Red Hooded Girl

122. GBM S3

One year later

"Hello son mother. Assalamualaikum...has woken up, yes." Mimin kissed his son, who is exactly one year old today. The cute toddler giggled with curiosity because of his mother's admiration.

"Greet me first, yuk." Mimin held the cute baby.

"Assynolajet. Hi, Dad. Syad is now one year old, you know. When do you come home?" Mimin spoke to a photo of the God hanging on the wall of his room. The thing he always does every day, introducing Syad to his father even if only with a photo.

"Yayayaya." One-year-old Syad has not been able to speak properly, can only babble. Whenever he saw a picture of God, he would ramble like that, "yayaya" might mean father.

"Strict...!" Opi went into Mimin's room and held her in his arms.

"Happy milad Cadat, barakallah fii umrik. Mm-uach ... Mm-uach." Opi kissed his little niece who he called Cadat.

"Where's the kado!" todong Mimin's.

"Calm, relax. Kadonya will follow. Hehehe."

"Teh, Cadat cepet dimandiin sono! Dadat's dad has arrived" Opi said.

"The Bang Deka has come? Tell me to wait a minute, Deteh bathe Syad first."

Mimin rushed Syad to the bathroom and bathed him. After bathing, he dressed Syad in the coolest clothes. Do not forget to apply telon oil and sprinkle baby powder on the body and face until spruce.

Today Mimin will take Syad to Oma Opanya's house. Mama and her father-in-law are planning to have a birthday party for Syad. Although Mimin disagrees less about birthday parties, nothing for mutual happiness.

Deka was having a close conversation with Abah when Mimin met him in the living room. He immediately stood up when he saw the presence of Mimin and his beloved nephew.

"Hi, Daddy's son. Daddy is very upset. Mm-uach ... Mm-uach...." Deka took Syad into his arms and kissed the little boy.

Deka loved Syad very much and the relationship between the two was very close. Deka often came to Serang only to see Syad because he missed.

"Who to go now?" Carrying Syad, Deka threw his gaze at Mimin.

"Before, I'll get ready first." Mimin left the living room to prepare for his departure to Jakarta.

"Opi, are you ready?" Mimin went into Opi's room.

"Udah, here." Opi closed the zipper bag, he just finished packing.

"Yeah, go!"

"Come on." Opi who was returning to Serang, returned to Jakarta by car Deka with Mimin and Syad.

They left after saying goodbye to Abah and Mami.

They arrived in Jakarta about two hours later. Mama and Papa welcome their carefree arrival, especially Syad, the first granddaughter they care about so much.

Tomorrow, when the afternoon sky reveals its brightness. As bright as Syad's happy smile. They all set off for one of the elite dining venues in Jakarta. The dining area that has a large children playground area is in the Kemang area. There is a private room that is specifically rented for birthday events. Syad's birthday party is celebrated at the venue.

"Honey, this is all Deka loh who takes care of it for Syad," said Mama.

Mimin responded with a smile.

"Deca very dear to Syad," said Mama later.

"Maybe dear to her mother too" mummy mama muttered as she turned around. Mumblings that resemble a whisper, but are able to be captured well by the senses of the listener. Mimin snorted to respond.

Syad's birthday event was attended by relatives of Papa and Mama's family. Deka also seemed to invite some friends who happened to have toddlers. Seen from the Deka gesture that is so familiar receive guests who are likely to be his friends.

"Wih, ga ga denger mating, already have a child lo," chirped someone who must be a friend of Deka.

"Yes dong. No handsome, no handsome, my boy?" lontar Deka wears the Ironman superhero costume. Syad's birthday party theme is superhero. Syad is wearing a Batman costume. Luckily, Deka did not ask her to wear the costume of Wonderwoman or Catwoman.

Mama also invited some of her social friends who have toddler grandchildren. The thing that makes him mangkel is when it sounds some of Mama's friends are talking about her.

"God's wife isn't married yet?"

"Not yet" answered Mama.

"Why not be betrothed to Deka. Deka's not married, is he?"

"Yes, really. Instead of the ex-wife God married another man, kasian same son. I'm afraid stepfather only loves his mother, not his son."

"Yes, Jeng. God's ex-wife told him to go to bed, marry Deka."

And some similar throws that essentially suggest to match himself with Deka.

This kind of speech was not the first he had heard. Many people suggest the same thing. Even Mama is one of them.

"Seeh why you don't get married with Deka. Deka very dear Syad. Instead of marrying each other, it is better to marry one of the Gods family who will surely love Syad. Like Mami married Abah, Mami's your mother's cousin's sister. So, Mami loves Teteh like Mami's own child. After all, it looks like Deka is affectionate with Teteh also loh." That's what Mommy said.

And at that moment he resolutely refused." Geek is not going to marry anyone. This Tetah is still his wife A God. Tetah will still wait for A God to come home until anytime!"

Birthday party is running great. Syad, the adorable boy with above average good looks was cheerful. Make Mimin heart mangkel slightly treated.

Tomorrow, Mimin is still in Jakarta. He was planning to stay two or three days, giving Mama and Papa a long time to let go of his favorite grandson.

"Jasmin, you're still staying here, aren't you?" Deka was well dressed, sitting together enjoying breakfast.

"Yes, Bang," said Mimin, spooning a mouthful of rice into his mouth.

Mimin.

"Syad isn't awake yet?"

"Not yet."

"Today I can not accompany Syad, because I want to review the project outside the city" Deka explained.

Usually, if Syad visits Jakarta, Deka will not work to play all the time with Syad.

"Where is the project?" ask Papa who is also eating breakfast menu.

"The project of refurbishing the traditional market in Subang, Pah," replied Deka.

"You want to go to Subang?? No, Deka! Mama please. Ask someone else to review the project. Not you!" Hearing the word Subang, Mama immediately reacted. The city gives its own trauma to Mama, because God had an accident in the city.

"Mama don't worry about it. Just calm. Deka must have come back here safely," said Deka to calm Mama.

"Yes, Mama calm down." Papa gently rubbed the back of the hand of Mama sitting next to him.

 

*****

One year more God lived in the residence of Aki Rusli in the village of Ciherang, but he still did not remember who he was. Several times Aki offers to take her to the hospital, but the Gods refuse. He was not happy if he had to trouble Aki's family. The cost of the hospital is certainly large and heavy for a simple family like the Aki family.

Dewa's daily activities are helping Aki in the fields or selling the crops in the market. In recent months, Aki opened a small tire patch workshop. The god who is believed to take care of the workshop's work. Every day Aki paid him twenty-five thousand to save.

He hopes that someday his savings can be collected so that he can go to the hospital using the money. He also wants to know about himself, his family and also ..the red-hooded girl who is often present in his dreams.

(For further communication between the villagers of Ciherang is Sundanese, except communicating with Dewa is using Indonesian. Because this crumb authority does not understand Sundanese, so I wrote using Indonesian only yes, rather than wrong 😁😁)

"The Asep."

"Hem."

"To the market, yuk!" bring Pipits.

"If you want to go to the market, yes I anterine," said the Lord.

"If there is more sustenance, there is more money. I was told to buy Kang Asep's shirt."

"Don't. Don't need. Just save the money," God refused.

"Those who would buy it. Kang Asep doesn't have any good clothes. The shirt's been stripped of everything." Pipit looked at the pity of the shabby t-shirt that the Gods were wearing. Many holes here and there like they were shot in the war.

"I have been accepted and treated well by this family and am very happy and grateful. I don't want to bother about anything else."

"If Kang Asep refused sustenance from Aki, then Nini pundung, loh. I want to, yes, yes, yes," persuaded Pipit.

Gods nodded. "Yes, yeah."

"Well, that's dong. Pamali nolak sustenance."

*****

Deka is reviewing a traditional market restoration project in Subang area. He was so excited to see the market. Understandably, this is the first time he went down to the traditional market. Once in a while he shuddered in disgust at the feet of the filthy market people being hit by the muddled ground.

Geez, what a pleasure to shop in a place like this. He murmured in his heart.

He is still watching the interaction between the seller and the buyer which he thinks is strange. Even though the price is cheap, why the use is bid all. His inner.

Until then accidentally his gaze fell on a man wearing a shabby white T-shirt, cheesy shorts with checkered motifs, and swallow flip-flops.

He bought his eyes, focused on the man. The man was like ... Deities.

“I-it's Dewa.” He stuttered.

“A-is it true that man is a God??”

He was stunned for a moment by this very surprising thing.

Then he screamed. “God ..!” call loud.

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