Niki For Nata

Section 24. Papa Ingkar's

Happy Reading's!

"Actually I'm a papa child or not? Why am I always being pressured? Why he never listens to what I want, what I like and how I feel. Never once did you ask me if I was happy or not."

Nata sighed violently. He is tired of living like this. Unlike other children who can be free wherever he wants, choose where he will go to school, telling all his complaints to his parents.

"Ma, Nata's tired. Nata's tired. Is Nata willing, ma? Can Nata be like this until adulthood?" ask Nata. His head looked up at the sky. Stare at the stars scattered tonight, accompanied by blackened clouds.

"If I run, I'm like a cowardly man out there. Who run from trouble. If I survive, then my mind will be tormented. When can I enjoy life, ma?"

The cold of the night wind penetrated all the way to the bone of Nata's arm that was standing on the balcony. Colorful city lights give beauty to the city of Medan at night that day. He put his hands on his chest.

"I Miss you, mom," he whispered to the dark sky along with the stars staring at him from a height.

"If I may ask one thing, ma. Come to my dream for a moment. I want to hug you and share my story with you. Can, ma?"

"O sky, please pass this message to my mother. If possible, lower down any messages you want to convey to Nata."

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Today, Niki was very happy. Because Papa Darwish will come home and promise to go out with his little family. I can't wait to see Papa Darwish. For months they were abandoned.

Being busy with his imagination and thoughts, thinking about the many things he would do later with his father and mother, suddenly someone knocked on the door of his room.

"Definitely papa. Yes, papa's home."

Like a child waiting for a princess dress bought by her parents, Niki immediately rose from the lips of her study chair. Jumping for joy. The person he had been waiting for finally came as well.

Impatiently, he opened the door of his room.

"Father! Finally pa-"

"Mama? Where's papa?"

Instantly, Niki's face turned gloomy. The happiness that had lit up earlier, extinguished in the end. Disappointed he was because it was not Papa Darwish who came and knocked on his door. Not as he expected. Beyond his expectations.

"What are you anyway? Then if your mom knocks on your door, you don't like it?"

"It wasn't that, ma. but Niki thought he was coming. It's mama."

His brother sounded weak. He really misses his first love.

"Cie cie's.... There are those who crave," said Niki, back teasing mother Lydia.

Like mother like dougther's. The fruit never falls far from the tree. Unless someone throws it or picks it up with a gala and then sells it to the market.

"Mama wants to tell me that papa...."

There was doubt in the heart of Lydia's mother. Wanted to say that Papa Darwish didn't come home. Suddenly there was an urgent job that could not be left behind.

"Why, ma?" ask Niki to panic. It would be unthinkable for him if Papa Darwish didn't come. Although he was used to being given hope and it turned out that his hope was only in vain.

However, as the little girl of his first love Papa Darwish, Niki never remembered that. Papa Darwish's absence several times lost eroded slowly with the togetherness of those who carved out many memories.

"Papa's okay, right? Why-why, ma?"

"Papa's fine, baby."

Lidia's mother quickly replied, before going everywhere to wander her daughter's mind.

"Oh, thank God that papa is fine. Then why ma? Go, go!"

Niki was impatient. He wants to know what happened to his father.

"Papa Darwish is not coming home, baby. Just called mama."

"Lho, why, ma?"

In an instant, Niki's face could change. Who was panicked, curious, afraid, now looks disappointed.

"Papa suddenly has business again. Which cannot be left out. So, papa's been transferring money for us to go for a walk. Both. Would you love to?"

Niki walked lethargic, re-entering her room. He sat himself on the lip of his Hello Kitty bed and he seemed very disappointed.

"I'm sorry papa, son. Papa can't accompany you today. Next time, we'll replace today huh, baby "

As soon as mother Lydia persuaded and comforted her daughter. Following in Niki's footsteps, into the all-pink room.

To be continue....