Final Letter

A little story about the Ark STS2

At 4 pm Arumi came home, the atmosphere of the house is not as usual, the sound of people heard more than one person. Arumi goes straight into her unlocked home, the first thing she sees is a younger woman with herself, she is watching Rafa and his friend,arumi already knows who they are.

"Assalamualaikum" Arumi's greeting sounds to divert the three

"Wa'alaikumussalam" salam sahut simultaneously

"Mom's home yet?" Rafa asked directly to greet his mother who had just returned home.

Seeing the scene it feels like Arka wants to approach the mother and child to join hands with the mother. Rafa is aware of the gaze, the gaze he often gives when he sees the closeness of Arka and her father.

"Mom, is it okay if Arka calls me a mother like me. I promise I won't be a bad boy anymore" Rafa asked his mother for permission

Arumi looked at Arka, a sad gaze that seemed to want to be embraced, and with pleasure Arumi also allowed Arka to call her mother, Arumi did not long call her to join in greeting and hugging her.

"Arka, come son" Arumi's hand gesture signaled that Arka should approach and Arka soon stood up and approached Arumi.

"A..What's wrong Mom?" Ask Arka

"Arka from now on you can call mother and mother me, mother also has agreed to her" said Rafa interjected

As if to confirm Arka was staring at Arumi, not long ago Arumi nodded and smiled making Arka very happy.

"Yes son, you can call mom just like Rafa" Arumi replied to Arka's eyes

Arka's eyes glazed over, after half a year of losing her mother figure, now Arumi became the surrogate mother that Arka longed for.

"Thank you Ma'am, Arka promised to be a good and obedient child"

"Mom believes you're gonna be good kids. Hmmh, by the way, have you eaten yet?" Ask Arumi

"If lunch is already Ma'am, then mbak ayu fry nuggets and warm vegetable soup that morning leaven mother made" said Arka

"I'm sorry Ms. Arumi I was sassy to enter the kitchen of the mother, because den Rafa and den Arka asked for a warm meal" timpal ayu who felt bad because it was sassy to enter someone else's kitchen.

Arumi smiled and nodded her head. "Call names not mothers, maybe we're the same age" Arumi told Arka's nanny

"It's not polite Mom, I'm still 20 years old" Ayu said

"Will you be young? A few years from me,"

"I've just called Arumi mbak yes, let look more familiar 'but if mbak just call me name ya hehe"

"Well Ayu" said Arumi smiling

"Have you been babysitting Arka for a long time? Ask Arumi curiously

"Hmmh from the baby Ma'am, when the late mother gave birth, Arya Kaka's cousin Bu Inka brought me from the village,at that time I had just graduated from Junior High and could not continue my education because of the financial factors my sister understood three and still needed a fee. Well incidentally my mother worked as a domestic assistant in the Aryan mas house, because she already knew and believed then Rahmi's mother chose me to help her take care of the Arka den." Sayu tells the beginning of being a caregiver Arka.

"Hmmhh also interesting story you survive to be a babysitter Arka up to 5 years,"

"Yes mbak, I am very happy to be a witness of the growth and development of the Ark with all the twists and turns of his family's journey. If I could open up a little bit of the past. Den Arka was born from the struggle of a mother who suffered from blood cancer, all efforts were made to survive and give birth to the child, although without the assistance of her husband ..." Sayu tells the beginning of the story of Arka

Arumi was surprised, it turns out that Arka's life is not so easy. Arumi thought the life of Arka was so happy and did not have a dark story.

"Sorry, were Arka's father and mother divorced when Arka wasn't born?" Ask Arumi curiously

Ayu shook her head "From the story I heard that the son of Mr. Inka was in a match, both of them were students and teachers. The relationship between the two sounds complicated when the son does not have feelings for his wife, short story Bu Inka left and it turns out that the son already loves Bu Inca but realized too late,when it was realized his feelings it turned out that Bu Inka met the family of his mother who was none other than Bu Rahmi my mother's employer , then Bu Inka was brought to seek treatment out of the country because of cancer that was experienced by Bu Inka. "

"Hhmh but the fate of Bu Inka remained with the son even though in a short time the son was able to make his mother and the Ark happy until the end of his life. Yes, that's the short story" said ayu ending the story of the Arka family.

Arumi began to understand and did not ask much more, how he is an outsider who should not go too far, he just knows.

"It's amazing the journey of his life, hopefully later the son can move on and find a good person like his late wife, because Arka still needs a mother figure"

"Aamiin Mbak, but it seems like the mate of the son is close" said ayu with the intention.

"Thank God if it's like that, hopefully the surrogate mother can love Arka"

"I am sure that Arumi bis mbak loves den Arka like the late mother of Inca hehe" said ayu while smiling guiltlessly at Arumi's teasing.

"Halahhhhh you ngaco Yu. I should have prepared the children's clothes, and prepared the afternoon meal"

"Stupid no one knows mbak, if that's why I helped prepare clothes yes mbak, and mbak Arumi can prepare food."

"Totally digress, once the clothes are in Rafa's room closet, just choose the one that is suitable for Arka. I'll prepare the meal.

When they had gathered at the dining table, including Aldi who had just returned from school, there was a car that stopped in the courtyard of Arumi's house. Arka who heard the father's car began to realize it, he planned to take his father to eat together today.

"Mom, can I take my dad's meal with us here? " Arka asked permission hoping Arumi would allow, she was comfortable with this family, and hoped her father would feel the same way.

Arumi nodded as well.

"Assalamualaikum" said the greeting of the Son

"Arka please open the door for your father, and immediately take a meal with us" said Rafa

Arka seems hesitant, hoping Arumi will accompany her and can invite her father to eat because Arumi as the host.

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