THE THIRD WIFE

CHAPTER 41 REYHAN'S BIRTHDAY

Day after day, month after month, Bella passed by alone with the baby. It doesn't feel like her son is one year old. A lot of things went through in Jakarta for 6 months. From the sick child, and his salary was not enough to pay the hospital, and he had to owe his co-workers at school. And occasionally meet Alex in unexpected places. Almost every moment he cried hearing the scorn of the neighbor of the boarding house as well as the eyes of the striped-nose man who considered himself a cheap widow.

The pain he swallowed himself without anyone knowing. The most important thing to him is the child. It's Reyhan's first birthday. He went to the cake shop to buy his son a birthday cake.

“Crubby Poetry, I want to find a birthday cake for my son,”, Bella told the cake shop keeper.

“Oh, Yes. Let's Ma'am! His place. There are characters, there are ordinary ones too. If the character costs 500 thousand ordinary 200 thousand. For a character that small size as early as 200thousand, the usual 150 thousand!” obviously the shopkeeper.

Bella thought the price of the cake was not as expensive as imagined. Bella's salary is more than enough, but the needs of life in Jakarta are very high, so she must be smart to manage money and still live simply, as it is. Raising money for his son's future is much more important. Finally he chose the price of 200 thousand which has the character of a power Ranger.

“Mbak, which character is yes, which is small only.”

“Good, Ma'am! I get the original yes and it is free caps and candles yes.”

"Yes, Mother. Thank you.”

The shopkeeper took the original cake that had just been made. Bella waits while holding Reyhan kisses her occasionally.

“Mari Mbak, Follow me to the cashier?” said the shopkeeper. Bella follows the shopkeeper's steps towards the cashier.

“this hat is yes Ma'am and here's the lily for one year old.

“Iya, Ma'am. Here'smoney. Thank you, yes Ma'am.”

“Sama-sama.”

Bella then took the box of cake that had been wrapped in such a way and she came out of the store. While at the door of the store he accidentally hit someone and made the cake fall on the floor.

“Yah...! Fall, Nak!” muttered Bella directly crouched down while still holding Reyhan.

"No!” reyhan said, Mimicking the mother means falling.

"Yes, Son!”

“Sorry, Sorry. Ow hell! Sorry, yes later I change.”, said the person felt guilty without knowing Bella's face. Bella looked up because the voice was not foreign.

“Abang!” her village looked up, sure enough that she hit was Alex, her ex-husband. Bella hastily picked up the crushed cake and ran away from the shop area.

Alex was just speechless to see Bella running to avoid him while holding her child. But Alex never realized the resemblance of his own son's face with himself.

A man came out of the shop with a murderous look. He looked out at Alex, as if he wanted to swallow Alex alive.

But the man did not want to make a fuss, he walked a little quickly after Bella to her boarding house. Arriving at the Bella. The man looked around at the cost that he thought was not feasible if a small child who was still classified as a baby lived in a less appropriate environment.

The man slowly went to Bella's boarding door and saw Bella crying while cutting the cake that was still good. The cake he put on the plate and then he gave the candle. Bella put on her son's birthday hat and was still crying. Then he lit the candle.

“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday, Reyhan!”

Bella wiped her tears. But it still flows.He is so sad because he failed to give the best cake according to him for his baby. Just because he meets loved ones and people he hates.

“Blow, babe!” Reyhan was so happy to blow out the candles at his mother's aid. He did not understand, but he also knew his mother the best.

“Happy first birthday yes, son. Sorry the cake was ruined. Tomorrow if Mom has payday we buy again yes.” Bella hugged Reyhan and kissed him on the face.

“Excuse me..!” exclaim someone.

“Shortly!” bella answered and rushed to wipe her tears and put away the cake and candles while Reyhan crawled towards the source of the sound.

“Reyhan, darling! Jeez!” Bella ran to see Reyhan standing at the door trying to reach for the doorknob. Bella swiftly grabbed Reyhan, afraid of being pinned to the door.

“You it made mom worry.just almost clamp the door.” Bella carried him and opened the door.

“Sorry, who are you looking for?” bella asked the man who stood behind her. The man turned around and pretended to be surprised had gone wrong to the boarding house.

“Eh .. It looks like I got it wrong. You're Bella's teacher, right?”

“I-iya! mr Arya!”

“Wow! Sorry I was wrong Kosan.”

“Gentleman wants to kosan who?” ask Bella.

“Kosan friend, he's birthday today.so I came all the way from Surabaya come here. Lah .. even wrong kosan. Yo wes .. can't call wonge!”

“Papa!” reyhan's voice was heard calling Arya Papa. Bella and Arya looked at each other in shock with the tiny voice gliding so melodiously.

“Hah! you can talk. You call me papa! Hais ... loh I udu your papa le! Eh kok wear a birthday hat, you ualng yah yes.?” goda Arya and Reyhan reached out his hand wanting to be carried. Arya happily held Reyhan.

“Papa!” babble Reyhan again.

“Reyhan ... This is not your Papa, dear. Can't do. Oh yes sir please sit down. Sorry Reyhan if you see a man of your age must call Papa. sometimes I am confused not tasty.”

“Gak opo-opoe. Relax wae. Regular kid.”

“Where is the Papa?”

“The father is dead!” obviously Bella's a little emotional.

“Innalahi. Sorry yes!” Arya smiled faintly and pretended not to know who Papa Reyhan was. But he knows everything. It's easy for Arya to figure out who Alex Felix Gunawan is.

“It's okay sir. Please sit down and call his friend.”

“Oh Yes, Thank you.“ Arya sits in the bteras chair holding Reyhan and plays with him.

“You still remember the same Om, yes. Though the first time to meet you is still 5 months.”

“Papa!” Reyhan hugged Arya so heavily as if not wanting to part.

Yes, Arya was the first person to hold Reyhan after Reyhan understood in the first place. The first man to tease her and kiss her on the cheek. The first time in Alex's arms only when in adzani.

ARYA WIJAYA'S.