Fives

section 13. Tell about....

in the rented Rima and Rafa are eating dinner in silence. considering that this morning, Miss Desi came with passionate emotions, and even worse, Bu Desi called it by the name of the actor.

"mah"

rafa's slow voice distracted her who had floated to the scene earlier this morning.

"yes?. Rafa want to add his rice?" tanyanya when seeing the rice on the plate Rafa is exhausted just stay the boiled egg yolk alone there. Rafa's habit when eating must be the side dish in sisain continue in gado as a cover.

Rafa shook his head as he stuffed the boiled egg yolk into his mouth and chewed slowly.

"so why is Bude Desi so angry?" asked Rafa after drinking the water that Rima had prepared in a blue plastic glass.

Rima only shook his head with a bright smile that was clearly visible on his face. "momah also do not know dear".

clean some dirty dishes and then take them to the bathroom to wash.

"Rafa let's wash your hands wash your feet and brush your teeth" call Rima from the bathroom.

after finishing cleaning Rafa back in busy with some paper and colored pencil. now is the time to sleep, but they both just finished eating where they might be able to go straight to sleep.

rafa came home from the mosque to pray isya he complained of hunger and happened to have not eaten because he thought of some things that related to the incident this morning.

seeing a pile of clothes that have not folded Rima immediately did his job to fold clothes while accompanying his favorite child who was drawing.

"who's coming home?"

" same ustadz abu mah" replied Rafa without turning a single look. His eyes and hands were still busy with the white paper.This son looked gloomy after the mosque.

"nobody's talking rude, is it Rafa?"tanyakanya. Rima was afraid if this son got treatment or unpleasant words.

there's no answer. Rafa only had time to stop moving his coloring finger.

"Rafa, baby you're okay, right?" Rafa did not reply and it greatly made Rima worried.

"Rapha-"

Rafa shook his head, but stared blankly at the paper before him, his finger now stopped as if the owner was thinking about something.

"is there something evil with Rafa?" tanya Rima urged that her son speak even if only one sentence.

"Rafa.." Rima's voice sounded soft.

"did you make a mistake?" one question just slid off Rafa's tiny lips.

Rima looked at this little man before her with mixed feelings.

"tadi Rafa heard om-om who was in the post again talking mamah" really Rima did not know how to behave at this time.

"emm.. it's already night. Rafa should sleep yes" Rafa who knows that his mother does not want to answer finally clean up the drawing tool.

lay himself beside Rima who was still folding clothes on the floor mattress with her favorite pillow. Rafa can't sleep yet he keeps going back and forth to and fro rolling around unclear.

"why? can't sleep?" rima asked, he was putting his clothes in a plastic cupboard. Rima looks so calm, even though in his heart is now at war. his situation with Bu Desi is now very bad. even the news about him having taken Mr. Dian from Bu Desi has been confusing in the community here. Rima chose to close his eyes and ears only. he could not possibly shut the mouths of people outside there to stop talking that is not-no about him. Just let them talk as much as possible.

Rima picked up a fan made of bamboo. Since the fan died Rima's hand instead. Rima slept next to Rafa with her hands busy fanning Rafa's sweaty body.

"if it's too hot, open the shirt."

"no. many mosquitoes" reject rafa

"you have already tested the mosquito repellent so there will be no mosquitoes that bite Rafa" said Rima reassured.

a few minutes Rafa was silent he did not listen to what Rima said earlier.he was still trying to sleep however, sweat and heat further add Rafa is not strong and finally he undressed leaving a cartoon-style singlet.

"want to read the story?." asked Rima. took a book wrapped in a deer animal on top of the wardrobe and then lay back next to her son. Rima opened a few pages in the storybook.

Rafa shook his head with his eyes closed, indicating he did not want to hear a story that he was tired of hearing.

"Rafa bosen continues the story" he said

Rima sighed. he closed the book again." later if there are more mamah ungan definitely buy a new storybook.so every time Rafa prayers must pray to God so that mamah healthy always. if mamah sehat later mamah spirit of sales continue to get a lot of money.yes"

Rafa nodded.

"yasalah Rafa now want to hear what story?. if you know later mamah deh story." he persuaded

Rafa nodded enthusiastically even his eyes were wide open. "promise?"

"emmm. promise" she replied for sure.

Rafa was silent for a while.it seemed like this son was thinking about what story he wanted to hear.

"what about.." said Rafa hesitated. after a moment of silence.

"about?" tanya Rima made sure.

Rafa glanced at him.His little mouth had opened several times to say something but was closed again.why is he so hesitant?.is Rafa afraid that Rima can not tell a story. oh come on Rima even often talked to himself while still in school, and now Rima has prepared some children's stories in her head.

Rafa looks hesitant to say it, even though Rima can't wait to tell a story. Whatever it is even in his fist at this time there are lists of names of stories that Rafa may mention one of them. Rima has even prepared word for word so that the story can be in the mengeri.in starting from the folklore of the fairy tales of little children Rima has prepared it in his brain.

"about. father"

buyaaaaarrrrr.r.all the stories that were in his head at this moment disappeared just like that.

blank.

there was little memory left of that dark night, and where perhaps Rima would have told it.

what a story that Rafa wanted to hear from Rima's mouth would never be heard forever.

TB

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