Hot DuRen (Cool Young)

Chapter 22

Tonight I brew hot chocolate on the hotel balcony, enjoying the city lights on the streets.

I can't wait to see my girlfriend again.

One more step we approached and met releasing my inner longing.

"What do you think?"

I smiled looking at Alan who was also on the balcony of his room.

"Nobody, just want to enjoy the night air in the city of people" I answered and Alan chuckled.

For a moment we were silent looking at the sky.

"Sleep Nay, it's night!" Her speech.

"Yes, you too. Good night"

"Good night, Nay" he replied.

I entered the room after closing and locking the glass door that connects the room and the balcony.

I just laid myself down in the blanket, knocking on the door in my room.

Tocktails

I went and opened the door. I saw Alan standing in front of me with Ara sobbing softly in her arms.

"Why?" My toot.

"Ara was crying for you, I said that if you were asleep but she wanted to see you, I let go of snapping at Nay" her face was full of regrets very visible.

I took over Ara who was in Alan's sling. I patted her on the back and let Alan in.

"Why is Ara crying?" I sometimes still stroke his back.

"Ara wants to sleep with aunty, Ara wants to like the friends who sleep with her mother" she said slowly along with sobs that became so-so.

I looked at Alan who was sitting on the chair rubbing his face rough, in my heart I felt pity. I myself who have grown up in stay gone by Dad is very painful especially this child who even since birth never felt the affection of his mother who has given birth to him.

I rubbed my tears that had fallen and hugged Ara tightly.

"Yaudaahhhhh yuk sleeps tantee same"my rhyme then put Ara's body on the mattress, I leaned my back on the headboard and rubbed the top of Ara's head.

I closed my eyes while shutting my eyes. I even forgot that Alan was still in my room.

*

At 3am I woke up wanting to go to the bathroom, I was surprised to see Alan sleeping in one bed with me even though there was Ara in our midst.

I went to the bathroom to finish urinating all shower and wudu.

I deliberately did not turn on the lights so that people who were asleep were not disturbed.

I held a prayer mat and put my face to Allah and submitted to Allah SWT in the third of my night.

Until the last word and Alan's voice greetings startled me.

"Why am I not awake?"

I turned to "sorry I saw that Mas was too deep, so I couldn't bear to wake him up"

"I went back to my room first, sorry I was in bed" he said, smiling.

After Alan came out I continued my recitation while waiting for the dawn prayer.

*

"Check aunt, but take a bath" he asked.

"OK, let's go!" Anwasku .

After taking a shower and changing clothes that Alan had given to Ara, I took Ara out and knocked on the next door.

Toktotok

"Papiii" cried Ara.

Clamps

"Papii come on, Ara is laperr" he said as he held my stomach to make me giggle.

"Iyaa ayoo" said Alan holding his son's hand.

We had breakfast at the hotel and then went to JatimPark.

Along the way Ara listened to the sholawat popularized by Aishwa Nahla. Aishwa and I would occasionally join in.

"Well, what about Sholawatnya Aishwa?" My toot.

"Iyaa aunty, mbak Aish is beautiful, her voice is good, ngajine is also a pinter. I also want to kayak mbak Aish aunt" he said excitedly.

"Ara wants to be in Pesantren Nay if SD , but I do not have the heart" said Alan chimed in.

"Why not do it?" My toot.

"Ara was a child, I was also used to living together with her after my wife died, I can't imagine that I would have to live alone without Ara" he replied.

"All need Mas process, if as long as it is good for Ara, Mas should be able to support and give understanding, not necessarily SD, for example SMP or SMA is also not a problem for Mondok in Pesantren" said I.

"Yes you're right Nay" he said with a smile.

*

We accompanied Ara to play as much as possible at JatimPark in the Rides that are safe for her age. We also went to the Body Museum/The Bagong Adventure before going to Waterboom .

In the museum we took pictures together and explained about the body parts and their functions to Ara in turn.

Finish swimming at Waterboom we pray first and then lunch is too late because it is 2 o'clock.

"Ara happy ?" Much

"I'm happy aunt" she replied smilingly.

"I'm happy too" Alan replied, giving me a chuckle.

"This brat we go home, yes, tired all day playing, swimming and learning?"my spoken.

"Okee tantee" said Ara.

" emm Mas, tomorrow morning I want to go to Surabaya, if you are the same Ara want to go back first gapapa Mas, let tomorrow afternoon I go home alone" I told Alan.

"Why go to Surabaya Nay ?"tanyakanya.

"You see someone" I said shyly.

"Ohh, tomorrow I will, I am the same Ara wait at Kenjeran Beach, we go home from Surabaya" he said flatly.

"Emmm, yes, yes. I'll call Given first if we check-out tomorrow from the hotel.

"Hmmm" Alan just cleared his throat.