Long River

Still Here

"Hello."

"Hello sister, I'm downstairs. Wanna enter. Can't you?"

Damnit damnit! " Yes already."

Aska waited at the door and opened the elevator door.

"Sister, haven't slept?" Salwa went straight into her twin sister's apartment. Eyes seeking.

Aska sees Salwa is not alone. "Well, you're here? Who else is this?" He's coming in.

"Sister's time forgot? Rowak Brother." The woman's eyes are still searching.

Aska frowned. "The AC guy?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Aska looked from the tip of the foot to the tip of the skinny man's head before her and the man just smiled at her. "Cool appearance now huh? I'm not kucing anymore." Ledek.

"Alhamdulillah. I'm working in the office now."

"Curtain!"

"Sister!" Salwa hits Aska's shoulder. "Don't be the same person. His mouth is evil, so he has no friends."

Who wants to be friends with an AC guy? Aska rubbed her shoulder which was hit by her twin sister.

"Where is your son with your son?"

"Mmh .. get out." Aska answered with a weak tongue.

"Yaaaa .. when you want to know. Must be your mouth nasty again huh?" Salwa again hit Aska's shoulder.

"Ck, don't be offended." Aska rubbed her shoulders and went to the kitchen. "Eh, sick tofu."

"What do you want?" Salwa.

"Eat." The man was looking for food that he could eat. Apparently there is a chicken gulai that lives in the warm. Then he warmed it.

"Whose cuisine is it, brother?"

"Cuisine Leka. Duh, you're so chatty! I'm hungry!"

" His brother just left?"

Aska only glanced at a glance. Lazy response. Salwa checks for rice that has not been touched. "So, you haven't eaten yet?"

"Oh, mummy me, listen to you talk." Aska ruffled her hair.

"Yes, Brother at the dinner table, I'll prepare."

Aska looked at her sister, then passed to the dining table.

Before long Salwa serves on the dining table, rice, side dishes and dishes. He also served 2 cups of coffee to Rojak and himself. They surrounded Aska who was eating.

"Why are you two-again? You guys made up?" Aska scoops her necklace.

"Dih, tired of the cave ngelamar not in the pentepin." Decline Rojak.

"It just so happened to meet you at the hotel."

"What are you doing at the hotel?"

Salwa.

"Sst, report sono!" Rojak made a mark with his eyes.

Aska glanced at the two. "What's up?"

"No. I've beaten up Brother."

"Evan?" Aska stopped taking the gulai spoon. "Here you are, do you like the same thing bule? Can't do anything else?"

"Cave kayak." Rojak gave me advice.

"Have a son, do I want your brother-in-law?" Aska looked at Rojak sharply.

Salwa touched his brother's arm. "Don't you, brother, he's kidding me too."

"Do you like this item?"

"Sister, it can't be that."

"Well when, I'll meet you guys!"

"Udah sister, forget about that guy."

"Can't do it dong, you already like him, even used. What kind of a man is that? Want to mess with me, Aska?"

Rojak clapped. "Cool speech."

"Gue doesn't need your confession!" Aska is upset with Rojak's joke.

Rojak knew Aska very well, he had always been very strict in talking especially with her, but because of his poultice, Rojak was never discouraged when scolded by Aska.

Soon Rojak and Salwa said goodbye. The apartment was back. Aska went back up to the second floor back to her room. He tried to sleep, even though it was difficult. He was used to having Leka beside him. He was used to looking at the tired face of the woman who was waiting for him all day. Not a day away, he missed the sound of Runi's footprints stepping on the floor of his house, or seeing how busy his wife was back and forth to the kitchen preparing dishes. He just started enjoying it. Enjoying them filling her lonely days, she realizes how alone her life is.

He didn't think about that before. It is thought that life itself is a freedom from the rules of adults because he has grown up, but since Leka and Runi entered his life he felt a new meaning of maturity. Sharing and living together with his own little family he leads. I am very proud and happy to be a father and husband. Someone cooked him rice, fussed about the child, the house, the opinion, and in the middle he began to be comfortable with the situation, all was suddenly destroyed. There was no sweet smile and weeping Leka that colored her night. Why is it like this? How do you get them back without ruining the plan? Aska was upset and ruffled her hair.

"Where are you going?" Leka immediately helped her up by holding Kenzo's hand around her neck.

"Mmd? Go to the bathroom."

Leka helped her walk to the bathroom. "If you need help, just say yes?" Leka closed the bathroom door.

Soon Kenzo came out, after hearing the roar of water in the toilet. The woman took him back to bed. After laying her down, Leka enveloped the man with her thick blanket.

"Sorry Leka, you saw my bad figure. I'm ...." Kenzo tilted his head.

"Mmh?"

A moment later the man fell asleep. A soft snore sounded from his slightly drying lips. Leka could only smile looking at the face of the man who was trying to look perfect in front of her. He was a nobody and could promise nothing to her. If there is something that can change this vision, she also wants to fight for it, but she is the wife of people. A label that he cannot easily remove. Removing it can involve sin in it if the intention is wrong. I can only enjoy this day. I don't know, tomorrow.

A bright morning. Leka went back to sleep after the Fajr prayer because she woke up 2 times at night just to check on Kenzo.

He woke up again when Runi pulled his shirt. "Unda .. grandson."

"Oh yes, you forgot, son?" Leka woke up and rubbed her eyes. It is not easy to wake up in the middle of the night and go back to sleep. He had to do it 2 times a night and it was hard to go back to sleep while everyone was asleep, but that was okay. Later that night may be the last day he checks on Kenzo because the next day, the man's wounds may have dried up. After making milk for Runi, he returned to the room, but how surprised Leka was when he saw that there was no Runi in the room. The door had opened and the little girl was nowhere to be seen. There was the sound of a child laughing and the voice of a man singing from the next room.

Leka opened Kenzo's room. It turned out that Runi was there lying on top of the bed with Kenzo. The little girl slept on the man's arm, and the man was singing.

"Runi, it turns out you're here. Mother look for in your room there is no. Mother until panic."

"Oh, I'm sorry, but it seems you forgot to close the door until Runi knocked on my room door. I let him in."

"Oh, really? I don't remember." So sleepy Leka did not remember that she forgot to close the door of her room when she came out. "Why are you laughing?" Ask curiously.

"Oh, I was singing about animals and when I sounded her voice, Runi laughed. Like a frog or a cow."

Runi stood up and picked up the bottle of milk that Leka had brought.

"Runi, let's go to the room, shall we? Don't disturb Omnya rest," Leka said to her son.

"Oh, it's okay, his existence is quite entertaining. I'm bored in the room all the time but can't get out."

Leka who was about to carry her child became confused herself.

"It's okay, let him stay here for a second."

Runi also seemed to understand what Kenzo said. With a pacifier that had entered his mouth, he leaned sideways on the man's shoulder so that Kenzo's fingers could touch the soles of Runi's feet. The little girl stomped her feet on Kenzo's fingers and the man sometimes caught the little leg and the little girl laughed.

"Eh, don't be so sister, she'll choke."

"Oh, so. Sorry." Kenzo then sang Nina Bobo's song which made Runi sleepy. With several repetitions, Runi completely fell asleep on Kenzo's shoulder with his empty milk bottle.

"Sorry, brother, I'll just pick up the run. He's asleep." Leka lifted the little girl slowly with her milk bottle.

"Yes, yes."

"Aren't you going to eat or take a shower?"

"Eh?" Kenzo looks confused.

"Mandi yes?"

Kenzo's face flushed. At this time he is conscious so he is embarrassed actually asked to be bathed by Leka.

"So soon, I'll get the bath water ready first." Leka's coming out.

Kenzo immediately searched for his cellphone. He called his father, Arya.

"Hello."

"Dad ... Why do you shame me anyway Well?"

"Why is that why? That woman needs work and she takes care of you, what else do you want?"

"Yes, but bathe me it ...." Kenzo can't continue.

"O, if you don't want to, I'll move Leka somewhere else."

"To any other place, that's not what I meant! My mother bathed me." Kenzo replied annoyed.

Arya held back a laugh. "Yes the nurse's job is a package. If he doesn't bathe you, what does he do?"

"Eh ...." Kenzo really can't mention it because he doesn't know. "Dad I'm confused!" His shouting.

"The nurse did bathe. Do you like bathing Leka?" Arya could not help but laugh.

"Dad!" Shouted Kenzo annoyed.

"Just enjoy it, why be shy!"

"Dad ... I'm like a pervert."

"You're a man so show me that you .. like." Arya laughed again.

"Dad .. I'm so ashamed Well."

"As far as you. If you don't like it, I'll move Leka somewhere else."

The phone is closed and Kenzo is still confused.

Leka entered shortly. He brought a container of water and a small towel. As usual, he placed it on the nightstand and started squeezing the towel. He approached Kenzo who was already sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Sister's face is fresher now. How do you feel, brother?" Leka started rubbing the towel on the man's face. Suddenly he saw Kenzo's face meet in red. "No fever?"