Dad's First And Last Hugs
Eps. 05
"Assalamualaikum mother, father," said the two boys who had just entered the house after returning home from the place of teaching.
Who else if not Rafa and also Rafi, the two boys had just finished teaching, they both walked together to enter the house with Rafa who uses a stick that helps Rafa in showing the direction of the road.
"Waalaikum greetings, the children of the mother's children have finished teaching her," replied Luna.
"Had Ma'am, and I knew that Rafa would be attending a memorization race in the district." Rafi told her sister's greatness.
"Alhamdulillah, congratulations dear mother is proud of you both," replied Luna while giving a hug to her two children.
"Where's Mom, Rafi wants to tell me that you will be proud of Rafa and don't hate Rafa anymore." Rafi's looking for Ruli's whereabouts.
"Dad was in the workspace, said there were some files that he brought home from the office because the time had passed," replied Luna to tell the whereabouts of her husband.
"Yuk Fa we meet father, surely later father will be proud of you," asked Rafi and in a nod to Rafa.
"We'll see Dad first, Mom" said Rafa.
"Yes dear, heart is the way" replied Luna.
The two boys went to their room first to change their clothes before deciding to meet their father.
"Well, if we all bring you drinks for you, I'm sure you'll be thirsty now" Rafi suggested as they just came out of their room.
"Yes you're right Fi, yes I've just taken drinking water for your father first meet father later I follow,"
"I'll take a drink, you meet me first" Rafi refused, she couldn't have let Rafa take a drink of water amid her limitations.
"I'm afraid I'll see you first, so you'll let me get some water to drink first" Rafa replied.
"Yes, then, you will be careful yes, if you have trouble asking for help later if you are at the door of your father's office you bring your own into the father's office," advice Rafi.
"Yes, you are calm" replied Rafa.
Eventually the two of them separated, Rafa who went to the kitchen to get water for Ruli, while Rafi who went to see Ruli first.
Tok to tok.
"Dad, is Rafi allowed inside?" said Rafi after knocking on the door of Ruli's room.
"She wants to go in" replied Ruli from the inside.
Rafi entered after getting approval from her father, she immediately walked over to her father.
"What's the matter, Tumben looking for dad?" asked Ruli gently, different as when she was with Rafa.
Ruli raised Rafi so that now Rafi is in Ruli's lap.
"Rafi wants to tell me something, I'll be happy to hear it later" Rafi said, making Ruli's forehead wrinkle as if asking what Rafi would tell her.
"Dad knows not, Rafa is a great boy you know, he was told to attend a memorization competition by the Qur'an teacher," explained Rafi enthusiastically.
Instantly, Ruli's face, which had been very much looking forward to what her favorite child would say, immediately turned flat.
"Rafa is great, well, I'm proud to have a smart brother like Rafa" continued Rafi who continued to praise Rafa.
"Iiih is still better Rafa knows well, he is very smart to know.." replied Rafi who was determined to praise Rafa.
"Ka...."
Tok to tok.
When Ruli's words stopped, she immediately stared at the door of the room that was knocked by someone who knew who it was.
"Father, is Rafa allowed to come in too?" ask Rafa.
"Waalaikum salam, let Rafa here enter only I am inside with father," not Ruli who replied, but Rafi who was in Ruli's lap.
Chequek.
The door of Ruli's room was opened and showed a figure of Rafa who was walking with difficulty because one hand was carrying a cup, while the other was holding a stick that helped him walk.
Ruli looked at Rafa expressionlessly, not knowing what was in Ruli's mind until she was reluctant to help her struggling child.
"Dad, this is Rafa bringing the father water to drink," said Rafa who wants to find the location of Ruli's desk.
Rafa uses his cane to look for the whereabouts of Ruli's desk, lucky there is Rafi who helps herself find the location of the table.
"Let's get a little more Rafa, well that's the table you put there," said Rafi told the location where Rafa should put the drinking water.
"Here huh?" rafa asked for confirmation for fear of being wrong.
"Yes there" replied Rafi.
Rafa began to put the drinking water with his heart, whether there was anything with him arrived his hand was shrewd and caused the drinking water to spill on the table and managed to hit some sheets of paper on the table Ruli.
"YOU." Angrily Ruli looked at Rafa sharply.
"Ruli took Rafi off her lap, she she she went straight to Rafa.
"See what you've done, HUH." Ruli pulled Rafa's hair.
"Father is sick, take off Rafa's hair father, Rafa apologizes Rafa accidentally, hyks," Rafa who never showed tears in front of Ruli was weak this time.
Usually he only listened to words that hurt his heart, but this time it was not only his heart that was hurting, but also his physique that Ruli was hurting.
"You are a handicapped child who is always troublesome, besides being useless you are also an unlucky carrier, see what you have done this HAH, HAH, the file I've worked so hard to do was destroyed just because of your carelessness," angered Ruli continued to pull Rafa's hair with one hand.
Not satisfied with that, he also pulled Rafa's ear with his other hand hard to make the ear redden.
"Dad let go of Rafa's father, it's not Rafa's fault, please let go of Rafa's father," begged Rafi to let Ruli take her hand off Rafa's hair and Rafa's ears.
"Silent you, this kind of child must be taught not to disobey in this house," said Ruli told Rafi to shut up and she dragged Rafa away from her desk towards the exit.
"Father Rafa please forgive Rafa, release Rafa this father is sick hiks," Rafa continued to beg and his hands also tried to release both hands of his father from his body, but Rafa's efforts were in vain, Rafa's efforts were not, his strength was far less than his father's strength.
Ruli drags Rafa out of her room, while Rafi, who cannot bear to see her brother in torment, hugs her father's leg and continues to beg while crying for Ruli to release Rafa.
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