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Family Secrets (2)

With a heavy heart and a limp body, the clouds that felt like missing vanished swallowed by the earth finally came out of his father's study and returned to his own room. Sitting on the edge of the bed, supported by his two elbowed hands resting on his thighs, Cloud held his head and began to wring his hair. Eyes closed.

“What are we talking about love and commitment if Aurora turns out to be her sister??”

The clouds were confused and confused, not knowing what to think. Slowly his shoulders were shaken, Clouds were crying. Her tears could not be held back, this was the first time Clouds cried since she was a teenager. The clouds felt her chest tight, unable to breathe, oxygen thinning, and her room felt increasingly cramped.

It took quite a long time for Cloud to be able to stop her crying, normalize her breathing rhythm, while still enduring the pain felt in her heart and throughout her body.

The clouds decided to go to the bathroom, wipe away the rest of her tears, and try to get freshness from the water that fell apart as well as the fresh scent of soap on her body.

Apparently his efforts did not produce results.

The clouds still felt his head heavy and around, even now he began to feel the temperature inside his body increase, but outside he actually felt cold.

His condition made Awan choose to lie on his bed, hoping to reduce the tension felt in his head, neck, and entire body. The clouds are so restless. A moment on his back, briefly facing left, turning to the right, back facing the ceiling, none of the positions that make it comfortable.

The day outside was getting darker, even in the Cloud room. He did not intend to turn on the lights in his room because he thought the lights would make him more and more unable to stay still.

When it was time for dinner, Awan heard footsteps and a knock at the door, following his mother's voice calling out his name. The clouds were silent and did not answer. The sound of the door opening made Cloud immediately close her eyes and just reopen it when her ears had caught the sound of the door closing slowly.

That night the clouds did not know whether he had time to fall asleep or not, because he felt he could hardly sleep even though he had closed his eyes. Stomach that has not been filled since noon was no longer felt. The clouds just wanted him to wake up immediately and hope finding all of this was just a nightmare present bothering him.

When dawn finally approached, Clouds was completely awake and chose silence lying on his bed. His chest still felt heavy and the distress was still whack. It turns out it wasn't all a dream.

The clouds are incapable of thinking. That morning he prayed, but could not choose a word to raise his prayer. The cloud does not know what it should do to the Creator. The clouds do not want to impose their will but are also not ready if the hope is not fulfilled, until he is only able to say softly, “Be according to Your will, O God.”

The cloud saw his HP which turned out to be dead. While connected to the power-enhancing cable, Cloud turned on HP. He sat down on the edge of his bed, looked towards the floor, and drew and exhaled softly many times.

“What should I do now?” he thought in a busy mind.

There were several incoming messages he saw, as well as an unanswered video call, from Aurora. Opening the Aurora message, the contents said Aurora wanted to make a video call but it looks like the Cloud HP is in a dead condition. Aurora also asked what happened so that the Cloud HP died, not as usual.

The clouds closed their eyes with their hands, trying to hold back the tears that had almost been shed. “How can I see Aurora at this time?”

Restless, disappointed, afraid, angry, resentful.

It took a very long time for Awan to finish his bath this morning. The clouds stood for a very long time under the shower hoping that his complicated thoughts could be broken through the water droplets he felt. His head was not as heavy as last night, but his heart still felt fast with adrenaline that was still above normal.

From the stairs to the ground floor, Awan saw his mother pacing back and forth from the dining room to the kitchen, tidying up the dirty dishes used for breakfast. Cloud's heart weakened to see his mother, he just kept quiet towards the table intending to fill his stomach.

“Morning, Wan,” greet Ratih, his mother.

“Morning, Ma'am,” answered Clouds while preparing dishes and starting to pick up the nasi uduk available at the dining table.

Cloud just answered slowly, “Iya, Mom. Clouds overslept.”

Train back to the kitchen leaving the Clouds eating alone. Not very tasteful, but Cloud knew she had to eat. In just a moment, Awan had already risen from his seat and delivered the dirty dishes to the kitchen.

There was a noise from the side door, it turned out that it was his younger sister, Mega Adhisti Dwikaniya, who was commonly called Dhisti. In her carriage was a cute, wavy-haired girl who looked as pretty as the mother carrying her.

As soon as he entered and saw the Clouds, Dhisti immediately shouted and ran a small approach to the Clouds, “Mas Awaaaannn ... kangennya ..”.

Dhisti hugs Clouds with his daughter, Shifa, still in her arms. The clouds smiled widely at the arrival of his sister and nephew and immediately returned Dhisti's embrace as well as hugging and kissing Shifa's head.

Dhisti is already married, but still can not eliminate his indulgence in Awan brother.

Dhisti had not met Awan when Awan arrived from the Netherlands because in the same week he was with his small family on vacation. Today Dhisti took the time to stop by his parents' house to be able to meet with Awan soon. Dhisti drops Shifa off her carrier when she sees Ratih joining them. After saluting his mother, Dhisti immediately sat down next to the Clouds. His face looks very happy.

“Cakepan now you, Mas,” said Dhisti while looking at the Clouds from the side.

Cloud laughed, deliberately made cynical, and said, “From the first also saucy.”

Dhisti pretended to be unaffected with the snide laughter of the Clouds.

“Emang,” he said flatly while still staring at the Clouds, but soon immediately smiled widely.

“Today's Mas to Surabaya? Why?” asked Dhisti while scooping the rice sitting in his plate.

The grimacing clouds reminded him of what he did and who he met in Surabaya.

“There is a mutual friend,” replied Awan briefly do not want to explain.

“Ooh, kirain nemuin would-be sister-in-law,” reply Dhisti relax and enjoy rice uduknya without realizing how the reaction of the clouds.

Hearing Dhisti's words, Awan felt his heart being squeezed again which gave him goosebumps. As far as possible, Awan controls his body so that Dhisti cannot detect something is wrong. He laughed only shortly, answering his sister.

Chat in the dining room and then move to the family room so that Shifa can be more free to play. For some reason, whenever his younger brother, Dhisti, indulges with him in speech and action, the Clouds are reminded of Aurora.

The clouds dispel her discomfort by turning her attention to Shifa and accompanying her to play. Lucky Shifa is being funny with a variety of adorable children's behavior and patterns, Clouds can forget a little about the problems that are in front of his eyes.

After enjoying lunch together, Dhisti also said goodbye to his mother and brother. In his car, Shifa was asleep. Clouds peeked at the cheek of Shifa and then embraced and rubbed Dhisti's upper arm while driving Dhisti to his car.

“Greetings to Rama,” said Awan called his sister-in-law's name.