Livelines
Bicycles and Children
The wheels of the bike rotate casually according to the pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal drive. Ladira hummed a little while looking at the beautiful view of the afternoon in the city park. Quite a lot of visitors there, filling the afternoon atmosphere becomes more crowded.
"Hi Ra!" Sapa Danael's. The man managed to line up his bike next to Ladira who was pedaling slowly.
Ladira who was a little surprised immediately stopped his bike suddenly. And so did Danael who also stopped, with an innocent grin, after surprising Ladira.
"Well, what's the matter? I almost fell to know!" Upset Ladira looked at Danael who was approaching her.
The promise to take a walk by bike this afternoon Ladira finally granted, because Gean allows. After all Ladira also had to be able to convince Danael to be able to release it slowly, even though it was difficult. Just like the current Gean, the man also attempted to cancel his engagement to Laras as quickly as possible.
"Yes sorry Ra," replied Danael who was smiling sweetly as she stroked Ladira's hair softly. Huh, how could Ladira refrain from drowning in that smile. The same taste that had been ingrained in her heart, still lingered, although there was a little part that had been planted by someone Ladira recently admitted how sincere her husband was to her.
If this were the case, Ladira would feel very guilty towards Danael. However, she is married, and if Ladira makes Danael fall deeply into her, how will Danael feel when she finds out that the girl named Ladira has changed her status to a woman belonging to Gean completely. Last night's events have succeeded in making Ladira tied far to her husband.
"Woi, daydreaming what the hell?" Ladira's daydreams instantly froze as Danael flicked his finger in front of Ladira's face.
The woman gasped slowly, then shook her head slowly. "Um, let's go yuk. It's also very late in the afternoon, so don't go home overnight" Ladira said, switching the conversation.
Danael nodded, "okay, let's go!"
This afternoon both really enjoy how beautiful the orange sky color, with a crowd of people passing by on the street. It was rare for them to discover how beautiful the day was this afternoon, a very rare sight of course.
For almost half an hour they pedaled the bike very slowly, of course Ladira had prepared the reason why he could not pedal the bike quickly. Now the bike stopped by the side of the road, where street vendors who were sellers of subscriptions Ladira and Danael long ago.
"Hello mang Amad!" Sapa Ladira with glee, as if the seller of satay.
Feeling his nickname was called, the satay trader who was often called Mang Amad turned his head. His smile expanded upon seeing the two teenagers in front of him now.
"Well, den Eel just as Dira came. I haven't seen each other for a long time, it's getting different now" said Mang Amad, who approached Ladira and Danael after serving his customer's order satay.
Danael and Ladira sat in a chair provided, followed by Mang Amad who also sat in front of them.
"What's different about mang?" Danael asked, chuckling softly.
"Many, can not be called one-on-one. Surely Dira more fat dikit and den Eel, sick huh?" Tanya Mang Amad examines the changes that exist in Danael.
The man chuckled, inviting various question marks at Ladira. That's right what Amad said. Danael now looks a little thin, with a slightly pale face, not as bright as Danael once did.
"Bisalah mang, is now the school is getting busy. El is also not rested, so he likes to be sick. But not bad, at most just a fever ran out that's all." That's all Danael can say. An alibi that either one could believe or not, which surely Danael did not want to make the surrounding people know, let alone worry over Danael excessively, which made that person would forget himself for worrying about her.
Mang Amad nodded his head, "this is also the season of the sick, so you must take care of your health. If you are sick, go to the doctor so you can recover quickly. But remember, if we are diligent in worship and prayer, God will always protect us" advises Mang Amad.
Ladira and Danael nodded, responding to every word of Mang Amad as a lesson to them.
"Mang, two servings of regular kayaks. Oh yeah, don't forget to pack 10 servings huh," Danael said.
"10 servings for whom?" Ask Ladira wonder.
"Make children."
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"This is a lot of food, for whom is El?" Ask Ladira wonder. Because after they ate at the Mang Amad base, Danael suddenly asked to stop at the supermarket. Now, the two baskets they had brought were almost full of various types of cakes and drinks.
Danael again smiled and pulled Ladira's arm to follow her to the cashier, to pay for all their groceries.
All of their groceries were paid for, both of them pedaling bicycles with lots of groceries carried towards the crowded urban road with vehicles.
The big bridge that Danael was heading for, their bike was walking towards a road that led under the bridge. Danael stopped the bike and then walked with their groceries with Ladira.
Ladira noticed the situation under the bridge. It was quiet, but as they went in further, there were four children sitting around on the cardboard mat they were sitting on.
"Well, study hard!" Danael said, surprising the group of children who might be reading a storybook, held by one of his friends.
"Yey, brother El is coming!" Aldo exclaimed, immediately rushed into the arms of Danael, followed by 3 friends.
"Where are you?" Danael asked, after realizing that one of the children was not there. Usually they are five. There are two men and three women.
Yani pointed to a corner of the wall. There was a boy curled up with a sad look towards the stream under the bridge.
"Well, you know. This is Ladira's brother, you can play here with his brother yes," exclaimed Danael introducing Ladira who also smiled to children who he thought were about 5 years old. "Ra, play with them for a while. Share the food earlier," said Danael, patting Ladira on the shoulder.
Danael's feet stepped toward the boy named Danu. He sat next to Danu who was crying without a sound.
Slowly Danael embraced it. Danael knows the sadness. Exactly one week ago, Danu had to be abandoned again by his mother who died of the disease that woman suffered. Now that Danu is truly sad, she has been abandoned by her parents at a young age, has not known maturity and is left in a violent world.
Danael could not imagine how much pain Danu was experiencing. Abandoned under such circumstances.
"And have you eaten?" Ask Danael.
The boy shook his head.
"We ate together, with friends," said Danael again.
"Same mama papah has not eaten brother, Danu does not want to eat if they have not eaten too," he replied. Danael's heart felt slashed when he heard the child's speech. How much love for his parents.
"They were calm. If you cry continuously like gini, mamah same papah also follow sad. You want them to be sad too?" Danael asked, making the boy shake his head.
Danael smiled, "yes, if you don't want them to be sad, Danu has to eat. So that Danu stays healthy, and can be a great kid. Okay!" Danael said with passion.
"OK," replied Danu who could finally smile back.
The two walked over to Ladira who was accompanying the children to eat. Ladira was busy reading the contents of the story from the book that the children were holding earlier. It turns out that they can only guess the content of the story through images, because they cannot read. Finally Ladira decided to read the story in the book.
"Well, what's the story?" Ask Danael who joined Danu.
"Tortoise story!" Answer the kids is compact.
"Hai Danu, the name of Ladira's brother, can be called Dira" Ladira said as Danu watched her from earlier. Perhaps the child was astonished at the arrival of someone new.
Danu looked at Danael and smiled, "brother's girlfriend El?" Danu asked looking at the nodding Danael.
"So Dira must love El ya's sister." Danu.
Ladira just smiled and nodded. The child's words really, the more burdensome Ladira is not to release Danael.
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...See You's...😉...
