The Most Beautiful Miss

Flashback: New Sheet

After taking care of all the school files, finally came the day we had been waiting for 6 years ago. That is; Papa picked up and came to Jakarta.

Papa decided to use the airway at that time. Because papa's leave period is also almost exhausted and to save time. And another reason; papa pity we have to travel long distances for days and fear we are exhausted.

At that time we first got on a plane and used a new airline. B*tavia Air was again up and coming and relatively cheap compared to the famous expensive and luxurious red plate aircraft.

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That afternoon we landed safely at Soekarna Hatta airport. My brother and I were very excited about our first experience. Papa and mama look happy and occasionally papa landed a warm kiss on the cheek of mama.

"Pa.." Mama took off papa's arm from her waist.

"Why baby?" papa asked.

"Papa's wife knows about our arrival?" mama was a little doubtful.

"You know today..."

Mama looked down and down.

Papa raised his face and kissed his forehead.

"Don't worry, baby.. Everything's gonna be fine.... Papa won't waste you here." And the kiss landed on my mama's forehead. Then alternated on my forehead and continued my brother.

"But.." mama stopped the sentence because at the same time papa's index finger touched my lips.

"All will be well." papa smiled and tried to convince.

Mama nodded and smiled.

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We stopped in front of the blue house and the multi-storey house. Around the border with the wall and the left part of the house is covered with black iron trellis with a combination of gold.

The three of us looked at each other. Between confusion and disbelief. This house is like the king's palace. From the outside it looks beautiful.

"Remove.... Napa bengong?" papa surprised us.

"Oh yeah." mama came down and guided our hands to the luxurious fence.

"But.." papa pressed the button on the sturdy concrete wall.

Before long there were fathers who opened the fence and bowed saluting to papa. Papa ordered the middle-aged father to help lift our luggage.

Papa hugged the three of us to enter the house. And we looked more and more at the yard of the house that was so spacious. There's a little garden there. There is a swing and a small gazebo adsa on the side.

"Well, this is the palace in tivi.." chirped bang Khalif.

"Ho'oh.." I answered while carefully observing each corner of the yard.

"Welcome to our home." papa spread out his hands.

Mama still looks dumbfounded and amazed to see the luxury of the house.

"This is papa's house?" ask the Khalif bang excitedly while touching the shiny sofa.

Papa nodded slowly and guided our hands towards the inside.

"Well, "me and the Khalif bang are both glaring at the contents in the living room. There's a giant television set on top of a gold-colored closet.

"Well..this is tivi huh pa?" bang Khalif touched the thing we saw together.

Mama just fell silent. I looked back and accidentally saw tears in my eyes. I frowned and retreated backwards. I hugged my silent mother's body.

"Mama why?" I whispered a little.

Mama just replied with a kiss on my forehead.

Suddenly....

"Papaa......."

We heard a little girl's voice coming from the stairs. Spontaneously we all turned towards the source of the voice. The girl ran towards the papa and hugged the papa leg tightly. The three of us fell silent and watched the spoiled scene.

Papa held the little boy. He's about 4 years old. White and long hair. Papa kissed the boy's cheek and continued to hug him. The caliph approached me and my mother. Papa seemed to have forgotten our existence. Papa carried the little girl towards the living room which had a luxurious sofa.

"Uunch the papaa girl.." papa kissed and kept hugging him.

The boy held papa's cheeks.

"Papa tok long time home? Celil kan lindu.." The little girl wrapped her hands around papa's neck. And papa kissed her repeatedly.

"Papa misses also Iaaang... I'm sorry, dear papa lamaa back home.." papa tried to persuade her little girl.

There is jealousy in my heart. I stared at the Khalif bang and I also caught a sad face there. We've never been treated that way.

"Eeh papa." Our daydream was startled by the voice of a woman from the direction of the stairs.

The woman came down and ran a little towards Papa. Then, papa kissed her forehead. Papa also wrapped his hands around his waist. I looked straight up, at my mom's face. And I saw my mother speechless and her eyes glazed over.

Mama squeezed my shoulders and I think also squeezed the shoulders of the Khalif bang.

"It looks like they're a happy family." - mama..

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