Aster Veren
Episode 48's

- Esther

The time has shown at 09:00 am, the report distribution event is still going on now. And I still felt at home waiting for my father at the security guard post while watching the two-wheeled vehicles and four-wheeled passing.

"Son Aster didn't wait inside?" Ask the security guard to sit next to me.

"No, I'm gonna wait here." I answered while glancing at the security guard at a glance.

"Why? Wouldn't it be better to wait inside? And again the distribution of reports is not finished, is not afraid to be sought after by the teacher?" He said he looked surprised by my indifference to the distribution of my report today.

"Usually if the mother or grandmother wants Aster who comes, son Aster always come into the class to nemenin mother or grandmother." The next made me immediately throw my eyes away when I met the security guard.

"That's ...." I muttered that I did not want to continue my conversation with the security guard.

Honestly I want to come in with papa, but I'm craving so I don't want to get close to papa first, besides there is Kalea who keeps sticking to papa. I continue to remember in my heart the events of yesterday afternoon and morning.

"... Is that bi Siti?" The muttering of the security guard made me look up to the direction he saw.

Without a second thought I immediately ran out of the gate to approach bi Siti who had just walked through the school gate.

"Auntie!" Shouted me while plunging into his arms.

"Eh there's Aster's boy," he said returning my embrace.

"Son Aster, the school hasn't disbanded. Let's go in here again!" Shouted Mr. Security guard I didn't listen.

"Aster misses aunty, aunty how are you?" I asked while looking up at my aunt.

"Good news aunt, aunt also miss Aster." Aunty replied as she gently stroked the top of my head, filled with affection.

It felt like I had not felt the touch of bi Siti for a long time, I also almost forgot about her after living in uncle's house.

"Where are the aunts?" I asked while glancing at the tote bag in his hand.

"New aunt on a pilgrimage from the tomb of your mother and grandmother" she replied with a faint smile to my surprise upon hearing Siti's reply.

"Only?" I asked again to try to hide my sadness after successfully controlling my surprised expression.

"No, aunt went with uncle Zaenal. But we parted ways, so auntie went home first." Auntie replied smiling.

I forget ... I usually go to mother's grave with grandma every time I finish the report or early year division. But now grandma doesn't exist .... My mind felt lonely, even though early in the year I went with bi Siti to visit the tomb of mother and grandmother.

"Aster wants to go to aunt's?" Tanya bi Siti ruined my daydream.

"You!" My words are full of enthusiasm, however, I miss the house of bi Siti and where I used to live. But it seems like it will be very difficult to go to a house that is already inhabited by new people.

"Son Aster!" Shouted the security guard again, this time louder than before.

"It doesn't look like it's coming home from school yet?" Ask aunt while smiling.

"Hhehe, yes. Today's Aster report, when you get home later, Aster will visit aunt." I said as I ran towards the school gate while waving my right hand at bi Siti, and I saw bi Siti return my hand with a warm smile.

"You haven't changed yet, how about falling again?" Omel was a security guard when I got near him.

"No, I'm a big boy now. So the security guard doesn't have to worry about me." I was clearly folding both my hands over my chest.

"Eh is big, huh? If you're a big boy shouldn't run around like a little dong?" Ejek, the security guard, smiling at the circus.

"Ah, this security guard pisses me off!" Ketusku while throwing his face away from him.

"Pft.. nak Aster is always this funny huh ...." Tempted the security guard while pinching my nose, "it seems like the report division is done." Continue while glancing towards the school building.

I saw parents and other students scattering out of the school building.

Then my eyes caught the figure of father and Kalea walking hand in hand with uncle Victor. I don't know why my heart always hurts when I see Kalea smiling sweetly at me, and I return that smile with her warm look.

"That's Aster's dad, right? Why not go to him?" The security guard's question made me turn to him and look up my head to see his confused gaze.

"It's not your business!" My words immediately received the touch of the security guard at the top of my head, and with an anxiety, the security guard ruffled my hair.

"Once you're nervous, it feels like you want to bring it home." Obviously still laughing at me.

"Wouldn't! Go to work, lots of cars coming out, open the gates!" I managed to get the security guard's hand off my head.

"Hee. whereas you have a handsome son, want to be a father-in-law." Tempted the security guard again interrupted his laughter.

"Ma–mantu?" I asked to be confused by the joke I didn't understand.

"I mean she wants to marry you to her son." Obviously my father surprised me when suddenly his hand grabbed my body and held me in his lap.

"Papa?" My murmur couldn't twitch on his lap.

"Son Aster is very funny sir, beautiful like his mother. If possible for me, sir." said the security guard with a friendly smile at my father, but I did not respond to his jokes and even took my face seriously.

"I don't want it!" Ketusku made the security guard again chuckle.

"Yes, don't you want to? Too bad, even though you want to have a funny child like Aster ...." He said after being satisfied with a laugh and immediately put on his gloomy expression.

"Lu–funny?" I was embarrassed when I heard the statement of the security guard, this is the first time I heard myself funny from someone else.

"I'll excuse you then." Said the father starting to speak up when he saw a row of cars preparing to exit the gate.

Looks like dad didn't want to interrupt the security guard's work by letting him keep teasing me. So my father took me away from the security guard, and I saw the security guard looking gloomy walking towards the gate after noticing my and my father's departure.

"Why does he never get tired of teasing me every day?" I continued grumbling annoyed not to care about the figure of the father who had walked to take me to his car.

"Did he always tease you like that?" Dad's question made me nod quickly while sighing heavily.

"It seems my daughter is well liked by many people huh ...." Mumbled dad while smiling thinly at me.

"Liked by many?" I asked not to understand his words, because I did not feel liked by many people. All I know is that my friends don't like me and I don't have any friends at school either.

"Bu Estelle and the other teachers talk about you a lot, even the principal likes you." Obviously dad while opening the front door of the car and making me blush when he heard his words.

"really?" I immediately got a quick nod from my father.

"It looks like you can talk to me again huh?" Said father with a faint smile.

I forgot! I'm still craving papa, I can talk to papa. From yesterday, I always avoided talking to Papa.

"Tomorrow we'll go to Singapore, I've taken care of all your school transfer papers." Continue father while sitting in the car seat and immediately attach his seat belt.

Yes, I already talked to papa too. I can't keep crashing, can I? Especially when you don't know what I'm craving for? My mind while breathing heavily.

"Emh ... Can Aster ask for anything?" I asked after gathering all my courage.

For the first time I asked for something from papa, can you grant it? I continue in my heart.

"certain." The answer made me feel happy.

"Can we go visit the graves of mothers and grandmothers?" I said, "I want to say goodbye to my mom and grandma before I go out with my dad tomorrow." I continued to shrink my tone because I felt bad with my father's gaze that I couldn't explain.

"All right, we're leaving now. You showed me the way." Say before closing my car door and walking quickly toward my father's car door.

"After that I want to go see bi Siti too, can we go together?" I continued after Dad got in the car and put his seat belt on.

"certain." Answer me with a thin smile with a sad?

What's wrong with papa? Don't you like me taking you to mom and grandma's grave? But why didn't you refuse my request? Inner wondering.

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