Forced to Be an Actor
Liora is Cheerful

I began to blink my eyes slowly, I read the clockwork on the wall of this room, now it's 08:00 it's a sign I've been sleeping for about two hours, it turns out true what Mama Elsa said earlier, with a short sleep my body already looks refreshed. I immediately put away the blanket on my body and then stepped towards the bathroom.

"Darling, are you awake?" asked Mas Sadam when he saw me who had just come out of the bathroom.

"Yes Mas, I'm sorry for not preparing you and the others for breakfast" I told him.

"No problem, I know you're very tired from keeping Liora all night" Mas Sadam told me.

"Mas, is Liora awake?" I asked Mas Sadam who now started to stand up from the sofa.

"He just woke up, and he's looking for you." Sadam put one of his hands on my shoulder.

"Let's go to Liora's room now" I asked her.

Mas Sadam moved his hand away from my shoulder, then I saw Anggun and also Liora who was now sitting on the bed looking at me with her sweet smile. Mama Elsa and Papa Damar also smiled.

"Mama Sifa, are you awake?" liora asked when I had just sat this body on the side of her bed.

"Yes, honey." I smiled crisply at him.

"Mama Sifa, must have felt tired because she had been looking after me all night" said Liora.

"All that doesn't matter. Because the most important thing now is that Liora is healed again" I told her.

"Liora will certainly heal quickly because Mama Sifa always takes care of and also takes care of Liora" said Liora.

"Liora, not only Mama Sifa is looking after you, but everyone is looking after you and loving you, so never be afraid of anything again, since we will all always be there to support you," I gave a pause for the sentence I said. "You must remember that we all love you very much."

"Liora, will remember" said Liora as she smiled at me.

The heart that had been troubled was immediately warmed when the pupils of these eyes were filled with a sweet smile.

***

Three days later.

Liora's condition had now improved and the little girl had also returned cheerful, Mama Elsa and Papa Damar decided to stay in this house from now on because they said they didn't want to be away from all of us. Me and Mas Sadam would be very happy to hear the good news, because as far as I know when Mas Sadam and also Mbak Tasya still with Mama Elsa and also Papa Damar never want to linger in this house.

Both my parents may have gone to the side of God, but God replaced it by giving Mama Elsa and also Papa Damar in my life with Grace.

“Mbak Graceful, Come.” I heard Liora was waving her hand at Anggun who was sitting in the gazebo near the flower garden in the courtyard of this house.

“Liora where are we going?” ask Gracefully to Liora. Me and Mama Elsa who saw the two could only smile happily.

“Liar, Liora bonceng using a bicycle,” said Liora while riding her bicycle that was already on the edge of the park.

“Why Liora should not be strong, later when Mbak Anggun has climbed up on the plate, Mama Sifa immediately pushed from behind,” Liora said innocently. I pinched his two cheeks, but I made sure he didn't feel any pain.

“Ma, look at your granddaughter is very good at finding solutions.” I looked at Mama Elsa who was now chuckling listening to the babble of her favorite granddaughter.

Mama Elsa walked up to the three of us with a crisp laugh. “Liora, that's very clever,” praise Mama Elsa while peeking at Liora's cheek.

“Grandma, do not kiss Liora continuously, Liora is an adult,” said Liora with cute pursed lips.

“Have not been so manyuning, now Mama Sifa will push you both,” I said to her.

Liora looked straight ahead and I chuckled at her innocent and worried attitude.

After getting tired of playing as early as Liora and also Anggun I told them to go into their room to take a nap. Mama Elsa and I sat in the living room watching television.

“Ma, if you see Liora is no longer traumatized by what happened,” I told Mama Elsa.

“Yes you are right, Liora is cheerful as before, but we still have to keep an eye on her because you know for yourself that Liora is very good at hiding her heart,” explained Mama Elsa.

“Iya, Ma,” I agree with what Mama Elsa just said.

***

I was cleaning my body in the bathroom. There was a knock on the door from the bathroom, I turned off the shower and wrapped the towel around part of my body.

“Who?” ask me from the bathroom. No answer, I finally opened the bathroom door and saw my husband who was innocent without using a single thread.

“Mas, your tumben has gone home hours as early as?” ask her.

“All my work is done for what I linger in the office,” he said as he entered the bathroom.

I stepped out of the bathroom, because I had finished the bath but Mas Sadam pulled me back into the bathroom and closed the door.

“Mas, I'm done showering,” I told him.

“Then help me take a shower,” said Mas Sadam by twisting one eye. I don't know since when my husband looks this flirtatious.

“Mas, I want to prepare dinner,” subtly reject me.

I was about to open the bathroom door but Mas Sadam immediately closed the bathroom door and locked me in his arms. I was about to speak but the man had already kissed me gently. Mas Sadam's hand immediately opened the towel that had covered part of my body, now the towel was already on the floor and I know this kiss will not be finished just like that.

Scene Author skip. A good reader can imagine for yourself.

Finished doing that long struggle I went down to the kitchen and helped Mama Elsa to make dinner. I'm ashamed to see Mama Elsa, who's almost done all this cooking, but Mama Elsa was acting normal as if she already knew what was happening in the upper room until it made me late to help her.