Ayrisa And Her Story
Ayrisa²⁸ - About Her

Second week of the holidays. Yesterday afternoon Ayrisa went to the Carsion residence to stay there. The father drove him. It's been a long time since the last time. What else in the testing days he did not meet them again. So, this stay also releases kangen.

Now Ayrisa is with her mother in Shera's private room. The spacious room was used by Shera as a place to paint. Sitting side by side, the two women were busy with the canvas in front of them. Although not as adept as the mother, Ayrisa can paint, like something simple and abstract themed. Yes, very novice, Ayrisa admitted that.

While busy painting, the phone that he had just stored on the drawer— closet located on the side of the door— sounded loud indicating the incoming message. Ayrisa snorted a little annoyed at the feeling that her activities were being interrupted, thinking that she should have deactivated the rectangular object earlier. So, it will not interfere with the quality time with the mother.

Aspen

| Hi, Ay

| Said Bang Nefra you in your mama's house

| Can I go there?

A few questions came to Ayrisa's mind upon seeing the name of the sender. Guessing the reason Aspen wanted to meet him. His forehead shriveled at the thought of that.

"Ma," call him. "Sir Aspen can come here?"

"Yeah, Ay. You can play here." Shera paused for a moment the movement of her hand to look at Ayrisa. "Who knows if you are a son-in-law" he added in a joking tone full of temptation.

"Yes, Mama can't know that." Ayrisa protested with cute bulging cheeks in Shera's eyes. He was eager to approach and pinch the girl's cheek, but soon remembered her hand full of paint.

After replying briefly and sending the location of the house of papa and his mother, Ayrisa kept her phone back on top of the drawer closet, then she again sat next to her mother. Then his hands began to move again, gently sweeping the paint over the canvas with a brush. His painting dominant dark color—image expanse of the night sky on a beach.

Ayrisa still remembers seeing the conjunction of the moon with Saturn with her sister and friends on the beach at that time. His memories of that day will not be forgotten, will be stored well with a collection of other pleasant memories.

Chequek!

"You're too busy with canvas and brushes!" The slow cry of the papa made Ayrisa turn her head, while Shera just snorted a little and continued her activities. He had to finish the painting before next week to be sent.

Arfa placed a plate containing four kinds of fruit on a small table located between the seats of the two women. "Eat first, Ay," he said while briefly peeping Ayrisa temple. Then he turned to his wife and put a light kiss on the lips of the ranum Shera.

According to the words of the father, Ayrisa ate the fruit on the plate.

"Oh, there's your friend in front!" Elio who had somehow finished breakfast spent some time where, suddenly entered and exclaimed softly to tell Ayrisa.

Silent for a moment, Ayrisa did not expect Aspen to come so quickly. The next moment he decided to approach the man immediately. It was impolite to let guests wait for long, he thought. Before that he cleaned himself of the paint first. Once in the living room, he could see Aspen who was already sitting on the sofa with both hands of the man resting on his knees.

"Hi, Ay! How are you?" The man said when he found the presence of Ayrisa. His sitting position he held.

Ayrisa smiled. "I'm good, Brother As how?"

"It's getting better after meeting you." Aspen's eyes narrowed, forming a crescent moon, as well as his lips. "It feels like a long time too yes we did not meet," he added as a pleasantries.

With her body already sitting in front of Aspen, Ayrisa nodded in return for the man. "Sister Aspen the champagne is very sparse, speeding?"

"No, actually on the road. I just inget not yet ngabarin will come to you, so it was ngabarin first before continuing here."

Ayrisa nodded while rounding her lips. "Oh, yes. Brother Aspen, what do you want to see me?"

"If I say kangen, how?"

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At lunch, Aspen took part between the Carsion and Ayrisa families. The man lingered with Ayrisa. The two of them were now on the terrace of the backyard of the Carsion residence, while discussing many things of course. Favorite lessons, difficult lessons, book authors, competitions they have participated in, to the small hobby of Ayrisa— observing the night sky and its contents. Aspen will never get tired of listening to Ayrisa's long babble about things the girl likes. It felt like that was exactly what he wanted from the beginning, spending time with Ayrisa while talking a lot without anyone bothering. He also liked to see Ayrisa's expression change according to what was spoken.

Adorable.

There were no other words he could think of besides that.

If it's like this, Aspen wants to immediately make Ayrisa his. Moreover, at that time he had also talked about his wishes to the mother. I can't wait until that plan and desire are realized. Ayrisa with a beautiful ring wrapped around the ring finger of her left hand, and belonged to an Aspen.

The shadow on the man's mind was extremely beautiful, making him smile involuntarily.

"Sister Aspen is horrifying me, isn't he?" Ayrisa's slightly irritated voice brought Aspen's consciousness back.

"Sorry, Ay." He spoke with regret. "What did you say?"

Exhaling slowly, Ayrisa then made a sound again. "I'm telling you about a painting Mama once bought by a famous collector."

The sparkle in the girl's eyes re-emerged when Aspen showed interest in the story. "I want that sometime to join the art exhibition featuring Mama's painting. Want to see how amazed people like Mama's paintings that are amazing." The obvious elegance in the girl's voice. His sparkling eyes also showed his admiration for the mother.

"Ah, I think Mama said there's going to be an auction in California in two weeks."

"Would you like to go there?" Aspen asked. In the heart was worried.

"Huum, but not Mama." Ayrisa slightly pursed her lips. On the other hand, Aspen was a little relieved after hearing that.

"When what is your Mother, Ay?" Whether he was thinking about what, Aspen subconsciously asked that question.

"Great mother in her own way. Said Mommy used to take care of Mama's wedding with Papa."

Aspen simply nodded not asking further. Letting silence envelop them for a while. An afternoon gust of wind moves the leaves from the plants that are in the backyard.

"Well, can I ask you something?"

"Can."

"Why do you call Aunt Shera 'Mama'? From what I've seen, Bang Nefra isn't that."

An indirect answer was given by Ayrisa. The girl let silence cover them again. Whether thinking about the answer or the sign of not wanting to give an answer, Aspen did not know.

"Mama's my surrogate." Ayrisa's eyes looked straight ahead. His lips clenched before turning to Aspen with a smile. "She is my surrogate."

Aspen's body was glued to its place. His tongue was a mute, not knowing how to respond. It never occurred in his mind as a possibility. Very far from his estimate so far.

"It's not that ...." Aspen, who had finally regained control over himself, could not solve the question.

Ayrisa understood the confusion that was engulfing this man beside her. He used to be like that, not believing the facts. Moreover, she was just a little girl back then, when her parents told her everything that was previously hidden. Everything feels so hard to digest.

"First, how can it be? I know that question must have come to mind Kak Aspen. The answer is, I was not born here. Different from Kak Nef and Kak Nura" Ayrisa glanced at Aspen at a glance. "If I discuss this I think like a country in the hemisphere has other benefits besides being a place of human habitation. So the reason I'm in the world."

Mentioning her sister's name was sometimes difficult for Ayrisa. Because it can invite lacrimation fluid to gather in his eye fertilizer. However, he could not think about it now.

"A lot of people here are actually doing the same thing. They've tried many ways to do it, to make their family complete." Ayrisa inhaled as much air as she could, giving a pause to her explanation. "Then, about Mama. Mama herself offers herself, yes, although rejected initially as many people. And after everything is done, Mama receives the rewards that Mommy insists on giving."

"Last of all, Mommy could not conceive again at that time, after menggahirin Kak Nef same Kak Nura. I really want to have another child. Womb weak. So, Mama brought me into this world." Ayrisa completed her brief explanation.

Again silence enveloped the two grandchildren of Adam and Eve who are now busy with their own thoughts.

Aspen exhaled slowly. "Don't papa tell me all this?"

"I believe in Brother Aspen, and I also believe Reylin's words, to try to trust others. Besides, I knew all this time Brother As had been trying to step closer. If Reylin says, I should at least tell Kak As before the steps get further and feel late for this story." Ayrisa replied in a calm voice. "I won't know what Aspen's sister thinks of me, but the end is Aspen's decision, whether or not she wants to see me."

The man's feelings were slightly filled when he heard Ayrisa who still casually assumed their relationship was a pure friendship. At first a little hope in the girl's initial sentence, it turns out their thoughts are not the same.

"Sister Aspen can after this move me. I'm not papa, because I've been fine all this time."

Of course Aspen won't stay away. He did not care about the shocking fact about this girl he liked. There is nothing wrong with being a surrogate baby. After all, children are very desirable to be born in the world. All he cared about was immediately making the girl his. By telling her about herself, it means that Ayrisa has started to pave the way for Aspen. It won't be wasted.

However, while thinking that, Ayrisa's last sentence teased the man.

"What do you mean, Ay? All this time, there's someone else who's been having problems with your birth origin?"

"Not that either, anyway." Ayrisa chuckles a little, though in fact bitter he feels. "Or maybe it's Kak As's thinking."

"What do you mean?"

"Yes that ...." Ayrisa played her finger awkwardly. Her lips curved rigidly with slightly teary eyes. "Sister Nura has never considered me his sister."

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This chapter feels so long, yes. Actually no, the dense contents that make it feel long. You could say that this story is actually the first story that I consistently write its contents above 1200 words, so it is. Don't get bored, yes, the plot is like this.

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