My Soul in Grandpa's Hands

Compassion

Following the words of her husband, Aleta tried to be indifferent to life in the neighborhood of Axel. Although as a woman and a mother, sometimes she did not have the heart to know the psychological burden borne by such a small child. But given his parents who did not allow him to get close to Axel, it made him better to back off. He tried to keep a safe distance to not be so close to Axel.

Aleta sat in the waiting chair on the Kindergaten terrace, playing her iPad. He looked to the left right, and breathed a sigh of relief from not seeing Maurin again. Finally he opened a chat in whattsapps app. Some of the groups he followed seemed to be crowded with jokes and pranking each other. Aleta never gives a comment, she just becomes a silent reader, there is a funny thing she will smile.

"Good day, can I sit here?" a middle-aged man asked Aleta.

"Oh please Mr. Sorry I didn't see my father coming." Aleta answered the father's question which turned out to be Mr. Broto, Maurin's papa. Aleta then shifted to the right, giving her father Maurin a chance to sit down.

"Again pick up your sister?"

"No sir, pick up my son. It just so happens that my two sons go to school here" Aleta smiled.

"I'm sorry, ma'am! Today I picked up my granddaughter. Usually my son picks me up."

"It's okay sir. I'm sorry to take you sir, all while waiting for my son to come out, I have work to do."

"That's good, please mbak!"

Naura looked back at her iPad, scrolling through the letters that went into her email, which she answered directly she answered right now. Which he could not answer, he ignored.

"Mommy.." cried Arend and Arick who ran from his class, when he saw Aleta had come to pick him up. Aleta instantly turned off her iPad, and stored it in a bag, then stood up to greet her two sons with warm hugs.

"Opa.." Aleta was surprised because it turned out that the grandson who was picked up by the Father who sat next to her was Axel. The boy approached his opinion, but his eyes seemed envious of the embrace Aleta had given his two sons.

"Axel, your grandpa?" ask Aleta to Axel.

Axel nodded his head and smiled, then clasped his eyes.

"Axel, do you know this aunt?" mr. Broto asked his grandson with a smile.

"Yes, grandpa, this aunt is very good with Axel. Aunty always hugged Axel like Mom to her son." replied Axel who was very impressed with Aleta's kindness and hospitality.

"Mom, meet me Broto. Thank you for giving warmth and affection to my grandson Axel." suddenly his father Maurin introduced himself to Aleta.

"Together Mr. Broto. My name is Aleta, Axel happens to be out of class always together with my two sons, so we are often together."

"Arend, Arick.., let's say hello to Axel's op!" Aleta immediately asked her two sons to greet Mr. Broto.

"I'm Arend opa."

"I'm Arick opa."

"Your sons are very funny, and very clever. They are identical twins, exactly the same. I alone will not be able to tell the difference" Broto said after greeting Aleta's two sons.

Aleta sees Axel keep stealing glances at her, and Aleta understands Axel's wishes.

"Axel, do you want to hug aunty?" aleta asked Axel as she spread both her hands to the right and to the left.

Getting an offer from Aleta, Axel immediately rushed to her and hugged Aleta tightly. Arend and Arick smiled seeing Mommy and his close friend cuddle up, there was no envy in their eyes. While Mr. Broto immediately glazed his eyes to see the expression of his grandson who missed the affection of a mother. Aleta stroked Axel's head and back and gave him a kiss on the boy's forehead. Axel's eyes seemed to sparkle, and a beam of happiness seemed to appear in his eyes.

"Thank you mbak Aleta, for the affection of mbak Aleta for my grandson Axel."

"Sama-sama Mr. Broto." then Aleta let go of Axel's arms, and the boy returned to his side of the op.

"It's right sir. I am his wife Brother Devan, grandson of Broto's grandfather. And these two are Cokro's great-grandchildren."

"It turns out that the world is narrow, please forgive me Aleta!"

"Sorry for what sir, nothing seems wrong?"

Mr. Broto took a breath for a while, then continued speaking.

"I'm sorry for the excitement caused by Axel's mother and grandmother five years ago. Everything goes without control from me."

"Already sir, I have forgiven and forgotten the incident. I'm sorry, sir, I and the kids want to go home first, because there's a lot of other work!"

"Oh yeah, please come to Aleta. If I may nitip delivered greetings and apologies yes to all family members. Mr. Cokro, Mr. Atmaja, or Mr. Devan himself."

"Good sir Broto. I will certainly send greetings and apologies from you. Come sir, we go first. Assalamu alaikum."

"Wa aleikum salam."

Arend and Arick waved at Axel, and immediately Aleta took the two of them and immediately took him to the car.

　

　

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On the way home, Broto fell silent at the thought of his unlikely encounter with Aleta. The girl who from yesterday became the subject of quarrel in their home. Until Mr. Broto is more willing to be left by his daughter and wife who do not give proper affection to Axel. Yesterday afternoon Broto finally left home with Axel with ART, and since last night they have been sleeping in the apartment. Many times his wife made phone calls, but Mr. Broto ignored her. The parenting pattern of the husband and wife was never in agreement.

"Opa, what's happend? How come Opa daydreams while driving?" plain questions from his grandson awaken Mr. Broto from his daydream.

"Yes sorry Axel, opa forgot." said Broto as his left hand stroked Axel's head.

"Family Arend and Arick are good opa? Mommy, Daddy, Oma and Opa. When did Axel also have Opa?" axel looked sad.

"Axel, later someday..., Opa between Axel play to Arend and Arick? Let Axel see you again with Auntie and Daddy the twins?"

"Really opa?"

Broto nodded his head while smilingly looking at his grandson.

"Wow.., hooray... I like it. Thank you Opa!" with joy, Axel shouted in the car.

Mr. Broto became moved to see the expression Axel showed. How he realized, if his grandson really misses a complete family. He promised in his heart, would pour out all his affection on the boy.

　

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