Rapa & Cleona: Keeping the Heart
72. Surplusage

Cleona woke up as soon as it was night, and the state of the room was still in the dark proved that indeed no one was trying to wake them. Maybe his family knew of him being so tired.

Getting rid of the heavy hand that was coiled around her stomach, Cleona then got out of the bed and went straight to the switch to make this pitch-black state light, and with the light was actually successful in making Rapa wake up without having to bother Cleona woke up.

Letting her husband gather all his consciousness, Cleona chose to go into the bathroom that was still in the spacious room to clean her already uncomfortable body. The one hour Cleona spent in the bathroom made Rapa nag all the time even as they joined in the dining room with the others.

The man's mouth does defeat Cleona and Clara if nagging, making Cleona increasingly doubt the authenticity of Rapa who is said to be the son of Pandu's calm and talkative father. While Rapa is eating alone can still nag.

Once finished dinner that never deserted anything else with the presence of Rapa and Papi Leo, the, all who originally sat in the dining room moved to the rear gazebo with snacks that are always available in the closet continue the chat this time about the wedding Clara will last 3 weeks.

Some are already taken care of, just stay invitations and decorations, while the building of course the papi who tumben benevolent let one ballroom hotel in use for the wedding of the child of his best friend.

Lyra who knows how stingy the lonely old man was made to not believe until willing to slap his own cheek to prove that what he heard was not just a dream. Excessive indeed, but for the rarity of Leo there is nothing excessive according to Lyra who has known the man since he was still both wearing diapers. It may even seem to have to bow down in gratitude with Leo's kindness which rarely happens to give a free hand. It is usually the man who always asks for free.

“Mami since when is here?” all who were sitting in the gazebo turned to Laura who had just made a sound, their brows furrowing, while Laura who was unaware of the confused gazes everyone kept looking straight ahead of her.

“Ella,” call Cleona pat her sister's shoulder slowly. “Who did you talk to just now?”

Laura quickly shook her head, flutter. “No talking to anyone kok kak,” he replied throwing a glance.

“Do not lie! Brother clearly heard you brought up the name mami,” Cleona's eyes squeaked, making Laura even more confused when she realized that all eyes were on her at this time.

“No brother, Ella just spoke earlier.”.

“Ella!” the papi's low-pitched call made Laura bow and weigh a little before she made her decision. Maybe it's time his family found out.

“Tuh, mami here,” Laura pointed in front of him, more precisely on a wooden bench in front of an artificial fountain that makes the garden more beautiful.

Everyone slowly turned to the direction that Laura pointed to until a few screeches were heard in the follow-up with Cleona's roaring cry calling out to the mother.

In front of there the beautiful figure of Luna sat down and smiled. It was only a few seconds before then the figure again disappeared.

“What should really mami?” ask Leo who refuses to believe. Laura nodded. “Not just a papi hallucination, is it?” now Laura shook her head, along with the tears that were dripping from Leo's eyes.

“Since childhood.” Laura answered briefly, looking down not daring to stare at everyone.

“Why never say?” Leo, who asked this time, still did not expect this new reality he knew. The corner of his heart became as though he was flinched because he felt unattentive to the youngest child, until something as important as this was not realized.

“Priela does not want to be considered strange, Pi. All this time Ella never told anyone. Ella is afraid that later Papi or others will enter Ella to the mental hospital because they think crazy with Ella's ability,”

His ability to see astral figures was never expected Laura. Since he was only 5 years old, he could suddenly see what no one else could see when he woke up while staying at his grandparents' house. But all this time he hid because he did not want to be considered strange by everyone including his own family. Lucky because as long as his ability is present he does not see strange and creepy creatures that might make him shock even crazy because of fear.

“Balong mind you, Dek!” Rapa gently nosed her sister-in-law's forehead. “You should say, whatever the family deserves to know. You can't save that big load by yourself, La ..”

“But, Ella is not burdened really, Bang. What Ella saw was nothing, they were all good and Ella was also able to see mami.” Cut Laura fast.

“So that's the reason,” Clara nods her head. “Port a few times sister see you chat alone in the back garden or her room brother.”

Laura scratched her neck in the wrong manner. While Rapa immediately turned her head and raised her eyebrows asking for an explanation.

“Friends of Ella at home in brother's room, so ..”

“What! Brother's room?” Rapa squinted her eyes. “Why am I getting goosebumps? Tell Deck to go, brother doesn't want to know anything. There's a crazy serem in my room,” shuddered in fear, Rapa hid in his wife's arms.

Leo who saw it immediately floated a quite loud flutter on the back of his son-in-law. “But mode lo boy!” leo's snort drew Rapa who drowned her face in Cleona's chest.

Rapa's annoyed face made everyone who was there laugh as well as Cleona who was crying because she saw the figure of the mother who was very much missed. Looking up at her sister, Cleona hugged Laura. “Sorry sister Queen, for being an unattentive sister, sorry that you have to hold this alone. Brother knows it must be heavy for you, sorry brother, La, sorry.”

Cleona's cry broke again. Laura shook her head and returned the embrace of her brother. “Sister Queen is more than enough to be a good sister for Priela, no need to apologize sis, anyway Ella likes the advantages of Ella,” Laura unravel her embrace with the sister, and, then help to wash away the tears that had soaked the cheeks filled her brother. “Marriage, sister Queen is still a crybaby. Pantesan mami is always worried about her sister than Ella,” he said chuckling amusedly. While Cloena grimaces little feel guilty, because all this time he is always getting more attention from his parents.

“Sorry brother who has stolen the attention of mami papi from you, La ..”

“Suttt, you don't have to feel guilty. Papi sama mami did not abandon Ella kok, sister. The affection that Ella gets from papi and mami is enough, sister need not worry.”

Once again Cleona hugged her sister's body and thanked her many times. Grateful to have a sister like Laura who grew up at this young age.