
“Sometimes seeing their simple smiles makes us aware, if all this time God has given the best for us.”
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The next morning, on this pretty sunny day, Aisha was ready with her casual suit. He already has an appointment with his friends to go to an orphanage that they will provide help. This is a habit they did a year ago. Every once a month, Aisha and D-And-Cook gangs will visit the Setulus Orphanage of Mother Love to share a little joy with the children there, whose lives may not be as lucky as them.
“Hendra and Aisha are ready for the guitar?”
“Already dong!” answer Hendra and Aisha in unison.
“Sip! Daffi, the same LCD projector has been checked, right?”
“Udah. My family members use projector.”
“Good! Irul, Rahayu, Fian, Melia, rice box same snack how?”
“Udah in baggage, Rum.”
Ningrum was in charge of cross-checking their preparations before leaving. They agreed to gather at Ninda's house in the middle. They will depart using the family car Adel and Irul who also already have a license to drive.
“Okey! All preparations are complete. Now it's time to go!”
“Yeay!”
They enter the car with a fairly even division. Hendra, Amira, Fian, Melia and Adel in Adel's car are accompanied by Adel's own sister and Aisha, Daffi, Ningrum, Ninda, and Nisha, and Rahayu who was in Irul's car with Irul himself who became the driver.
In the car, they were filled with a very interesting conversation. Daffi contacted Amira via video call, chatting occasionally in jest without forgetting their safety in driving.
Arriving at the orphanage they were headed to, the boys dropped off all the supplies they had brought today, while the women went straight in to see the caretaker.
“Thank you, Mom and her friends have come to visit our orphanage. Sorry if the place is not comfortable.”
“Ah, Mom! No need to talk like that. We love playing here, Mom. Her son is well and also adorable.”
“Iya, Mom! We can't wait to meet them. Where are they, Mom?”
“They play in the backyard. There was also a young man who came here early this morning. The guy is handsome, Ma'am. Who knows among these mbak mbak some are smitten.”
“Ah, Mom! If I, Adel, Melia, Rahayu, and Ninda already have a boyfriend. Aisha lives with Ningrum who has not. Isn't that right, Sha? Rum?” They heard Amira's words. No exception to the owner of the name that has been called by Amira earlier.
They continued the conversation while walking towards the orphanage's backyard. The men who had finished putting their luggage in accordance with the instructions of other caregivers also participated in the chat this time.
Until arriving in the backyard, they were greeted by the screams of some children who echoed calling their names.
“Mbak icaaaaa!”
“Mas Apiiiiii!”
“Mbak iyuum!”
“Mas iyuuull!”
“Mbak miyaa!”
“Mas Heeeen!”
“Mbak Ayuuk!”
“Mas Yesann!”
“Mbak Idaaa!”
“Mbak Deeel!”
“Mbak Meyyy!”
That's how they're passing on all the names of D-And-Cook gangs with their beloved calls. They follow the way the toddlers who have not been fluent in speech call Aisha and her friends.
Aisha did not mind the call, nor did she mind her other friends. They are even happy because it means they are valuable in the lives of these children.
“Heeeyyy!! You guys how are you?” ask Aisha to the children who have been scattered in the arms of Mas and their idol Mother.
“Sorry yes Winda dear! Ma'am ica and friends yesterday busy school. Just a few days ago we were off.”
“Yes, Ma! No papa! What matters is that we have met. Raihan kangen with Ma'am ica.” Said the boy who was also in Aisha's arms.
“Mbak is also very happy with you all. This whole day I want to play with you guys. We will sing together! Iyan also has a good movie for the movies! Then later Mbak ica same others also want to help adek-adek Mbak ica funny-funny is working on PR. Can ya?”
“BBY BUSTY!!” Shouted them at the same time.
Aisha did not notice a young man who was looking at her with a faint smile. The young man approached Aisha and squatted along with Aisha.
“Halo, Sister ica! Don't want to greet me too?”
“Elang?” asked Aisha who was a little surprised until she fell backwards with her butt directly sitting on the floor. Winda and Raihan who was in the arms of Aisha had run towards Hendra and Fian who were playing the guitar to entertain the other orphanage children.
“Kok can ya meet here accidentally? You follow me what?”
“Don't ge-er ya you! I never followed you!”
“Hahahahaa... I was just kidding, Ma'am Ica!”
“Don't call me that! Sounds very laughable when you say it.”
“Oh. Why can't it? I like to call you that. You look more cute with Ica.” calls
“You're older than me, El! I don't like you calling me, Ma'am!”
“Oh so that's the problem? Haha.... Okey! Okey! I'll just call you ica. Can ya?”
“Hm.”
Aisha leaves the Eagle who still continues to tease her. As for the Eagle, the young man was not tired at all to disturb this beautiful girl in front of him. She followed wherever Aisha went.
The girl actually felt uneasy because she continued to be followed by this annoying young man who unfortunately had become her friend. But how else? It is not possible to clash with the Eagle. He did not want the children of the home that he had considered adek itself to follow his behavior.
Aisha also walked to the crowd of children from the age of Kindergarten to SD who were sitting cross-legged while singing following the guitar playing by Hendra with the fake sound of Fian and Daffi who also sang.
The children who heard it laughed at their funny behavior. While the girls close their faces holding the anger that is entrenched in the heart because they hear the discordant sound of the song they sing.
Then as if realizing something, Raihan looked back and found Aisha who was walking alone with the Eagle. He moved and approached both.
“Mas iyan! Raihan wants to sing with Mbak ica!”
“Bby! Here, sha! Sing it to me!” tawar Fian's.
“Raihan do not want if Mbak ica sing the same Mas iyan. My voice is ugly!” raihan protested with her pursed lips. Makes all the teenagers there laugh out loud looking at Fian's pias face after being ridiculed all-out by a 7-year-old boy.
“What if Mbak ica sang the same Bang Eagle? Bang Eagle can also play guitar!” bargain Eagle. Publish a happy twinkle on the face of the orphanage children. But it also caused wrinkles on the faces of Aisha's friends because they were confused who the young man was.
While Aisha was already staring at the Eagle with her sharp gaze. Wanting to refuse, but not bear the pleading expression shown by those adorable faces.
“Okey! You guys want Ma'am Ica to sing what?” aisha asked after exhaling her breath quite roughly.
“Yesterday Ilham denger a very good song in his bakery Bu Eka. Anyway there are the lyrics ‘nana nana nanananaaa Daddy,’ so, Ma'am. Ma'am Ica tau?”
“Oh yes.. Ica ma'am knows. If so sit up neatly ya!”
“Okee!”
“These seveneen songs are not, Ca?” asked the Eagle who followed Aisha to sit on the long bench in front of them.
“Iya.” Answer's short. Then the Eagle took over the guitar in Fian's lap and began picking strings to test the stem or not.
“Ready?” the Eagle asked Aisha who was sitting next to him. Aisha just nodded her head. While his friends followed the orphanage children to sit in front of them with a mat that Hendra brought from inside the orphanage.
The eagle starts strumming some strings to play the intro part of the song. And Aisha followed by singing the initial verse of the song titled ‘Ayah’ belonging to the seventeen band.
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To be continued