My Soul in Grandpa's Hands

Gathering Enjoyment

After the Ashar prayer, Aleta just got out of the company. Some friends had already left the room, but Aleta was still waiting for an invitation from her husband. Seeing Devan's car already in the company parking lot, Aleta rushed over. Usually if he comes, the car door is opened, but this time the door remains closed.

"Tok..tok, 'tok, '" Aleta tapped on the windshield.

Not long after Devan came out the driver's door.

"Sorry baby, I'm asleep." Devan opened the door.

"Ijonk where mas, kok mas Devan driving alone."

"Just pick it up yourself."

After making sure Aleta gets in, Devan then goes inside, and immediately runs the car.

"Aleta.., it will be at 21 am. Mas had to go to Bandung, just now on the phone with grandpa and papa."

"What happened, suddenly. Until papa and grandpa call all."

"Papa said, mama Maurin would like to see you. That is why I ask you to accompany me. Let me act and answer." said Devan, smilingly looking at Aleta.

"Maybe Maurin's son was born mas, can't count this over 10 months they didn't show up."

"Well, maybe so too. She called her family doctor to get ready for a DNA test. You don't worry baby, I don't have anything to do with that girl."

Aleta was silent, although she also believed that during the event in Ubud, Devan was not going anywhere. But when she fell asleep, she did not know whether her husband left her or not.

"Why are you suddenly silent dear. You doubt it, yes. If you do it, you will not go with the spirit tonight to go home to Bandung." said Devan like to know what his wife was thinking.

Aleta remained silent, only looking briefly at her husband. But then he turned his eyes back to the front.

"Aleta is honest, Aleta is afraid. Although Aleta used to believe in mas, but for now Aleta can not lie to her own feelings."

Devan smiled, then his left hand stroked the top of his wife's head.

"Yes dear, mas do not blame your mind.But only mas ordered, do not leave the mas again yes. We can all talk about it."

Aleta nodded her head, then laid her head on the back of the car seat.

"Aleta's sleeping yeah mas, suddenly Aleta's head is a bit dizzy."

"Well, go to sleep until the house dear" said Devan smiling at his wife's behavior.

Aleta then closed her eyes, and Devan continued to drive home.

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At 22pm tonight, Aleta and Devan were already in the car, on their way home from the airport to the family home. Rolland himself picked them up, not taking Asep.

"However is the land family" asked Devan.

"Okay, just yah .., how about, again. Every day the house feels empty. Papa has moved into the house, living grandfather and Rolland who lives in the family home. If allowed, mendingan Rolland join brother to Solo."

"Well, don't be so Rolland. That's why you got married, how's Jenny. If you say you're ready to get married, then brother and sister-in-law will set the time here"

Aleta just listened to the other sisters of the mother do the conversation. He just kept quiet and closed his eyes. His mind was everywhere imagining the events of tomorrow morning that they would face. Devan and Rolland thought Aleta was asleep, because they had peeked out of the windshield in front, and they saw Aleta closing her eyes.

"So the papa in Setiabudi lives with whom. Don't tell me you haven't seen Papa at home either."

Rolland smiled wryly while driving.

"Not yet mas, it seems to live alone.But there is one ART and one male guard and cleaner. I thought that papa would also reunite with mama Kinara, but it turns out to be living alone."

"Already Rolland, we don't need to regulate the lives of our parents. They've got their own mindsets, which we probably won't be able to get to their minds."

"Yes, too. I myself until now also have not been able to contact Mama Rengganis. Mama changed her cell phone number, and unfortunately I'm her own son also not given. Hah.., how unfortunate is your brother's fate."

"Tomorrow after the affairs of my brother with Maurin settled, later my brother delivered to my mother's place. We go there together, Mama Rengganis is also my mama."

The brother and sister had a serious conversation along the way. Only this time they could be like that, usually they just fought continuously. After almost an hour of travel, they finally reached the courtyard of the Cokrodirjan family home.

"Aleta dear.., we've arrived dear." call Devan to his wife.

But it turns out that Aleta was completely asleep hearing their talk. Devan smiled, then gave the housekeeper a code to open the front door. He lifted up his wife's body, and took her straight into the room.

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"Aleta grandpa's granddaughter. Your weight goes up how many kilos, son." asked Grandpa Cokro to Aleta.

This morning they were having breakfast together in the dining room.

"Aaaw.., really cake, now Aleta is fat. Mas Devan, why didn't I tell you Aleta was fat." Aleta immediately held Devan's arm, and protested.

"Well, what to say, baby. It's open fat overweight. But it's more contained than the last time we were here. It's a cake." said Devan.

"Yes, did Grandpa misspoke. Right what Devan meant, now your skin has flesh, not all bones."

"Hadeh brother-in-law, don't panic donk. My sister-in-law remains slim anyway, he.he." - teased Rolland.

"Let's eat it real. Don't then just say fat grandpa, continue today you diet."

Suddenly from the kitchen, Bibi Puji brought a plate of hot mendoan sprinkled with green cayenne pepper. Aleta's eyes immediately brightened to see the mendoan.

"Auntie.., the plate was placed near Aleta. Anyway Bi Puji understand the most, what is Aleta's favorite." exclaimed Aleta.

Aunty Praise according to Aleta's will, and put a plate containing tempe mendoan in front of her. Aleta immediately took the tissue, and took it and then bit it to the heat.

"Haduh .., patient darling. It's still hot tempe, waiting cold for a while can be" said Devan worried about his wife.

"Well, Mas Devan try this. The pleasure of mendoan is still fit hot-hot like this. If it's cold, it's soft not good."

Atmaja just smiled shaking his head at the behavior of his daughter-in-law. Seeing the pleasure of Aleta eating mendoan, finally others were tempted to enjoy in the hot-hot state. Not for an hour, the plate was clean.

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