Finding the Heart

Morning Story at the Dining Table

By morning Dicky was coming downstairs for breakfast. Seen her youngest sister was neat about to leave for campus.

"There's a lecture, Del?"

"Yes, Brother. On a semester exam. Today there is a practical exam. So we have to leave early in the morning"

"Yes, already. Same with Dicky. Coincidentally Brother Dicky there needs to be close there"

"Need what? Why, brother?"

Adellia teased her sister, she knew there was a woman who was close to her second brother. A young lecturer at his college. He was newly appointed as a lecturer on campus, only at a different faculty.

"Hmmm... If diem means yes. What am I, brother?!"

"You know damn well"

Adel kisses Dicky's cheek, Dicky is about to catch his hand, but Adel is much faster. He ran down the stairs laughing. Dicky chased him from behind.

"navy ... Dicky ... You guys are like little kids running around the stairs. How about falling?!"

Yulia, who had been in the dining room with Juan, rebuked the two.

"Sister Dicky here, Ma"

"Bright... So it's Brother Dicky anyway"

"You ain't, Pa. Brother Dicky was handsome this morning he wanted ..hmmm..."

Dicky quickly smothered Adel's mouth so that his brother could not continue his words.

"Don't baffle, Deck", whispered Dicky.

Dicky just bobbing his head looking at the youngest's frown. Yulia told them to sit down and have breakfast together. Food portions for four people were specially made Yulia for her husband and children. Special nasi menu using sambel telor, orek tempe, and do not forget the crackers.

"You came home last night, there was Dicky overtime?" asked Juan.

"Ah, yes Pa. Prepare for our commodity export negotiations next month. Dicky came home to Sister Yudha's house"

"How are they, they haven't played here in a long time" asked Yulia.

"Sister Risa is good, Dhika is also good more agile. But last night Dicky met Yudha's sister, Ma"

"He hasn't come home yet?"

"Sir Yudha, there's Rakor in Bogor, Ma. If not retreat tonight just go home", continued Adel suddenly.

"If Yudha is not home why Risa and Dhika are not staying here. She's pregnant, it's safer if she's here"

"Yes too, Ma. Maybe the work is busy, if Sister Yudha rarely comes home so"

"If Brother Yudha is used to rarely come home. Time at the ministry staff. He trusted superiors so the important tasks he tackled. Especially now that he was in a good position, and many state officials were familiar with him. Must be a lot of this activity that is", Adel cerocos.

"It's good that way, only Papa hopes Yudha can choose friends. What's more as a ministry official, should be more careful. Not all of those friends are really sincere to us" Juan continued his children's conversation.

"Dicky believed that Sister Yudha could be the best, Pa. He will be smarter in doing and acting. Dicky's sure of it"

Everyone nodded in agreement with Dicky's words. Yudha Lintang Marabahan was known to be firm, brave and unyielding. He is also famous for being solid towards friends, friendly towards subordinates. So that makes it loved friends and respected opponents.

Not only coworkers were amazed by Yudha's personal figure, his two younger siblings also admired their older sister. For Dicky and Adellia, Yudha was the best sister in the world. She has always been an example to her two sisters.

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