My Brother's Bed Rattles
Men of the Past

"Rise?" Suddenly a male baritone voice came from behind Risa. Risa immediately turned her head then looked at the man fixedly.

"Mas Ayden?"

Risa smiled wryly, considering that the man standing next to her had been a figure of the past before she decided to marry Arga. Men who have mixed blood between Indo-Europeans. Mother from Indonesia and father from Europe. Even so, the shape of his face looks more inclined to Indonesia.

Risa quickly cleaned up the remains of the tear circles that were still wetting her cheeks. He did not want the man to know that he was sad right now.

"Oh, thank goodness. I think it's wrong for people" said the man with a warm smile.

"By the way where's your husband?" Ayden looked around the park, trying to find Arga. However, he still did not find the whereabouts of the man.

"He's not here. I'm just the two of you with my son" replied Risa with her head bowed.

I don't know why he was embarrassed to meet Ayden. Given his increasingly disheveled and unkempt appearance. His body also looks thinner.

"Oh, I think you're the same Mas Arga. Um, can I sit here?" ayden asked seemed to be making small talk.

Risa nodded slowly while sliding her butt. Leave room for Ayden to sit there. "Please, Mum."

"Thank you."

Ayden sat beside Risa without feeling the slightest hesitation. He looked back at the woman carefully and somehow he felt a lot of changes that happened to Risa.

"Are you okay?" asked Ayden, looking curious.

"I'm fine, Mas. How's it going? It's been a long time since we've met." Risa ventured to raise her head for a while and looked at Ayden, before she turned her gaze back the other way.

"I'm good and you're right, it's been a long time since we've met."

Ayden smiled again and now the man's gaze moved to baby Lily who had been staring at him with a smile since. Showing his gums are still slippery, without overgrown teeth.

"This is your son? Real pretty. What's name?" ask Ayden while reaching for the tiny baby's hand.

"Yes, he's my son. Her name is Lily" answered Risa.

"Can I carry it? Look, he stretched out both his hands to me" cried the man.

Risa notices baby Lily and turns out what Ayden says is true. Somehow the little baby held out both hands to Ayden, as if asking to be carried. Not only that, the look on Lily's face also looks more cheerful than usual. Though Lily was most anti with people she had just seen, but that did not seem to apply to Ayden.

Slowly Risa handed the little baby to Ayden and was greeted with enthusiasm by the man. Unwittingly, Risa smiles when she sees her tiny baby looking so happy to be in Ayden's arms. In addition, Ayden also looks comfortable when with Lily.

Risa was silent for a moment. His face turned into a sad. Let alone being happy, Arga even considered Lily's presence as a burden in the man's life. However, Risa does not want Ayden to know how the story of her life with Arga.

"Yes. Like that," answered Risa briefly.

Arga again noticed the look on Risa's face. "Ris, I'm sorry if it's too presumptuous. I have since noticed that your face looks sad. What exactly happened to you? Are you in trouble?"

Risa reflexively turned her head towards Ayden then smiled wryly. "I-I'm fine, Mom."

"Oh, come on, Ris. Don't lie! I've known you for a long time and I know you're in trouble right now. Tell me, are you sick?"

Risa knitted her two eyebrows. "ill? No, Mas. I'm not sick. I know Mas asked that because my body is getting thinner, right?" risa replied while chuckling softly.

Ayden shook his head. "No. Not because of that. I saw you crying while running around the hallway of Hospital X. You didn't even realize you had hit me until my phone fell" Ayden said, revealing his phone that had fallen off a collision with Risa a few days ago.

"Oh, jeez! Did ya? W-so what I hit yesterday was Mas Ayden?" risa asked with perfectly rounded eyes.

Ayden smiled as he nodded his head.

Risa noticed the man's phone and it turned out to be true. The phone screen cracked until Risa felt guilty about it.

"I'm sorry, Mom. I swear, I did it accidentally. And about your phone .. later if I already have money, I will replace the damage," said Risa.

Ayden chuckles. "It's okay, Ris. You don't have to worry about this. But, if you really want to replace the cost of the damage, I won't refuse. Yes, count to see you again" he said.

"But you haven't answered my question, Risa. Are you sick?" continued Ayden.

"No, Mas. I'm doing fine. Yesterday it was Mona who was sick, not me" replied Risa.

"Mona's? Your sister?"

"Yes, my sister," said Risa.

Hearing the name Mona mentioned, Risa's chest suddenly returned tight. The actions of the girl had made her life completely ruined and it was difficult for Risa to forgive her mistakes.

"Oh, thank goodness then. Trus, how's Mona doing right now?"

"He's healthy" Risa replied briefly.

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