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At night, Afifa sat in the dish beside Fauzi, they had a serious conversation, Afifa's hands stroking the heads of Talita who had fallen asleep in her lap.
"Sister.", Call Afifa.
"Hmmm?", replied Fauzi turned a glance at his wife's face, then returned focus to the television screen.
Afifa leaned her head against her husband's shoulder, Fauzi turned her head back and raised her hand and embraced Afifa's shoulder, making Afifa lean against her field. "Do we have to tell Talita's current position?".
"Hmmm?, what's wrong?", asked Fauzi, feeling that his wife was agitated.
"So when I picked up Talita at school, her friends asked her about her father" explained Afifa.
"La...I'm not his father, so why?".
"But Talita does not know his position, I. I feel sick to hear his friends keep asking about his father who does not live with him, maybe he is also confused to explain it".
Fauzi was speechless, he took a deep breath, "But he is still very small, his mind has not yet come to think of such a heavy thing".
"I know, but I'm afraid she'll find out from someone else, I'm afraid she'll hate me".
Fauzi hugged Afifa's shoulder, then kissed her forehead. "Darling.., you are the best mother, your love, your love is so sincere for her, Talita cannot hate you until now".
"His friends said that stepmother was evil, and she fell silent after that".
"No.., it's just a fairy tale before bed, Talita's been feeling your affection all this time, don't worry".
"Sir..., what if someday Wulan's father meets you?, I'm afraid to think about it".
"Hey dear.don't think too much about the things that have not happened, we just live all this, now we live happily with Talita's presence with us".
"Sister.., is your love never going to come out at any time?", said Afifa suddenly, as if to make sure that she was so valuable to her husband.
"Why are you still questioning that? after so many problems we've had for almost two years, do you still have doubts about my love Dek?" ask Fauzi.
"I'm afraid of losing you, sister".", said Afifa Lirih, not feeling her tears dripping.
Fauzi who realized that, further tightened his embrace, "I'm sorry dear.", Fauzi rubbed Afifa's tears with her thumb, "the color of my stupid past, the color of my stupid one, make you have to continue to face the problems that still haunt you until now, but rest assured with my love, I will continue to ask the almighty, he said, we will not only be together in the world but until later in his paradise".
Afifa looked up at her head, there was a smile on her lips, their eyes met, there was not the slightest lie emanated from the sight of the two, their faces were getting closer and her lips were about to meet, but...."Ah.. kak.", said Afifa disperse the concentration of Fauzi, "Move Talita first to his room", said Afifa then after realizing that Talita was asleep in his lap.
"Oh.iya hehe", replied Fauzi with a somewhat embarrassed smile. He stood up and raised his daughter's tiny body to the central room which Afifa tata purposely called Talita's room. Afifa followed her husband's steps, after Fauzi laid Talita down, Afifa immediately covered her and kissed the boy on the forehead, as well as Fauzi. The two looked at each other and threw a smile.
"Why do we make a baby sister for her tonight?", Fauzi said with a naughty smile, making Afifa smile and pinching her husband's waist.
The two laughed, Fauzi embracing Afifa towards their room.
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On Sunday morning, Fauzi bailed to go to his shop to Afifa and her daughter, one kiss landing after both. "Dad go first, baby" said Fauzi, bending over Talita's high finger.
"Yes Dad", replied Talita's tiny lips.
"Darling...Today we want to go to the Mall with Nadia, Tadi Nadia sent a message asking to be escorted to buy clothes for her lecture, all with Talita for a walk. May it?", said Afifa while greeting her husband.
"May, all of you buy clothes for Talita as well, so that there is no need to bring clothes from his house when staying here", Fauzi turned to his daughter with a smile.
Fauzi rubbed the cheeks of the Talita Cabi, "Dear, Daddy go first".
"Yes Dad".
Fauzi looked back at his wife, "just use a credit card!", Fauzi said, answered with an Afifa nod.
Fauzi walked out the gate of the house, Afifa and Talita watching him until his body was out of sight.
That day they went to the Mall with Nadia according to plan, Afifa chose some clothes suitable for Nadia, as well as home clothes for Talita. Nadia was so excited, unmitigated 7 sets of clothes she bought with savings left by her parents, they also returned home after the dzuhur adzan reverberated.
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In the afternoon after Ashar, Nadia returned home to her Grandmother, Talita was busy chatting with Afifa in the back garden while feeding her fish. Sometimes they laughed, as if there was no distance between them.
"Mother.I want a snack" said Talita.
"Hmmm...beautiful daughter Mother Laper yes?"
Talita nodded.
"Yuk mother anter to the front stall of the house!", said Afifa as she moved from her seat, re-cleaned the fish feed to her place, then walked lead Talita into her house to take the money, both of them left the house to the shop which was not far from his house.
"Assalamualaikum.".", Sapa Afifa to a group of mothers who are huddling, whether shopping or just sitting there, chatting ngalor ngidul uncertain direction. Although Afifa has been living in this area for almost 2 years, but Afifa rarely gather and mingle with neighbors around him. It's nothing, besides Afifa is rarely home because he has to go to school almost every day, he is also not the type of person who likes to fad about talking about something that is less useful for him.
"Waalaikum greetings Neng Afifa.", answered the Mothers in unison, they seemed to whisper to pay attention to Afifa who held Talita's hand.
"Who's son is Neng?" ask a mother who has a short pedigree with a batik pattern.
"My son Ceu" Afifa replied with a smile.
"Then anyway? not just a 2-year marriage? how come you have a big kid?".
Afifa did not answer them, only a smile review that Afifa showed.
"Don't you, Neng Fifa took it from the orphanage huh, because she didn't have any children yet?". asked the other mothers.
"Deg.", Afifa's heart paused for a moment, then returned to speaking after being able to control her heartbeat. "Excuse me ma'am, I'm sorry.my daughter wants to snack", he said then regardless of the questions of those who continue to look at him and Talita with full curiosity... (basis Mothers of the always kepong kepo).
Afifa immediately passed from the stall after getting the food Talita wanted and paid for it.
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