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Baby Alana

The tense seconds of Andi's life seemed to be going very slowly. He can only hold Anita's hand trying to give strength to Anita.

Finally there was a baby cry that filled the room after Anita gave up her last push.

A tiny baby is now in Anita's chest, making Anita's pain instantly go away.

Tears fell from both corners of Anita's eyes as the tiny baby moved her legs and arms around Anita's chest.

So was Andi who could not hold back her tears as the tiny baby clasped her fingers.

After getting her first breast milk, the doctor brought baby Anita and Andi.

"You're great Nit, I'm proud of you" Andi said, then gave a brief kiss on Anita's forehead.

Anita smiled with Andi's hand. There was a sense of happiness he had never felt in his life when he saw his tiny baby.

Her heart felt peaceful and full of happiness as she heard the cry of her baby for the first time.

Shortly after, the aunt entered Anita's room, the rest of the tears were still visible on both cheeks when she saw Anita who had given birth to her baby.

"Congratulations, aunt took part in the art" said the aunt to Anita.

"Still Bi," Anita replied with her aunt's hand.

**

Time passes, days change. That morning Andi was still in the hospital with Anita and her baby.

Andi smiled watching the morning scenery that raised her spirits. He saw Anita sitting in her bed while giving ASI to her son.

"Are you awake? want to go home now?" anita asked as she realized Andi had just woken up from her sleep.

"No, I still want you" Andi replied and moved away from her seat.

"Don't come here!" anita said quickly as she saw Andi standing up.

"Why?"

"Wait after I give her ASI, you don't look!" anita answered with a sharp look towards Andi.

Andi just smiled thinly and then stepped foot into the toilet to wash her face.

"Udah finished?" andi asked after she came out of the toilet.

"Udah," Anita replied as she watched the tiny baby in her arms.

Andi then took her steps towards Anita. His hand touched the baby in front of him. Just like before, the baby clasped Andi's finger firmly as if he knew that the one who touched him was his father.

"When can I go home?" ask Anita to Andi.

"Maybe tomorrow, the doctor must make sure you and our little baby are healthy" replied Andi who looks anxious at the baby.

"I hope she will grow up to be a beautiful and kind girl, as good as you are" Anita said without taking her eyes off her tiny baby.

"She will be much better than us Nit and she will be a beautiful girl like you" Andi replied by bringing her eyes to Anita.

"Are you ready to name him?" ask Anita.

"Mmmm... Do you have any ideas?" reply Andi asked.

Anita shook her head slowly while still staring at the baby. Anita wants to spend the time by staring at the tiny baby she will leave behind.

In her heart there was a sense that made her reluctant to leave her baby. But he still had to leave because he did not want the baby to be a barrier to get what he wanted.

Because for him, the presence of the baby was not his desire. He thought that the presence of the baby in his arms was a mistake and he did not want to live his life as a mother before what he wanted was achieved.

"You want our deal, right Ndi? I didn't want to deal with this baby after she was born, including giving her a name" Anita said.

"Are you really going to leave him? can't you change your decision after you see him in front of you?" andi asked in the hope that Anita could change her decision.

"I told you, nothing will change, once I get out of the hospital, she's not who I am anymore" Anita replied with teary eyes.

His heart and mind were at war then. Deep in his heart he heavily said that to Andi.

"He will remain your son Nit, no matter how far you get away from him, he is part of you" Andi said.

Anita nodded her head with a smile on her tiny baby. For a while before he leaves, he will pour his affection on the baby in his arms.

After that he will let go of everything, he will forget everything that happened between him and Andi.

No more little babies were in his memory. That's what Anita wanted her to do to do what she'd wanted to do for a long time.

"I will love her the name of Alana, the beloved daughter, Andi Anita and Alana" Andi said, stroking the face of the tiny baby, who will be called Alana.

"A pretty name" said Anita.

Andi just nodded her head with a smile.

If one looked at them, they would seem like a happy little family.

But in reality, they are far from it. The happiness they feel comes along with the sadness they have to accept.

Because the one-night mistake that has occurred makes all the plans that have been arranged messy without direction, making them stuck on a relationship that they do not want.

"After I get out of the hospital, I'll go with aunt Ndi, I'll start all over again" Anita told Andi.

"Why do you have to go Nit? I'll take care of him without you having to go away!"

"It's gonna be hard for me Ndi, I have to stay away to escape all this!" said Anita.

"You don't have to forget......"

"Ndi, we've agreed on this, don't you think?"

Andi nodded her head and sat back on the sofa. He scrunched his forehead thinking about what happened to him. He did not understand where the path would lead to his destiny.

He had tried to make Anita change her decision, but everything was in vain. Anita still insists on letting go of her baby and goes to forget everything.

There was nothing else Andi could do but accept Anita's decision as they had already made a deal beforehand.

Shortly after, the aunt came in to see the little baby in Anita's arms.

"Hello aunt, I know my name is Alana, andi's father who gave me that name" Anita said, making a child-like voice.

Andi who heard him smiled faintly and then came back to Anita.

"Den Andi wants to learn a sling?" ask Andi.

"May bi, please help!"

"Yes," replied the aunt and helped Andi to hold baby Alana.

"papa will take good care of you dearly, with or without your mama," Andi said in his heart.

**

The day has changed. That morning, aided by her aunt, Anita prepared to leave the hospital.

"Non Anita is sure to leave non Alana?" ask Anita aunty.

"Please don't ask that again bi, Anita's decision will not change!" anita answered while holding a tiny baby in her cradle.

"Auntie will help non Anita to take care....."

"No bi, she'll stay with Andi, Andi will take good care of her, so auntie doesn't have to worry!" anita said cutting off aunt's words.

"After Anita's out of here, Anita will start everything from scratch, so Anita please be the same aunt, please don't discuss this matter anymore, help Anita to avoid all this bi!" anita begged aunt.

"Yes non, aunty will always help as much as aunty can" replied the aunt.

Shortly afterwards Andi came with a middle-aged woman. She is a baby sitter who will help Andi to look after her tiny baby while Andi is busy.

I don't know what will happen when Mama Siska sees Andi coming home with her baby. If indeed Andi had to leave the house, then he would go with the baby and also his baby sitter. He will start his life from the beginning as a father.

He will receive all the anger either from his mother, Adit or his mother and father.

After completing the administration, Andi drove Anita home.

Arriving at Anita's house, Andi brings her baby down, providing an opportunity for Anita to give her last breast milk to baby Alana.

"You have to inget Nit, you can come whenever you change your mind!" andi said by stroking Anita's hair.

"Why should I come?" ask Anita.

"Because you are the mother who gave birth to her, until whenever she is your son Nit, I cannot love you but I will treat you as the wife and mother of my son with the kindness of Anita, i promise!"

Anita smiled faintly at Andi's words. Although Andi has had children as a result of her relationship with Anita, in fact Andi still can not give her love for Anita.

"You're still expecting Dini?" ask Anita.

"Don't bring Dini into our problems, she has nothing to do with any of this" Andi said without answering Anita's questions.

"I already know your answer" Anita said, nodding her head slowly.

After finishing giving ASI to his son, Anitapun gave it to Andi.

"Take care of her well Ndi, take care of her until she grows up to be as good a woman as you are" Anita said with teary eyes and kissed her baby softly.

"mama dear to you beautiful fairy, mama will always pray for your happiness, sorry because mama has to go," said Anita in her heart.

Andi then gave the baby to Mbak Asih then hugged Anita tightly, making Anita spill all her tears in Andi's arms.

"I hope you're happy with your choice Anita" Andi said with red eyes holding back her tears.

Anita then released herself from Andi's embrace and looked into Andi's eyes deeply.

"Thank you because you want to understand and understand my decision, you don't wait for me, you just have to be happy with him and love him a good mother who loves him," Anita told Andi.

Andi just kept quiet and then gave a brief peck on Anita's forehead.

After the farewell drama was over, Andi left Anita's house with baby Alana and also mbak Asih. He drove his car towards Siska's mother's house.

Previously Andi had made a deal with mbak Asih not to ask about his personal problems.

Mbak Asih is required to be silent without asking anything when he sees the complicated situation that Asih will see later.

Asih's job is only to maintain and care for baby Alana well as long as Andi is not there and Mbak Asih agrees to it.

Arriving at home, Andi and Mbak Asih immediately got out of the car and walked into the house.

"Andi aja mbak that fat, mbak Asih please bring the milk bottle," said Andi on mbak Asih.

"What other stuff?" ask mbak Asih.

"Let me first, I don't know if I'm welcome in this house or not" replied Andi then walked into the house.

The house looks lonely, there is no one you see in the house. Andi then took Mbak Asih up to his room on the second floor.

Andi put baby Alana in her big bed. Baby Alana was crying loudly.

Mbak Asihpun immediately gave the milk bottle he brought to Andi.

"Calm down baby, for a while we'll stay here" Andi said, holding a bottle of baby Alana's milk.

"Andi!"

I heard the voice of someone I knew very well. Andi then brought her gaze towards the source of the voice that called out to her.

"Please mbak," said Andi to mbak Asih in order to replace himself holding a milk bottle.

"Know ma, this is mbak Asih, a baby sitter with Andi, who works together" Andi told the mother.

"Baby sitter? what do you mean? why is there a baby in your room? who's the baby?" mama Siska asked not to understand.

"His name is Alana ma, he is Andi's son" replied Andi who made mama Siska round her eyes in disbelief.

"What do you mean Ndi? no kidding! this isn't funny!"

"Mama calm first, mama sat first, Andi will clear everything," said Andi by bringing the mother to sit, but the mother refused.

"Clearly mama what's really going on!" said Mama Siska who looked emotional.

Andi took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

"Andi's sorry ma, Andi knows Andi has disappointed mama, whatever the risk will be Andi accept, Andi...."

"Don't twist around, tell me who's the baby? why is he here?"

"He's Alana, he's Andi and Anita's son, there's something going on that makes Anita get pregnant and give birth in silence, there's no marriage between us and......."

PLAAAAKKKK

A hard slap landed on Andi's cheek. Andi just silently let the mother vent all her emotions because she should have received the anger of the mother for what she had been hiding all this time.

"Tell me if it's all true, you must be lying to me, right?"

"No ma, Andi's the same story mama, he's Andi and Anita's son, we've......"

PLAAAAAKKKK

For the second time a hard slap landed on Andi's cheek, not only that, mama Siska took a vase of flowers nearby and floated her prepared to throw it at Andi.