CHASING THE LOVE OF THE TEACHER
Breakfast Full of Meaning

Amanda just came down from her room to the dining room. It's still 7:30 in the morning. Just look papa and mama there, without her brother saying he's gonna start living together again in this house.

“Kak Juna did not move here again, Ma ?’ amanda asked as she began to sit across from Diva's mother, near Arman's father who was sitting at the end of the table.

“Good morning, Amanda,” sahut mom Diva.

Amanda immediately grinned the horse. Forgetting his habit of greeting his parents when he first met in the morning.

“Good morning Mama, good morning Papa,” said with a smile as sweet as possible while winking one eye at mama Diva.

“Hmmm,” replied papa Arman who was chewing bread.

“Kak Juna didn't move here again, Ma ? Amanda repeated the question.

“So, but early in the morning was ready to go to Cilla's house. He said he had promised to take Cilla to go for a walk today,” said mama Diva.

“Start bucin, deh. New feelings last night go all day with Cilla. Not enough to meet at doang school, early in the morning already mengapel again,” Amanda grumbled while thieving.

“Why ? Envied ? So quickly find a girlfriend,” ledek papa Arman while laughing.

“Iri is not, Pa. Just did not think that Kak Juna could be a bucin guy too. The feeling of the same time Luna is not that very. Credit cards are removable, but where do you want to wake up early in the morning like now.”

“That's a sign your sister loves Cilla,” said mama Diva.

“Fortunately Cilla got Kak Juna,” Amanda said.

“Indeed, Brother Juna is not lucky to be able to get Cilla as his future wife?” papa Arman asked back with his eyebrows. Amanda smiled awkwardly asked back by her papa like that.

“Cilla is a good boy, independent and strong,” said mama Diva. “You are the same age still like a child, a little bit whining,” continued mama Diva while throbbing.

“Iya. yes... prospective daughter-in-law mama is indeed the dream girl,” said Amanda with a little jutek tone.

Papa Arman laughed at the expression of his daughter who seemed to not accept with the words of Mama Diva.

“Cilla is a good boy and fits your brother,” said papa Arman. “And the problem of his life, aren't you much luckier than Cilla ? You still have complete parents and have been with you since childhood until now, while Cilla ? He had to lose his mother since the age of five and had received bad treatment from his mother and stepbrother. Cilla was shunned by her own papi and may even be able to lose her papi in the near future.”

“What's wrong with Rudi mas, Mas ?” asked Mama Diva with frown.

 Papa Arman grabbed his coffee cup, took a sip and put it back. He took a deep breath before he started telling stories.

“Rudi got lymph cancer already about 5 years. All the treatment he has tried even to reach Japan and America, but there seems to be no way to cure it. In fact, over the past year, medically the condition has decreased because the cancer has spread to other organs.”

Mama Diva and Amanda were silent, as if they could not believe the story of Papa Arman.

“Rudi never asked Arjuna to marry Cilla, he just wanted to leave Cilla so that we make Cilla a foster child,” papa Arman looked at mama Diva with a sad face. “ But considering his kindness to us especially when Arjuna was small and sickly, papa decided to marry Arjuna to Cilla. Sorry if papa didn't talk to mama,” papa Arman grabbed his wife's fingers with a smile.

“Mama agrees with papa's decision and indeed marrying Arjuna to Cilla is more appropriate than just accepting Cilla as a foster child,” said mama Diva while returning the hand of her husband.

“So all this time Cilla has not known that her papi is very sick, Pa ?” ask Amanda with a slightly surprised face.

“Not yet, Cilla did not know at all that his papi stayed away from him not because he hated Cilla. Om Rudi does not want Cilla to feel the loss of her papi if their relationship is too close. Om Rudi did not have the heart that Cilla would fall into sadness when Rudi had to leave him. But it turns out Cilla never hated her papi even though for years om Rudi deliberately ignored her.”

“Cilla is very dear to her mom and dad, Pa,” Amanda said with a sad face.

“Papa was grateful because without coercion it turns out Arjuna also loves Cilla although with an unusual path. Neither papa nor om Rudi had ever arranged for Arjuna to work in that school. But it seems like God has already determined them as a match for each other. They really fell in love with each other without being asked let alone forced.”

“What does Kak Juna already know about Rudi's disease, Pa ?” Papa Arman nodded.

“And Kak Juna accepted Cilla as his future wife not because of pity with Cilla, right, Pa ?”

“Papa sure your brother is not that kind of man. Arjuna only knew about Rudi's illness after asking for the blessing to be in a relationship with Cilla, when he did not know that the girl who wanted to be paired with him was Cilla's son om Rudi.”

“What really is no other way to cure mas Rudi, Mas ?” asked Mama Diva with a sad face. “Mama really pity Cilla. Although there is already Arjuna who will be her husband someday, but the love of parents can never be replaced with the love of a husband though.”

“We can only help in prayer, Ma,” papa Arman again clasped his wife's fingers with a smile. “And later if something happens to Rudi, we will be her parents and Arjuna will be her husband.”

“Cilla will stay here after marrying Juna's sister, Pa?”

“If the problem is left to the wishes of both of them. His name is already married, they have the right to determine their own life plan.”

“Amanda would be more pleased if Cilla and sister Juna stay here after marriage. Amanda so have friends despite the status of sister-in-law,” Amanda said with a smile.

“Papa asked not to tell me this problem first with Cilla, because according to your brother, om Rudi himself who wants to talk directly with Cilla. Don't let Cilla also misunderstand when hearing something this important from others.”

The mood was quiet. Amanda herself slowly began to bribe the pieces of her bread. His heart was slightly pinched because he had felt envious of Cilla. Getting a prospective husband like his brother, having many friends even a handsome guy like Jovan also had time to be his girlfriend.

But what does not look like Amanda thought. He hasn't been too close to Cilla. The first time to know Cilla was when invited to dinner by Papa Arman where her brother actually fled. Their second meeting took place at the cafe when Cilla wanted to ask about the truth of Arjuna's status she got from social media.

It turns out that Cilla's life is not as sweet and beautiful as the laughter that the girl has shown so far. Amanda imagined that if she was in the position of Cilla, with the nature she has, she would surely fall and hate the path of her life that is full of twists and rocks.

“What marriage Arjuna with Cilla will accelerate ?” mama Diva asked, breaking the silence at the dinner table.

“Rudi is still considering the status of Cilla who is currently still a high school student. In addition, Arjuna is also unlikely to quit his current job because he is a teacher who is responsible for 12th grade children. So as much as possible, Rudi wants the wedding to be done the fastest after Cilla completes all her exams in High School so there is nothing to worry about anymore about her status with Arjuna.”

“Mama supports all decisions papa and mas Rudi about Arjuna and Cilla,” said mama Diva with a smile.

“Amanda will also support all decisions of papa and om Rudi. Amanda wants to be a friend and brother to Cilla,” Amanda timpal.

“We both pray that God still gives long life to om Rudi so that all plans can go well.”

Mama Diva and Amanda nodded at the same time and clasped the hands of Papa Arman who was smiling. All can only submit to the above will because often the plan of man is not in accordance with God's plan that has been prepared for man who surrendered to Him.