Mother To Aina

BUA 38'S

A month had passed Alvin and Haifa had been taking care of the preparations for Aina to leave with Novia.

Tomorrow it is time for Novia, her husband and Aina to leave. Tonight Alvin and Haifa will deliver Aina to the apartment that Novia and her husband currently occupy. One large suitcase containing Aina's needs has been inserted into the trunk of the car.

They are now on their way to the apartment.

"Aina's good right there? Don't forget to call your mother here once in a while." said Haifa as she hugged and kissed Aina. Haifa tried to hold back from crying. But it felt hard to hold back but still his eyes glazed with glass.

Aina nodded weakly.

Alvin who was sitting next to them immediately pulled Aina on his lap and hugged her tightly. Alvin didn't drive because tonight they left with their driver.

"Aina later don't forget to ask mom for papa's phone and mom okay." Alvin again expressed the same desire as Haifa.

"Papa tama why don't you come?" ask Aina.

"Father's a job, baby." replied Alvin.

"Libul" said Aina.

"Can't be so dong pity later papa scolded grandfather." replied alvin.

"Later Aina geezer again" he replied.

"Haha does Aina dare to be like Grandpa?" ask Alvin.

"Belani Grandpa is going to air Tama Aina."

"But Mama wants to be the same as Aina first."

Aina became silent.

"Don't be sad, dong. Kan Aina went with Mama and Daddy" said Haifa while holding Aina's face down.

"Aina wants to tama papa tama mother too" she replied slowly.

Can't answer Haifa and Alvin just the same hug Aina.

An hour's drive to Novia's apartment.

"Honey. Here with Mama." welcome Novia when they're at the door.

Novia immediately led Aina and let Alvin and Haifa in.

"Dad, here they have come." call Novia to the husband.

They chatted in the living room.

"Look at Aina some time ago who seemed eager to go with you guys. We don't mind if you guys take part" Brian said.

"Thank you. But I have a responsibility here. Which cannot be left out. Maybe later I will contact you guys often to be able to communicate with Aina. I hope you guys do not get uncomfortable when later I will contact you often." said Alvin.

"Please. Don't call by phone, skype or anything. The door to our house is also open if at any time you have time and want to visit." explained Brian. Novia is remarried to a widower. So for her husband it's not that hard to open up to the ex-family.

Already at 21:30 Alvin and Haifa came home. They say goodbye to Novia and Brian. Not with the little princess who since the trip was so stingy a smile.

No one knew what Aina really felt. But the expression on the little girl's face was like she didn't want to come along. But he also did not want to disappoint his mother.

"Darling papa and mommy go home first huh. Aina's good there. Papa sama mother will definitely miss Aina. Aina don't forget papa's phone okay." message Alvin while crouching in front of Aina. Alvin had a hard time hiding his sadness because this was the first time he had parted for so long with Aina. But Alvin must remember he must not show sadness in front of Novia. Because Novia's grief may have been more than Alvin felt when months could not meet his daughter in person.

"Aina tanyang papa" he said while hugging Alvin.

"Papa loves Aina more" said Alvin, breaking their arms and kissing Aina's entire face.

Aina looked up at the mother standing behind Alvin.

"Mother." call her. Haifa crouched down next to Alvin. Without saying Haifa immediately hugged Aina. Haifa did not want to speak because she was afraid that when she spoke her voice would only tremble and she would cry. She must not cry in front of Novia and Novia's husband. Haifa realized her position was only a connecting mother. Although Haifa thinks Aina is more than just a princess.

"Aina wants to kiss dede" he said, drawing closer to Haifa's unseen stomach because Haifa was wearing a loose robe.

"Udah?" ask Alvin.

Aina nodded.

"You're going home, baby. Assalamualaikum." said Alvin immediately wake up and say goodbye. Alvin deliberately rushed because he did not want to make the atmosphere more haru. It's not good with Novia and Brian either.

Inside the elevator Haifa could no longer hold back her tears. Haifa tried to wipe with her hijab but did not want to stop. Until Alvin who saw him immediately took Haifa into his arms. Luckily in the elevator there were only two of them left.

Arriving at Haifa's car hasn't stopped crying either.

"Dear your nose is red. Later there are even colds continue to clog so hard to breathe later" said Alvin while wiping Haifa's tears.

"Haifa wants it too. But this faucet in his eye is leaking. So the water kept flowing." Haifa replied.

"Here is the lid of the faucet" said Alvin, kissing Haifa's eyelids alternately. They forget the situation and conditions if in front of them there is a driver.

At 23:15 they arrived home. Because Haifa asked to stop by Perminmart to buy chocolate, he said Haifa needed chocolate to increase endorphins so as not to continue to be sad because Aina was left behind.

***

It felt like Aina had been with Novia for a long time. But apparently if you look at the calendar only two weeks Aina away from them. During these two weeks they had several times to communicate through skype. The difference between Indonesia and Sweden which reaches 6 hours is not a problem for them. Usually they will skype at night around 20:00 WIB and around 14:00 in Sweden.

While doing skype, it is not uncommon for Aina to say miss and want to go home. The little boy seems to have a hard time adapting to the country. Haifa and Alvin could only advise Aina to be patient. Because they also feel bad about Novia and Brian. Aina also complained that the food there was bad. No, Aina is not judging the taste of Novia's cooking. Aina judged unpleasant on the food that Novia always bought. Iya Novia can be said to be very rarely cooked especially the content is getting bigger and only a matter of weeks she will give birth.

"Mother, Papa, Aina lindu" he said when he saw the faces of Alvin and Haifa from his mother's laptop screen. His lips twitched like they were going to cry.

"Papa sama mama also misses. Aina's healthy, right?" ask Haifa.

"Aina tehat." she replied slowly. It doesn't look like Novia or Brian there. They had deliberately given space so that Aina could chat freely. Just like Novia called Aina. Alvin never interfered.

"Mama's the same Daddy's healthy too, right?" ask Haifa.

"Healthy." he answered.

"Darling yesterday Papa same mother abis see dede loh" said Alvin.

"Where's the picture? Dede's been betal yet?" ask Aina. Alvin showed two photos of the USG results.

Yesterday was the third time Haifa had gone to the doctor and the first time without Aina. Some time ago when the second consul Aina was very enthusiastic because she could hear the heartbeat of her sister-to-be.

"Aina wants to see dede" he said when he saw the photo. It seemed that the size was already bigger than the last Aina saw.

"Yes later yeah. Later if Aina has come home we'll see dede again" said Alvin.

"Oh yes Aina can also see the dede in the stomach of my mother" Haifa added.

"Dede in my mama's pelut, don't kick a kick. Mama tuka takit." she replied.

"Dede in the belly of the mother will also be able to kick a kick." replied Alvin.

"Later mother takit dong?" ask Aina.

"But Aina doesn't want mother takit." he whined.

"I'm okay baby" Haifa said convincingly.

"Yesterday papa met Azzam's brother with twin brother loh dear. Said Azzam's brother misses Aina." Alvin's trying to divert.

"Aina also lindu tama Azzam brother tama brother returned, tama adek Fika, tama adek Fiqli." he replied.

"Kemalin Aina purgi tama Mama tama Daddy to buy clothes dede. Aina also bought toys for her friends." she replied.

"Gee. But Aina can't bother Mama with Daddy dear" Alvin reminded.

"No. Papa it's Mama tama Daddy tendili who choose." he replied.

If they have Skype, they can forget about time. In addition to the complaints of longing and wanting to go home that came out of Aina's little lips. The girl always told me what she was doing. Aina also just found out that it turns out she has a brother, she is Beryl son of Brian is 7 years old. It was quite far away that Aina remained lonely.

At 22:00 they just really finished skype with Aina. Aina gets angry when they get permission to turn off Skype. But they also give understanding. Alvin is not good with Novia, later fearing it is considered to interfere with the quality time between Novia and Aina.

"It's been two weeks. But it feels like a long time." Haifa lamented to Alvin.

"Sama Mas is also very long. But jude was patient. Like we said Aina. Have to be patient" Alvin said.

"Jude, we are sleeping at night. Do not often sleep late at night let alone stay up late. It's not good for dede" said Alvin, rubbing Haifa's stomach.

"Mas.." call Haifa.

"Yes?"

"Haifa can't ask for something the same?" ask Haifa.

"What do you want, baby? Want some peanut butter toast yesterday?"

"Not."

"Certainly? Want asep mang chicken noodles?"

"Or rujak duck (rujak mashed in Sundanese) beside Indomei?"

"Or Nasi padang junction five?"

"Do you want a bang Hanafi?"

"Do you want eggs rolled a geri?"

"Do you want mango juice with yakult?"

Alvin took all the food Haifa had ever asked for. At first, Haifa had no strange requests. But the more here it turns out.

"Mas Alvin isn't ya."

"What do you want anyway? Sok said."

"Tau Ah sebel" said Haifa as she turned her back to Alvin.

"Kok is crashing. Hey baby let's buy it." Alvin Haifa said no.

"Darling, yaudah mas sorry if I made sprain. What do you want now?" ask Alvin again.

"Well, what do you want, baby?"

Haifa was silent. Haifa was not angry, she was just upset that Alvin kept talking. Since the beginning of pregnancy, Haifa is very easily upset with Alvin. The first month, even as you know, Haifa is anti-Alvin. Now it's enough just that if Alvin was wrong just a little bit of Haifa's frustration with Alvin like it immediately appeared.

"Darling, what do you want. So what do you want" said Alvin.

"Tell?" haifa said instantly turning around.

"Yeah. But don't keep on crabbing."

"Okay if that's it."

"So what do you want?"

Haifa was silent for a moment she was thinking.

"Haifa will..."

"You what?"

"Don't cut it?"

"What do you want?"

"Haifa wants to meet jugo, keep asking to be guided by the road to Korea. Haifa wants to meet oppa oppa who played in her favorite drama Haifa. Keep going..."

"So!" alvin said firmly.

"So his promise will be fulfilled."

"If you want to go down the road. Mending is more useful. Instead of going to Korea, it is unclear the purpose of mending to Sweden all the way can pick up Aina. Than to Korea what else is the same rooster."

"Jugo mas."

"Lod."

"Jaudah come on."

"Where to?"

"So he said rather than going to Korea mending to Sweden. Yaudah yes we go there to invite Aina all you see her baby mbak Novia."

"Is serious?"

"really. That promise will be followed, right?"

"Yes but..."

"What's alesan?"

"But it..."

"It's up ah mas Alvin a lot of alesan" Haifa said and moved back to Alvin.

Alvin became confused himself, actually more in an unexpected direction with Haifa's wishes.

***

**To be continued...

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