My Old Star
#36 Good Friends
Steven went back to see his Mom and Dad who were waiting for him at the entrance to the playground.
"Hey son, why is it so long?" Tom asked Steven.
"So I met Pa, he promised to be my friend!" steven's eyes sparkled as he recounted his encounter with Zaki.
"Stev didn't Mama ever say, while here you can't be carelessly friends with strangers,"
"He's good Ma, I love him!"
"Stev..," Sania begins to impatiently face Steven who is a teenager and wants to have many friends.
"Sania just let Steven be friends with that guy, of course with our supervision. So don't worry about me being with you!" Tomi convinces Sania that Steven who doesn't know anything doesn't feel depressed.
"Oh yeah son, where's your good om. Why not play with us?" Tomi directed her question to Steven because she also wanted to know who Steven was referring to.
"He's over there Pa," Steven pointed to the place where he had met Zaki.
"What is that guy?" Tomi pointed at the person standing from where Steven was referring to.
Steven focused his gaze, "Not Pa, good om it doesn't seem to be there already, he's gone Pa!"
"It's okay, sometime maybe we can meet again,"
"I'll call him Pa!"
Sania and Tomi look at each other because Steven and the person Steven is referring to is as easy as it can be to exchange mobile numbers.
"No need son, maybe good om is having other business, if you contact him later to disturb good om how?"
"Yes Stev the next time you call your good om yes!"
"Good Ma... Ms...,"
"Then let's go in!" take Tomi and they go in to play a lot of rides today.
At Arfan's club, Mentari just opened his eyes. He sat down by the side of the bed and remembered when he fell asleep.
Looking at the clock on the wall of the room, apparently he fell asleep quite a long time this morning.
Mentari looked over the nightstand there was already breakfast for him. However, it seemed like the breakfast had been lying there for a long time since the milk inside the glass had also been cold.
Arfan suddenly went into Mentari's room which made the girl jump in shock.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..," she cried with her head.
Arfan ran towards Mentari to calm her down, "Little comment you don't be afraid it's me, Arfan!" Arfan hugged the still frightened Mentari.
Mentari's breathing is hunting, going up and down very fast. Slowly Mentari lowered her hand that she had just put on her head.
"Sister Arfan.. I'm afraid Brother!"
"Peace up here you're safe!"
Mentari gradually began to calm down, his mind could already be controlled again.
"Now clean yourself up first huh, after that come down we have lunch with the kids, how?"
Mentari nodded, "I'll stay!" Arfan got up from his seat after making sure if Mentari was okay, then he went outside to bring breakfast that had not been eaten by Mentari because it was not worth consuming.
Mentari went into the bathroom to clean himself, after which he joined the dining table with the children and also Arfan for lunch together.
"Gee Sister-in-law is beautiful, it's worth our boss's clamps!" cletuk one of Arfan's foster children who had just met Mentari.
Dio hit Yudi's hand with a spoon, "Auuwww..," his screeches while rubbing his hand that was hit by Dio earlier.
"Take your talk or you'll know the consequences!" Dio reminded.
They returned to lunch together quietly, finished their meal cleaning their second-hand plates respectively. Arfan accustomed it so that they can live independently and not burden others. They went back to the dining table after everything was done.
"Children, you probably already know that Mentari will stay here for the next few days because there are certain reasons that cannot be told, please help and protect her as long as she is here. Please also comfort him so as not to be lonely!" Arfan gave instructions.
Arfan did keep the reason why Mentari had to stay at his club so that not many people know and deliberately bother him because they know if Mentari is experiencing fears that are beyond reasonable limits.
"Okay boss..," they answered in unison.
"Then you can rest after that continue your training!"
One by one the children left the dining room to carry out what was their responsibility.
"Sister..they obey you?" Ask Mentari who had been silent about how Arfan gave instructions to his foster children.
"Of course they obey, otherwise they will know for themselves the consequences."
"It's so cruel..," Mentari spoke with a smile.
"The world out there is so much more cruel that they have to prepare well before they actually get back to their real lives."
"Let's see them at the training ground!" Invite Arfan and Mentari to follow where Arfan stepped.
Satisfied to observe the training children and analyze the results of their game Arfan invites Mentari to the gazebo behind the club, a place that Mentari just knew was in the club Arfan.
"It's so cool this place, brother!" Mentari praises a place that is overgrown with shady trees and colorful flowers that are quite well maintained.
"Do you like it?" Ask Arfan.
The sun nodded and breathed a lot of air. The girl closed her eyes, the air this afternoon was very soothing to her.
Satisfied with breathing the afternoon air under the shady trees, Arfan invites Mentari to return to the club, Arfan does not want if anyone sees and recognizes Mentari, it will be dangerous because Mentari still has not forgotten the incident the other day that continues to scare him.
"Let's go in!"
Arfan took Mentari's hand when entering the club, they met Tomi who had just returned from the playground with Sania and Steven.
Sania is quite surprised to see Mentari there because she does not know who the girl with Arfan is. Mentari was just as surprised, she took her hand off the link of Arfan's fingers.
"You're back?" Ask Arfan casually.
"Yes Fan, I'm sorry I couldn't accompany the training kids today!"
"No problem, you guys have to spend a lot of time together while here."
"Uncle is Brother who is with uncle?" Steven asked Arfan because he was curious about Mentari.
"Oh yeah uncle hasn't introduced Stev yet," Arfan rattled Steven's hair because the boy was so adorable.
"This is Kak Mentari, he also lives here with us,"
"Is it true uncle, Stev is it okay to play with Uncle?"
"Try you ask yourself if Mentari will not play with Stev."
"Hallo my beautiful brother Steven, just call me Stev. Big brother would you like to be Stev's friend?"
Mentari smiled and bowed, "Hallo handsome boy, introduce Sister Mentari. Of course Big Brother wants to play with you handsome!"
"really?" Steven's eyes fluttered at Mentari's reply.
"Of course..," Mentari bertos with Steven.
Sania embraces her son's shoulder, "Stev now takes a bath first yes, tomorrow can only play with Kak Mentari, shouldn't Stev rest?"
Steven nodded then headed to his room to carry out Sania's orders.
Sania smiled to Mentari, "Fan time is not introduced to me anyway?" Sania threw a question to Arfan.
"You're grown up, can't you get to know yourself?"
"Ah well, you have never changed Fan!" Sania chuckles.
"Show me Sania, Tomi's wife. So don't misunderstand me again, will you?"
Sania deliberately said that because the other day when she arrived, she had seen the little girl with her friend then they disappeared somewhere with Arman and ended up with Arfan who just left.
"I'm Mentari Sis, forgive my attitude that may be disrespectful towards you Brother!"
The two of them shook hands and hugged, "I wish we could be best friends!" said Sania behind his arms.
"Yes, thank you!" balas Mentari's.
"Have the introduction, now give me back my Ment!" Arfan pulled Mentari's hand back to his side.
"You're so stingy!" Sania sneered.
"Fan Sania has always wanted a sister or a daughter but has not yet materialized, so be aware that she wants to be close to your mentor!" Tomi gives a defense for his wife.
Hearing an explanation from Tomi that Mentari initially felt awkward with Sania finally felt recognized to be in their midst because of Sania's attitude that greatly respects others.
Elsewhere, Bu Kartika felt there was something strange about Mentari who could not be contacted all day, Mentari did forget his phone that ran out of battery since last night.
Bu Kartika contacted Ilyas asking for help to see Mentari to the dormitory. Ms. Kartika did not contact Siska out of concern that Siska was lying to her.
"Well Auntie, I'm going to Mentari's dorm!" answer Ilyas on the phone with Bu Kartika.
The phone connection was closed, Ilyas rushed to the dormitory of university daughter Z and asked permission to meet his friend in the dormitory to the dormitory keeper.
Step by step Ilyas approached the rooms of Mentari and Siska. He knocked on the door and Siska appeared from behind the door. Siska was shocked by Ilyas' sudden arrival.
Siska met Ilyas outside and closed the door to his room, "Hi Yas what's wrong?" Siska tried her best not to be nervous.
"I want to meet Mentari, is she inside?"
Siska hesitated to answer, "Emmm... Mentari...,"