My Only One's

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Galang was stunned at the door as he arrived at his apartment at the hour of his return at night. Found the whereabouts of his two in-laws and brothers-in-law at that place.

"Umm... You guys came to visit?" The man put his briefcase on the nearby sofa he was able to reach.

"It's been a while?" he said, and he approached.

"Lumayan, we're even waiting for you until this late." Arfan answered while putting his coffee cup on the table.

"Ah, yes .. sorry. There was an impromptu meeting so must ..present it first. Anyway I didn't know that you guys were coming today, so …."

"Oh, no problem. Fortunately we came, so Ara was not alone. We were worried after we got word that Ara was not going home. Afraid something might happen while you work, so we decided to come. And the person you assigned suddenly had to go home this afternoon." replied Arfan again, making Galang turn his attention to Amara.

"Yes, he said his son was sick. Yeah, I'm gonna let you go home, pity." The woman said.

"Why not tell me? Maybe I'll send someone else to take care of you?" Galang tried to stay calm even though he felt quite awkward.

"I think Big Brother might be busy, so from noon don't cheat me? You know, right? Just come home until this hour when this morning said there was no overtime?"

"There was an impromptu meeting, and I had to attend because Mr. Dimitri had to go to the airport to pick up Rania."

"Yes, I know." 

"You know Mr Dimitri to the airport?"

"No. I know you're very busy, so I probably won't be able to call."

Galang closed his mouth tightly. At first glance he glanced at his silent in-laws cross-section listening to the conversation.

"Yes, sorry" he said.

"It's okay, there's a shower. After that we eat, Mommy is already masakin for us." said Amara who sat comfortably next to his father.

He obeyed the woman's words without refuting.

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The man returned after a few minutes in a fresh state. His clothes were quite casual but his wet hair remained neatly combed, and he immediately mingled with his wife's family who were ready at the dinner table.

"Sorry Galang, if we come suddenly? Papa was only worried that after this morning you gave the news that you would not take Ara home. Fear there's nothing." Dygta started the conversation, looking at his son-in-law who looked awkward with their whereabouts there.

"It's okay Mom. I'm glad someone's visiting, what's more Ara." The son-in-law answered.

"I told you I'm okay, just tired of having to go back and forth?" Amara interrupted.

"Just keep Papa worried." And Arfan did not remain silent.

"But have you seen that I'm okay?" amara said to her father.

"Yes." Yeah." The man who started eating the food replied.

"So don't worry, I'll be fine." Amara held the hand of the father who was beside her.

"Your father wouldn't believe it if he didn't see it with his own eyes, Brother." Dygta said he gave it to four of his children who were sitting on the same couch.

"Yes, thank you for worrying about me. Papa is the best!" he said, which took the father's hand.

"Why eat a little? Is Mommy's cooking bad?" Dygta's been watching since. Found if the boy seemed not so tasteful with the food he made. Though usually Amara most eager to eat his cuisine.

"Enak Mom's. But I'm not hungry yet." Amara answered.

"It's almost night, and we're deliberately waiting for Galang to eat together, and you say not hungry?" Arfan reacts.

"I'm not hungry yet. Usually soon."

"What's? Eating you late like that just deserves to often feel unwell?"

"No, I mean I think it's Pa, not late to eat. If Kak Galang is off, all day made of food continues, so I'm a habit like it?"

"But today Galang is working?" Dygta returned to his meal.

"But Galang brother ready me a lot of food, so all day I keep eating too. So it's still full." Amara patted her own stomach while laughing.

"Wouldn't you guys stay at Papa's house first? At least until you're completely healed?"

"No, just here."

"Then this Papa thinks Galang will be troubled. Early in the morning have to take care of you, go to work, not to mention take care of other things."

Amara was silent for a moment.

"Snake hassles take care of me?" Then she turned to her husband.

"N-no." Galang shook his head.

"Say Galang is not." He went back to his father.

"Stay with it."

"It's okay Papa. After this I'll ask people to get me again. Papa don't worry." Amara reassured her father.

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"All right, we're saying yes? You should be fine, brother." Dygta hugged the child.

"Yes, be careful." 

"You too." Arfan also did the same to his beloved daughter.

"You guys are okay too? Don't misbehave. Don't keep demoing!" amara said to her four siblings before they left.

"No, sister." Arkhan said with a laugh.

"Who, have been taken to the streets with Kak Galang to leave Brother. I'm afraid you're still a demo."

"What's? A walk to where?" Arfan reacts.

Galang and Arkhan looked at each other.

"City .. justa …."

"Ke Car Free Day." continued Galang, who looked at his in-laws and sister-in-law in turn.

Arfan squinted his eyes.

"Just a morning run, brother? Just wash your eyes." Arkhan answered. 

"Hmm ... Just like that? Like going to the moon?" muttered the father who then sauntered towards the door.

"Papa, I still have a job." Suddenly Arkhan grabbed his father's hand.

"What task? Didn't you finish this afternoon?" said Arfan while looking.

"There's a little more."

"Don't you usually leave such a task?"

"So there's forgetfulness." They also came out of the Galang apartment unit, with Arkhan's speech still heard.

"Yes, did you really run, brother?" Amara asked after Galang closed the door.

"Hum?"

"Running wear jeans same leather jacket?"

"On that …." Galang rubbed his nape which suddenly felt bristling.

"That's also say use eye wash? Meaning what?"

"No, Arkhan must have been wrong."

"But I said yes?"

"Just answer me quickly."

Amara squinted her eyes, just like her father did.

"It's okay Neng, just take a walk." Galang laughing. It felt ridiculous like he was covering up a big thing.

"Awas loh Brother brought Arkhan to do something strange?" They returned to the living room, and Galang helped her move from a wheelchair to a sofa.

"What weird? Just take him for a walk and keep talking about things."

"What talk?"

"Much."

"Yes what?"

"There was. It's a man's business."

"What men?"

Steady just laughed.

"If it's a man's business I can't know?"

The man shook his head.

"Why?"

Her husband was silent, but then he laughed.

Galang laughed as he buried his face in the woman's lap.

"Sister! Don't bring Arkhan to make weird!"

"No Neng!"

"But Big Brother is a secret?"

Laugh again.

"Sister!"

"none. Just get him to talk like a friend."

"Times?"

"You know, that Arkhan-age kid is being unstable. He will only consider his own most right opinion even if it is wrong. He will not listen to the words of others when they are closest."

"Are Arkhan really that hot?"

"Not really."

"Keep why did you make special time for Arkhan?"

"I was just anticipating something bad that would likely happen after this."

"What bad possibilities?"

"You know that he's got a little bit of envy for you?"

"Times?"

"You don't feel it?"

"No."

"What I caught from that Arkhan, it seems like he feels a little envious because now everyone is watching you. Maybe for us it's trivial, but it could be different for Arkhan. And he'll make his own conclusions about what he's seen all along."

"You feel no, even after marriage, Papa still cares about you a lot. In front of everyone."

"Papa is like Kak, not just me. All of his children are like that. Really."

"Yes, you see it that way. But the others?"

Amara fell silent.

"Sometimes everyone's point of view is different. And we can't generalize it to what we think."

"So what did you do to Arkhan yesterday?" Amara still asked.

"God! Haha …." Galang again buried his face in Amara's lap.

"I'm important I didn't take him to do anything bad. I'm just doing what he might need right now."

"What's? Motor?"

"It's not just a motor." He raised his head again.

"Continue?"

"So his friend Arkhan is easier than being your father's son-in-law."

"Hum?"

"And I think we should be like that to him. Than she spends a lot of time outside with other people?"

"Ohhh …." Amara nodded her head.

"Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"Yes, understand."

"So don't worry. Because what I did with Arkhan was a positive thing."

"It's a motorcycle, right?"

"Yes, that's it."

"Do you know?"

"No."

"Why don't you tell Papa?"

"Maybe later."

"Why not now?"

"I don't think I need to."

"Don't Papa know for himself, you know, it will even be a misresponse? Do you know how Papa is?"

"Yes, I know."

"Know but Brother ngeyel?"

Galang smiled.

"Let's take a walk?" he said when he remembered the woman's wish.

"Walk?"

"Yes, didn't you say you wanted to go for a walk last night?" The man reminded.

"It's too late." Amara glanced at the watch on her husband's wrist.

"But you said you wanted a way out?"

"Next time."

"Relatedly? Later cry because I do not obey your will?"

Amara chuckles.

"Let's take a walk?" Galang got up and stood up while grabbing the woman's left hand.

"Tomorrow, now the way to the room first?"

"What?"

"Just walk in bed."

"In the bed? What streets?"

Amara smiled broadly revealing her neatly lined white teeth.

Galang muttered while squinting his eyes.

"Come on!" Amara extended her hand to the man who immediately scooped up his body in a sling.

"The old road, sir?" said the woman cheerfully.

"Old?"

"Hu'um." Amara nodded her head.

"You all night?" He led her into the room.

"Can."

"alright. Don't ask to stop before I'm done, will you?"

"okay."

"I'm serious, I won't stop even if you whine begging me to stop."

"No, not."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Based on a bad girl!"

Amara just laughed.

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