
The sun said hello that morning, feeling warm and soothing. Arsene took her mommy for a walk around the park in the hospital that morning, carrying the woman wearing the instant hijab in a wheelchair. A garden filled with green plants and colorful flowers really spoil the eyes. Baby Finn is still not out of the observation room, he will still be handled by the nurse.
He warms his body in the morning sun. While Arsene, sitting on one of the garden chairs beside a small fir tree. The morning air feels fresh.
“How is your school, Darling?” tanya Ajeng looked at the face of his eldest son.
“My school is good, Mom! Just yesterday I had time to unload the case.”
He looked at his son in wonder.
“What case?”
“Bullying case! Zaara, the son of Aunty Karin, got bullied in a school bullying case. He was held captive by another student, I was forced to go down directly because he was my countryman I.”
“You boys?” tanya was surprised. He never got the story from Karin, although they often chatted with each other.
Arsene nodded.
“So that chick you thought was weird, Zaara?!”
“Yes, Mom!”
He smiled while shaking his head. Arsene told me everything that's happened in the last few days at his school. Ajeng did not think that his son could solve the case himself in his school. He is proud, because Arsene is very brave.
“How far will Zaara and the victim of one more?”
“Zaara is fine, I think today he came home from the hospital. If Arief I don't know, Mom!” his reply frowned as the sunlight glared into his eyes.
She smiled at her son. Suddenly the phone Ajeng brought rang, it was his whatsapp video call. Karin's name is on there. Ajeng straightened his hijab.
“Assalamu’alaikum Karin.” greet Ajeng smiling friendly.
Hearing the name of his friend's mother called, Arsene became surprised. Just now they were talking about Zaara, suddenly the girl's umi called. He distanced himself from his mother's body, so as not to be seen that he was there.
“Wa’alaikumsalam. Hi Jeng! He said you were born? Congratulations to Ajeng Darling. Male or female?” ask Karin.
“Still Karin. My son again. Thank God more and more of my heroes!” said Ajeng smiling.
“Congratulations yes, may your child be a good child. Aamin. Where's the baby's grandpa?”
“Ah, she's still the same nurse. How's Zaara doing? I've heard it all from Arsene.”
“Alhamdulillah has come home and is well. Yesterday was a nightmare, but last night it wasn't. Hopefully he's not traumatized. I salute your son Jeng! He's a brave boy. I feel indebted to Arsene,” Karin said.
Karin's words made Arsene blush, she gave a small smile. He glanced at Arsene, stealing a glance at the small smile that appeared on her lips.
“Hopefully Zaara quickly recover ya!”
“Your son is also diligent in giving cake like Zaara. Maybe because Zaara is fierce huh, haha. Zaara same story I about.”
Arsene's face was met with red hearing it all. Turns out Zaara told her mother. He became embarrassed to make it, especially because his parents talked to each other. Again Ajeng glanced at his son. He wanted to hold back the laughter when he saw Arsene's red face go out. He realized his son was no longer a child and turned into a handsome young man.
“Oh really?” ask Ajeng.
“Yes, did he not tell?” ask Karin.
“Not yet, still soy sauce, haha!”
“Ah, funny. When did you move to Bandung?”
“Doain, easy-easy can be faster!" answer Ajeng.
“Horeee! Sip deh's. Easy to recover, yes, I say first if so. Greetings to everyone!” pamit Karin then said hello.
Ajeng hung up his cell phone, then noticed his son's face looking at the sick people who were walking in the park. He brought his wheelchair closer to his son.
“You heard mommy conversation with Aunt Karin?” tanya Ajeng stopped her wheelchair.
Arsene held her breath and nodded small. “I accidentally, Mom!”
Ajeng chuckles.
“That's you send cake to Zaara on what basis?” tanya Ajeng was curious.
“Because I want to be friends with him,” he replied plainly.
“Are you sure?” Ajeng suspected.
“Yes, Mom!”
“Do you like her?” shooting his mommy made the young man not wince.
“What do you mean?!” protesting, shifting his eyes.
“I can see it in your eyes (Mommy can see it in your eyes), when mommy asked earlier. Your eyes have the answer (your eyes have the answer),” said Ajeng smiling.
“You can’t deny it, Arsene! Is her your first love? (You can't avoid it, Arsene! Is he your first love?) Mommy will not forbid mommy children to fall in love, but you must be able to control yourself when you like someone, moreover Zaara is a special girl,” Ajeng said again.
A mother's instincts are never wrong. Arsene admitted it in his heart. Even during the trip on the plane, his mind kept flying thinking of Zaara. Is this in love? Was he too quick to feel for the girl?
Arsene has not answered his mother's question. He was too busy thinking about the answer to his own heart's questions.
"Arsene?"
"Hm ... I'm still not sure! What's the sign we're in love, Mom?" ask Arsene.
Arsene smiled a little, more precisely holding back his laughter and feelings. It seems like it is.
He laughed in front of his son. Arsene is in love.
Arsene got out of her seat and pushed her mother's wheelchair back around the park. His mind was stifling and kept asking at the strange feeling he had felt these past few days. Is it true that he has fallen in love? Remembering him in Zaara's box, he had not opened it.
“Mom we to room huh?” her door.
Ajeng.
Ferdian had already returned from his home after he had met the needs of Kirei and Rainer that morning. The children were left in the house. While Arsene was still accompanying her mother there, she was eager to hold her baby sister. Ferdian is seen bringing Arsene breakfast and giving it straight after they arrive.
“You have breakfast first, Cen!” ferdian exclaimed to his eldest son.
“Thanks, Dad!” said Arsene took the lunchbox and sat on the couch in the room where her mother was being cared for. Arsene took his backpack which he still kept there, then took Zaara's gift box.
Ajeng who had been lying back on his bed noticed his young son who always attracted his attention. Ferdian was preparing to feed his wife. Ajeng gave her husband a code to approach.
“Why?” whispered Ferdian.
“Your son is in love again like,” said Ajeng slowly once.
“Oh yes?!” asked Ferdian with a surprised expression.
Ajeng nodded with a smile. Then gave the code to her husband to pay attention to Arsene, though not to make him suspicious. So Ferdian kept feeding his wife breakfast.
Arsene is opening the gift of Zaara to him. He was too curious about the contents to ignore the lunch box given by his father. A plain black cardboard box he opened, inside there is a navy handkerchief and there is also a keychain made of stainless steel cupcake, mixer, and, and whiskey with the words “do what you love, love what you do (do what you like, love what you do).
By getting such a gift from someone who stole his attention, it certainly made his heart happy. Moreover, getting a keychain that suits his interests and there is motivational writing there, makes him more happy.
In the past, since the interest in cooking appeared, many of the parents of Arsene's friends sneered at him. Why are men happy in the kitchen? Why do men love women's jobs? This made Ajeng and Ferdian move Arsene from an ordinary school to a special school of cooking, of course it was to cultivate Arsene's potential in the world of cooking and baking. Ajeng and Ferdian themselves have no problem with Arsene's choice, they are proud. At the age of five, Arsene showed interest in the world. He was very focused and enjoyed his learning process at his cooking school until the age of 11, although he also continued formal education like other children.
Arsene smiled broadly as he looked at the keychain before his face. Unknowingly, both of his parents were watching him.
“From who, Cen?” ferdian asked him in surprise, then clasped the thing in his hand.
“Eh, ah this .. from temen, Dad!” said nervous.
“Temen or more!” seductive Ferdian, making Arsene's face red.
“Truly temen, Dad!” sergeant.
Ferdian and Ajeng laughed at Arsene's reddened expression. Anxious at the sight of his son, Ferdian approached him, patting his shoulders softly.
“Do you like someone?” ask his father again.
“Mom ..!” Arsene called his mother who was enjoying breakfast. He shrugged his shoulders.
“Honest. We will not leak!” call Ferdian again.
“Dad!" sergeant Arsene.
“Abang Acen Darling..your face cannot lie. Mommy knows you. As old as mommy take care of you, never mommy dapetin your expression like gini!” sahut Ajeng from his mat.
Arsene sighed, giving up because he could no longer dodge his parents' attacks.
“Okay, honestly, yes! (OK, honestly, yes)!”
“Yes what?” asked Ferdian pretending not to understand. He held his laughter while chewing his food.
“Yes, if I like someone.”
“Zaara?!” sahut.
Arsene is desperate to get out of there because he's really cornered.
“YES!” arsene answered, he deliberately raise the volume of his voice so that both parents are satisfied with the answer from him.
“Yeah! My son finally got married!” jerdian Cheers.
“Daddy!” sergeant Arsene.
“Still underage, Dad!” this time it was Ajeng who chimed in on Ferdian.
"You want to get married young, too. Daddy did that too. Arsene already has the skills, you are also mature, brave, and responsible" said Ferdian.
"Huh?" Arsene was surprised to get such a response from his father.
"But at will, graduating high school first huh, just think about it, haha!" ferdian patted his son on the shoulder.
Arsene shook his head. Can't understand why his parents were this enthusiastic when he felt like someone the first time. It seemed, he had to go home right now rather than being constantly cornered by his own parents about his feelings.
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