Sharing Love: My Preferred Husband

Stepbrother

The arrival of 2 guests to his place of residence, Anjani did not ask much more. He was just engrossed in feeding Riki with a snack he brought from posyandu.

"That's Teteh's son both right?" Asked his aunt Rika breaking the awkward atmosphere.

"Yes, this is Riki, he's 4 years old. If this is Laila, she's 6, she's just about to go to SD." Anjani explained it at length because he was lazy to be questioned again.

"Ohh. funny-funny yes Tea son, kayak doll."

"Hehe yes."

In addition, Laila felt alien to the 2 guests who came to her house. From then on he just watched. Why is the boy looking for his father here? Does he want to take Laila's father? Laila thought as she continued to hide behind Anjani's body.

Shortly, Adwi arrived. He entered through the kitchen door and immediately got a hand kiss from Rika. Adwi sat down and Rika immediately approached to hug Adwi.

"Are you great, you're in school?" Ask Adwi while rubbing Rika's shoulder.

"Udah sir, I'm in first grade now, and soon I'm going up to second grade." Speak Rika with a smile.

'How are they familiar? Did they meet before?'

Seeing their behavior, Anjani felt surprised. He thought Adwi would be indifferent and ordinary. But he seemed to welcome them gladly.

"Where is it now?" Ask her Aunt Rika.

"Newly nyaloin so lurah, alhamdulillah now already accepted."

"Bahh.. Your father is now a lurah Ika."

"What is that cheap?" Ask Rika who doesn't know yet.

"These are the people who lead one village, who take care of the affairs of the people of one village." Obviously her aunt Rika.

"Ohh.. You are busy here, aren't you? Eat it you never come home." Rika said innocently.

It makes the atmosphere feel pity. Adwi felt so, he could not explain and just meng yes.

"Yes Rika, I'm busy here. So if you want to see me, you come here."

"Yes sir, I'll ask Om to be with Aunty to help me."

Rika looks very good, she understands and does not force Adwi to come to her house. But Anjani's heart is upset, why those who do not yet clearly have family ties dare to come here.

'Huh! He must have been taught to her by her mother. He's only here to ask for money!' Anjani muttered.

"Rika, we're going home now, okay? Oh you have picked it up. He doesn't know how to get here." Said her Aunt Rika after lingering there.

"Yes Bi. Sir, I want to go home. But. Lebaran later I have no money to buy clothes." Rika spoke intelligently. True to what Anjani predicted, the boy asked Adwi for money that was not his father.

"Mother has little money, this is for you to buy clothes. Titipin used to be with your aunt yeah, scared of the fire." Without a doubt Adwi gave him money of 300 thousand.

"Yes sir."

They also say hello and greet Anjani and Adwi. Immediately when they were no longer seen, Anjani began to interrogate her husband.

"Why do you think you've ever met him? Has she ever been to her house?"

"No, I met you on the street. I like to go. Anyway, if I never met Rika, I think I will come to her house. It would be strange too if suddenly Rika came here and continued to acquaintance with me."

"I'm like him, aren't you kasian? He is still a little boy, later if he is already big, has been looking for work, will not ask me again. He just asked to buy clothes, the cost of living is not borne by me anyway. You please understand dong."

Adwi has already gotten some info about them. He explained that Rika's mother who had been married by him religiously was now married again. Adwi said that the woman had been married and divorced several times, so she felt sorry for Rika who was hanged and confused without a father.

Anjani can take it. But deep down, she still felt hate for the mother and child who had claimed to have a family relationship with her husband.

"Well, who was that?" After they were silent, it was now Laila's turn to ask.

"That's your father's son." Said Anjani deliberately insinuating.

"Ohh. That's my brother Mah?"

"Hmm. yes it is possible." Anjani looks at Adwi cynically.

"Yee. I have a sister! I want to tell you to ah! I want to play Mah." Laila looks very happy. He said goodbye and went to play in the house of his neighbor who was not so far away.

"Well A, isn't Aa shy about Laila telling people she has a half-sister?" Anjani was annoyed.

"No papa, besides people already know about me. Laila can probably say that too, she doesn't know anything."

From there the discussion about the guest was no longer discussed. Anjani conveyed some messages that he got from posyandu, he had also informed about Laila who wanted to enter SD immediately, and Adwi agreed.

"A, I met Mr. Ustadz on the road, next Wednesday Aa was told to come to study. He said he was told to give a speech at the same lecture. Can Aa?" Now Anjani looks friendly, she smiles seductively at her husband who is not good at making speeches.

"No, how's dong? Just hold the mic, my hands are trembling." What Adwi meant was the day of his election.

"Oh, we buy a textbook right now, all buy Ila uniforms." Adwi got the idea.

"Well, Ila, when I have to bring Riki, let him sleep again. Aa can, right?"

"Yes, I can. But my money's not enough, I'm taking it from the savings?"

"As for Aa, anyways that's hard-earned money Aa."

"You also help. Yes, I want to go straight away. You want to nitip something?"

"M. I want some fruits. Salak is the same longan."

Adwi set out to pick up Laila first at her friend's house.

"Ila, you want to come?" Adwi calls Laila outside the fence of her neighbor's house.

"You Sir! Where are we going, man?"

"To the market, buy your uniform. Mama said, you want to go to school."

"Yes, sir for a moment. Reva, I want to go first yeah, we'll play again."

"Yes, when."

A short story about the name Bila:

In the past, when Laila introduced herself, she was still not fluent in speaking and instead mentioned the name Nabila. Because it is familiar with the name, people around also call it by the name Bila.