests continue. My mom is confused. Or Mama just change Mama's Son with Bi Iza and Mr. Mul yes. They always look after Mama..”, Diana said, holding back a laugh.

“ Yes, I want Bu...” said Iza and Mulyadi together to make Aruna surprised and then rushed into the room without talking.

Seeing his little master enter the room, Iza followed him with a small laugh. Apparently Diana's words managed to make Aruna afraid and willing to obey the orders of the mother. While Diana and Mulyadi laughed off seeing Aruna's attitude earlier.

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In the evening, Diana and her husband sat in the living room watching the crime news broadcast by one of the private television stations. Diana's husband, Arka, laughed when she heard Diana's story about Aruna.

“ So he was again punished this story..” said Arka in between her laughter.

“ Yes Pa...,” says Diana.

“ Don't be too hard Ma. Kasian Aruna, she's a child.” said Arka.

“ It ain't hard Pa. Aruna is a special child in every way. So I did make that rule too to keep him from the bad guys out there.” said Diana.

“ Yes, it's up to Mama aja deh..,” said Arka while kissing the cheek of the wife to make Diana smile.

Soon, Aruna approached Diana and Arka. At that time Aruna was wearing her favorite Teddy bear patterned sleeping pajamas.

“ Mom..., Papa...,” call Aruna down.

“ Yes Nak..,” said Arka while grabbing Aruna and sitting her on her lap.

“ I want to sleep first yes..,” said Aruna while yawning.

“ Ok. I have not yet brushed my teeth..?” ask Diana.

“ Uda Ma...,” said Aruna to make Diana smile.

Then Diana and Arka hugged and kissed Aruna alternately. The little ritual they do before going to sleep actually tightens the inner bond between the three. After that Aruna came down from the lap of the papa then stepped into the room accompanied by the gaze of Arka and Diana.

Arka and Diana are unceasingly grateful to have Aruna. They look at each other with smiles and then remember the moment where they met Aruna for the first time.

“ Mama You're sane. Time to mate You're the same girl. Is he senile too until he realized that his son was married to me..,” said Diana upset.

“ Watch your words Diana. What you say is not sane and senile is my Mom you know..” said Arka did not like.

“ Yes. Mama who can only mop up her son's life.” said Diana ketus.

“ What do you mean In....?!” ask Arka loudly.

“ Why you are angry Ka. The one who should be angry is me. Why is your Mama talking rich in front of me. It hurts me Ka...!” diana said with teary eyes.

“ Mama is just kidding, do not take heart. Besides I'm also not interested in the girl.” said Arka.

“ Why isn't she interested, she's beautiful.?” diana asked in disbelief.

“ It's about the heart In. You will know if I love already abis You wholesale all..,” said Arka trying to cool the atmosphere.

“ That's because there's me there. How if I wasn't there earlier, you would immediately gercep to welcome your matchmaking..,” said Diana while sneering.

“ Ck, your jealousy is not reasonable anyway Di. I'm tired of having to argue with you about the same thing every day.” said Arka upset.

“ This is because of Your Mom. If Mama You don't say that anyway I also won't be fishing Ka..,” said Diana defended herself.

Diana's words made Arka speechless. She knew very well that the mother kept pressuring Diana to give her a grandchild. Even so impatiently the mother betrothed Arka with another woman to make Diana angry.

“ I'm surprised with your Mama, did she not see if the girl was not a good girl. Shielded behind thick makeup, featuring the figure of an innocent and innocent girl even though brengs*k. I'm much better, well even though by this time I can't give you a Grandson like Mama You want. But this is also because I used to nolongin Mama You who almost uniformly car. If I hadn't cheered on your Mama, My son would still be there now.” Diana said, shedding tears.

Seeing Diana crying makes Arka pity and stops her car. Then Arka hugged Diana tightly while kissing her head fondly. Arka was also sad when she learned Diana was bleeding after helping her mother. And Arka also had to bury her dream to hold a baby because of the hard impact when saving the mother-in-law had made Diana miscarry.

“ Sorry Mama I Yes Darling. Sorry for not responding to the same situation. If it were I who could bring Mama, surely You would be all right and Our Child is still there now.” said Arka while crying.

Hearing Arka's words made Diana cry even louder. Both of them dissolved into an involuntary cry where they were at that moment. After the crying of the two subsided, they broke each other's embrace and realized it had been far away

stray.

“ This where Dear..?” diana asked as she looked to the right and to the left.

“ I also do not know, kanya We stray deh..,” said Arka.

“ How can I stray Ka...?” diana did not understand.

“ I also do not ngeh if We stray Darling. I panicked when you cried earlier so ga focus nyetirnya..,” said Arka.

“ Dark really, I'm afraid Ka. Cepetan street dong Ka, kok even diem aja.” said Diana panicked.

“ Yes briefly Di, this is also again try kok..,” said Arka while trying to start his car.

Suddenly a tree fell in front of their car. Arka and Diana were surprised and thought it was because of the heavy rain plus the wind that caused the fragile tree branch to break and fall into the middle of the road.

Arka and Diana got out of the car to get rid of the branch. Then they stepped in to get into the car. But their steps came to a halt when the sound of crying babies not far from where they stood. The two stared at each other and turned their heads towards the source of the sound.

Rushing Diana approached the origin of the voice followed by Arka who was also as enthusiastic as Diana. They saw a wooden box made of teak that contained a baby inside.

“ No baby Ka..!” diana said happily.

“ Yes Dear. Do not touch first, We have to wait who knows who will come later.” said Arka when she saw Diana wanted to hold the baby.

Diana nodded and could only squat beside the box while looking at the baby gently. The baby's cry came to a halt as Diana reached out her hand and touched her cheek as if feeling comfortable with Diana's touch. While Arka observed the teak box carefully.

The wooden box is made of first-class teak wood with a distinctive motif, the brown color of the plitur emphasizes how sturdy the box is. Inside the box was a blanket covering the baby's body. Judging from the materials used can be ascertained if the out fit worn by the baby has a fairly expensive price.

“ It's been an hour Ka. No one is coming and that means this baby belongs to us.” Diana said in a voice trembling with happiness.

“ Ok. We're taking this baby home to take care of him for a while. We'll return this baby if the family asks for it later. How Dear...?” ask Arka.

“ Yes, I agree. Now please let's get out of here yeah, this baby's cold.” said Diana while holding the baby and taking him into the car.

Arka nodded then put the teak box into the car. If the car was difficult to distarter, but when the baby was taken along, the car could go smoothly leaving the place. Arka glanced at Diana who seemed happy when she invited the baby to talk while kissing her affectionately.

“ whose name is beautiful...?” ask Diana.

“ Aruna. Her name is Aruna Darling..,” said Arka spontaneously to surprise Diana.

“ Nice name, I like..” Diana said with a smile.

“ Yes good. Aruna means Arka and Diana..,” said Arka while looking straight ahead without blinking.

Although confused by the attitude of ‘aneh’ Arka, Diana ignored him because she was too happy to welcome the presence of Aruna.

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