You Who I Miss

Night market

Waiting for my mom and dad to pick me up. Me, Dicky, Dicky's Mom and Dad were talking about school, my friends and more, until I fell asleep because it was time for me to take a nap.

I don't know what happens next. Tau-tau when I woke up, I saw my mother sitting next to me smiling at me.

"Rissa baby, let's get up, kid, let's go home" he said. I just nodded because I was still sleepy at the time.

I sat and looked around, I was in Dicky's mom's room. I saw the wall clock that was there showing at 9 and it was night.

"Where's dad?." I asked.

"There's something outside" said my mother.

"Let's go, baby." said my mother, holding my hand, taking me to see my father.

I saw in the living room that my father and Dicky's mother and father were chatting. But no Dicky, maybe he's asleep, too.

"Eh, Rissa is awake" Dicky's mother said.

I approached my father and hugged him.

"Uh, this father's son." said my father while kissing my forehead.

Oh, I'm really still sleepy. I laid my head on Dad's shoulder.

"Still sleepy" said Dicky's father.

"Yes" said my mother, stroking my head.

"Yes, we're going home." said my father up from the sofa while holding me who was still half conscious.

"Ehh, hurry up, just stay here." said Dicky's mother.

"Thank you, we'll stay here sometime" my mom said.

"Greet Dicky." said Mother again.

"Yes, later on, sorry Dicky had gone to bed" Dicky's mother said.

"No pa-pa, jeng." said my mother.

"Eh, Rissa's stuff isn't left behind." asked Dicky's mother.

"All of you" said my mother.

"Rissa, salim Dicky's mother's father" my mother told me.

I woke up, but it was still in my arms. I kissed Dicky's mom and dad's hand. Then I laid my head back on Dad's shoulders.

"Uhm, Rissanya's still sleepy." by Dicky's mother.

"Hahaha." they laughed.

"We're home." said Dad.

"Be careful on the road" Dicky's father said.

"Assalamualaik."

"Getishalam."

Dad put me on the couch in the middle of the car and put my bag in the back. My mom and dad are ahead. Before he left, Dad honked his car horn, and he drove his car away.

On the way home, I closed my eyes but I didn't sleep. I can still hear the conversation between my Mom and Dad.

"They love our daughter so much" my mother said. "And Rissa also felt comfortable with them."

"That's good that many love Rissa" said Dad while focusing on driving.

"Mother." call me.

"Yes baby." answered Mom.

"Rissa's thirsty." I said.

"Well." said Mom, looking for something in her seat.

"Look in Rissa's bag in the back, like I put a bottle of Rissa's drinking water there" said Mother. I got up and looked for my bottle of water in my pocket.

"Is it?." asked Mom.

"There" I said. Then I drank.

From the car window I saw a night market. There are a lot of visitors there. There is also a game. I haven't been to the night market in a long time. Last time I visited a night market in my hometown with my extended family.

"Mom Rissa wants to go there" I said.

"Udah malem dear, later yes." said Mother.

"Rissa's going to go there."

"Let's feel it later."

"Dad, just a moment." I said to Dad.

"Rissa." said Mom, getting upset.

"Dad." I said while crying.

"Yes we've been there, but for a little while" said Dad.

"Yeahh."

"Ck, this father." I grumbled.

I know you're against me for my own good. And I should have done what my mother wanted. But I want to go there and play even if it's for a while.

***

At the market that night, my mother and father walked hand in hand, looking at what was there.

After eating, my mother who hobbies shopping, at that time he saw discount goods directly pollinated, ranging from nightgowns, shirts, shoes, bags. My father could only smile at my mother's behavior.

"It's a good thing your father has money" he whispered to me.

"Haha."

"Rissa wants to buy what?" asked Dad.

"Hemm, what yes." I said thinking.

"Dollies?" said Dad. I shook my head.

"Balloons?" said Father. I shook my head again.

"Keep, what's Rissa doing?" asked Dad.

"Cotton candy." I said.

"Okay."

"But Rissa wants two" I said.

"Okay, baby, let's buy it" said Dad, holding my hand.

"Mom, we went there first." said Dad to my mother who was busy choosing a t-shirt.

"Yes." answered Mom.

Dad and I went to buy some cotton candy.

"How much?." asked Dad to the cotton candy seller.

"One, ten thousand sir" he said.

"Buy three." said Dad.

"Triple down, Rissa wants two" I said.

"The only one for me." said Dad.

"Haha."

After we paid, we sat in the garden chairs available there, eating cotton candy, but the cotton candy was eaten by my father. My cotton candy is still two.

"You want an ice cream?." asked Dad, referring to the ice cream wall.

"But you will be angry" I said.

"There's no mom here, I'm still busy shopping" Dad said.

"Haha."

"Strawberry." said Dad. That's my favorite ice cream flavor.

"Yes." I said.

"Wait here, I'll buy it."

"Okay." I said as I moved my hand.

Shortly after, he returned to bring two ice cream cones. One for me and one for my dad. While eating ice cream, I watched my very crowded surroundings. I looked at the star-filled night sky. I was very happy that day, to be able to enjoy the night market in Jakarta.

"Well, fly" I said as I watched the balloon fly high in the sky.

"Rissa wants a balloon?" asked Dad.

"No, the balloon will fly, pity" I said. My father just smiled.

"Great, the doll" I said as I watched people pass in front of me carrying a large brown teddy bear.

"Dad, Rissa wants the doll" I said, pointing.

"Buy where the doll is that big." said Dad. I kept quiet because I didn't know where the guy bought the doll.

"Let's go there." said Dad while pointing at the crowd at one of the stands.

Dad and I went there. I saw the guy over there throwing a bracelet in a bottle. This game looks easy. Many tried and failed.

I want to play throw a bracelet in that bottle. He wants to get a teddy bear for me. With five thousands, dad gets three throws. First toss, father failed. And the second and third as well.

"Dad lost." I said scowling.

"Mas, you can buy a doll." said Dad.

"My son wants the doll, okay." said Dad pointing to the pink teddy bear.

"May sir." said the man.

From there, my father and I went back to the garden chair we were sitting in. I smiled as I hugged the teddy bear that was about the same height as me.

"How's the doll, good?" said Dad.

"Good, thank you dad." I said.

"As long as I have money, I'll buy you everything Rissa likes" said Dad, stroking my head and kissing my head.

"Rissa's sleepy?" asked Dad when he saw me yawn. I'm nodding.

"Let's go home."

Me, Mom and Dad went home. On the road to the house. I was just sleeping in the car with the doll you bought me.

That day was a very happy day for me. I'm happy to be in Dicky's new home, meeting his father and mother. And I can enjoy the night market with my mom and dad who love me so much.

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