For the Love of
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Pov-3
"Mas, yesterday I went to Garut, in the Mall there accidentally saw Salwa, you know." Hanna speaking.
Aji's family is currently gathering all. Dad, Mommy, Aji and Hanna are her sisters.
"At Garut mall? alone?"
"The kids too. I keep seeing them with men. I don't know who that is."
Aji frowning. "Male?"
Hanna nodded. "Not too young, maybe as old as you two."
Aji remained silent. Trying to remember who might be the man with Salwa.
"Carel?" muttered Aji slowly.
"What, Mas?" ask Hanna.
"Maybe Karel, deck. His high school friend he." Aji answered her potluck and tried to calm down. Even though the reality is inversely proportional.
"Why is that a new father-to-be for kids?" Dad slutted. Makes Aji look at him quickly.
The man, shook his head noisily. "No. Don't, don't let there be any other Father besides me, Dad!" Aji firmly.
Herry's father chuckled small. "Why indeed? That is Salwa's right. You have to remember, Ji. You're not who you are anymore."
Aji clucking. "There must not be any other man that my children call Father. Enough Aji."
"All of you, please help me get Salwa again. Please help me to be like before. Can, right?"
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This afternoon, Aji's family arrived at Salwa's parents' residence in Garut. The Salwa family was a little surprised. Because there was no news before.
The kids are happy not to play. Especially when they see their grandparents who they have not seen for a long time.
Hanna, Zayn, Aksa and Natasha were playing in the fish pond behind the house.
"Son, healthy, right?" ask Rina to Salwa.
Salwa smiled and nodded. "Alhamdulillah, Mother."
"Mother, you're healthy too, right?"
"Thank God, we're healthy too." Tria represent.
"Thank God. Sorry, sir, Mom, if our arrival here even bothers and troubles everything, 'm" said Rina.
Rahma smiled hearing that. "No, Mom. Not troublesome at all. Instead we are happy that Mr. Herry's family can visit here again. Especially the kids, they're so happy to see their grandparents again."
"Yes, yesterday I had a conversation with Aksa. He's so chatty, his father keeps going. That's why Aji brought us here. He said to meet the kids."
"Either meet the children, or the mother the children. I don't know." Herry slippery. Makes Tria and Rahma smile. Salwa and Aji alone, could only be speechless while occasionally smiling awkwardly.
They hadn't gathered like that in a long time. Even so long ago, things got a little awkward. Only the old men looked familiar.
Seeing her condition like that, Aji remembered the moment when they proposed. At that time, Aji came with his parents to propose a girl who made him fall in love despite 4 times he was rejected.
They then chatted. Talk about a lot of things. Starting from work, also children's problems.
3 Hours Aji's family was in Tria's house. Until then, Herry, Rina, Aji and Hanna say goodbye to go home.
Before they actually came home, Rina had asked a question that made Aji frown in wonder.
"Son, sorry ... You're not married, are you?"
Salwa.
Lina smiled with relief. While rubbing Salwa's head, arms and back gently. "Guardened, huh?"
That's what makes Aji confused.
What to guard?
