
A woman was already smiling with a pack of cigarettes in her hand. Exactly the same cigarette that Aska was enjoying.
"Sister." Aska looks surprised by the presence of Echa there.
"Adek please .. don't tell Mommy or Daddy," asked Aska with full request. Both parents are very unhappy with the name of cigarettes as well as alcohol. They strongly forbade his two sons not to consume it.
Echa's lips were smiling, but Aska knew there was a sense of dislike in the depths of her brother's heart. Aska immediately turned off the cigarette she had just burned. Echa ruffled her youngest sister's hair.
"You are still little sister Brother" he said, laughing because it was clearly a look of fear on Aska's face. Aska was flabbergasted, her brother should have been angry, but he instead looked relaxed. Even Echa was sitting next to Aska.
"Why?" A word was said from the mouth of his beloved brother who was staring at him. Echa seemed to know the turmoil that was enveloping her heart.
Aska wanted to lie, but Echa's eyes seemed to have hypnotized him to say everything.
"A pack of cigarettes will never solve your problem" said Echa who now gently rubs his shoulder.
"Act! Solve the problem" continued Echa again. "Don't forget to take ablution and bow down to the owner of the universe" he added.
Aska's heart was tingled to hear the brother's words. Now, Aska stared intensely at the brother's bead eyes. Beautiful and calm eyes. He said that softly made Aska's heart warm.
"Loving turns out to be more painful than being loved" Aska replied expressionlessly.
Echa's forehead shriveled at hearing that. He still looked at his sister's face. Highlight Echa's eyes asking Aska to continue on.
"When you're struggling to be happy, but only considered friends. Doesn't that hurt?" Aska's voice sounded very heavy. He also smiled bitterly.
Echa saw how hurt Askara's heart, her sister. Just this time Echa saw Aska fragile. The usually cheerful child, now his lost cheerfulness is replaced with a deep fondness. Echa spread out her arms and Aska immediately embraced Echa's body which never changed from the first.
"I love him, Brother. I love him," he said in a very soft tone.
Echa would be a good listener for Askara. Let this brother take out all his heart. To be honest, Echa really missed this moment. Where is his sister who always tells him and cries in his arms.
"Adek .. is not always what we want to be possessed by God. Follow the path God has set while continuing to struggle. There is no struggle that betrays the end result" said Echa, gently rubbing Aska's back.
"Don't give up while it's still fightable" he continued.
"Adek just doesn't want to be a loser" Aska said, looking up at Echa.
"The winner is not necessarily the one who fights desperately. There's a lucky factor that comes with it, whereas a loser he's an unlucky fighter" Echa replied with a smile.
"Maybe God has written that the love story of all the children of Mamah is not easy. There must be a struggle being made. There must be tears that are shed in order to appreciate what has been obtained," explained Echa with a genuine smile. "Love with sincerity that will bring your children to happiness" he added.
Echa's smile was transmitted to Aska. Her brother's advice was very useful to her. Now, Aska hugged her sister's body very tightly.
"Who the hell can win the heart of this Brother Adek? Until you get too bad?" echa asked curiously while putting her chin on Aska's shoulder.
"He's an ordinary woman. She is not as beautiful as Brother or Riana" Aska explained.
"She's just a weak woman pretending to be happy in front of everyone" Aska continued.
"He is not rich either, his life is very simple. Would you like to have a sister-in-law like her?" Aska's eyes showed seriousness, while Echa chuckled at the sister's question.
"Dengerin Brother yes, Deck. The treasure and throne do not guarantee us happiness. Why is it rich if the heart is tormented?" reply Echa.
"You must remember, wealth is a deposit. It is better to enrich the heart with good things so that the good can be remembered," added Echa while staring at her sister's bead.
Echa now rubs gently on the little sister's hand. "I'm not sure, Mamah and Papah are not parents who will look at it. Their children's happiness is paramount." Aska was relieved by what her sister said. True people say, his brother is a drop of Ayanda.
"Adek just wants to end his pretense, brother. Adek wants to introduce him to real happiness. Filling up the emptiness of his heart that he had been hiding all along," explained Aska as she stared softly at Echa.
Echa cupped her sister's face with a smile etched on her face. "From now on, learn to fight, though not to be appreciated. Keep loving, even if not loved. Study up!" The sister's advice. Aska fell silent, digesting the brother's words.
"However, when you are tired of all forms of struggle you are only considered the last wind. Moving on, turning right doesn't hurt. Not all humans have that extra patience, right." Echa still looked at the face of the younger brother who looked bitter.
"When it's just a simple thing, but why is it so hard to do?" ask Ask.
Echa smiled again. He gently rubbed the head of the sister
"Sometimes we take something easy for granted. In fact, it is difficult for us to achieve." Aska nodded and she re-hugged her brother's body for the umpteenth time. The brother's warm embrace gave him peace until he closed his eyes for a moment.
Echa is not a father-brother with Aska nor Aksa. However, they were able to become very familiar brothers. The twins will be protectors for Echa as well as Echa. Echa's life was almost sacrificed in order to save his two younger siblings.
"When you're in trouble, don't keep everything alone. Don't make cigarettes an escape, it'll interfere with your health." The advice Echa gave in silence.
"I don't know .. You can't tell Mamah and Papah. You must remember, you still have Brother, Brother and also Bang Radit. You can tell us because we are ready to be good listeners for all your complaints." Aska smiled hearing the brother's sincere words. Now, he looked towards his older brother who was also already smiling towards him.
"False, Brother. My brother never changed. Brother has always been a good listener for Adek and also Brother. Being a second mother to us."
Simple words, but able to make Echa happy without Tara.
"Can you meet that woman?"
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