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A Little Storytelling

Soon, Aira and Keno are exhausted. They went to their own rooms. Keno will shower and clean. While Aira he put his body in the bed. As usual, he looked at his grandmother's photo. Missing may be approaching Aira. Since she was in second grade, her grandmother's mother has been dead. He was very sad when he found out that his grandmother had left him. How not, since the baby he was taken care of by his grandmother was not Mama, so he was very close to her. After her grandmother died, Aira just went with her mother and father.

Chequek.

The sound of the room door opening, and disperse the reverie of Aira.

"Ken..."

"Can I come in?"

"Just get in."

Keno walks in and sits on the sofa beside Aira. He sees the sad Aira and also the photo that Aira holds.

"Whose picture is this?"

"grandmother."

"Whose child did he carry?"

"Aira Madali" he answered.

"Pffttt, you're so funny." Keno laughs when he sees a photo of Aira styled like a kangaroo.

"Don't taunt me." Aira's cheeks were red for a moment.

"Ehm, you're a real pity for your grandmother."

"Of course, why?"

"No, what makes you so dear?" ask Keno curiously.

"Of course, from the baby I was taken care of with him. He loves me very much. He takes good care of me. Wherever I am always invited, always carried. I used to get sick, Grandma always tried to get me well. He was willing to work in his old age to be able to pay for my treatment. Grandma never complains, never gets tired despite having to work and take care of me. The struggle was so incredible, I loved her more than I loved my own parents." Aira told me a little, did not feel she shed her tears.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you sad" said Keno.

"It's okay" Aira replied as she wiped her tears.

"But why is it that since your baby you've been taken care of your grandmother instead of your mother?"

"My own mother doesn't want me to be present in this world" Aira smiled.

"He couldn't accept me yet, Mama and papa got married because of the match between grandfather and grandmother. Grandma said, Mama did not know that she would be betrothed. My mom works out of town. No one told Mama, h-1 Mama's wedding was just told to go home by grandfather. When I got home, my grandfather had arranged a wedding for him.

Surprised not to play, it all happened. Mama had rebelled but grandfather's desire to match Mama was very strong. Mom and Dad got married without knowing each other. Soon after, Mama became pregnant, she was not ready to accept her pregnancy. He always tried to abort his womb, but grandma always took care of him. She said that the one who will take care of the baby is the grandmother herself. Mama finally wanted to keep me for nine months," Aira said at length.

"Then, how is your mother treating you now?" ask Keno.

"Yes, as you know, my mother tried to accept and love me. He taught me hard, unlike my grandmother. I was always restrained by him, not infrequently if I visit for sure Mama will scold me completely, sometimes I was also beaten. Even though I'm a class champion, a top tv reporter, I have a cake shop, I can live independently now, Mama was never proud of me."

"That hurt the most when I got into college. At that time I was accepted at a well-known public university with a major in Indonesian Literature, Mama did not agree if I majored in it. What my mom wanted me to do was get an education so I could be a teacher. Well, because my mom didn't agree, she didn't want to pay for my college. Yes even though mom's money has it papa's money, she insists on not helping me. Papa can only obey with Mom. So I had to go to college while working so I could pay for my own college. Since then I've been lazy to go home and learn to live independently."

"It's so sad, how could he be this loud." muttered Keno.

"But why can't you be proud of me? Though you were always the class champion, winning various competitions, even you can finance your own college," exclaimed Keno.

"I didn't expect that your mama didn't love you and treated you badly all this time."

"You don't, all Mama must love her children. The way they love is different. And my mother treated me like that because yes it was a form of affection" Aira explained.

Keno was speechless to hear the sad story about Aira's life. He who always gets excessive affection from his mother is not even ignored.

"You don't continue to grieve, if there's anything you can tell me. No need to hesitate," entertain Keno.

"Am I really sad? No, look at me always cheerful and smiling constantly," said Aira he ceaselessly smiled.

"Yes, you're good at hiding your sadness, I'll learn hard as you've lived your life all along." - Inner Keno.

"You're not sleepy yet?" ask Aira.

"Not yet."

"You should go to bed now so you'll wake up tomorrow morning. Let's not rush tomorrow."

Not poking, Keno instead lay her body on the sofa and play mobile phone.

"The sofa in my room is not as comfortable as this, but why is it so comfortable here" said Keno.

"How could it be, the couch is the same. Come to your room" said Aira.

"No, I'm going to sleep here. This is my house anyway."

"Cihh, it's snobbish."

"Yes, you sleep here. If you're asleep I'll move to your room" she exclaimed.

"We sleep together, as long as we mean," teased Keno.

"Don'tkkk!" snapped Aira whose face started to turn red. Keno laughed frown upon seeing Aira's blushing red face.

"Look, your face's funny red like this." Keno laughs. "I'm glad to see it, then I'll keep teasing you" said Keno and laughed more.

"Aaaaaa I'll kill you."

"Kill it if you dare" challenge Keno. Aira was getting upset. He immediately put on the big baby. He let Keno sleep on his couch.

"Big baby, go to sleep now, it's night" Aira said, closing Keno's eyes and stroking Keno's head violently.

"Don't be rude, then I won't sleep later. The soft ones, like this...." Keno holds Aira's hand and gives Aira an example of how to stroke properly. Aira's heart was like it was about to be dislodged.

Waaaah, why so.

Soon after, Keno falls asleep on the sofa in Aira's room. Aira picked up a blanket in the closet and enveloped Keno.

"It's very handsome, funny, and adorable" he said faintly. He stroked Keno's cheek and occasionally stabbed playing it. Keno hadn't slept yet he just closed his eyes so he heard Aira's words. He was very happy, Keno thought Aira also still had the same feeling. But back again, Aira is Raka's lover.

"I'll fight for you, Ra. I will give happiness to you, always." he said in his heart.