Reborn
PART VIII

"Here you go, let me put the stuff down" said Hassan. Linda immediately searched the house keys in her bag.

"Have met" Ceklek.

"Well, Rael. Welcome then. Come on, come on in" Linda held Rael's arm in and led him to the living room couch.

"Rael wants to take a shower? Or change clothes?" Linda asked as she paced back and forth to turn on the lights.

"Mandi, huh. Very bright"

"OKAY. Come, Rael. We go to your room first" Linda invites Rael up to the 2nd floor. Hassan was busy moving things into his house.

Chequek.

"Well, Rael. Your room is here, yes" Linda unlocked the empty room above.

"This room was not used for a long time because there was no one here but the two of us. But I cleaned it, really"

"Yes, thank you" Rael took a look inside her room.

The size is almost the same as the room in the professor's house, although it is still smaller than the room in his house first.

The room was predominantly sky blue and there was little white. There is a closet, mattress and bed, display cabinet, writing desk, chair, and AC.

"Rael" Linda called out to Rael as she folded her hands and leaned against the door.

"If you need anything, Rael says yes. And. From now on Rael can call us papa's mama" Rael looked at Linda flat. Linda became even more nervous because of Rael's gaze.

"Father if you're not used to it, Rael"

"Yes, fine"

"There's a door across the bed that's the bathroom. In the closet there are only 2 pairs of sleepwear. Tomorrow I'll buy Rael a dress"

"Yes"

"Just take a shower. Later when it's mealtime, mama call down"

"Yes" Linda came out and closed the door to Rael's room.

Rael threw herself in bed. He recalled the chocolate he had eaten earlier. It is true said Shira, the most delicious blue white color.

Rael got up from the bed and picked up the brown box he had placed on the table. Only 10 of the 40 left are brown.3 of them are blue white. Rael thought for a moment, it looks like chocolate will be his favorite food.

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Three years later...

Dorr!!

Dorr!! Dorr!!

Rael kept his gun back. The wall clock shows at 12:05. Her stomach was already beeping due to skipping snack time today.

Chequek. He locked the basement door and went upstairs. Currently there are only Rael and Linda at home because Hassan is on duty outside the city.

"Rael! Why was the tomato taken?" Linda was surprised to see Rael suddenly come and pick up the tomatoes she was about to cook.

"The cooking is long, long ago" complained Rael while enjoying the tomatoes.

"It's hungry, huh? Wait a minute, it'll be ripe" Linda said.

Rael watches Linda cook. To be honest all this time he never helped Linda cook. Linda also always asked him to sit at the dinner table while waiting for her to finish.

"Well, it's done" Linda turned off the stove and moved the panc to the dinner table. Rael rummaged through the contents of the pot out of curiosity with the contents.

"This is what, ma?"

"That's soto betawi. Rael has never eaten betawi soto, has she?"

"Belom"

"Jude, come eat"

Rael took a plate of rice for him and scooped the soto onto his plate.

"More. Soto betawi is delicious to eat just as emping" Linda put 2 emping pieces onto Rael's plate.

"Oh, Rael knows this"

"Enak, right?" Rael nodded his head. They enjoyed each other's food in silence.

"Where? Don't wanna. That's why, ma. Foreigners are hated here. Rael was born here, only his face was like an outsider"

"Hm... Why yes? My mother also did not understand. But maybe it's the influence of the state government in the 20s, Rael. At that time the government freed foreign residents in and out of the country. That would have a negative positive impact, Rael. Positively like the economic life of citizens improved thanks to the arrival of foreign residents who rent at high prices here—"

"Keep negativity?" Cut Rael.

"If from what you hear, because freedom is slowly our country becomes easily controlled by foreign residents. Actually it is also the fault of the local population because it relies on their economy to foreign residents. Cultural differences are also one of the influences, and more. But, Rael must know that not everyone is like that. There are still people who do not feel threatened by the presence of foreign residents especially like Rael. Although Rael has a physical like the Outer Nation but Rael remains part of the Indonesian Nation" Linda explained.

Kraukk.. Kraukk... Rael chews on emping while watching Linda.

"Rael want to take a nap?"

"No. Rael hasn't watched his one piece update yesterday"

"Oh my God, this kid. Mama slept first"

"Bye bye"

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Ting.... Kegs....

"Who is that, son? Try to open the door" Rael got up from the sofa. Linda continues the film while enjoying the fries.

Rael peeked out of the window, who is the one who came this early in the morning. 'papa?', he muttered.

Chequek.

"Surprise!!!!" Hassan spread his hand. Rael showed a confused expression on the doorstep.

"Rael not surprised?"

"No. Advice yes, pa. Papa should have hidden earlier so he can't be peeked out of the window"

"Hmm. means failed papa's plan"

"No. Mama doesn't know about it"

Hassan nodded in agreement with Rael. It seems obvious that his wife did not know. Linda watched the movie in a loud voice until it sounded on the outside terrace. So, he would definitely not have heard Rael and Hassan talk earlier.

"Rael ate, son?" Rael closed the door again after Hassan came in.

"It has. Mama was baking bread"

"Oh, so"

"Here you go first" Hassan went to Linda. Rael goes to the kitchen to make a cold drink.

Rael took the orange syrup from the refrigerator and 3 glasses of glass that he put on the tray. He poured the syrup into each glass equally and then returned the bottle to the refrigerator.

"Yahoo!!!" Rael accidentally spills water in surprise to hear Linda's voice.

"Ughhh!" His facial expression turned irritated. Lazily he took a washcloth and cleaned up the spill.

Rael carried a tray of 3 glasses of orange ice into the living room. She saw her mom and dad hugging there. Rael was silent looking at them from the front door.

"Oh, Rael. Hahaha. come here son" Call Hassan. They took off his embrace.

Rael put his tray on the table and sat down beside Hassan.

"Pa, ajarin rael martial dong" Pinta Rael.

"Hmm? Rael wants to learn martial arts?"

"Yes"

"Cock out of the blue, son?" Ask Linda.

"Sir papa. Rael wants to" he answered. He refocused on watching his film.

"Yes, papa tajarin will be. From tomorrow, yes" Hassan said. Rael hesitated.

"Why, Rael?" Ask Linda. He looked at Hassan confused.

"If anyone wants Rael, Rael can say the same mom is equally papa" said Hassan. Rael hush.

"Rael"

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