Loving Prospective Sister-in-law

Mommie

Aura moved her neck and looked towards Cristian. He could only speak through eye movements. The drops of tears and the happy smile printed on her lips illustrated how happy she was.

"Grandmother is sick, why is grandma sitting in a wheelchair? What's granny sick?" ask Calesta streak.

"It was your mother who made my wife sick" Erick said suddenly.

"Mu ... ." Cristian seems to mind if Erick says it in front of Calesta.

"Isn't that the reality of Cristian, '' Erick said.

A terrified Calesta hides behind Cristian's arm.

"Just don't say it in front of my son he's too small to understand this" Cristian said.

"As soon as I'm down for breakfast." Erick approached Aura and took Aura away from that place.

"That's who Pa? Calesta was scared" Calesta said, wiping her tears.

"He's Calesta's grandfather, his name's Erick's grandfather. He's a very nice person if Calesta knows him already" replied Cristian stroking Calesta's head.

"We eat under yuk with the others" Cristian asked.

"I'm scared" said Calesta.

"There's papa."

"I want Mommie," Calesta said as she hardened her cries. Cristian breathed. It turned out not to be as easy as he thought when it came to taking Calesta without her mother.

"There's papa, you'll be fine" replied Cristian. She hugged Calesta to calm him down.

"We ate after that papa promised to take you to a place you like" Cristian said.

"But Mommie bring it here later" Calesta asked.

Cristian pulled the two corners of his lips up. He had to smile and nod his head.

Calesta picked her up and took her to the dining room.

"Good morning Cristian" said a young woman who greeted Cristian with a kiss on her cheek.

"Hey sweet little girl, good morning. Welcome to our family" Mary said to Calesta.

"My name is Maria you can call me aunty Maria. You're so beautiful" praised Maria. Touched Calesta's cheek but Calesta brushed it off.

"Calesta be nice to him" said Cristian.

Calesta was silent but her face was getting into Cristian's chest.

"Looks like he needs to adapt to his surroundings, I've prepared your favorite toast and peanut butter" Maria said as she prepared breakfast for Cristian.

"Calesta want what? Let aunty prepare later," Maria asked Calesta.

"I want Mommie!" exclaim the boy.

***

"Eat first Love! I know from last night you haven't eaten.''

"I can't eat if I haven't seen Calesta" said Love, who was still crying in her bed.

"Then meet Cristian, ask for Calesta," said Ardi.

"He won't give it to her" replied Love. All speechless.

"You try it first! All you meet your brother, who knows he will understand and want to persuade Cristian to hand Calesta to you" said Mbok Jum.

Ardi and Budi nodded their heads.

"That makes it hard to go there. Meet everyone. What explanation would I tell them? How do I tell them about Calesta?" Love slid her face into the pillow.

"You only think about their opinions while you don't know their current state. Whether Cristian is still with Bella or not or he is already with another woman. Or is he still waiting for you to come back to him, like you still can't escape his shadow?" said Ardi took out uneg-uneg in his head.

"There's no way he's waiting for me to come back. We all hear that kabul ijab," said Love.

"Not until the end of Love" said Ardi with teeth wriggling.

"I'm tired of talking to stubborn women like you. You always hide behind your smile when sobs fill your face every night" said Ardi leaving Love. He signaled to his parents to leave the woman alone.

Love took her phone and opened the gallery she was locking. Old photos of Cristian are there.

"Should I go there and see you again when there is hatred in your eyes for me?" say Love.