I'm Not Dora (Makes You Sorry)
ABD~51 Flashback Dinda/Small Crystal

Flashbacks...

"Bun, may I give you his name Adinda? You see, he doesn't know his name and he's also the smallest of us all" said the five-year-old Malik, who was forced to think about his age.

"What a great name Malik. Later Malik also help keep Adinda like Lita, so Dinda is not afraid anymore." Said the mother of the orphanage who cared for about twenty children.

Malik extends his hand to get acquainted, but Dinda chooses to hide behind Emah because of fear and trauma. Malik was not disappointed that he introduced himself.

For days, two-year-old Dinda could only cry every time she lived alone.

"Cup... Don't cry Dinda, later after I get home, I'll give you a gift" Malik calmed down Dinda who didn't know anything at the time, but the attention of Malik gives comfort and security every with Malik. Dinda stopped her crying and turned it into laughter as Malik invited her to play.

After playing for a while, Malik again left Dinda and returned before dusk.

That afternoon Malik came home with a small gift and for the first time Malik bought something for him.

A butterfly clamp that he bought for two thousand rupiah he wore in Dinda's hair.

"Do you like Dinda?"malik and Dinda asked with a nod while holding the flops in her hair. Malik smiled and his affection for Dinda grew even bigger even Malik told the mother of the house will look after Dinda like his own sister.

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The days just passed and did not feel two years ago and now Dinda was four years old while Malik seven years Malik had not yet gone to school.

Malik and Dinda are like inseparable brothers, Malik was always on Dinda's side until one day Dinda accidentally fell while chasing Malik with others to make his hand hurt. Malik who saw immediately helped and calmed Dinda so as not to cry and blew her wound repeatedly so that Dinda did not feel pain.

"Sickness" said Dinda, sobbing and her tears kept flowing.

Malik took the pen in his pocket and drew around the wound in Dinda's hand into the shape of a leaf.

"It's a leaf, Akak wants Dinda like a leaf and Akak the tree. Let Dinda and Akak take care of each other and depend on each other." Malik hugged Dinda affectionately.

Dinda also promised to make the painting in his hand will be there forever as a form of affection.

Malik also asked Dinda to promise, later when he was an adult Dinda had to make himself as the first person to witness when the dinda would be married to a man of his election.

Unexpectedly it was his second last hug, no one knew that Dinda would be adopted by the Aryo family as his son.

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That afternoon when Malik and the others left, Aryo and his wife Kusuma came to pick up Dinda without Dinda's prior knowledge.

"Dinda, outside there is a husband and wife who want to take you away to be made his son, you have to follow ya," said Emah persuaded.

"No, Dinda's afraid, Dinda wants to be with Akak, same mom." Dinda hugged Emah tightly not wanting to leave the parlour.

Emah hasus extra persuaded Dinda to join Aryo. "Dinda, in this doll, I keep my necklace, take good care of it, don't let anyone know or take it from you and you have to promise to be a good boy." Order Emah while rubbing dinda hair shoots.

"Sir..."

"No need to wait for Akak Malik, he came home a long time ago, let mother later who lost if you leave."

Dinda was forced to agree to leave the orphanage and go with Aryo and Kusuma, but when she wanted to get in the car,Dinda also changed her mind not wanting to leave Malik and wanted to run in Emah's arms, but held Aryo and on her axis to get into the car, no matter Dinda screamed hysterically and continued struggling not to come with her new family.

Dinda was finally taken away Aryo left the orphanage to live with her family.

TBC....