Touching Hearts

Touching Hearts
Thirty Eight (Series II)



Inside


room, Clara still continues to sob as much as in Ara's decapitation. Girl body


the little one trembled and Ara repeatedly rubbed Clara's back and kissed


the top of his head occasionally.


Ellards


he has told me everything that has happened to him over the past four years


on Ara— including Clara. Ara's heart melos wonderfully hearing all those stories. Clarissa


it has been a long time since she brought her child into this world. Really, he


never thought Clarissa would die so soon. He just kept going


it is assumed that Ellard had lived happily with Clarissa and their son. During


this he only focused on his pain and never found out the news


they were altogether, having decided to leave Ellard. And taste


his guilt grew after learning that Ellard had never


marry Clarissa. That day Ellard left Clarissa at the altar


after learning that he had run away. The man ruined his marriage—


prefer to look for himself like a madman.


With


hands trembling slightly, Ara cupped Clara's tear-filled face.


His heart was like being squeezed to see an innocent innocent face before him. Clara


never knowing if the real birth mother is Clarissa. They're all


hiding that fact from Clara at Clarissa's own request, to


the last time. As a result, Clara only knew that she was the only one


her mother's. Evidently since then the little girl who has a look so similar


with this Ellard, just kept crying and reluctant to let go of his embrace


for a second. Clara misses her figure so much that she has not


saw it.


“Do not


cry again, dear.” Ara rubbing trace of Clara's tears, “Mama uda here,”


entertain Ara so soft, her look as dazzling as Clara's.


Still


as chuckled, Clara stared fixed Ara “Mama promise not to stay in Cla again?”


Ara


shaking weakly, “No dear. Mama won't stay in Clara again,”


“Promise


not denying?” Clara brandishes her little finger “Pinky promise, Mom?”


he continued with an expression that looked so adorable


Ara


smile warmly “Promise, baby” said Ara while also hooking fingers


his little sister with Clara.


Clara


smiling widely while stretching out both hands “Then, hug me again, Mom”


Ara


chuckles in anxiety and immediately clutches back Clara's small body.


“I


love you, Mom.”


“Love


you too, my baby” reply Ara, clutching Clara's body tighter.


Although


Clara was not born from her womb and was also the cause of the house rift


the stairs with Ellard, why Ara's heart was not in the least


hating this little girl in his arms. His heart easily accepted the child


from Ellard's mistake. Clara is so sweet and every time she sees the twinkle of an eye


full of that yearning, his heart was filled and could not ignore it like


a stranger. Clara is innocent. This little girl is only a victim of second foolishness


her parents in the past.


****


They


the five of them were already wrapped around each other in blankets when the time had touched


numbers nine nights. Tonight their three children whined for sleep


together, for the sake of celebrating their togetherness. The Ellard bed


quite spacious, even still leaving space when all five have been above


mattresses. As expected, Sikembar and Clara slept between the bodies of Ellard and Ara—


separated both. With their backs each gently caressed, Clara, the,


Nala and Nathan share a story. Ellard and Ara listened


the story of his three children.


“Papa, ,


on Christmas Eve, Nala and Nathan have a birthday. We want a big party


and lively, Papa. Nala wants to invite lots of friends, Christmas gifts and birthday


many years and santa clause and the fairies must also exist”


with my eyes, Nala turned towards Ellard. “Can you, Papa?”


Ellards


not immediately answering, his eyes glanced at Ara who was now smiling,


so warm. Ellard was even petrified, wanting to hold him tightly when he


looking at Nala full of motherhood.


“Sure


it's okay, honey.” Ellard peeps Nala's chubby cheeks “you just say it


what else do you want. Later Papa will prepare everything”


“Really, ,


Papa?” nala's eyes sparkled cheerfully


Ellards


commenting on the smile and nodding, “Nathan also if you want something extra in


your birthday, say the same Papa,”


Hears


his name was called, Nathan immediately looked up. He looked at his father for a moment


gregat seemed to think.


“Nathan


don't want a big party, Papa. Nathan wants another”


“What


that, Son?” ask Ellard curiously


“I


want plane, Papa” Nathan replied hesitantly


“Plane?”


bee Ellard “ alright, later Papa will buy you a plane that many” Ellard


gently rubbed his son's head


“Buy


me a plane, Papa. A real Plane that can fly. I wanna drive the plane ” pinta


Nathan with his innocent face


Five seconds, ten


seconds, twenty seconds…


Ellards


gawking. I can't believe that the plane my son wanted was a plane


for real.


“You


can’t give one to me, Papa” Nathan is throbbing, holding back tears because the father is not


perch answered him


Ara


take a long breath. I've guessed if what Nathan meant is


real plane. His son has long been obsessed with it


it smells of planes. Jesus, Nathan's just about to be four years old, but


his request is out of bounds.


“No


dear. You are too small to own a real plane. Mama is not


will allow” reject Ara soft but full of firmness


Nathan


His shoulders went up and down because his tears just came out.


Ara


realized, intending to reach Nathan who was in the middle of— to calm down. But suddenly


just Ellard had raised his small body first and laid on top


his body. Ellard kisses Nathan's watery eyes alternately while squealing


her smile, so sincere.


“You


how much, hm? Papa's got fifteen in New York. Still less?”


Ara


gape. Ellard said that sentence so casually.


“Really, ,


Papa?” Nathan winks, his face stunned— looks funny. Ellard is not


hold on to bite his tiny nose softly


“Why


a not? As long as you are with Papa, anything you can have.”


“Horray!


Thank you Papa. I love you so much,” cry Nathan cheerfully, he hugs and


peeping Ellard's cheeks.


“El..”.


erang Ara dongkol “don't be kidding. That's too much”


Ellards


bersak— raised eyebrows. “I know for sure which size is excessive and


no.”


“Tapi—“


“Ck, ,


arrogant mood Papa uda kumat, Ma” sela Clara grieves “don't be served. We're bobo


aja, Ma” continued while hugging tightly Ara.


“You


indeed the most know once Papa, Nak” Ellard chuckled geli— shuffled with anxiety


mane Clara


Once


again Ara let out a tired breath. “Alright it's ten o'clock. Time to sleep”


“Good


night, Ma, Pa. Love you”


 Ara moved towards Nathan who was still


lying on Ellard's body. He kissed his forehead, then Nala and lastly


Clara. Ellard did the same with her three children. And


for Nathan, he still let the boy lie comfortably on his body.


****


Middle


at night, Ellard slowly got up from the bed and turned to the side of Ara


middle asleep.


“Honey,


want to sleep hug you,” Ellard kiss Ara cheeks “Kids uda lelap. Let's go to sleep


on the couch,”


“What?”


Ara was still confused, subconsciously awakened all of a sudden. “What's up, El?”


“I


can't sleep if you don't hug you,” Ellard whispers “I'm carrying ya?”


Ara


he blinked slowly, rubbing his eyes and looking at his three children


which already looks slick. “I don't want to. You're the one who sleeps on your own sofa”


Ara


pushing slowly Ellard—'s body was about to turn her back, but Ellard wasn't


let it. With swiftness he immediately lifted Ara's body to make


the woman screamed stifled.


“Do not


hope you can sleep if I'm still awake,” Ellard puts on a relaxed shoulder.


Slowly,


he laid Ara on the sofa of the room, which was enough to contain two people on it.


Ellard picked up the blanket she had been providing there since then


enveloped the bodies of the two with the position of Ara that he had embraced tightly. Ara


gritting teeth— restrains annoyance, this man always acts as he pleases.


“Do not


looking like I want to eat me so, baby” kekehnya amused while starting


kiss Ara's neck


“El..”.


Ara growled sebal— gave a warning


“What,


Dear?”


“Stop


ye. I want to sleep”


“Jude


just sleep. It's just a kiss doang. No night sport,”


Ara


clucking, hitting Ellard's arm biceps in annoyance.


“Then


you forget, we're not in a relationship that's okay”


Ellards


cupping Ara's face. Hard enough until his lips poked forward.


“What


my explanation this afternoon is still not enough, hm?” get anxious, Ellard bites


her lips. “Gosh, Ara, the more here you become so vindictive. But


it’s okay. I'm still in love,”


“Yes,


it's up to you.” Gereget. He turned to Ellard's back. Complimentary


if you argue with him. This guy is very good at answering back with a look


casualness.


Ambiance


the room suddenly quieted. Ara thought Ellard was asleep because she didn't listen


tweets again. In his heart he breathes softly, at least tonight he can


sleep in peace. He closed his eyes, suddenly…


“Thanks,


Ara, thank you very much.” Lirih Ellard with teary eyes, hugs


the warmth felt closer and closer to Ara's body.


Ellards


you know, that sentence is not quite capable of describing, but right now it is just


that's what he can say.


“Thanks


because it survived. Thank you for giving birth to such children


ordinary me. Thank you for accepting Clara. And thank you for


you don't discriminate your affection for them.”


Threaded


the clear finally escaped from both Ellard's netra, his chest pounding loudly. “I love you so much, I love you more than anything, Ara. You’re the best thing that ever had


to me's. I love you, and thankyou for everything.”


Ellards


keep calling repeatedly. He could no longer explain how much he


love Aurora from head to toe.


To be Continued


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