My Soul in Grandpa's Hands

Past Errors

The bule man with a pinang-like face was halved with Axel directly coming where Axel and his brothers were sitting. As if unable to make a sound, Axel simply stared at the man standing in front of him.

"Axel.., is that you?" with a slightly raucous voice, the man greeted Axel.

"Yes, I am... Papa Brandon?" hearing Axel's reply, the man immediately hugged and kissed Axel's right and left cheeks.

"You've grown up, please forgive me!! Stella.., introduction your brother, dear!" after letting go of his embrace, his papa Brandon Axel introduced his son to the little girl who looked dumb at them.

"My sister.., papa?" axel asked in disbelief, and when he saw Brandon nod his head, Axel immediately approached and hugged the little girl. At first Stella regressed her steps, but when Brandon nodded his head, the girl was about to receive a hug from Axel.

"Father.., Stella.they are both my brothers. This is Arend, and one is called Arick." Axel introduces Arend and Arick to his father and younger sister. Arend and Arick reached out and asked Brandon to shake hands.

"Thanks you are so much!! Axel has told me so much about you and your family, I owe so much to your family." Brandon cupped his palms together and placed them in front of his chest, he thanked the two of them.

"You're wellcome. Okay.., please have a seat!" Arend invites Axel's papa to sit down, and he and Arick take a drink for Brandon and Stella, and give Axel a chance to talk.

"Papa did not expect at all, if papa's mistakes in the past can have you Axel. What about your Mommy? Where is she now?" Brandon asked Maurin.

"Mama is in Singapore with her husband and Oma. Papa can go there, if you want to see mama" said Axel with a wry smile.

"Oh no.., no.. We don't know each other. What his face looks like, I don't know either, because our togetherness the other night was by mistake. Forget that!" Brandon was silent for a while as Arend and Arick brought hot drinks for the two of them.

"Thank you Arend. Arick!" brandon said as he picked up the cup, then sipped on the hot sweet tea.

"Stella, come with me! You can choose the food you like." Axel invites Stella to choose the food she likes. The little girl smiled shyly, but then followed Axel and picked up some food and carried him to his chair.

After filling her stomach, they invite Brandon and Stella to leave the airport immediately. One large trolly bag and one cabin bag, be the default papa Axel. After making a phone call to Mr. Asep, they went straight to the pick-up area. After a while waiting for the arrival of Asep sir while standing up, the car that carried them had already stopped in front of him. Stella sat next to Asep's sir, Axel next to Brandon, while Arend and Arick sat in the back seat.

"Almost never Mr.., or go straight home?" ask Mr. Asep.

"Go home, Mr. Asep! Worry later Mommy thinks the no-no. Coincidentally, it had stopped by drinking in the lounge, so there was already a stomach booster." said Arend.

"Axel.., papa hasn't booked a hotel room to stay! Which hotel is closest to where you live?" Brandon had not yet searched for a hotel to stay at, as he waited for accurate information about where his son lived.

"Isn't he?? Incidentally pa.., Mommy and Daddy offer to papa and Stella to stay at home, while in Bandung. So, we're gonna spend more time together." Axel conveys Devan and Aleta's message to invite his father to stay at the Cokrodirjan family home.

"Really?" Brandon was distrustful of the warmth and hospitality of his son's foster parents.

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Three hours drive in Asep sir travel from Soekarno Hatta airport to Bandung city in Lembang area. Hearing that the car had stopped, Aleta opened the door. Smile in his mouth, when he saw Mr. Asep open the car door, and look like a bull guy sepantaran with Devan and a little girl down the car.

"Mommy..," cried Axel calling Aleta.

"Momm.., this is Papa Brandon, Axel's biological father. And this beautiful girl Axel's sister, her name is Stella. Papa.., Stella.., this is Mommy Aleta." Axel immediately introduced his father and sister to Aleta.

Aleta sees Asep's pack carrying Brandon's trolly bag and cabin bag and pulls him into the house.

"Sir Asep.., all trolly bags are placed in the room in front of the pool only!! Let all of you Mr. Brandon and Stella clean up and rest" Aleta told Asep.

"Okay, ma'am, I'll take you straight to your room."

"Axel.. directly invite papa and Stella to his room yes, to immediately take a shower and rest! Mama prepare the meal first."

Axel immediately took Papa and Stella to his room. In front of the swimming pool,

"Nice, a beautiful and spacious house." Brandon commented on this family home.

"Yes pa.., this house is large and spacious. The care that this house is always comfortable is always taken care of Mommy well." Axel answered his papa's comments.

Axel opened the room door, and immediately went inside.

"I like this room, it's spacious" Stella said and went straight to bed, then broke down.

Axel and Brandon smiled at Stella's behavior.

"Papa and Stella will sleep together in this room, or sleep separately? Beside this room, there's still an empty room." Axel offers another room to rest.

"Later we'll see. If Stella wants to sleep alone, then papa's one room sharing with you."

"Okay, take a shower first. We'll be waiting for Papa and Stella in the dining room soon." Axel gives Brandon and Stella a chance to clean up. She then came out of the room, and looked for her Mommy in the kitchen.

"You guys are here already. What's Mommy cooking today?" Arend and Arick apparently helped Mommy prepare lunch.

"There is timbel rice, chicken and fried fish the same sambal terasi. For the cake.., Mommy forgot Axel's shopping hasn't." Aleta answered Axel's question.

"There's no need to force Momm. Let Papa and Stella practice Indonesian food consumption. Uhuyyy there's a cornbasket of Momm Aleta's as well. Sukaaa.." exclaimed Axel while preparing the dishes on the table.

"Assalamualaikum..," came the sound of Cynthia's cry.

"Wa Alaikum salam.." said Aleta and the children while looking at Cynthia.

"Pantesan no one answered the greeting in front, it turned out to be here." said Cynthia while plucking a basket of corn on the table.

"Wash your hands first..Sorvenly you are Cynthia.." cried Arick.

"Ga always. he..he.he..."

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