The Story of Clouds, Rain, and Sun

II. Five Years Later

Varsha's facial features look serious, her hands shrewdly coloring the last panel of the online comic chapter she worked on. Then he checked back every page from the beginning. After being satisfied with her job, Varsha saves the file, then sends it to her boss. Its main task is to provide lining and base color. However, if the comic boss has been pursued deadline, any part can also be done Varsha.

Three years ago, Varsa High School friend Mario offered Varsha to work as his assistant. It just so happened that he remembered Varsha's picture was pretty good back in school. Varsha initially hesitated to accept this job, because he had not pursued his hobby because he was busy. But because it takes money plus working hours is also quite flexible, Varsha finally accepted the offer of his friend. And now, he enjoys his work.

Varsha glanced at the bottom right of her computer, the time showing 6:05. He then raised both hands trying to stretch all his stiff muscles. Already from three hours ago he sat down and dyed the comics online. Varsha then stood up and walked towards a room.

“Tejaaaa...” Call Varsha in a affectionate tone while opening the door.

Varsha enters the room with a light blue feel. Inside there is a single-sized bed that has been neatly arranged. Right next to her is a study table and chair while in one corner there is a small colorful plastic cabinet with many stickers on each drawer.

“Text?” Call Varsha louder while turning her head left and right.

“Text?” Varsha came out of the room and headed to the other room still while shouting that name.

“Mama?”

Suddenly a boy's voice came from the kitchen. Varsha rushes towards the origin of the voice to meet her little angel. The owner of the voice is seen standing on the ceiling while looking at the pan on the stove.

“Tell me again what, Darling?” Varsha walked quickly closer to Teja.

“Against boiled eggs, Mama.” Answer Teja.

Hearing Teja's reply, Varsha smiled. Half worried and half amazed. On the kitchen table there are three dishes that each contain one stalk of jam-filled bread. There is also a cup of coffee, tea, and chocolate milk.

“Tempja, Mama can ask for help?" Varsha asked gently to her baby and Teja nodded.

“Tales can you please wake up Om Bayu? Let's get Mama ready for the rest, okay?”

“Oke.” Answer Teja who is now coming down from the window.

“Oh, good morning, Mama.” Teja paused for a moment and gave Varsha a hug.

“Good morning, Dear.” Varsha stroked the head of her baby before she slid into Om Bayu's room.

It wasn't the first time Varsha's little son had done something like this that he wasn't too surprised. Although Teja was only four years old, Varsha often caught him doing something out of the habit of his age. Just a few days ago for example, Varsha saw Teja tampering with a neighbor's faulty CPU that Bayu was supposed to fix and even managed to fix it. Or how Teja always asked her om, Bayu, to bring the title of a new book from her campus library.

Varsha prepared a dinner table and peeled boiled eggs for Teja. Before long, Bayu and Teja appeared and joined the sit with him. Bayu still with half-sleepy eyes grabbed a cup of coffee to drink while Teja sipped her chocolate milk.

Varsha smiled inwardly at the sight of the two boys in her life who had suddenly grown up before her without her noticing. Though it felt only yesterday, Bayu, his sister, still wearing Junior High School uniform and Teja, his baby, just learned to walk. Now one is studying IT and the other is a Kindergarten student.

Teja had a discussion with Bayu about the IT book she read last night. Varsha ate the sandwich while listening to the two of them even though she did not understand most of the conversation. Suddenly Varsha's phone rang. He also checked it directly. On the screen is a reminder to pay for the internet. Because of Varsha's work that needs to upload and download big data comic files online, he also subscribes to the internet on a monthly basis. Plus the internet needs Bayu is also quite large as a student.

Varsha then went online to pay her internet bills. But once he entered the customer's number, there was no delinquent statement. Varsha clicked on some links and checked that the bill had been paid off a few days ago. Varsha also glanced towards Bayu.

“Bayu, have you paid home internet?” Varsha asked her sister.

Bayu who looked overwhelmed answering Teja's question turned to him. Responding with a long deham then glanced at Teja quickly. Teja chewed on the boiled eggs while nodding small. Bayu turned back to Varsha.

“Iya, Mba.” Bayu replied and then sipped his hot coffee.

“Bayu, Mba has said, the problem of pay-paying so that Mba only takes care of.” Varsha stared softly at him. “You just focus on your college, huh?”

“Iya, Mba.” Bayu Response. “It just so happened yesterday again there are many orders to fix the goods.”

“Last month you said so too. Previous month and before before before also.”

“Well there is more money, Mba. If it's over, then Mba can pay, hehe.”

Varsha small smile, “Thank you Yu, already help-help.”

“Same-sama, Mba.” Bayu answered while quietly doing a slow tos with Teja under the dining table.

After finishing breakfast together, Bayu cleaned the table and brought all the dirty dishes to the kitchen to wash. Incidentally the only class today was canceled, so the lecture schedule was empty. Varsha stuffed Teja's provisions into the bag, while her son wore socks and shoes on the terrace.

Every day, Varsha always takes her little son to Kindergarten before she goes to work. The distance of TK Teja is also close to home, only need to walk about 15 minutes. After that, he will take an angkot once to work part-time in the mini market.

In addition to working as a comic assistant, Varsha also works in the mini market from Monday to Friday and works in the cafe owned by her best friend, Tessa, every Saturday. She also takes food orders online and attends employee class evening lectures every few days of the week. But no matter how busy Varsha is, he always makes time for Teja. That's why he emptied out a special Sunday to spend with his baby.

“Yuk Ma, we go.” Teja said holding Varsha's hand after wearing her shoes and wearing her jacket.

On the way to Kindergarten, Varsha and Bayu usually chat. Anything they can talk about, from a dime to a weighty topic. Although Varsha had often listened to her son speak eloquently about topics that were not commonly discussed by children her age, she was still amazed by him.

“...Well that light refraction process that makes rainbow colors can be sequential from red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple.” Teja said in her cute voice explaining how the rainbow colors formed on her mother.

“Smart one child Mama.” Praise Varsha with a big smile while rubbing Teja's head.

“Iya dong's. Kan Teja Mama's.” Teja said she would not lose praising her mother.

“Stool once.” Varsha's response chuckled. “Because of Teja, Whose Tej?”

“Text Mama.” Answer Teja steady and then laugh.

Without feeling they both arrived at the Kindergarten. There, the teachers were already waiting for the students in front of the gate. Teja kissed her mother's hand and hugged her tightly. Varsha knew she would only part with her son for a few hours, yet each time it always felt so heavy.

“Later Om Bayu will pick up Teja, yes?” Teja answered her mother. “Good at school yes, Nak.” Varsha again.

“OK Mom. Tell me how much Mama.”

“Mama is also Iaaang at all Teja.”

Teja let go of her embrace and walked over to greet the teachers. Then waved at Varsha then ran inside to approach her friends. Varsha waved her hand. Suddenly a teacher approached Varsha and asked her to speak, Miss Leti, Teja's homeroom teacher.

“Good morning Mama Teja.” Miss Leti started the conversation.

Varsha took a deep breath. Without being told anything, Varsha knew that her son was a genius. Since the age of two, Teja has been proficient in mathematics and English and even taught the children of neighbors who sit on the SD bench.

It's just that he's not ready for it yet. Not ready if Teja is living her own life this young. Varsha still wants to spend a lot of time with Teja. With the busyness of himself every day, the time is very narrow for Teja. Especially if they are both busy…

“Sorry Miss Leti. Can you give me and Teja some more time to think about it?” Tessa said quickly before Miss Leti even had time to start asking.

“Of course Mama Teja.” Miss Leti smiled.

Varsha said hello and greeted Miss Leti and the other teachers. Then he walked away from the Kindergarten to the angkot stop to the mini market where he worked.

***

“Pak Surya this list of gamers who will be sent an invitation to closed beta test.”

Surya took some files from his assistant's hand. Then he carefully read through it page by page, examining it one by one carefully. After a while, his eyes were fixed on a few names of gamers. Surya felt quite unfamiliar with the names so he checked again with his assistant.

“There are some new gamers names here?” ask Surya.

“Iya Sir. Several members on the team proposed the new names after seeing their performance in testing previous games.”

“Oke.” Surya nodded then signed the file and gave it back to his assistant. “Live immediately processed.”

“Good Sir.”

Surya put one hand under his chin while again reading reports about the game that his company will launch. It may have been dozens of times that Surya read the report, but he still read it carefully. Surya is a perfectionist and as CEO of Akasa Game it is his responsibility to make sure everything goes well.

Akasa Game is still fairly new in the world of per-game. During its four years of existence, Akasa Game has released 20 games. But the most popular game and made the name Akasa Game now skyrocketed and recognized the top ranks of other gaming companies is ‘Dark Rainbow Forest: The Beginning’ was released a year and a half ago as a computer and console game.  Because of the many requests from fans, Surya also developed a mobile version, which will only be released tonight beta version.

Although the new Akasa Game pioneered, its name is not unknown at all. Akasa Game is part of the Akasa Group, a giant business company owned by the Abhiyoga family that is engaged in many fields. From food to housing, from electronics to hospitality.

Surya is the 3rd generation conglomerate of his family. Grandpa Surya is the founder of Akasa Group but it is Suryalah's father who spread the wings of Akasa Group to the next level. For this reason, it is common knowledge that Surya who will become Abhiyoga next leads the Akasa Group.

However, Surya did not get the title easily. All Abhiyoga must start working from the bottom then slowly rise to the top. The speed they do it certainly depends on the performance of each and Surya is growing rapidly. After his father left, Surya founded Akasa Game and pioneered it from scratch. And proven in just a few years, he managed to be seen as one of the Game Developers who have tens of millions of players.

“Nervous, Sur?”

Surya turned towards the source of the sound. Before him stood his cousin, Dewa, who is also the CEO of Akasa Food. Of his entire extended family, God was the closest cousin to him. Because of the distance between the two of them that is not far away, they often play together since childhood. The god is two years older than Surya and since he is his only child, he often thinks Surya is already like his own biological sister. Especially after the departure of Earth, Surya's brother.

“Always.” Surya answered while twirling a ring on his left ring finger.

***

“Om Bayu almost had a heart attack this morning. Almost caught with your Mama.”

Bayu stroked the chest with one hand while the other hand held Teja. He had just picked up his little niece from Kindergarten and now they were both walking home.

“Iya Om. Teja also.” Said Teja also stroking the chest imitating the act of omnya.

Indeed Teja and Bayu keep a secret from Varsha. It's not a bad secret, actually. It's just that both of them are afraid of being scolded by Varsha if it gets caught.

About two years ago, Bayu got a job as a game tester for a mobile game. Teja who often spent time with his omnya also eventually joined in learning the game and even helped provide input. On the next project, Bayu finally fad offers Teja to join as a game tester. And so began the duo om and his nephews as game testers.

But because of the schedule of lectures and tasks Bayu increasingly crowded, finally Teja who still wrestle the world of game tester. The money that Teja made was mostly put into savings that his mother had made for him. While some others are to help their mother, such as paying internet bills a few days ago.

Bayu and Teja know that Varsha loves them very much. They know very well how Varsha works hard making money for both. Trying to make their needs always fulfilled, without them having to intervene to help him. But precisely because of that too, Bayu and Teja want to help Varsha even if only a little. Finally, the duo om and niece also kept it a secret from Varsha.

“Finally arrived, Teja. Huff hot.” Sayu while wiping the sweat on her forehead.

“Iya Om Bayu. Panaaaaas.” Teja nodded in agreement. He bites the collar of the jacket near his neck while one more hand unzips.

Bayu turned the house key, suddenly there was a notification sound from Bayu's phone. Bayu also reached into his pants pocket and checked his phone. Suddenly he seemed excited.

“Tempja, there's an email for you. To ‘LittleCloudy’ more precisely.” Sayu smiled at her little niece.

“Hm?”

“Tempja can invite closed beta test mobile game for your favorite game!!” Bayu's smile grew wider.

“DRF!” Shouted Bayu and Teja together.

“Dark Rainbow Forest: The Beginning!!” Shouted Teja while jumping around excitedly.

***

　

The curcol author:

Sighs... If Author could be a piece of Varsha in multitasking.

Uwuwuwuwu, know the genius boy, Teja! Does anyone know what Teja means? 👀👀

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