My Soul in Grandpa's Hands

Togetherness

The morning Aleta woke up, she put away her husband's hand that was still coiled around her waist. Slowly he got out of bed. After cleaning herself in the bathroom, she came out of the room to prepare breakfast.

"Cynthia.., are you awake, baby?" Aleta sees Cynthia watching television alone in the living room.

"Already Aunty.., want to sleep again can not. Cynthia kangen mom.., can Cynthia hug aunty?"

Hearing Cynthia's words, Aleta's heart became clear. He immediately walked over to the ABG girl, then hugged her tightly. He stroked Cynthia's hair, and kissed her head.

"You want to help aunty prepare breakfast, because kids used to ask for breakfast if they woke up?" ask Aleta to Cynthia.

"You aunty.., teach Cynthia how to cook? Let if Cynthia goes to college abroad, can make her own breakfast." the girl immediately turned cheerful again.

Aleta embraces Cynthia, and takes her to the kitchen.

"What do we want to cook Aunty for?"

"Fried rice only yes, which is quick and easy. White rice leftover overnight, still a lot left over. Aunty prepare the season, Cynthia remove the sea food from the chiller. Shrimp and squid are removed." Aleta drives Cynthia.

The girl immediately carried out the order from Aleta, then she immediately washed the shrimp and squid that had been cleaned to stay ready to cook.

"Cynthia really, so want to take school abroad?" Aleta provokes Cynthia's intention to study at the LN.

"Yes aunty.., Cynthia wants to continue outside only. I don't see my mom and dad making a fuss. Mama's sometimes too much Aunty, say yes. aunty! If you tell me, there must be a big storm. Like her mother before her." Cynthia unknowingly confided about her family.

"So because of that factor huh, Cynthia wants to leave the family?? It's been thought out really, if we need something not as fast as we'll be able to get it. First because of the distance, second also because of the requirements that we have to meet to be able to go there." slowly, Aleta opened up Cynthia's insight.

"Cynthia also wants to practice independently Aunty, said her brother Inneke so great after returning from America. He goes to school there, too." Cynthia tells the story of her classmate's sister.

"Can aunty talk, baby??" ask Aleta carefully.

Cynthia looked towards Aleta, then nodded her head.

"Aunty agrees that Cynthia wants to continue her studies abroad, but not now. Wait for Cynthia to graduate from High School. For High School, Cynthia can finish in this city, while waiting for Cynthia to mature a little. Wait for your brothers too. Axel especially, he wants to meet someone in Germany, and if so, will also continue his studies there."

"Aren't you aunty??? Wah.., Cynthia also wants to study there, can be with sister Axel dong."

"But later after graduating High School, High School did not take it there. Now his spare time is filled with preparing German, because it is impossible to use Indonesian or full English there." Aleta slowly resuscitated Cynthia, while making fried rice.

Attentively, Cynthia listened to Aleta's directions while watching her frying the rice.

"Finally so also the fried rice dear. Now Cynthia help Aunty yeah, get the flour in the jar over the shelf huh. Aunty wanted to make fried shrimp and squid flour, for friends to eat fried rice." while pouring fried rice on the serving plate, Aleta asked Cynthia to help him again...

"Every aunty. Some are cooking, and some are ngarahin Cynthia as well." Cynthia chirped.

"Truly, aunty has a girl friend at home. Yeah, well, if Cynthia fits at home, just stay at home." Aleta offers.

"Okay aunty.., Cynthia's gonna talk to you later. Aunty helpin too yeah, to talk to papa."

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At 10am all were up and gathered in front of the television. They held plates in their hands.

"Momm.., this is sea food fried rice huh?? How come there's no omelet?? But it's good." cried Arend.

"Yes certainly delicious dong, Cynthia knows. who helped Aunty cook." said Cynthia did not want to lose.

"Is that right??? Can you really cook??" roland asked, not believing what his daughter had said.

"Ha.ha.ha.., uncle alone doesn't trust Cyn.. Especially us. Ha.ha.ha." cried Arend mocked Cynthia.

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"Yes.., at most Cynthia saw the doang." said Arick.

"Aunty..., help Cynthia dong!!! Cook in disbelief, if Cynthia helped Aunty cook." cried Cynthia calling Aleta. Aleta is currently preparing a change of clothes for Devan who is bathing.

"What is Cynthia?? Seduced by your brothers?? This was Cynthia who helped Mommy cook, it was good." Aleta came out of the room, then neutralized the atmosphere.

"Momm..., Axel's fried rice spent huh? Very good." cried Axel from the dining table.

"Yes., Mommy and Daddy eat white rice. He also made vegetables for his side dishes."

Aleta was happy, it had been a long time since when Cokro's grandfather left the world, they had never been together. He who used to live since childhood in the orphanage so remembered when they did nothing with a crowd. Suddenly he missed the atmosphere as before.

"What's Momm...., why daydream?" greeting Devan disperse the reverie of Aleta.

"Yes Dadd.., kangen get-togethers again like before. Papa and mama would be happy, yes, if the two of them joined here" said Aleta answered Devan's question.

"And they are now returning to Jogja, going on pilgrimage to grandfather's place." said Devan, pulling his wife into the kitchen.

"Oh yeah, Mommy forgot."

Aleta brought white rice, and side dishes and vegetables for her husband. Not to forget one glass of water has also Aleta prepared.

"There's still rice?? Still hungry, I rarely eat the home menu because." suddenly Rolland joined the dining table.

"There is white rice, if the fried rice has been left out. If you want, you get them." said Aleta.

Rolland immediately extended the plate to his sister-in-law, and Aleta immediately prepared white rice for Rolland.

"Dadd.., it seems more fun and more familiar if we live here" said Aleta.

Devan looked into his wife's eyes for a moment.

"Yes.., Daddy knows the family home is very and too big for us. But anyway, we still have to take care of him and take care of him. Maybe we set it ahead." Devan commented on his wife's words.

"I mean Daddy??"

"Well, in one week there will be 7 days. We can divide our time to live in both houses. Or replace with you Rolland, we replace occupying."

"However you are, sister, I was only with Cynthia asked to live in the house both."

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