Pursuing My Love of Hands

A Coincidence

"Maa-ma'af," said Mara, removing her index finger from Steven's lips.

"Mara" Lirih Steven did not continue.

"Yes??" Asmara rounded her eyes as if ready to listen to Steve. But Steven still quietly did not continue his words, making Asmara upset.

"You pranking?"

Asmara also resumed his activities, his mouth continued to pursed Steven.

While Steven only smelled his smile, but his gaze was still fixed on Asmara.

Honestly, Asmara is a woman who can steal his attention at the beginning of their meeting at that time. Until now, actually Steve's heart still holds the name Asmara.

Not feel the time continues to run, up to an hour of food made Mara was ready to be held on the dining table.

"Ready," Asmara took off her apron, she tidied the dining table with a smile that always adorned her face.

"Waou ..." Steven was amazed by the look of the dining table with various kinds of food on it.

"Lord, I don't believe any of this,"

"You don't believe me, Steve?" Tanya Mara put some side dishes for steven.

"Yes, are you really cooking? Or did you buy it online?" Ask Steve again.

"Ck! Obviously you saw me cooking all this. Try it, I know you really like seafood," Asmara put a plate of rice along with some side dishes in front of steven.

"I'm moved, you know everything about me" Steven said.

"You didn't poison me, did you?" After praising Mara, Steven again teased her.

"If you don't want to eat, give it to me" Asmara began to sulk. He tried to pull the plate back in front of Steve, but Steven quickly blocked the plate.

"I-I want a mara. God, a few years not to meet now you're being sensitive" Steven looked at Mara in surprise.

The two of them ate together, with some jokes. Steven felt that romance had changed a lot this time. Today Mara looks more cheerful and talkative not being indifferent, much silent and stiff as before.

"When are you going back to amsterdam, Steve?" Mara asked with an occasional look towards Steven.

"See," Steven shook his shoulder with his mouth continuously chewing Mara's food. It seems Steve is so enjoying the home cooking Mara made for him.

"I asked seriously, Steve," said Mara again who was a little upset because Steve had been joking since.

"Em, what do you think? It looks like I'll be staying in Jakarta longer" Steve replied with a smile.

"really? Why suddenly change? Didn't you say you were going back to Amsterdam?" A lot of questions Asamara to Steve, to make Steve confused to answer which one.

"That's it, but obviously I still want to stay,"

Steven was silent staring at Asmara for a moment, then he immediately dismissed his various thoughts. To be honest Steven also did not understand, after a long time did not meet Asmara, now he feels he still wants to continue living in Jakarta. I don't know, Steven also has not really understood the meaning of his heart at this time.

"If it's like that, what if you come with me tomorrow?" Asmara intends to invite Steven to come with her to visit somewhere.

"Where?" Steven asked, wanting to know.

"Follow it, you'll find out later, Steve."

Asmara gave a sweet smile, it also made Steven can not dwell. Until he decided to continue eating.

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The next day, Asmara was picked up by Steven was now used as a talk by complex mothers.

Though yesterday Mara had warned them, but unfortunately the warning from Mara was not heard.

"Look, you widow Gat*l" said Surty, a woman who for some reason dislikes romance.

"The man will be the next victim, for sure!" Suryt continued to speak a little whisper to the other mothers.

"Husssta! Not seudzon. Yesterday, Mrs Surty ran out of her stomach, Mara immediately ran away" replied Ucup, the greengrocer who meredek Surty.

"Yes, yesterday Miss Surty was so afraid of Mara? Don't talk behind your back ..." Sarah's trying to resuscitate Surty.

"Ho'oh, speak in front of him if you dare!" Continue Jamilah then connect the words Ucup and Sarah.

Asmara who saw the strange gelagat complex mothers also know and understand if now he is being discussed by them. But because he appreciates Steve, he does not want to bother. He felt that all of this was used to him.

"What's Mara doing?" Steve asked because Mara didn't get in the car.

"Oh, it's okay Steve. Let's go" Asmara got in the car.

It took more than an hour to reach the location to Mara. Until it was not felt, they arrived at the place.

Steven looked around the place he was staying at, he rolled his eyes to the left then to the right. Many children welcomed their arrival. Especially when Asmara got out of the car, almost all of the children embraced and greeted Asmara in turn.

"Steve, let's go down," Asmara tapped on the windshield of the car to break Steven's daydream.

"Oh, all right," Steven rushes down from the car and helps Mara drop some dus from the trunk she was carrying.

Asmara takes Steven to an orphanage that he usually visits. Every month Mara always visits this orphanage.

No wonder if the children here already know the figure of Asmara. Likewise Rahma's mother is a middle-aged woman who takes care of this orphanage.

Asmara entered the orphanage, at that time Rahma's mother was having guests until Mara decided to play for a while outside with the children.

While being engrossed in inviting children to play, there was a girl who ran from inside towards the field where they played.

The five-year-old girl ran away so excitedly that she stumbled over a rock and fell.

He whined in tears, it made Mara run and immediately helped the little boy.

"Hey, it's okay baby, Don't cry .." persuaded Mara by holding the little boy by patting him gently on the back of the shoulder.

"Huaa...Hua..." The girl had already slightly slowed down her crying voice as she carried and calmed her down.

"It's okay, there's a lot of friends here. You're not alone let's play together" Mara carried the child to the other children's gathering place.

Mara sat down the little boy and tried to comfort him with a smile. He gently rubbed the child's feet slightly scratched by the fall.

"What's your name, baby? Does it still hurt?"

The boy nodded slowly, "Star .." he said softly as he wiped the remains of tears on his puffed cheeks.

"Star?? A pretty name, as pretty as her man," Mara pinched the cheek of the boy who called herself Star.

"Tante is also beautiful" she replied with a happy smile.

"Mba, Star still wants to play with aunty," said Star replied to his baby siter's remarks.

"Omma and Papa are looking for non-stars, we have to go home tomorrow we play again yes," Bayu baby siter was at the star.

"But Star does not want to, Star still wants to play with aunt .." whining Star on her baby siter refused to go home.

Seeing Star's behavior, Mara immediately acted and tried to seduce him. "Star, pretty. Omma and Papa are waiting. Star go home first yes, tomorrow we play together again yes," Mara persuaded Star by pinching the child's gnarly cheek.

"But Auntie's here tomorrow too?" Ask Star to Mara.

"Tomorrow? Tomorrow's Monday, isn't it? Star is certainly school?" With tenderness Mara tried to give understanding to Star.

"Star, pretty, good boy tomorrow at school, what if next week we meet here again?"

"Well, long .." said Star pursed her tiny lips.

"Emmm, if so Star can meet Auntie here," Mara pulled out an address card of her cake shop called The Star CAKE'S.

"really? Auntie didn't lie?" Star happily hugged Mara in excitement.

The deg!!!

As if she had experienced this, Mara felt that Star's embrace this time made her think of the Stars.

"Is it just a coincidence? Why do I feel like I'm with a star?? Oh my God, maybe this is just a coincidence" Inner Mara.

From a distance, Mara looks at Star's departure with her baby siter. Sometimes Star turned around and waved her hand at Mara.

From a distance was seen by the eyes of Mara two people who came out of the orphanage. He guessed that it was a guest from Rahma's mother and the family from Star boy whom he had just met but was already able to make him anxious.

After the black car that Star rode drove away, he immediately approached Rahma's mother.

"Mara," Madam Rahma immediately greeted Asmara.

"Mom, how are you?" Mara also greeted Rahma. Not to forget he also introduced Steve to Rahma's mother.

With some chat, because Mara does like to visit the orphanage taken care of by Bu Rahma, she already looks familiar.

"Mom, looks like there was a guest?" Ask Steve to Rahma.

"Oh, yes it's a new donor. Alhamdulillah .." said Ms. Rahma kindly.

"Alhamdulillah .." said they all at once.

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While on the way, Star was still staring and trying to remember the address listed on a card he was now holding. With a sweet smile, Star kept remembering Mara.

"Why did I forget to ask the name of the beautiful Aunt??" Star murmured in heart.

"Omma, Star had met a very beautiful aunt," in a powerful tone, Star told Andryani her grandmother about Mara.

"Oh yeah? Beautiful aunt or Omma?" Andryani asked in response to her grandson's story.

"The aunt's beauty, the aunt looks like Mama Star Omma," Reply Star to Andryani's question.

"Oh yeah? maybe it was indeed the incarnation of Mama Star," Andryani pressed down on Star's adorable nose.

While Byan focused on driving, he responded only to his son's story by squinting his smile occasionally. A smile that no one else can see.

While in the middle of the road, Star fell asleep in the lap of his omma. The situation gives Andryani a chance to investigate Sumi the nanny of Star.

"Mba sum, who did the star meet?" Andryani asked in full.

"That woman I just saw Umi, she was beautiful and gentle. He also gave the address of the cake shop to non-Star," Sumi said honestly.

"Mba! I told you, never bring Star to anyone! Wha what?? Store address? Even Star had just met him, don't let Star communicate for too long with a Stranger! Understood??" With high intonation Byan snapped and warned Sumi. He feels unacceptable if Star meets a stranger.

"Sorry my master won't repeat it again," Sumi squeezed the edge of her shirt because her feelings this time were so scared. His face bowed with a slightly trembling tone of voice.

"Byan, it's not Sumi's fault. His name is also a small child, let alone Star desperately need the affection of a ..."

"Umi, Star has already gotten all that affection from Byan!" Byan immediately cut off Andryani's unfinished speech.

Yes, Byan is. When it comes to Star her son she feels very sensitive.

Andryani looked at Sumi pity, she felt guilty for her son's attitude. Until Andryani also took a piece of paper cake shop address card in Star's hand and stored it.

If Byan knew, maybe this would be a big deal. But if Andryani discards the card, she is afraid that one day Star will get angry and look for her.

Star, at that time byan did not allow people around him to call him Star. He accidentally gave Star a nickname so that he could erase all the bad memories from his past.

Baby siter who nurtured her always changed because she felt not at home with Byan who was hard and often blamed the nanny even though Star was wrong. H it made many Star nannies resign.

Sumi, he's only been working three months. It was also put on hold because he desperately needed this job to help his parents. Yes, only Sumi is the longest working nanny Star.

The next day, after returning home from school Star was picked up by the driver and Sumi asked to take her somewhere.

Sumi intends permission on her boss first, but Star gets in the way. He asked Sumi not to tell this to omma or his father.

Star gave the address to the driver's Kurdish sir, although the heavy heart of Mr. Kurdi and Sumi also delivered Star to the address listed. Star's handwriting is not bad, the address he wrote can still be read by Mr. Kurdish and Sumi.

Star can be said to be quite intelligent, he is good at remembering things or school lessons. Now Star headed to the address of the cake shop given by Mara yesterday, fortunately Star had time to remember and read the address on the card given Mara. So, even though the address card was missing Star still remembered it.

Until you arrive at the intended place, it turns out to be right. Cake shop and Mara's in it.

Star entered accompanied by Sumi who was a little wobbly afraid if any Byan saw her.

"Aunty....." Shouted Star as he saw Mara was putting together some cake jars on the shelf.

Mara looked back at the sound, and it was the voice of the boy she had met yesterday.

"Star?"

Star ran towards Mara, hugging Mara tightly. "Tante, we've finally met" said Star happily.

"Star, why are you still wearing school clothes? Don't tell me Star's here after school?"

"Yes, Star wants to meet auntie," he said spoiled.

"Mba, sorry. I can't linger here afraid that you'll scold me for non Star asking to meet with Mba and without your permission" Sumi told Mara about the actual incident.

"Oh my God, I'm sorry, I'm going to give Star a little advice" Mara kindly tried to give Star some understanding.

After successfully persuading Star with great difficulty, Mara gives Star a jar of chocolate cake as a gift so that she can go home soon.