About Gibran?
Part 03: Mom

"Em, may, Ma. Want to ask what???"

"What's he busy? Work? College or what?"

Gibran was silent for a moment, he took a glass of water, sipped a quarter of the glass. Then the man took a slow breath, however this was a fact Gibran had to say.

"See you're still in the twelfth grade, Ma. She's Livi's upperclassman."

Hesti nodded softly as he muttered after hearing Gibran's reply. "It turns out to be a guess, Mama."

"Why, Ma? Mama doesn't agree that Gibran is related to the girl who is still in high school?"

"No, no, that's not it, son. Mama okay-okay, Mama does not matter she is still in school, still in college, or already working, no problem. But, at your current age, it's no time to mess around with a relationship like this."

"Ma, I'm not messing around with Melisa. No intention to mess around, I'm serious Ma's the same!"

"Gibran, Mama's just scared of ka--"

Gibran stroked his mother's arm slowly. "Ma, Gibran knows, Mama would want the best for Gibran, right? I don't want to see Gibran disappointed anymore. But, Ma, Gibran never felt this happy, Melisa's family is also a good family, she's from a distinguished and educated family, she's good... She's a polite girl, then what's the matter, Ma?"

"Did he love you too, as you love him? Does his family know too? Can they take you?"

"Yes, he loves Gibran, Gibran can do it, his parents know what Ma is!"

Hesti exhaled slowly. Gibran stared at him, his right hand holding Gibran's right cheek.

"Many things you're afraid of when you raise you and Livi, you're afraid of outsiders hurting you, hurting your feelings. Mama is afraid, the people around you don't love you as sincerely as the affection Mama and Papa give you! No matter how big you are, no matter what your age, you're still a boy and a little girl Mama, you don't want to get hurt, honey."

Gibran got up from his seat, and knelt down in front of the mother's chair, and hugged the woman who had given birth and raised him.

"I love you, Ma."

"I love you too, dear."

Can not be hidden anymore, if Gibran touched when he heard his mother's words, the affection that Mama gave him and Livi was so big, he could not explain, always hit flat between him and Livi, always hit flat between him and Livi, rozi was jealous of Gibran's life.

In his smile Gibran save feelings of relief, Mama's speech is not a final decision, it could have changed at any time, but knowing that Mama did not mind about Melisa's education, Gibran was quite relieved.

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...The city hospital....

Melisa opened her eyes as soon as she felt a gentle rubbing on her right cheek, the girl smiled as she found Arkan looking at her with a smile as well.

"Good morning Beautiful Brother" said Arkan.

"Morning. You're not in school?"

"Kok school, after all, it's still 6 o'clock, who wants to go to school this early!"

"Emm, that's it. Which mom and dad?"

"Father with Mama just came home, Daddy all night here nemenin Kak Melisa, Mama too."

"Isn't he?"

"Yes, I'll be back at seven after Erlan."

Melisa just nodded slowly.

"Said Mama, Sister Gibran also nemenin Kak Melisa, maybe if not told Mama to go home to rest, she will not go home and leave Kak Melisa."

"Gibrans?"

"Yes, last night Brother Gibran same father who brought Sister Melisa to the hospital, sister Melisa did not want?"

Melisa shook her head slowly.

"It's okay, sister Melisa, what do you want? Arkan will ask Mama to buyin!"

"No, Melisa doesn't want anything. Em, where's Melisa's Mobile?"

"Handphones? I think it's in Dad, brother. Maybe take it home now!"

"Where is your phone?"

"It." Arkan handed him a flat object that he took out of the pocket of his school uniform.

"Please call Rere or Via, sister Melisa's worried about them."

Arkan obeys Melisa's will, he calls Via first, the boy has indeed long kept Rere and Via's contacts, to ask Melisa, if Melisa is not home.

"Hallo."

"Yes, Arkan, why?" answer Via over there.

"Here, Melisa's sister wants to talk to you!"

Arkan handed Melisa his phone.

"Call, Viii.... Are you okay?"

"Mel, don't worry about me, I'm fine, how are you? I swear, I can't sleep all night, keep thinking of you!"

"I'm fine, the doctor said, just sauces."

"Thank God, I'm afraid you're okay. It'll be about eight or nine o'clock when I get there, okay?"

"Emm, yes. How's Rere doing?"

"We're both okay, Mel, safe. Oh yeah, your phone I already love Om Felix, because it's dead and can't be on!"

"Okay, thanks Vi."

"Well, who are you now?"

"There's Arkan, there's Beautiful Ma'am outside too. Um, Vi. How are Fais and Chandra's brother?"

"Every night Fais was also taken to the same hospital as his family, if Kak Chandra I do not know, but--"

"I'll be telling you a story!"

"Okay, wait."

"Yes, Mel, I take a shower and get ready, I'll go there for breakfast!"

"Yes, Vi, thank you again."

"Yes, you're welcome, Melisa. Bye, see you."

Just as Melisa was about to contact Rere, she suddenly paused her intentions when she saw someone standing in front of the door smiling at her.

"Gibrans?" murmuring Melisa, made Arkan turn towards the entrance. Despite never meeting Gibran in person, Arkan welcomed him well, even Arkan who is known to not want to share Melisa's affection with anyone now even easily let Gibran into his sister's life. I don't know what kind of aura Gibran has that can melt Arkan's heart.

"Good morning, Beautiful....." Gibran placed the parcel he was carrying on the table, the man's gaze fixed on Arkan who was sitting on the sofa.

"Hi, Arkan, right?" greet Gibran. Arkan smiled back at Gibran's hand.

"Gibrans."

"Arkan, sister Beloved Melisa!" arkan Canda.

"Hahaha, you know, Melisa's always telling you stories."

"Isn't he?"

"Yes, almost every day, until I was jealous that Melisa had started telling me about you!"

"Emm, I'm jealous too, if there's someone else that sister Melisa loves right now!"

Melisa was just shaking her head at the conversation of the two people. Not long ago Mbak Indah signaled to Arkan, if the teenager had to go to school immediately!

"Em, leave Melisa!" arkan said to Gibran, of course, replied with a friendly and sincere smile by the Candidate Brother-in-law?

"Safe, just calm down!"

"Don't do anything!" arkan said as he squinted his eyes at Gibran. After parting and peeping Melisa's cheek for a long time, Arkan left the ward without regard to Gibran's gaze and response to his actions.

"I want to, too, baby!" Whining Gibran made Melisa glare sharply and pinch her arm slowly.

"Hahahaha, kidding, it seems like you're much better now, the proof is that you can pinch people!"

But after saying that, Gibran instead looked worried at Melisa again, the man stared fixedly at Melisa.

"I can not calm down as long as you go camping yesterday, especially after the news of the three of you missing at the camping location" said Gibran.

Melisa grabbed Gibran's hand, grasping it tightly. "Don't think about it, now I'm here, right? I'm not okay--"

"No way, I'm getting more worried after knowing your current condition."

Gibran exhaled slowly. "I can't blame you, or blame anyone for this, but I can't ask you, next time don't go to a show like this again. I'm worried, honey. I'm afraid you're wondering, and I don't want this to happen again in the future."

Melisa nodded slowly. "I promise, I won't make you worry anymore, in the future I'll be more careful, okay."

The girl hugged Gibran's waist, which allowed her to hear clearly the man's heartbeat. Gibran responded by hugging and rubbing Melisa's head.

"Now breakfast, yes. What breakfast pack? There's fresh bread with chocolate jam, there's brown jam toast too, there's chicken porridge made by Mama, Melisa who would you like?"

Melisa frowned when she heard the chicken porridge made by Mama, this is what Mama meant? Mama Gibran or Mama Melisa?

"Chicken porridge?"

"Yes, just before I left here, Mama make your chicken porridge, want to try it? It's not cold yet."

Melisa nodded indicating, yes, she wants to.

Gibran picked up the paper he had brought earlier, took out a bottle of mineral water, a lunchbox filled with toast, then a few slices of fresh bread complete with small setoples of chocolate jam, and lastly, a small one, a bowl of chicken porridge that is still warm.

"I'm a ya---"

"Have you had breakfast?" melisa asked before taking a bribe from Gibran.

"Well, that was."

"Break some more breakfast, get me."

"Alright, my beautiful Miss, this handsome man before you will obey all your desires."

"Hahaha, what a bitch!"

"But it's a fact, right?!" goda Gibran while playing his eyebrows.

"Yes, and this handsome guy is mine!"

Now even Gibran who misbehaved with the treatment of Melisa, the intention of her heart that wanted to tease, even he himself was tempted.

"Nake?" gibran asked after Melisa received three mouthfuls from him.

"Don't you try it."

Melisa took a spoon eyebrow in Gibran's hand, then fed the man until two spoons of the chicken porridge.

"As always, your cooking never fails!" praise Gibran.

"Emm, so Mama you know that I'm a-"

Gibran immediately nodded in agreement, even before Melisa finished her words.

"Any again!"

Melisa complies, opens her mouth and takes a bribe back from Gibran. "Smart girl."

Gibran painstakingly fed Melisa, like a father who was feeding his little daughter. From outside the room, there were those who were silently smiling when looking and paying attention to them.

"Hopefully, happiness is always with you, Melisa." Inner Tania.