He'S Not You
Chapter 21

From the second floor, Lintang looked down. Watching the kids playing ball with a happy laugh.

Come smile how the children stop give happy when other children put the ball in the goal. Previously only in the habitation of seven people including himself, now become a dozen children of the residents of the halfway house.

A decent bedroom, and get your own bed without sharing, without jostling. It feels good, the child stop by can feel a decent life, like other children.

And stopover children also get help from high school to high school.

" I don't think you're behind the foundation." Said the man who was next to him, making Lintang turn to him. Almost fifteen minutes latitude nor did he say a word.

Including, when they eat together with the children stop by. Lintang simply nodded his head and smiled without hesitation. More time spent eating with children stop by and help young children learn to eat properly and of course Lintang is very patient.

She smiled, not expecting to see this man again. And he, whom the children praise for his kindness and sincerity, contributes.

He, who now knows Lintang as the founder of the halfway house foundation.

" Thank you for sharing this with your children, Mr. Saddam." Latitude Speech.

Yeah, 'He', Saddam, the general manager at his company works.

Saddam could not believe seeing a woman's body whistle that he knew was helping prepare food for children to stop in the living room. It also calms girls who are crying from falling from the swing.

And Saddam's eyes are not wrong, if it is 'He', the woman who made Saddam can smile thinking about him is in the halfway house now

Ask the housekeeper. Saddam was surprised to hear the manager answer.

" That's mbak Lintang, who founded this foundation sir?"

Incredibly, the woman turned out to be the founder of the halfway house foundation. How could he set up a halfway house foundation in the same school. It was incredulous, but upon seeing the signature of the foundation owner and the name under that signature? Saddam believed, and was amazed by the latitude. Great woman, smart and also.. Care about abandoned children.

Saddam admired her even more.

" Together, Miss Latitude." Answer Saddam.

It's funny, not mom or sister. Except Bu in a call ahead Latitude.

Smiling at hearing it. " Call me Latitude sir."

" And please call me Saddam too, when outside work." Sela Saddam's.

Making Lintang frown, but then thin. Either he will take the frills without 'father' or not. Clearly, he did not want to argue.

" What made you want to set up this foundation." Saddam asked, looking at Lintang who is now focusing on children playing ball.

" It was not a foundation. This is our home. A rented house for street children who do not know where to live. Including me." Answer Latitude. Makes Saddam frown.

Me included. Is Lintang also a street child? It doesn't feel possible. The woman next to him was like not a street child. Latitude like a child is able and can continue his studies abroad. Doesn't that mean he's a rich kid? The cost abroad is also not cheap, what else is the place of education Lintang, a famous educational place.

Yes, Saddam has seen the latang proposal cv. And know the woman next to him is a foreign graduate. And works well in foreign companies. Shouldn't he be able to apply to be a secretary or an assistant? Why did you choose to work as a marketing professional?

Our home. It was not a foundation. But our house, the rented house that Lintang rents for him and also the street children.

Pain, anger, resentment and also hate.

That's what latitude feels first, before becoming an adult and understanding the hard meaning of life.

" Latitude Sister?" Call Tina, make Lintang and Saddam turn around.

" The kids are waiting." Tina, Tina,

" Hmm, yes." Reply Lintang nodded and smiled.

" Let's.. The kids are waiting." Take the Latitude to Saddam.

Saddam didn't know what the kids were waiting for. He also said, following the footsteps of the latitude down to the ordinary gathering space.

Saddam who did not know when the children had finished playing and regrouped sat under the carpet pad.

Tina brought a pink birthday cake with prints and a figure-eight candle.

" Qila?" Call Latitude on girls sitting in a corner by the door.

" Here." His orders with a smile.

The girl bangs according, walking towards Lintang. Slightly bent down to align his body to the bangs that were already in front of him. Not spared from Saddam who still noticed Lintang interacting with small children.

Saddam thought that smokers and cold children do not like small children. Saddam misjudged the latitude.

" It's good not to live here?" Tanya Latitude. The boy just smiled.

" Cone.. Stay here?" He asked again, and still the same, only nodding without answering the word even though his eyes were already glazed over.

Gently rubbing the head. " Want to hug aunty?" said Lintang, Somehow like hypnotized until the little girl scattered in the arms of Lintang.

" Happy birthday, dear Qila" said Lintang, wiping his head and hugging him affectionately.

Broken already crying girls bang in the arms of Lintang.no one has ever uttered and celebrated Qila's birthday so far. One year lived in a halfway house because the father died and the mother married again, but with a widower who did not want his presence. Until then, Qila was placed in a halfway house by her mother.

Which child is not angry and sad because the biological mother entrust her own child to the foundation of the halfway house. Her mother took care of her new husband's child.

Really, it hurts so much.

Lintang understood Qila's feelings, understood how to be alienated and stayed away without looking back. But Lintang also knows how in the position of his mother Qila.

The right choice, mother Qila entrust the child to the house of the foundation. It's better that way, than on the streets.

The sound of singing and applause from the children stopped for Qila. Enlivening Qila's birthday at the halfway house, makes the first for an eight-year-old to feel special on her birthday, even without parents. And Qila, not alone. Some still love him and consider him a brother.

Saddam smiled, now he was more and more amazed with Latang.