A Handful of Love for You
79. Convictions

Alena POV's

It felt like cursing Atep who was just plain eyeing me, but the truth is that I can't. Well, for a while I held back the anger for my two new nieces.

“Never tried to do it anyway, but I certainly can if you teach me.”

“Now is not the time to study. You don't see they've cried such a shock.”

“But I can't carry them together. I don't dare, fear they fall.”

Then Atep took Upin from the top of the Mattress and placed it on my right arm.

“Right hold.”

Then Atep held Upin who was still crying loudly and placed it on my left arm.

“Nah, already. Shake your body slowly to the right and to the left.”

He is also good.

“You wait a minute. I made them milk.”

Luckily Atep had brought a hot water flask and milk bottles to the nursery so I could still see them. I dare not imagine that she went into the kitchen and left me with two crying twins.

After a while, Atep brought two bottles of milk and took Ipin from my sling and put the bottle full of milk away.

“You carried Upin, I carried Ipin.”

We both look like new parents with kids. We work together to give our nephew the best.

“Funny also their call. Upin and Ipin.” I chuckle at the thought of the twin-headed duo of plontos, the main characters of the popular children's series from neighboring countries. From the time I was a child to adulthood, Upin and Ipin didn't grow up. They still go to school in kindergarten.

“If later we have twins, maybe like this.”

“Hm..”

I'm shaking.

“Why not want?”

“Ribet. Just look at it now. We're both tired of taking care of them.” point me at Upin and Ipin.

“Ribetnya is double but surely happy also double. Aye right?”

“Know ah. Married not yet, already talking about children. Twins or not is the business of the Almighty. Arfan and Arfin are twins only, their children are not twins. You still remember my twin cousins, right?”

Atep nodded in response.

“So the matter of twins or not twins, we think about it later. Now we just focus on Upin and Ipin. Poor them, not yet full of drinking milk already have to drink formula.”

“Try you to talk again with Teh Iyah. Persuade her to breastfeed her twins.”

“This morning. I thrust Upin, Teh Iyah immediately cried hysterically and shouted to Aras and Aris.” I told you about my experience this morning while trying to persuade Teh Iyah.

“We have to how, Len. A Endra is also difficult to contact.”

“I'm also confused. I also can not help much because I have to take care of Aki whose health is declining due to the news of the kidnapping of Aras and Aris.”

With such uncertain conditions, Atep and I decided to withdraw our marriage. It's natural that I'm disappointed by this decision, but I'll never be happy to have a wedding when my sister's family is in a bad state.

Abah and mother proposed that I and Atep get married in KUA only first is the most important legitimate and for the reception can be rescheduled. However, I want Aa and Teh Iyah and my entire family to witness my marriage with a happy feeling.

I'm sure Atep did not want to make the intention to marry me when Teh Iyah slumped. I knew Teh Iyah was her first love and she loved Teh Iyah - now pure affection for her sister. So, having a wedding whether it is a wedding that is only recorded at KUA or with a reception is something that is impossible to do today.

I believe that if I was a match with Atep, we would be married in accordance with the time that God has set and recorded in the far away mahfudz.

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to be continued...