Love From Space

Little Nura

Nura. The seven-year-old girl is now sulking at Mom. He was upset because Tio, his youngest brother bought new shoes while he only got the used shoes of Kak Eci.

Nura was even more upset when Kak Eci told him that she got the shoes from Kak Lili. That means the age of the shoe is now three generations in the hands of Nura.

'uuuuggghhh!!! Sebal!! Seball!' so rutuk Nura in the heart.

Why only in the heart? Because Nura did not have the courage to frankly express her dislike for the boots.

Mommy will scold him all out. He said he was not grateful. Or whatever. He said 'alhamdulillah'.

Try if not grateful, of course from earlier the boots will be thrown away.

Now Nura moved closer to Mom. He kneaded slowly on the shoulders of Emak who was currently kneading flour to be made into Macho cake, the cake that would later be deposited in the school cafeteria Kak Lili. As usual.

Nura family is indeed a family All the needs of life of three daughters and a son in the family was filled from the results of trading traditional cakes made by Mother who entrusted to the Junior High School cafeteria where Kak Lili school.

Father has long since died. About four months after Tio was born, six years ago.

Really am. It was a difficult time for my mother. Died dead husband at the age of 26 years, and has become the backbone for four children who are still small. That's not an easy thing. Moreover, at that time Kak Lili was already sitting in the 2nd grade elementary school.

Kak Lili almost dropped out of school if there were no Koh Acan, a Hokian neighbor who lived next door. Koh Acan wants to be kind enough to fund Kak Lili's school which is known in school as an accomplished child. That was also on condition, after school Kak Lili had to help sell in the Koh Acan grocery market.

When Kak Lili started working, Kak Eci was only five years old. Despite his young age, Kak Eci has been assigned by Mother to look after Nura. While Mom brought with her Tio, her four-month-old toddler to wash at the gedong house.

Nura who was 1 and a half years old was quite a fussy sister. Wherever Eci went, Nura always wanted to come along. Even for the public WC located on the river even though, Nura also wanted to come along.

It was very different from the current Nura. Currently Nura is always upset with Sister Eci, because she is often colonized by her sister.

Just look at this moment. When Nura was getting ready to persuade Mother to buy him new shoes like the one he bought for Tio, Kak Eci even prank him by saying, Sis,

"Mommy, Nura said she wanted to say 'something'..." Said Sister Eci with her mischievous smile.

"What are you talking about, Nura?" mother asked, with attention still focused on kneading macho flour.

Nura who was asked suddenly like that finally even wavered.

"Eh! that's Mak.. mmm..."

"What?" ask my mother again.

Brother Eci smiled widely looking at Nura's expression. Nura herself felt even more upset with her brother. He then glared at Kak Eci, who was then replied with a plot.

Feeling that her old question was not answered, she asked again.

"What's Nura?"

"ii.it's Mak. about.. se.shoes!"

"Shoes? why?"

"that's. mmm..."

Nura is getting excited. And this makes Brother Eci smile more widely. Finally, Brother Eci was moved to 'help' his sister. Brother Eci said,

"Nura said she wanted to say "thank you" Mak for her shoes. He's a seneeeeeeeeeng so damn well got those shoes."

Nura glared in shock when she heard that Kak Eci's remark. Failing was his plan to persuade Mom to buy him new shoes. Failed total. Tal. Tal. Tal..

'Nyebelin! Bummer ! Bummer!' rutuk Nura, again only in the heart.

Nura rushed to kiss the back of Mom's hand and stepped out of the house. Next to the door, his new 'knee' shoes are lying neatly ready to wear.

Nura who had no choice but to use the shoes, because her old shoes were missing next to the rat digondol, finally grabbed the shoes for her to wear.

After both shoes were firmly attached to his feet, Nura then stepped quickly towards school.

"Nura leaves yes, Mak. Assalamu'alaikum!"

"wa'alaikum hail warahmatullah..."

In the kitchen, when it was felt that Nura was far enough from home, Mom stopped her activities for a moment.

Mom actually knew that Nura wanted to ask for new shoes. Which mother cannot read her child's body cues when she wants or dislikes something. My mom obviously knows.

But, due to the lack of money during this final semester of school, also due to the increasing need to live with Tio who will also enter the school next month, Mom must finally hold back and pretend not to understand Nura's wishes.

My mom was really sad, earlier. But Mother must uphold herself to educate her sons and daughters in order to live frugally and concerned about family conditions.

Finally, Mom returned to her job of making Macho cakes. He hopes, next month there is more money enough to buy new shoes for Nura.

"Duh Gusti, enable the servant to scavenge for the children of the servant. Aamiin," Mother gave me a prayer.

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Meanwhile beyond the Milky Way galaxy, a disk-shaped spaceship drifts between its dark expanses of space.

On the plane, there were three passengers. The two passengers looked like a pair of adult humans, while the other, looked like a child whose gender was still difficult to recognize.

The three men were wearing metallic colored costumes. Now they are staring at a portrait of the earth on a hologram screen near the wall.

"We take you to earth, to provide you with your experience later, Yon, when you become a researcher like us," the adult man told the child beside him.

"Yes, Dad," said the little boy named Yon.

"Daddy and Mommy will be away for a little while to get samples of dangerous goods for us to take back home to the lab on our planet. As long as we're gone, you stay on the plane, okay?" yon's father's message to her.

"Well, Dad!"

"Can Yon play outside the plane, Dad? Yon wanted to try to feel the atmosphere on earth.." Yon asked his father for permission.

"Can. But use ghost mode, like I taught you, okay? that way, the humans who see you later will think of you as a ghost," Yon's father reminded.

"Well, Dad.." said Yon according to.

"Well, that's her Morf slice. As soon as we get ready!" point Father Yon at the black holes that just suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

It turns out that the Black holes became the fastest way for the spacecraft to go to earth. The deepest part of the Milky Way galaxy.

And Yon, the little alien was staring expectantly at his first trip to Earth.

'Am I going to have a human friend, later?' ask Yon to himself.

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