
" Sister Alma!!", Bara ran and hugged his sister who was eating at the dinner table. The longing for his older sister made Bara unable to pay attention to what Alma was doing.
Alma hurriedly chewed and swallowed the rice and fried chicken that was inside her mouth. Fortunately it was the last bribe, "Sister is also very kangeeen with Bara".
" If Alma's brother is kangen, why hasn't he ever played here?",
Maemunah tidied Alma's dirty dishes while smiling at Bara's behavior who was sulking at her brother.
" Let Alma clean Ma'am" Alma held her mother's hand.
" No papa, just one plate and spoon, anyways at the stall has helped a lot".
" You take care of that your sister who is a heavy miss" said Maemunah while carrying a dirty dish used to eat Alma and immediately wash it.
Bara still hugged Alma and did not let go.
" Asalamualaikum !",
There was a sound of greeting from outside. But Alma of course could not stand because Bara was still writhing on his body.
" Waaaah. So want to join the embrace as well", Akio's tease on his sister-in-law Bara.
It turns out that the guest who came was Akio who deliberately came to pick up Alma.
" Yes that again there are kangen-angenan, the Bara from yesterday ngajakin mother to your house, he said kangen with his brother, but mother has not been spit-sticking".
" Eh.It just so happens that you guys are here. Akio's son ate first huh, his Alma just finished eating". Maemunah was about to take a plate for Akio. But soon Akio stopped him.
" No ma'am, it was fitting to come here Akio had eaten first, still full" Akio refused.
" Why brother just played here, has almost two months not met", asked Bara with his innocent face asking for an explanation from Alma.
But Akio first gave an answer.
" It is not intentional, Alma was busy taking lessons, because Alma is now in 12th grade, soon to take the exam".
" A few days ago Mr. Alma also had to be busy studying because he followed a smart race carefully. So Alma's sister learned and couldn't play here".
Bara looked at Alma, as if asking for a true or untrue explanation delivered by Akio.
" Yes, what Akio said was all right, Brother also misses Bara and Mom, but the whole day is not enough to share and come here, sorry brother yes...". Alma returned Bara's embrace tightly.
There was the sound of Adzan maghrib.
" Already, Bara will have to go to the mosque and learn njai, so let his brother rest first", orders Maemunah.
" Bara does not want to pay a salary, later Alma went again, Bara want to be with Alma first".
Alma smiled knot, " Bara must njai in order to doain the late father, brother will not go home until the coal is finished njai. Brother's still here". Alma deliberately negotiated with Bara, so that Bara would continue to teach, and he could shower casually.
Bara's eyes shone brightly, "Well, Bara's going to the mosque and teach, but brother stays here, promise".
It turned out that Bara so easily agreed to Alma's request.Bara let go of his embrace from Alma and ran back to berwudlu and ran after taking the sarong and peci towards the mushola.
" Mommy also to the mosque first, Al, if you want to shower your towel is in the closet".
Maemunah is complete with worship equipment, out of the house and close the door of the house.
" Do you intend to stay here?", asked Akio who seemed to disagree if he had to stay.
Akio immediately followed him walking into the room. Alma took the towel and went back out to the bathroom.
15 Minutes later Alma came out of the bathroom with her hair still wet. Back in the room, in the room Akio was busy staring at the screen of his phone.
" You're done with the monthly guest?".
Alma nodded at Akio's question. Still with a towel rubbed on the head.
The smile of sumringah was instantly etched on Akio's face." Later go home to our house, baby, a little late papa, but don't stay here", Akio is indeed uncomfortable with Alma's narrow room and also an iron bed that if moving a little bit makes a crekeeet sound.
Imagine what if Akio attacked Alma at night silent, would have made the krekeeet sound so loud.
Alma had guessed before, Akio would definitely ask him for this.
" I want to go home, but on condition" said Alma, after combing her hair in front of the mirror.
" What conditions?".
" Tomorrow I'll go see Sean and Feni at 10, okay?", asked Alma expectantly.
Akio seemed to think for quite a while. But then he was seen nodding his head, "Okay, you can walk with them tomorrow, but tonight we go home, and you have to follow all my will".
Akio and Alma were like two people who were negotiating, and found an agreement.
" Deal" said Alma.
For an hour while waiting for Bara to return home, Akio slightly made an initial approach with Alma. Because Maemunah had to finish the bookkeeping first in the middle room, so Alma and Akio remained in their room, not wanting to disturb the concentration of his mother.
" Here do not go far to sleep, later you can fall down, your bed is small", Akio told Alma to get closer.
Not to forget Akio also tuned music from his phone, so as not to hear their conversation from outside.
Alma also obeyed Akio's will and placed his head on Akio's shoulder field. Akio immediately wrapped his arms and legs hugging Alma. It is a position that makes them feel very comfortable.
" Don't cuddle me again like yesterday.... . I'm sorry if I didn't tell you about Steven and his friends who ran away with you. I also just found out during the school break, you were in the race, and Steven called me, said he was coming home".
" That's why I told him to go to a safer villa".
" I didn't think I was taking them to the gates of death. I was really sorry at the time".
Akio told Alma what he had kept all this time.
Hearing Akio's story, Alma knows that Akio must have felt very depressed and guilty about the deaths of his friends.
Alma stuffed her head deeper into the niche of Akio's neck. " After I thought about it, you are not entirely at fault, if I were in your position back then, maybe I would have done the same.
Akio and Alma now apologize to each other and open up to each other. The month they spent keeping quiet made them both regret and realize their mistakes.
But all of that makes them both realize how much they love each other and need each other. Akio needs Alma to be his life companion, and Alma also needs Akio to protect her.
" Sat..tok..tok...tok....!".
" Sister..open the door, Bara is done with her salary!", Bara's cry makes Alma and Akio look at each other and smile at the same time.
" You take care of your little sister first, only later tonight you take care of my little sister" said Akio with a perverted smile. Because Alma had also felt since then the little brother Akio had changed into a real form. It's just that Alma hasn't wanted to continue their affection. Because Alma had to take care of Bara first before going home.