LOVE FOR ALUNA
Struggle

Arga wanted him not to go to work. But he just started it all. Besides, Aluna assures Elmira that she won't be going to school this week. 

"Bi, leave my wife with my son."

"Good, Sir."

Staring at Aluna whose fever had gone down, the woman was also able to walk downstairs. Even now is accompanying Elmira who plays with lego. 

"Papa go first." Kissing Elmira's cheeks. Even Aluna held her breath. Elmira's head was close to her chest. "Don't be naughty. Don't make Mama tired, do you?"

"Yes, that's not it." His head held a smile at the very Papa before giving a kiss on the cheek. "Mama wasn't kissed?"

The child's question made Arga stare at the stiffened Aluna, looking worried. "Mother is sick, later Papa is contagious. So don't kiss Mama first."

Instantly the fearful gaze turned irritated and wanted to bombard Arga. 

After Arga's departure, Aunt Maesaroh said, "Such sweet Mr. Arga, I was asked to make food that has a picture of his hello kity. I thought it was for Non Elmira, but for Madam. He said let the madam eat the same mopping up."

An Arga said that? Aluna thinks that Aunt Maesaroh misheard. 

***

Arga met wrong or his friend who was in Bandung to talk about business. His high school friend who just came back from out of town. 

"Gue's been waiting for you a long time. Why are you meeting me now?"

"Sorry, I met my girl first. Let's miss it."

The two shook hands like old friends. Laughter does not believe in each other which has now changed. "Lu used to be a basketball boy, why so distended gini anyway?"

"My girl chef, I eat her mulu. So the experiment."

At the beginning of the conversation, they asked each other for news. Arga said that he now lives here with a new business without the interference of his parents. 

"Can't you invest in a hotel I'm trying to build again?"

The man who became his best friend since High School was silent, Rizal his name. "Sorry here. Not anything, I no longer hold that much money. Plus it's too risky if I put my savings there because I also wake up business."

"If colab?"

"Gue is also newly released, Ar. I don't want to give you hope. But the hotel is nothing, a lot of tragedy. How can we walk again. Just adding rides does not guarantee it can be directly good again the image of the hotel."

Sighing his breath in, it was hard to also build this if there was no capital. 

"Well, how do you feel?"

Inevitably, Arga finally tells him what happened. His friend I was obviously shocked. "Gue thinks you'll be engaged to Teresa this month. Eh dunya now you already have a bini aja. Where is Aluna?"

Nodding to that reality. 

"Crazy at that time. Did you tell him the same story?"

"Nothing I need to tell you. It's part of the past." Focusing again on business. 

"Later, I'll bring our other friends. But yes you know yourself that at this age, we are still just releasing business."

"No papa." Arga moved from his seat. "Gue go back to the office. Thanks a lot."

"same. I'm sorry I can't help."

"Sir papa. You know your son dong, must be beautiful?"

"Banget." Arga's lips puffed up considering how cute the child's bead was. It makes him feel homesick now. 

But the smile faded when he remembered that he needed to find a way so that his efforts went well to support his son and wife. 

"Have you?" Ask Arga when he gets in the car. Ask the driver and his personal secretary. 

"good. Let's try."

Arga sent a message now to Aluna before forgetting. If he's going home late. 

By nightfall, Aunt Maesaroh was home. The clock was 9pm and Elmira had not gone to sleep. 

"Papa returned to malem. Bobo is now. Tomorrow if Elmira wakes up, papa will be here."

"No. Wait for Papa."

Tired of the child, Aluna let it go. Elmira slept on the sofa. Aluna moved him to the room. Then it was his turn to wait for Arga. 

The food was ready, as was the warm water and the clothes. The man came home late until Aluna also felt sleepy. 

***

When Arga came home, he was shocked to find Aluna sleeping there. It was the sound of the door closing that made Aluna wake up. Rubbed his eyes and looked at Arga who had gone home. It's exactly midnight. 

"Why sleep here?"

Aluna asked, "have you eaten?"

"Not yet."

"What the hell. It's malem. Eat first, I'm cooking."

"Cieee Masakin Mas Arga" said Arga teasing his wife. 

Aluna was upset by it. But he stays there to make sure that Arga eats it all out. 

"Still feverish?"

"Udah. Auntie wasn't sent here tomorrow. I'm not papa. It's just a bandaged wound. It doesn't hurt anymore."

"But if you get sick again, call aunty, don't hesitate."

Aluna nodded, her manic cannot be separated from Arga who was eating voraciously. "So there's a guy who puts a carpet in every room."

"Well yes, it should have moved from the beginning. Go past that."

Aluna nodded in understanding, but she felt suspicious because Arga looked sad. "Why you?"

The crunching Arga returned Aluna's gaze. "What?"

"You look different. Why?"

"Dizziness."

"Later to bathe with air angel. I'm ready to."

"Ciee. thanks dream wife."

"God." Aluna turned her face and cleared her throat. "You don't have his head pressed?"

"Can."

After taking a bath, Arga lay down to let Aluna massage her head. Aluna holds a pillow with Arga sleeping there. 

Arga started sleeping, which is when her phone rang. Aluna glanced, she saw a pop up chat with the message sentence, "Sorry, sir. We didn't get the cooperation."

Look at the man who is asleep. Aluna's hand turned to stroking Arga's mane slowly. "Good Father" he said. 

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