My neighbor Duren (Cool Young)

2.In a new home

Today Anisa is preoccupied with arranging her new home. Anisa accidentally ordered all the furniture for her new home. He didn't want to use things from the old house. Memories with Fatah are too painful to remember. Anisa is determined to start her new life.

Anisa briefed some couriers who delivered her order furniture. From bed to kitchen stuff. He smiled with satisfaction when everything was in order.

On the front porch Anisa also arranged several live flower pots to make the atmosphere of her home more beautiful and beautiful. His feelings were so loose as he looked at the future he was about to go through. Not too bad, widowed when he was young with the bonus Little Princess who is so adorable. About Alea, from earlier her daughter was still playing in the house feeling mother.

Anisa heard small steps approaching her. He turned his head, Alea with a spoiled face approached him.

"Mother, Lea's sleepy"

"You want a bobbock?" Anisa embraces Lea's tiny body and holds her.

They went inside the house. When looking towards the wall clock, Anisa was surprised. He was too busy arranging the house until he forgot the time.

Anisa spread her body beside Alea, her hand rubbing Alea's head.

"Lea likes our new room?" Anisa asked her daughter. Lea opened her eyes again and nodded

"Like it, but when's dad coming home?" The little boy was already beginning to miss his father.

Anisa was speechless with Alea's question. He has to answer what. Anisa has to lie.

"Dad's out of town, Lea. It might be a long time. Does Lea want a phone, Dad ?"

"Lea sleepy, later" Lea's eyes clenched again. The sleepiness had taken hold of the boy. There was a sense of relief as Alea stopped asking about her father.

It didn't take long, Alea had already slept peacefully. Her pure white face was getting more beautiful. Leah had most of Anisa's face. Only his eyes were very similar to Fatah's. Before leaving the sleeping Alea, Anisa kissed her daughter's forehead lovingly.

"I'm sorry mom, Lea. Mother can't give you a whole family. Mother has no other choice. I hope one day you understand, Lea. Hopefully you can be happy even if only with the mother" Whisper Anisa's heart while looking at you.

Anisa headed for the kitchen to help the mother who was preparing lunch.

"Mom, let Nisa just continue cooking"

"No need, Nis. It's all ripe. Just get it ready at the dinner table. I want to pray first"

"Yes, Mom"

Anisa brought some cooked side dishes and served them on the dining table. Her stomach began to feel hungry after smelling the aroma of cooking made by her mother.

Cooking is a skill that Anisa cannot match. Whatever is done by the mother will definitely taste delicious. Not inferior to a good chef in a star restaurant. From a young age, I was very happy to be in the kitchen. While Anisa only occasionally cook, even if there is free time.

Finished the prayer, mother approached Nisa at the dining table. The two had lunch together without waiting for Alea to wake up. Before getting sleepy, I had made a simple menu Alea's favorite. Fried shrimp flour.

"Mom, Monday tomorrow Nisa has to leave in the morning. So Nisa can't take mom and Lea to school" said Anisa opened her chat over lunch.

"Is there any public transport going through here, Nis?"

"Mother take it easy, Nisa has asked Pak ojak to take you and Lea"

"Yes already"

"I'm sorry Mom, Nisa's always been a hassle to mom" there's a sense of unease that always makes mom a hassle like this. Anisa realized, Alea is her responsibility. But how else. He only has a mother at this time.

"Already, Nis. Mom doesn't feel bothered. I only have you and Lea. We have to strengthen each other. I'm sure everything that happened must have been a silver lining. Iklas, we'll just go for it"

It was the spirit from her mother that always gave Anisa strength. After eating, Anisa immediately brought the dirty dishes to the kitchen and washed them.

Anisa and mom get out of the house. They checked the page quite large. Unfortunately, many plants are not maintained there. With the help of her mother, Anisa began to think about the plants that had died,

While cleaning the front garden of his house. Anisa looked towards the guava tree that was restricting her home as well as the mansion beside her. Something was moving behind the leaves. Anisa sharpened her vision. It was like someone was hiding there.

"Hi, who are you? come down, danger is there. You can fall" Anisa saw the little boy on the branch of the guava tree.

The little boy just smiled as he stuck out his tongue, as if he was mocking Anisa. Casually the boy sat down while swinging his legs.

Anisa smiled looking at the stubbornness of the child. As a teacher, he is very familiar with the character of children. Little brat

The one on top of that tree, the attention-seeking type. He will act more and more to attract attention from others.

"Let's go down, Auntie help" Anisa coaxed full of tenderness. He extended his hand. The boy on the tree looked at Anisa. It seemed like the boy was starting to be affected with Anisa's maternal attitude.

" Aunty, will you?" Back Anisa persuaded.

The little boy was silent and covered his mouth with one finger. Signs that Anisa should not be noisy. The child's face seemed to be weighing indecision between going down or staying on top of a tree.

"Well if you don't want to go down, Auntie goes" Anisa began to threaten.

" Mother ....." Alea shouted from inside the house.

Apparently Alea had already woken up from her nap. Alea then rushed at the mother and greeted Anisa with a warm embrace. Anisa gently rubbed Alea's still haggard face.

" Are you awake?" Anisa asked her daughter. Alea simply nodded as she buried her face in Anisa's chest spoiledly.

From the top of the tree the boy noticed Anisa and Alea's interaction. There was a desire in the heart of the boy. Evidently he continued to pay attention to the spoiled Alea with Anisa.

"Tante, I'm going down "Shouted the boy on the tree

Anisa realized there was a child still on the tree. Anisa took Alea down from her sling. Then the mother approached Alea who was forced to come down from Anisa's sling because she had to help the child who was on the tree

"Let's go down, Auntie'' Anisa reached out her hand. Agilely the boy jumped and was already in Anisa's sling.

Anisa chuckles, the boy clings and does not want to go down, even he follows Lea's behavior by hiding his face in Anisa's chest.

"Whose name are you?"

"Ara, Auntie" Anisa noticed the boy's face. Her hair was cut short exactly boy. He also wore a t-shirt with an image of the American captain. But her face looks beautiful with pliable eyelashes but her appearance is exactly that of a boy.

"Your name is Ara? Beautiful as the person" praised Anisa."Now go down first, yes" Anisa breaks her embrace for the boy to come down.

"I want to be carried" Ara hooked her legs to Anisa's waist and tightened her arms. Apparently Anisa had to be more patient with this little boy.

Seeing Anisa holding Ara, Alea looked dislike. Alea's face seemed to pout as she felt her mother had been snatched away .

Finally after being persuaded several times, Ara complied and descended from Anisa's sling. He looked at Alea who was pouting, Then the two became acquainted, Ara approached Lea and stood on equal footing. Suddenly Ara pulled Alea's hair tied together. I was lucky not to make Lea cry.

"I also want her hair to be long" said Ara. Ara is interested in having long hair. Anisa was back in wonder. Maybe her parents forced the girl to have short hair. That was Anisa's first guess.

Alea and Ara in a short time instantly became familiar. The two tell each other despite the fact that the two appear to be different characters. Alea was meek while Ara looked more dominant.

While being engrossed in conversation, a middle-aged woman with a panicked face appeared towards Ara.

"Geez non Ara, bibik cariin teryat is here" said bibik while approaching Ara. Then the woman turned to Anisa and the mother. "Are there new neighbors ? Introduce neng, I bik Siti the maid next door. I am in charge of non Ara babysitting" bik Siti reached out her hand politely.

"I'm Anisa, this is my mother and that's my daughter Alea, bik. We just moved in today. Glad, we're neighbors. Lea immediately had a friend" Anisa replied no less friendly to bik Siti.

"Have you got a child, neng? I think it's still college and it's adeknya" said Bik Siti plain. Hearing Siti's praise, Anisa immediately laughed funny. Does Anisa look that young?

"Bik Siti, you can. I'm an old bik, twenty-seven. I've been working too. I teach at Garuda High School"

"The teacher is young and beautiful. Must be his student at home. Thank God, hopefully feel at home here, and non Ara so have peers. Cassian she is, neng"

"Easy, bik. How old is he, bik? looks like she's about the same age as Alea"

"Five years old"

"One year apart from Alea, Alea is only four years old" said Anisa.

No time for the afternoon. Bik Siti persuaded Ara to go home. But Ara still refused. The little girl played with Lea.

Anisa invited Alea to take a shower because it was already afternoon.

"Lea take a shower, yeah. It's afternoon" Lea who is basically obedient immediately stopped the play. He follows Anisa and Ara is left behind.

Ara shamelessly followed Alea and Anisa into the house. Leah took Anisa's left hand and Ara followed with Anisa's right arm. Anisa was astonished by Ara's behavior. This kid always wanted to imitate what Leah did.

"A little while papi comes home, non" Bik Siti follows her little employer. She also felt bad for Anisa.

Hearing the word papi made Ara stop her steps. Ara pulled Anisa's hand.

"Auntie I want to take a shower" the boy whined. His gaze was full of supplication. Anisa felt unbearable. He had to give understanding to Ara who seemed thirsty for affection.

"Listen, Ara. Ara should be the same bik Siti, yes. Tomorrow afternoon, Ara can play again here with Lea and grandma" hearing Anisa's words, Ara's eyes glazed over. He didn't seem willing to leave this house.

"Yes, non. Tomorrow we play here again. Papi non Ara is coming home soon. If you're angry, how?"

Hearing Siti's bik's speech, Ara stomped her feet then hugged Siti's bik. Bik Siti immediately said goodbye to Anisa as well as mother. Ara went home next door with Siti's bik. The boy waved his hand at Alea and Anisa.

Anisa immediately took Lea to take a bath. The schedule is waiting. Every afternoon Anisa will take her daughter to teach at TPA which is not too far from her current home complex.

Before moving to this place. Anisa has taken everything into account. He realized he had to be able to handle things on his own. Risk as a single parent.

"Bun, tomorrow Lea wants to invite Ara to play again?" Ask Ara when she's done wearing her dress.

"By, dong"

"Lea wants to play a doll"

"Of course do not forget the afternoon bobok yes, Lea will have to go to teach if afternoon"

Lea nodded, understanding her mother's words. Besides playing, he has a teaching schedule. Leah has been used to it since a long time ago.

**

Ara ran small welcoming a man with strong body and full of charisma. Ara's smile expands and then splashes into the arms of the Father. His name is Raditya .

" Father ...." Call Ara while tightening her embrace.

"Ara has a shower?' radit asked his daughter. Ara nodded "Suitably beautiful and fragrant" Radit chuckled as he smelled the fragrance from the tiny body he longed for.

"Pi, Ara has a new friend" Ara chattered while holding her father's firm hand.

" oh, huh? Who's princess papi's new friend ?" Radit responded to the babble of his little daughter .

"Alea Pi, her house is next door" Ara said as she pointed at the house next door

"Hmm" Radit just muttered a sign of understanding.

Both walked into the house. Radit put the bag on his desk.

While Ara continued to follow, following Radit who entered his room. Radit who felt tired laid himself on the bed. Ara followed him. The little girl was lying next to her father, both of them were lined up looking at the sky of the room

" Pi, is mom going home? "

Radit was surprised by Ara's question. For a long time Ara had not questioned the whereabouts of her mama.

"Why did Ara ask about mommy? Mami Ara is already in heaven, baby "

"Ara wants to be carried by mami. Like earlier, Ara was carried by Alea's mother. Ara likes it, Pi" Radit closed his eyes. There is a pain that is sniffing. He rubbed his daughter's head with a loving look.

"The fire will carry Ara. Your mother is happy in heaven. He can't go home anymore. If Ara wants to be carried, ayok papi sling now" Radit's hand immediately stuck out and then Ara carried. Ara's face seemed disappointed. He's used to being in a papi carrier. What Ara wanted was the figure of the woman she had met. He felt a softness that was never obtained from the figure of papi.

"Ara likes being carried by papi?"

"Hm"

"The fire will carry Ara, whenever Ara wants" Tibur Radit told his daughter. Even if it seems like it's just a joke. He was always busy with endless office business.

Although disappointed, Ara still enjoys a comfortable papi sling. He spoiled for a moment. Times like this are rare. Usually it will be a full day with a bik Siti and other maids.

"Ara, Papi take a shower first. After that we had dinner together" Radit asked his little daughter for permission and was only answered with a nod.

Radit rushed to the bathroom. With mixed feelings. Radit realizes, Ara needs a mother figure. But there is no woman he thinks deserves to be a mother, Ara said.

Finished wearing clothes, Radit rushed towards the dining table. There his daughter was waiting to have dinner with him. Ara did not chatter much at dinner. He seemed to enjoy the dishes. Silently Radit watched the growing Ara. His face looked more and more similar to his. Radit smiled happily.