Mom For Alleta
Chapter 7: What happened to Aleta?

2 Weeks later, Raina grew thinner, only talking when asked, her body like an empty shell without contents.

Lidya and William's worried mother is only able to accompany Raina when she starts crying, however Raina has just lost her father.

"You don't have to cry, you are usually just crying, nothing can be done". Marni scolded Aleta as Aleta spilled guava juice on the floor.

"sorry, Aleta unintentionally".her tiny lips quivered with fear.

"clean now, and don't cry". Marni throws a tissue box that hits Aleta's leg.

"sick.. ". said Aleta slowly.

Raina who heard the commotion went straight in from the balcony and approached them.

"what's wrong, mbak?"

"ah this is mbak, Aleta nudahin juice". Marni pointed to a juice spill that was pooled on the floor.

"here's Auntie auxiliary". Raina crouches down and helps Aleta.

"thank you Auntie". Aleta smiled thinly with her eyes puffy.

"sir, do not need to be helped, let him be independent, mas Allan does not want him to be a spoiled child".said Marni half yelled at Raina.

"play with Auntie Yuk dear". Raina grabs Aleta's small hand, Aleta gets up and follows Raina, but she suddenly stops when Marni sees her with a threatening look at her.

"Tante, Aleta has to learn, sorry". Aleta took off Raina's hand and immediately approached Marni.

"ah. yeah". Raina wonders why Aleta looks scared of Marni.

Later that night, Aleta eats with the rest of the family, she chooses to sit next to Raina, Aleta wants to be close to Raina.

"want aunt a bribe?"

"Aleta can already eat alone Kok Auntie". cheerful smile expands on Aleta's cute face.

"ih..pinternya". Raina membelai puncak kepala. Aleta dengan lembut.

"rain, tomorrow you look for a campus, so there are activities, you want to study what majors?" ask Mr. William who is enjoying his chicken satay.

"Raina hasn't thought about college, sir, hasn't had a major reference yet".

"besok kalo kamu sudah pengen kuliah bilang bapak, nanti biar di anterin Allan nyari kampus yang bagus".

"so the doctor, rain?" said Bu Lidya interrupted.

"uh. doctor? don't ma, expensive school". replied Raina sung.

"nothing, don't think about the cost of rain". replied Mr. William.

"yes, you become a doctor". said Allan who had never spoken.

"no, Al, Raina's a doctor, right?"

"yes ma, Raina will thinkin". Raina glanced at Aleta's small hands that were smitten with soy sauce, Raina swiftly picked up a few pieces of tissue to wipe them, then removed the chicken meat from her skewer to facilitate Aleta.

"thank you Auntie". Aleta said with a genuine smile. Bu Lidya and Mr. William stared in awe at Aleta's henchmen while with Raina.

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"Aleta, let's hurry, you're sleeping hard in wakein, so bad luck right". snapped Marni to Aleta who was trying to wear her own shoes.

"yes, Aleta's wearing bi shoes again".

"don't argue aunt, then aunt tell papa you let him not love you".

"mom, don't be rude to Aleta". Raina told Marni.

"the take Raina was just living in this house, so do not know the rules, I was free to educate Aleta as I wish, it was orders mas Allan, do not have to follow my chat". Marni glares as if she does not like Raina's words.

"Marni.!!!" allan's voice echoed in the hallway between the facing rooms.

"i.iya mas?"

"Raina is also a member of the William family, if you can not respect him, please weasi your belongings". Allan said with an affirmative tone intimidating.

"and one more thing, I don't like you calling me a mas".

"yes sir". Marni looked down in fear.

Allan passes by, leaving Raina, Aleta and Marni. Raina highlights Marni's tight-fitting clothes that she will use to take Raina to school, Bu Lidya does ask Marni to wear regular clothes when she goes to school, so that Raina is not ostracized by her friends because it is always delivered by her nanny.

After Allan's departure, Marni glanced at Raina cynically, as if she felt defeated by the person who had just stepped on this house, Aleta who had finished wearing shoes also just stared waiting for the cue from Marni.

"sook off". Marni drags Aleta full of emotions.

"snake.!!" raina exclaims to Marni when she sees Aleta's distress equaling her steps. Marni, who did not heed Raina's call, accelerated her footsteps.

Raina was back aloof on the balcony, feeling the morning drizzle and the cold wind sweeping across her face.

"is it because your name is rain so you like the rain?" allan's sudden voice was on the balcony door, Raina just commented a wry smile at him.

"when are you going to college?"

"in a moment, Raina's mind is still ungodly".

"the earth keeps turning, if you keep quiet, then you'll be the one left behind".

"yes, in a moment, Raina needs a moment, everything changes in a matter of days, Raina is not ready". Raina's tears begin to pool in her eyes.

"do not cry, no matter how heavy your life, you have to keep going, do not cry, there are still many people out there whose fate is worse than yours".

"yes". Raina just answered a short lecture from Allan, in Raina's heart, in fact she cursed, how can the rich man's son talk about the weight of life, what he knows about it.

"rain, do you like playing Aleta?"

"yes, Aleta is beautiful, she's cute".

"yes already". Allan stepped back into the house. "do not rain later you will get sick.

"yes"

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The next day, after bathing Raina opened the wardrobe that had been filled with items that yesterday she bought with Bu Lidya. Raina took a light blue knee-length dress, looking beautiful even with just a thin swipe of pink.

"morning baby, you're so pretty".

"thank you ma".

"where are you going, rain?" ask sir William.

"Raina can take Aleta to school?"

"don't kid, you'll be troubled".

"no ma'am, Raina is bored at home".

"we are shopping?" said Bu Lidya trying to seduce Raina.

"yesterday was ma".

"yes, how are we going to the salon?" Raina shook her head, Bu Lidya could only give up when she saw her daughter start to look sad.

"yes already, later if tired of going home yes, ask in anter pak Doni".

"iya ma". replied Raina with sparkling eyes.

"good morning beautiful granddaughter" said Mr. William greeting Aleta who was going down the stairs.

"do you not work today?" Aleta immediately kissed the cheek of Mr. William while glancing at Allan who was next to Mr. William.

"who's the work dad, if not work later Aleta buy a toy with what?"

"pake papa's money". Aleta did not in the least divert her glance from Allan who was busy with her HP.

"Aleta, today aunty deliver to school huh". Raina asks Aleta for her approval.

"seriously? asikkkp..Aleta in Anyer Beautiful Aunt". Aleta looks gleeful, but not with Marni, her face in the bend from yesterday.