Become Him
Surprise from a special child

Sunday morning, Rachel had dressed up to attend Brandon's performance. He was picked up by Nata who looked cool by wearing a neat suit complete. The man even opened the door for Rachel, holding her hand until Rachel could stand up perfectly.

“Where is mas?” they walk in tandem. It is not seen that they are a couple who are going to divorce.

“In hall. Looks like it's started.” Nata looked at the watch in his hand, already about ten minutes of time had passed from the scheduled rundown.

“Oh yes?” Rachel Preparing to speed up her steps.

“Quiet first, most still welcome.” Nata immediately restrained Rachel's hand from walking quickly.

“Okey.” Then he tried to let go of Nata's hand. Nata only fell silent, he did not comment because maybe Rachel was uncomfortable.

Entering the large hall, headmaster Brandon had just finished giving his speech. Nata and Rachel sit in the back row while Ivana and Martha are in the front. Ivana waved her hand as Nata sent a message that she and Rachel were sitting in the back.

Rachel replied with a smile. He breathed a sigh of relief as he saw Martha sitting next to Ivana. Ivana's right, Martha's already looking better. His seat was upright even though he still used a wheelchair.

“Brandon appear to two.” Say Nata, tell Ivana the message.

“Iya.” Rachel patiently waited.

The first appearance was shown. Where about six special children perform dance. His manner was very cute and adorable, making some parents smile should I look at their appearance.

They all wear regional constants. The beautiful makeup on their faces made Rachel smile. They are very special.

“Both father and mother, the next appearance is from our special student, Brandon Wijaksono.” Mc remarks.

Rachel clapped her hands to welcome Brandon who took the stage with her neat stellan. Her hair is in a neat comb, a misty comb. Instantly, a harrumph burst into Rachel's chest, seeing that innocent child was already that tall now. The character of his face is very similar to that of his late grandfather.

“Brandon here, at the age of five, we found incredible potential. He can have simple conversations in several languages with perfect pronunciation. He quickly learned the foreign language we played through tapes. And at this time, he would recite a poem to his loved ones. He wrote it directly in handwriting.”

The MC shows a Brandon script that he has framed the frame. There were pictures of two adult women there holding her hands on the left and right sides.

“There is her name here, mami Nana, Brandon and mami Acen.” MC read Brandon's words written with blue and pink markers.

“Aahh, Brandon is so sweet. Mami also loves Brandon.” Rachel who smiled. His eyes were glazed

“Tring!”

A message went into Rachel's inbox and the sender was Ivana. Apparently his sister-in-law sent him a picture of Brandon on which is a poem in Spanish. Brandon's favorite language. Rachel often heard Brandon muttering songs in this language. Although the tone is not clear but the pronunciation is clear.

Rachel looked at the photo while. Looking at the picture of himself in Brandon's picture. Nata comes to see Ivana's picture and makes her smile.

“Brandon is very dear to you Acennya.” Bisik Nata's.

“He emh.” Rachel was speechless, only able to sigh deeply to affirm herself.

With her initiative, Nata took a handkerchief from inside her pocket and gave it to Rachel. Rachel had not expected the sweet treatment was done by Nata the four-door refrigerator, but then she took it.

“Still.” Her speech. He just shrank his tears that melted away.

At a glance Nata saw the display of Rachel's phone that closed her chat message from Ivana. Suddenly his eyes rounded when he saw the name of the second contact in the order of Rachel's inbox inscribed “Suamik” with a white heart symbol.

Nata smiled slightly, pretending to turn her face away from Rachel while she was hiding her happy smile. He did not expect, if the name of his contact on Rachel's phone has not been changed to “Personjak” maybe? Or at best “It's kids”. Nata was proud of what he saw.

Microphone sound on tap start to sound. The attention of the audience was immediately focused on the figure of Brandon who was downcast nervously in front there.

“Mami, how are you today?”

Brandon's small voice in Spanish, managed to make Ivana shed her tears. Likewise with Rachel, who cried sobbing back there especially when she saw the running text translation of Brandon's poem, on the background screen.

“What is the work of mami so heavy that mami looks so tired?

Look, Mom, I'm getting taller.

Thank you for taking good care of me.

Bought me lots of toys and played with me.

I want to play sand again with my mommy,

Running while disturbing the swimming fish approached me.

Tomorrow, I'm gonna be a great kid.

When I grow up, I will take good care of my mother.

Like I said, Mamih won't leave me.

So go home mommy. Stay with me longer.”

Brandon's cover that made Rachel unable to hold back her tears. The little boy's poem was too profound with his simple language.

It felt like he wanted to run up to Brandon and hug him tightly. The shadow of her and Brandon together every day, again revolved in Rachel's head. Including when Brandon's tiny hands were so brave to beat Brams who wanted to harass him.

Akh, it feels like only yesterday all that happened, because the fear is still always on his mind.

“Mamih loves you Brandon! I love you!” ivana shouted loudly.

The other parents were moved and applauded Brandon.

Rachel couldn't stop her tears.

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Out of the hall, the first one Rachel saw was Martha. The old woman sitting on the wheelchair looked at Rachel with nanar. They looked at each other until they decided to talk alone in the park.