HOW CAN I NOT LOVE YOU
Chapter 4 - The Small Debate

Ramadhan notices her mother getting in the car when she leaves for school being escorted by Ricky. The boy looked in wonder at his mother.

" Why is Mama coming?" Ramadhan is looking for answers to his curiosity.

" Hmmm ..." Anindita wanted to tell the truth why she went along with Ramadhan who wanted to go to school. However, she is afraid that if Ramadan wants to join her if she knows, her husband and Arka will make a pilgrimage to Arya's tomb.

" Mommy wants to buy something for Archaic Brother, Rama." Ricky saves Anindita from her son's questions.

" Mommy wants to go shopping to the mall, huh? Buy Lego Avengers for Rama, Ma!?" Ramadhan immediately asked Mama's order when she knew she was going to the mall.

" Why buyin keep Lego, Rama? In the house that Papa bought 'has been a lot." Anidita banned Ramadan from buying new toys.

" There will be a new lego, Ma!" ramadhan said the reason why he wanted to buy toys.

" Not buy toys! Mama just buy food, yeah!?" Anindita offers a replacement option for Ramadan. " Rama what do you want? Want chocolate? The candy? Chiki?" Anindita offers some of her first son's favorite foods.

" No, Ma. Food is not healthy! Mama would like to say with Rama so do not eat a lot of sweets, chocolates, Chiki, it is not good for health! Ma forgot, anyway?" Ramadhan folded his arms around his chest protesting some of the food offered by his mother.

Hearing the intelligent answer from his son, Anindita and Ricky looked at each other, Ricky even boasted a smile in response to the critical attitude of his son earlier.

" Other than Mama buy it to be a disease, cloudy buy Lego aja deh, Ma. Lego will not make you sick, Ma." continued Ramadan continued his argument.

" But Rama's toys are plenty, son. What are toys for? Even the money is saved." Since childhood, there have always been positive things that Anindita taught to Ramadan so that later Ramadan becomes a good man and responsible and wise in spending money.

" Later Rama's old toys can be given to Arka's sister, Ma. So Rama bought the one that just. Papa says if Rama wants a toy, Rama just say the same Papa, Papa will buy it, yes, Pa?"

Anindita turned her husband to hear the reason given by her son, even the glance this time looks sharp staring at the husband who immediately grinned while scratching his head that does not itch.

" Mama still does not agree Rama buy new toys! Rama's old toys are still good, which Papa Arya bought, which Papa Ricky bought all still not damaged. Mama doesn't like Rama buying things that aren't needed!" unequivocally, Anindita remained in her position to reject Ramadan asking for new toys.

" Once, Ma. It's okay to buy new toys for Rama. Last month Papa didn't buy Rama a toy, did he?" In contrast to his wife, Ricky actually allows his son to buy new toys.

" Mad, don't spoil a kid like that! Do not get used to children getting what they want, let alone toys, there is no benefit!" Feeling that what Ricky did was not properly educating her son, Anindita protested against her husband.

" Rama is still small, if it's a little big, it's definitely not going to ask to buy toys again, right, Rama?" Ricky actually defended Ramadan and considered what children the age of Ramadan asked for was normal.

" Yes, Ma. Papa's right." Ramadhan raised his thumb hand in agreement with the words of his Papa which he felt defended him.

Anindita snorted violently, about how to educate children, herself and Ricky had a different way. He emphasizes living in simplicity because he had been living with simplicity, while Ricky always spoiled Rama, because he felt lost valuable time with his son when he lost track of Anindita, who was a child, and of course his income as executive assistant in Angkasa Raya Group makes it not difficult to spend money to buy toys for his son as a redeemer several years missed without the presence of little Rama.

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" When you're done call Mr. Syaiful, yes, Tita." After dropping off Ramadhan and Tita, Ricky reminds Tita to call his driver who will pick up Rama from school later in the day.

" Rama learned the right thing, huh!? Listen to the teacher teaching and don't talk to friends when the teacher explains." This time Ricky advised his son to follow the lesson well.

" Yes, Pa." Ramadhan kissed Ricky's hand and then kissed Anindita's hand and kissed her cheek.

" Don't be naughty at school, Rama. If you want to buy a snack, say the same Tita Ma'am." It was Anindita's turn to advise Ramadan.

" Yes, Ma. Rama went inside first huh, Ma, Pa. Assalamualaikum .." said the little boy.

" Neurova ..." Anindita and Ricky are talking at the same time.

After Ramadhan and Tita enter the school grounds of the Poetra Laksmana family foundation, Ricky returns to his car to make a pilgrimage to Arya's tomb.

" Mad, I told you from the beginning, do not want to raise Rama with luxury, do not teach him to buy something that is not too useful for him. I don't want Rama to be spoiled, nothing obeyed, nothing obeyed." Anindita again complained about Ricky's attitude earlier. And Anindita's attitude is the attitude of most mothers who are more selective than the Papa who let their children want something.

" Don't be too hard on the child, Anin. What Rama wants I think is still in a reasonable stage, and I'm still able to fulfill his wish, so I don't think it's okay to buy Rama a toy." Of course with Ricky's monthly income, buying him a toy for Ramadan is a little thing.

" gr ..." Anindita clucked in disagreement with Ricky's opinion.

" Once, Anin. We don't have to argue about this. I know what's best for Rama, and I can't possibly plunge my own son down the wrong path." Ricky wants to end a small debate with his wife about buying toys for Ramadan, because if it continues, he believes his wife will not budge, because she is aware of Anindita's very stubborn attitude.

Ricky again concentrated on the wheel, he did not want to continue wasting time arguing. He wants to get to the cemetery and drive Anindita home because she has to go to the office at nine.

Ricky's car was parked in front of the cemetery. He then opened the door for Anindita because his wife was currently holding Arka.

" Here Arka with Papa." Ricky asks Anindita to hand him the Ark for him to carry. " Arka's going to Papa Arya's grave, huh?" Ricky kissed Arka on the cheek and asked the two-year-old to speak.

Anindita noticed the attitude of Ricky who was so fond of his son with Arya, immediately his lips that had been throbbing because arguing turned interested in forming an arch of a smile. He walked into the cemetery first.

Anindita took a deep breath as she entered the burial area. It feels like just yesterday he lost Arya, now time has passed by more than two and a half years. Anindita looked around at the location of Arya's tomb, but her steps stopped when she saw two women sitting in front of her first husband's grave.

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