
..."This is the child I was born with, right? How different is it from me, huh?"...
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5 Years Later
"Yeah! It's almost 7!"
He jumped out of bed. After taking a duck bath and getting dressed, the 26-year-old woman went straight to the mirror to dress up.
Now just go!
He immediately took a small bag that he usually used to store his wallet and mobile phone, then went out of the room to go to work.
"Mama!"
Zoya held her leg. From behind, someone called out to him in an annoyed tone.
God, I forgot to take care of Noah!
Zoya then turned around, finding her son who was folding his hands in front of his chest.
"Well, are you ready?" Zoya is friendly. Noah has been looking neat with his kindergarten outfit. The boy was already used to getting up on his own, even taking a shower and getting ready like this. Of course, not because Zoya is always late waking up. But Noah was quick in learning new things so he could take care of himself when his mother was busy.
Noah grunts. Hearing his mother's voice, it did not immediately make the boy who held the title as a "Sour-faced handsome baby" was sweet. Instead, Noah who was still standing in front of his mother immediately narrowed his eyes.
"Mama!" Zoya is shocked to hear her son's voice, "I'd have told her that mama mostly watches movies! Look, again Mama's bad luck." Resenting.
Zoya grimaces. Last night she watched a Korean drama until late at night. But anyway, could this five-year-old be scolding her?
This is the child I was born with, right? How different is it from me, huh?
"Hehe." Zoya then approached her son, "Sorry Mama yes, dear. Mama makes provisions for Noah first, yeah." Zoya is about to move to the dining table.
"Not to." He lifted his lunchbox, "I've made it myself."
Zoya scratched softly at his cheek. Oh, okay. His son must be really angry to the point of not allowing himself to prepare provisions.
"Okay, then we go to school now." Zoya's.
He then extended his hand. Although Noah was upset, still he could not ignore his mother now.
***
"Hahaha," Dafa who was at that time coming to Zoya's workplace laughed with satisfaction. Although almost every day the two people fought, but still for him it was funny.
"Noah pinter so much, that he could be angry with his mother." Her speech.
Zoya who saw that put on a sour face. Substantial. Though he wanted to share his story, but his friend this one was cool to laugh at him.
"Ah, basic. Laughing as well."
Dafa tried to stop his laughter. Although it looks fierce, the child who is almost a child is actually a good and intelligent child. Dafa could judge that if he saw how easy it was for Noah to open his phone even if it was locked.
"Oh, yeah. How's Milo? I think he hasn't been in town for a long time." Ask later.
Zoya, who heard the name of her first child, thought. While leaning his back against the wall, the woman guessed what her son was doing, "Well, I think he was playing with his grandfather. Milo is very close to the Father." he replied later.
Dafa nodded. It was true, Milo was very close to his grandfather. That is why the two twins have been living separately since Zoya decided to work in the city.
About two years ago, the Dafa family opened a restaurant in their town. Dafa who was then quite good at managing restaurants because he had previously helped manage restaurants in other branches was appointed to manage the restaurant.
"Next year the twins are in SD. You want them to stay different schools?" Dafa curious. Actually he understands how tired it is to take care of two children at the same time, especially when they are active. However, just pity it if you think of Milo who was left far away in the village there.
"I don't want to be away from the kids, either. But ... " He looked at Dafa with teary eyes, "It was precisely Milo who refused to come with me!" His reply then made Dafa dumbfounded.
"Huh?"
"Yes." Yeah." Zoya folded her lips, "She said, 'Mama's not cool, mama can't fish like grandpa'. He also once said that he was bored being with me."
"Haha." Dafa laughed again. After recalling, it seemed like he could guess the nature of who came down on Milo.
"Milo was exactly like you when you were a kid."
"What's? Where possible. Since when have I been that silent?"
Dafa shook his head while laughing. Clearly she remembers that Zoya was very active from childhood, just like Milo is now. While the quiet and slightly fierce attitude possessed by Noah, probably derived from his grandfather.
"Yes, Milo's attitude is very similar to yours. If Noah looks like you." Said.
Zoya thought carefully. Ah, right too. Noah's nature was very different from her. The child is very quiet, but will be fierce to those who are considered to bother him. The child also loves to read books, hear the news, even tinker with people's phones or laptops, it is very different from him. So ...
Noah's character must have dropped from Gallen!
"Oh, you're right. Noah's character must have declined from his father." Zoya. Dafa who heard that was confused.
"His father?"
Zoya looked at Dafa. Wait, didn't Dafa also say that Noah's nature declined from the father? Or is what he says out of sync with what Dafa says?
"Ah, Ahaha. I mean, it's similar to my father." it went wrong later after coming to his senses. Basic, how could he think that Dafa said Noah looked like his father? Dafa never even brought that up as if Zoya got her two kids thanks to a pulse refill gift!
Dafa could see the awkward smile on the woman's face. Actually, she was also unsure of Zoya's words. However, the man did not want to guess. Let it go, Zoya to shut up. For Dafa, he was willing to listen to whatever Zoya wanted to say. And if Zoya doesn't want to say it, then Dafa won't ask.
"OK," The man stared at the watch in his hand, "The break time is almost over. Well, Zoya, how about we go back inside?"
Zoya nodded. Of course, he had to go back inside because this was his job.
***
"Noah, what do you want to buy?" Winona, a kindergarten teacher and close friend of Zoya's, is taking Noah shopping. The boy seemed to be weighing what he wanted.
As his eyes stared at one item, Noah immediately asked, "Mother teacher, chicken opor made with coconut milk, right?" tanyakanya. Winona who heard that chuckled. He asked Noah to choose a snack, but Noah instead focused on other items. Feeling anxious, he bent his knees to equalize with the boy.
"Yes. Noah likes chicken opor, huh?"
The boy nodded. Winona then took instant coconut milk in one of the shelves in the mini market, "This is the teacher's mother bought it. Ask your mama to cook a lot of chicken opor, yeah." Winona giggles. After all, Zoya is very good at cooking. Chicken opor is one of its mainstay dishes. That's fine too, right, if you get free food?
Noah nodded. As he was about to turn around, the figure of the tall man who was apparently standing behind him made the child's head stumble.
"Well, is there nothing?" Ask Winona worried. He also looked at the man who had just been hit by Noah, bowing respectfully.
"Sorry, my nephew accidentally bumped into you."
The man looked at the boy in front of him. Looking at the boy who was looking at him fearlessly, he then bent his knees to equalize their height.
"Good taste. What if you add potato sauce?" Said the man with a faint smile.
***