Sharing a Bed
Chapter 5. Always Be like
Vicky and Mala had returned, they were carrying a bag of pelastics containing some ice cream. Merrily Mala slumped from Vicky's arms and hugged Melati.
"I've got Mother's ice cream ... This is for Mommy, said Om Vicky Mommy likes this taste," said Mala thrust ice cream fruit flavor.
I immediately led Mala and sat down on the chair, while Rama sat back at his desk.
I opened a pack of ice cream that Mala gave me, I didn't think Vicky still remembered my favorite ice cream.
We enjoyed ice cream together, only Rama was busy struggling with his laptop screen. His world has always been so, stiff and tense.
Looking at her Papa who had not eaten ice cream, Mala stepped closer. Intentions wanted to feed the ice cream to Rama, but he fell.
Unintentionally the ice cream spilled on Rama's shirt. Rama's reflexes pushed Mala so that she fell, her head hit the side of the table that made her forehead bruised.
Mala's cry broke, Melati immediately helped her.
"Mala, you're nothing!" snapped Rama.
"Let me take care, your clothes are still in the closet, right? I'll treat Mala first." said Vicky immediately stepped in to pick up the P3K box.
Rama stepped into the restroom that was already provided by the office, he took a suit and immediately put it on.
Unlike the two people who still calm the cry of the boy who was still hysterical.
"Mother is sick .." said Mala sobbing.
"Udah dong, gini aja nangis. Beautiful dong later," persuaded Vicky while rubbing alcohol on the boy's forehead.
Instantly the boy's cry hardened, Vicky and Melati's eardrums to the point of ringing.
"Darling, don't dong. Shame on your friends Papa, he said you asked to come here, so don't make a fuss yaa .." said Melati trying to give understanding.
"What if we buy ice cream again ... Mala wants what taste? Later Om buy origin can not cry anymore," continued Vicky.
"Mala doesn't want ice cream, Papa doesn't like .." Mala replied with a sob.
Yes ... It was not the ice cream that Mala fell for, but her heart that broke when her good intentions were misinterpreted by the person she loved the most.
Even Rama every day does not really give genuine affection.
"Well, Papa has a meeting" said Rama who came out of his room.
Mala was still sobbing, her eyes kept flowing teardrops. Her tiny hands repeatedly wiped away the water that fell on her cheeks without being able to stop.
Melati and Vicky try to persuade Mala to stop crying, seeing this Rama gets fed up.
"Enough! Get out of my room" Rama snapped.
Hearing the clap of Rama the cry of mala even getting louder, the,
"Buy chocolate with Om Vicky first yes ... Later Mommy susulin," said Melati up from the chair.
Without waiting for a long time Vicky immediately carried Mala out of the room,
"You're evil! I've brought Mala here, you know Mala just wants to bribe you, nothing more. I did not think, really, really," said Melati with teary eyes and then left Rama.
Melati stepped towards the parking lot, unfortunately the person she was looking for did not exist. His eyes skirted every corner of the parking lot, but he couldn't find Mala and Vicky.
Until finally he decided to reach for the phone that was in the bag, and shifted the black screen.
There's an incoming chat from Vicky,
"I'm with Mala to the mall, she wants to play first. You talk to Rama. Solve your problems."
Melati took a deep breath, why was everything so difficult for her. The person he was as far away from as possible was getting closer, especially with his daughter.
Even the person who should be very close to his daughter instead built a sturdy fortress and high, as if there must be a boundary between them.
Melati got into the car and drove to the mall, where Vicky and Mala were. He promised himself that he would never bring Mala to the office again.
From the top of the building, right on the side of the room. Looks like someone is watching Melati from behind the glass. His eyes were staring pushyly at the woman who had just chided him.
"I'm sorry, I'm a stupid man all over the world" he said.