The Shack

TG 8: Papa Delano's Announcement

The divided focus made Al not continue his observation as Ale suddenly patted his shoulders in surprise. He turned his attention back to Ar. Where his brother was really acting awkward. Not wanting to think strangely, he took all the brothers out of the room.

It just so happened to cross paths with Mama Aldo on the stairs. It turned out that the woman wanted to ask the children to join the parents sitting in the living room talking about something important. Of course no one could resist so they just came along.

It seemed that the fathers put on serious faces, while the mothers fell silent trying to restrain themselves. Of the six adults in the living room, Papa Delano became the head of the family. Where the man waved a hand made the children approach, then asked to sit close to him.

"Why does it look tense? Is there a work problem?" Al asked as he grabbed the father's hand. Massaged slowly hoping to ease the burden of the mind of the elderly.

Ale even struggled to hold Papa Delano, while Ar and Ans chose to sit on a fur carpet like waiting for the storyteller to read a story. Seeing children ready to listen to what the goal is. The heart still has doubts.

The sound of slow breathing blew over Ale's crown, making the girl look up at her papa. "Papa's tired of work, huh? Want Ale to make orange ice?"

"Father it's okay, sweetie." The princess's head was solemnly kissed. He believes the four brothers who are the heir to the Wellington family will always take care of each other. "How was the holiday this time? Are you feeling at home or are you going to go home?"

"Big no, Dad." Ar exclaimed instantly to everyone's surprise. The kid's not usually that big, so what happens? No one can understand because of what happened the first time.

Ans pulls Ar's hand back to sit back to where it was. "Ar, listen to Papa first. But Papa is just asking, not forcing us to come back home this very second. Come on, calm down!"

"Whatever but I don't want to go home" said Ar so upset. The feeling in the heart was like the burning embers being blown away by a gust of wind.

Somehow everyone seemed to want to keep him away from the new world. Though real happiness had just been obtained, suddenly the shadow of the forest came to say hello. Fresh breeze, natural green color, beautiful scenery is second to none.

Ar's attitude is beyond the reasonable limits. Mom Cardwell approached her son. The woman checked her forehead, neck and even her son's pulse, "Body temperature and heart rate are normal, but why are you acting so weird, Ar? Did you eat something wrong?"

Al's statement did a little heart-relieving. Although as a mother has a strange premonition that can not be explained. I don't know what triggers the anxiety in the heart is increasing. The whole family is gathering. To be honest, he suddenly worried about the decision his sister-in-law had made.

The increasingly tense situation made Papa Delano thump hard. The man turned everyone's attention back on him. "Okay, since you've gathered, I'll give you the purpose of this meeting." One breath is exhaled slowly.

Eyes stared at the children's faces in turn. "Your vacation will be extended but we cannot always be in the villa because there is an emergency job. For the common good, Papa divides the task of looking after you for the next five days."

"First day Papa and Mama Aldo who remain at home accompany you. The second day was Papa and Mama Cardwell's turn, then the next day Mama Dela and I. Mama and Papa Bara on the fourth day, and the last day we'll all be together, again. Can you take it, kids?" papa Delano asked after the announcement that he had to be told to his four children.

The kids look at each other. Ale even removed his hand from Papa's stomach. The girl looked gloomy because of her dream of having vacation time with the whole family without any work. Why are adults always so busy? It feels like a rebel rejecting the body to look after adults.

The change in the princess' expression received a warm embrace. The jutek girl with an unusually spoiled side wastes time when being obeyed. "Dear, don't be sad. You are not alone and your three brothers will always be by your side as a family. Let's smile!"

"Do you love us? Can not this holiday be free from the busyness of adults? Papa, Mama always had a reason to leave us." Ans said so openly expressing the disappointment he felt.

Naturally not a child expects the time of both parents? Moreover, the mortal world is increasingly cruel so that people have to work hard just to improve their social life. If you think their families are well off. So not thinking so much about the material even from the main work of the adult men is enough for them to move on with life.

"Ans, don't talk like that." Mama Aldo reminded the son to keep his words. He does not want a long debate, while the adults are not likely to say the problems that are experienced by their families.

Suddenly Ar moved from his seat, "Go if you want to go. I'm going back to the room." The hand that was still holding his hand was immediately pushed aside, then ran away from the living room.

Sayup-sayup heard the whistling of a crow from outside. The cold chill peeling touching the skin spread an uncomfortable aura. From a distance the humming of the mantra is heard again mentioning names that are able to thrill the soul. "Sawang ing raga marang sliro asmi Ansell Geraldo."