
" Mother..!", cried a handsome boy, whose age was not even 3 years old, who was, her tiny legs ran after Alma who had just returned from campus and entered the house while saying hello.
Alma crouched down and tightly hugged the tiny body affectionately.
" Mother.... Aka already can maem sendili, was Nini make Aka chicken soup that is very good, Mommy same Om Bala also already in ready same Nini ", Arka continued to speak on the sling of Alma who was walking towards Maemunah and kissed the back of his hand. Alma salim deliberately to his mother in front of Arka, so that his son can imitate the good habits taught him since childhood.
" Pinter really son of mother..., already can maem himself, already ngrepotin Nini again", Alma always praise Arka whenever his son managed to do something.
" Arka has also been more clear talk, let's tell the same mother, Arka had played what the same Nini and Om Bara ?". Alma sat her son in the dining chair after washing his hands.
Bara follows her brother sitting next to Arka and has lunch with Alma.
Alma has fried chicken, soup and also sambel terasi favorite, Alma began to eat while listening to Arka tell about his activities today. Sometimes Arka invites to ask for justification from Bara about the story.
" Aka was a long worm and a lot of it, right Om Bala?".
Bara who ate was just nodding and assuring his speech.
Bara has entered Junior High, has now begun to grow into adolescence, and his height is the same as Alma, maybe soon Bara will be higher than Alma. The idea of wanting to become an IT expert does not necessarily eliminate his swimming hobby. Bara is still diligent swimming, especially now he is free to enter and enter Akio's house which has a swimming pool. Perhaps even compared to Alma, Bara visited Akio's house more often and sometimes slept there on weekends.
Since Alma has lived with her mother back, Alma rarely returns home to Akio. Some of the maids at Akio's house were also redeployed because there were too many maids in the house and were less effective. Instead Alma hired the maid in some of her loundry branches.
3 years ago, while Alma was pregnant with Arka, Alma opened her mother's loundry branch in several places, almost 11 branches scattered in various places.
Alma had to think ahead and be independent without Akio at her side. Akio's foundation is now also under his supervision, Akio's confidants are mostly good and honest people, because Akio himself chose and hired them after knowing the contents of their hearts and minds first of course.
Until now Alma is getting busy, in addition to being the supervisor of the foundation that houses several SD, Junior High School, and High School, Alma is also the owner of a loundry business and several beauty salons that have quite a lot of branches. Not to mention Alma started to become a student.
Exactly 4 months of age, Alma decided to enroll in college at a nearby campus from her home. Of course, with the support and encouragement of those closest to him, namely his mother and sister who are always eager to ask Alma for college, as well as the support of his two best friends Sean and Feni.
The three friends ended up attending the same campus, only their different faculties.
Alma, who was inspired when she was in an airplane accident, desires to help and help the sick, decides to go to medical school, her perfect graduation, plus Akio's abundant treasures, supporting Alma to be able to study medicine. Moreover, Alma has secured a scholarship for tuition waiver from the government until he finished S3. Although Alma chose a different major with his ideals first who wanted to become a teacher. Because basically both professions are good, and back to the wishes of each heart.
Feni and Sean went to economics school, because of the ideals of those who wanted to work in large corporations and get to know young CEOs, or handsome young executives, influenced by the novels that they often read lately.
Alma had finished lunch, after taking care of the dishes from her former place of eating and also Bara, Alma carried Arka and brought her to the room, and, the nap routine for his little son is always done every time he goes home during the day.
That day there should still be one more course, but the lecturer who teaches there is an outing event so that only gives assignments to do at home.
The active Ark continues to play around in Alma's sling when taken to the room, Arka is indeed classified as an active, obedient and intelligent child, perhaps a derivative of his parents who are equally intelligent, and intelligent, and Alma's a submissive.
Only one fairy tale was read, Arka had fallen asleep in Alma's cradle.
Arka is still a child, but he understood when several times he asked the figure of his father, Alma only showed photos of Akio so much in the gallery of his mobile phone.
Alma explained to her son, if his father was already in heaven, and told Arka, if he wanted to meet his father, Arka should be a good and obedient child, heaven is a place where good people gather.
After Arka slept soundly, Alma put the storybook she had read on the nightstand. Stared at the face of his son carefully, almost the entire part of his face was very similar to Akio, his eyelashes, the shape of his lips, the shape of his nose, his eyebrows, his eyes, all who know and have seen Akio will surely say if Arka is very similar to his late father.
Alma was very grateful because Arka made his longing for Akio so distracted. Alma seemed to be able to see the existence of Akio in Arka. Of course it is like a shining sun, and so is the affection of an Alma to his son, infinity all the time.
A few drops of clear water dripped from his eyelids, Alma's prayers went out to the Almighty, invoking health, safety, and longevity for his son, Alma, alma slowly kissed Arka's forehead and rubbed her hair.
" If your father had known about your presence in your stomach, he would have been very happy until the end of his life" Alma closed her eyes next to Arka and embraced the tiny body.
" I'm sorry that you've been leaving you behind, and leaving you alone to take care of our child".
Alma was surprised to find the figure of Akio who suddenly stood beside his bed.
" Akio.. you.", Alma was speechless, Alma got up and looked at the face she had so long missed, the form of Akio looked so real before her.
" O God am I dreaming?, if this is a dream, let me remain in this dream" Alma shed her tears, Akio approached and wiped away Alma's tears that continued to flow incessantly.
" Don't keep crying because of me, you're a strong woman, I'm sure you'll be able to raise our own child, I'm sorry I can't fight together to raise our child".
Akio continued to smile shadyly staring at Alma, Akio's voice gradually changed into the voice of a little boy who was wiping tears on his cheeks while calling out his name.
" Mother.... mother.... what mother dreams of the feathers?", Arka's tiny hands rubbed Alma's cheeks. Slowly Alma opened her eyes and hugged her little son who seemed confused to see him sleeping while crying.
Alma looked at her room, there was only herself and Arka in that room.
" Dear.", Alma immediately tightened her embrace, realizing that her meeting with Akio was just a dream.
" Why is Mother lying crying?, what is the mother's dream father?".
Alma immediately nodded as Arka asked her.
" Mother was the dream of the father came dear" said Alma lirih holding back his sobbing.
Arka's small hands cupped Alma's cheeks.
" Mother.., mother do not cry anymore yes..., Aka promises to be a good child and a whistleblower, bial later Aka entered sulga belsama mother, and we meet father there".
Alma could no longer speak, her throat seemed choked to hear her little son trying to comfort her.
" How can I raise Arka like this, I have to be strong and happy, as Akio said in the dream, I am a strong woman, I can definitely educate and raise Arka to be a useful human being", Inner Alma.
" Pardon my dear mother, the mother promises will not cry anymore, the mother also wants to be a good mother for Arka, so that later we can both go to heaven and meet with father there".
Alma tried to smile and took Arka out of the room. Turns out it's 3 o'clock, it's time for Arka to take a shower.
Alma took Arka's hand and invited her into the bathroom.
" I know the Almighty has been very kind to me by presenting Arka in my life. I will not dwell in sorrow, I must rise up, and keep trying to give happiness to Arka".
...The End's...
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