SECOND FATHER

Eps 3's

The roar of my motorbike is getting slower just below the flowering guava tree, my favorite blue motorbike is parked as long as it is parallel to the one car I can recognize who it belongs to . Daddy's! I was forced to call it that when I met him during a family gathering event that was so proud of a hardworking male figure like him.

" Have you gone home, brother?"

Mom asked as soon as I walked through the open door.

" Yes, ma'am ."

I said briefly, it was actually uncomfortable for me to do but there was a sense of unwillingness when I saw a woman who used to be so considerate and now feels starting to ignore me.

" I want to shop for a while, sister, please take care of Aulia for a moment."

mother said without turning her head, imagine I have not taken off my uniform mother has shouted asking me to take care of her.

I didn't answer but I did it anyway, even with a bad feeling.

As soon as the change of clothes was attached to my body, I walked reluctantly to the living room where Aulia was playing with a new toy that I don't know how many times a week my father rewarded her.

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my body was lying on the sofa, the book I was carrying was a little rough on a brown wooden table covered with a lamp so shiny when exposed to light.

From behind the door of the mother's room, a tall man with short hair in a t-shirt with long pants came out with a cell phone in his hand.

" angele? Where's mommy?"

Asked with my position still half-sitting I looked up to circulate the voice that invites me to interact.

" Go to the shop!"

My answer was short without looking.

" Oh ."

" yes, Aulia let me take care of you ."

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the words that sounded enough made me feel arrogant as if I was afraid if my little daughter made me cry, as if I could not believe if I could keep the big baby.

" Yes ."

I stood up immediately, stepping lazily without turning my head to make sure Dad was actually playing with the boy.

I walked into the kitchen to find food to fill my stomach, which was hungry.

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" Huh! ".

My breath feels heavy when I open the hood of food that used to always be stored some of my favorite food menu now often mothers forget that I am still in this house . My eyes stared intently at the trash container that looks like a white box wrap looks like a rice box without leaving it for me . I try to think well even though my heart still beats with a head that has been filled with emotional overflow, only my mouth is unable to speak even just to express my discomfort.

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my gas stove turned on heated up enough water to drown instant noodles as my lunch menu day , sitting quietly while pouring seasoning into the bowl before the puff of smoke that indicates the water has warmed up.

" Angel ?"

I turned to see that mom had come with a scraping bag in her hand.

" You're eating instant noodles again, brother?"

Ask who quite often saw me eating a ready-to-eat menu.

" There's no other choice Ma'am, there's no food here so Angel has to eat it."

I said a little suppressing the word forced just to wake up mom that I also need healthy food like the others.

But dear mother did not hear my words, she was busy with the things she carried as if my words were just a wind that blows slowly can not touch the surface, intangible also can not be held.

Sitting quietly, my hands were busy stirring the seasoning I had sprinkled on top of the noodle stew with a sauce that I found so tempting.

" i'm sorry, sister, I had to pick up my sister directly at the new store until I helped Dad to check the note."

Mother said but I answered only a small nod with my mouth constantly scooping the sauce that feels good trying not to provoke my own emotions.

I took the empty bowl and washed it immediately, there was no housekeeper, and that was the reason the mother didn't have time to do this that was also a lot of reasons just to make food for me.

We used to live alone, but my mother was so painstaking in taking care of me and also home with hours to work. If I could replay it, it would feel like I rebelled violently when mom introduced her to being Dad.