Papa's Little Daughter

Happy Day

"Loh Shan why should I fast anyway? Is this the month of fasting, right?"

How to explain it, Chandra was silent for minutes to think. Should Chandra tell the truth or silence him?

"Gini baby, later... Shan will be operated on later." said Chandra in a voice that ended softly.

"What pa? Shan is not horrified? Shan want to be next??"

Chandra's two eyes stared fixedly at those small, clear eyes. If Shan had grown up, Shan would have known that his papa was very worried.

"Shan will be operated on. Shan must fast first."

"Op-op? The operation was in the side?"

Chandra slowly sits her ass on the same bed that her daughter occupied.

One hand grabbed Shan's small hand, then grasped it very tightly. Shan whose back was leaning on the pile of pillows did not understand, actually why his papa had suddenly turned so mellow like this.

"Papa are you fine?" ask Shan, slowly.

Chandra nodded, but the smile that was shown seemed to say the opposite.

"Shan still doesn't know what surgery pa." Shan asked for another explanation.

Well Chandra will explain the meaning of the word that sounds very foreign to the Shan. Finished explaining, the child's reaction was ultimately only...

"Oh yeah no papa. Shan is ready. Shan's not scared at all."

All the ears that heard it were very relieved. Rosa, the Goddess who was in the room breathed a sigh of relief, but there was one person who was still very worried, namely Chandra.

Chandra to breathe in just now is very difficult. His heart is still heavy. Very, very heavy. Chandra was drowning in his fear. Chandra's afraid of letting Shan go for surgery tonight.

The fast that Shan had to run was very strange.

The little boy is fussy not play.

"Papa, until when the hell is Shan not allowed to eat? Shan laper is so pa."

"Patience first, baby, wait a little longer" said Chandra, although in reality the clock on the wall still shows at 11 noon.

Chandra was actually astonished as well. Because yesterday-yesterday when Shan was not required to fast, the diet of the child was messy. Shan often does not even eat breakfast, nor does he complain of hunger like this despite skipping breakfast. But why when told to fast now he whines for food? It's really strange.

Oh maybe this is Shan's ordeal.

"Shan wants grandchildren. Kasih Shan's aja's. Shan haus pa's. Don't you think it's just mik? Fasting isn't all that important not to eat, is it pa?"

"Shan, but still can't. Eating or mik tetep can not if fasting it. Sorry Shan."

Shan bent his face. His lips pursed and began to sob.

"Don't cry, the fast can't cry either."

"There are a lot of things that are not allowed. Shan doesn't like fasting ah!"

"Prophey dear." Chandra grabbed the tiny body for a hug. Chandra is very nervous about it. Shan is Chandra's favorite, why are you so adorable?

"Let's play the same as uti." The goddess brought Shan a box of lego, opened a small folding table and placed it on her bed.

Shan immediately grabbed the box and took out all the small pieces of the lego from the box.

Chandra shifted her body because there was not enough room for her mother to sit.

"Judah, you play together, yes, narrow." Chandra finally moved to the sofa.

Now there is only Shan and his messenger facing the folding table.

"What do we want to make of Shan? House or vehicle?" ask the Goddess to Shan.

Shan replied with great enthusiasm like his messenger. "Shan wants to train!"

"Can. Uti wants to make em... What yes? Emm..."

"Elahh make it easy, over time he thought tauk." chandra chirped. The goddess only threw a fleeting smile at her son.

"Let's race. Who's fast, who wins!"

"Okee's."

"1, 2,...lt..........ga!"

The goddess with a flaming spirit accelerated the movement of her hands. Shan moreover, his small fingers were very agile to arrange and hold every piece of lego in front of him.

Minutes passed, the two grandmothers and grandchildren were still clashing fast.

"It's almost so."

Shan glanced at his rival for a while after hearing the sentence being thrown.

Shan is increasingly motivated to accelerate the lag. Step by step he's been working on. Longitudinal joined lego shape has been created. It is very similar to a train car, just add a few small accents to beautify it.

Yet.....

'Shan's hand why?'

Shan suddenly fell silent. The little boy looked towards his own tiny hand. Finally, Shan called Chandra.

"Papa, can you help Shan?"

Chandra got up from her sitting position. "Yes Shan why?"

"Here pa."

As Chandra approaches, Chandra himself doesn't know exactly what's going on.

"Uti, Shan can ya ask papa a little help. Shan didn't cheat, did he?"

Goddess nodded. "By honey, can. Shan's not cheating. Emm Shan wants to ask Papa for help?"

The goddess looked at each other with Chandra. Both of them really don't understand. Actually why.

Shan began to move his hand towards the remaining small lego pieces. His fingers moved, about to take, but...

Chandra's heart was hit with a hard beam. His pulse is accelerating.

'No, no way.' Chandra's inner voice dodged him.

Chandra immediately grabbed Shan's hand, then examined him. Every detail Chandra see, Chandra raba, and Chandra elus.

Chandra himself actually does not know, but his concerns increase.

"Dear no, no. I think Shan's fingers are just tired." Chandra pointed all the little fingers at his mouth. Chandra took the small body parts in turn hoping that the bad possibilities he was thinking about would not happen.

"Rosa, please call Dr. Hans." Goddess's orders were immediately prevented by Chandra.

"No! Mama what the fuck? His Shan people don't know why call that doctor? Shan is papa! His fingers are just cramping!"

Everything is now silent. Everyone chose to obey Chandra's orders. However, as hard as Chandra tried to think positively, Shan even destroyed it.

"Shan will soon not be able to hold on anymore, pa?"

...***...

Dozens of passersby in the corridor did not in fact disperse the Chandra reverie. Chandra is still getting late in his universe. The man was dumb. In the waiting room chair, in the presence of many hospital visitors who walked through the corridor.

Chandra was busy alone in his mind. Thinking about the many possibilities that always haunt him.

The clock is still ticking. Time cannot be stopped at all. Still going. Today has entered the afternoon. This makes Chandra even more agitated.

"Chandra.." The pinned call made her turn her head.

Rosa exited Shan's room. He walked over to Chandra and sat down next to the man.

"What are you thinking?" ask Rosa.

"Nothing. I don't think about anything anymore, you don't know."

Lying, Chandra's face couldn't lie at all.

Chandra distracts her. "Shan has a bath what's a belly? Wake up, now it's late afternoon."

Strange, if Chandra is in a state of mind that is not chaotic, then Chandra will walk alone towards Shan's room, then wake the little boy himself. Chandra knew it wasn't, developing Shan wasn't easy.

"Chandra you don't have to worry."

Chandra wants to curse right now. Rosa's words instead of making herself calm even made her fiery.

"Rosa, I told you you don't have to know." Chandra's voice was like a threatening calculation, but Rosa, to him it was nothing.

"Doctor Hans promised me that Shan would be fine. Shan will heal in his hands."

Chandra sharpened her gaze on Rosa. "That's a must. If Shan-ku up to why, the doctor's life itself guarantees."

Rosa was silent, which means everything Chandra said was please. It's up to Chandra. It's up to Chandra to take what road ahead, because it's a father's decision over his daughter.

.....

"Hello hello hello, tetteretet...." The sound of a trumpet being blown filled the room. Shan who had just finished the bath immediately focused his attention on the horde of people who had come.

They were his cousins.

Shan smiled at the pleasure of seeing his family come today. Unlike Shan who was happy, Chandra who was wearing Shan's clothes even frowned.

'Why is he here? Make my ears noisy.'

"We came to nyemangatin Shan dearest. Shan's! Spirit yes, Shan is great, Shan is strong!" yolla yelled out who then blew his trumpet again.

"Woi's noisy!" chandra shouted, but no one was poking at her at all. The Yolla family instead sounded the trumpet simultaneously and compactly. One side is grumpy, and the other side is a troublemaker.

It makes everything dissolve in laughter.

"Shan wants to blow the trumpet too?" Jimmy held out a trumpet for Shan. Shan was very happy, and immediately tried it.

Tereteteteteeeeeetttt

Chandra reflexively covered her ears. "Oh Shan! Yeah don't fit in papa's ear too kaliii."

"HAHAHAHAHA...." Everyone laughed again.

This afternoon it was very meaningful for Shan. How not, he currently feels very special because everything is present only for him.

Everyone is watching himself. Pamper her, hug her, and make her happy. Shan could clearly feel the warmth of the affection from all his family.

It's Shan's best day. The day among the other days is the most pleasant. Shan's happy.

Just this time Shan felt his body was very light. Shan forgot about the pain he was suffering. Everything is covered for now, thanks to his family.

"Shan let's get another toy." Salsa ran towards the transparent container she used to store all her toys. Yes, Salsa and Jimmy were very intent on, they brought all their toys from home to play along with Shan in the hospital.

"What's Shan going to play??" ask Salsa.

"What would Brother Shan want."

"Okee..."

Jimmy picked out the toys in the container. Adults are now taking the time to go to the cafeteria to fill their empty stomachs. Shan, Salsa, and Jimmy stayed indoors. The kids don't come along, let the kids play together.

Before leaving Chandra lowered Shan from the top of his bed. Shan now sits on the floor to make it easier to play with his two cousins and also avoid falling off the bed.

The carpet has been raked. No one will be cold if they have to play on the floor.

"Shan, what if we play zoo-zoo and aja!" cry Jimmy while lifting a toy shaped like a tiger in his hand.

"Shan?"

"Hei Shan??"

"Oh no! Shan!!!!"

~tbc...