The Other Me

Grandfather and the Secret of Aaron's Birth

" The deck, your phone has been shaking ever since, maybe something important." said Harna. Currently Harna is cooking in the kitchen with mbak Anin and Ar just sitting there without helping, he is reading on ipad.

" Sister, who's coming?" ask Ar. At the meal, he heard that there were guests coming, so his brother cooked quite a lot.

" Herman's father's brother is equally beautiful, in 15 minutes, you help brother ask your nephews to take a bath..." Ask Harna.

" Yes, brother..."

***

Dinner with the Herman family, warm as the family in general but there is something strange that is felt by Ar.

He felt that Aaron was afraid of his grandfather, Ar, who could hear Aaron's heartbeat when his father, Brother Herman, asked about the education of children. Ar who was sitting next to Aaron had nudged Aaron's hand he felt that Aaron's tang was so cold.

Finished eating they all moved and chatted in the living room.

" Sister, if you guys are going to talk important, I can bring the others to play with Ad, Ri, An." ar said when feeling that it seems like the adults want to talk about important things but just keep quiet because they are there.

" Take your nieces and nephews to study." said Herman's father.

" Their father just finished testing." - denied Herman.

" Study is not just before the exam." said the father.

" Papa, they just finished the exam, let them rest for a while." said Indah coaxed the father. He saw Harna's already bad face.

" Herman's father, because my nephews scored above the study target, so we made a deal for a week's off after the exam." said Ar, all of whom turned their eyes to Ar.

" really? How much is your target for learning?" ask Herman's father. He is the person who attaches the most importance to the academy values of his grandchildren, he used to apply to his two children...

" Over 90, based on their average grades, they all rank 1 in each class, thanks to a patterned study schedule..." clearly Ar used words that sounded interesting to the father of his sister-in-law.

" The study schedule has been arranged, so Herman and Harna refused additional tutoring after school" said Herman's father.

" Yes, brother Herman and brother Harna entrusted me as their tutor." said Ar.

" You?"

" Yes, I also want to convey to the principal's mother to give us permission to use the old art space..." Ar takes advantage of the situation.

" What is the Old Art Room for?" ask this grumpy grandpa again.

" We formed a study group..."

" Ah that Mr. Frengky sent it, well the group could have followed the tour to Germany that we planned some time ago." continued Indah, he began to understand the situation Ar and tried to help.

Ar deliberately wants to get more views so that he can help his nephews from the pressure of learning by their grandfathers by showing off that he joined and even became the chairman in a learning group containing all smart kid in it.

" Have you approved the room's use permit?" asked the grumpy grandfather to his daughter, the headmaster of Indah.

" It seems like it will be difficult papa, even if they are qualified to make a study group, permitting the use of the school room outside of working hours ti..."

" What do you say I'm still the head of the foundation." eventually the grumpy grandfather ate Ar's bait and Indah's mother.

Herman and Harna smiled and were a little surprised, how they could both melt the old man's hard heart in front of them, but it was good that it was not the grandfather who arranged their children's learning.

The last time the grandfather set a study schedule and used tutoring, the value of children was even lower than not using a tutor, even they were like depressed when taking tutoring.

" Patience Herman, what class is Ardian in?"

" Now class X Language I sir..."

" Call me papa, just as Lovely call, you're Harna's sister right?" said the grandfather.

" Yes..."

" Yes...?"

"Yes papa..."

" Now go play, papa entrust the value of your grandchildren to you..." Said Grandpa.

And the five went. Ar, Aaron, Vian, Vin, and Win, the five left quickly before the grumpy grandfather changed his mind.

In Ar's room, there are several dolls with large sizes. Ar dropped him off so they could play together, he let his nieces play with the baby dogs and he read a book he hadn't finished yet.

*

In kitchen.

" She, I don't like your father to discriminate Aaron with others." said Harna annoyed.

" I don't know what else to say, we can't go back in time and erase our mistakes." Herman said frustratedly.

" We agreed not to discuss this after marriage, why did your father bring it up again?" ask Harna.

" Well, I'm still curious about you deck, you said you had a child before me, where is that child? you can't kill him, right?" Ask Herman.

" She, we promised not to talk about it..."

" But you know you're just limited, no other means..."

" The boy is still alive." Harna's statement makes little relief to Herman.

" Where is he now?"

" Dad..."

" Well, is he a boy or a girl?" ask Herman again.

" I don't want to talk about it, which is important now, I don't want Aaron to feel inferior to his three younger siblings because he's not my real son." said Harna again, he almost cried, he almost cried, when he first saw Aaron on his wedding day, Aaron seemed to have no affection, after marrying Herman he began to take care of Aaron and learned that Aaron actually really needed the figure of a mother.

" Aaron is still our son" said Herman, then hugging Harna. Then they both left the kitchen.

Whahuh? Aaron was not a sibling's son, so he also had a son before marrying Sis Herman? What happened to the wedding of Herman's brother and sister. Ar who was on the stairs heard everything clearly. He was thirsty and wanted to be whitewashed but stopped when he saw Harna and Herman talking in the kitchen.

Not going to the kitchen, he went back to his room. Putting himself beside his three puppies, trying to close his eyes but his mind was running around....

*

In the end, he could not be shut down at all. Though he was following a health program to eliminate his acute insomnia by emptying his mind when preparing to sleep so that it can be sleepy, but because the conversation Harna and Herman made him still awake until 04:39.

Waking up from his sleep, he began to tidy up the books into his school bag, seeing the weather forecast....