First Wife's Last Tears
Who's that little girl??
At 10 am.
Lisna's out of the office. She was ordered to pick up her son at the Kindergarten where the school is. Mirna did not get to pick up her son.
"Alhamdulillah I am not late. Looks like the kids just got out of their class." Murmured Lisna who just arrived at the front parking lot of the TK building.
Just as he was about to step up arrived Wulan's car driven by Fauzi passed and parked right in front of the fence.
Lisna dyed glanced far ahead there to notice if Ridho son Mirna had come out what yet, but Wulan's car blocked his view.
The car door opened, Fauzi got out of the car and without glancing left right immediately stepped toward a beautiful and cute little girl.
"Mas Fauzi."
Lisna did not call, she just mentioned her husband's name. Her steps accelerated to approach her husband, but stopped when she heard the little girl calling Fauzi papa.
"Where is your mom?" Queen asked wryly because she did not see the whereabouts of her mother.
"Mom there are jobs that can't stay. So papa's picking up Queen."
Hearing Fauzi's way of talking to the little girl who was talking about her mother, made Lisna's heart break. His legs were limp, his hands were even trembling, his mouth wanted to shout for Fauzi, but it felt like his tongue was frozen instantly.
"Let's go home.." Bring Fauzi.
When Fauzi turned around to go to his car while holding Queen's tiny hand, then at that moment Lisna turned her back to Fauzi. He tries to keep Fauzi from realizing his presence.
"Popey papa want to buy ice cream first, no?"
"You want a lot, papa."
"Yes, Queen can buy a lot of ice cream."
Fauzi's interaction with Queen was very sweet, yet it left Lisna's heart shattered into pieces.
Who's the little girl, my mom? Is he your son with another woman.have you betrayed me all this time.. Oh, my God, it hurts so much.
Slowly Lisna began to step into the school grounds without daring to turn around to see Fauzi who had driven back from the school grounds.
"Auntie, Lis.." Shouted Ridho while waving at Lisna who was just staring flat ahead.
"Aunty. I'm here. Aunt Lisna…"
Ridho finally ran over to Lisna and he touched Lisna's hand to make Lisna wake up.
"Ridho, baby." His sweep when he saw the tiny face looked up to look at him.
"Auntie why sad?" Ask Ridho kahawatri.
Lisna mnyapu a little tear that did not really drip from her eye patch. He squatted in front of the little guy.
"What about today, handsome?"
Lisna tried to divert her chaotic mood by having Ridho chat.
"Fun, aunt. There was a race to patch up.. telus I was with the Queen of one group. We won aunt…"
As soon as Ridho's spirit explained, and Lisna just smiled in response to the babble of the little one. Somehow when Ridho heard the name of Queen, Lisna remembered when Fauzi called the name of the little girl who called him papa also by the name of Queen. Then Lisna's eyes returned to glass.
"Sad aunt yeah.."
Without needing instructions from anyone, Ridho wiped away the tears that had already dripped on Lisna's cheek using his tiny finger.
"Will Ridho hug aunty? Aunt is very sad today.."
Ridho immediately wrapped his hands around Lisna's neck and Lisna who was already unable to hold back her cries finally sniffed in a faint sniff behind Ridho's tiny back. The little guy's tiny hands gently damaged Lisna's back as if trying to calm Lisna down.
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Lisna had already arrived at the office, she escorted Ridho to Mirna's room. But it turns out Mirna hasn't returned from her meeting with the client yet.
"Yes, aunt. I'll go with aunt first. But, I'm lapal.." Both hands held her stomach.
"Ridgo's hungry, huh? What to eat, auntie buyin.."
"Mmm. same sausage milk chocolate."
"Yes, let's buy yuk ahead.."
Lisna held Ridho's tiny hand to walk forward towards the alpamart across the street.
They crossed the road with a very careful heart, until they arrived at alpamart. Ridho chose what he wanted to buy himself. Not to forget, ridho also bought strawberry milk for Lisna.
"It's for aunty.don't be sad anymore.."
Ridho's treatment was very sweet, making Lisna moved and grew anxious.
"Thank you dear."
"Tante, can't I just buy another sausage?"
Lisna glanced at one sausage in Ridho's left hand, while chocolate milk in his right hand. The little guy only took what he mentioned a moment ago but dared to take other snacks.
"Ridho wait here, yeah. Auntie got the sausage."
Lisna's step towards the sausage rack. He took two more instant sausages, one chocolate milk and one medium packing oreo. Not to forget, Lisna also added two of Ridho's favorite chocolate ice cream cups.
"Nih aunty also buy ice cream for the handsome."
"Thank you aunt."
Lisna immediately paid for the groceries, then they returned to the office.
Upon arriving at the office, Mirna had also returned to the office. He immediately gave the hug to his son.
"Thank you Lis, I've already picked up Ridho. Where to use biliin jajan all too.."
"It's normal, ma'am." Lisna gently damaged Ridho's head.
"I'm back in my room. Keep up the work."
"Yes please. Sorry Lis, even ngerepotin."
"It's mbak shit anyway, it's normal to mbak."
Lisna stared at Ridho for a moment, then she waved her hand as her legs really stepped away from Ridho and Mirna.
When Lisna was not seen, Mirna immediately invited Ridho to her room.
"Mama, it was time to pick me up aunty Lisna crying.." He continued as he followed his mother.
"Crying?"
"Yes ma. Aunt Lisna's crying."
"Why is Lisna crying? Did he have a problem sometime."
"Don't know ma." Ridho replied innocently. Though her mother did not talk to her, Mirna only muttered to herself.
"Tante Lisna to ask to be hugged the same I loh ma. Her cries were long and the eyes of aunt Lisna were also many." He told me when Lisna was crying.
"Maybe aunt Lisna is sad baby. Or maybe Aunt Lisna is happy."
"It can't be happy, mama. Crying is a sign of sadness. So aunt Lisna's crying must be sad."
Mirna was anxious to hear her son's words. Finally he crouched down staring at his son's two clear eyeballs.
"Not all that crying indicates that someone is sad, dear. Sometimes people cry because they are happy." Clearly Mirna was very slow, firm and careful to be easily understood by her son.
"So that cry is not always sad, ma?"
"Rubber. Mom's son is smart." Mirna gave a sweet kiss on the forehead of her son who managed to warm the cold body of the little one.