Wife Interlude

Bab.57 The orphanage

Towards lunch, the car that Arya was driving had begun to enter the city where her family lived, she then invited Rina and Bintang to stop by first to one of the super markets, she said, to buy souvenirs for orphans in the orphanage.

"Not the show after dzuhur, later if we are late how?" lina asked, still with an unsettled heart.

"We'll meet at the parlor immediately, so it's impossible to be late" Arya replied as she stopped her mobile in the super market parking lot.

"Again, pity Bintang if we do not have lunch first, fear later the event will be long," continued Arya again, while opening the seatbelt on her body and then get off the car first.

Lina replied with just a nod of her head. Because he was too nervous to forget that it was almost lunch time. The woman follows Arya to get out of the car.

They entered the shopping center together, bought various souvenirs for the orphanage and took lunch and worship first before returning to continue the journey that only took fifteen minutes.

Sure enough, fifteen minutes later Arya again stopped her car in the yard of a large orphanage. In front of him was a sign that read Pelita Harapan.

"This is his orphanage?" asked Rina, this is the orphanage that Arya founded a few years ago.

In front of them was a multi-storey building that still looked sturdy and also spacious, not forgetting the spacious courtyard, and many children's playgrounds. It seems Arya did not play games when establishing this orphanage.

Arya nodded while circulating her gaze looking around where many children were playing together.

"Well, it's a big orphanage, Pah. There must be a lot of friends here too, huh, Pah?" plainly asked the Star with his cheerful smile, it seems that the boy was happy that he was going to meet many new friends.

"Of course, Papa's hero later, play with friends here yes," replied Arya who immediately got a nod from the Star.

"Let's go outside, soon ummi and abi must come," said Arya when she saw there was already one car with a closed tub coming.

In addition to Arya's orphanage, usually they will also go around to several other orphanages to share happiness there.

Arya went outside first, which was immediately greeted by the children of the orphanage who saw her, apparently Arya's arrival was very much awaited by them.

Rina smiled at how patient Arya was in facing the orphanage children, it made Rina's heart even more confident that she had chosen Arya as her lover.

"Let's go outside, I introduce you and the Stars to my foster children" Arya said, after opening the car door for Rina.

Rina was out of the car along with the Star that was directly carried by Arya.

"Well, children, introduce this is the Star - son of the Father, and this is Ibu Rina - a close friend of the Father and also the mother of the Star," said Arya introduced Bintang and Rina to her foster children.

Arya is used to being called Father if in the orphanage, in contrast to the call of the Star to him which is usually Papa.

The children of the orphanage also seemed to welcome Rina and Bintang happily, it did not even take long for Bintang to be able to play together with them, she said, until now, only Rina and Arya were walking through the orphanage to meet the manager there.

Haryati's mother, a woman of about fifty years old who had long been abandoned died by her husband and did not have a baby, was the head of Aryan's home.

A woman who is very patient and willing to fight for the rights of orphans. His attitude is firm, although in fact he is so gentle and loving towards children.

Arya met Bu Haryati when she had just inaugurated the orphanage. At that time, Ms. Haryati was a njai teacher at one of the musala who also taught street children on certain days.

After a long conversation, now Rina and Arya are walking forward again to wait for the arrival of the Aryan family.

"Sounds like you're pretty famous right here?" rina asked, as she watched since then Arya continued to receive warm greetings from the caretaker or the other children.

Not only that, even the volunteers who willingly helped in the orphanage also seemed to be happy when they saw the arrival of his lover.

Ah, Rina felt something unpleasant in her heart, as Arya continued to get warm smiles from those who were mostly young women.

"No, who said?" rebutting Rina while turning her face that felt hot like she was burning.

"But I saw that you were jealous," teased Arya again as she continued her steps along with Rina. He chuckled when he saw the face of Rina who blushed embarrassed to look red.

"Hush still, eh. I'm not jealous." Rina still remained on her stance.

"But if I'm jealous, it's okay. I'm your lover," continued Rina again while looking at Arya with her firm face.

Arya smiled at Rina's confession, her heart blossoming with just a few words that Lina said to her.

"certain. I'm very happy, if you're jealous of me," Arya replied with a happy twinkle.

The two are now standing on the porch of the orphanage as two cars appear to be entering the orphanage's courtyard.

"That, they've come, let's go there" Arya said, holding Rina's hand to walk with her.

"For a moment," Rina held back Arya's steps, until the man turned back to look at her face.

"Do not be afraid, they will not bite really," said Arya while chuckling lightly, he just wanted to eliminate the nervousness of Rina.

"Ish, I know they won't bite, but it's still very stressful for me" Rina grumbled as she pursed her lips.

"As long as I'm by your side, I promise nothing will happen to you and the Stars" Arya assured.

Rina inhaled a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, trying to dampen the nervousness in her heart before continuing her steps, following Arya.

"Assalamualaikum, ummi, abi" Arya said as her parents got out of the car.

"Happy wedding anniversary, abi, ummi" he continued, hugging the two people who had raised him alternately.

"May abi and ummi be happier, last the marriage, and always be given health. Also always bestowed with blessings" Arya again said prayers and hope for her parents.

"Amiin," replied abi, ummi, also Rina who now stands awkwardly behind Arya.

After finishing with the affair about the anniversary of abi and ummi's wedding, now Arya switched to introduce Rina to her parents.

Lina came forward to congratulate both of Aryan's parents as well. Without her guess ummi and abi received it well, although ummi's smile still did not feel sincere for her.

"Thank you for attending our family event, hope you like being here" Ummi said after she hugged Rina.

Lina smiled, she then nodded with her face haru, not expecting the Aryan family to take it well.

Arya smiled, she believed in her family from the beginning. Abi and Ummi will not show hatred for Rina even though they still have not given their blessing, and that is proven now.

Ray seemed to follow out of the car, then gather with them together.

"Happy birthday Ray-" Arya turned to embrace the sister with a cheerful smile, prayers were said so much for her sister, although sometimes mixed with a little joke in it.

However, the smile on Arya's face instantly disappears once she sees a veiled woman who is now seen getting off the same car as Ray, then walked towards them with a timid smile visible on his face. With a quick movement Arya looks at abi, ummi, and Ray alternately. His forehead also seemed to wrinkle deeply, as if objecting to the presence of the woman in this event.

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