Sam
Congratulation

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In Mega's room, Nada looks at her beautifully wrapped bouquet of flowers. There are some chocolates among the flowers that are neatly embedded and in chelopane plastic wrap. There is a business card written his name along with a note "happy graduation".

His name is on the card. Neatly written manual using bolpoint type 0.5.

So this bouquet was shown to him. "But who's the sender?" muttered Nada while stroking the red rose.

"Na, the game remove your make up! It takes itself the same cotton cleanser. It's in the red pouch in the backpack."

Mega's head poked out from behind the door. But then he came out again. Still busy with his family. There's her boyfriend coming too, so Nada is stranded here.

Not sorry to have come to Mega's house, Nada was just upset. So he chose to stay in Mega's room. Not unwilling to meet anyone but his heart still guess who the sender of this flower bouquet.

"If it was Mas Atar who sent, it seemed impossible. He's got a doll, isn't he." Tone shook his head, "it didn't seem like he was. Is this not Adit, huh? But just now when the photo with him did not talk. Adit right, type ceplas-ceplos!"

Tone switch on flat screen on pillow. He scrolled the screen and watched the contents of his gallery filled with his photos. Either alone or with his friends.

Tone aiming bucket with Mega room window background. He uploaded it to Medsos and wrote the caption "Thank to ... "

*

In a different place, Sam was helping to take down two suitcases with two large boxes that were somehow contained.

After meeting Royan and Akmal in the graduation hall, he immediately went to the airport to pick up his parents. They brought with them one of his three-year-old nephews. Son of Alif, the older brother.

"Om, play in Timezone!" The little boy named Aksel was tugging at his batik arm.

"Yes, yeah. But we go to the onty house first, yeah! Meet the others first, okay!"

"You play," whined a toddler named Aksel while stomping his feet.

"You're brown," Sam bargained and reached into his shirt bag. However ...

Ouch, forgot. I gave that to the kid.

Sam was grimacing.

"Where, Om?" the little hand looked up.

Pimply. "Emmmm, look at the ants, yok!" Sam held Aksel before the boy rebelled.

"No, huuuuu!" Axles that were whining so crying made Sam distraught.

"See the mango, yok!"

"Son, will," cried Aksel more sobbing.

"See, cow?"

Dodol Sam, where's the cow? Sam patted his mis-spoken lips.

"See, Horse?" just keep talking Sam. Where there is delman through the afternoon like this.

"This is the same Kakung!" Rusno comes to Sam who has been holding Aksel who is busy wiping away his nephew's tears.

"Fussy why, to, Sam!" Rusno has taken over Aksel who is still crying.

"Why, the heroine of kok nangis necklace? Is it tired to get on a plane, hmm?"

Axel pointed at Sam who was patting his batik arm. Apparently dirty exposed to Axel shoes. "Om not going to Timezone, Akung!" fight that little boy.

"Yeah, what a hard thing, Sam! Momong a child until he loses! How about later if you take care of your own child if you just can't."

Rusno wasn't really serious about it. But for Sam, it would mean different. "Yes we, right, want to go to this show, Pa." Sam is still defending himself.

Rusno looked at Sam for a moment. "You're not entertaining, you, Sam!" Rusno nodded his head at his second son. There was an understatement smile as he moved to calm the grandson.

"Ck. What papa, that!" Sam chose to sit on the porch. Take the hp and start busying with that flat object.

Waiting for Tantri who was dressing herself in the room and Rusno who arrived from the side of the house laughed with her granddaughter. Sam stood up and looked at the side of the house. Apparently, there is Rusno who is with Aksel playing his ornamental fish.

"Okay, papa! How my pool is being ruffled like this!" Sam was upset that his pool was made for his nephew's toy.

"Ntar ask Miss Susi to clean up!" Rusno again threw a smile at his grandson. After just looking at Sam who panicked crossed the line.

"Cashsh. Papa, this." Sam's eyebrows wrinkled up. "Cell, Axle!" Call Sam to distract his nephew. "Om has a cool car," Sam gave a more tantalizing lure.

Axel immediately threw out a twig and approached Sam. "Where, Om. Axel wants the car!"

Successfully, Sam enthusiastically carried Aksel into the house. Rusno who saw him just smiled and passed also from the pool he used to breed catfish.

While Sam walked to the warehouse and gave one toy car that he had stored in cardboard. Apparently Sam is the type that is dear to his belongings, proved toys while still in elementary school was still in the cardboard.

"Horeeeee!" Aksel running around holding the car so happy. He went out of the warehouse and looked for Rusno back.

Sam breathed a sigh of relief. Then he remembered the arowana fish that he had not been able to move to the aquarium.

*

While Sam has another activity that is watching his nephew who is super active. After he was tired of walking here and there, he was forced to carry Axel and give up his phone as a new toy. Gini takes care of the child.

"Brah!"

The call of a beautiful woman with mint approached Sam and stretched out her hand, "How are you? Long time no see, you know have a child like this! Awesome loh!"

Sam shakes the hand of a woman he doesn't remember.

"Lali, to, is it me?(forgot, right, same me)?"

Not yet Sam answered, the woman who remembered Sam as a friend of High School had switched on Arkan chubby cheeks. "Hi, what's his name? Ututuuuuu, looks like papa."

"Sam! Where's your wife?" ask the woman.

"Where wife?"

"Wesss, ra bener Iki(Dah, this is not true). Had come out his son wear forget the wife again. Hedecc, don't change you, Sam." The woman did not give Sam a chance to explain because she immediately looked for a seat.

Whatever it is, it's up to them to think.

Axel is still a henchman in Sambs' lap while laughing. Don't know Sam, who grumbled because he thought he had a child.

It continued on with the guests who recognized Sam. Both old and young, or even other High School time friends. There was one or two ex who came to represent their parents.

But it's okay. Good thing there's a good thing this kid keeps sticking with me. So they do not spread the charm anymore as before.

The guests make Sam approach Tantri. Seeing my mom look tired. Sam purposely used Axel to get him to rest first.

"Well, it's Uti here, yeah. Don't misbehave. Om, go there with kakung ya!"

Tantri herself was preparing milk in her grandson's bottle.

Sam turned to Tantri. "Rubby, Ma?"

"Smuck up. Look at the guest sirde so much." Tantri gave milk to her grandson who was in Sam's arms. "Descending, Sam!"

According to Sam, Aksel soon forgot the phone and changed with milk in a bottle.

"Yaudah, just fall here first. Sam changed there, yeah. Later if it's good to be there again."

"Sam," call Tantri to make Sam stop passing to the door.

"What's up, Ma?" tanya Sam is now sitting on the mattress while patting Aksel's feet to fall asleep immediately.

"When is the wedding?"

The sudden question Tantri asked made Sam growled. "Kok, all of a sudden your mom is that? Sam's young, Ma. Masi_"'s"

"Sam, I'm scared."

"Fear why, Ma?" Sam turned to hold Tantri's hand. Seeing the mama's sad face made Sam not want to guess something.

"Fear that when Sam got married, my mom wasn't there. So, mama wants Sam to get married soon too, yeah!"

"Ma! Mama, what the hell is that!" Sam was surprised even he raised his voice. I can't figure out why that question came out at a time like this.

"Mom can't watch you every day, Sam. Mama must go wherever papa is. I realized I was a few years away from you. You think mama doesn't know how young people get along today. Mama doesn't want things to happen that she doesn't want."

"Sam is an adult, Ma. Not the same old boy as before. I think this Mama just baper see Mbak Wulan flush earlier right!"

"Mom knows, Sam. You also have an established business. I think it's time you thought about finding a partner."

Tantri certainly remembered, when he left Sam in Java, the boy was really unruly. Frequent skipping school and other acquaintances. And he didn't want it to happen again. Especially seeing the youngest child already has an established business. He was just afraid Sam had the wrong relationship.

Sam smiled. "Is mom feeling guilty right now?"

"Yes, Sam. You can say that."

Tantri certainly realized, He left Sam even when Sam was entering adolescence. A time when a teenager needs more attention. But what she can do, as a wife she also has to go wherever her husband is.

"Ma, Sam asked for his prayer, yes. Soon Sam will bring people's children in front of mama to be made a ghost."

"Really, Sam?" ask Tantri with a sparkle.

Sam laughed out loud. Whose child do I want to take to my mom? Want to get a girl afraid of being rejected.

"Look at the smile!" Tantri patted Sam's arm, "don't you have a candidate, you?"

"Doain, Ma. Doain aja," said Sam as he passed.

If he is always in the heart, You allow me to be my soul mate, then ease O God.

There's a visual bonus for Sam. This is just an illustration of the author, yes, sorry if it is less pleasing. 🙏

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...Up afternoon, nih. hopefully can entertain 🤭...