A Handful of Love for You
75. Disappeared
Atep POV
“One more month we are legitimate. Hopefully we also have twins.”
“No. Having twins is tired of double.”
“Her happiness is also double right?”
“Sok know.”
“Just look at Iyah Tea and A Endra. Do you see them as having a hard time raising their children? No right? Even when Teh Iyah used to raise Aras and Aris alone, I never saw Teh Iyah who was sad because she had twins. Iyah Teh used to be sad because she was not with her father Aras and Aris.”
“Where later only. We can manage to have twins or not. Usually, if there are already people in the family who have twins, other couples will not have twins.”
“Who said?”
“I. I said it like that.”
“Yes, auntie chatty.” I pinched my favorite lady's cheek.
“Sick Atep!” shouted Lena while glaring at the eyes.
“Do not make a fuss! The babies will be disturbed.”
“You're wrong until they cry.”
Now Alena and I are sitting side by side in a long chair close to the nursery. I watched A Endra holding her babies. Teh Iyah's complete happiness with her husband and four children. Seen happy look radiated from the face of A Endra although he looks tired but the fatigue was erased by looking at the faces of his children.
“Capek, A?” alena asked Kagendra who threw her body beside us.
“Hmmm..
“There's a name for them?”
“Already.”
“Who?”
“Still not decided. It will be announced later that it is certain.”
“So Lena must call them who dong? His sister Aras and Aris, are you?”
“Yes not so. His nickname already exists. Aa insisted on naming her, because Aa had no share at all when naming Aras and Aris.”
“Whose fault it was not next to Teh Iyah,” selorohku.
“Damn you, Tep. Basic sister-in-law brash.”
“So who called them?” ask Alena again.
“Upin, Upin.”
I almost choked on hearing the answer from Kagendra. How could she name her twin babies with popular animated characters from neighboring countries.
“Seriously, A? Their names are Upin and Ipin.”
Kagendra laughed out loud at the look on Alena's face that looked disappointed.
“But the time is given the name Upin and Ipin anyway?”
It seems that Alena does not accept if her new nieces are named Upin and Ipin.
“What kind of name do you want?” ask Kagendra.
“What is normal atuh, A. for example Rafa and Rafi, Dani and Doni, Arfa and Arfi, Arfan and Arfin, which are like that.”
“There are many such names. Market.”
“Yey, do want a name like how. Ribet very well, A.”
“Aa want to give the name Salma and Salwa, but unfortunately they are men, so can not be named Salma and Salwa.”
“Aa want to have a daughter, yes?”
“The idea is like that, but the destiny is to have another boy. Now Aa has four boys.”
“Lena can already imagine how four of Aa's photocopying boys. Ribet ribet deh,” said Alena while giggling that sounded funny in my hearing. I tried to imagine Alena and I with our children.
“Len, your phone sounds tuh.” I pointed at Alena's phone which was set to be silent.
“Hallo, Assalamu’alaikum, Nan. What's up?”
“Iya, Mang Edi has arrived.”
“Gak. Aris and Aras are not the same as Lena.”
“What's up, Len?” manyworry.
Alena gestured for me not to ask first.
“Kan is usually picked up by Mr. Sholeh. Mr Sholehnynya has returned yet?”
“Where are they? Have you tried calling Mr Sholeh?”
“Kok can not be contacted? Mr. Sholeh brought a hape, right? Try to keep contacting Mr. Sholeh.”
“What?”
“Pak Sholeh is in the hospital. What the hell is this?”
“Police?”
“What's Len?” I'm getting more worried.
“Aras and Aris, Tep. They haven't come home.”
“Here phone. Let me do the talking. You calm down first.”
Alena handed me the phone. Tears were pouring down her cheeks. It seems like he was really scared and worried.
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to be continued...