I Found Love With You
121. Family Gathering

Kagendra, Sadiyah, Faras and Faris were at their home in Jakarta. This morning, they visited Aki Musa's house. Aki Musa was so grateful to still be given the chance to meet her grand daughter-in-law. According to him, there are no more problems that he must solve so that later he can meet his best friend, his grandfather Sadiyah with his head upright.

Sadiyah was crying in Aki Musa's arms. He felt guilty for making Aki Musa sad and disappointed.

“Aki, sorry Iyah for making Aki disappointed. Iyah was very guilty of Aki. Forgive Yes, Ki.”

“Aki who should apologize the same Iyah. Aki who had made Iyah sad and disappointed so forced to go away. If only Aki did not force Iyah to marry Aki's granddaughter who is bedegong* maybe Iyah would not feel the pain.” Aki Musa stroked the tops of Sadiyah's head and back gently.

*naughty

“But if Aki does not force Iyah to marry A Endra, Iyah will not be his wife A Endra and have Aras and Aris. Now Iyah is happy, Aki. Iyah is happy to be part of Aki family, being Abah's daughter-in-law and Mother, also being his wife A Endra.” Sadiyah wiped the tears with the back of her hand.

Aki Musa was moved to hear the words of Sadiyah. He was grateful that Sadiyah was no longer suffering.

“Truely so? Have you forgiven Endra? Will no longer run away from home?” god Aki Moses.

Sadiyah nodded and blushed at Aki Musa's question.

“Iya, Aki. Forgive me for going from home.”

“Not wrong but wrong Endra. He has hurt you so deeply but Endra has also got his payback. During your abandonment, Endra suffered greatly. He worked until he didn't know the time to keep thinking about the wife who left him. Aki has also given punishment to Endra although finally Aki also feels pain because she has hit him.”

Aki Musa's eyes glazed as he recalled the beating he had done to his beloved grandson.

“Now Iyah is very sure that A Endra loves Iyah. Cinta Iyah no longer claps one hand again.” said Sadiyah while smiling happily.

“Thank you, Iyah. Thank you for coming back and loving Aki's granddaughter. Thank you for bringing great happiness with Aras and Aris. Aki do’ may you always be happy so that Aki calmly leaves the world to meet your Aki there.”

“Aki don't talk like that. Aki should be healthy. Aki should see Lena get married first. So do not talk like that.” Sadiyah's tears flowed back to hear the words of Aki Musa.

Aki Musa smiled, “Insya Allah, if Allah gives long life so that Aki can watch Lena get married and see your children grow up.”

Sadiyah hugged Aki Musa tightly.

“Yaa Allah, thank You for giving us happiness. You extend a soul mate to my grandchildren.” Aki Moses was grateful in his heart.

“Already dong show hugging, Ki. Endra will be jealous to see Aki hug and hold Endra's wife.”

“Anaan anyway, A?” Sadiyah hit Kagendra's arm slowly.

“Aa will be jealous to see you hugged by other men.” said Kagendra origin.

Sadiyah looked at Kagendra with annoyance.

“Basic bratty grandson. Aki herself jealous.” Aki Moses raised his staff. “Do you want to be hit again with Aki's iteuk, huh?”

“No, Ki. Pardon..pardon..” Kagendra immediately took refuge behind Sadiyah's body pretending to be scared hit by Aki Musa's teak stick.

“H boy what the fuck is taking refuge behind women? I am ashamed to have such a timid son.” Indriani quipped when he saw the scene of Kagendra standing behind Sadiyah to avoid a blow from her in-laws.

“Biarin..” Kagendra replied to insinuations from her mother by sticking out her tongue.

“Basic of brats.” Indriani was anxious to see the behavior of his son and then approached Kagendra and pinch Kagendra's arm as hard as he could.

“Aww... Buuu sick..” Kagendra complained then heard laughter from everyone in the room.

“Sgratiramin..” Alena taunts her sister with a tongue stick and instantly gets a shot reply from her brother which means ‘wait my defection’. Alena immediately ran to follow her mother for fear of a direct reply from her brother. Indriani just smiled at the behavior of his two children.

They are gathered in the family room. Aki Musa was sitting on a single sofa which she only used. Yusuf and Indriani sat on the Long sofa.  Alena lay with her head on her mother's thigh. Kagendra and Sadiyah sat on the floor on a thick carpet. They were all watching the attractions of Faras and Faris singing. After finishing singing Faras and Faris read some short letters of the Qur’an that they had memorized.

“Daughter Friends Father.” Kagendra applauded after Faras and Faris finished reciting his words.

“Who used to dong his mother.” Excited Alena from behind.

Kagendra got up from her seat and went straight to Alena who was sleeping. From earlier Kagendra had indeed wanted to return the ridicule from his sister. Kagendra immediately looked around Alena's waist to make Alena laugh and let out tears.

“Ampun, A.. Pardon.. Geez..” Alena begs Kagendra to stop the action.

“I will not forgive before you apologize and become my service for one full day.” said Kagendra while continuing to tickle Alena's waist.

“Lena is sorry but Lena does not want to be her servant Aa... Ibuuu help Lenaa...” Alena begged as she continued to laugh withstanding the tingling.

“Ssttt. Aunt Lena is not like the Uneh but Aunt Lena felt amused because it was tickled by Father.” replied Sadiyah.

“Ibuuu... Aa kejaaam..” shouted Lena with her cry.

“At present, A. Poor your sister. Already....” Indriani tried to fend off Kagendra's hand that tickled Alena's waist.

“Promise first.”

“Yes, Lena promise. But one day only.” finally Alena gave up too.

Kagendra ended his revenge. “Measuring him do not like to fight the same older people.”

“Basic man cruel.” murmur Alena upset.

“What's cruelty, Mom?” asked Faras to Sadiyah.

“Ehm... cruel it... what is it..?” Sadiyah confused giving the meaning of the word cruel to Faras.

“The cruel person is like your father.” Alena replied with a still irritated feeling.

“Hus, don't teach bad words to children.” Indriani.

“Tante Lena is just kidding. Cruel means evil. Do you understand why someone is called evil?” kagendra asked her two children.

“Tau, Dad. That bad guy likes to beat up other people, right? Bad people also like the meaning of asking for money the same rich people Mang Dadi.” replied Faras remembered with market thugs in the village of Cibeber named Dadi who often beat people who refused to give money to him.

“Yes, you can't be such bad guys huh?” kagendra said while looking fondly at Faras and Faris.

“So this is not evil huh, Dad?” ask Faris while tickling Kagendra's waist.

“Eh... no heck... how about we attack Mom?” Kagendra looked at Faras and Faris, their eyes communicating with each other. “One, two, three..”

Kagendra, Faras and Faris rushed towards Sadiyah and began to tickle her waist with their fingers.

Sadiyah laughed and held back the tickle of her husband and her two children.

“Serang Ayaaah..” shouted Alena gave instructions to Faras and Faris.

Seeing the opportunity, Sadiyah also shouted, “Time to attack Ayaah..”.

Hearing the command of his aunt and mother, Faras and Faris stopped tickling Sadiyah's waist and attacked back at Kagendra's waist. Now four men consisting of two adults and two children united together to give a tickle on Kagendra's waist.

“Basic traitor child.” hiss Kagendra who prepared to hold amused.

The other three adults who witnessed their silly actions just smiled. They are happy to hear the laughter at home that almost six years old rarely sounds like today.

“Already...already...play it.. lunch time.” Indriani's voice stops each other tickling.

“Ah...thank you goddess of the savior. Finally you came too.” Kagendra was grateful when she heard her mother's voice calling them to lunch.

Hearing the voice of the grandmother calling for lunch, made Faras and Faris stop the action.

“Eat the same chicken crispy, Nek?” ask Faris.

“Iya.” Indriani smiled at Faris' question. He already knows the favorite food of one of his grandchildren. That is why he always makes his special crispy chicken for Faris.

“Aras can eat same crispy chicken also no, Nek?” ask Faras.

“Granny makes her crispy chicken a lot. So Aras and Aris can eat as much.” replied Indriani.

“Asyiik...” Faras and Faris directly follow Indriani to the dining room.

Kagendra and his family stayed at his extended family home at the request of Aki Musa who still felt longed for his two great-grandchildren. Kagendra and Sadiyah return to their home to pick up a change of clothes and a family uniform for Arfian and Keisha's wedding. Tomorrow morning they will go together from Aki Musa's house to the Arfian and Keisha wedding venue which will be held at the Keisha family home.

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to be continued...