
"Dad!" call Qila with gasping breath, making everyone's attention on the little girl, including Gian and Mayang. They looked at each other in confusion.
"Dad, Qila come with me! Bad mama!" Qila cried and Gian instinctively ran to welcome Qila. Bringing the little girl in his arms. Qila's tiny lips kept saying mama was evil and sobbing.
"Qila calm down, yes .. There's Dad here. You can cry but don't make a fuss. Okey ...," said Gian in Qila's ear and gently stroked Qila's head. From the looks of it, Qila was furious and depressed. What exactly did Anggi do to this kid?
Slowly Qila began to calm down, after Gian was on the lap of the sewer. "Qila look at this, there's Aunt Mayang. Aunt Mayang has a baby brother still in the stomach." Gian had to say this. She promised not to say anything about Mayang's pregnancy.
Gian's gaze was full of apologies to Mayang who kept looking at him. He was afraid that Mayang would not be pleased with all the circumstances beyond this control. The arrival of Anggi, Qila, and Asih was really a surprise, because before both Anggi and his mother said that they could not come because there was another event. Gian was overwhelmed to be honest. Lord .. argh!
"Qila, sit here near Auntie." Mayang clapped his hands on the chair next to him, after stopping for a moment the invited guests who were about to shake hands. "This ...."
Qila fixedly looked into Mayang's eyes, as if looking for a trace of sincerity. Qila was used to getting a sharp gaze full of pressure from her mother, although her mother's voice sounded softly full of persuasion.
"Don't be afraid, this aunt can Qila call Mama." Gian tried to persuade, as if knowing that Mayang also seems to be trying to be mature in addressing this situation. Angry Gian will accept actually, because he has messed up the reception that Mayang prepared well.
Slowly Qila approached Mayang without releasing the intertwined eye link. Qila seemed afraid to miss a single trace of falsehood in Mayang's eyes.
"Qila doesn't like babies?" asked Mayang while stroking his stomach which was not yet how big. "Qila tau, there's two baby adak in Aunt's stomach."
Qila gasped in disbelief. "real Auntie?" Qila's small hand wiped her nose and fearlessly touched Mayang's stomach. His lips are blushing. "Baby Grandpa .. This is Sister Qila. You're Queen and King or King all, or Queen all?"
"Queen all, let Kak Qila have his friends and not be lonely anymore." Mayang said it like a baby's voice, and it made Qila look directly at Mayang.
"Aunty isn't angry with Qila?" The eye was chasing and demanding, though there was one veil of fear there. Looks very curious like it has been sinking for too long. "Qila holds Aunt's belly and is naughty ...."
"What's Auntie getting angry for? Qila is the sister of Dedek Queen," Mayang said sincerely. "Somebody say Auntie's gonna be mad at Qila?"
"Mama ...," parrots plain Qila. He knew he would be protected here. Gian will protect him.
Mayang and Gian looked at each other over Qila's gaze which continued to look at Mayang. While Asih freezes in place, and Anggi instantly picks up the mic to break the attention of guests who see Mayang and Qila's interaction. Qila's words were very clearly heard, and her innocent expression could already show how she had been treated all along.
Mayang immediately took action, cutting off all this hassle. Qila must be used. "E ... Qila Sweetheart. Can Aunt ask?"
"Qila is the son of my ex-husband, Mas Gian. So after getting married and living with his new wife, Mas Gian forgot his son. Qila was no longer looked at and given attention by her father. Naturally Qila was now behaving so, as they were quite close before this. I had a hard time finding Mas Gian, so the only chance was this reception. We weren't invited, if I hadn't been able to sing here, I wouldn't have known Gian was officially married either."
The room was suddenly silent, only whispers and cynical expressions sounded here and there. Gian felt free to defend himself, he was afraid of exploding and making everything so chaotic. Anggi he will face after all this is done. Mayang also thought so. Not with Qila.
"Mama lied!" Qila screamed in place, but instantly the gaze turned to her. Mayang rubbed Qila's back, so that the little girl did not explode too much. "Om Gian is not Qila's father. Qila's father was Mr. Mardian. Mr. Mardian once said to Qila!"
A surprised buzz and a begging speech came out from the mouths of guests. They clearly knew who the man mentioned by Qila was.
Anggi surprised not play. Qila knew where the old man's name was from?
"That's really Qila?" ask Mayang slowly. "Qila can't lie?"
"That's right Auntie ... Mama kept telling Qila to call Om Gian and say Om Gian was Qila's father. Qila was also told by Grandma and Mbak Jum, that Qila was Mr. Mardian's son. Mbak Jum said, Qila is very similar to Mr. Mardian—"
"Qila—enough!" snapped Anggi who began to look his true nature. "Darling, you don't instigate my son, yes .. If you don't like us, you don't embarrass us like that!"
Anggi's legs lost their elegance, stepping wide up near the seat of the pelaminan.
"Mom don't come near Qila! Bad mama!" Qila's small hands hugged Mayang's waist, as if seeking refuge.
"Qila!" snapped Anggi with an increasingly wrathful look. He violently pulls Qila's hand, but is prevented by Gian.
"Your shit's been exposed, Anggi. You alone are opening your disgrace here! If I were you, I'd admit everything, while Mr. Mardian hasn't arrived here yet!"
The grip of Gian's hand that makes Anggi grimace in pain has opened Anggi's eyes how Gian will no longer care about him. It's been a long time, isn't Gian avoiding it?
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