
The arrival of Abhimanyu was clearly not welcomed by Banyu and Bima, but they were compactly silent for the sake of Yunia. It was cheating because so in Abhimanyu's arms, Yunia's cries subsided. Lila could not even be jealous of him for the pity of seeing the youngest continuously shed tears until her nose was red.
They let Abhimanyu go out with Yunia, taking the boy to the park with her.
"Why are you crying?" abhimanyu asked as he stroked Yunia's warm back. "Same kangen Juwita?"
Yunia simply lay languidly on Abhimanyu's shoulder.
"Yuni, speaking with Brother. Why are you crying backwards? Why do you keep sad?"
Yunia's shoulders were up and down regularly. Her little hands hugged Abhimanyu tightly, then slowly the little lips wailed, "Mother is sad."
Abhimanyu felt his heart pierced.
"Sorry." Abhimanyu unraveled Yunia's embrace to see her sweet, sad face. "Sorry Brother. The brother who made my mother sad. Wrong Brother."
Yunia hugged Abhimanyu again, melting her tears in front of Abhimanyu.
"Sick," he said in a soft voice. "The nutmeg Yuni cakit."
This child ... Juwita used to say that Yunia was a special child. Not because she was the youngest but she was very quiet and crybaby without a sound. Even when the baby was very quiet and did not like to cry loudly every time following Nia and Lila.
The only time he cried was when he was hungry. The rest is not there. Hence Juwita says Juwita is the type of child who likes to observe. Yunia was probably the one who most observed there was a problem in their perfect family.
"Maybe Yunia has a headache because of Brother." Abhimanyu smiled hugging his little sister's body.
Abhimanyu loved all his younger siblings, especially the female ones. But to be honest, Yunia is special to him. He made Abhimanyu feel alive while with him, even when Abhimanyu did not know what to live like.
"Yuni wants you to go too?" abhimanyu asked, knowing that Yunia would not understand. "Mother cried, Mother was sad because of Brother. Because there is a brother. When you leave, I'm not sad anymore, not crying anymore. You're going, Dad?"
Yunia shakes. Even his lips were shaking. "Hiks hyks."
"Don't cry. Later Papa and I will pick you up again."
"...."
"Shhhh. Brother singing Mother's song so Yuni sleeps well? Sweet dreams."
Abhimanyu brought Yunia to lie on his neck again. Feeling the child's body hot as a result of crying. Gently Abhimanyu patted her back, blushing Juwita's favorite lyrics while putting her children to sleep.
Abhimanyu's flat but soft voice managed to put Yunia to sleep. Maybe he was tired of crying and thinking about why the adults around him did not live peacefully.
Abhimanyu had no idea what was going on in Yunia's little head, but he knew that her relentless crying was the image of the big mind there.
*
"Really's? Where are you going now?"
"Boboo with Abang Abi."
The name made Adji secretly react. "Abimanyu over there? Same you?"
"No. Said Brother Banyu Abang Abi in the car keeps Yuni sleeping with Brother."
"That's yeah." Adji tried to smile. "You guys were okay with Grandma, huh? Papa Temenin Mom used to be later Papa picked you up again."
"Papa," call Nia who comes to life. "Does Mommy gonna leave us?" [Mother is going to leave us?]
Adji. But as much as possible control yourself and shake. "No. No, Baby, no. It's not gonna happen. Mother is always the same. Always."
"But she said she must go because she wants us to be happy." [But Mom said I had to go because I want us to be happy.]
One of the painful parts of being a parent is when the child asks something very piercing but you have to answer as if it is fine.
Lila and Nia might not even be stupid. They heard Juwita's words that day even though they didn't understand it all.
At least they knew that Juwita was trying to leave them all behind.
"Mother is just angry" Adji replied with an unusually tight chest. "If you're angry again, I'm saying something that's not certain."
"Keep the brother who left?" Nia asked innocently again. "Papa, Brother Banyu and Om Bima said Abang Abi can't be here."
"What?"
"They said he's not belong with us." [He said Abang Abi did not pantes the same as us.]
Lila pouted. "I don't want you to leave. Abi's brother has Lila. Lila is just Yuni's pinjemin."
"Yes, I like him too." Nia nodded at Lila. "Why aren't we together anymore? I'm guessing first, right?"
"Yes. Why Papa?"
Adji gulped and in the end shook his head. "Papa has a job first. And then again, Dad? It's fine there."
The two compactly answered yes then chatted about why they should split up. Of course the conversation was heard in one house.
The whole.
*