Love Lanterns
CHAPTER 47 ”Hati” Voice

This morning Ayunda was allowed to go home, after being declared everything was fine. The lab results also said that the lump of meat in Ayunda's head is only a regular tumor, harmless, not cancer. Even so Ayunda still undergo further treatment to ensure there is no spread to other organs.

"Ma, before going home, Yunda wanted to stop by to see papa. Can you?" ask Ayunda to Mama Mira, when the middle-aged woman cleans the things Ayunda will take home.

"Of course it may be dear, but don't stay there for long" Mama Mira said while cupping Ayunda's face.

All have been cleaned Mama Mira, just waiting for the driver who sent Nathan to pick them up.

"Is everything ready?" nathan's voice shocked Mama Mira and Ayunda.

"Say that Nathan has a meeting with a client?" mama Mira's reprimand sees Nathan coming to pick her up.

"My client was unable to attend aunt, so I came straight here" replied Nathan.

"Can you walk alone or need a wheelchair?" nathan asked Ayunda.

"Udah can walk" Nathan looked at Ayunda who still called him brother.

"Good-hearted sister" continued Ayunda's remark, making Nathan smile and pinch Ayunda's squeezed cheeks that look more contained.

"Ayunda wants to stop by to see her father" Mama Mira said, stopping the intimacy of both.

"Then let me take Ayunda aunty. Aunt Mira can go home with the driver. Mr. Ibnu is still waiting for the parking"

"It just so happens, because aunty also has to ketoko, there is a cake message, but ask to meet aunty directly" replied Mama Mira.

Ayunda hugged Nathan's arm as he entered the cemetery, where Papa Richad was buried. Not because he was spoiled, but he was afraid that he had not been strong enough to go far. Because Papa Richad's crown is in the middle of the funeral.

"Papa, I'm sorry, Rara's just coming in now. Rara had just returned from the hospital, but papa did not have to worry about everything being fine" Ayunda spread the flowers she had bought in front of the funeral.

"Pa, Rara comes along with a kind sister, who once asked for her blessing directly to papa, asking Rara to be his companion"

Hearing Ayunda's words, Nathan sat down next to Ayunda.

"Om Richad, I'm Nathan, I promise to love and take care of Rara, as Om Richad once asked me"

Nathan looked at Ayunda who was also staring at Nathan from hearing the man's words. Netra they meet and lock each other, the thump of their chest racing to hold the feeling, the desire to have each other.

Ayunda cut off their eye contact, "Pa, now let Ayunda ask papa for his blessing. Restu to be a good sister companion" he said, after being convinced by his feelings for Nahan.

Nathan grabbed Ayunda's hand and held it tightly. "Thank you" he said slowly. Not knowing what else to say, what she felt at this moment was happiness, happy her little girl had already been able to accept it.

"Pa, Rara comes home, Rara visits again later" Ayunda stands with Nathan's help.

"Om Richad, thank you for the blessing you gave me first, Nathan said goodbye"

Nathan embraces Ayunda during his journey back to the parking lot, with feelings he cannot express. On the way back to Ayunda's house, none of them spoke. "Ra, do you want to go straight home, or do you want to eat something?" nathan asked, breaking the silence between them.

"Just go home, afraid mama is waiting at home, while she has to rush to the shophouse"

As Ayunda wishes, now Nathan's car is parked perfectly in front of the garage. Nathan helped open Ayunda's seatbelt, then got off and ran small, opening the door for Ayunda.

"Let's go baby" Nathan reached out his hand which Ayunda greeted with a smile.

"You've arrived" Mama Mira welcomed.

"Let's go help you in the room" now Mama Mira is taking over holding Ayunda.

"Yunda still wants to be outside ma, bosen in the room"

"Mama must go to Nda, people who want to meet with mama have been waiting there" explained Mama Mira, so that Ayunda understands.

"Yes already then" replied Mama Mira. He put Ayunda on the couch. "Mama go for a while, mama try to go home quickly" Ayunda just agree Mama Mira's words.

"I will accompany Ayunda until my aunt comes home" Nathan said, as Mama Mira was about to leave Ayunda.

"Well, auntie titip Ayunda ya Mas "reply Mama Mira then leave them both.

"Where are you going?" nathan asked as he saw Ayunda standing up from her seat.

"I'll get you a drink, just for a second" answered Ayunda, who walked away from Nathan.

"I can take it myself if I want to" whispered Nathan who was behind Ayunda.

"You better rest" now Nathan's hands are round hugging Ayunda from behind.

"It has been ten days that I have done nothing" Ayunda replied, holding back the beatings in her heart that rhymed faster.

Ayunda felt the same way the first time Nathan hugged her, like this, five years ago. "There's still plenty of time to do something, when you're so much better, baby"

Ayunda nodded in agreement to Nathan's words. "Look here" Nathan turned Ayunda over to look at him, he tidied up the knit hat that Ayunda wore, to cover his head that had been forced to be partially bald, at the place of the operation.

"Beautiful" said Nanthan.

"Gombal" retorted Ayunda immediately turned her face to look at the others.

"Hey" Nathan pulled Ayunda's chin to look at her again.

"I love you" Nathan said as their eyes met.

Not waiting for long, the two were already late in their warm kiss. "I love you too, kind sister" Ayunda replied as their lip link ended.

The two laughed together, "Alright my little girl" Nathan replied.

"Little girl?" ask Ayunda.

"Hem, I've been calling you a little girl. The little girl who was able to make her kind brother always wanted to meet" Nathan kissed Ayunda's lips quickly.

"I'm not a little girl anymore, kind sister"

"For her kind sister, Rara remains her beloved little girl"

Nathan picked up Ayunda and brought him back to the front of the tv. "Wait for mom, we'll see, how?" bargain Nathan.

"Before the accident, I've downloaded some Korean dramas"

"A fan of Korean dramas?" ask Nathan.

"Not fans, just like it" Ayunda replied, "But if you don't like it, we can watch the others as well"

"I like it, but as the story goes, if it's too big as too childish"

"Yesterday I downloaded Backstreet Rocky, a romantic comedy, its story about love location. There's Alice, the story of time travel. And I also download fly dragon, the story about lawyers and journalists who help innocent people but serve the punishment"

"We watch it all" Nathan replied after hearing Ayunda's explanation, which had connected Ayunda's download to the television.

"So dong, if you want to watch it all"

"For example, let it be longer together with you" Nathan seduced Ayunda.

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