Next Bed

The Little Arlo

Five years later

"Arlo, wait!" a young boy runs in the airport lobby.

"Come, Mom! Chase me!" The boy called Arlo stuck out his tongue, meaning to mock.

"Jeez, Arlo. Careful, you'll fall down, "remember a woman who was busy chasing the steps of the little boy. However, it still lost agile with the boy.

"Ah, Momy is weak. Not like the strong Arlo. Look, Arlo's muscles are like Uncle Mike's." Arlo rolled up his sleeves, wanting to show the muscles in his arms, when they were nowhere to be seen.

"Yes, yes, Momy believes. Arlo is very strong. But Uncle Mike isn't as naughty as Arlo. Who told you to run around in the crowd, huh? If Arlo's missing and can't see Momy again how?" A woman tried to direct the child.

"Arlo won't part with Mommy." Arlo pouting.

"Then from that, now according to what Momy said. Sitting here first, Momy wants to pick up a suitcase and take care of the administration. Arlo can you say Momy?" The woman stroked her son's head fondly. Guiding Arlo to sit on the couch waiting.

"Ready, Boss!" Arlo did a respectful gesture. Which is answered with a gentle swipe on the head.

The woman finally left. Take care of business after just getting to the airport.

Arlo sat down while observing people passing by at the airport. Moving his legs in boredom had waited for a long time. Not long after, came a well-dressed man sitting on the sofa next to him.

Arlo who had high curiosity, finally slowly approached the man. Moreover, the five-year-old does not know which people should be avoided and which are not. Arlo looked at the note on the laptop screen, then muttered.

"It's the same and bigger. Not bigger, Uncle," Arlo said as he pointed towards the laptop screen.

The confused man immediately turned his head quickly when he heard someone's voice. That man is Daniel. It just so happened that he was waiting for an important person of the company who came from abroad. Daniel raised an eyebrow when he saw a little boy next to him.

"What did you say?"

"His HTML code is missing bigger and the same as it is" Arlo explained.

"After the code is implemented, the targeted attack of stealing data from start to finish only takes a few hours. However, it took a few months for Uncle to find the gap."

Daniel gaping. I don't believe in the five-year-old's abilities. He was so eloquent in saying the solution to the problems facing Daniel today.

Daniel was astonished. It never hurts to try, Daniel accepted the proposal. He was shocked when the problem was solved now helped by the little boy. It had even been half an hour for Daniel to make a mistake, but with a flash the little boy found him.

"That's great. How did you learn about this?" Daniel looked at the boy enthusiastically.

"Easy, Uncle. During my time in London, I learned a lot of things with Uncle Mike. He taught me everything."

"Gee, it's lucky your parents have such a smart kid like you. Oh, yeah, what's your name?"

"Sichello."

"Include Om's name is Daniel." Daniel reached out a hand that Arlo greeted him warmly.

Daniel smiled. For some reason confronting Arlo now made his heart beat fiercely. Daniel saw himself as a child. Nostalgia for his past.

"Daniel, I've been looking for you everywhere, apparently you're here. Uh, who's this little boy?" asked a woman who was sitting next to Daniel with a drink.

"I just knew him. He's Arlo," Daniel said.

Arlo smiles, but is not greeted by Angela. Angela just stared for a while and focused on Daniel.

"I brought you a drink. You must be tired, right?" Angela put a cup of drink on the table to Daniel.

Daniel took it, and gave it to Arlo.

"As a sign of thanks from Uncle." Daniel smiled.

"Well, thanks, Uncle." Arlo received the drink with pleasure.

"Daniel, why did you give it to that boy? I'm tired of waiting in line to buy it" Angela told Daniel. The drink he had intended for Daniel was given to someone else.

"I can buy it again later" Daniel broke up.

Angela stared cynically at Arlo. The boy made his plan fail. Angela is back to Daniel.

"Daniel, papa says that today we have to fit our wedding dress the day after tomorrow" said Angela.

"I'm still busy." Daniel is back on the laptop screen.

"Come, Daniel. Why are you always more concerned with work than I am, Daniel? We'll fit the shirt for just a minute." Angela holds Daniel's sleeve while persuading.

Daniel's pinching his temple. "Can you shut up? Really, I'm dizzy now."

"Ck, why don't you understand, Daniel? Work can be left for a while, right? It's our big day, Daniel. Can't you just leave work for a minute?" Angela pouting. Looking at Daniel was upset.

"We'll do it, but not today. I'm still dizzy with my problems." Daniel said firmly, without looking.

Angela growled furiously. However, he could do nothing more because he did not want Daniel to feel upset.

"You're getting married?" The question came from Arlo.

"Hey, kid! Don't interfere in adult affairs, yeah!" angela did not like it.

"Raw!" reprove Daniel.

"Why, Daniel? I don't know who this kid is, it's suddenly meddling in our business. Boy, where are your parents, huh? Didn't they teach you manners?" Angela stared cynically at Arlo.

"You're scolding me for that kid, Daniel?" Angela widened her eyes.

"She just asked, why are you scolding her?" Daniel tries to control the emotions in him.

"Truely said Uncle. I was just asking, why is Aunt angry? Besides if Uncle does not want to come, yes do not be forced," said Arlo enlivened.

"You!"

Arlo stared coldly, before finally wanting to move to meet his mother, but unexpectedly his hand accidentally nudged the cup containing drinks so that the water spilled on Daniel's file on the table. That left Daniel and Angel wide-eyed.

"Basar you boys don't know yourself! Where are your parents, huh? I'll teach you a lesson!" furious Angela.

"Angela, already. I still have the file, it can still be printed again," Daniel's leerion didn't want to prolong the problem.

"Can't, Daniel. They must be responsible!"

Arlo looked down with a sullen face. Wishing her mother would come and save her. Arlo wasn't crying, he wasn't such a whiny kid. He just felt guilty.

"Well?"

Arlo looked up when someone called his name. A woman stood in front of him while displaying a worried face. Arlo initially did not understand, but got a signal he finally understood.

"You?" Daniel's surprised. Look who that woman is.

"Arlo what are you doing here?" ask the woman again.

"I'm waiting for Momy." Arlo replied sadly.

"So, is he your son?" Daniel was a little incredulous.

Nola nodded with a smile. Embracing Arlo's shoulder. "Yes, Sir. Sorry if he made a mess."

"Yes, he messed up! Look, Daniel's file just got corrupted because of it!" angela was impatient.

"It's okay. It's not a big deal. Your son is very smart, "praise Daniel.

"Thank you, Mister. Again I apologize on behalf of Arlo." Nola looked down respectfully.

"It's okay."

"Then we leave first. Arlo, let's go home." Nola took Arlo by the hand to get him out of the airport.

"Yes, Mom." Arlo obediently walks with Nola.

While Daniel was there just staring until the shadow of the little boy was no longer visible. There was a strange feeling shrouding in the man's mind.

***

While in the car, Nola begins to breathe a sigh of relief followed by Arlo who starts to get confused. Arlo observed one woman next to him who appeared to be wearing a mask and glasses.

"Momy why didn't you pick me up? Why is Mommy wearing glasses and a mask?" ask Arlo wonder.

That woman is Alin. He returned to Indonesia after five years in London. Alin did not expect that his first arrival in the land of birth, had been met with people who he had been avoiding. However, his disguise was successful, unknown to anyone. Then he took off his mask and glasses, leaning on the shoulder of the car while cursing.

"Arlo, if you ever see that man again, run away. Don't get close to him" Alin recalled.

"But why, Mom? He's a good man. I was even given a drink by him." Arlo blinked his eyes confused.

"What did Mommy say. He's not a good man!"

"Good, Mom." Arlo. He did not want to make his mother angry.

"Alin, long time no see." Nola stretched out her arms intending to hug. He was warmly welcomed by Alin.

"I miss you."

"me too. I miss our little hero too" said Nola, pinching Arlo's cheek. "You're so handsome, Arlo."

"I've been handsome since birth, Auntie." Arlo said confidently, inviting laughter from the two women.

Alin laughs. He missed this moment. Meeting Nola after all this time was also part of his longing.

"Thank you for helping me, Nola. Otherwise, I'd have been caught by him." Alin was a little relieved. She calls Nola to pretend to be Arlo's mother.

"Just calm. I can handle it. I said Arlo was my son and he just believed. But, Alin, there's something I have to say with regards to your plan."

Alin raised his eyebrows. Baffled.

"What's that?"

"Angela. Daniel's going to marry Angela. Your step-sister."

Alin shut his mouth. I can't believe what Nola said. Angela, that cunning woman who's getting married to Daniel? It was unexpected.

"Then what about your plan? Are you going to continue?" Nola worried.

Alin was hesitant at first, but he had already reached this point, and could not come back again.

"The plan will continue. Whatever that's the reason."