
Jayden smiled sweetly as he looked at his wife who was busy with her snacks, the pregnant woman asked to stop at an area near the market that many people sell food.
"You buy that, Dad."
"What, Mom?" Jayden asked with a smile, finally the wife wanted to invite him to talk again. Though he was sure that the wife would not talk, because she was still upset with him earlier. I don't know now, whether he thinks he's still upset or not, Jayden doesn't know. But, hearing the woman talk alone had made her heart happy instead of playing, at least she no longer silenced her.
"Roll eggs." Ayyara replied, suddenly the two wanted to eat egg rolls with sauce.
"No, that's not healthy, Mommy."
"The baby is willing, not me!" Ayyara's whine, Jayden finally lost. Again he lost when he saw the eyes of the wife who looks very adorable to him. Really, he couldn't be stubborn with his wife who was currently on the verge of being heavily sensitive.
"All right, Mommy." Jayden replied, he stopped the pace of his vehicle in an area that many people sell.
Ayyara came down, and so did Jayden. The man looks very striking with his all-black clothes, black short-sleeved shirt and material pants as well as shiny pentopel shoes. It was clear that the man was different from the people there.
"This one?"
"Yes, Dad." Ayyara replied, she stopped her steps in one of the carts selling egg rolls.
"Bang, want her egg rolls ten skewers huh."
"Yes, Miss." The brothers replied, he immediately made Ayyara's order. The girl smiled, her mouth getting watery when she saw her eggs being fried on a frying pan.
"Prophey, Deck. Soon the egg rolls are ripe." Say Ayyara while rubbing her already bloated stomach.
Ayyara dyed, until her eyes accidentally saw a small child who was scavenging garbage with a large sack that she carried on her small back. Ayyara's heart melos, there are still many people who are less fortunate than her.
"Sir, come here.." Call Ayyara, make the little boy turn his head. He approached when he saw Ayyara waving her hand.
"Yes, brother. What's up?"
"What are you again?" Ayyara asked with a smile, she rubbed the child's face without the slightest disdain. The boy looks dirty.
"Roll up, brother."
"Nob-school, hmm? How old are you?"
"Ten years, brother. I dropped out of school, because there's no cost." Answer the boy.
"You want school?" Ask Ayyara, while Jayden just silently listened from behind.
"You, but there's no cost. After all, who's going to fund my school?"
"Your parents, where?"
"Have died, brother. I'm a street kid here." The boy replied, making Ayyara's heart feel tight. She's an orphan? A child as small as this is fighting alone in this cruel world, his small body will not be able to withstand all that burden. But, with his steadfastness he still works as a scavenger rather than having to beg. Isn't that good enough? That is, there is an intention to work hard from the little boy.
"Dad's.."
"Yes, Mommy."
"Can I take this kid home?" Ayyara's question made Jayden look surprised.
"For what, Mom?"
"He's dad, he's alone."
"Bring it up then." Jayden replied, I don't know if he will regret this decision later or not. But, seeing the kindness of the wife makes her heart warm, she is happy because her wife is so good. He even cares about others, even though it can be said of others.
"Well, now you want to go with brother?"
"Where?" The little boy asked, he looked at the beautiful face of Ayyara with his innocent gaze. A very sincere child, Ayyara could tell that through her gaze.
"I live with my sister, at home."
"What's that house, brother?" His question, made Ayyara stunned. He felt a great sadness, even the child did not know what the house meant because he had been living and living on the streets.
"The house, everyone's goal is to go home. The place where there are people who welcome you and wait for you to come home, it's home."
"Hmm, but I don't have a house." She looked down at Ayyara's face, which revealed her sweet smile.
"Sister will be your home now, you want to come with brother? Brother's not a bad guy." Obviously Ayyara while rubbing the little boy's face, understand that he lives on the street must be his body dirty.
"You brother.."
"Good, you want a snack? Tell me, don't be shy." Tawar Ayyara's.
"You want this, can you, brother?"
"Can, baby." Ayyara replied, she also gave the egg roll to the child, she also bought the food for him as well because from that day she craved.
"Pay, Dad."
"Well, Kanjeng the queen." Jayden replied, swiftly the man took out his wallet from his pants pocket.
"How much?"
"Everything's twenty thousand, sir."
"Add another ten." Pinta Jayden, he finally wondered, indeed how delicious this food is to the extent that Ayyara so liked her. After getting it, Jayden immediately paid. He gave a red sheet of money to the merchant who looked to be quite old.
"Take the change."
"But.."
"Please take it for the wife's children at home." Jayden replied with his flat face, he went away from the merchant and followed the wife who had ventured to find other food for him to try.
"Thank you, Mister. May you live a long and healthy life always, he's a very good man." Said the man with a smile, he put his money into the drawer to be safe.
"Buy what else, Mom?"
"You need fish baso." Ayyara replied, Jayden nodded and allowed the wife to buy.
"Your feet don't hurt if the road doesn't wear sandals that." Jayden chirps when he saw that the little boy who was with them had been walking barefoot alias nyeker.
"No, Om. As usual." The boy answered with a sweet smile, making Jayden's heart slightly disturbed because the boy's smile looks the same as Ayyara, yes equally sincere.
"Mom, just a second.." Ayyara nodded, she was also lining up to buy a baso of fish that looked crowded.
"Can it be?" Asked the boy, he had indeed long wanted to try this food, but he held it back because he did not have the money to buy it. Money from the sale of his junk, he bought rice or bread to eat.
"By, brother buyin."
"Thank you, brother." Saying with a smile, Ayyara patted the little boy's head gently.
"Sama-sama, what's your name? Brother forgot to ask, but from earlier we talked."
"Arsen, sis." Answer the boy named Arsen.
"okay, Arsen. What a good name." Praise Ayyara, a good name but not as good as the boy's fate. But let it be, now he'll take care of Arsen until he grows up if necessary.
"It's fish meatballs for you." Ayyara held out a bowl filled with fish meatballs with clear sauce.
"Thank you, brother."
"Together, Arsen." Ayyara replied, she smiled and let Arsen eat first. Before long, his order meatballs also came and he ate them voraciously. Every now and then, Ayyara smiled sweetly as she saw Arsen so voraciously eating her fish meatballs.
"Slow down just eat her, baby. If you want it again, just order it. Let brother buy it." Ayyara said, Arsen nodded his head and then went back to eating it greedily.
Before long, Jayden came up with a crackle that he was standing on. The flat face of the man made Arsen frightened, he preferred the friendly face of Ayyara who always smiled sweetly, than the face of the man who was always with Ayyara.
"What is that, Dad?"
"Sendal, make Arsen." Jayden replied, he put the sandal he just bought it on Arsen.
"In the first try slippers, is it enough or not. If to smallness or greatness, later can be tuker."
Arsen nodded his head, he tried the sandal that Jayden had just bought. Turns out fitting, Jayden actually bought the correct size of the sandal.
"Enough, Om."
"Yes, wear it to be comfortable. Later buy clothes with pants, let's not be as loose." Jayden chirps, makes Ayyara nudge the husband's arm.
"Daddy, don't talk like that."
"Why is it? It's true, he's tuh if neat, clean, must look good." Jayden said, The man's intentions are right. But the way he spoke was without being strained, he was worried that Arsen was offended.
"Arsen, you're okay, right?"
"No, brother." Arsen answered with a sweet smile.
"Good, you must be strong because in the future there will be some problems that you will face to be able to pass the selection to be my son. If you've escaped, I'll gladly and proudly regard you as my son."
"Good, Om. Arsen can do it.." Said little Arsen with her sweet smile. Ayyara patted Arsen head softly, she was happy because it turned out Jayden gave a pretty good response to Arsen. Though, he was already worried that Jayden would be strict with Arsen, but it turned out that his worry did not happen at all, he was very grateful for it.
"Good, boy." Answer Jayden.
"What else do you eat, Mom?" Ask Jayden.
"Mommy wants avocado juice, Dad."
"There, brother, the juice is good." Appoint Arsen enthusiastically. Actually, he wanted to buy his juice there. Because all this time he could only see her from a distance, without being able to buy let alone try her because the price is quite expensive.
"Okay, we buy it there." Ayyara said, she took Arsen's arm and asked him to walk together. Arsen smiled looking at Ayyara's face that looked cramped, like this do you think she has parents? This was something he had never felt in his ten years of life.
'Is this what it feels like to have parents?' Inner Arsen, both of his neutrals are glazed. But he quickly rubbed her because he did not want to make this person who had been kind to him worry.
"What juice do you want, baby?"
"Mango, sis."
"Sister, mango juice equals avocado juice each one." Ayyara said with a smile, the shopkeeper girl agreed and immediately made Ayyara's order. From now on, Jayden only ate the egg rolls that he had bought.
"It turns out nice too, my wife likes it." Mumbled Jayden. It did not escape the sight of Arsen, a fierce looking man with a flat face and his sharp gaze was not too bad either, she was just as good as the woman who reached out her hand to him earlier.
All his life, he would remember the kindness of this couple, because they were the ones who improved his life. Lifting his degree from a bum to a better life. Why can he be sure? He knew from the woman's gaze, who had no idea what her name was.
"It's yours, baby. Drink it out."
"Thank you, brother."
"Yes, honey. You keep on thanking me." Ayyara replied, she smiled. He was happy that he received his kindness.
"Mom, we'll just go home, okay? Look, it's cloudy, afraid of the rain."
"Okay, Dad." Ayyara answered, they also moved from their seats. But Arsen instead remained sitting in the chair that was in the stand of the fruit juice seller. He stared softly at the couple who had slightly moved away from the stand.
But, Ayyara realizes that Arsen is not coming with her. He turned his head and he invited Arsen to come along with him.
"Arsen, come with me. We're going home, baby." Then, Arsen got up from his seat and tailed behind Ayyara.
Today, Jayden invites his wife to go home on their own. Because all this time they live in apartments, not at home. Now they're gonna live in a new house.
Their new home is a few meters from Ayyara's parents' house, because Jayden believes that Ayyara will feel lonely, so he deliberately built a house near Ayyara's parents' house, David.
"Arsen.." call Ayyara, make the little boy turn his head, he was enjoying the sensation of his first time he was riding a car like this. Let alone riding in the car, he could only see the car from a distance. Now, he could feel what his taste was like riding in a car.
"Yes, brother.."
"What do you like to eat?"
"Arsen can eat anything, brother." Arsen answered, he was busy staring at the car window that displayed the view of tall buildings clawing at the sky. For people who are used to it, this is just a sickening sight. But in contrast to Arsen's perspective, he stared in amazement at the building. So, the point is that everyone must have their own perspective, not as far away as Jayden and Arsen.
"Alright then, later brother cuisine good food for Arsen."
"really? Thank you, brother is very good with Arsen."
"Together, baby." Ayyara replied, she smiled and rattled Arsen's hair with anxiety.
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