A Million Love For Alana
A Precious Moment of Being a Mom

“Iya, Pi. Askara his son Alana, his son Kak Zhafran also,” replied Ardha.

“So you've met Alana?” Ardha just nodded. “Since when?” ask Arkan again.

“Since the content of Alana entered the seventh month, yes about the content of Alana age so much,” replied Ardha.

“What's the reason you never come home?”

“Yes, I want to accompany Alan, Pi. Until Alana gave birth, now Askara's age has been six months,” explained Ardha.

“Then why did Devan mention Askara as well? Does she know about Alana giving birth?”

Arkan kept asking Ardha about Alana, and why Devan was as sweet as that, by mentioning Askara's name, he just went home.

“Om Dev and Aunt Nadia, they're the birth parents of Alana, Pi,” replied Ardha.

“Ma—you mean? Alana it?”

“Iya, Alana is Ayleen, the baby Om Dev and Aunt Nadia who disappeared at that time,” Ardha cetus.

“So Alana's? Japos ...” Arkan doesn't think Alana's Devan's son who went missing first.

“Papi don't say anything to others huh, Pi? Alana actually doesn't allow Ardha to tell stories with anyone, Pi. Especially with Brother Zhafran, he forbids once, Pi” pinta Ardha.

“Yes, papi promised not to tell Zhafran. But, your mom should know too, Ar,” Arkan said.

“Iya, mami know no problem.”

“Papi want to meet with Alana, Ar.”

“Let's go, Pi? Ardha find time, Ardha will also tell Alana first, or else she met papi and mami,” replied Ardha.

Ardha told him everything, telling his encounter with Alana in Jogja to his papi. Ardha also shared her closeness with Alana, although Alana has not agreed to accept her love, at least Alana has given the green light to Ardha, only she is not ready to start a new page with Ardha. He was still a little traumatized to start a new life.

“Ardha later tonight saying back to Jogja yes, Pi?”

“You sure you'll be home tonight?” ask Arkan.

“Iya, Pi. Let me arrive tomorrow morning, maybe Om Dev, Aunt Nadia, and Fatih have left earlier,” replied Ardha.

“Ya already, you be careful, rest first, later tonight you will travel far,” said Arkan.

Arkan out of Ardha's room. She did not expect Ardha to have met Alana for a long time, and she did not tell her about her meeting with Alana at all.

Arkan went into his room, he saw his wife who had just come out of the bathroom. The guest in front was only Guest Zhalina and her husband, so Thalia went inside.

“This papi from anywhere?” tanya Thalia who just saw her husband.

“From Ardha's room, papi chat with Ardha,” Arkan replied.

“So Mr. Yusuf wants to leave, papi even does not exist?” thalia.

“Iya, papi is too cool to hear the story of Ardha mi,” he replied.

“Hmm chat what the hell until forgot the time?” ask Thalia curiously.

Arkan took his wife by the body, and invited her to sit on the sofa in his room. Thalia wondered what her husband would talk about.

“It looks like this papi wants to talk seriously?” thalia.

“It is very serious, but please papi same mom, mami don't tell anyone, Mi? Only the two of us know,” Arkan said.

“Yes, what do you want to talk about?” Thalia was very curious about her husband.

“Mami see this.” Arkan showed a picture of Alana holding a boy, and next to her was Ardha.

Thalia's eyes condensed into the picture, she occasionally stared at her husband, as if she could not believe the portrait showed Alana and her son.

“Pi, i—ini Alana?” ask Thalia with a raucous.

“Iya, it's Alana, with her son. Son, we have a grandson, Mi. Her name is Askara.” Arkan hugged Thalia and wiped away her tears from happiness.

“This Ardha has met Alana from when, Pi?” ask Thalia.

“Says from the gestational age of Alana six or seven months. Her cousin Alana turned out to be a confidant of Ardha, when invited to dinner at her cousin's house, it turns out Alana lives there,” explained Ardha.

“Why doesn't Ardha tell us anyway?”

“Because Alana is not ready for our existence, Mi. Mami must know how Alana feels, right?” arkan.

“Yes too anyway, mami knows her feelings.”

“Especially only we know? Don't tell Zhafran or Zhalina, let it be later if it's time they know,” Arkan explained.

“Iya, mommy won't tell you that, Pi. But, mommy wants to meet Alana, Pi,” pinta Thalia.

“Propay yes, Mi? Waiting for Ardha to talk to Alana, she will not meet us,” replied Arkan. “Oh yes, mami should be again, and this might make mami a little disbelief,” Arkan said which makes Thalia more curious.

“So, Alana is Nadia and Devan's missing child, Mi. He's Ayleen,” Arkan said. Thalia looked at her husband meaningfully, she really could not believe what her husband said.

“Papi doesn't lie, right?”

“For what papi lied? Ardha said everything, Mi. Didn't you suspect Devan and his kids went straight home with panicked faces?”

“Iya, earlier Shaka and Acha also panicked to go home, Pi,” replied Thalia.

“Iya it's because Askara is sick, Mi. He has a fever, so later tonight Ardha will go to Jogja again. Alana from earlier Ardha phone, Askara cry continuously, and the infusion is released continuously up to three times, said her cousin Alana, surely Askara wants the same Ardha, because if Askara is fussy, Ardha who accompanies her continues,” Arkan clear.

“Mami wants to go there once, Pi, want to see Alana and Askara,” Thalia said with a sad look, because she missed Alana.

“Propay yes, Mi? Later let Ardha find time first to talk to Alana, and of course if Alana wants too,” replied Arkan.

“May Alana want to meet us huh, Pi?”

Thalia was happy to know the news of her missing daughter-in-law. Yes, even though Alana is not the wife of Zhafran, Thalia still considers her as a daughter-in-law, even she already considers Alana like her own daughter.

^^^

At exactly two in the morning, Nadia and Devan arrived at the Hospital where Askara was treated. Fatih also accompanied his mother and father to Jogja. Nadia and Devan accelerate their footsteps towards Askara's treatment room. Nadia saw Iwan holding Askara who was crying. Askara had not slept at all, Alana to the point of fearing her own son like that, usually sick also not like that.

“Unfortunately oma ... here same oma yes, Darling?” Nadia tries to take Askara from Iwan's sling, but Askara brushes Nadia's hand away.

“Sama opa yes? Here's opa's handsome granddaughter, come with opa.” Askara immediately spread her hand and asked Devan to carry.

Askara can momentarily stay in Devan's arms. Devan rubbed Askara's back until Askara fell asleep in his carrier.

Alana leaned her head on Nadia's shoulder. He told me everything from last night Askara was cranky, unwilling to sleep and feverish until all was panicked.

“You who are patient, this is a moment that is greatly missed if your child is an adult and married, if sick is not a mother who takes care of her but her partner. You must be strong, do not cry and panic. Askara sick like this will probably be smarter, usually if you want to be smart what, the baby must have a fever or what,” said Nadia.

“Yes last night mom also said the same I did, Ma. But I'm going to panic, Ma,” he said.

“Have not panicked, Askara same opinion is silent,” said Nadia.

Last night Alana was also very panicked, she could only cry, let alone this was the first moment she became a mother, so surely her emotions were not stable if she saw her son fussy to fever.