A Sugar Baby
Richard Galau
Nina combed Sharon's hair in front of a glass. While his half-brother was just silent as usual. Later he was taken to a psychiatrist and his condition began to improve.
But he can't talk. Psychiatrists say if there is still pressure in him that makes him not ready to re-open his voice.
"Lo ate first. If you want a way out, I want to go" said Nina.
Sharon was like that. Nina finished her work and prepared to move on. Sharon then blocked his arm.
Nina looked at Sharon, and Sharon looked down. His hand was as if he had not told Nina to leave. Nina sat down and hugged her half-brother, and Sharon replied.
***
"Darriel the catfish boy."
Lea said in a very soft tone near Darriel's ear who had just finished in a diaper change. Darriel who had been silent was suddenly about to cry.
Lea pretended to take care of Daniel's freshly taken laundry. While Daniel was sitting nearby struggling with his laptop, he now noticed Darriel who was ready to whine.
"What are you, Le?" daniel asked suspiciously.
"People ain't no shit, yeee."
Lea did not admit.
"What did you say to him?" ask Daniel again.
"Darriel's a handsome."
Daniel almost laughed, but remained suspicious of his wife.
"Tell you yeah, make him cry. That's the ant." Again."
"No, he's the one who capers want to cry."
Lea turned to the closet and arranged the husband's clothes.
"Bad mama, son?" ask Darriel. Darriel looked at her father.
"No, it's delicious. Good mom, huh?"
Leah defended herself in front of the child. Darriel turned to look at Lea, then looked at Daniel again.
"This is the same dear papa."
Daniel puts down his laptop and grabs Darriel.
"Darling is this papa?"
Darriel continued to look at the father without being able to react. Because his age is now almost a month and has not been able to respond well to every emotion that is around.
He just continued to look, look, until then drowsy and fell asleep by himself.
***
Dian has been meeting with Sean a lot lately. From the first meeting the other day they connected a lot in various ways.
One of their hobbies is the same, which is watching and discussing movies. Richard hasn't really liked that much. But he never got in the way of what became Dian's hobby.
"Why then?"
Lea asked Richard who was sitting quietly in a chair.
"It's okay" replied Richard.
He put the phone on the table. Since then he sent a chat to Dian and has not been reply. Usually the woman was very quick in responding to Richard. But not with today.
Because he was watching a movie with Sean in Sean's apartment. They are just friends but seem to be comfortable with each other.
They are serious about watching the show, sometimes laughing and sometimes sad. Follow the emotions presented by the show. While Richard continued to wait with mixed feelings.
He wanted to call, but was afraid Dian was busy. Not calling, but his heart kept wondering.
"Well, go yuk yah. Ride in a muter-muter car here." said Lea gave an idea.
"Where are you going?" asked Richard in a lethargic tone.
"Where cake, eat what it is outside. There will be a mas and this will take care of Darriel. There's Ellio too."
Richard nodded his head despite still being a little lazy.
"Come on." she said later.
Then both went.
"Where are you going, Le?" ask Daniel who is currently watching television with Ellio. Lea came down from the second floor and was wearing a black cardigan.
"You muter-muter mas complex, same father."
"Tumben the Bambang wants to be invited to be chili-cabean." said Ellio who invited Daniel's laughter.
"Again sad." Lea said in a soft tone.
"Sad?. Sad why?" Daniel and Ellio asked at about the same time.
"I don't know, fight the same time Dian" said Lea again.
"Aren't you asking clearly?" said Daniel.
"I'm not good at it. I asked why, but Dad said it was okay. But I feel sad because of Dian."
"Lea, come!"
"Yes yeah." replied Lea.
"Go first mas, om." he said later.
"Yes" replied Daniel.
"Le, tipped martabak telor dong." said Ellio.
"Yes it's bought." Leah replied again.
The woman then followed her father who was ready in the car.
Lea and Richard walked down the street in the area around the housing estate, then kind of went out and turned around. The man was a little calmer than before. Although Dian had not returned anything to him.
"Well, what do you like?"
Leah asked Richard a question, while they were on a pretty solid road.
"What?" Richard asked back.
"Yes, it's dad's hobby."
"Main golf" replied Richard.
"Main golf?"
"Yes." Yeah."
"If not fishing, play billard, fiddling with the most expensive car."
"Very man and very old is his hobby." jilloh Lea.
Richard laughed this time.
"Abis want what other hobbies to try?"
"Well, what cake, play that online game or something."
"People's likes are different, Le."
"But there's nothing wrong with having a new hobby. Let's not monotonize his life, let's be more colorful."
Richard laughed again.
***
"You got a guy?"
Sean suddenly asked a question to Dian who was watching while eating.
Dian was a little surprised, he could not admit if he had a sugar daddy girlfriend.
"Ah at the moment yes, but she's not here." said Dian Later.
"In our country?" ask Sean again.
"Yup." replied Dian while trying to smile.
Sean looked to nod his head.
"Why?" ask Dian.
"No, just curious." replied Sean.
The two then went back to watching.
***
It was a while before Lea and Richard took a walk. Reynald, who knew his son was injured, drove the car to the hospital.
Along the way, he almost hit several times. He panicked when he was driving a car.
"Arsen." she cried when she saw the boy in one of the rooms.
"Pa's."
Arsen looked fine, but Reynald hugged him tightly.
"Papa is so afraid of you why. What's this, who was that guy?"
"Pa, calm down."
"Where would you like to calm down if you think it's a gini?"
"Yes, Arsen explains it now. Papa calm down."
Reynald took a deep breath and sat down at his son's side.
"Arsen doesn't know who that is either. Not yet Arsen nanya, he's been hunted hurt Arsen and left."
"Some of you take it all the way from your guard. You shouldn't follow suspicious people. Report it first, let your guard follow the man. You can't get hurt."
"Yes pa, Arsen Minya sorry yes. Promise no more after this."
Reynald took another breath, this time closing his eyes for a moment and then nodding.