Papa To Kirana

Chapter 23 Breakfast

Me, Alexa and Kirana went back to my rented house in a state of rumbling. I only ate bread before going to the hospital. It was just one bite, my tongue bitterly swallowed anything.

Even worse, Alexa. He had not eaten at all so busy taking care of the sick Kirana.

So, we stopped by to buy chicken porridge on the way home.

Now we sit three around the dining table. I just stirred up my porridge listlessly. There is absolutely no passion to eat it.

And I see Alexa hasn't touched the porridge either. He was more concerned with feeding Kirana. Then I snatched the bowl that was in Alexa's hands.

“I'm the only one who feeds Kirana. You eat!” I said without looking at Alexa.

“But you haven't finished your porridge yet?” ask Alexa who saw my porridge still intact.

“I tell you to eat, yes it means just eat. Don't ask too many questions!”

Alexa nodded but obeyed what I told her.

Silence is created for a while. I feed Kirana who won't open her mouth. Just wanting to eat a few mouthfuls, Kirana started whining.

“It looks like Kirana is no longer willing to eat,” said Alexa who just put a bowl in the sink.

“From yesterday he just kept mopping up his food.”

“Ya, her name is also being sick,” Alexa said casually. “Important there is food coming in. I'll get you the cure Kirana.”

Alexa patted me on the shoulder before she went to get her bag. Then back again with a bag containing syrup medicine belonging to Kirana.

I read the dosage instructions on the medicine label. Open the bottle, take the medicine with a pipette. Kirana was crying when I gave her the medicine, but soon Alexa was holding her.

“I'll try to put Kirana to bed. You better also take your medicine and rest.”

I grabbed the bowl, took it to the room. However, once inside the room, the desire to lay down on the mattress was so strong. So, I just put the bowl on the table.

I sat on the bed, set the pillow I made the backrest and put my feet in the blanket.

Mother's words yesterday took my mind back.

“Kirana also needs the figure of a mother, Balin. From birth, he did not know who his mother was. This will affect Kirana's mental state.

Especially if Kirana is growing. There would definitely be envy when Kirana saw her peers who still had a mother.

Don't you want to give Kirana a mother?

I hope you start thinking about this.”

It is also true what Mother said. Kirana needs a mother figure. The affection of a father alone must feel incomplete.

Is it time for me to start building a home?

As I stared, Alexa came into the room. Put Kirana very slowly into the crib. Then he approached me. Sit on the edge of the bed.

“Still not eating yet?”

“Kirana is asleep?” I asked back to switch the conversation.

Alexa turned to Kirana who was asleep in her crib.

“Iya, already.”

But in vain I switched the conversation because in fact Alexa still took the bowl. He thrust a spoonful of porridge before my lips.

“Come to eat! Aaa!”

I opened my mouth to refuse but Alexa quickly put the spoon in my mouth. I was shocked by the shock.

And again. The porridge is still hot. There was no way but to swallow it whole. I frowned, as the porridge slid down my esophagus.

The burning sensation spread all over my mouth to the esophagus.

“Alexa, you a..”

A full spoon entered my mouth again, even when I had not had time to swallow. I had to open my eyes to push the porridge into my stomach.

Hup

Hup

Hup

“I tell you to eat, yes eat. Don't ask too many questions!” said Alexa exactly as I told her earlier.

Oh so, he's avenging his story.

I managed to hold off Alexa's arm that would bribe me again. I snatched the bowl in Alexa's hand and put it again on the table.

“I'm not a baby who eats should be a bribe, know?” I said ketus.

“Iya I also know that you are not a baby,” Alexa said arguing but her lips revealed a smile.

I observed a pair of shiny black eyeballs belonging to Alexa. The eyes blinked once and my eyes shifted downwards. Right on Alexa's lips are smiling. Displays one tooth on the right.

“I have a question for you.”

Alexa mutters, “if answered do I get a gift?”

Then Alexa chuckled, but stopped when she saw me not flinching. “Ya, you want to ask what?”

“Why can you still smile when I'm so cold to you?”

It seems Alexa was thinking, tapped her index finger to the temple.

“Maybe, due to job demands,” replied Alexa.

“As a kindergarten teacher who has to be patient in dealing with various kinds of child characters, I have become accustomed to dealing with people like you, Balin.”

“So. Then because your profession seems to be ingrained is what makes you approach Kirana?”

“Every time I see Kirana, I think of my nieces when they were babies.”

Alexa's eyes were blank, then smiling. It must be in his brain recording Alexa's memories with his nieces.

“Have the question finished? Now take your medicine and rest!”

“You don't work today?”

“I've permission won't teach for today.”

“Why?”

“Because you and Kirana are sick. Moreover.”

Alexa helped get me the medicine I was going to take. Then he bowed so that he could pick up Kirana's toys that had been splattered on the floor since yesterday.

Collect Kirana's toys in one container and place them in one corner of the room.

“What do you want?” ask after drinking water.

“Cleaning your room. What do you think Kirana is sick for? Because your room is a mess. It can be a hive of disease. For example this.”

Alexa snatched the t-shirt draped on the back of the chair. He sniffed the shirt, but as fast as lightning instantly closed his nostrils and his forehead shriveled.

“You once,” says Alexa flapping her hands in front of her nose.

“Hey, return the shirt!”

My hand managed to grab the tip of the shirt, while the tip was still held by Alexa.

“No. This sweaty t-shirt you still keep in the room?” Alexa pulls t-shirts more powerful.

“What did you say? Smell sweat? Indiscriminate when talking.” I don't want to lose, pull the shirt even stronger.

“Balin, you shut up why the hell? I'm going to wash this shirt.”

“You are silent!”

As much as I could pull the shirt and what happened next was really unexpected.

Alexa squealed, her body slammed forward and hit my body which made our bodies both collapse on the bed. Alexa's face was stuck in my chest.